Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You. (どうせ、恋してしまうんだ。)

Stand up, Kizuki.

If you still love Mizuho, you need to take a stand once more.

That's right.

Back then, I fell for the Kizuki that only looked forward.

2021

Welcome in!

One peperoncino pasta, one carbonara, one grapefruit juice,

and one order of iced tea please—

Oh, uh.

Per... Per favore?

Si, grazie.

What kind of iced tea, Mizuho?

Milk? Lemon? Straight?

Shoot!

I forgot to ask!

I'll go ask right now!

Your apron's loose.

What am I going to do with you?

Thanks.

Ah, youth.

Hey, Mizuho-chan?

Yes?

You know you can work part-time here in the off-seasons too, right?

Dad!

Honey! Stop grinning like a fool and start cooking!

Oh, right.

I'll cook your free meal in a bit, Mizuho-chan.

You can head home after you eat that with Syugo.

Yay! I love your Margherita!

You need to work your worth for that.

You can count on it!

I didn't realize the Mitsushima Beach fireworks festival was today.

Yeah.

By the way, you're working too many shifts.

Don't push yourself, okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Kizuki's giving it his all for his competitions.

I need to save up enough to cheer for him outside the prefecture!

I can't believe it's the last year.

I hope he makes it to the inter-highs.

Yeah!

Maybe I'll pay Kizuki a visit to see him sobbing

when he doesn't beat the standard scores.

I'm sure he'll make it this year!

Whoa! Amazing!

You can see them so clearly!

How did you know about this place?

Toya.

Hey. Why did you invite me out today?

Because I told you that I was rejected by Kizuki?

It's like you said, Toya.

Kizuki accepted everything about me.

He's a great guy after all.

I really like myself right now.

Thanks, Toya.

I don't deserve your gratitude.

Sorry.

I know I said I wouldn't lay my hands on you.

But I take it back.

Forget about that guy.

I like you.

I don't know if I could ever forget about Kizuki.

That doesn't matter.

Kizuki. Hold on.

Huh?

This won't take long.

The others should be here soon, too.

Kizuki? You here?

We brought something good for ya.

Here you go.

A little something from all of us.

We were talking about how we wanted to root for you for working so hard.

Thank you! I'm so happy.

What's inside?

Something you'll like.

It's a surprise.

What could it be?

You doing all right? You've been cramming a lot of practice lately.

Yup.

It's a lot, but I've been able to shorten my time thanks to that.

I'm even doing an interview for a swimming magazine soon.

Seriously? Cool!

You've been working so hard, Kizuki.

Yeah. I really want to make it to the inter-highs.

And you will.

Thanks!

Okay, I'm heading out now!

Yup.

The next time we can all meet would have to be after the inter-highs are decided.

You're right.

Wanna grab a bite somewhere before we go home?

Sounds like a plan!

Shin, you're coming too, right?

I'll tag along for a bit.

What about you, Airu?

Sorry. I'm gonna pass!

Huh? Do you have a photoshoot today?

Nope.

But I need to stop by somewhere after this.

There! Done!

Well?

It took some time, but I think I did a great job!

Come on! Eat up!

Is it good?

C'mon. What's your rating?

Do you like it?

Yeah.

Yay!

I'm gonna eat, too.

Bon appétit!

And then Kizuki told us he's gonna be featured in a magazine!

Isn't that cool?

All eyes are on him as an athlete.

Here!

Happy Birthday, Toya.

Thanks.

Are you able to spend time with me this weekend, too?

Yeah. I don't have anything planned on the weekend, so—

Sorry, I need to take this.

Hello?

A "thank you" for the gift?

You don't have to do that.

What? This weekend?

You're free for a whole day, Kizuki?

We should totally hang!

Is there anywhere you wanna go?

Okay. We can plan more at school.

Later.

Do you not even realize that since the moment you hung out with me,

all you do is talk about him?

Sorry, I just subconsciously...

Subconsciously, huh?

I'm such an idiot.

There's no way I could forget about Kizuki.

What a pathetic face.

Even though I'm the one who hurt him.

2030

I was so awkward back then.

Airu.

It's done. Come help.

Yeah!

Now then!

To celebrate the long awaited reunion of the Koigahama Highlands crew...

Cheers!

Hold on! Why is it just you guys?!

Shin's at work.

I don't know about Kizuki.

Are you still fighting with Kizuki?

Such a stubborn four-eyes!

I'm going back to England starting next week, too.

What? Stay longer!

Hurry up and leave.

I wanted to say something to everyone before I flew off.

What is it?

I'm getting married.

M... Married?

Yup.

Well, since my boyfriend and I have Japanese nationalities,

we can't get "married" for real.

I wanted you all to approve of him as my partner now that we live together.

That's amazing! Congratulations, Airu!

Thanks. I knew you'd approve, Mizuho.

What's he like?

Introduce us next time.

Yeah.

He's super on top of things.

He knows pretty much everything about the five of us

since I talk about us a lot.

But one day I hope we can get married just like everyone else in Japan.

We ended up drinking until morning.

It's a celebration.

But who would have thought one of us would be talking about marriage?

We're really adults now.

Yummy!

Your pizzas really are the best!

Grazie!

What?

You need to hurry and learn how to make pizza as great as me.

Why should I? You're here to do that.

You're still a kid, Syugo.

If you win over Mizuho-chan's stomach,

there's a chance she'll be your bride. You know?

Huh?