If Her Flag Breaks (彼女がフラグをおられたら)

So, it's going pretty well with your girlfriend?

Yeah, it is. T-To tell the truth...

I'm thinking of proposing to her

once this business deal goes through.

Well, that's a reason to celebrate.

If Her Flag Breaks

Episode 1

I'm Going to Marry Her Once I Leave This School

Hatagaya Academy High School

I don't get it...

Students of Hatagaya Academy!

What happened there?

I don't think it was just a normal accident.

I want to know.

Stand.

Bow.

Take your seats.

And that kid...

He was wearing our uniform...

But Hatagaya Academy has classes from

kindergarten all the way to college.

Okay, everyone.

You're all going to

meet a new friend today.

All right. Go ahead and come in.

I won't be able to find him that easi—

Hatate Souta

My name is Hatate Souta.

Nice to meet all of you.

She stood up and then sat right back down...

Was she stretching?

Why did she...

So where should we have our Souta-chan sit?

"Chan"?!

Let's see...

Let's see...

How about...

There's an open seat right there.

The seat right behind Nanami-chan.

H-Hi there.

There's no doubt about it.

This is the same man.

That weird guy from this morning.

Hey there, Hotate-kun.

It's Hatate.

Hatate-kun, nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.

Stare.

Anyway, see you around.

Hotate— I mean, Hatate.

If you need something, just let me know.

Also if you want to know about any of the girls, I've got your back.

All the ladies like me, so I don't think I'll be needing your help.

But no one likes me...

I'll let you be my servant. Be grateful.

I'm sorry.

I'm quite the sadist.

Two sadists won't get along!

Want to join us in our quest to become the number one high school baseball team?

Sorry, I like soccer.

Wait a second! Hotate Souta!

It's Hatate Souta.

You shall give me a moment of your time.

You see, I can't stand not solving any mystery that catches my eye.

Now you shall tell me everything!

Huh? T-Tell you what?

Don't play dumb.

I can see it glistening in front of me.

Glistening?

Like fresh fish or something?

You keep looking above people's heads—

right here—and then making some sort of decision based on that, aren't you?!

Wh-What are you going on about?

You looked again!

You can't fool my eyes!

I can tell you keep worrying about

whatever's above my head!

That truck from this morning.

I know you haven't forgotten.

You were doing something strange.

I know that's why all of that happened.

I don't know what it was, but I'm certain you did something.

You see something, don't you?!

So you were at that intersection...

Yeah, I saw something.

There was this fly—

Don't try to fool me with that rubbish!

Now tell me what you did.

Do you know about "flags"?

Flags?

I can actually see them.

Y-You can see them?

These flags, or whatever.

Not just see them.

I instinctively know what I have to do to destroy those flags,

as well.

That's why I...

That business deal is never going to go through.

I destroyed the "death flag" that was waving above his head.

So did you do the same thing in the classroom, then?

With that guy who was talking about helping you with girls...

I shattered his "friendship flag."

And that girl who was coming on to you?

That was her "romance flag."

That's funny.

That's ridiculous.

My stomach hurts.

Give those bad gags of yours a rest.

I understand the death flag,

but why destroy those friendship and romance flags?

Are you trying to be a hero, who doesn't use his powers for his own good?

Everything you said was just a bad joke, correct?

I don't mind if you laugh at me.

I didn't tell you because I wanted you to believe me.

Misfortune comes to people who get too close to me.

I don't want to

see people get hurt any longer.

I need to be alone.

Alone...

Anyway,

don't involve yourself with me anymore.

It shouldn't matter to you if I'm a loner or not.

Don't talk about being alone so trivially!

In the end, you're just rejecting anyone who approaches you.

Have you heard about the Premium Ambriel disaster?

The luxury liner that sank the other day? What of it?

All of the passengers are missing, except one.

Only a single person was rescued.

The truth behind the Premium Ambriel

Hatate Souta: the lone survivor

That was me.

What of it?!

I'm trying to tell you—

Enough of your double-talk!

My eyes! My eyes!

I've had enough of those eyes of yours.

What are you doing?!

I've had enough of your obsession with your own misfortune.

I'm not trying to—

Most importantly,

I've had enough of you making me remember things I don't want to remember.

Misfortune comes to people who get too close to you?

Enough of your talk about being alone.

How about taking a look?

Is there a "flag" above my head, like the ones you've mentioned?

How about it?!

N-No...

Indeed.

Of course there isn't anything.

I don't feel any love or friendship towards you in the slightest.

And as such, I shouldn't have any of those flags of yours.

Even I did, that overly self-defeating

attitude of yours would destroy it in an instant.

If I don't like something about you, I'm going to tell you,

and when I want to yell at you, I'm going to yell.

You should just do the same to me.

In short...

Just stop looking so depressed in front of me...

You're a nice person.

Thanks.

Nanami Knight Bladefield.

I hate being called by my last name. Use my first name.

You add "-san" or "-chan," and you're dead.

Right, Nanami.

You can call me "Souta."

By all means.

Hatagaya Academy High School

Hatate Souta-kun.

H-Hi there.

A friendship flag, huh?

Wh-Who might you be?

My name is Mahougasawa Akane.

It's Mahougasawa Akane.

Maho...

So, Mahougasawa-san, right?

Akane's fine.

Mahougasawa...

Akane's fine.

Do you need something, Akane?

It's the first time a boy's said my name without an honorific!

Does she have a flag?

Yeah.

Could I eat lunch with you?

No.

He said no!

Hey! You broke her flag, didn't you?

I wasn't really thinking...

I won't bug you at all, so we can eat together, right?

You didn't break her flag?

That can't be...

It's back!

The flag's there again.

Hm?

Can I eat with you?

No, I really don't think so.

I can't?

Well, I'll just start eating until you really think I need to go.

That's fine, right? Right?

I don't know if I want to eat with a girl...

I can see that. I'm sorry.