Aono-kun ni Sawaritai kara Shinitai (I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die / 青野くんに触りたいから死にたい)

I'm sorry.

Are you taking these to the library?

Y-yes.

Then I'll help you.

It's my first time talking to a guy.

Shall we go?

Maybe I'm going to get a boyfriend.

- Hilarious. You mimic it well. - Impressive.

- Your hip! - Not good.

- You're overdoing it. - Am I?

Aono?

What is it?

Let's play the game at my house next Sunday, since I'm free.

Sounds good.

Hirose, are you coming, too?

Let's hang out in the afternoon.

Aono, Aono...

Ryuhei Aono.

Ryuhei Aono from 11th grade, class C.

Why did you help me?

Why did you smile at me?

It's totally strange that

he's so nice to me.

What should I do if he likes me?

- Library Assistant. - Yes?

Can I take these books home?

- Well… - I would like to borrow them.

These belong to the classroom.

Yeah?

They're for the class library.

- So? - These books are for the classroom

so that students can read

in the classroom,

so you can't take them home.

All right.

It's not permitted after all.

Let's go.

What should I do if Aono calls out to me again?

Aono!

What should I do if Aono likes me?

Aono...

The next science experiment is a joint lesson with Class B.

Seriously?

I'm not a part of

Aono's world.

I want him to know more about me.

How should I do that?

But I don't want him to just know about me.

I want to impress him more than anyone else.

I like you, Aono!

What?

Let me guess... you're in the other class.

I'm Yuri Kariya from 11th grade, class B.

We have hardly ever talked, haven't we?

That's right.

I mean...

What?

Library… to the library.

The books…

Why don't we try dating,

if you're fine with me?

No way.

Yuri, where should I put this?

Over on this… shelf!

Is this real?

Over here?

That's right.

Is this real at all?

I'm not dreaming?

Say, Yuri...

Yes?

Can you drop the honorifics?

Since we're dating,

shouldn't we be talking to each other more casually?

Aono...

has become my boyfriend!

My house is this way.

Okay.

Right.

Bye bye.

Bye bye!

Bye bye.

Bye bye!

Before I met Aono,

how did I manage to live my life?

The teacher is coming. The teacher is here.

Everyone, back to your seats!

Today, I have something…

to announce to all of you.

There won't be any more tests?

- Seriously?! - Hey, shut up!

Last night, Ryuhei Aono

from 11th grade, class C,

passed away in a traffic accident.

Aono...

died two weeks after we started dating.

I couldn't even go to the wake.

Yuri?

Are you all right? Did something happen?

Yuri? Are you okay?

I want to die.

It's so simple.

What do you think you're doing?

What are you doing?

This isn't something to die over!

You can't touch me…

because I'm a ghost.

I know.

- I just have to die. - Hold on.

Drop that for a second.

- Just calm down. - I am calm!

- You should calm down, too, Aono. - I am.

You're a ghost, and I'm alive, right?

Exactly.

You need to calm down now.

Drop that,

please.

I get it.

I can't touch you, can I?

I want to,

but you've died, so I can't touch you.

Then I have to die! It's not like you'll come back to life.

You're here, Aono.

You're really here.

Take me with you.

I'm sorry, Yuri.

No.

Don't apologize, Aono.

- No... - Yuri.

I'm right here.

I'll always be by your side.

Please don't say you'll die.

But…

Do you dislike ghosts?

Of course not!

It's not that I dislike ghosts.

I just…

Yuri, try propping up that pillow.

The pillow?

What?

Will you come to me?

It's my scent.

Aono.

Aono.

Yuri.

I can only smell myself, even though I'm hugging you.

It's my scent.

My scent, my scent.

This is the first time…

I've hugged someone I like.

Aono was so kind.

He was considerate…

of everyone…

in the classroom.

I'm sure

your feelings reached Aono.

Next up is…

Fujimoto.

Weren't you Aono's closest friend?

Yeah.

I have nothing

in particular to say.

- Over the phone? - Exactly.

You're the only one who can see me.

If you talk to me in public,

you'll be a weirdo who talks to herself.

Good point.

Look!

W-What now?

Pull out your phone!