You've got to be kidding me. How many times is this now?
I'm tired of repeating myself. Do you even know what a job is?
You're easily replaceable, you know?
I'm really sorry.
I'm sorry. I have hay fever and...
Are you just saying that, or do you really mean it?
Yes, sir. I'm terribly sorry.
That... Jerk!
Instead,
I slink back to my desk like a loser
and just do the work put in front of me.
YOUR DREAM WILL COME TRUE
My dream?
Did I ever have such a thing?
HE'S PLAYING OUR SONG
RACOON BAR
SOTA SAWADA - 32 TOKYO
KOSUKE KITAURA - 35 TOKYO
Can we meet up?
Another glass?
What should I do?
A reward for a hard week of work.
All right. One more. Last one.
I used to think I could be someone.
I used to. But now...
I had forgotten.
Now every day I feel overwhelmed by inexplicable anxiety and irritation.
Help me!
What's wrong?
What the heck is this?
Hey, hey, hey, are you okay?
I must just be tired.
Hey, thanks.
Music is like a chest of drawers for your heart.
At the drop of a hat,
it can make all your memories come flooding back.
Found it!
FOCUS!
SMILE ICE CREAM
Scram! You're in the way.
Sorry.
ART ROOM
Here, have some tea.
Thank you.
Class is about to start.
Okay.
Are you feeling sick?
Let's say it's my period.
Your fifth one this month?
I'm... kind of a loser.
What do you mean?
Well, it's just...
the guys are jerks, too.
You lose heart so easily, Tamami.
Ms. Miyuki!
We're here for the fifth period handouts.
Tamami's here.
You're having tea? Lucky you!
We want some, too!
Enough of that. Here are the handouts.
Once you drink that, I'm closing up shop.
Okay...
Bow your heads, on your knees!
Thank you for the tea.
It's Sheena!
Sheena and The Rokkets.
Why?
There.
Found it!
What a blast from the past.
High school was some 14 years ago.
In my 20s, I didn't know who I was,
so I tried all sorts of things.
I drank too much to hide how much of a loser I was.
I drank...
Here I come!
I felt invincible.
You're going to get hurt!
I felt invincible...
The last bus already left.
I know.
Are you all right?
I am... not all right.
Did something happen? You poor thing!
Want some?
Ma'am...
Thank...
My word!
I quit trying so hard.
RECORD PLAYER
RECORD PLAYER STORE PRICE COMPARISON
It turns out I'm nobody special.
Which one?
Yes.
Rin Kajitani.
RIN KAJITANI
FAMILY NAME DIVINATION
Guess he's not here.
RIN KAJITANI
Come on!
What?
"You May Dream".
"Radio Junk".
"Lazy Crazy Blues"!
Wow...
I like them, too.
Looking back, our romance was like something out of a shojo manga.
THE GREAT LABYRINTH CAN YOU ESCAPE?
I love it! That's so funny.
Tamami!
I can't use the stage piano,
so I thought I might go to the music room tomorrow.
Okay then...
Yeah.
You should play the piano at the festival.
You're not doing anything?
My class is going to sell some stuff.
You should help out.
No way.
Don't you like this school, Tamami?
No, not much.
Me, either.
In three years, I've never had any fun at the festival.
I've never even been to the after-party.
Don't you want to fit in?
I think about how much easier it'd be if I did.
Just kidding.
You laugh to hide your feelings.
It's a habit of yours.
I...
Just kidding.
Well, I've got nothing.
Like a special skill or something. I've got nothing.
Like you with your piano. Something like that.
You're good at art.
You get to skip class and hang out in the art room.
And you like music.
I was so happy when I realized we like the same thing.
So I've been keeping an eye on you lately.
I'd rather be here with you than fit in.
Me too.
Nothing has changed. I still don't have a thing.
And I still laugh to hide my feelings.
I don't want to go to school.
All right.
Let's just go somewhere else. Just the two of us.
I'll go!
Do you want to be a musician someday?
Yeah. That's the plan. I want to be one.
That's amazing.
What about you?
Me? No idea...
I bet I'll just end up as some old lady without ever becoming somebody.
No, you won't.
Wow! You have really long fingers. Look!
Sorry!
That's okay.
You laughed to hide your feelings again.
I want to draw.
After that, I plucked up my courage
and invited him to the after-party.
No way!
This is just like a Hollywood movie!
Just... Just hold on a second!
I want to take a photo!
Here.
SCHOOL ARTS FESTIVAL
Hey, it's Tamami!
What? No way! Are you kidding me?
Seriously? Are you guys, like, dating?
Of course not...
We just ran into each other.
Of course we're not dating.
Really?
I totally freaked when I saw Rin with a girl.
Right. And of all girls, Tamami.
We know you skipped class again, by the way.
We still have to clean the classroom.
-Right. Sorry. -Sorry.
I didn't see him much after that.
It was like
he just dropped off the face of the earth.
Are you secretly an artist?
Who, me? No way. I just like drawing.
I used to think I could become one.
Not that it got me anywhere...
No way! You kept all these?
You bet. They're so good I thought
maybe they'd be worth something someday.
You're...
You're putting me on! As if...
Why not?
Because I'm not even that good.
This again?
You lose heart so easily, Tamami.
Say what you want to and do what you want to.
GRADUATION CEREMONY
Don't hold back.
One millimeter of courage. Here.
One millimeter of courage.
Back then I couldn't use the courage Ms. Miyuki gave me.
But maybe now I can.
I DRAW ILLUSTRATIONS
POSTING
One millimeter of courage!
A PHOTO OF MY PRECIOUS MEMORIES MY SWEET MEMORY
I may not have to be anyone, but I don't have to be down on myself.
I felt like my feet were one millimeter closer to the ground.
Thank you.
I got comments.
Are you a Library's fan?
That looks like Library's jacket!
Gapao rice with egg, please.
Library's?
IMAGE SEARCH RESULTS FOR LIBRARY'S
What? No way!
It's him...
Rin!
Thank you.
RACOON BAR
Good.
It's you.
Music is like a chest of drawers for your heart.
A song can make all the memories from your past
come flooding back.