"As one encounter led to a double romance three beating hearts played gentle melodies." "I, Kasuga Kyosuke, 15 years old am living the best years of my youth!" "That's the accelerator screamin', as the tires are squealing' takin' you along, a girl I hardly knew, in my speeding' coupe." "You slammed the door, evadin' the shadows that followed sayin' "Take me anywhere, Just go!"" "An encounter is like a highway junction..." "I've fallen in love with you - that I realized by the time the seaport was in sight..." ""Take me to Summer Side"" "Sayin' that you desire tenderness over a caress..." ""Night of Summer Side"" "...the way you avoided me, using' that naive look, wasn't so innocent." ""Take me to Summer Side"" "Sayin' that you desire a caress over loneliness..." ""Night of Summer Side"" "...the way you looked into my eyes as you turned back wasn't so innocent." "That Kid's My Rival" " Midterm Exam of Love." "Oniichan!" "When are you getting up?" "!" "Oniichan!" "Oniichan!" "Oniichan!" "When are you getting up?" "!" "We'll have to leave without you." "We made sandwiches for you." "Eat them before you go, okay?" "Already?" "!" "Oh!" "I'm late!" "D..." "Dad!" "Didn't you know that was my breakfast?" "Umm..." "O..." "Oh, is that right?" "I didn't know." "Sorry about that." "I'm leaving!" "If you skip breakfast, your "power" won't last to the end of the day!" "Er..." "On the other hand, you're not supposed to use the Power!" "What's going on?" "!" "Why are you following me around?" "!" "You're Kasuga Kyosuke, aren't you?" "Yeah, so?" "I'm Hino Yuusaku." "Just 'cause you've gotten to know her a little, don't think you can get fresh!" ""Her?" He couldn't have meant..." ""Just for tonight... can you let me stay over?"" "I'll show you!" "I'll win her back from you!" "This seemed to be... much stronger than my Power..." "Ugh!" "No way!" "Oh, well..." ""Koryo Sr.  Jr." "High Schools" " First Semester Midterm Exam Schedule"" "Oh, come on!" "No way!" "Couldn't they arrange things better?" "!" "That's awful!" "I knew this was coming..." "I'd been taking things too easy." "First there was this morning, then this second blow, a double-whammy." "Say, Kurumi... you know that conniving old fart teacher of yours?" "Well, this happens to be the exam he gave me when I was a freshman." "I'm pretty sure that he's gonna use the same questions again!" "You're so smart!" "Well, how 'bout we... go to a shop after school that's got great cakes and have a private study session..." ""Cake?" "!" Sure, I'll go!" "Komatsu!" "Oh, what is it, Oniitama?" ""Oniitama:" baby-talk for Oniichan." "Oh, Oniichan!" "Komatsu is so helpful!" "It's VERY obvious what he wants to help himself to!" "...so, this is what happens here, Manami." "Aha..." "You're so smart, Hatta!" "Hatta!" "What kinda sneaky stooges are they?" "!" "Oh, gosh..." "I just can't understand this..." "For language class we'll only be tested on stuff up to Dazai Osamu's short story on pg. 28, right?" "What are the kanji for "Dazai?"" "You're so lame!" "What if you have to write the characters?" "!" "What a bogus pun!" "You're the one who's even more lame!" ""Dasai":" "lame, dumb, etc." ""Dazai": author's name." "What is it?" "What's the matter?" "Sheesh!" "Ayukawa thinks she's cool or something!" "Yeah!" "She may be a delinquent, but she's got brains; she doesn't need to study!" "Ayukawa..." "Ayukawa is the only one here who's not worried about the exams." "She's awesome, like I've always thought..." "Now, what's with that kid, Yuusaku, or whatever his name is...?" ""Jr." "High Library"" "I can't figure this one out either!" "What?" "!" "This too?" "!" "But we studied this in grammar school!" "Well, I can't figure it out!" "Besides, your teaching style is very good, so..." "It's not a matter of teaching style;" "this is a grammar school..." "Say, Sempai, will you please tutor me everyday until the exam?" "What?" "!" "Everyday?" "!" "Shhhh!" ""Let's try to keep the library quiet" "Take Care of the Books" Etc., Etc., Etc." "I bet that I'd do really well on the exam, if you do!" "Well..." "I guess I don't mind, but..." "YES!" "Darling!" "We'll do great!" "Hikaru!" "Shhh!" "Shhh!" "Shhh!" "Sorry!" "Sorry!" "Is someone staring at me?" "!" "Huh?" "What's wrong, Sempai?" "Er... no big deal..." "That certainly was... him, from this morning... that kid!" "Hello!" "Oh...?" "Welcome, Kasuga!" "Howdy!" "Hello!" "Is that a study guide?" "Yeah." "A coffee for you, Kasuga?" "Oh... yes." "A-ha..." "Even you study for exams, eh, Ayukawa!" "What do you mean, "even" me?" "!" "Sorry." "I guess everybody's pretty concerned about the exams." "You sound confident!" "But you know, our school's exams are kind of tough!" "I decided to make you an iced coffee." "We started serving it here today!" "We don't have other customers now, so it's on me." "Oh..." "Thank you very much." "Actually, I was near the bottom of the top third at my previous school!" "What...?" "!" "How can you be studying impossible stuff like this?" "!" "These are only the basics!" "If you want to finish the exam, you need to be able to apply this stuff." "Ap...ply?" "But, I could see you being at the top of the middle third." "The bottom of the top third!" "Okay then, why don't we study here 'til the exam?" "What?" "!" "Sure!" "We'll review starting from the freshman-level basics, okay?" "No way could I mention Hikaru now..." "I'm irresolute as irresolute can be!" "Meow." "Oh?" "I wonder if that was the cat next door." "It couldn't have... been that kid again!" ""Part-Time Work!"" "What's wrong?" "Oh, er... nothing..." "Geez!" "He's as tenacious as a tabloid photographer!" "I made vocabulary "word cards," just like you said." "Now I can memorize the words wherever I go!" "I suppose..." "And I made them just like yours!" "Like they say; when it comes to studying for exams, quantity beats quality!" "That's right!" "Studying is so much fun!" "No kidding!" "Wanna call it a day?" "What?" "!" "Already?" "!" "School's closing at five." "We still have five more minutes!" "Let's do it as long as we can!" "Okay..." "Sempai, I hope that we can do this again tomorrow." "Okay, see you!" "I've got to use my Power if I want to get to ABCB ASAP!" "Where did he disappear to?" "!" "Whew... it's only the Mr. Fried Chicken mannequin!" "I think that in studying for exams it's the quality, not the quantity, that counts!" "Oh, yes!" "Yes, that's right!" "Certainly, of course!" ""Concentration" is the key, you know." ""Concent...?" "!" "Concento:" concent(ric plug) = Wall-socket / power plug" "You should know that, if you were at the bottom of the top third." "Sure!" "Concent... concent..." "Oh!" "Here it is!" "I get it!" "It's the wall socket!" "No, it's "con-cen-tra-tion!"" "I was just trying to make a joke!" "Sure you were..." "Shit!" "I knew that guy would be here again!" "But, man, how did he get here so fast?" "!" ""History;" "Historical Figures 2, Jr." "High;" "Social Studies;" "Jr." "High Math."" ""Japanese Problems, Grade 7;" "Reference Guidebook" " Japanese."" ""English Vocabulary for Exams;" "Science Problem Solving."" "Listen, Hikaru... it's not the quantity that counts, you know!" "When it comes to studying for exams, it's the quality, not the quantity that counts!" "What you need to do is apply powerful "concentration."" ""A wall socket...?"" "Con-cen-tra-tion!" "What?" "!" "You still don't know this material?" "!" "This is a freshman-level question!" "So, if "or" is used in an imperative sentence like this..." "So, if "or" is used in an imperative sentence like this it's not offering a choice, but it's saying that you must do something, as in "...or else!"" "Sempai, you sure know your stuff!" "The square root of 3 is 1.7320508..." "Mnemonic: 1.7320508 = hi-to-na-mi- ni-o-go-re-ya = "go treat people"" "The square root of 3 is 1.7320508..." ""Use an 'oar' to 'swiftly' cross the river"" " Relative pronouns." ""Use an 'oar' to 'swiftly' cross the river"" " Relative pronouns." "The Lord of Soga Clan cries like a baby;" "'tis 645 AD" " The Taika Reforms." "The Lord of Soga Clan cries like a baby;" "'tis 645 AD" " The Taika Reforms." "But, I feel like I'm only parroting what Ayukawa says..." "If I use my Power like this day after day it's clear that I'll become completely exhausted." "...and so, this is what's gonna happen to this part..." "Kasuga!" "Sorry!" "Could you go over that part for me one more time?" "Oh well..." "It was... a scent that was most mesmerizingly wonderful." "I did notice a sweet scent when I was dancing with Hikaru..." "But, this scent is..." "more sensual..." "I'm back." "Thanks for minding the store for me." "Oh!" "Welcome back." "Can I help you carry your things?" "Thank you!" "Damn!" "Just when it was getting good!" "Well then, I'll see you tomorrow!" "See you!" "What a great day today was... and no sign of Yuusaku either!" "Hey, what's your hurry?" "The mannequin?" "!" "What'cha doing looking there?" "!" "Oh!" "Kasuga Kyosuke..." "I've had a plenty of time... to observe just what kind of person you are!" "Kasuga Kyosuke, you toy with other people's feelings!" "You're a lowlife!" ""Kasuga Kyosuke..." "you're a lowlife!"" ""I'll let you go this time, but sooner or later, I'm gonna have to hurt you!"" "Kasuga?" "Oh!" "What's wrong?" "Why are you staring out the window like that?" "Oh, it's nothing, really." "Here." "My notes for Japanese class." "Oh!" "Thank you!" "They'll be a big help." "He's still looking at me!" "What's wrong, Kasuga?" "Oh..." "You can give them back to me after the exam." "I've memorized them all, so..." "Aha." "Indeed!" "Sempai!" "Sempai!" "Madoka!" "What are you doing over there?" "Nothing much..." "Sempai, isn't that Madoka's notebook?" "Oh, this?" "It's to prepare for the exam, you know." "Oh!" "Then, please use mine too." "What...?" "I'll give it to you later." "Madoka, good luck to you too." "See you!" ""I'll give it to you later," eh?" "Haha..." "Hikaru's so cute... trying to help a junior when she's only a freshman." "R..." "Right..." "Uh..." "Hikaru..." "I..." "I know it's not a very manly thing for me to say this, but..." "What is it?" "Uh... well, I mean... what I mean is..." "I'm kinda in a hurry now, so..." "I'll see you later, okay?" "Hikaru..." "Say, wanna go with me to the bookstore by the train station after school?" "I found a great exam- prep book there." "Oh... after school?" "I've got a previous engagement..." "A previous engagement, eh?" "But, I might be able to, probably after 4:30 or so." "By that time I'll be working at ABCB." "Oh, Yuu!" "Are you doing all right?" "With your exam prep and all?" "Oh, yes." "Thank you." "Good luck to you too, Madoka." "Well, then, I'll see you." "Ayukawa!" "You know that kid?" "!" "Huh?" "Do you know him, Kasuga?" "No..." "What?" "!" "Childhood friends?" "!" "Yeah." "He, Hikaru and I, we all used to play together when we were little." "Aha..." "Hikaru too, huh?" "The three of us... we used to take baths together too." "You bathed together...?" "!" "Ow!" "What are you so surprised about?" "We were little!" "Oh, of course..." "Say, Kasuga... are you hiding something from me?" "Why should I be hiding anything from you, Ayukawa?" "Ayukawa..." "I'm home!" "Hey!" "I got a Chicken Basket for everybody." "Yo, Jingoro!" "I also got you the Fried Fish that you like." "Welcome home!" "Oh!" "Is that from Mr. Fried Chicken?" "Yup." "I just love their mannequin." "Thank you for this feast!" "Say, Papa... is it okay to use the Power on exams?" "Of course not!" "I can't allow such cheating!" "Exams should be taken without using special powers." "That's been the rule in the Kasuga Family for generations." "I see..." "By the way, what happened to Kyosuke?" "He locked himself in his room and told us not to bother him, even for meals!" "R..." "Really?" "Kyosuke said that?" "He's making me proud of him, at last!" "He's realized that, as the heir to the Kasuga legacy..." "He didn't say he was studying for the exam, though." ""Concentration..." Concentration!" ""Concentration..." Concentration!" "This isn't helping." "I'm not learning anything." ""Just 'cause you've gotten to know her a little, don't think you can get fresh!"" ""Yeah." "He, Hikaru and I, we all used to play together when we were little. "" ""Good luck to you too, Madoka. "" "Childhood friends..." "Maybe he's seen a side of Ayukawa that I haven't..." ""Yippee!" "Yippee!"" ""Oh, boy, am I pooped!"" ""Why don't we take a bath?"" ""Madoka, I'll wash your back for ya!"" ""Sure, please... "" "He hasn't just seen "a" side, he's seen all of them!" "Besides, Ayukawa might find out from him about me studying with Hikaru!" "And strength-wise, I can't compete..." "What am I going to do?" "!" "Because of this and that, I couldn't study at all!" "And now, it's the day before the exam!" "...we'll only be tested on stuff up to Dazai Osamu's short story on pg. 28, right?" "What are the kanji for "Dazai?"" "You're so lame!" "What if you have to write the characters?" "!" "Look... it's the day before the exam!" "Knock it off already!" "We're jealous of you, Kasuga!" "That's right!" "I mean, you've got to know your stuff if you're privately tutoring Hikaru!" "You must really know your stuff!" "I saw you... at the library yesterday!" "You lucky bastard!" "Th..." "That... just happened..." "I'll take that notebook!" "Calm down." "No harm done!" "Lemme go, you!" "Wow... it says, "Special Exam Prep Notes!"" "Gimme that!" "Ayukawa prepared this notebook just for me." "I can't possibly let a bunch of guys like these see it!" "Ayukawa and..." "Yuusaku?" "!" "What's he... talking to her about talking so friendly and all with Ayukawa?" "C..." "Can't be..." "Kasuga..." "Huh...?" "Ayukawa!" "What're you gonna do, Kasuga?" "What?" "He says... he's really in love, after all." "What?" "!" "So he was going after Ayukawa, just like I thought!" "He just told me... straight from the heart." "He said, since we were little, he was in love with Hikaru." "Huh?" "!" "With Hikaru?" "!" "Hmm... since he was little, eh?" "Kasuga, what are you gonna do?" "What do you mean what...?" "But, good thing Yuusaku wasn't in love with you, Ayukawa, so..." "So it turned out that Ayukawa wasn't the one Yuusaku was in love with..." "Even better, she didn't find out about what I was doing with Hikaru..." "Whew..." "It's over at last!" "Say, Sempai as a reward for all your tutoring, will you let me buy you a coffee at ABCB?" "Thanks..." "WHAT?" "!" "Okay?" "!" "I have to s...study for the exam tomorrow!" "It'll be fine!" "It'll be fine!" "You can do that at ABCB!" "If I go to ABCB with Hikaru, I'm in big trouble!" "Damn!" "I've got no choice!" "This door won't open, Sempai!" "It's strange..." "It's not even locked." "Oh?" "In that case, I guess we can't go to ABCB!" "Hey, what's up?" "What're you doing?" "Sensei!" "Help!" "The door won't open!" "Geez..." "It won't open?" "!" "Whoa!" "Plan Number2!" "That's odd..." "There's no sign of a train, but the gates won't open." "Maybe they're out of order?" "Oh, well let's go through those other gates; they're open!" "Oh, right..." "Oh, it's open now." "Sorry for the inconvenience." "Say, Hikaru... you sure you wanna go there?" "What do you mean am I sure?" "We're here already." "Ah..." "You came here to study, eh?" "Yes, that's right, Madoka." "Uh-oh, here it comes..." "Ah, Kasuga's helping you, eh?" "Yes." "He's been helping me everyday." "What's gotten into you?" "!" "Uh..." "Could I see the menu?" "Oh..." "Hold on a second." "What's wrong with you, Sempai?" "Oh, no, it's nothing..." "That's my water." "Yikes!" "S..." "Sorry!" "Here." "Here you go." "Oh, why, thank you." "You're very welcome." "Sempai?" "Did something you like go up in price?" "It's okay even if it's a little expensive." "It's my treat, you know." "Ayukawa..." "In the end... that night..." "I was so exhausted from too much worrying and Power-using that I couldn't study at all." "No... maybe it's because I was feeling relieved because I found something really nice in the menu." ""I'll bet that you wouldn't like it, being a guy..." ""...if she finds out that I've been tutoring you..." ""...so I won't tell Hikaru about it."" ""To wrap up things..." "I've compiled this notebook..." ""...containing what I think will be the key questions on the exam."" ""My hunch is usually right about such things, so best of luck to you. "" " "Madoka-sensei"" "Was that a bit too sweet of me?" "Since when did you get so sweet, Madoka?" "Truly, Madoka's hunch was so dead-on that she ended up third overall!" ""Ayukawa Madoka"" "However... as for me, I ended up third from the bottom..." ""#255:" "Kasuga Kyosuke" "#256:" "Hatta. #257:" "Komatsu"" "Yo, bud!" "Buddies!" "Chum!" "Perhaps my concentration wasn't what it should have been." "Really, how am I supposed to face Ayukawa?" "So, what is it?" "What was it that you want to talk to me about?" "Uh... well what I wanted to tell you was that..." "What is it?" "Just say it." "That kid... he's gonna tell her about Ayukawa and me!" "N..." "It's nothing at all!" "Ooh, yeow!" "I can't believe him!" "Oh well, anyway, Hikaru didn't find out about us and Ayukawa treated me kindly to boot!" "I feel sorry for Yuusaku, but..." "I got a happy ending!" "Care to explain to me the grade you got, Kasuga?" "!" "So much for the happy ending!" "I dream of casting a spell that captures your heart and makes you crazy about me." "Love is deja vu; an unfamiliar memory." "I feel our lips pressing together." "Love me... tenderly..." "Golden Summer Mirage..." "Someday..." "Someday..." "Please let my body feel your lips on that morning I'll be called your lover." "Someday, someday..." "I'll be waiting for that moment." "I saw Ayukawa yesterday, and went to a semi-decent shop I remember that much, but I can't exactly remember what I did after that." "Oh!" "I forced Ayukawa to kiss me?" "!" "Next time: "Madoka's Private Life?" "!" "A Spark-Colored Kiss."" "I... am not proud of myself!"