In the Clear Moonlit Dusk (うるわしの宵の月)

Oh... Excuse me, getting off!

I'd like to get—

Go ahead.

Oh... Thank you.

Hey, don't you think that guy looks so cool?

I know, right?!

My heart fluttered just now!

Such a beautiful face!

Wanna go ask him for his number?

You think I should?

Huh?

Is that a...

Skirt?

Y-Yoi Takiguchi-sama!

Please accept this!

Um... I'm sorry, but with this sort of thing... I'm not really...

What's this?

Again with the gifts?

Nobara, Kotobuki.

Even in high school, you've still got it.

You failed to say no again, huh, Yoi-chan?

Well, I feel bad...

A tall, slender physique.

Or maybe you're actually enjoying it, huh?

A slightly low-pitched voice.

That's not...

A masculine face inherited from my parents.

You're super popular with the girls.

I wish someone would give me presents, too.

Yoi Takiguchi.

First year in high school.

Oh, stop that.

I'm a girl.

Right, right... Come on, let's head to class.

But everyone calls me...

Hey, Prince.

Isn't that the Prince?

You mean the first-year?

Hey, you're right.

Hey, Prince!

I kinda get it.

Yoi-chan is way more appealing than most of the guys around here!

That's right, it was during last year's field day...

A girl fell down, and Yoi-chan carried her all the way to the finish line!

And came in first place.

Oh, man, she was so cool!

How should I put it? Yoi-chan is like the hero from a shojo manga, y'know?

A hero, huh?

I wonder when the Prince will come.

Oh man, your face is so red!

What, seriously?

Oh, speak of the devil.

Sorry, I'm going to take a detour.

'Kay.

Um...

Here. You dropped this.

Oh, thank you so much!

People do seem to take me more for a hero or a prince than a princess.

Well, it can't be helped, looking like I do.

Ow...

Oh, my bad.

I didn't see you there.

You all right?

What...

What's with this guy?

You know...

You're really beautiful.

Huh?

You're a dude?

Get out of the way.

Feels like I'd remember that guy...

Fourth period is study hall

Textbook P30-46 Report

Must be submitted!

The Prince is lost in thought.

Huh? Something wrong, Yoi-chan?

So beautiful...

You look pissed.

Not really.

What? No way!

Asking me if I'm a dude right to my face...

Ichimura-senpai and the others are going to play soccer in the gym!

Talk about rude!

Yay! We get to watch them! Lucky us!

What's all the fuss?

Oh, it must be about the other "Prince."

"Other Prince"?

Yep. Rumor has it that his dad is a multi-millionaire

and is already in charge of two or three companies.

Also, the number of women he's brought to tears is easily in the triple digits.

Doesn't sound that credible, even for a rumor.

Ichimura-senpai!

A prince, huh?

Well, not my concern.

Oh?

Senpai!

Do your best at PE!

He's the one from this morning!

He's the one from this morning.

Yo.

Your ass okay?

What? Yoi-chan? What?

What do you mean ass?

Oh...

Prince...

What?! You know Ichimura-senpai?!

From where?! How?!

Hey, huh? Um.

When did you guys meet?!

Hang on...

Are they saying he's the "Prince"?!

Hey, you know Yoi Takiguichi?

Huh?

Well, not really.

What? Someone famous or something?

Totally famous.

What, you don't know?

Isn't she the one they call "Prince" even though she's a girl?

Huh?!

He's not some super beautiful dude?

He's a girl?!

Yeah, she's a girl.

Come on, that's just straight-up rude, man.

Seriously?

I don't usually talk to others in class, so that took me by surprise.

I'm glad I was able to clear up any misunderstandings, but...

Oh, I see. You guys just bumped into each other, then.

I'm so glad.

We'd lose both our princes if the two of them got together!

The hell was that about?

I see I'm no longer considered a girl even by the girls in my own class.

I'll just eat some choco anpan and forget about it...

Hey there, miss.

What time d'you clock out?

Hey, don't ignore me.

Excuse me.

Huh?

Don't you see that you're bothering her?

If you keep this up, I'm going to call the police.

Huh? Who the hell're you?!

You should mind your own business!

Hey—

Whoa.

Huh?

Nice cheesy line.

Th-Th-The provisional Prince?!

Huh? Done already?

Welp, I guess it's all right.

It's more than enough to go viral on the Internet.

"Drunk gets called out for harassing a woman and goes apeshit."

Ya little punk!

Hey! Delete that right now!

What a pain.

Huh?! Ya—

I'm saying, "Beat it, you're annoying."

Read the room, yeah?

This guy...

He's more like a hoodlum than a prince...

Oh, hey. What are the odds?

We keep bumping into each other, huh?

What?

You live around here? Lit.

He didn't know it was...

Why ya little...

Don't ya ignore me!

It's cowardly to attack someone from behind!

Hey! What are you guys doing out here?!

Huh? Um, well, this is...

Manager, that guy is the one to blame.

I-I didn't do nothin'.

This way.

Huh, um...!

You've got some nerve causing trouble in my store!

Ow! Ow!

Quiet! You should be ashamed of yourself!

That's our manager!

Man, that was a close one.

How did I end up in this situation?

Anyway, that move was amazing.

That thing you did like this!

Did you study that stuff?

A little karate.

Karate! That's so cool!

Man, I kinda understand how those girls feel now.

Y'know, back there...

you really did look like a prince.

Well...

I'm not a prince because I want to be one.

I consider myself to be perfectly normal,

but everywhere I go, it's "Prince" this and "hero" that.

I'm always put on some pedestal.

Why am I...

telling him all this?

So what?

What if you are a prince?

Not all girls need to be demure, y'know?

It's all right if there's a prince-like girl in the mix once in a while.

Actually, that "thing" you just did...

It made my heart flutter.