Amanchu! (あまんちゅ!)

Lunch time!

I'm so hungry, I could die!

Hey, let's go eat in the courtyard.

A picnic, eh? Count me in!

We should ask Yokko to come along.

Time to stop by Class 1, then.

Girls tend to form groups for whatever reason.

I'm so hungry.

And I get extremely nervous at times like these.

Which club are you gonna join?

Dunno. Still thinking about it.

Looking for one that's really chill.

Chill? What the heck?

Talk about lazy.

All right.

Seriously? My sides!

That's just nope, right?

Yeah, nope. Not happening.

Yeah, not happening.

Whatever.

I'm fine by myself.

Yeah, right.

Do I really feel that way?

In truth...

Amanchu!

"The Story of the Secret to Excitement and Happiness"

I'm really grateful to you, Kohinata-san.

You're making such a big deal of it.

No, it really did make me happy

when you asked me to walk home with you

back there at the parking lot.

And during lunch, too...

Look, Teko!

I managed to grab some chocolate croissants!

Let's eat together!

Sure.

Coming from Tokyo to a school in an unfamiliar town

has left me nervous.

Oh! You're from Tokyo?

Yeah.

Whoop!

Oh, but I don't mean to say I'd rather be in Tokyo.

Uh-huh...

Izu has really fresh air and water,

and there's such a huge ocean.

But still...

I'm finding it impossible

to fix my cowardly nature.

Oh, no! I've just been going on and on!

Sorry, Kohinata-san.

Don't worry about it.

I love listening to people talk,

so no worries!

It's so strange.

I usually never talk about myself this much.

You must be a good listener.

Huh? You think?

Actually, I'm not very good at talking to people.

But you introduced yourself to the class so confidently.

Like, even when I want to express something, I can't put it into words...

And, because I can't use my words,

I end up overdoing it with my actions.

Like, uh...

Er...

Sorry! I can't explain it very well.

Is that whistle part of it, too?

Yeah.

It comes in handy.

So, you're filled with anxiety every day?

Y-Yeah...

I see.

Cha.

Wh-What?

What's the matter, Kohinata-san?

Cha... Cha!

Where are you going?

The bus stop's over there...

I'm letting Kohinata-san lead me around by the nose again.

Kohinata-san?

Wh-What's the matter?

Are you all right?

It starts tomorrow, right?

The trial period for clubs. What do you do in a trial?

There must be seniors.

I hope they're not scary.

I wonder if I can fit in...

O-Okay...

Uh, I have no idea what you're saying...

You know...

My grandma says that

those who are miserable living in the moment will find misery anytime, anywhere.

It's a tunnel of sakura!

You just moved here,

so I figured you wouldn't know this place.

Yeah...

What do you think?

It's so pretty.

Thank goodness.

I'm happy I got to come here and see the sakura with you.

Happy?

Oh, I'm the same.

I feel really happy right now.

Oh?

Then you'll be fine.

My grandma also says that

those who are happy living in the moment will find happiness anytime, anywhere!

Grandma's always right,

and her pork soup is the best in the world.

And, well...

I'm here with you.

So you'll be fine tomorrow, the day after, and ever after!

She was doing her best to cheer me up, huh?

You know, the sakura isn't the only reason I feel so happy,

Pikari.

Cha, cha, cha!

Amanchu!

One, two!

We're recruiting members!

Why don't you come check it out? It's a fun club.

Diving Club

Whoop!

The day I join the Diving Club is finally here!

Look, Kohinata-san, this is just a trial period.

Let's-a-knock!

Ba-dump

Ba-dump, ba-dump...

Ba-dump, ba-dump!

Come in!

Ba-dump! Ba-dump!

O-Okay!

Oh, perfect timing.

Whoop?

Katori-sensei?

I received a complaint

that there were signs someone sneaked into this room last week.

Does anyone here have any idea who it may have been?

I-I...

I might've gotten a little carried away.

Yeah, we did something we shouldn't have done.

I know!

Go ahead.

That was me!

So it was you!

Whack

S-Sorry. Me, too.

Whack

U-Uh...

I bet she dragged you in.

Whoop!

They get along well, I see.

Sheesh.

Anyway, what business do you two have with the Diving Club?

I'm here to join.

I-I'm here to take part in the trial period.

Um, just the trial period.

Just the trial period. Nothing else.

Glad to have you!

Welcome to the Diving Club!

Wait! Are you the Diving Club's advisor?

Right-o.

What a surprise!

No, it's not.

Didn't you two check the bulletin board?

Hey.

I'd already decided to join the Diving Club, so I didn't bother!

I wasn't going to join any clubs...

You're so flippant, sheesh.

But, Katori-sensei,

isn't the Diving Club's advisor

that guy over there?

Advisor Cha!

Cha.

Uh, Katori-sensei,

will I be diving right away, even if I'm only a trial member?

Cha!

Cha!

Nah. Before you dive, you need to study for a bit.

Study?

Come on. Don't look so unhappy.

Huh?