Hitori No Shita - The Outcast (一人之下)

Nanbuhai University

Qi Men Dun Jia is one of the forms of divination from ancient China.

Along with Tai Yi Shen Shu and Da Liu Ren,

it is one of the three predictive arts in China.

What's wrong?

Nothing's wrong.

Why aren't you taking this class seriously?

Well, isn't this lecture boring?

Well, I do think this is more interesting.

Want to see?

That's...

On the night of a full moon,

two people lucky enough to see the naked man leaping across the sky

will live happily ever after, they say.

It's all the rage right now.

What?! You've gotta be kidding...

I'm sure everyone would be disappointed to learn

that this naked man was you.

Wh-What do you mean?

That the naked man who's supposed to fulfill their love

was actually a virgin.

Damn it...

Hey, Soran.

We're going to the net café, if you want to come along... er...

Looks like he's asleep.

Should we wake him up?

Nah, leave him.

Don't you think he's been acting kinda suspicious?

Hey! He'll hear you.

It's fine.

It's better not to hang out with suspicious characters like him.

Let's go.

Hey, wait a sec.

Man... Everything sucks.

You have 1 new greeting message.

A friend request?

Aw, how nice of someone to say "hi" to me.

I wonder who it is.

Ryuu Kenken

Seriously?

She's cute... She's super cute!

Judging from this picture, she'd be over 80 points in real life.

All right, accepted.

Kenken would like to be added to your me chatalk contacts. Kenken-san has been added to your me chatalk contacts. Let's chat with them!

Kenken

Kenken would like to be added to your me chatalk contacts. Kenken-san has been added to your me chatalk contacts. Let's chat with them! Are you Chou Soran-senpai?

Are you Chou Soran-senpai?

Yeah. Who might you be?

Are you Chou Soran-senpai? I'm Kenken. I'm an underclassman at your college~^^

I'm Kenken. I'm an underclassman at your college~^^

Yeah. Who might you be? Oh, really? So why the sudden message?

Huh? Wait, does this mean...

Yeah. Who might you be? Oh, really? So why the sudden message?

I'm Kenken. I'm an underclassman at your college~^^ Would you mind meeting with me?

Is she asking me out?

Yeah. Who might you be? Oh, really? So why the sudden message? When?

I'm Kenken. I'm an underclassman at your college~^^ Would you mind meeting with me? Would you be available tomorrow after school?

Oh, really? So why the sudden message? When? Sure, that's fine.

Would you mind meeting with me? Would you be available tomorrow after school? Then let's meet tomorrow at 7PM in front of the café near school.

Soran...

When? Sure, that's fine. Okay, sure.

You're probably thinking that your luck

is so bad lately that nothing is going right, aren't you?

No, not really...

You shouldn't lie.

You're always frowning, so I can see right through you.

Everyone's fate is determined by the heavens, and you cannot change that.

However, luck is different.

What do you mean?

Luck goes up and down like waves.

Just like this line.

Though no one knows just how high or low this line might go next.

So when you feel unlucky or like nothing's going your way, you must persevere.

When the line goes down, it'll eventually come back up, for sure.

When your luck is bad, it just means that there's good luck to come.

It's just like Gramps said.

Everything's been really crappy lately, but...

Are things finally looking up for me?

Maybe I'll finally be able to graduate from being a DT tomorrow!

I'm gonna do my best tomorrow!

Nanbuhai University

There's someone I'd like you to meet tonight.

Huh?

U-Um... Actually, Houhou-sama, that's...

Oh, sorry! I meant "Master."

I'm terribly sorry, but I have something very important to do tonight...

I'll be calling you.

Sh-She completely ignored me...

Turning off phone

Like I'd wait for your phone call, stupid!

I'm sure it's nothing good anyway.

Like I have time for that.

What should I do? What's going to happen today?

Whoa, don't freak out, Chou Soran! It's just a date.

I really shouldn't overthink this.

We're just going out to dinner.

Not to mention, you don't usually go all the way when you've

just met someone, do you?

Good evening, Chou-senpai.

Did you wait long?

My first date in my nineteen years of life!

She's so cute up close!

She's way, way cuter than her picture!

Is something the matter?

Ah, no, it's nothing...

Are you familiar with this area, Chou-senpai?

Well, yeah. It's close to school, so...

I come out here to eat a lot.

There are some pretty good places.

Then will you take me to a place that you recommend?

Of course.

I'm not very familiar with the area.

Huh? You go to Nan-U, right?

You don't eat around here?

Huh? Y-Yes, I go to Nan-U.

But I'm usually holed up at home,

and I don't have many friends, so no one ever invites me out.

I see...

All right! She seems to have a great personality, too, so this is great!

Why don't we get going, then? I'm starving.

S-Sure... What do you want to eat?

I'll leave that to you.

If it's food that you like, I'm sure that I'll like it, too!

Let's hurry up and go.

Really? Then is a restaurant that's nearby okay?

Sure!

The food's great, so look forward to it.

The phone number you have dialed cannot be reached...

It sounds like you were abandoned.

He's right here.

Oh? You can tell where he is?

Did you forget that all of our

cell phones have been altered by our tech division?

Ah, that's right.

Go.

Huh? Where?

To where he is.

Eh, we don't have to worry about it today.

I'm sure he had something important to do.

There's no way he has anything important to do.

If he does, it just means he needs my discipline.

What the hell did Jo Yon tell you?

You don't say that you're going to discipline an adult.

Hey, are you listening?

So good!

Wow! This place really is good.

You eat quite a bit, don't you?

Well, it's been ages since I had food this good, so I couldn't help myself.

When you're alone in your room, all there really is to do is eat.

True... By the way, we've never met at school, right?

Like I just said, I don't go out much.

Not to mention, I don't stand out much, right?

Huh? I wouldn't say that...

But... I've been curious about you for a while, Senpai.

I passed by you at school,

and you've been on my mind ever since.

Anyway, I'm glad I got to talk to you today like this.

I'm glad I worked up the courage to send you a message.

Listen, Kenken. I...

Is something wrong?

Huh? You're turning red.

R-Really? It's been a while since I've been on a date with such a cute girl.

Oh, Senpai. You're such a flatterer.

Come on, let's eat.

I'm so full.

I-I guess I should head back to my dorm.

Huh? But the curfew for the dorms passed a while ago.

Would you like to come to my place?

I have an apartment nearby...

Y-Y-Y-Your place?!

Y-You live here?

I don't have any money since I'm a student,

so I can only live where the rent is cheap.

But it's surprisingly clean inside.

Come on, let's hurry up and go in, Senpai.

Seriously?!

Seriously?

Senpai, you're so stiff.

Wh-What is?