Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You. (どうせ、恋してしまうんだ。)

Am I still a little brother to you?

Mizuho?

No.

You're my boyfriend.

From this point on, you're my boyfriend!

Your happiness is bursting out of you.

That's because Mizuho's always been looking my way.

That's why I'm so happy that my feelings were able to reach her!

I want to see Mizuho all of a sudden—

Mizuho's not the only one that's been looking your way, Kizuki.

Airu

Answer Call

Hello?

Hey, Mizuho.

Did Shin treat you to something good?

Sorry for making you go to the fireworks festival on your own.

I'll also make it up to you somehow.

It's no big deal.

Did something happen, Mizuho?

You sound like you're forcing yourself.

I saw Kizuki on the day of the fireworks festival.

Are you okay?

Uh-huh.

It's weird, isn't it?

It was all supposed to be over, but...

I'm at our secret place right now.

What?

I've told you before, right?

No matter what decision you choose,

I'll be your ally forever.

I'll be by your side.

Oh? Are you tearing up over my kindness?

Am not!

But, thank you.

Those were the very words you told me when you saved me.

Mizuho's not the only one that's been looking your way, Kizuki.

That realization became clear to me

when we had our class trip back in sixth grade.

You think so too, right? Airu?

What?

Kobayashi from Class 3! She's cute, right?

Uh-huh. She's the cutest girl in our grade.

If I were to go out with anyone, it'd be Kobayashi!

Nuh-uh. How about Miyamoto from Class 2?

Oh, uh... Yeah.

Hey! It's past curfew!

Shoot! Pretend to sleep!

Hide!

Jeez. Go to sleep already!

Y-You're too close!

Go over there, Kizuki!

Everyone else liked girls.

But I was interested in...

Hey, Mom?

You love Dad, right?

Hmm?

But why Dad?

Huh?

You're right. Why him?

He's weak at fighting and his conversations are hella boring.

It pisses me off how responsible and nice he is.

But...

Maybe it's cuz he was never biased towards me, even though I'm a gyaru.

Wait, what's this about, Airu?

Something on your mind?

Nothing!

I couldn't tell anyone that I liked Kizuki.

Graduation Koigahama Municipal Elementary School

Did you get everything, Kizuki?

I dunno.

You sure?

It's because I knew that Kizuki's always had his eyes on Mizuho.

What about your P.E. uniform?

Huh? Check for me, Mizuho.

For crying out loud...

Airu-kun? Dunno.

He hasn't been here since first period.

I see. Thanks.

Skipping again?

Is it just me, or has he been acting weird lately?

He hasn't come by Mizuho's house either.

What's Airu doing, and where?

Finished already?

You started the fight in the first place.

Let's play some more, big guys.

This guy's bad news! He's messed up!

You may be right.

I'm "messed up."

Just who exactly am I?

Such a pain.

Oh.

What a coincidence.

Well, if it isn't our class prez, Amon-kun.

You headed to cram school?

I-Izumi-kun...

What are you doing? Skipping class again?

Quit nagging.

Can you lend me some money?

I used all of mine.

Huh? No way.

Let go of me!

Come on. Just a little—

Airu!

Sorry! So sorry!

Airu!

A-Amon-kun.

Do you know where Airu went?

He...

Hazawa-kun's gone now.

May I say something?

I know that you and I live in completely different worlds.

And that we'll have nothing to do with each other for the rest of our lives...

But I knew immediately that you're holding back your true self.

Shut up, Amon.

What are you blabbering about?

My apologies. But...

I'm just like you.

Someone who has to hold myself back for now.

I knew immediately that you're holding back your true self.

Shut up.

Shut up. Shut up!

My "true self"? Whatever.

Disappear already!

Go home.

Toya-san!

This isn't the kind of place for middle schoolers like you to play around in.

This brat!

What are you doing to Toya-san?!

I'm not going home.

I've got nowhere to call home.

I want to go somewhere that's not here.

Take off your shirt and sit over there.

Are you in high school?

Yeah.

You live in this huge place by yourself?

My mother left with some guy.

My old man told me to graduate high school, and that's it.

He rarely comes home because of work.

You stupid or something?

Normally you wouldn't invite someone you just met to your own house.

You even tended to my injuries.

I could rob you and leave, you know?

You wouldn't do that.

Getting close to someone to take their money...