Aburatsubo, the Morning Glory, and the Parent Conference
Hurry Nanaka! The parent conferences are going to start!
Okay, okay! I know already!
Mikki, how are you?
How's your father?
My dad, mom, and sister are all fine.
Everyone at Nanaka's is fine too.
Nanaka, I saw your mom yesterday.
Don't remind me!
What should we do?
We can't get in.
Well then, I guess we can't make it to the club meeting today.
We can't do that!
We have to see President Takakura.
Let's go, let's go!
Vice-president Aburatsubo?
I'm really grateful...
but your intentions are mistaken.
Not at all!
You should be in the student council.
With you it would even out the representation.
And secondly, we have to support your mother.
Well, I'm glad you feel that way, but...
Yes!
Aburatsubo?
Geeze...
Excuse me, I've got business, excuse me!
Let me through!
President Takakura?
Oh, nice weather, isn't it?
Pathetic.
What are you doing here?
Is that all? You should just go on through.
Excuse me, please let me through!
Please let me through!
Excuse me,
I have business with Aburatsubo.
Hey you!
Just who do you think you're talking too?
I have no idea.
Well, mine was yesterday.
Mama... with my mother, was yesterday...
That's right.
Well, my parents are suppose to come today at 2.
When were done, I'll go right to the club room!
Okay...
So, what about you, Aburatsubo?
What?
Well...
Mine is scheduled for 2:30.
Okay, then that's the plan today,
We'll follow our schedules,
However,
Aburatsubo and Sawanoguchi will join us after their conferences.
Okay!
Until then, the three of us; myself, Nakatomi, and Aikawa will be in the clubroom...
Th-three of us...
In the clubroom...
President!
What if...
In the clubroom...
While were waiting...
Where's Aikawa?
Where's everyone?
I think Aikawa went to work.
Everyone's left already.
Why, hello there.
We have plans today.
We don't want you wandering about.
What's that?!
We've got a club too!
But...
You do?
You know, originally your puny fake magic trick clubroom,
was lent to you by our manga research club.
Well, yes, that's so, but....
If you're going to bring that up, don't distract the issue with that...
Now then,
Look what turned up.
Now behave yourself.
President Takakura has no backbone, does he?
Sawanoguchi....
We've decided,
We're going to start a new club with Vice-president Aburatsubo.
President Aburatsubo!
You're wonderful!
Bye!
See you, Takeo!
I...
What should I do?
So, what are you going to do?
I must look like an unreliable president.
Yes.
But, we don't rely on you so it doesn't matter.
Should we cancel then?
I'll go tell Sae and Vice-president Aburatsubo.
Yes, I suppose so.
Um...
Would you like some tea?
Aburatsubo?
Oh,
Thanks.
So elegant and noble,
such a wonderful person,
your mother...
Aburatsubo!
Oh, I'm okay.
How would you say it...
She's a cheerful person...
My mother...
It's over already.
Yeah, by myself.
What!
Okinawa?! Why?
PAPA is?!
Excuse me.
That's right, it's quite exciting.
But this time's a national University so...
It'll be a while.
And as long as we're here,
we're going to check into a resort, okay?
Should you do that?
What?
Um...
Ice cream!
No, no!
Okay...
Okay, take care...
What?
In the toilet?
Don't say it like that, it sounds so dirty!
He wasn't in the boy's toilet.
You're completely sure about that?
Of course I am!
I'm so glad!
Yes, there's no way he'd do that, not Aya.
Please forgive me!
As leader, I am the only one allowed to call him Aya.
But I wonder where he's gone?
I'm sorry I'm late!
Huh?
Vice-president Aburatsubo?
Of course they wouldn't be there...
I wonder where President Takakura and the other's are.
I don't know.
Your parent conference was at 2:30,
Is it over already?
Not yet.
I'm going to take a look outside.
Is something wrong?
Um,
It looks like it won't open.
You're right.
We should yell, if we yell, someone will find us.
HEY....
Wait.
I want to stay like this for a while.
Aya!
Aburatsubo!
Do you understand?
But...I think I'd be happy to be loved by someone.
It's not love,
it's an illusion.
But, Vice-president Aburatsubo, you're so smart,
You're good at sports and you're so cool...
That's the truth!
Thanks...
But...
That a bird can fly, is that something to boast about?
Would anyone think anything of a fish that can swim?
Something that's gained without great effort, that's not worth admiration.
I think we should get back pretty soon.
Concentrate.
Yes!
Concentrate hard on where you want to go.
Okay.
Where...are we?
Now I wonder why it didn't work?
I...I'm sorry!
Well, this is no time to be discouraged.
Y-yes, you're right!
I'm sorry!
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
I see, neither of them are there.
What? Is that all?
What are you going to do?
They might have gone home already.
Let's go home too.
What?
Club today is cancelled.
Dismissed!
Are you serious?
Do you really think Sae went home?
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
Sawanoguchi, it might not be your fault.
It's strange that it would fail this much.
Well...
It might be because the mind's concentration is not correct.
You mean yours, Vice-president Aburatsubo?
Is that strange?
No, not at all!
But, you know...it did feel a little strange...
But it'll be okay, right?
Oh yeah!
I'm sure your mother,
will think it's strange that you're not around.
I'm sure she'll come searching for you!
B-but if they're not there....
Sae isn't irresponsible like that!
Sure she's kind of a ditz,
But she wouldn't just go home or ignore the meeting.
She'd never do that!
And Vice-president Aburatsubo too!
He's never done anything improper either!
President...
just what do you think of Sae?
Sawanoguchi...
Uh, y-yes?
Could it...be...
Could it...
Vice-president Aburatsubo, do you hate your mother?
You've come out and asked something difficult, haven't you?
Yes, I'll try my best!
I don't hate her.
It's not that I don't like her,
Yes.
Sometimes...
I just can't take it.
It's okay...
I... can... take it...
Hello?
Yes?
Wh-what do I think of her?
I can't describe such subtle meanings in brief, but...
Well, Sawanoguchi always tries hard, and is a cute underclassman...
I haven't though of any other feelings toward her...
um well, that is, to say anything else would be against what I consciously believe.
Because to favor her more would be wrong,
As President I have to hide those feelings.
I felt I had no choice,
and that's why...
I myself believed it was wrong. But that's not the point, I'm President, it's my duty!
All right!
Thank you Nakatomi! I'm going!
Huh?!
Is it difficult?
no...
I'm fine...
Pretty much...
okay...
maybe, just a little...
What if we get stuck like this for a long time...
What'll you do, Sawanoguchi?
A long time...
like this...
Yes, a long time like this...
A long, long time.
Vice-president... Aburatsubo....
Sorry.
I was just asking.
President, you're going to search for her?
You opened my eyes Nakatomi. Wait for me Sawanoguchi!
I'm coming now to save you!
I'm sorry!
Are you hurt?
Oh my, looks like I've done it again.
Missus?
Oh, Nanaka!
Missus,
welcome to our school.
Welcome to our school!
How do you do!
Do you know where my dear Aya is?
Go... gondola.
Na...Nanaka...
Ka...
Kamakura...
Just now, a little...
Oh he's hopeless, that Aya.
He really likes playing hide and seek.
Hide and seek?
Alright, I'll find you right away!
Vice-president,
It's not "ah", it's "ru"...
Ruby.
When I tell him I'll give him a kiss when I find him,
He'll go and hide somewhere easy on purpose.
He's so cute, my dear Aya.
Aya dear!
Vice-president... Aburatsubo...
It's nothing, I'm okay.
Let's hold on, Vice-president.
I'm sure someone will find us!
Someone...
Like who?
Someone...
like Nanaka, or the teacher,
or like someone...from your class...
or your mother...
Or Takeo?
Yes, that's right!
Takeo...
Yes!
Hello?
Hello, are you in there?
Yes, we're in here!
Takeo!
Is that you, Sawanoguchi?
Yes!
Yes it is!
It's me, President Takakura!
You're safe now!
Sawanoguchi!
Sawanoguchi, it's okay now...
Sae...
I knew you'd come!
I knew you would find where I was.
That's because it was so easy!
I found you, Aya dear!
How about a hug for me too?
HI!!
HUG!!
And now a kiss!
Oh, you're blushing!
Dear Mikki,
At first I didn't know what was going to happen.
But they made it in time.
Everything worked out okay.
We tried to use magic to get out of the clubroom,
We tried all kinds of things...
It didn't work?
Yeah...
It must have been my fault after all.
Really?
But that's great Sae,
You got to talk a lot with Vice-president Aburatsubo, didn't you?
You too, Nanaka!
You were with President Takakura.
I don't know if you could have called that talking....
What, what?
What did you talk about?
What? What about you Sae? What did you talk about?