"Go to Ibuki-sensei's house?" "Yeah." "We'll meet her in person and ask." "Then we'll know for sure if she's Ibuki-sensei's sister or not." "won't you?" "Fuko will wait here." "too." "She's suspicious." "Why doesn't she want to come with us?" "There might be a reason." "How can we believe her? but it's ridiculous that she's a spirit and her body's at a hospital." "She's human no matter how you look at her." "Well that's..." "I'm sure there's something." "Maybe like a reason that forces her to say she's Ibuki Fuko." "Or maybe she believes she's Ibuki Fuko for some reason." "What kind of reason could that be?" "How would I know?" "Sensei!" "Good evening." "I'm Furukawa." "Nagisa-chan." "How unexpected of you to visit." "Oh." "you're the person that came to buy bread." "you know Ibuki-sensei?" "I gave her Sanae-san's bread once when there wasn't anyone in your store." "So is he your boyfriend?" "No!" "No hesitation." "I didn't mean that I don't like you..." "Um..." "I'm sure there's a person better suited for you..." "Do you already have someone you're in a relationship with?" "I don't have anyone like that." "You don't?" "Nagisa-chan." "P-Please pretend you didn't hear what I just said." "isn't she?" "ah...." "Right!" "Sensei!" "Congratulations on getting engaged!" "I heard you'll soon get married to a person named Yusuke-san." "So we're here to congratulate you." "Who did you hear that from?" "too." "I didn't tell this to anyone but my little sister." "You're sure?" "You've only told your little sister?" "long sleep." "right?" "Yes." "I talk to her often." "too." "But no one else." "Um..." "We heard a rumor about it at school." "Maybe someone who saw you walking with your boyfriend embellished the story." "I see." "Then that makes sense." "How is your sister doing?" "I went to check up on her a while ago." "Her complexion looked better than other days." "I'm not sure if I'll get married or not." "I can't make the decision if I should get married and just have my own happiness." "What's going on?" "I almost couldn't stop myself from telling her that Fuko-chan is at school right now." "You should have." "Everything is solved if we make the two of them meet face-to-face." "But I feel this is something I shouldn't talk about so carelessly." "too." "do you really believe that?" "That she's a ghost or spirit or something like that?" "maybe she overheard the guy talking about it." "but I don't think Fuko-chan is lying." "but... right?" "don't cry." "I won't cry." "Instead..." "I want to help her!" "Help her with what she's trying to accomplish!" "eh?" "What are you going to do about the theater club?" "but I can't leave Fuko-chan alone in the state she is in." "but..." "I'll tag along." "too." "anyway." "Okazaki-san..." "Are you sure Fuko can impose upon you like this?" "I can't let you sleep at school." "right?" "since she comes often to buy bread." "Then we should hide her last name." "okay?" "Okay. you want to let her stay with us for a while." "but what about your family?" "they're horrible parents." "They left her behind and went off for a vacation." "Right?" "Fuko-chan?" "It's Isogai!" "She sure picked a unique one." "Isogai Fuko-chan?" "right?" "You idiot!" "Okazaki-san!" "She took the next-door neighbor's last name!" "Is she the neighbor's relative or something?" "Not at all!" "It's a complete coincidence!" "I see." "So it's a coincidence." "Ibuki"." "Um." "Fuko will be in your care." "she knows her manners." "as well." "Hey!" "I won't forgive you guys if you do it again!" "We're sorry!" "They went to peep on the girl's dormitory again." "They want your attention." "Be a little stricter and I bet they'll stop being stupid." "Is it something like that?" "A slap isn't enough." "I think a joint lock would be enough against them even with a woman's strength." "though." "Okazaki." "You're here?" "peeping tom." "Huh?" "Hold him." "Divine punishment!" "My arm hurts." "Now I can't go mess with the student council." "we won't be doing anything for a while." "We have something else to do now." "Something else to do?" "Yeah." "Babysitting a ghost girl." "Not that I believe she's a ghost." "Huh?" "Ghost?" "too." "So I'll be helping out and keeping an eye on them for a while." "give me tea." "That doesn't follow!" "Hello!" "I'm coming up." "Hello." "What the hell is this?" "!" "?" "!" "I'm bleeding!" "What is this so early in the morning?" "it's Okazaki-san." "Okazaki-san." "Have you all been carving these since last night?" "we're helping Fuko-chan." "Excuse me!" "you have a customer." "You go." "What?" "The shop." "That's not something you should be asking your daughter's friend to do!" "Akio-san." "Sanae-san." "Tell him." "We can carve these while minding the store." "then fine!" "No one said that!" "time for labor." "Yes." "too." "the floor looks like a starry sky." "Why?" "right?" "they're starfish." "Come again?" "They're starfish." "You were making starfish all this time?" "Of course." "Fuko doesn't understand why Fuko would have to carve stars." "That doesn't make any sense." "Starfish make even less sense!" "Seeing them all together makes them very cute." "Starfish~" "Did she tell you these were starfish?" "that's what I thought they were from the beginning." "too?" "since Fuko-chan made them." "I don't care anymore." "Please." "Please." "We managed to give out a lot." "We can give out a lot thanks to you two helping." "Don't you want to meet your sister rather than to do this?" "but Fuko wonders if she'll hear Fuko." "What do you mean?" "Fuko think Fuko is here doing this because Fuko can't see or talk to her." "Because there isn't anything else Fuko can do." "Fuko-chan." "What does your sister call you?" "Fu-chan." "too?" "Yes." "too?" "That'd be horrible!" "Why?" "!" "It just is!" "Why you... you here?" "Welcome." "And this is?" "please take this." "What?" "A present for you." "Thank you very much." "I see." "So she's doing this to get students to celebrate her sister's wedding." "Yes." "And we're cheering her on." "too." "Good luck." "Thank you very much." "don't you?" "Fu-chan?" "Nagisa-san." "You're ignoring me?" "Because you're Fuko's enemy." "I'm not." "Then Fuko's nemesis." "It's gotten worse!" "It'd be better to say you're Fuko's archnemesis." "Okazaki-san!" "You can't pick on Fu-chan." "too." "Fu-chan?" "Calling her name is useless." "She's gone for a while once she's in that state." "Fujibayashi!" "Yes?" "Can you come here for a second?" ""I'm Okazaki;" "I just turned into a girl." "so I want to give her a little warning." "Will you help me out?" "I don't mind." "It falls off every now and then." "I guess." "Yes." "We'll hide and watch." "Is this really for Fu-chan's sake?" "what were we talking about?" "Eh?" "Where did Okazaki-san and Nagisa-san go?" "I'm Okazaki;" "I just turned into a girl." "I'm Okazaki." "I just turned into a girl." "This doesn't make sense!" "Why did you turn into a girl?" "I-It falls off every now and then." "That's too big of a shock!" "So it... falls off every now and then?" "Gosh..." "I-I guess." "You guess?" "!" "It falls off that easily?" "!" "Fuko never knew such a person existed!" "too?" "I guess." "It could happen?" "!" "Fuko is utterly shocked!" "It reattached?" "!" "What are you talking about?" "after all." "Thank goodness." "Fuko thought Fuko might one day become Futaro." "Note: "Taro" is a typically masculine ending for a name you should tell her soon." "There are two Okazaki-sans!" "We split into two on occasion." "Fuko is utterly shocked!" "Tomoya!" "I've been watching!" "Stop playing pranks using my sister!" "Same face!" "There are three Okazaki-sans!" "How much more can she go with this?" "Please." "You're giving these to us?" "It's a big star." "Or maybe it's a starfish?" "You're wonderful!" "You're part of Fuko's starfish alliance!" "What?" "This really is a starfish?" "Yes." "A sculpture of starfish Fuko made with all her heart." "but..." "Give the starfish a hug." "Like this?" "You look wonderful!" "It's great!" "What kind of tastes does she have?" "so seeing them lined up makes them look very nice." "though." "The older one is a gorilla and the younger is a hamster." "Okazaki-san!" "didn't you?" "You can't throw something you received." "Fuko'll be- so I moved without thinking." "Flying starfish..." "It's great!" "Why?" "!" "Everyone is accepting it." "we are picking out kind people." "Mitsui-san!" "It's Ibuki Fuko." "right?" "I recall that." "right?" "Were you released from the hospital?" "Um..." "Yup." "She got released and is starting over as a freshman." "And we have a little favor to ask." "Please accept this!" "What's this?" "A present." "Fuko hopes you can come to Fuko's sister's wedding." "but I can't accept it." "but seniors are at an important time with entrance exams." "I don't want to do anything that leads to a loss of time." "Excuse me now." "Fu-chan... why don't you cheer up already?" "Fuko is doing fine." "I'm saying so because you don't look like it." "Fuko only got to talk to Mitsui-san a little during the entrance ceremony." "It was good enough that she remembered Fuko's name." "Fuko hasn't attended any classes." "Fuko is only picking up extra wood and carving in open classrooms." "too." "All right then." "Time to call Kyou and Sunohara then." "It looks lively even though it's the weekend." "since the Founders Festival's coming up." "They must be getting ready for that." "too." "there they are." "and Fuko-chan." "everyone." "Sorry to have you all come." "you know." "Sunohara-san." "why do we have to do this?" "There are a few reasons behind it." "I'll explain all of them some other time." "Fuko-chan?" "Fuko is a little nervous." "Fu-chan." "Class will be starting soon." "Over here." "Get over here already." "but what are we doing about the teacher?" "That's a problem." "I couldn't ask a real teacher." "Then is one of us doing the teacher role?" "since you're an idiot." "You're so rude!" "Okay." "Class is starting." "Sanae-san?" "Why are you here?" "I heard the story from Nagisa." "allow me to fill the teacher's role." "who is she?" "Nagisa's older sister?" "Something like that." "Hot chick!" "Looks like this'll be a fun class." "We have one person in a different world from the rest of us." "please take your seats." "Sanae-san looks really comfortable with the teacher role." "please introduce yourselves." "Yes!" "I'm Sunohara Youhei!" "The kanji for Sunohara is spring-field." "that's a beautiful name." "Sunohara-kun is an idiot." "Don't go saying things like that!" "She would have found out soon enough." "make up for it with your energy." "I'm Okazaki Tomoya." "I'm a lazy bum at school." "it's nice to handle things at your own pace." "I'm Furukawa Nagisa." "but I want to take the class seriously." "I guess you're this class's class rep." "N-No." "You should become the class rep." "No..." "Rather than me..." "I recommend Fu-chan." "Since this class is centered around Fu-chan." "I like that." "Fuko!" "Are you up for it?" "No objections." "Good luck with the position." "If that's what Nagisa-chan says." "class representative." "Please introduce yourself." "Ibuki- you're not!" "Isogai Fuko!" "Fuko likes starfish." "Good job." "Fuko-chan." "everyone you see around you is your classmate and is your friend." "Let's all get along well." "Yes!" "Let's start the class now." "Class representative." "You have to say the words." "Yes." "Rise." "Bow." "Sit." "Ibuki Fuko... but she's a normal girl no matter how you look at her." "Call Ibuki-sensei to the Founders Festival?" "Yes." "I'm thinking of inviting her to the festival and letting the two of them meet." "I see." "That might be a good idea." "Um... sorry." "Please have this." "I want to let Fu-chan and Ibuki-sensei meet." "We promised to go to the Founders Festival when she enrolls." "Fu-chan." "Yes!"