Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (地縛少年花子くん)

"Toilet-bound Hanako-kun"

Nene...

You're so brave and so lovely.

You clean the bathrooms every day, you confront vicious apparitions!

What superhuman feats!

"Handsome" What superhuman feats!

"Handsome" I will reward you with a kiss.

Close your eyes.

All right.

Oh?

Do you want a kiss?

No!

E-Excuse me.

"Apparition 5: The Confession Tree"

"Gardening Practice: Assemble in the garden!"

"Gardening practice"

Look, Ao-chan!

My weeding is perfect!

Thank you, Akane-kun. I knew you could do it.

Ao-chan!

I love you.

Hmm.

Three points.

Damn it all!

It needed more of a twist!

What're you doing?

That was so embarrassing.

It's been almost a month since I met Hanako-kun.

I don't think a single good thing has happened to me since.

I wonder when I'll be able to turn my body back to normal.

Don't be pessimistic!

I can't disobey Hanako-kun, so I should look on the bright side.

That's right! It hasn't been all bad!

This is our field.

-I got to know the cute little Mokke.

--Let's grow candy. --I got to know the cute little Mokke.

"Stamp, stamp, stamp" --Let's grow candy. --I got to know the cute little Mokke.

I wonder which is best.

And I managed to save Aoi.

And...

It's a charm to make you feel better.

No! There was nothing good about that!

"Glug, glug" No! There was nothing good about that!

It's Hanako-kun's fault.

I mean... no one's ever k-kissed me before.

Why would he suddenly...?

Don't tell me...

"Click" ...he likes me?

"Click"

Now that I think about it, it makes sense.

There was that.

Stay with me.

And that.

You've got me.

And that!

I'll save them.

W-Was that why he saved me from the mermaid, too?!

Nene-chan.

What are you making faces for?

"Wham" Aoi! Listen!

That sounds...

"Eek!" That sounds...

"Eek!" ...like he likes you, Nene-chan!

I knew it! You think so, too?

"Eek!" I knew it! You think so, too?

Kissing you out of the blue can't mean anything else!

B-B-But he's not really my type.

What's he like?

Huh?! Well...

I can't tell her he's a ghost.

He doesn't stand out much, he's shorter than me,

a-and he's surprisingly good at fighting!

That...

...definitely isn't your type, is it?

"Beaming" Oh no. What will I do if he c-c-confesses to me?

Well, still,

why not try going out with him?

Huh?!

I mean, you don't have much experience with guys, Nene-chan.

You always get fooled by a pretty face.

"Thud"

"Class 1-A Girl You Want to Date No. 1"

"Class 1-A Girl You Want to Date No. 1" That's a popular girl for you.

"Class 1-A Girl You Want to Date No. 1" Her advice is spot on.

"Class 1-A Girl You Want to Date No. 1"

"Class 1-A Girl You Want to Date No. 1" Either way, you should get mentally prepared.

At this rate, he'll confess his feelings soon.

Really?! You think so?!

Yup. Everyone's doing it.

Huh?

You mean everyone's... confessing their love?

Look.

Over there.

The Confession Tree.

Rumor has it it was raised by a god of love,

and if you confess your love to someone under it, you'll become a couple for sure.

"Confession Tree" and if you confess your love to someone under it, you'll become a couple for sure.

"Confession Tree" Talk about sappy.

Talk about sappy.

Wait... Was that tree always there?

Oh, look! Someone's there!

No way!

Ao-chan, I...

"Hmm?" "Ao-chan" Hmm?

...love you!

Please go out with me!

Okay.

Sure. Whatever.

"Huh?" Huh?

Take this seriously!

"Pant, pant"

"Pant, pant" I guess it was a rehearsal.

"Pant, pant" I-I guess so.

"Pant, pant" That's a popular girl for you.

Those two aside,

don't you think there are more couples in our class lately?

Now that you mention it...

Most of them got together after a confession under that tree.

He might ask you to meet him there soon, Nene-chan.

Y-You're kidding.

There's no way, right?

"Cleaning in Progress" "Girls' Bathroom"

"Cleaning in Progress" "Girls' Bathroom" Hey, Yashiro.

After school tomorrow, would you mind coming to the big tree by the garden?

"Shock" You--

You mean the Confession Tr--

Oh, you already know?

Great, that saves time.

Okay, then, see you there.

N-No way.

"The next day"

Aoi, listen! I...

Nene-chan.

A-Aoi? What's wrong?

"Chatter, chatter" A-Aoi? What's wrong?

"Chatter, chatter" That.

Yamabuki.

Stop it, Aoi. Everybody's watching.

What are they doing?

Ever since you helped me rehearse my confession of love yesterday,

I've begun to have feelings for you, Yamabuki.

Me, too, Aoi.

So...

We've decided that we're a couple now!

Wh-What?!

Akane-kun always said that he loved me, and now this.

Did you like Akane-kun, Aoi?

No, we were childhood friends, but that's all.

Plus, if we got married, my first and last name would be the same. It would never work.

"Akane Aoi" Plus, if we got married, my first and last name would be the same. It would never work.

"Akane Aoi" Yeah, you'd be Aoi Aoi.

"Aoi Aoi" Yeah, you'd be Aoi Aoi.

But I can't believe he turned to Yamabuki-kun instead.

Talk about complicated.

Hey!

"Then, after school..."

I never got a chance to ask Aoi's advice.

I never expected it to turn out like that.

The Confession Tree is scary.

Wait, I don't have time for this!

I've got to focus on my own problems.

I'm about to get a confessed of my own!

Still...

"Classifications of Guys" "Nene's Type" Still...

"Classifications of Guys" "Nene's Type" Hanako-kun honestly isn't my type at all.

"Classifications of Guys" "Not Nene's Type" Hanako-kun honestly isn't my type at all.

Oh, if only he got taller and turned into a handsome guy when his hat came off.

Hey there.

Well, some sides of him might be kind of cool.

All right!

"Festival" "Bang" I'll let him confess his love to me!

"Festival" "Bang" "Nene gets completely carried away."

Hanako-kun!

There you are.

Well...

"Squeeze"

"Squeeze" ...I know this is sudden, but...

"Squeeze" "Ulp" ...I know this is sudden, but...

"Ba-dump" ...I know this is sudden, but...

"Ba-dump" Th-This is too fast.

"Ba-dump" Yashiro...

Yashiro, I love you!

Go out with me!

This...

This is it!

My first confession!

My first boyfriend!

--Congratulations! --He's not my type...

He's really not my type, but I'm happy!

So this is how it feels to be confessed to.

Yashiro?

What are you doing?

"Whisper..." What are you doing?

Hurry up and say "no."

Huh?

Say "sorry."

Huh? But...

--Hurry up! --S-Sorry?!

Well now, we can't have that!

If someone confesses their love to you, the proper thing to do is accept!