Scum's Wish (クズの本懐)

What's wrong?

You can't take it anymore?

A hopeless love.

A painful love.

Unrequited love.

Is something like that...

...really such beautiful things?

Hana?

I don't think so.

I, Hanabi Yasuraoka...

Sorry for making you wait.

...and Mugi Awaya...

...are dating each other.

Look, look!

What?

They're walking to school together again!

You're right!

They're too lovey-dovey!

How good for them.

I so envy her! I hope I had a boyfriend like Mugi!

You would?

Anyone would envy the ideal couple.

I don't want brother to know.

But we're not even hiding it from the people at school.

You do have a point, but...

Is it what you call as a maiden's complicated heart?

Yup. That's right.

He lives in the neighborhood...

...my childhood friend brother.

Narumi Kanai.

When at times we both feel lonely, we can help each other, right?

Yeah.

Brother was a liar.

However...

...Mugi won't betray me.

Ms. Minagawa!

Good morning.

It was so cold this morning, right?

You're right!

Me, without a father... and brother without a mother.

I'm letting myself in!

Even with a big age gap between us... we shared a good relationship as neighbors.

What are you doing?

And that very brother...

...came to our high school as a new teacher, starting his new job here...

...half a year ago.

My name is Narumi Kanai.

To be able to see him at school from now on everyday, I was over delighted.

Thank you for having me here.

In addition, we also have a new music teacher besides Mr. Kanai. She is Akane Minagawa.

I'm Akane Minagawa.

I hope I can teach you music in the most joyful ways here at school.

I hope to get along with all of you.

On this day...

...I already knew...

...that I can't remain as a child anymore.

Since we're both the new teachers here, I hope we'll get along well too.

Will do! Same here.

Because I've only always been watching him...

I noticed it ahead before he did...

...that he was making a face he never had before.

Brother had...

...fallen in love.

I must have been staying too long in my comfort zone.

I'm sorry! You're Yasuraoka from class C, right?

Are you... hurt?

Are you okay?

Thank you, Mugi.

We're at school, Ms.

Oh! I mean, Awaya... I made the mistake again!

When I thought that there was no way brother would take her as a serious partner...

...I guess I was underestimating it.

After summer ended...

...the situation had already become like this.

The first time I began talking to Mugi from the class next door...

...was right around this moment.

Do you know who she likes?

I do.

Just 2 years ago, Ms. Minagawa was Mugi's home tutor...

...but he doesn't look at him as a man.

His situation... was exactly the same as mine.

Whenever I come to this place, Mugi would always be here too.

We were actually just relying on our tenacity.

And the stronger we felt...

...the more we moped.

Seriously! I don't want this anymore!

What's in that woman that made him like her?! I'm far more cuter than she is!

Don't diss Akane like that.

I so wanna quit school!

Then... why not give him up already?

I definitely will not give up!

But...

But...?

At the beginning, I was...

...just playing around.

You startled me there.

What's up?

You're feeling lonely?

Mugi, you...

...aren't lonely at all?

I might be a bit lonely, perhaps.

More like...

I can feel your breasts against my back.

Probably, during this time...

...we were thinking about the same thing.

I won't ever forget...

...that Mugi said this...

Why don't you pretend that I'm your 'brother'?

As 'brother'...?

You look nothing like him, though.

Aren't you quite demanding?

I'm pretty good looking, you know?

You would actually become a substitute for my sake?

No... that's not it.

In the first place, Mugi...

...doesn't have any feelings for me like that.

Whether I see him as Mugi or not... it doesn't matter.

I am also...

...a substitute for Ms. Minagawa.

Close your eyes.

Since we're doing it anyway...

...we really need to do this.

Since we're doing it anyway...

...we really need to do this.

This is bad.