Close Range Love (近キョリ恋愛)

I'm Kururugi Yuni, 18 years old.

What's wrong, Edou?

Something this small scares me.

Okay, deep breath!

Exhale.

Please split into groups of 2 for stretches.

Okaaaay~

Oh, right.. we have an odd number of people.

You'll be fine alone, right Kururugi-san?

Yes.

I'm Kururugi Yuni,

and something this small hurts me.

Don't put in too much.

Okay.

What happened?

Dustpan!

Suzuki! Are you alright?

Ah, Kururugi.. is fine, right?

Okay, let's head to the infirmary.

It's alright, it's alright.

Please take care of this.

-Get a cloth! -Okay.

That was scary, hey?

Bring a second one.

Everyone always thinks "Ah, she's fine"

I'm Kururugi Yuni,

and even this.. hurts.

Kururugi's really something.

Her face doesn't change even with top grade.

She seems like she should be at the top.

Top score really has to be Kururugi-san.

But she's really calm.

She is.

You look super happy, Kururugi.

That cat is your friend, right?

It shares your happiness while you pet it.

So cute.

I mean the cat.

Top grade is getting to her head

Totally is.

Why is she talking to Sakurai-sensei?

Really ticks me off

We need to talk - come to the staff room after class

She can't even speak English!

Isn't Sakurai-sensei so cool?

- His cologne smells so good - An adult's smell!

Sensei, you're so cool!

You're all cuter.

Don't take it seriously.

Close Range Love (Kinkyori Ren-ai)

It is in the textbook right around here,

it means something is becoming one's forte.

He asks me to come see him and then has me wait.

How irresponsible.

What are you mumbling about?

What did you need to talk to me about?

Come to the English classroom at 4pm after class, every day.

Extra lessons. Your English grade was the only low one on your midterms.

It's bad for us if a prodigy like you gets a bad grade.

They'll say things about me as your teacher.

What's up with you, anyway?

Are you doing it on purpose?

To get my attention.

I understand. Excuse me.

Sakurai-sensei.

Wouldn't every day be a bit much?

She's preparing for exams and has other things to study

Akechi-sensei, aren't you her cousin?

Oh, it's not because of that

Does a math teacher have a say in her English studies?

You have extra lessons?

Yeah

That teacher who started in April, Sakurai-sensei.

He doesn't seem to like that I did poorly on the English midterm.

So that's why?

You weren't good at English in middle school, either.

He says it'll be every day after school.

He's too forceful.

I'm.. really mad right now

She's mad?

Most likely.

She always wants donuts when she's angry.

Isn't it unusual to eat sweets when mad?

It's not that strange.

Anger releases adrenaline.

Sweets, basically just sugar, make up for it.

Nami-chan, who is this?

You just noticed me?

Satou Saki-kun from my class.

Hello.

Is he your new boyfriend?

That's the gist of it.

Nice to meet you.

Nami-chan, I'm going to go home by myself starting tomorrow.

What, why?

Well, there's the lessons.

But it's also hard to go home with you when we're in different classes.

Yuni, why are you saying this so suddenly?

Ohhh, are you trying to make room for Saki?

If so, don't worry about it.

He says we should all go together.

It's not that I'm thinking about him.

I'd feel bad making you wait for my lessons to finish.

Yuni..

Alright.

But lunch time doesn't change!

Nami-chan..

It's a promise!

I was so nervous.

Sorry, Saki.

She's not a bad person.

She tries really hard to be strong.

And she's not very frank.

We've been hanging out since middle school,

so I kind of understand how she thinks.

But she doesn't have any other friends,

so I can't really leave her alone.

Excuse me.

As expected, you're right on time.

Let's get started.

Don't close the door.

Have a seat.

Okay.

The subject and predicate are the same,

so "it" becomes "which".

I don't get it at all.

Are you stupid?

Stupid?

Tell me which part you don't understand.

Why does a single verb have two uses as both an interrogative and relative pronoun?

Why does a word have a different meaning depending on its context?

There isn't a reason.

You just memorize it.

Everything has a rule.

If you can't explain the rules, I won't be able to learn it.

I see.

Didn't you win first prize in a math tournament?

The way you think is very different.

It's impressive.

In math, everything has a rule.

There is usually only one answer.

Math's simplicity is beautiful.

So I like it.

Are you not happy?

I was just praising you.

Have you..

Ever laughed or cried?

Does that have anything to do with English?

That's why I asked.

Being able to express things like happiness and sadness is the key to English.

But people don't always have only one emotion.

People can think something is fun while also being bored.

They can find something troublesome and have fun.

We're complicated.

That's why, unlike math, there aren't hard-and-fast rules in English.

I really don't understand what you're saying.

Are you actually a prodigy?

These lessons are pointless.

Please don't concern yourself with me anymore

I've given up on English already

You're acting like this on purpose, aren't you?

You're not running from this, so prepare yourself.

Your cologne is too strong.

What?

Please back off or the smell will stick.

Why are you acting so tough?

I'm home.

Welcome back.

How was the lesson with Sakurai-sensei?

Nothing out of the ordinary.

I see.

Well, you wouldn't have any problems.

Yeah.

Well, since you have the chance,

why don't you give it your best shot?

You wanted to study under Mendel at that university in California, didn't you?

I can't do that.

I already gave up on it a long time ago.

I'm going to go change.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Sakurai-sensei.

Good morning.

How are the lessons going?

We only just started.

She's hard to deal with sometimes.

Hard?

No, she's interesting.

Girls like her.

I mean, she doesn't really express herself.

Her facial expression doesn't change much.

She used to smile a lot, but somewhere along the way..

Sensei, good morning.

Good morning.

But she's a kind, good girl at heart.

This is material I put together just for you.

The example sentences are separated by situation.

So you can memorize it all without thinking.

I can't.

Without knowing the rules, nothing will stick.