Myself and I ♡

Pg.1

The promised you had made at the race in summer last year

Be more prepare, you idiots!!

You, who coming late once, climbed up with a smug face

A year later in summer

I hurriedly go as soon as I got the message

On that peak without a name

You turned around to meet me

Pg.2

And this time

Without any promise being made, on this narrow road of Tsukuba

With the jersey left waiting to be handed out. At the day like that

Pg.3

You just appear so nonchalantly!!

Pg.4-5

Maki-chan!!

Before my eyes

Pg.6

Red jersey...

....?

Why are you in a place like this, sho

Toudou!

Pg.7

Why are you here

In Japan, at this peak, at this moment

This moment

Is it real?

Yes It is, there's no way I would mistake your dancing

Nor that hair color

Or it could be an illusion, the illusion I created?

But then be it, if what happen before my eyes right now is created by some god then

Pg.8

I am endlessly grateful for this, God of Mountain!!

Pg.9

Toudou...

Maki-chan

Have you been doing well?

Yea...

Toudou..

No no no hold on, sho, why Toudou!? Why's he here, sho, oi oi

Why's he at this place!? A place like you will be when you are lost like that

I was thinking there's someone standing so arrogantly in the middle of the road

Ugh hes in the way

But then i can see it's a red jersey, on top of that it's Toudou!?

Pg.10

No way. There's no way such coincidence could happen, sho!!

Kuha! Is the jet lag still get to my head!?

It must be just some random guy walking in a red ish clothes and say something like "matcha" and my ears just heard it as "maki-chan" like that

That was close— I almost excitedly hug some random guy I don't know, sho

I really am crazy!!

There's a lot of guy looking like Toudou anyway [<- this is Makishima's level of remembering people]

Let's just ignore him and keep going

Pg.11

Oiiiiiiii!!! Come Onnnnn!!! Maki-chaaaaaan

Whoah a real one?!!

What are you even doing here, sho!

That's my line, Maki-chan! But also

You were just going to bike pass me right!? Even after I firmly locked our eyes and said something to you!!

Come on, I just, well... Maybe I mistook or something...

Mistook me?!

Pg.12

It's been a while

Pg.13

Jinpachi!

Kuha! Yeah!

I'm here to race you

Pg.14

Race!

Since you always write it at the end of the letter

That you want to ride beside me

I'm here to grant that, sho, from England.

With a reason like that...

Pg.15

With a reason like that, sho!

Kuha! My university hold a exchange program with the university around here

From Toal Wesson University, for short period of 1 month, to Tsukushiba University in Japan

How did he knows, sho!?

On top of that I can barely remember the tsuku-something university, and he can just say it easily!?

I just asked Kinjou, to apply for some race of university, sho!

Be glad, Toudou

That means if I went to student affair office that day, your name would be on there

We can be ride in the same race!

Pg.16

As each other opponent!

Is it really okay for a wish like this to be granted

Such thoughts that feel like trying to grasp the cloud

That's not right, Maki-chan

Pg.17

The thought I have had ever since school year

I just, want to be in the same university as Maki-chan, and ride a long side eachother

Then I will be going, too, to Meiso uni with you!! Wahahah

Huh!? You mean I can't sign up!?

As "allies"

In that race

Huh? Allies?

Maki-chan, you and me

Pg.18

We will be riding while wearing the same jersey!!

Pg.1

Maki-chan

I imagined something stupid

Of that last jersey left in the club room will be

Yours

Pg.2

Just now

When Tadokoro Jin told me about Takane-san

We should hand it to him

I realised

We don't have time

Hand him that last jersey

In me

Pg.3

There's still the stupid expectation left in me

It's so miserable. When Tadokoro Jin tell me to give Takane-san that jersey.

In that moment, my heart was against it like a child

Pg.4

Phew

Finally at the peak

The time is... In 14 mins, huh. This is not good

I meant to throw it away, still...

I will try this path today then

(the sign: mount shimeji, mount ashizuri)

Pg.5

If he's going to participate, tomorrow is the last day... Right

No stop thinking about that!

Now I need to focus on practicing

Pg.6

This route's road is narrow and has a lot of blind corner

But it's not bad

There also some stray sand blowing but, woah

At the peak of it, there's a place for paragliding

Pg.7-8

And a good scenery

The ridges are clear on both sides

Today's scene as well can be looking so far away

But

I completely forgot to set timer...

Whatever. Not like it can be a new record or something

Pg.9

At the next race, the mount Rokumizo race.... The one that won it would... certainly be Meiso

The ace being 3rd year, Tatezaki-san with Fuku, Shinkai and Ishigaki working as assistant

Pg.10

Their 2nd and 3rd years are also strong after all.

Hard to beat.... No

It would ended without us moving any limbs, again

Red one

Too bad, if only you have one more assistant. You can change this whole situation

This time it shows how much difference our team power are

So I'll look forward to the next battle

Pg.11

One more..."climber"... right

How about I just cancel this race, and just enjoy the university festival like Shusaku said!!

No...

We found him, we did find him...

That one more assistant..

Let's fight with all the might

Bite the bullet

..... let's head back and then contact Takane-san.. yea

Pg.12

Kuha!

What's with this road

This narrow road with so many blind corners

Pg.13

Sands also blowing, woah

Kuha! But that's good, sho!

The road is sloping!

I will just climb it up!!

I heard of the wide road with ropeway but I got into the totally wrong one, sho!

Pg.14

Hm?

There's a person climbing up, fast...

Oh it's a motorbike maybe, right, being that fast on a bicycle isn't something common

The scenery here is nice, so a lot of riders come here to visit

What's that, is something wrong with the motorbike. That person moves so weird for a while now

They keeps

Pg.15

Swaying their body left and right!

Swaying body...?

No, no way

What are you in denial for, what are you even thinking, Toudou Jinpachi!!

You threw it away, no mistakes, you did throw it away

It wouldn't be possible

That guy, right now

Pg.16

Is in England right now!!

Ugh the tree cast shadow, I cannot see.

I have to confirm it

That must be a broken motorbike, that's why they keeps swaying

No way, that's definitely not him

That spider-guy I know

Pg.17

The spider-guy...

Pg.18

When he does the dancing, he moves both his body and bike swaying to the sides a lot

No, no way. It's must not be it

He shouldn't be here

This is Japan, it's mountain in tsukuba!!

So what's that!

What's that dancing I've seen for countless of time that it burned into my mind!!

The spider-guy I know

Pg.19-20

He climbs with his hair flew with winds and movement

And a smug face

Huh?

Pg.21

Haah!?

Maki..... chan..!!

□the fate pulls them to each other

Red jersey...

Toudou?

Pg.1

Japan, Ibaraki prefecture, Tsukubamori city. Tsukushiba university

In the fourth dormitory of campus, is a facility made for special accommodation

It's 3rd morning for Makishima Yusuke as an exchange student in Japan

Ugh I forgot to charge my phone, last night and I have class in the afternoon...

Didn't have a chance to contact Kinjou at all, sho!

Pg.2-3

I will definitely call him today!! For sure!! And then!

Have him put me in the race, sho!

They are imitating the Maiin Subway?!

Where did you even remember those sound...

From anime huh?

Pg.4

Ah this won't do

I meant to get rice for today breakfast but then I let my thoughts wandered

And got croissants, yogurt, bacon and egg then fruit, a full set...

I keep eating what I'm used to in England

But more importantly!!

Pg.5

[guide, Tanaka-san, a 3rd year student] is thinking

..... I wonder if Yusuke-san has a japanese relative. His japanese is so natural and fluent

Though sometimes it's weird [HEY] like how he end his sentence [...]

Pg.6

Is he half-japanese ah maybe a quarter! [Wrong] that's what she thinks

Oh well

I can barely find time to, sho

Makishima!!

Pg.7

What's wrong, so sudden. Yeah it's fine, I'm about to head to class.

I was with Arakita and Machimiya just now though.

Is that so, you are in Japan!?

Shizuoka prefecture, Kamiji city, Yonan university campus

The race!? Really? That's good!!

Yeah!! Yeah! Yea.....

So you are asking me to do everything for you huh... [Kinjou understand things fast]

Hahaha you worded it so bad, sho! Kuha!!

Don't kuha me!

Pg.8

Well I understood now, I think there's possibly a race opening for registration.

I will ask for advice from the senpais

On the other hand, doesn't your university have bicycle club?

Ah... Here in Ibara- uh Tochiki, the tsuku ∆[]§ [he mumble to cover up] university

Wouldn't asking people from your side to help be faster, did you try asking them?

Yeah well that can't be done. I checked it from last year pamphlet, sho

They have cycling club here but...

Pg.9

(on the shirt: Tsukushiba University, road racing club)

Pg.10-11

There's no road racing club!!

Let's go for a practice shall we, Tadokoro Jin!!

Yeah, Toudou!!

Right I was going to ask. About Takane-san, what do you think about him?

Hmm

We only have 2 weeks until the race, Takane-san also need to be prepared

If he's going to be participating in the next race, I think we should hurry and give him that

Pg.12

That last jersey left in our club room

I heard from Itokawa that you said it's "hard to apply to real thing"

But we lacks of numbers

He would be of help at least in some way isn't he

If he's going to be on our team then the registration and entry is due tomorrow!

Pg.13

For climbers, the climb is a sacred realm. I know how you feel. You don't want to hand out the jersey to someone with mediocre ability

Especially when it's the team you built yourself

I didn't mean to be pushy all of sudden. But

We don't have anymore time

Didn't Itokawa also say the same thing, I agree with him

Pg.14-15

Someone like "super climber" won't be so easy to find

Pg.16

Was that sound of bicycle... Two of them?

Already out of sight, huh

Pg.17

You are right— seem like I was being too stubborn

Did you not throw away all your hope yet...Toudou Jinpachi

After today's practice, let's do it. That jersey will be of Takane-san

Yeah the more people the better

Pg.18

Pg.1

So...

To make it short..

Switch to that one and all is good right

sho

Pg.2-3

Arrived at Japan safely without any problem, we, group B, has been riding on countless of train. Oh guess it's not that 'no problem' I have to wait for an hour because the luggage just won't come out

Also these two have lotta energy, sho

What, that's not Ogawa(brook) sho!! And there's no Suisha(waterwheel) too!?

They are now going to the university

Guess I get jet lagged that's why I'm so tired, sho

Is that from some anime?

After this, we get to university, and there will be a person to show us around, the student affair office take it from there and something something reception...

And then dormitory huh... ah I feel like I can sleep here

Yea at this time...

Pg.4

Contacting Kinjou, sho!!

He must be surprised right, even that Kinjou

We can even ride in the same race again

For 2 races or 3 races, kuha!! We are wearing different jersey this time, though!!

Makishima! Black also suits you

Kuha! It's also strange to see you in that unfamiliar jersey, sho! This time we are each other enemies, sho!

Something like that

Pg.5

Kin...

Last stop, Tsukubamori station—

Damn it, falling asleep make the train move in a blink

Pg.6

Eh?

This place...

I've seen it before, sho!

Pg.7

Is it because of the jet lag or something, umm

I feel like it has something to do with clothes

The red one

What the- even these trees felt like I've seen it before!?

Pg.8

What's with this place!?

Had I been here before!?

No, no way, sho. It's more like recently

It's more like it's in a picture or something, the picture I saw recently with those trees line up!

And a guy who spreads both of his arms out, picture

With that background!

Pg.9

The guy who.. spreads... both his arms!?

Both his arms... Color red!?

hmp

There's no way...

I've just had a wild imagination, sho

Pg.10-11

I thought this is the university you applied for, Toudou

Speaking of, Jinpachi, yesterday... What's his name again, Takane-san? How did he do, Jin-kun brought him.

Right

Well, there's nothing exciting to say

Pg.12

He's not on the level of "super climber" that can fight in the race immediately

There's nothing easy to find without any struggling

Is that so—

But you know, you scared me when you just started running out of blue. It's that right? You got a mail from Jin-kun about Takane-san

Hm!? Oh yeah right. It's something like that

It would be nice if we found one soon, right

Pg.13

Super climber

Right it's probably on the pamphlet introducing this sister school

It's a welcoming gesture after all

Right, sho

Pg.14

My goal for now is

To wear the black jersey on this bike

Pg.15

And surprise you, sho!

Toudou, kuha!

I'm really back in Japan, was falls always this good of a season

I already forgot about it, sho

Pg.16

Feel like something good going to happen, sho!

Orientation, meeting up with other groups

Looking around the town, welcome party and then some speech

The first night that exchange student arrived at Japan

Makishima doesn't have any energy left to contact Kinjou

Pg.1

Japan, Ibaraki prefecture, Tsukubamori city

Tsukushiba University

Woah— look at that Jinpachi

Those are characters from the Block Campaign right. Ah that's Kamoneko

Damn this getting me hype up

Pg.2-3

Well it's almost university festival afterall. The festival of here, Tsukushiba university, is well known

There's a dance show on stage, shops, lots of stuffs going on for 3 days, guess people are fire up.

Especially the parade floats of the fine art club is also famous isn't it?

It's exciting huh university festival!!

What should we eat— what should we watch—!

Ah!! I wonder if those famous bands will come too, like Fish Girl!! Will they come too!!

Ah

Pg.4

What shop will us, the bicycle club, will be doing!

We have important race schedule near those day so we won't be doing anything this year, while..

Grill chicken...skewers grill... Wait no Jin-kun has a bakery so maybe burger!!

Isn't that nice? Right Jinpachi

It does sound delicious but...

Burger shop!!

We gotta hurry and prepare for it, Jinpachi!

We talked about this at meeting right? Guess you didn't listen

How are we gonna manage the queue line right— maybe handing out the queue number. But again I'd rather serve the freshly one

Can we make french fries done at the same time... Would be hard

So you are the type to assume your shop will go well and make too much before hand

What about our shop name!?

Well fine, I will tell you about our club way to go one more time

Pg.5

Well our practice sum up in the morning, you can have fun in the afternoon

Sigh

But I thought Me, Jinpachi and Jin-kun, we will get to be shop owner swamped in works, till we don't have time to sleep....and spending fun time together

What do you even think university festival is?

Dont feel so down, Shusaku

How about you go invite that girl senpai from the karate club to look around the festival with you?

Pg.6

How... How can you say such a thing.....

I told you, didn't I, Jinpachi! Before anyone, You

What about her? You guys broke up? Wait no... You didn't even go out together

You didn't listen to me at all huh Jinpachi

Yea I didn't listen at all

Ummm

That senpai from karate club..

During this festive of our university time

She goes to England as an exchange student!!

Pg.7

Pg.8

At that sister school there for a month

Why is everything happening at the same time as uni fest—

Study abroad for short period at Toal Wesson University

No no what delusion are you in, Toudou Jinpachi

Toudou Jinpachi!!

Pg.9

What are you even imagining right now

What are you hoping for right now

About that exchange thing

Are the students from the other university also coming here, how many of them?

I think she said 10.. or was it 12?

She said it's about learning Japanese culture and language

Do you have the name list?

It should be at the Student Affair Office, isn't it? Probably being put up there, there's one of senpai's too

Why do you ask, Jinpachi? You have interest in english people?

Pg.10

What's wrong—? Are you going to toilet?

There's no way he would be coming

Leaving japan to be coming back to japan for studying abroad program, something like that

Pg.11

There's no way he would do such weird thing!!

That guy!!

"that guy" would?

100 m. left

Just 100 m. more

On the other hand...

Pg.12

If it's that guy, then there's a chance he would!!

Yo Toudou!!

Pg.13

Tadokoro Jin!!

Gaha! Nice, I was looking for you

For me..

Yeah. What? Were you in a rush?

Ah... Not really

The race, falls "Mount Rokumizo Race"

is the same as Mount Tsukuba Race, it's main is mountain

It's the chance to beat Tatezaki-san from Meiso, important race to get our revenge!!

Ah...right

Pg.14

You said you want one more climber right!

He's a year older than us, 2nd year engineer majored, Takane-san!

Kutsunoi-san from cycling club introduced him for me!! He also has some interest in road racing!

We just got back from riding together, from mount Tsukuba!!

Takane-san can climb! May not be your level but he climbs faster than me!!

I'm Takane, I always liked so I climb it a lot

100 m. more

Be glad Toudou!!

Pg.15

—No

What were you going crazy about Toudou Jinpachi

You came at the perfect time!

Oh well— I don't have much experience in racing though

Get yourself together, the possibility is close to nothing

Checking it is pointless

It sure it pointless

Just like what Tadokoro Jin said, right, this is before the important race

Do you have time to go change and try climbing? With Takane-san I mean

Focus

Pg.16

Don't get your hope up

Of course! I will go back to my room and bring my bike

Let's meet at the foot of the mountain, 30 minutes from now is that alright

Yeah I will be there