Synopsis[]
Shizune is leaving for a week to visit her family in a nearby province. But Hisao is hurt that Shizune hasn't invited him, especially since Misha is coming too. All three board a train and arrive at Shizune's father's house, which looks like a mansion. Hisao first meets Hideaki, Shizune's younger brother who Hisao mistakes for a girl due to his immature clothing. Strangely enough, Lilly is there too, with her sister Akira, an androgynous woman dressed as a lawyer. All six of them decide to go fishing on the opportunity to have Lilly cook some fresh fish for dinner. But they spend more time deciding on rules and teams than any actual fishing.
Shizune's father, Jigoro Hakamichi, makes his presence known the next day. He is a boisterous, loud, angry man who wears a Hawaiian shirt and a big beard. He constantly berates Hisao (and most everyone else) for being weak and girly and often says hypocritical or insulting things. One day, when Jigoro is haranguing Hisao that he should be more like him, Shizune and Misha return from shopping. Misha has gotten a drastic new haircut--shorter and sportier. While Jigoro and Misha argue, Shizune and Hisao sneak off. They retreat to Hisao's room and have sex that night.
Misha and Shizune go into town to pick up some last minute souvenirs, leaving Hisao alone with Jigoro. The obstinate man continually provokes Hisao into arguing and defamation, almost causing Hisao to lose his temper. Thankfully, this is the last day of vacation and, despite a harrowing train trip, they return to school. At first, it seems like Shizune is mad at Misha because she's spending all her time in her work. Then Shizune worries that Misha is mad at her because she hasn't been working on Student Council stuff much lately. This all culminates when Misha follows Hisao back to his dorm one night. She feels depressed because she thinks she's been a bad friend and asks Hisao to "comfort her."
The next day, Hisao finds Misha on top of the roof, looking depressed. She confesses that she's been in love with Shizune since she arrived at Yamaku. Once, she confessed her love, but was rejected. Nevertheless, Shizune still sought out Misha because they were friends. She admits some jealousy of Hisao, because he has what she can't. Shizune, oblivious, interrupts and asks them down for Student Council.
Characters[]
- Hisao Nakai
- Shizune Hakamichi
- Shiina "Misha" Mikado
- Hideaki Hakamichi
- Jigoro Hakamichi
- Lilly Satou
- Akira Satou
Scenes[]
- Force Feedback
- United Nations
- Use-Mention Distinction
- Family Plot
- Pangrammatic Window
- Closer[1]
- Confrontation
- The Anchor
- Roadmap
- Acute Triangle
- Dewey Decimated
- Tongue-Tied[2]
- Look Ahead
- Look Aside