Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Huh? Hokkaido? What do you mean?

Mai-san came over to cook for us. Are you sure?

Sakuta?

I'm sorry, Mai-san.

I'm going to head over to Hokkaido now to go see Fukuyama.

Right now?

Fukuyama is the only one that can cure Nene Iwamizawa's Puberty Syndrome.

I will make sure to be back for the event tomorrow,

so please take care of Kaede for me.

All right. I'll stay over at your place tonight.

That makes me want to go home right now.

If you're coming home, I'm not staying the night.

Well, then, be careful.

Oh, right. Mai-san...

Hmm?

I love you.

The Hamburg steaks will char soon.

Call me again when you get there.

Azusagawa?

HANEDA AIRPORT

TOUKO KIRISHIMA

Thanks for lending me your smartphone.

That's all?

More like, are you really coming with me?

If this has something to do with the message from the other world,

it makes me worry, too.

Do you recognize this trophy?

I don't. That's why I threw it away.

You don't understand that you are Nene Iwamizawa?

I don't know anyone named Nene Iwamizawa. I have no idea.

MISS CUY CONTEST 64TH GRAND PRIZE

I've had enough for today.

Make sure to throw that away on your way home.

So what she threw out was her life as Nene Iwamizawa.

RASCAL DOES NOT DREAM OF SANTA CLAUS

NO DREAMS OF SANTA CLAUS

I didn't think you'd really come here.

I said I'd head over, right?

We're sorry for coming over so suddenly.

No, that's fine, but...

I'm gonna call my family really quick.

So, did you guys decide where you're spending the night and stuff?

What's that you got in your pocket?

This.

You don't recognize it?

MISS CUY CONTEST 64TH GRAND PRIZE

Azusagawa...

Fukuyama, calm down and remember.

That's not it, Azusagawa.

I mean, well...

this... was something she was really ecstatic about.

Being chosen as the grand prize winner...

Nene had smiled so happily.

Why... had I forgotten about this until now?

It was worth coming all the way to Hokkaido.

What do you think I should do?

The only thing that can save her is the power of your love, Fukuyama.

I had forgotten her for close to a year now.

Am I qualified to talk about love?

If you aren't qualified, I don't think anyone would be.

So hold yourself together.

Been a while since I've been scolded.

Hurry up and get your girlfriend back, and you can be scolded to death by her.

Nene is scary when she's angry.

When I asked her out, she said, "You're so late,"

and scolded me before she replied.

And when you didn't get accepted to university?

The first time, she cried and asked, "Why?"

The second time, she was kind to me

and said, "You don't have to overexert yourself."

She really was famous in our hometown.

She got called over to Tokyo every so often and did some work as a model.

But after she moved to Tokyo,

she didn't see an increase in work as much as she had hoped.

She won the grand prize in the Miss Campus Contest, right?

Nene had said she wanted to become an announcer for a TV station in Tokyo.

The Miss Campus Contest is a gateway to success, right?

That's why she was really happy about it.

Her talent for singing was the talk of the town.

They said she sounded like Touko Kirishima,

that she was just like the real thing.

But now she's saying she is Touko Kirishima and believes that to be true.

I guess there was just a lot of miscommunication.

There's only a slight miscommunication with you as well.

That's why you can still make anything out of it.

Perhaps so.

You can.

Hey, Azusagawa.

Hmm?

I really love Nene.

I really love Nene.

Say that to her face tomorrow.

TEA WATER PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DRINK

Azusagawa...

Thanks for reserving our tickets back.

It lands at Haneda at 9:10,

so we'll make it back to the 1:00 event, though barely.

Really, Akagi, you being here with me is a lifesaver.

You researched and found this place for us, too, right?

I only did it because I also needed a place to stay.

You know, Akagi...

What?

What'd you think after hearing about Fukuyama's girlfriend?

I thought it was something that happened pretty often.

You had that happen to you, too, right?

When you couldn't find yourself or when you lost sight of yourself.

I did.

I still remember it.

When I was in kindergarten, a friend's mom told me, "Ikumi, you're such a good girl."

I was happy about that, and I wanted to be complimented again,

so I tried to stay a "good girl."

Thanks to that, by the time I got to middle school,

everyone laughed at me for being too serious.

Oh, right.

You don't remember, do you?

I remember. You erased the blackboard more cleanly than anyone else, right?

I thought that being that way was being myself.

So back then, I never felt it was hard to live.

And it all began with one "good girl."

For Nene Iwamizawa, maybe being told "You're just like Touko Kirishima"

was the catalyst for regaining the self that she had lost sight of.

You don't have experiences like that?

There was a time when someone told me, "You can become kinder,"

and I thought I really could.

You still believe it to this day.

When I think about it that way, it really is just like what you said.

It's a commonplace story that happens everywhere.

FEBRUARY 4TH

Azusagawa, move over for me.

You had a spare key?

Of course. I'm her boyfriend.

Nene, it's me. I can come in, right?

Huh?

Uh...

She dresses up as a miniskirt Santa, too, so don't get scared when you see her.

I'm looking forward to that.

That's the spirit.

When I last came here, this room wasn't anything like this, you know?

She displayed her trophy here, too...

FEBRUARY 4TH POLICE CHIEF FOR A DAY MAI SAKURAJIMA

13:00 TO 14:00 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT PREVENTION AWARENESS

Can Nene really be seriously thinking about doing something to Sakurajima-san?

Is Iwamizawa-san's mode of transportation by train?

When we went to Motomachi the other day, we rented a car.

Actually, Nene might be going by car.

There's a car sharing service near the train station!

RASCAL DOES NOT DREAM OF SANTA CLAUS

Akagi, I'll pay you back, so I'll leave this to you!

Wait for me, Nene!

Nene!

Fukuyama, you idiot!

Nene! Listen to me!

Please, listen to me!

I'm surprised. You can see me, too?

It's not "you"! It's me, Takumi!

Who?

You really don't know.

What is your acquaintance talking about?

He is Takumi Fukuyama, Nene Iwamizawa-san's boyfriend.

I don't understand any of what you guys are talking about.

I've said this multiple times, but I'm Touko Kirishima.

Oh, all right.

If you say so, Nene, it must be so.

I believe you.

Can you spare me your time? Even just a little bit.

I don't have much time, but...

Thanks.

This scarf is something you gave me on my first birthday after we started dating.

It's all tattered.

It's been five winters, after all.

You take care of your stuff well.

I kinda feel like it's a good-luck charm, so I can't part with it.

I wore it for college entrance exams, too.

Well, did the charm work?

I failed when I was still in high school.

I studied for a year but failed the second time, too.

That was when Nene started saying that it's bad luck so I should throw it away.

We had a huge argument.

I see.

And you really don't remember memories like this.

I mean, you're talking about your girlfriend, right?

You don't remember how I came over here for entrance exams

and you let me sleep over?

I don't know.

How I wore this scarf for the third entrance exam as well?

What were the results?

I got accepted.

Congratulations.

I heard from Azusagawa that you bought me a new scarf.

You came all the way over to the airport to hand it to me.

I'm sorry I didn't notice you.