Hana-Kimi (花ざかりの君たちへ)

Oh, wow! It's looks just like the picture!

How else would it look?

Eh, seems smaller than I thought.

Looks about right to me.

A picture! Let's take a picture!

C'mon, hurry!

He's really excited, huh?

Taking a picture?

Can I get in on this?

Of course!

I guess if it's with someone as cute as you,

I don't mind being photographed together.

Gosh, how generous am I?

Kayashima!

Would you take our picture?

I don't mind.

But any picture I take turns out to be a ghost photo.

As long as that's okay...

All right, here we go.

Stop, stop!

Wait! Wait!

Hey, Group 3!

Next up is lunch at Odori Park!

Get moving!

Man.

Why'd he have to be our group chaperone?

It is what it is.

Our homeroom teacher's wife went into labor.

Sure, but Umeda, of all people?

I feel the exact same way.

Do what I say, or I'll end you.

Doctor, your outfit is so flashy.

Ain't it?

I bet you don't even think of yourself as a teacher.

No lunch for Nakatsu, due to an upset stomach.

I was just kidding, Doctor!

Buzz off!

Ooh, this looks good!

Hey, that's dang tasty.

These fish eggs are incredible.

Kinda hate the pickled eggplant.

I wanna get some of that corn!

Sure, sure.

After we finish our lunches.

Odori Park's Famous Corn Wagon

So stupid.

And one more!

All right, we're moving on!

No dawdling. Get those butts on the bus.

Upsy-daisy...

I'll ask him to sit next to me on the bus.

Mizuki!

Let's sit next to each other!

I'll Wait

So, where were we going next?

Let's see...

Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill!

Thanks!

Snagged a seat with him! Not a bad start.

The ultimate goal of this trip is to get closer to Mizuki!

Which means...

This is really good.

Want a bite?

Here. Say "ah!"

I-I can't take it anymore!

That American woman can't butt in here either,

so we're on the fast track to getting close!

Say, Mizuki...

Something wrong?

Nakatsu?!

I'm probably seein' things.

Sapporo

Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill

It's so wide open!

There's sheep!

Th-This is the first time I've seen the horizon.

Who is this?

Professor Clark.

A professor at Sapporo Agricultural College.

He's the one who famously said, "Boys, be ambitious."

So that was this old dude, huh?

I know, right?

High school girls!

Hey, hey! Where are you from?

Oh, so you're local.

We're here on a school trip.

H-Had me worried for a sec.

Wow! Beautiful! Wonderful!

Calm down, man.

You're lettin' it get to you.

Nakatsu's all the way out here, yet his aura is still blue-gray.

Are you on social media?

Hey. What are you kids doing?

You're here on a school trip.

Not to pick anyone up.

W-We were just having a nice chat.

It's not what you think.

Wow, is he really a teacher?

He looks so cool!

I swear... Total virgin behavior.

And?

Where are you headed?

D-Doctor!

Jeez, talk about not following your own rules!

Sano!

What are you looking at?

The city.

It's really amazing.

What's that round thing?

The Sapporo Dome.

It's nostalgic, isn't it?

Seeing the sunset.

I was thinking about some things from my past.

Back when my mom was still alive.

So, the person who called me the other day is my dad's second wife.

She's a nice lady.

I see.

When I see the lights of the city come on one by one,

it conjures this intense urge in me to go home.

Strange, right?

There's nobody there who'd be waiting for me.

I... I'll wait for you.

I mean, maybe I can't be what you need,

but perhaps it's better than nothing.

I just said something super embarrassing!

But I couldn't stand seeing Sano like that...

Even if you tell me not to,

I swear I'll wait for you!

All I ever do is make you worry.

Sano...

So there you are!

What're you two doing out here all alone?!

Uh, we were just watching the sunset.

And you! How dare you sneak off like that?!

What's wrong with seeing the sunset at the observation hill?

Is that really all you were doing?!

Yes.

You swear?!

Yes.

I'm stuffed.

I can't eat another bite.

That was a decent meal for a school trip.

That was my first time having Jingisukan!

By the way, apparently, girls from another school are also staying here.

Really?

Which school?

That must be them!

And fresh out of the bath!

Nice.

Julia!

Oh, Mizuki!

Mizuki-kun?

Th-This can't be happening!

It's that damn blonde!

This's gotta be a nightmare!

No way!

You're staying at this hotel too?

Oh! I too am shocked, verily!

Hey, hey, Rio.

What school are those boys from?

Oh, right, sorry.

Um, they're—

Hello, ladies.

We're Osaka boys.

I see!

It's a pleasure to meet you!

What is this?!

What's the American woman doing here?!

Oh, you still exist?

Didn't I mention it?

Not to me!

His aura is wildly shifting all over the place.

Oh boy...

What's that about?

If my hunch is right...

then...

Sunflower Hall

Wow, futons!

And tatami mats, too!

It's so fluffy!

What's with you, Mizuki?

First time sleeping on a futon?

I mean, I've been using a bed ever since I came to Japan.