Well, apparently I've discovered that
I can take these yawn-filled days
And turn them into movies
I've found the secret and trick to it
Under this sky where we don't get along
I closed my heart and locked it
That's how I've managed to live my life
And the melodies now overlap
I wanted a sign, no matter how small
That I could actually find better than any streetlight
I put a ribbon on each of the sights that my eyes pick out
And I collect them like souvenirs as I continue down this path home
The seasons each say hello, and I shed a few tears as I go
Where should I begin to talk about this way home that you've given me?
I walk and walk and sometimes rush on my way to see you
I run and run, wait, no, I should still walk on my way to see you
Sometime Last Month
We came to an official agreement.
It'll be executed next month, on the 10th.
Sir, I offer my condolences.
"Sir," eh? You won't have to call me that much longer.
The Desmond Group...
You needn't say anything else.
Can't fight the times.
Our business was basically a candle flickering in the wind.
What am I going to tell my son?
How am I supposed to tell him
our Glooman Pharmaceuticals company will cease to be in less than a month?
A REVENGE PLOT AGAINST DESMOND
Everything feels so much more peaceful now that our tests are over.
I didn't get any Tonitrus Bolts, so Papa is also at peace.
Oh, is my sweet Loid pretty strict?
Papa is a monster when it comes to the mission.
He's a perfectionist.
I see. I guess it can be pretty rough when a parent's expectations are so high.
But...
My sweet Loid sounds like an amazing monster, too!
Desmond-Style...
Rolling... Sweep!
Well played, Lord Damian!
Our school is cleaner already!
Wow, Damian. I guess you're amazing at cleaning, too.
You spun around so much.
Kids who get Stella through sheer talent are something else.
But of course.
Hey, we should have a study session
at Damian's place next break to get to know each other better.
Ooh, I want to go!
Ugh! They're so dumb, showering him with praise like that.
I'm impressed with his test results, but he's still a huge brat.
I would also like to study at Second Son's home.
Say... Is that really what's going on with you and him?
With me and him?
I'm sorry for calling him a huge brat.
I hate him.
Lord Damian, please observe my Fire Strong Axel Final Strong Dust Pan, too.
Hey, would you boys stop playing around?
I will never forgive you, Desmond.
I will never, ever forgive you.
I've brought you a dust pan, Damian.
Oh, thanks.
Who's that?
Huh? George?
George Glooman. He's in our class.
How... How did he get a Stella?
The plan has failed.
I even had my butler hire a spy to change all of his test results to failing scores.
This is three months' worth of my allowance. Hire an amazing spy with it.
As you wish.
There's a spy boss in our class?!
So the spy Papa fought the other day...
So, hey. More importantly, what do you like about Damian?
Anya is curious about that guy. Who is he?
Huh? No way. Are you, like, okay with any guy, Anya?
Don't bother with that guy. He's so, well, gloomy.
No, don't give up yet, George.
If you can force him to get expelled...
He's trying to get Second Son expelled?!
Not all hope is lost.
Oh?
This is a cigarette butt.
Damian... don't tell me you...
What? I've never even smoked before.
Sir, I need you right away!
Hey, stop! I told you it's not mine!
What the heck are you doing?
What's going on here?
I was trying to report the cigarette I found, and then he punched me.
Ow...
What?!
What?! Explain yourself, Damian!
If this is true, you're in a lot of trouble!
Lord Damian would never do anything like that!
He's lying!
Y-You two are Damian's followers. I can't trust your word against his.
Second Son wouldn't do that.
Anya was watching.
He just fell down on his own.
Wh-What in the world...
It's like her eyes see through everything!
Sh-She's the girl who got a Tonitrus Bolt on the first day of school.
Oh, no. She's bad news.
My thirty years as a teacher are telling me this.
D-Don't go trying to bother your teacher with your silly games.
Get back to cleaning. Honestly...
You...
Heh. I can't let you get expelled.
Plan B will be ruined.
Y-You were so cool, Anya! Even I felt like squeeing!
Squee?
I'm sure your feelings got through to Damian.
What?! Wh-Wh-Wh-What the heck are you talking about?!
No one asked you to help! I coulda handled it myself!
Yeah! Why did you get in the way?
Huh?
More importantly, who the hell do you think you are?
What are you trying to pull?!
What do you have against me?
Damn it! It's no use! My life is over!
Huh?
Your family's company went bankrupt?
That's right! Today, in fact.
Huh? That's really unfortunate and all, but I have nothing to do with that.
Your company is the one that crushed mine.
Huh?
I-I guess I did hear something about the Desmond Group
and Glooman Pharmaceuticals on the news.
If you had failed your tests and gotten expelled,
I thought the ensuing chaos in your family might've kept our company from going bankrupt.
Crushed?
Father's company would never do something so evil!
Don't try to drag me into these adult matters in the first place!
Yeah! That's going too far!
You're right.
But as things stand, I'll be forced to leave the school because of some dumb adults.
What? You're quitting?
If I can't stop the company from going bankrupt, my family will lose it.
Which means I'll obviously have to say goodbye to this school, too.
I envy you, Damian. You've been blessed with a good family, and you're popular.
Of course you'd get Stellas.
You've nothing in common with filth like me.
L-Lord Damian got his Stella because he's talented!
His family's got nothing to do with it!
Yeah! It's your own fault that you're not popular!
It's because you're a gloomy jerk!
Shock!
Hey.
The groupies are shitheads, too.
Shut up! Shut your mouths! You could never understand how I feel!
I wanted to experience my youth to the fullest in this school, too!
But even that turned into a fleeting dream!
If I'm bowing out after this, why am I even bothering with cleaning this courtyard?!
Isn't there something wrong with filth like me picking up this filth?!
I see how it is!
No one said anything like that.
Calm down.
Damn it all! I'm going to curse this world!
C-Come on, cheer up. I'll buy you some juice or something.
Er, I guess you probably wouldn't want that.
Sorry.
Boy, I sure would love a drink right now.
Huh?
The juice...
Today's gonna be my last day at school, after all.
If I don't take you up on that offer now, I'll never...
I-I'll go buy something.
Huh? Uh, sure.
Thanks. I feel a tiny bit better.
S-Sure...
Come to think of it,
I never ordered the most expensive caviar bowl you could get for lunch.
Who knows how I'm going to end up from the regret
of not being able to eat it before I'm as good as expelled?
Oh, yeah. I've always wanted to know what it feels like to have a Stella on my chest.
Will someone lend me theirs?
You little—
I was working really hard to earn a Stella myself.
But I couldn't concentrate on my studies after hearing about the bankruptcy.
I know it's unfounded, but my grudge against the Desmonds is taking control.
Ah! Someone take a photo!
Give it right back.
Okay, next...
Hey, don't get ahead of yourself!
Around this time next month, my family probably won't have a dalc to its name.
Then I'm probably going to get kidnapped and trafficked to Westalis.
I'm sure I'll have to live like a slave there.
Oh, poor me...
So let me just enjoy these last few moments of bliss.
Am I so worthless that I don't even deserve that?!
Don't worry. The West is a safe place.
Papa and that important lady are both really nice.
She doesn't know a thing about Westalis. Is she trying to console me?
Everyone's being so nice.
No one's ever been this kind to me.
Huh? There's...
saltwater pouring out of my eyes.
George...
Can I ask for just one more thing?
I was really looking forward to the choral contest at the end of the year.
I want to connect with all of you through song.
Can I? That's probably asking for too much...
Huh? We're also...
Becky... for real?
Everyone...
Thank you, everyone.
Thank you for such wonderful memories.
George.
Here, you can have these.
My own personal school supplies.
They're super expensive.
Even if you quit school, don't you forget about us.
Damian...
Everyone...
You can have my favorite book.
Here's my watch.
Take good care of it.
Anya will give you this leaf she found on the side of the road.
Take care at your new school.
The kids from Class 3 will always be together.
Thank you. I'll do my best!
I'll turn this pain in my heart into strength,
and continue to walk through this life full of hardships
without ever giving up!
Goodbye, everyone.
Goodbye, my beloved Eden!
So, yeah, that happened.
What a lovely story!
I-I see.
But Glooman Pharmaceuticals just got bought out. It's not going bankrupt.
Huh?
Our company was facing a financial crisis, and the Desmond Group saved us from it.
Management will change,
but they welcomed me and the whole research team with open arms.
I couldn't be more grateful for such a positive turn of events.
Because I'll be losing my title as CEO and the Glooman Pharmaceuticals name will be lost,
I was trying to figure out the best way to tell you...
Th-Then...
What about living in Westalis as a slave? What about school?
Hm? What are you talking about?
You'll continue going tomorrow as usual.
Have you finished your homework?
You better give everything back to us.
You better pay us back for that juice.
Anya, you need to get up, or you'll be late for school.
Breakfast is ready, so go wash your face and get changed.
Okey-dokey...
Oh, no! I overslept!
Anya's starting her morning in huge trouble!
Hey, stop talking with your mouth full.
If you continue to be late and forget things, you'll continue getting punished.
If you end up with eight Tonitrus Bolts, you'll be expelled.
Be careful.
Th-They're so strict.
Thank goodness she made it on time.
Well, I'm going to head to the hospital.
What about you, Yor?
I'm only working half a day today, so I don't have to be at city hall until the afternoon.
Then you'll be able to relax a bit. I'll be going, then.
Have a good day. Do your best at work.
I see you got to sleep in a little today, too.
That's...
Please excuse me, Miss Anya.
Oh, no! Did she forget something?!
Anya Forger! You will be expelled for forgetting something!
Shock!
Patooey.
Oh, no! Miss Anya, you mustn't! Loid will be so sad!
Borf.
I can't waste any time.
I must deliver this to Miss Anya!
MAMA BECOMES THE WIND
Um... The bus stop is...
It's not a school bus, so I'll have to transfer somewhere.
H-Huh?
But is the bus or the trolley faster?
Oh, goodness!
Time just keeps passing!
What will I do if I don't make it in time for her gym class?
Hup!
Excuse me, I do beg your pardon...
Wait for me, Miss Anya!
I-I'm here...
But I wonder where Miss Anya is.
I seem to recall her saying that each lesson is in a different classroom.
If you continue to be late and forget things, you'll continue getting punished.
If you end up with eight Tonitrus Bolts, you'll be expelled.
That's right! I have to keep the fact that she forgot something a secret!
That means I won't be able to ask anyone.
I'll have to find her on my own!
It turned out so good!
Let's go.
Maybe I'll show my mom when I get home.
Hey, did you hear about the ghost that appears in Tower B?
The Mysterious Spider Woman. Hiss!
You dummy. Of course nothing like that exists...
* She's looking for Anya
The Spider Woman!
I shouldn't be drawing attention to myself.
Hmm... One wrong move and I might be kicked out.
I know! Maybe I could wear a disguise.
Then I can look for Miss Anya without worry.
Ma'am!
Biology for Good Boys and Girls
Ma'am!
Foreign Languages
Ma'am!
Language for Good Boys and Girls
Please tell me how to do this!
Um... Uh?
Ma'am!
Tell us!
L-Let's not... There must be another way.
Oh? These animals are the ones from the entrance exam.
Oh, no! I'll be caught!
Yor? What's she doing there?
Did she figure out I was actually using work
as a cover so I could infiltrate the school and decide to follow me here?
No, that couldn't possibly...
Hm? She seems to be holding something.
Miss Anya, where are you?
Miss Anya...
Miss Anya!
Mama!
Shh!
Miss Anya!
Oh, thank goodness I found you!
Here, you forgot this.
Are you all right?
Did I reach you before your gym class?
Is something the matter, Miss Anya?
We don't have gym class today.
Huh?
So I don't need my gym clothes.
What?!
Oh, no...
B-But...
It's a good thing she didn't actually forget anything.
Yor!
L-Loid? Didn't you go to the hospital?
I did. And after that, I went on a house call for a patient recovering at home.
What are you doing here, Yor?
Huh? Well, actually...
I see. So you came to bring something you thought Anya had forgotten.
Thank you very much.
I was wondering what was going on,
but I guess I didn't need to actually run into her to check.
Oh, no... I just had the wrong idea and wasn't of any use anyway.
If I had only checked her schedule...
I'm a failure as a mother.
That's not true!
If Yor continues to be depressed, it'll affect the mission!
I know.
I was thinking of having lunch somewhere before heading back to the hospital.
Would you care to join me, Yor?
I'd love to!
There's actually a place nearby that has a wonderful lunch menu.
Oh, how exciting!
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