[Ayu and Makoto talk together alone for the first time.]
[After a brief silence.] I know!
Do you want one? A taiyaki.
It's a little cold, but if you want...
[Makoto takes the taiyaki from Ayu and takes a bite] It's sweet.
You don't like sweet things?
But it's good! [The two girls smile and laugh and Makoto takes a couple more bites; Yuichi comes back]
Yuichi
You'll get fat, you know.
[Yuichi has met Mai late at night at school and something mysterious just happened; Mai turns to leave.]
Yuichi
Hey, wait! [Mai stops] What was that? [Mai takes another step] I said wait!
[After a small pause] I'm a demon hunter.
[Yuichi asks Makoto to say a tounge twister. "Demon hunter" is "Mamono wo utsumono" in Japanese]
Yuichi
Makoto, can you say "Demon hunter" ten times fast?
Yuichi
Just say it.
Demon hunter! Demon hunter! Demon hunt- [Suddenly stops] Aū, I bit my tongue.
Yuichi
I knew you would.
[Yuichi is trying to talk to Mai in the hallway and Sayuri runs up to them.]
Mai! I'm sorry! [Notices Yuichi] Eh? Hello, were you talking with Mai?
Yuichi
I was just accepting her confession of love.
[Shocked] Confession of love...
Yuichi
[Short pause] Hey, since you're not denying it, she's believing it.
Yuichi
It's too late.
[Yuichi is walking home from school and meets Makoto on the way.]
Yuichi
Makoto. What happened to the cold you caught?
I'm better now, so I'm running errands. I'm off buying tofu!
Yuichi
Can you buy some yourself?
Yes I can. I'm not a child!
Yuichi
You're a child no matter how one looks at you.
Yuichi
Yeah?
Yuichi
Then go buy me a porno magazine while you're at it.
What kind of magazine is a porno magazine?
Yuichi
You don't know? It's a magazine aimed at adults, and it's really exciting to read. It really turns you on.
Yuichi
Go up to the store manager and ask, "Can I have a pornographic magazine?" If there's more than one, get anything the store manager recommends.
Okay. I can read it, too, right?
Yuichi
Only if you're an adult.
Yes, I am an adult. [Cheerfully walks away]
Yuichi
All right, time to go home.
[Yuichi meets Shiori again one day after school]
Yuichi
What are you doing here?
Yuichi
I only came to take a peek and see if someone I know is at practice or not.
There are no teams practicing here.
Yuichi
I was planning to set a trap, so I could catch those who walk around when they're sick.
[Shocked] I don't like people who do such things.
[Yuichi and Ayu are parting ways for the day]
Yuichi
See ya. [Waves and starts walking away]
Yuichi
[Notices he's being followed and turns around to find Ayu standing there] See ya. [Waves and starts walking away]
Yuichi
[Ayu still follows him; Yuichi stops and turns around] Why are you following me?
[Short pause; looks down at ground and blushes slightly] Because the dark street's scary.
[Yuichi and Nayuki are walking together to school; Nayuki suddenly notices something and stops. Yuichi looks back and then forward, noticing a small cat on a wall]
So cute... [Drops her bookbag]
Yuichi
That's an ugly cat.
That's not true! What's wrong with you?!
Yuichi
Wh-Why are you so intimidating?
[Yuichi is trying to talk to Mai during lunch while Sayuri listens]
Yuichi
So Mai, how did it go after that? Did it come out? [Short pause] "Yes" or "no"?
Yuichi
I see so there are days it doesn't come out.
What are you talking about?
Yuichi
We're talking about Mai's constipation.
[Shocked] Mai, do you want medicine for it?
Yuichi
[Short pause] Hey, you're not denying it, so Sayuri-san's believing me again!
Yuichi
Too late again!
[Laughs] So it was a joke.
[Yuichi is walking home from school when Ayu tackles him to the ground from behind.]
Yuichi-kun! [They both fall down into a pile of snow] Um...[laughs] You surprised me, falling over all of a sudden. Um...I'm sorry.
Yuichi
I got it, so get off of me.
[Yuichi and Makoto are talking on a bridge, where underneath is a busy street. Makoto is holding the cat she found earlier over the edge]
Yuichi
What are you going to do about that cat? It'd be nice if we take it home, but Nayuki would be...
Why bother. I had my pork bun, so I don't need it anymore.
Yuichi
How could you say that? You don't think it's cute when it's taken such a liking to you?
All animals get thrown away when they are no longer wanted. You don't think so?
Yuichi
Well, there are people who think that way, too, but...
We should send it back to the wild before it gets domesticated and learns what peace is.
Yuichi
Return to the wild? [Makoto, completely unfazed, drops the cat into oncoming traffic, but it survives by landing on a truck]
Yuichi
[Yelling] What are you doing?
Yuichi
How could you be calm after doing that? It could end up who knows where and die!
It'll manage somehow! The truck driver might take care of it.
Yuichi
Why are you so irresponsible?!
What responsibilities do I have?! It's the cat that followed me! [Yuichi pulls back to slap her, and Makoto winces, anticipating the hit; Yuichi stops himself and lowers his hand]
Yuichi
You idiot!
Aū. [Makoto starts to cry]
Yuichi
You can't take back what you did even if you cry.
Yuichi, you jerk! [Makoto runs away]
Yuichi
Hey, Makoto! [He waits, watching her go]
[Makoto comes into Yuichi's room without knocking.]
Yuichi
Just get out. I'm redoing the homework you shredded to pieces.
Aū, If you're going to say that, then forget it. I was planning on showing you a good thing.
Yuichi
If it's you naked, I've already seen it.
[Shocked] Eh? Not me naked!
[Yuichi is standing alone on a balcony and is met by Mishio.]
Yuichi
Amano...
MMishio
I'm relieved to see that you're looking so well today.
Yuichi
Well, that might be the only redeeming quality I have.
MMishio
Things are better than they seem.
Yuichi
Hm?
MMishio
When the spring finally comes again, you what will happen? There'll be baby foxes all over that hill. When one life ends, another begins. New creatures will be born, completing the circle of life and once again there will be another soul who longs for nothing but a little human warmth.
Yuichi
I guess it's possible.
MMishio
More than possible; I think it's inevitable. After all, that's part of the mystery of Monomi Hill.
Yuichi
Maybe you've got a point there.
MMishio
I wouldn't be surprised if more of the people living in this town were foxes but they're taking on a human form so nobody realizes it. Anybody who lives in this town could be one. Only nobody knows about it. Even I could be one. Or you could, too.
Yuichi
Amano...Are you?
MMishio
[Chuckles] I'm just kidding around.
Yuichi
[Chuckles] Man, what the heck's wrong with you? Don't scare me like that again.
MMishio
You have to admit it's something to think about. If all the foxes on that hill possess mysterious powers, maybe if they got together and focused their powers somehow, nothing short of an incredible miracle would occur. Don't you think that would be exciting?
Yuichi
I have no idea what you're talking about.
MMishio
It's just a dream, you know? Something that's nice to think about, but won't ever happen. Like, wouldn't it be nice if candy fell from the sky?
Yuichi
I don't think I follow. I mean, if there was candy all over the street I wouldn't really wanna eat it.
MMishio
Come on, Aizawa, you're thinking about it too literally.
Yuichi
And what are you doing? Seems to me if you're gonna daydream at least have it make sense. [Both Yuichi and Mishio chuckle.] You and me, we were a part of the same daydream...for a while. But now we've come back here to the real world. [Pause]
MMishio
Say...If you could make a miracle happen, anything in the world, no matter how crazy it sounds, what would it be? [Pause]
Yuichi
I thought that was...obvious...