Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (かぐや様は告らせたい～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～)

Today, I'm going with Tsubame... er,

the Cheerleading Squad to karaoke so I'm gonna head out.

This week we're increasing patrols, so I'll be going now.

I'm gonna be playing Space Werewolf with the Tabletop Game Club!

All right. See you next week.

I guess we're all alone.

All alone!

What's the matter?

Er, I...

This is so stupid.

Shinomiya?

Er, I've just been overthinking several things.

President!

Let's go home together!

By the way, have things been okay since Hayasaka left your home?

THE ABCS OF MEN AND WOMEN

I have a new attendant now,

but I'm fairly certain they work for my brother,

so I have no time to relax.

If only...

we could just keep walking home forever.

Then would you like to eat dinner at my place tonight?

You haven't been to my new place yet, have you?

My dad'll be drinking until morning so he'll be gone.

So Kei will be cooking for us? That sounds lovely.

Look, Shinomiya!

We have an autolock!

That's quite safe.

We even have an elevator!

How convenient.

And this is my room.

I've had to share a room with Kei this whole time.

That was intimate and still lovely in its own way.

I even got a new bed and it's really comfortable!

Crap! That sounded a bit suggestive!

I need to change the subject!

Sorry, I didn't mean anything weird by that.

I know that! I do!

Kei sure is taking forever to get home though.

Dinner's going to be late...

SORRY, I'MMA SLEEP OVER AT MOEHA'S JUST GET SOME UBEREATS OR SOMETHING FOR DINNER

Kei... is sleeping over at Fujiwara's place.

And my dad won't be back today either.

Maybe we should cancel today. Let's try again another day—

Really?

Should I go home then?

I really... have no idea what I should do in these situations.

I mean, I don't have any experience with this either.

Then...

Uh...

Wanna spend the night?

The most climactic event of a romantic battle of wits

between a man and a woman is about to begin.

THE ROMANTIC BATTLE OF WITS BETWEEN GENIUSES RETURNS

GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, I'LL ONLY ASK FOR ONE THING

Your bath is ready.

You can go first. I'll prepare a change of clothes and a toothbrush for you.

Would Kei's pajamas work for you?

I think mine would be a bit too big on you.

Your clothes...

I'd prefer your clothes... President.

Er... Hngh...

Okay! I'll have them ready for you!

Dad, where are you right now?

I'm at a party with some other streamers right now in Roppongi.

I'm drinking tequila around once every ten minutes right now.

I'm definitely too old for this so I'm wanting to come home, but...

Huh?

You're coming home?

Huh?

Oh! I see how it is.

Okay, got it.

I absolutely will not come home tonight.

If necessary, I'll even kill some time until noon tomorrow so you can relax.

Tell Kaguya hi for me.

Y-You've got the wrong idea!

That's not what's going on! At all!

You better be grateful that your dad's so great at reading the room.

MET UP WITH MOEHA AND KEI! NOW WE'RE ALL PLAYING AMONG US!

Met up with Moeha and Kei! Now we're all playing Among Us!

I guess Kei really is at Fujiwara's place, so there'll be no interruptions!

What should I do?!

How's this gonna turn out?!

Is it too early to go all-in?!

No, I don't need to get all worked up over this.

I just need to accept what naturally happens naturally.

Just let whatever happens happen.

But! I should prepare just in case!

SPRAY SPRAY SPRAY

Smell... check!

I just changed my bed sheets... check!

Rubbers... I bought these like a year ago and only used one to fill up with air so... check!

90% of guys experience this at least once in their lives.

Aah, Shinomiya's going to hop out of the shower...

What should I do? What else do I need to prepare?

President?

Shinomiya! Is wearing my shirt!

You can go ahead and use the bath, President.

R-Right!

BRUSH BRUSH BRUSH

This is... actually happening, right?!

It's finally happening, right?!

I have at least reviewed the flow of the process.

I'm fairly certain I won't make any mistakes, but this is my first time in practice!

I'm scared!

Actually, since I'm spending the night so suddenly,

was the president able to make the necessary preparations?!

But Hayasaka does make me carry this around as a charm just in case!

But what am I supposed to do in that situation?!

Do I actually ask him to use it?!

Will he think I'm some perverse girl who casually carries rubbers around?!

Is there... Is there anything else I need to prepare?!

90% of girls go through this at least once.

Hey.

Come to think of it,

everyone went home early because they had plans for the long weekend.

Ishigami went to hang out with Koyasu and the others...

Oh, I heard about that.

I'm glad that they managed to stay somewhat connected.

The same as usual...

And then Fujiwara and Iino started teasing him.

You're right. It was admirable to see Ishigami act so courageous.

The same as usual...

The same as usual...

The same as usual...

The same as usual...

You're right. We should definitely work on that.

And then...

Of course that's not gonna happen!

We do have Iino, so maybe we should work with the disciplinary committee and...

What should I do?!

YAAAWN...

Shinomiya, are you tired?

A little... I am usually asleep at this hour, so...

I'm sure that Shinomiya didn't come over with that in mind anyway.

We can just take it slow.

Why don't we get ready for bed?

I'll set up a futon in the living room.

The living room?

It's a good thing I'm timid, Shinomiya.

Today, we ate some pizza, watched a movie, and had a fun chat together.

That's good enough.

I'd like to talk a little longer.

May I come over there?

There isn't much room.

No, it's fine...

Okay, it is a bit cramped.

Then did you want to come a bit closer?

Yes.

Shinomiya.

No!

Oh, sorry.

No... it's not that...

Sh-Should we stop?

But you want to do it, don't you, President?

No...

I don't... would be a lie.

But if you don't want to, Shinomiya...

I mean, there's no need to rush. We can wait until next time—

When is next time?

Are you sure we don't need to rush?

You're going to go off to America,

and we don't have much time left, so is it really strange to rush things?

Shinomiya. Fix your clothes. Have a seat.

Listen, Shinomiya.

Even when I go to America, we're going to continue our relationship,

and I plan to come home often.

And when I come home, we'll have plenty of time then. Am I wrong?

But it'll be four years.

And while you're over there... you might fall in love with someone else.

Of course I'm going to be in a rush.

So I'd like to at least be physically connected in some way...

Shinomiya...

This is going to put me at a disadvantage so I don't really want to say it...

but the more a guy doesn't get intimate with a girl the less likely he is to cheat.

Is that how it works?

It is.

It doesn't make a difference if we do it or not.

We can do this whenever you're ready, Shinomiya.

We don't need to rush.

President...

Since you're going to say that...

then please give me a little more time to sort things out in my head.

Yeah.

Okay, let's go to sleep.

Let's go get something delicious to eat when we wake up.

I love you, President.

I love you, too, Shinomiya.

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

I love you...

In the end, we got so worked up that we ended up doing it anyway.

I'm home!

Oh, hey. There's pizza.

You never order pizza.

Did someone come over last night?

Nope...