Nibiiro no Hako no Naka de (In the Blunt Box / In The Dark Gray Box / In a Dark Box / Trapped in the Box / 鈍色の箱の中で)

Then...

I'll do it.

He is right next to me,

yet he is the furthest away.

Even if I wanted to stay away from him,

I couldn't.

This is a condominium complex.

People from the same generation with similar family structures live here.

It seems like a dream castle where peaceful days are promised.

But the reality is...

Good morning, Aki.

Good morning.

You look sleepy, Aki.

I am.

What time did you go to bed last night?

Last night... I went to bed like 1:00 or 2:00 a.m.

Going down.

Oh, right.

Here. For you.

Oh, thank you as always.

Is this a bear?

It's a rabbit.

Oh... You are artistic as usual.

If you make fun of me, you don't have to eat it.

- No. You gave it to me. - Give it back.

You already gave it to me. Let me have it.

The couple is fighting again?

If you two are so close, you should date.

It's not like that.

You made cookies? You are so girly.

Good morning, everyone!

Good morning.

You are too energetic for the morning.

I have a match today, so I need to be full of energy.

Good luck!

Don't lose.

Of course not!

Ah, I have something for you.

- Here. - Oh, thank you.

A cat?

It's a rabbit.

It looks like a bear.

It's a rabbit.

You said "a cat"?

It turned out that way when I baked it.

How disgusting.

Senior Honda!

Oh! Yes!

Senior Shoji!

You can do it!

Go get it!

The other team has taken over the lead now.

We have 20 seconds left. Go, Satoru!

Satoru! Go! Be a man!

- Go for it! - Go!

Satoru.

Ten more seconds.

Oh, yeah! We did it!

We did it!

Hey...

Yeah!

Sakurai.

Do you have time later?

I want to talk to you.

Sure.

Ever since I saw you for the first time,

you've always been in my mind.

Will you go out with me?

I like you, Miwa Sakurai.

- What? - No way...

Do you like someone else?

What?

I don't.

Good.

You don't have to answer me now. Just take your time to think.

Wow, that's amazing.

The most popular guy in school confessed to you. Life must be different for a beautiful girl like you.

Be sure to accept him, okay?

What?

What do you mean?

You are not turning down another hot guy.

Not only that, Senior Honda is the most popular guy in our school.

It's a dream for every girl in our school.

But I don't know him well.

What are you talking about?

Aki, are you heading home?

Oh, I meant to tell you that the bear-shaped cookie was good.

I told you it was a rabbit.

Right, rabbit. Sorry.

Hey, Motoaki. Miwa got asked out by a hot guy again today.

Stop it, Aoi.

Wow, that's great.

How would you feel if Miwa got a boyfriend?

Why are you asking me that?

I'm talking "what if."

Let's see...

We have to celebrate it, of course.

When that happens, congratulate me with a super-sized cake.

Yup.

It's irritating.

A hot guy confessed to her and she looked depressed.

Can't blame her.

She has eyes only for Motoaki.

Give him up already.

Hey, now.

It's not the cookie's fault.

It was delicious.

Ritsu.

Satoru won the basketball game today.

You should have come to see it, too.

Are you still playing friends with them?

It looks like you are having fun.

Just because your parents happened to choose the same condo,

you are hanging out together until this age.

Don't be a jerk.

Aoi...

Just one.

I can't go over just one wall.

We have to celebrate it, of course.

Every time I listen to this music,

it reminds me...

He is right next to me, yet he is the furthest from me.

Even if I wanted to stay away from him, I couldn't.

My heart is...

trapped in this box.

What? With Senior Honda?

Yeah. I've decided to go out with him.

Wow, you are finally leaving Motoaki. Good for you.

I'm doing the right thing, right?

Of course, you are.

Pursuing someone whose mind is unreadable would be a waste of time.

It's a waste of Miwa.

Give me advice since you have the experience, will you?

Experience?