The song you were singing...
S-Sorry!
Forget what just happened!
You're asking for the impossible.
I'd hear that song every once in a while.
I often come here during lunch break and after school.
To tell you the truth, I really love White Album!
Really?
That said, I wouldn't normally do something that embarrassing.
But...
I just felt like singing today.
Did something good happen?
Yeah, kinda.
So you like to sing?
Yeah, quite a bit.
Th-Then, Ogiso...
Yes?
Am I stupid?
It'd never happen.
I-It's nothing. I should go.
She even pulled out of the Miss Houjou Prep contest because she didn't want to stand out.
Sorry for disturbing you.
Don't worry.
I didn't think of it like that at all.
Bye then.
Yeah.
See you!
Would you like to join the Light Music Association?
So why did I have to go and say it?!
I'm so stupid!
UTW PRESENTS
Kodoku na furi wo shiteru no
Are you pretending to be lonely?
Naze darou
I wonder why
Ki ni natte ita
I couldn't stop thinking about it
Kizukeba itsunomanika
Before I knew it
Dare yori hikarete ita
I was head over heels for you
Dou sureba
What can I do
Kono kokoro wa
To have my feelings
Kagami ni utsuru no
Mirrored back to me?
Todokanai koi wo shiteitemo
My love for you may be beyond my reach
Utsushidasu hi ga kuru kana
But will it still be mirrored someday?
Boyaketa kotae ga miehajimeru made wa
Until the fog around the answer begins to clear
Ima mo kono koi wa
This love of mine
Ugokidasenai
Cannot truly begin
Stage Performance Timetable (2nd Day)
Group Name
Time
Setup
Wind Ensemble
Drama Club
Volunteer Band 1
Volunteer Band 2
Volunteer Band 3
Volunteer Band 4
Light Music Association
Dance Club
Closing Ceremony
Packing Up
The Neighboring Pianist and Guitarist
So this is the final version of the stage program, I take it.
Volunteer Band 3
Volunteer Band 4
Light Music Association
Dance Club
Closing Ceremony
I'm submitting it to the organizers tomorrow, okay?
Sure.
You'll be okay, right?
The Light Music Association has a full lineup, right?
No idea.
Stop changing your tune like you don't care!
You're making me really worried!
Hey.
Morning.
You're here early for once.
Hey, Haruki.
Stop trying to dodge the issue.
I hope you didn't decide this on your own.
What do you mean?
Pretty bad mood today, eh?
How could you say that to her up front?
How else would I say it?
I don't like backbiting.
Forget back or up front,
you simply needed to keep your mouth shut.
Haruki, someone wants to see you.
Get out here right now.
Haughty as ever, eh?
You're unbelievable.
Quick!
Hurry up or the bell will ring.
On the double!
You should've just brought that person here.
It would've caused a panic in the classroom.
You make such a big deal out of everything, Io.
Sorry for calling you out like this.
Yeah, it definitely would've caused a panic.
Huh?
Never mind.
So what did you want to talk—
I guess it goes without saying.
Yeah.
My response to your question yesterday.
What's the meaning of this?
When did you get here?!
Seriously, how are you so good at sniffing out these kinda things?
After I went home yesterday,
I stayed up all night thinking about it.
A-All night?
Yeah.
And well,
I reached a decision just now.
I'm sorry!
And there's the apologetic response.
Ogiso's used to rejecting guys,
but as for Haruki...
I already warned him that he was setting the bar too high.
He should've gone for easy girls instead of pretty ones, like Takeya does.
Shut up for a sec, will you? I can't hear them.
Also, mind your own business.
I'm happy that you asked, but...
Um, I don't know what to say.
Nah, I'm the one who should apologize.
You didn't even want to enter the pageant, and a concert would be even worse.
No, it's not like that!
That's not what this is about.
It's okay.
I'll give up for now.
Class begins soon, so I'll see you later.
Um...
I'm sorry I couldn't help you.
I don't mind, really.
Bye.
Haruki, how about some karaoke after school?
Let's have lots of fun and forget about all this.
We'll pay for everything!
Stop making plans for after school first thing in the morning!
And more importantly, quit eavesdropping on people!
It's okay. You don't have to say a word.
Stop jumping to conclusions.
I still have a chance!
There, there.
Feel free to cry in my bosom anytime.
Let's go, Takeya.
Yeah.
What were those guys on about?
I'd say he's right on track to get a yes from her.
Ogiso.
I'd like to talk to you some more.
Is that okay?
When did you figure it out?
Uh... Two days ago, I guess?
Oh, when you were talking to Io outside the store?
Yeah.
That was when I realized you were keeping your job a secret from everyone.
You were already working there last year, weren't you?
You've known about it for that long?!
Yeah.
I thought it was rather plain and tough work for the school idol to be doing.
It left quite the lasting impression on me.
Oh, so that's why.
So I finally got found out.
You're the first one to know.
That can't be right.
Maybe everyone's just been turning a blind eye to it.
Nah.
I'm dead certain nobody else has found out.
R-Really?
But perhaps this was for the best.
It feels like a load off my shoulders.
Ogiso, I'm sorry.
I'm going to take advantage of this and do the worst thing—
Yeah, I've gotten pretty tired of putting on airs.
So what if Miss Houjou Prep walked around town in casual wear?
Uh...
You know how a lot of rich girls go to Houjou, right?
I was worried they'd say mean things behind my back if they saw me wearing something unfashionable.
S-Say, Ogiso.
What?
Is that why you're working?
Yeah. What about it?
E-Er...
Aren't there other reasons?
Like, for example, your dad's hospitalized,
and your mom has to work to make ends meet,
so you have to handle all of the housework.
You know, complicated circumstances like that which you can't tell people about.
My dad's very healthy,
and my mom's a housewife.
Oh, it's a pain how my little brother keeps talking back to me lately, if that counts.
That sounds like a perfectly happy family!
We're a typical middle-class family.
It's costing my parents quite a bit to send me to a private school,
so I'm doing the least I can by earning my own pocket money.
What's wrong, Kitahara-kun?
Nah, it's nothing.
She's nothing like what the school idol should be.
I should go.
Sorry for disturbing you at work.
B-But...
Don't worry.
I won't tell a soul about this.
No matter how lame this secret may be.
The way you put it kind of bothers me.
See you.
Sorry, Ogiso.
Wait a second!
Um...
Could we meet again in an hour?
I'm home!
What?!
It's already this late?
What should I go with?
It'll definitely work out this time.
Kakushite oita kotoba ga horori
The words I had kept to myself
Koborete shimau ikanaide
Came spilling out of me, "Please don't go"
Akujo ni naru nara
If I'm going to be a wicked woman
Hadashi de yoake no densha de naite kara
It'll be after I've had a good cry riding the early morning train barefoot
Namida poroporo poroporo nagarete karete kara
After my tears have all streamed down my face and dried away
Thank you for listening!
Did I weird you out?
Nah, not really.
I come here alone once every week.
It's weird after all, huh?
Not at all!
I can understand. Some girls are like that.
Actually, I haven't told anyone about this hobby either,
so I'd appreciate it if you kept this and the job thing a secret.
Why would I tell anyone?
Nobody would believe me, anyway.
Thanks.
Your words do kind of bother me, though.
What made you tell me about it, then?
You were about to give up on asking me to join the band, right?
I don't want that.
You asked me yesterday if I liked to sing, and I said that I liked it quite a bit, remember?
Sorry, I lied.
But you were having so much fun...
Yeah!
I really, really love singing!
So much that I could sing all day!
Er...
So um...
I was actually really interested in joining your band.
Today's Featured Artist
Ogata Rina
Special
Available song list
Glass no Hana
Lyrics
Arisato Izumi
Composer
Fujima Hitoshi
Red Orpheus ~Aka no Shinwa~
Lyrics
Yoshio Tsurumi
Composer
Lyrics
Yoshio Tsurumi
Composer
Chuujo Misa
But I wasn't confident enough at the time,
Dangan Shoujo (Muse)
Lyrics
Ramu Mika
Composer
Lyrics
Sutani Naoko
Composer
Nakagami Kazuhide
Lyrics
Sutani Naoko
Composer
Shimokawa Naoya
and I didn't want to stand out.
Ogiso?
But I don't know if I'll ever get a chance like this again.
In every sense of the word.
Every sense?
Kitahara-kun, I'm sorry.
I refused yesterday,
but do you still have an opening for a vocalist?
There's nobody who could fill the spot but you.
Then please let me join!
I'll come to practice.
I'll even enter the Miss Houjou Prep contest!
So let me sing along to your guitar playing.
Thanks, Ogiso.
No, thank you!
Okay, let's do our best to prepare for the school festival.
Next Song
Morikawa Yuki
Allow me to introduce myself.
I'm Ogiso Setsuna from Class 3-A.
I'm part of a family of four with my parents and my younger brother.
English is my best subject.
My worst subject is, um...
I'm ashamed to say this, but Classic Lit, I guess?
Even if I'm ridiculed for not being good enough on stage at the festival,
I promise to keep singing till the end.
Please bear with me.
Hey, Kitahara-kun.
With this, I no longer have any secrets left.
They've all been revealed to you.
Surechigau mainichi ga
The days in which we miss each other
My bad.
Let me correct just one thing.
Fuete yuku keredo
Grow in number
Ogiso Setsuna was,
Otagai no kimochi wa itsumo
But our feelings for each other are always
without a doubt,
a completely flawless idol.
Soba ni iru yo
Right by our side
Music Room 2
Wha—
I'm Ogiso Setsuna.
I'll be joining the Light Music Association today.
Pleased to meet you.
Say what?
Well, I totally understand if you can't believe it.
But, you know,
I guess this is reality—
Nah, I was just surprised by your lightning quick moves.
I figured this would more or less happen in the end.
So you knew about her hobby?
I found out recently.
I did think it was quite the weird hobby to have,
but you've got a keen eye for this stuff.
Is it that unusual?
Whatever.
Anyway, well done, Haruki!
We've recovered what we lost with Yanagihara Tomo and then some!
Please don't tell Yanagihara that.
Setsuna-chan!
Welcome to the Light Music Association!
We're happy to have you!
Th-Thanks.
Um...
Get your hands off her!
Also, did you just call her "Setsuna-chan" out of the blue?
W-Well, we've got the strongest nuclear w—
I mean vocalist, so I was overjoyed.
Weren't you going on and on about "defeating Ogiso Setsuna" until recently?
I'm Iizuka Takeya, the president of this association.
Let's do our best to prepare for the school festival.
Hey!
Damn you!
Oh, so you're the pianist.
I'm Ogiso Setsuna from Class A.
Thank you for having me.
Pianist?
Music Room 2
I see.
The pianist in Music Room Two, huh?
He'd accompany my guitar playing perfectly from time to time.
That's some serious talent right there.
What's that supposed to mean?
But, Haruki,
the fact that he uses Music Room Two means...
Yeah.
It means he's a music student.
One of the top students too, to boot.
After all, rumors say the room next door's only used for practicing for contests and exams.
Yeah.
Guess we're back to square one with Setsuna-chan, too.
She only joined because she thought that pianist was a member too, right?
Yeah.
But in truth, the only other members are two guitarists,
and one of them is a beginner of just six months.
If she ever finds that out...
Yeah.
How did I not realize something so simple until now?
So yeah.
Unfortunate as it is, Haruki—
We have a music student right there.
He's an elite, top-class student, right?
He'll be able to perform with us even without much practice!
Wait, don't tell me you'll...
Just you wait, elite student guy!
I'll get you to join us for sure!
I'm never talking to anyone in the music program again.
Told you it was a bad idea.
What, you guys went over to Class H?
To that den of arrogant freaks?
Their insults were about twenty times worse than I'd imagined.
Sorry to hear that.
Show me some sympathy, too. I got dragged into this.
But what was that all about?
What do you mean?
None of them are using Music Room Two.
We asked everyone in the music program about it, from freshman to senior year.
So who the hell is the guy who plays the piano there?
That reminds me of this story I heard.
Someone apparently committed suicide at Music Room Two around twenty years ago.
A male student who was preparing for a contest
Either way, don't you think the seniors were acting kinda weird?
let the pressure get to him and jumped out of the Music Room Two window.
Yeah, it's probably true that they're not the using the room,
but they're definitely hiding something.
Ever since then, students have reported hearing the sound of a piano coming from the supposedly empty room,
Maybe they actually know who plays the piano there.
Why would they hide it from us, then?
along with a voice saying, "This isn't the sound I'm looking for!"
Good question.
This story got really popular among the girls.
The plot keeps thickening.
But that's not all there is to it—
Anyway, what will you do today?
I'll wait for him to show up at Music Room Two again, of course.
Like hell I'm going to give up!
As my friends, you could've at least given me some attention.
Music Room 1
Music Room 2
He didn't show up for three straight days.
Either way, we're running out of time.
What now?
Well...
I'll think about it tonight.
We're dealing with a god who won't leave Amano-Iwato even if we play the guitar right outside.
Don't you have any other ideas?
Don't rush me.
Anyway, I need to get my bag from the classroom.
Okay.
I'll see you by the shoe lockers, then.
S-Sorry.
Hey, wait a second.
Hold it!
You seem to be ignoring me lately.
Did I do something wrong?
I'm sorry if I hurt you without realizing it,
so please tell me what I did wrong.
I won't know if you don't tell me.
Please don't be mad at me.
We sit next to each other in class, after all.
Hey.
Wanna stop by somewhere on the way home?
Sure.
Let's go to a restaurant or something and discuss what to do next.
You're in charge of dealing with the music student, so leave me out of this.
Remind me who the leader of the association is, Prez.
I once read in a book that a leader must be able to trust his subordinates to do things.
That's called "passing the buck"—
Hang on.
I mean, what's the point of discussing things anyway? You always get your way—
Shut up for a sec!
What's gotten into you?
It's coming from Music Room Two!
It's happening!
Damn it!
The door's locked!
Calm down, Haruki.
We've got him trapped.
If we wait here, he'll come out eventually.
Eventually? When's that?
We're out of time, you know!
Hey!
We looked all over for you, Haruki.
We have a request to make regarding our allocated space for the school festival.
I don't have the time for that—
Takeya.
If something bad happens to me,
please take care of the rest.
If I had to choose, I'd rather turn a blind eye to it all.
Then don't choose!
Anyway, here I go.
Careful out there, black belt.
A girl?
Haruki!
C-Crap, this isn't good!
Hang in there, Haruki!
Damn it!
Is this the curse of the guy who committed suicide by jumping out of the window twenty years ago?!
Oh...
So you were listening to that story?
You fool.
Kaeranai hibi dakishimeta mama
I cling to memories of a time that won't return
Don't make me use my precious hands for something like this.
Itsuka sou itsuka
I was afraid that, eventually
Touma?!
Yowai kokoro ga tsukamaru mae ni
You'd win this frail heart of mine
Touma Kazusa.
She constantly has this frown on her face.
Sotto anata wo toozaketa
So I secretly distanced myself from you
And when she doesn't, she's fast asleep.
She's my somewhat difficult classmate.
It was you?
The pianist was you, Touma?!
Konna kimochi tsurasugiru yo
These feelings are too painful to bear
That was the first time I ever touched her hand,
and it was nothing like I'd imagined.
It was big, tough, and...
Anata wa dare nano
Just who are you?
covered in calluses.
Doko ni kakureteta no
Where have you been hiding all this time?
Hidoku obieteru utsumuita mama no
Terrified and downcast
Real na watashi ga matteta
The real me was waiting for you
Mata ano kisetsu yozora wa shiroku
It's that season again, the skies are white at night
Anata mo ite
And you're here with me
Furete konaide
Please don't touch me
Ureshii kedo
As happy as it makes me
Kokoro ga itai
It makes my heart hurt even more
Hanashitaku nai
I don't want to let you go
Hanaretaku nai
I don't want to leave you
Demo akirameteta
But I've given up hope
Tada soba ni ite
Just stay by my side
Soredake de ii
That's all I need
Sunao ni wa narenai keredo
Even if I can't be honest with myself
The Neighboring Pianist and Guitarist