Next scene : Next day... Minami is rushing to Akoyama International.
Minami : (running towards the building) What the heck!!! I woke up unusually late! I hope I'm not late!!
(She runs through the hallway not minding other students who are gossiping about her. She makes her way to the stairs and goes up hurriedly by skipping steps but she miscalculates and trips, landing on the floor badly. Her books scattered around.)
Minami : Iteeeeeeeeee....! [Awwwww!] (mutters) What an unlucky day... (desperately gathers her stuff)
(A girl named Bich passes by with her friends.)
Margo (Thai) : (chuckles) Would you look at her?
(Minami overhears even though she's busy keeping her things.)
Bich (Vietnamese) : Pitiful. Students shouldn't really be running around.
Mai : Who does? Only her? Is she planning to become a runner?
(They make fun of her.)
Bich : Yesterday, someone told me she was with a hot guy.
Mai : What? No way!
Margo : Definitely no way. She's a tomboy.
Bich : (giggles) It's possible.
Mai : What? If the guy's a... "gay".
(They continue laughing.)
Minami : (gets up and glares at them)
Bich : What are you looking at??
Minami : (chuckles away) Atashi no namae ga warui da to omou, omae no kawaiso. [And I thought my name was bad enough, yours is just a pity.]
Bich : Tch. Don't you go bragging about your Nihongo, Filipino!
Minami : (fixes her hair) Namae wa omae o teigi. [Your name defines who you are.] (smirks and leaves)
Bich : Kuso! You'll have your turn, Naruse-kun!
Scene : Minami sneaks in her class and luckily no one notices. She immediately takes her studying materials and listens to the lecture After class...
Minami : (walking in the hallway while reviewing her notes) ... Kanji's getting really complicated now.*sigh... (sees Christine walking into her office) Ah! Miss Christine!
Christine : Oh! Minami-san! Genki?
Minami : (goes to her) Just finished my class.
Christine : How is it so far?
Minami : Advancing. (shows her the notes)
Christine : Kanji?
Minami : (nods)
Christine : You'll get by, I'm sure. I know you still do advance studies. Right?
Minami : (chuckles) Mochiron. I can't take my studies for granted.
Christine : That's the attitude! Oh,yeah? (looks around) Where's your student? Ren-kun, was it?
Minami : I don't know. Last time he came really early.
Christine : How is he doing? Did you start your lessons already?
Minami : Uh... somehow. (amused) Mostly I just let him do his best to express his thoughts in English... I require him to speak as much as he can with the language.
Christine : Seems like you're getting along fine.
Minami : He's nice.
Christine : (smiles) That's good. At least... (lowers her voice) He's not like the others.
Minami : Yeah... it's a relief. Probably because he's a Japanese.
Christine : Yes. They are nice.
Minami : And not judgmental. (looks around) I wonder if he's already in the campus? (checks her phone)
Christine : Well, I'm not going to keep you from your responsibility, Minami-san. (smiles) Come by the office when you're not busy, okay?
Minami : Okay.
Christine : Ganbatte kudasai, Minami-san~
Minami : Anata mo. Jaa ne~ (goes on her way)
(Outside the building.)
Minami : (thinking of texting Ren) ...Should I? ... (looks at the time) ... I am his teacher... but he's the one who hired me... so I guess he should decide if we'll behaving class or not...? ... hmmm...
(Her cellphone rings.)
Minami : Ooi-... (answers) Hello?
Ren : Hello, sensei! ... ah, warui! "sensei" janakatta. [Oh, sorry! Not "sensei".] Hello, Mi-chan! It's me, Ren-kun!
Minami : (amused) I could tell.
Ren : Ima jamasuru? [Did I disturb you?]
Minami : Iie. Kurasu wa owatta. [Nope. My class is done.]
Ren : Where are you now?
Minami : Mada gakkou. Anata? [Still at school. You?]
Ren : Ge-to de. [At the gate.]
Minami : (looks over further to the entrance gate.)
Ren : (facing her and sees her) (waves his hand) Mi-chan~!
Minami : (chuckles) Chotto matte. Soko ikudarou. [Wait. I'm on my way there.] (hangs up)
(Minami reaches Ren.)
Ren : Yo!
Minami : Yo!
Ren : Just got here.
Minami : Ii yo.
Ren : Let's go?
Minami : Eh? Mata? [What? Again?]
Ren : Doushita? [Why?]
Minami : (thinks) Iyoiyo ressun de shinkoku na koto natta deshou? [Don't you think it's about time we get down to studying for real?]
Ren : (nods) You're right. Dakara,iku ne. [That's why we should go.]
Minami : Ima doko ni iru? [Where to now?]
Ren : (smirks) "Official" no benkyou no bashou e~ [To the official study place~]
Minami : Ehh? Doko? [Huh? Where's that?]
Scene : Ren takes her to "KaKo"cafe.
Ren : (leads her inside)
Kana : Irasshaimase~ (sees him)O! Ren! [Welcome~! Oh! Ren!]
Ren : (waves to her) (looks at Minami) Doozo. [Go ahead.]
Kana : (notices her)
Ren : This is my good friend. Kana.
Minami : (gives courtesy)
Ren : Kana, koitsu boku no sensei itta koto. Naruse Minami. "Mi-chan" tte. [Kana, this is the teacher I told you about, Naruse Minami. 'Mi-chan'.]
Kana : A~ahh. Kono jousei? (becomes interested) (gives courtesy) Yoroshiku ne~ [Oh, right. So it's this girl? Nice to meet you~] Welcome to our cafe.
Minami : Eh? (looks around) Kono cafe anata no? [This is your cafe?]
Kana : Un. Aitsu no ichiban sukina bashou. [Yes. The favorite place of this guy.]
Minami : Sou~ Suteki ne! [I see~it's a lovely place!]
Kana : (observes the way she acts)Naruhodo~ [I see now...]
Minami : (wonders)
Kana : Kimi wa hanbun no Firipinjin desu ne? [You're half-Filipino, right?]
Minami : Hai. (glances at Ren)
Ren : I told her...
Minami : (shocked) Eehhh...?
Ren : (amused) Daijoubu. Koitsu ii no tomodachi. [Don't worry. She's my good friend.]
Kana : Ochitsuite, omae. Kanojo wa mada "sensei" na no. [Take it easy on her. She's still yoursensei.]
Ren : Wakatteru yo. [I know that.](chuckles) Mi-chan. Let's go over there.
(They go sit somewhere.)
Minami : Ah, sou~ Kore. [Ah, yes.Here.] (gives him a USB)
Ren : Nani kore? [What's this?]
Minami : Most common English sentences. It's helpful for communicating. It's an audio lesson.
Ren : Ah! Hontou? [Oh! Really?]
Minami : Un. Nanimo shinai to kiku dake ja. [Yup. Listen to it if you're not doing anything.] (smiles)
Ren : Sankyuu~ Yakunita chimasu! [Thanks! It's helpful!] (keeps it) You're the best teacher!
Minami : Iyaaa... son'na koto nai yo. Mada nanimo shitenai. Kore saishou desu. [Uhh, not really. I haven't really done anything yet... this is just the first.] (smiles)
Ren : (smiles) (realizes something) Mo! Shukudai~ shita. [Oh yeah! Also, I did my homework!]
Minami : Shukudai? [Homework?](wonders)
Ren : (shows her his notebook)Outsmart!
Minami : (amused) Eehhhh~ (reads) Ura o kaku?
Ren : Sou.
Minami : Ahh... now I know~ (tries not to laugh)
Ren : EH?! Shitenai?! [What?! You didn't know?!]
Minami : (chuckling)
Ren : (disbelief) Uso? Kimi shite ne?[You're lying, right? You didn't?]
Minami : O. Shitenai yo. [Yeah. I didn't.]
Ren : (gives her a face) Cheater~!
Minami : (laughs) No.
Ren : Ehhhhhhh...
Minami : I'm not a cheater. I'm your tutor. I just "outsmarted" you. (laughs again)
Ren : (realizes) Ehhhhhhh...(laughs) Tashika ni... uwaaaa... kashikoi no on'na. [Ehhhhh...you're right. Aaahhh... what a clever girl.]
Minami : (points to her head) Sou sou. I always use my head. So should you. Study hard, okay?
Ren : ... okay.
(While the two begins with their tutoring session, Kana observes them from the counter while serving the customers.)
Ren : (memorizing English terms for Japanese words) ... oboeru ... to remember...wasureru... forget... konran suru... to be confuse? ... (stops)
Minami : Zenbu oboeru? ... demo chotto nanka wasurete shimau... yappa konran shita.
Ren : (looks at her, amazed)
Minami : Eigo kudasai?
Ren : E-eeto... chotto.. (thinks)Re...remember everything? but ... forget... something? ...(pause) yappa, I am confused.
Minami : (chuckles) Almost~ Remember everything? But somehow forgetting something. It's confusing, after all.
Ren : (writes it down) "yappa"wa "after all"?
Minami : Un. "Yappa". "Yappari".Sore wa onaji ne. [Yeah. "Yappa" or "Yappari". It's the same.]
Ren : (nods) (continues writing)"nanka"... "somehow"...
Minami : (goes back to her own lessons)
Ren : (notices her writing) ... Kanji?
Minami : Huh? Ah... hai. Chotto muzukashii.[Huh? Ah, yeah. It's a bit difficult now.]
Ren : Kore mo muzukashii. [This is hard too.] (refers to his notes)
Minami : (amused) You're getting there.I'm quite amazed with Japanese people... they know 3 sets of characters. Hiragana to Katakana wa kantan desu... kedo Kanji wa...[ Hiragana and Katakana is easy... but Kanji...] *sigh
Ren : (looks at the set of Kanji)
Minami : I have a test coming next week... (feels hopeless) Dekiru ka dou ka shiranai... *sigh...subete o oboete kurete o negai ne... [I don't know if I'd make it or not... I just hope I remember everything...]
Ren : Tasuketai? [You want me to help?]
Minami : (surprised)
Ren : Tasukete kure darou. [I could.]
Minami : Arigatou ne, demo kekko desu... Eigo o manabu koto ni shuuchuu hou ga ii ne. [Thanks, but it's okay... you better focus on learning English for now.]
Ren : Daijoubu da yo. Kore wa juuyo dakara tasuketainda. [It's alright. This is important for you so I'd like to help you out.]
Minami : Demo- [But-]
Ren : Shiken ni goukaku no? [You want to pass your exams?]
Minami : Ha?
Ren : Test? (thinks) Uh...pass?
Minami : Pass the exams? Is that what you are trying to say?
Ren : Uh... yeah. (unsure)Tabun. (chuckles) (thinks again) Hyaku no paasento? [I think so. 100%?]
Minami : 100%? (confused) What?
Ren : (scratches his head) Ah, mou ii... Ato de odioressun kite... ima, Kanji o benkyou shimashou. [Er, enough with that... I'll just listen to the audio lesson later... now let's study Kanji.]
Minami : (senses his serious intention)... (thinks) ... well... I guess you can help me a bit... I just need to memorize and practice the correct strokes... uh... Imi wa omoidashita to... "order of strokes"... (actions writing)Strokes? Wakarimasuka? Kanji... strokes?
Ren : (just nods) (chuckles)Wakatteru yo. Makaseru. (gets her note pad and looks at the list)... Chanto misete. [I understand. Okay, observe carefully.] (writes the kanji slowly)
(At the counter, Kana glances at them from time to time and seems amused with the two.)
Kana : (goes over their table and offers them drinks) Hai, doozo. [Here you go.]
Ren & Minami : (a little surprised)
Ren : O! Kana. Arigatou~
Minami : Arigatou gozaimasu.
Kana : Anou ne, hanbun no Nihonjin to, kimi no Nihongo wa chanto ite. Sugoi. [You know what, even if you're half- Japanese, you can speak it properly. It's amazing.]
Minami : (speechless) M-maa...arigatou.
Ren : Mi-chan wa joukyusei da yo. Ne? [Mi-chan's an advance student. Right?] (smiles to her)
Minami : Wakaranai. [I don't understand.] (feels funny)
Kana : Maa~ shigoto modoru. (gives Ren an encouraging look) Omae mo ganbatte. Eigo benkyou. [I'll get back to work then. Good luck on your English studies.] (chuckles and goes back to the counter)
Ren : (amused) Chotto kyuukei, na~ [Let's have a short break, shall we~] (sits back and relaxes)
Minami : (wonders) 'Kyuukei' to...nani ka... (recalls) ... 'Joukyusei' ka? ... nani imi desuka? [What's "kyuukei"? And what's the meaning of "joukyusei"?]
Ren : (thinks) Hmmm... eeto desu ne... kyuukei wa... (sits up and tries to do hand signals) ...iya, chotto... [Hmmm... let me see... kyuukei is... ... err,wait.. ] (amused with himself) Kohi... break?
Minami : Coffee break?
Ren : (shakes his head) Anou..."break"? ... chotto yasumi. [A short rest.]
Minami : Ahhh... take a short break?
Ren : (snaps) Hai!
Minami : "Joukyusei" to?
Ren : ...student...
Minami : Isn't student "gakusei"?
Ren : (nods) Un... demo... (does hand gestures for "ahead") ... Iya... mazui na. [Yeah, but...... oh, I'm so bad at this...] (feels funny)
Minami : (tries not to laugh) What's that?
Ren : Dictionary, please.
Minami : Aahh... (gets her dictionary and gives it to him)
Ren : J... joukyu... joukyu...(finds it) 'kita... "Advance"!
Minami : Advance student? Joukyusei?
Ren : Sou!
Minami : Ahh~ sou desu ne.
Ren : (relieved) (slight laugh) Chotto taihen da. [That was kinda tough.] (takes a deep breath)
Minami : (chuckles) Gomen. I could have done the search myself. (feels like a fool) I forgot I had the dictionary all along.
Ren : (laughs) Wasureru? [You forgot?]
Minami : Sou~ wasureru! Uwa! Oboeteru! [That's right~ I forgot! Wow! You remember!]
Ren : (continues laughing) Yokatta oboeteta! [It's a relief I remembered.] I remember "forget".
(The two continues laughing.)
(Suddenly, a group of foreigners enter the cafe.)
Kana : Welcome~!
Minami : Oh... foreigners.
Ren : (feels the pressure)
Man 1 : Hello. (going over the counter to see the menu) What do you guys want?
(The group of foreigners discuss among themselves of what to order.)
Kana : ( glances at Ren and signals him to come)
Ren : (points to himself) Boku? (shakes his head)
Kana : (continues signaling him)
Ren : (looks at Minami) Tasuketai? [Wanna help?]
Minami : Huh? (turns to Kana and realizes something) O-oh. Yeah, sure. Let's help her.
(The two goes to the counter.)
Man 1 : Okay, to start with... I'll have a short cup of cappucino and this guy here wants a latte. Ah, wait... can you lessen the sugar content.
Little girl : Dad, I want the strawberry banana smoothie.
Man 1: Wait, honey, I'm still sorting this out... (looks at them)
Minami : (steps forward) Hitotsu no sho-to kapu no "cappucino", mo hitotsu no "cafe latte"...soshite, konoko wa "ichigo banana smoothie" to hoshii desu. Satou o sukunaku mo ne.
Woman : Oh, you can understand English?
Minami : (smiles to them) Yes.
Woman : That's great! Convenient.
Man : Do you work here? Are you a local?
Minami : I'm half.
Man : Oh. It's great that you learned different languages. Most Japanese don't understand English especially when spoken directly.
Minami : Actually, times have changed and they're learning the language. Just give them some time and I'm sure communication with be easy soon.
Man 1 : Oh, I hope so. (chuckles)
Minami : Let's think positive~
Man 1 : You're right~'Ah, so, on with the order...
(After they got their orders.)
Woman : Thank you so much for your help, dear.
Minami : (bows to them) No problem. Come again~
Man : Oh, we will, for sure~ We'll remember you and this cafe.
Minami : Arigatou gozaimashita.
(The group finally leaves the shop.)
Kana : Sugee na, kimi. Saki ni arigatou. [You're amazing! Thanks a while ago.]
Minami : Heiki. Sukoshi muzukashii janai... anou, cafe no menu wa yoi ni rikai deshita. [No problem. It wasn't that difficult coz the cafe menu is understandable.]
Ren : (nodding) Demo tokidoki de,bokutachi kinchou shite tte gaikokujin wa hayai ite toki ga. [But I get nervous sometimes... especially when they're talking really fast.]
Kana : Sou.
Ren : It is... (actions)"confusing".
Minami : (amused and taps his shoulder) Dakara Eigo no ressun wa ganbatte! [So you go ahead and do your best in your English lessons!] (smirks)
Ren : Ooi.
Kana : Doi suru. (eyes him)Ganbare. Sensei shitagatte. [I agree. Good luck. You too, sensei.](chuckles and goes back to the counter)
Minami : (sits back and stretches her arms) Ahhhh~ shall we get back to studying- (stops)
(Suddenly, she sees her classmates walk by the cafe.)
Minami : Yabai! [Oh no!] (quickly grabs a book and covers her face)
Ren : Ooi, doushita no? [What's wrong?]
Minami : Sshh...
Ren : (wonders)
Minami : (takes a peek) Itteru? [Are they gone?]
Ren : Eh?
Minami : Karetachi... (checks the surroundings) ... *sigh... yokatta. [Those guys...]
Ren : What's wrong?
Minami : ... classmates.
Ren : Aitsu ra? [Those guys?]
Minami : (nods)
Ren : ... Ijime? [Bullies?]
Minami : ... (nods) Nanka. Oboete? ..."otenba" no koto. [Somehow... remember what I told you? ...about thinking I'm a "tomboy".]
Ren : Ahh... (feels bad) Warui. [Ah... that's mean.]
Minami : Shikashi, shikatanai ne...atashi hontou ni chigau... bukiyou na... yakkaina... [But, I guess it can't be helped... I am really different... I'm awkward and clumsy.] *sigh
Ren : Ii kara. [Hey, enough with that...]
Minami : (suddenly changes her mood)Demo! Akiramenai! Iie. [But! I'm not giving up! Nope!] I won't be discouraged!
Ren : (surprised)
Minami : (looks at him) Wakaru? "Discouraged"?
Ren : (shakes his head)
Minami : (chuckles and gets his notebook and pen) DIS-COU-RAGED. (smirks) Shukudai.
Ren : Wakatta.
Minami : Monogoto ga umaku ikanai toki... [When everything goes bad for me...]
Ren : ?
Minami : Atashi wa minna to mada tsudzuke dekiru o shoumei no hou ga iinda! [Then I gotta show everyone that I can still go on!]
Ren : (shocked)
Minami : Sekai wa anata o hidoi toki ni, jaa zettai ni makenai! [When the world is mean to you, then you definitely shouldn't lose to it.] If they look down on you, the best way to get back is to show them you can do it!
Ren : Eehh... nani sore? ... ima hanashite imi wa? [What? What are you saying just now?]
Minami : (chuckles) Shukudai~ (writes the phrase on his notebook) ... Kenkyuu suru, mo chanto wakaru. [It's your homework... research on it and understand it well.]
Ren : (reads the phrase and wonders)
Minami : (suddenly stops)
Ren : (wonders)
Minami : Err... (lowers her voice)anou... toire wa... doko? [Umm... do you know where the bathroom is?]
Ren : (amused) Atchi. [Over there.] (points to the direction)
Minami :Ehe... sumimasen... chotto. (goes on her way)
Ren : (chuckles) (looks at his notebook) ... (murmurs to himself) Boku wa hontou ni benkyou shiteshinjinai ka na... [I still can't believe I'm really studying now...] (smiles to himself)
(Kana observes him.)
Kana : Omae wa baka mitai. [You look like an idiot.]
Ren : (surprised) (turns to her) Ha? Dou iu koto? [Ha? What do you mean?]
Kana : Jibun de waratte iru. Kimochi warui. [Smiling all to yourself. It's gross.]
Ren : (gives a face) Uruse na. Kimi wa kankei ne. [Quiet. Mind your own business.]
Kana : Ehh... tanoshinde? [Eh...having fun now?]
Ren : Tch. Oshaberisugi. [Tch. You're so noisy.]
Kana : Ima hanashitanda kedo. [But I just spoke now.]
Ren : Keep it down... I'm studying.
Kana : (amused) Ah~ ah. Dou demo ii~ [Ah~ah. Whatever~]
(Meanwhile, at the bathroom.)
Minami : (washing her hands)
(Her cellphone rings.)
Minami : (checks) Huh? Miss Christine? (answers) ... Hello? Yes? ... ... ...
(While she's busy at the bathroom, someone arrives at the cafe.)
Kana : Irasshai~ (stops) ... ah. An'ta. [Welcome~... oh, it's you.]
Kosuke : Yo, imouto. [ Yo, my little sis.]
Kana : Koko ni aete odoroki ne. [It's a surprise to see you here.]
Kosuke : Son'na koto ittehaikenai~ore wa mada oniisan da. [You shouldn't be like that to me... I'm still your brother.]
Kana : Kyou yasumi? ... shigoto nai? [Is it your day-off today? No work?]
Kosuke : O. Mo imouto ga aitakatta. [Yeah. And I missed my sister.] (smirks)
Kana : Kimoi. [Gross.]
Kosuke : (slight laugh) Are-? ...Ren-kun? [Huh? Ren-kun?]
Ren : (stops researching and looks at him)
Kosuke : Yappari! (goes to him) Ren! [I knew it! Ren!]
Ren : O! Kosuke! (gets up) Hisashiburi ja! [O! Kosuke! It's been a while!]
Kosuke : Hontou. Shibashiba kuru ne? [Right. Still coming here often?]
Ren : Mochiron. Omae? Genki? [Of course. You? How are you?]
Kosuke : Iyaa... motto isogashii. [Well... busier.]
Ren : Sasuga moderu kara. [What do you expect from a model.]
Kosuke : Maa~ iroiro. (chuckles)(notices the stuff on the table) Eh? Benkyou? [You know~ this and that. Huh? Are you studying?]
Ren : (nods) Itsumo... Eigo. [English, as usual.]
Kosuke : Suge~ hontou suge na. [Amazing, really.]
Ren : Iya, taihen desu ne, demo ganbarimasu. [It's kinda hard but I'm doing my best.]
Kosuke : Ii ja. (taps him)Ah, gome. Chotto toire. [That's great to hear! Ah, sorry. I'll just go to the bathroom.] (goes on his way)
Ren : (takes his seat again and reviews) (suddenly realizes something) Eh? Chotto- Mi-chan wa...
(Kosuke is about to open the door when it opens from the inside.)
Kosuke : (steps back) Ooi-!
Minami : (shocked) (immediately lowers her head) Sumimasen deshita! [I'm so sorry!]
Kosuke : Bikkurishita ze... [You startled me...]
Minami : Hontou ni sumimasen deshita- (raises her head) (eyes widened)
Kosuke : Iya... kochira desu. [Uh,no... I should say so myself.]
Minami : (stunned)
Kosuke : (wonders)
Ren : (approaching them) Ah, Kosuke, matte! Ano hito- (sees Minami) Mi-chan! [Ah, Kosuke, wait! ...this person... Mi-chan!]
Kosuke : Mi-chan?
Ren : Tomodachi... mo boku no sensei. [She's my friend... and also my sensei.]
Kosuke : (surprised and looks at her)Sensei?
Ren : Iya, Eigo no sensei. (chuckles) (notices Minami) Mi-chan? [My English teacher.Mi-chan?]
Minami : (snaps out) Eh-! R-Ren-kun?
Ren : Koitsu mo tomodachi. Kana no oniisan, Hayama Kosuke. [This guy here is also my friend. He's Kana's elder brother, Hayama Kosuke.]
Minami : (shocked) Ha... Hayama...Iya-! (goes out of the way)
Ren : Ooi, doushita? Daijoubu ka? [Hey, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?]
Minami : Ah, iya... eh... anou...atashi ikanakya! [Ah, eh... err... umm... I need to go now!]
Ren : Ha?
Minami : (somehow becomes anxious) I,uh... the office-... I mean, miss Christine... the agency... (tries to straighten her thoughts) They called me and I need to be there.
Ren : Ima?
Minami : Hai. Ima. Dakara, gomen.(bows) Eeto... [Yes. Now. So sorry...] (bows to Kosuke)
Kosuke : (nods back) Nice to meet you. Ren no sensei. (smiles)
Minami : (freezes when she sees his smile) (takes another bow and hurriedly leaves) Jaa byebye, Ren-!
Ren : (wondering)
Kosuke : Omoshiroi ne. [Interesting.]
Ren : Eh? (turns to him)
Kosuke : Anata no sensei. [Your teacher.] (chuckles before going in the bathroom)
(Ren thinks and recalls Minami's sudden weird behavior and becomes worried. He goes to gather his stuff and notices she left her dictionary. He keeps it and takes his bag.)
Ren : Kana. Ittekuru. [Kana, I'm going too.]
Kana : Ah~ sou?
Ren : Jishou o wasurete shimatta. Kaeshite. Jaa na. [She forgot her dictionary. I'm going to return it to her. Bye.] (leaves)
Kana : (observes) Eeehhh... jishou da yo ne... [Eehh... dictionary, is it?]
(Kosuke goes out.)
Kosuke : Ren wa?
Kana : Deta. [He left.]
Kosuke : Mou? (wonders) Saki dakedo... [Already? But he was just here...]
Kana : Chotto yaru koto ga atte.[Something came up.]
Kosuke : Ah sou...
Scene : Back at Akoyama.
Minami : (reading a notice) ... Eh? ...Field trip?
Christine : Yes, Naruse-san. Next week. After your exams.
Minami : Right away?
Christine : Yes. Let's say, it's like... a way for students to unwind. You know, go around and enjoy the view.
Minami : Can I go around and enjoy the view without having to join this trip?
Christine : Oh, but why?
Minami : Here's the thing, miss... my last job, yes, the one where I got fired... so, you see... I didn't get the full salary... and then, moving on, becoming Komatsuzaki-san's tutor... it's only been a few days... and unfortunately... (broken expression) I'm kinda broke right now and I can't afford spending too much.
Christine : ... how about your bank account?
Minami : I'm saving it for really important stuff... like emergency stuff...
Christine : Ah, yes... the Filipino way.
Minami : Hah~ thrifty me! ... but seriously... can I just skip the trip?
Christine : ... (becomes unsure) ... I don't know. It says here... it's a requirement.
Minami : What?? A requirement? ... You mean, I really have to go?
Christine : The staff will probably ask you to participate in activities outside... field trips are extra-curricular activities in school, you know.
Minami : Why? Are we required to do a report or write a Japanese essay or something-
Christine : Yes. That's it.
Minami : Eeehhhh...! Maji de?
Christine : (amused) Wow! You sound so much like a Japanese now. Your accent's great! See? You should go~you'll be an asset to the group.
Minami : (shakes her head) I don't agree at all. *sigh It's torture.
Christine : Keep on with a positive attitude, Naruse-san. (smiles to her)
Minami : ... but still... (thinks) The attitude, I can work on... but the expenses-
(Ren suddenly appears)
Ren : Yaru. [I'll pay for it.]
Minami : (shocked and turns around)Ren!
Christine : What a surprise! Ren-san!
Ren : (goes to her) Oshiharai makaseru. [I'll take care of the expenses.]
Minami : Eh?
Ren : Go.
Minami : Go?
Ren : Field trip. You should go.
Minami : Kita? [You heard?]
Ren : (nods) Daiji na koto ne. [It's important, isn't it?]
Minami : ... (hesitates) Demo...I can't afford spending on-
Ren : Dakara yaru tte. [That's why I said I'll take care of it.]
Minami : (shocked) Ha? Anata??
Ren : (turns to Christine) I will take care of it.
Christine : (amazed) Hontou desuka? (turns to Minami)
Minami : (stops him) Iya, iya, iya! Dekirunja- [No way! You can't do that-]
Ren : 'Yaru tte' itandarou. [I said I would.] (frowns to her)
Minami : Dekinai yo- [You can't-]
Ren : Dekiruja! [I can!]
Minami : Ah, mou yamete kudasai yo-!Sore wa anata no mondai wa arimasen- [Ah, can you please stop it-!This isn't your problem-]
Ren : Hokori suna yo, hora! [Forget about your pride, okay!]
Minami : Mou wakarimasen! [I don't understand at all!]
Ren : We are friends, remember??
Minami : (stops)
Ren : Oboeteru? [Remember?]
Minami : ... *sigh... That's not the point-
Ren : Sono mama ja. (looks serious) ... Tasukete kuna. [That is the point. You won't let me help you...]
Minami : ...
Christine : (looks at the two)
Ren : Ne. Issho ni ganbaruze? Wasureta? [Hey. Together, right? ...did you forget?]
Minami : (turns to Christine) I can't believe this guy, really... a few days being with him and he's already using my words against me. (gives Ren a look of disbelief)
Ren : (chuckles) Shinpai sun'na...[Don't worry...] you help me... so, I help you.
Christine : That's very admirable, Ren-san. (admires him) Minami-san, it's an insult to a Japanese if you refuse to accept an offer.
Minami : Hey, not at all times. It's a case to case basis. (looks at the two) Don't you gang up on me.
Ren : (smiles to Christine)
Christine : So? What will it be? What is your decision? Will you accept his help and finish our agenda here? ... or keep on refusing and creating more argument with your kind student? (giggles)
Minami : *sigh... do I have a choice? Obviously, you two want me to and won't let me go off easily. (eyesRen) 'ura o kaku' ne.
Ren : (amused) Sou! Outsmart! (feels funny)
Minami : (shaking her head) Arienai, omae. (takes a breath) Maa... shikatanai. [You're unbelievable. But, oh well...]
Christine : You'll go?
Minami : ... Un. Fine.
Ren : Yosha! [Alright!] (actions a high-five to Christine)
Christine : (gives him a high-five)Good job!
Ren : Thank you~ Jaa, shiharai no tehai? [So, the arrangement for payment?]
Christine : ?
Ren : (remembers the dictionary) Let's see... (searches)
Minami : Ah! That's mine!
Ren : Un. Wasureta. [Yah, you forgot.]
Minami : Eeehhh...
Ren : Mitsuketa! ..."Payment"?
Christine : Ah, yes~ wait. Let me just get the voucher...
Ren : Anou, boku ga kite mo ii desuka? [Hey, is it okay if I tag along?]
Minami : (shocked)
Christine : Pardon? You want to come also?
Ren : If it's okay?
Christine : (smiles) Mochiron! Hontou ni daijoubu desu! This is an activity for the students and~ well, anata wa mo gakusei desu, dakara ii! [You're also a student here so it's okay!]
Ren : Jaa, mo iku. [Okay then, I'll go too.]
Minami : (speechless)
Christine : Wow~ Okay, wait here. I'll get two vouchers.
(After the meeting, the two goes out of the office.)
Minami : (doubts him) Maji de? Anata mo "field trip" ikite? [Seriously? You're going too?]
Ren : Un. Issho ni motto tanoshi.[Of course. It's more fun that way.]
Minami : (murmurs) Oh... so he's got a lot of extra money to spend, eh... lucky him.
Student's voice : Naruse-kun!
(Minami and Ren both turns to the direction of where the voice came from.)
(Some students are gathered, laughing.)
Bich : "-kun"? That means you're really a tomboy because you turned this way when we called you"-kun".
Ren : (wonders)
Minami : ... (tries to calm herself)
Ren Dare?
Minami : Daremonai. (takes hisarm) Iku ka? [No one. Let's go?]
Ren : ...
Nguyen : Is that your gay friend?
Minami : (stops)
Ren : (looks at them seriously)
Minami : (takes a deep breath) Iku.(drags him away)
(Outside the campus.)
Minami : ... (feels bad) Gomen ne. [Sorry about that.]
Ren : ... ayamane. [You don't have to apologize.]
Minami : Aitsu ra hontou ni mukatsu... shinjirarenai... [Those guys are really annoying...unbelievable.]
Ren : Kimi... taihen datta ne. [You've had it tough, hadn't you?]
Minami : (sounds positive) Iya. Kini sun'na yo. Atashi wa ki ga isogashi sugite... dakara. [Nah. Don't worry, I am to busy to mind them... so.]
Ren : (smiles) Mou kaeru ka? [Are you going home already?]
Minami : Un. Ren-kun ga?
Ren : Maa... sou da ne. [Well, I guess so.]
Minami: Jaa... mata ne. [Okay then... I'll see you again.]
Ren : (nods) Mata. [See ya.]
Minami : (waves to him while going on her way)
Ren : Ki o tsuke yo. [Be careful.]
Minami : (amused) Anata mo ki o tsukete~ [You too.]