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Yep, but make sure you study properly too.

Yep!

Alright!

Good morning.

Good morning, Tohno-kun.

You're early today too.

You too, Sumida. You came

from the beach didn't you?

Yes.

You're hardworking.

Not really... heh.

See you, Tohno-kun.

Yeah.

Got it? Itll soon be time

for you to decide.

You have until Monday to submit.

Discuss this with your family

when you're filling it in.

It seems like Sasaki-san will be

going to a university at Tokyo.

Wow. I might be going to a

junior college in Kumamoto...

What about you, Kanae?

Uhm... uh...

Getting a job?

Uh...

You really haven't thought

about anything, have you...

Only about Tohno-kun eh.

That guy must have a girlfriend in Tokyo.

That can't be!

You still can't do it properly?

Mmm... I wonder what's the problem...

Don't worry about it too much.

You can still get on the wave.

It's all very well for you to be so relaxed.

Why are you in such a hurry?

At this rate, I won't be able

to say it before graduation...

Thank you, sis.

I can come fetch you back.

No, I'll go back to Kabu's.

Ah. Sumida, are you going home now?

Yes. You too, Tohno-kun?

Wanna go together?

If I had a tail like a dog,

it'd probably be making a buzzing sound

from shaking so quickly with hidden joy.

"Aahh, I'm so lucky that I'm not a

dog", I thought to myself with relief.

Thinking that, I was amazed at

myself for being such an idiot.

Even so...

The road home with

Tohno-kun was a happy one.

From the very beginning, Tohno-kun was

somehow different from the rest of the boys.

I'm Tohno Takaki.

I am used to transferring schools

because of my parent's work...

...but I'm not

familiar with this island yet.

I look forward to working with you.

I started liking him from that day

in the second year of secondary school...

... and wanted to go to the

same high school as him.

After studying really hard, I

somehow managed to pass.

Even then, I fell even more in love

whenever I saw Tohno-kun's figure.

It was scary, and each day

was filled with anguish.

But feeling happy everytime I met him,

was something about myself that

I couldn't do anything about.

Tohno-kun, you're buying

the same thing again.

This is good.

Sumida, you're somehow

always so very earnest.

I'll go first then.

Can I have this please.

That's 90 yen.

As always, thank you.

Welcome back. What did you buy?

Yup, I couldn't decide though... Tohno-kun

would sometimes be typing mail to someone.

Tohno-kun would sometimes

be typing mail to someone.

During those times, I'd wish that I was the

one receiving the mail he was sending.

For some reason, I kept

thinking that every time.

Kabu! I'm back!

Kabu, Kabu, I've come back!

This is a notice from the

town hall:

The next duty stand will be Sakai's

Agricultural Cooperative Fuel...

Sumida Kanae from third year first group,

Itou-sensei requests your presence

at the student guidance room.

Itou-sensei requests your presence

at the student guidance room.

- Isn't that your girlfriend?

- She isn't my girlfriend.

Sumida, you're the only one in your

year who hasn't submitted your form.

I'm sorry...

Look, despite what we've

been telling you...

...it's not something you should

be too worried about.

Did you talk to Sumida-sensei about this?

No...

If you really cannot decide, how

about going to a local junior college?

But...

It's got nothing to do with sis...

Because...

my elder sister who coaxed

me into starting surfing.

And the important person who

occupies most of my thoughts...

I have still yet to...

As always, thank you.

That's OK. See you.

When I came to the place

where Tohno-kun was,

the inside of my chest

started hurting somewhat.

Tohno-kun!

Sumida! What's up? How did you find me?

Heh... I found your bike, so

I came along. Is that OK?

Mmm, I see. I'm glad.

I didn't see you at the scooter

parking place today...

Me too!

He is kind.

At times, it seems like he's going to cry.

Hey... are you going to be taking the exams?

Yes, the acceptance exams

for a university in Tokyo.

Tokyo... I see. I thought

that would be the case.

Why?

I somehow always thought

you'd go somewhere far away.

What about you?

Uhmmm...

I'm not even sure about tomorrow.

I think... everyone is like that.

No way! Even you?

Of course.

You don't seem like you're

undecided about the future at all.

No... I am full of hesitation.

I only somehow manage to do what I can.

I see.

So that's how it is.

A paper plane?

...amazing.

They say it's 5 kilometers per hour.

It's going to the

Minamitane launch facility.

This year, we'll see a launch at long last.

Ah... they say it will continue travelling

through the solar system and beyond...

No matter how long it takes...

You should seriously discuss

Kanae's future with her.

She's such an absent-minded girl.

It'll be alright. She's no longer a kid.

I was once like her too...

Hey... Kabu, Tohno-kun is unsure too.

He's the same as me... Tohno-kun.

That would really be...

...a journey so dark and lonely

as to be beyond all imagination.

To exist so earnestly in pure darkness...

...without meeting even a single

hydrogen atom by chance...

To absolutely and wholeheartedly

believe that somewhere in the abyss...

...you are getting closer

to the secrets of the universe.

In that manner, where

are we headed towards?

How far will we go?

When did I start typing

messages that are never sent?

Kanae, have you decided

on your future path?

No... I still don't know. But

it's OK. I've decided...

I'll do the best I can, bit

by bit. I'm going now!

From that day on, a few

typhoons happened to pass by,

and on those occasions, the

island became cooler bit by bit.

The wind which nudged the sugarcane

gradually became pregnant with chill.

The sky really became a little higher,

the contours of the clouds became gentler,

and the classmates whom Kabu jumped on ended

up looking like they'd put on thin jumpers.

When I managed to stand up on the

wave for the first time in half a year,

there was still a little bit of summer

left. It was the middle of October.

This evening's weather will be clear,

...with a reported maximum

windspeed of 8 meters.

It seems like Sasaki-san

has confessed to Yamada.

Wow, just as you would expect from her!

Huh? Kanae, you seem really happy today.

Did something happen with Tohno-kun?

No way!

Today, I too...

...will confess to Tohno-kun!

If I don't tell him on the day I

managed to get on the wave,

I will not be able to tell him

from here on in.

Sumida

Toh-

Tohno-kun...

Are you going home now?

Yes.

I see.

In that case, let's go together.

Hmmm? Sumida, you've decided already?

Yes...

I...

What's wrong?

I...

...to me.

No...

Sorry... it's nothing.

It's not working?

Yes... it's strange...

No good?

Yeah... it could be that the plug has given

up the ghost. Was this a hand-me-down?

Yeah. It was my sister's.

Did it have problems when

you were accelerating?

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