Hana-Kimi (花ざかりの君たちへ)

It's finally time for Osaka High's school festival!

School Festival

You listening, punks?!

Give this all you've got!

Yes, sir!

It's like everyone's going to war or something.

Well, yeah.

I was intimidated by it all as a first-year too,

but our school festival is hot stuff.

This is new for the first-years, so pay attention.

Osaka's school festival lasts for three days.

Day one features athletic events.

Day two hosts festival activities indoors.

And on day three, we open the campus to outside guests.

So to boil it all down,

we're basically jamming together our field day and cultural festival.

That sounds like a ton of fun.

But this is the important part!

Our festival pits the dorms against each other for the grand title!

The dorms compete against each other?!

As you are all aware, our school splits each grade level into three classes.

Said classes are then assigned to dorms.

Dorm 1

In Dorm 1, we have students focused on sports.

Dorm 3

In Dorm 3, we have students focused on the arts.

Dorm 2

And our dorm, Dorm 2, has a mix of students from sports and the arts.

The overall winner is determined by how many points each dorm gets.

Don't forget that this is riding on each one of you individually!

Oh, and I forgot something important.

The winning dorm gets special privileges as their reward.

Special privileges?

For example, special meals in the dining hall.

Special meals?!

Rumor has it they get a full-course French dinner once a month.

Really?

Additionally, the class who earns the most points will be named the MVPs...

and score a cash prize.

Cash prize!

All right, if they weren't fired up after all that,

we wouldn't stand a chance of winning.

The team leader for each dorm will be the RA, so me.

Let's keep our eyes on the prize and—

It's not gonna happen, Dorm 2 dwellers!

This year, Dorm 1 is taking that prize!

Yeah!

The annoying crew showed up.

Oh, you're awake now.

Who is that?

If it isn't the karate chump.

Who're you calling a karate chump?!

That's Tennoji Megumi, Dorm 1's RA.

He's also the captain of our monstrous karate team.

Nanba Minami!

Looks like the time to settle our score has finally come!

Victory shall be ours!

Yeah!

Well, we can't exactly roll over and let you win.

You can see the sparks flying!

Hey, hey, Sano.

Who are those two guys in the back?

Ah, they're two of what they call their "Big Four."

On the right is Kitahanada, a second-year.

On the left is Kujo, their vice captain and a third-year.

They call him both "Bodhisattva Kujo" and "Asura Kujo."

Not the kind of guy you wanna tangle with.

He seems nice, though.

What was that?

This year, we're claiming victory.

You will taste the bitter nectar of defeat!

Now, let us impose no more!

We're off!

Yeah!

Let's just say that was a demonstration.

Pay them no mind.

We've gotten off track,

but remember what what we win in the festival will change our lives here.

That is all.

Oh, and as usual, we will also be holding our regular Miss Osaka beauty pageant.

There's a beauty pageant?

You can nominate yourself or others,

so if you're even a little easy on the eyes, step up.

The school festival sounds like a lot.

Whaddaya mean?

Don't think it sounds fun?

I mean, you could say it's a lot, yeah.

But it's not without its merits.

Right?

'Cause girls are gonna be coming!

Real, actual girls!

That's right! On day three, they'll be here in droves!

Anyway, are you in, Ashiya?

What do you mean?

You gonna enter the beauty pageant?

By the way, Nakao won last year.

Why the hell would I do that?!

Why would I go out of my way to enter a competition that could expose me?

Saw that coming.

Aw, Mizuki isn't going to enter?

I Don't Look Good in Women's Clothing!

Well, good night.

Night!

See you tomorrow.

Mizuki in girls' clothes, huh?

Nakatsu.

That's crazy cute!

Pervert.

Your aura is turning pink.

Are you in love?

So, what kind of events happen on the first day?

Stuff like a 500-meter relay,

an obstacle course, a scavenger hunt,

a chicken fight, and swimming, I think.

You'd better not enter the chicken fight.

Why?

Are you seriously asking that?

What even is a chicken fight?

Whatever. Just go to sleep already.

What's a chicken fight?

If you won't tell me, I'll...

tickle you!

You doofus, stop it.

You wish!

You little...

Sheesh! Stop fooling around.

Get to bed.

Y-Yeah, good night.

Yeah.

That caught me off guard.

Makes me think of what happened at our summer job...

Back then, Sano held me in that grove.

I even had a dream that we kissed.

I mean, it was an accident, but we have kissed before.

I still remember what his lips felt like.

The feel of his shoulders and back...

The warmth of his arms...

The heartbeat in his chest...

My body remembers it all.

My heart just flutters.

Everywhere he touched me feels so warm.

I guess I like him just that much.

Do I just want to be around her?

I...

Rock, paper, scissors!

Swimming Dodgeball

2,000 m relay 500 m relay Obstacle course Chicken fight

Awesome!

And you two are in the chicken fight as well!

I told you to steer clear of this event.

Swimming Dodgeball

2,000 m relay 500 m relay Obstacle course Chicken fight

It'll be fine! Just fine!

I'm light, so I won't get caught!

That's not what I meant.

Yeah, Nakatsu!

Let's do this!

You bet!

Ashiya!

Nakao-kun?

You'll enter the pageant, right?

You'll be our runner-up for sure!

I'm not entering.

But why not?!

I don't look good in women's clothing.

And you think anyone here would look better than us?

I, er... th-think they'd do fine.

I really can't enter the pageant!

What's this, Ashiya? You're not entering?

Nanba-senpai!

The pageant is very important for us.

Don't forget that cash prize. Cash prize!

Ashiya, please enter!

You could do it for sure!

Cash prize! Cash prize! Cash prize!

Everyone's lost their minds about the cash prize.

Okay, it's settled.

N-No way!

Nakatsu, your aura is pink.

Watch yourself, man.

M-My bad.

Anyway, the pageant isn't the only thing I'm here about.

On the final day, we've got the time-honored 2,000-meter relay from hell,

which is worth enough points to make or break the entire competition.

There's a relay on the final day too?

It's a five-man event, with each runner taking 400 meters.

It's pretty tough. A lot of responsibility.

To keep our participants' identities secret,

I will be picking the runners myself.

This is not up for debate.

He's a demon!

Soft! You're soft! You're all soft!

These guys again?

God, you're annoying.

Scheme all you want! It won't do you any good!

There's no way you guys can win.

Yeah!

This year for sure...

This year, victory's going to Dorm 1!

And you know what, Nanba Minami?!