Special A

Hanazono Contracting

Come on, put your back into it!

Okay, Hikari! Do a good drop kick and you can have lunch!

My father loves pro wrestling.

He trained me thoroughly from the time I was little.

Yeah!

Because of that, I eventually had no competition.

I got him!

I had become filled with confidence.

It was then, that I met Takishima.

901, 902, 903, 904...

Hikari, this boy can pro wrestle, too. 901, 902, 903, 904...

Him?

With that pale face?

It's better than having black stains under my nose.

Shut up!

Okay, I'll wrestle you.

Come on.

Are you sure? You'll be embarrassed.

Wh-Why you...

I-it can't be!

Is that all? You're not so good.

Kei Takishima...

The first person I ever lost to...

Another match!

And then...

HIKARI ~ KEl

Hanazono Contracting

There! Going to be late, going to be late!

Hikari!

Don't lose!

Yeah!

Just watch me!

This body you trained is not just for show!

You rascal, that's the spirit!

Well, I've got to get going! See you, Bro.

Yeah...

That's my girl!

Hakusenkan Academy High School

Okay! I'm going to show some spirit...

It's SA's Hanazono!

Really?!

From SA?! Really?!

What?!

SA?!

Again?

She sure is cool!

Look at that uniform; it's cute.

Hanazono has been second in her class from the very beginning, hasn't she?

Amazing...

Hey...

Form a line!

Good morning!

I keep telling you!

Just greet me normally!

Hikari...

Good morning!

Akira Toudou

Akira Toudou! Akira Toudou

Daughter of the president of an airline. Akira Toudou

Daughter of the president of an airline. Daughter of the President of an Airline

Ranked 6th in her class. Ranked 6th in Her Class

Akira!

It's Miss Akira of SA! She's terrific!

It can't be helped.

We have different uniforms, and our classroom and courses

are separate from the others.

We're the SA Class after all.

Special A, huh?

I didn't come here to be in SA.

From the other students' viewpoint, we're unusual.

There is only one SA Class in the Academy,

and only seven students with the very best records are in it.

Jun, Megumi, good morning!

Oh, good morning.

That pothos seems to be doing well.

Yes!

Jun Yamamoto

Jun Yamamoto! Jun Yamamoto

Son of a music producer and a genius vocalist. Jun Yamamoto

Son of a music producer and a genius vocalist. Son of a Music Producer and a Genius Vocalist

Son of a music producer and a genius vocalist. Ranked 3rd in His Class

Ranked 3rd in his class. Ranked 3rd in His Class

Good morning.

Good morning. Megumi Yamamoto

Good morning. Megumi Yamamoto! Megumi Yamamoto

Good morning. Jun's twin sister. Jun's Twin Sister

I'm 4th. Ranked 4th in her class. Ranked 4th in Her Class

Come to think about it, where's Ryu?

Over there. <-

There, there, there... That's a good boy.

What's the matter?

He's just in the middle of eating.

Ryu Tsuji! Ryu Tsuji

Son of the president of a sporting goods manufacturer. Ryu Tsuji

Son of the president of a sporting goods manufacturer. Son of the President of a Sporting Goods Manufacturer

Ranked 7th in his class. Son of the President of a Sporting Goods Manufacturer

Ranked 7th in his class. Ranked 7th in His Class

So, today it's a sloth?

Yeah, he just hates being left alone.

He insisted on coming to school with me.

Hmmm, it's kind of cute.

Are you going to strangle that sloth? Hmmm, it's kind of cute.

Be careful, unlike other sloths, this one is quite fast.

Tell me that first...

Jun's going to play the violin.

Jun's going to play the violin. Please listen.

Jun's going to play the violin. Hey!

Hey!

The violin?

That's nice...

Oh, no! That's nice...

Hey, Ryu! Stop him!

Oh well...

Stay!

Ryu!

You can always depend on Ryu.

Knowing them since they were babies has its advantages.

Huh? Why did you stop him?

Haven't you ever heard them perform?

A-A-A-A corpse?!

Is it murder?! A grudge?!

I don't know!

Raw garbage? I don't know!

It's me... Me...

Something... to eat...

Tadashi Karino

Tadashi Karino! Tadashi Karino

Tadashi Karino! Son of the Head of the Academy's Board of Directors

Son of the head of the Academy's Board of Directors. Son of the Head of the Academy's Board of Directors

Son of the head of the Academy's Board of Directors. Ranked 5th in His Class

Ranked 5th in his class. Ranked 5th in His Class

Some time later...

Ah, this is delicious.

Delicious!

Today's brunch is avocado shrimp sandwiches and Darjeeling tea.

The cup is Ainsley china.

That's when I realized I was standing at Tsugaru Straits.

No money and no plastic.

I see, you were gone from school for two weeks.

We were all worried.

You! Could you not ruin the atmosphere?

Or rather, just give up this roaming of yours!

Call it a manly spirit of adventurousness. Anyway, seconds, please.

Get it yourself!

You wild thing!

Huh? Isn't Takishima here?

Oh, he said he was going to the computer room and left a while ago.

Is that so?

Are you lonesome without me?

Takishima!

D-Don't be ridiculous!

I was just worried you forgot about our challenge.

You never learn, do you?

Kei Takishima

Kei Takishima! Kei Takishima

Son of the president of the Takishima Group. Kei Takishima

Son of the president of the Takishima Group. Son of the President of the Takishima Group

Son of the president of the Takishima Group. Ranked 1 st in His Class

Ranked 1 st in his class. Ranked 1 st in His Class

It doesn't matter how many times we do it, the result's always the same.

This time's different! This time, I'll win for sure!

If I'm not mistaken, third period is PE, right?

Yeah!

All right, you should go practice, Miss Second Place.

Second Place

They're doing it again.

They're doing it again. Don't worry about it. It's the same as always.

Hikari, you don't have to take him on, you know.

As they say, they're good enough friends to fight, or whatever.

Damn you!

Much better than fighting some devil bride. Damn you!

Much better than fighting some devil bride.

Who're you calling a devil bride?!

Oh, pardon me.

Your name was Hikari, wasn't it?

Miss Second Place?

Don't call me...

Second Place!

In order to beat Takishima, I begged my parents to let me attend this school.

Fight me again!

Terrific!

As you'd expect from an SA member.

Today's challenge is the vaulting boxes, huh?

Hikari doesn't give up, does she?

Of course not, she's my lovely Hikari, after all.

There it is! The creepy-girl remarks!

All right!

It's SA's Takishima!

But I have never beaten Takishima, not even once.

He's good.

Perfect, perfectly efficient.

As expected from Takishima, but I won't give up!

Twin towers?

Haven't they broken the world record?

They can't stack them higher than this.

This is the tallest height... If I vault this...

I did it!

I win...

...Miss Second Place.