Convenience Store Boy Friends (コンビニカレシ)

"This is the story of a tiny prince of the merman kingdom."

"One day, the merman prince was sticking his head out of the ocean

because there was a human girl standing at the top of a cliff."

Mashiki Mi

"It was a long, long journey."

A dream...

You jerk!

"September"

What's with the face?

What?

You're a slob.

What?

You're really happy.

Well, yeah.

That's great.

Hey.

What?

You should do your best, too.

Shut up!

Ow.

Don't worry about me.

Anyway, isn't the Aozora Festival coming up?

Yeah, this place is buzzing with excitement.

There's a lot to prepare for.

Yes, preparations!

That's why we get to spend time together after school!

Whatever, dude.

32nd Aozora Festival

September's annual event will be happening again this year!

9/16 ~ 17 (Sat, Sun)

Library

Mihashi-san, I haven't seen you in a while.

R-Really?

Has it been that long? Uh...

Class rep!

There you are.

Hey, class rep. Are you free after this?

O-Of course not!

What? Aren't you?

Honda-kun, keep your voice down.

Class rep.

What do you want?

What?

Wh-What do you mean?

We have to discuss the Aozora Festival.

I thought we could talk about it while we walk home together.

Well, I should get going.

Wait.

I don't have time for you.

I promised I'd meet with Mashiki-san after this.

What?

Let's go.

Hey, wait!

Class rep? Class rep!

Mihashi-san, why did you lie to him?

Did something happen with Honda-kun at the fireworks display?

What?

No way.

N-No, Mashiki-san!

It was, um...

I was just surprised, I guess.

Mihashi-san?

I must be making a weird face.

I don't understand those kinds of things, so...

That's it? That's good.

Is it?

Yeah, that's great.

Really? Thank you, Mashiki-san.

What about you?

Do you not have anyone you're interested in?

What?

Someone I'm interested in?

I'm not sure.

Really?

I'd better get going.

Study hard at cram school.

See you later.

Bye.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It's spring.

But summer's almost over.

No, I mean the spring of their youth.

Please focus on your job.

You knew about them.

Uh, yeah.

I was surprised.

Well, you know, I'm glad it worked out.

Yeah, you're right.

Mishima-kun.

What?

What's it like to be interested in someone?

What?

Wh-What do you mean?

Oh, um, exactly what I said.

You know, like them.

That kind of interest.

What?

Mishima-kun, are you interested in anyone?

What?

I, uh... Wh-Why would you ask me?

Huh? What?

What are you, stupid?

You were alone together in the park after school,

and she asked if you're interested in anyone?

You should've told her how you felt!

No, I shouldn't have!

Haruki-kun, dudes from other schools will be coming to the cultural festival.

Mashiki-chan might end up with someone else.

Th-That would be...

Bad, right?

Oh, shut up!

It's none of your business!

You worry about yourself!

Huh? What's wrong?

She ran away from me.

What?

Towa, Mom wants to know what you're doing today.

I was gonna go home, but I'm staying after all.

No, just go home!

Don't say that!

Come on, I'm depressed!

Not my problem!

So, you staying over?

I'm staying!

You're unbelievable!

I said I'm staying!

Go home!

I'm staying!

Go home!

No!

Mom said to take a bath before dinner.

32nd Aozora Festival

Welcome.

This is all we have left.

That's fine. I appreciate it.

They're highly contested every year.

What's your class doing?

A haunted house.

So you'll be stacking desks to form walls and making gravestones.

Yeah.

I think the drugstore by the station has some big cardboard boxes.

Right! Thank you.

Will those work?

Yes, thank you.

Mishima-kun.

Snow White

Not dwarfs?

Yeah, it's a modern-day play based on "Snow White."

Modern-day?

So instead of the Seven Dwarfs, it's the Seven Doctors?

We came up with the idea as a class.

We made a lot of changes.

Really? I'm amazed you came up with that.

It was fun hearing all the ideas.