Episode 7

* Junichiro's Promise
* When Tomo Puts On a Swimsuit...

**Junichiro's Promise / When Tomo Puts On a Swimsuit...** is the seventh episode of the anime series.

## Summary

### Junichiro's Promise

While jogging, Jun stops in front of a temple stairway and recalls Goma asking him why he wants to become strong and his response to the question.

A flashback then plays out from ten years ago when Jun first met Tomo after his family moved from Tokyo. In contrast to Tomo's exuberant personality, Jun is more apathetic and engrossed in his hand-held game, which Tomo snatches from him and, after a couple of minutes, breaks it in two. Upsettedly, Jun punches Tomo, which she insists wasn't enough and deserves to be punched a hundred more times. However, Jun downplays it, so Tomo thanks him for being so kind, and the two introduce themselves to each other.

Afterward, Goro accompanied by Tomo visit Jun's home, where they formally apologize to him for Tomo breaking his hand-held game. Despite Jun trying to downplay it again, Goro insists that Jun's dismissal doesn't placate his grief. At that moment, Tomo's mother Akemi arrives and takes control of the situation by formally apologizing to Jun, and she promises to settle things with Jun's parents later.

From there on out, the two became friends and hung out daily, which took a mental and physical toll on Jun.

Eventually, Jun is introduced to Misuzu by Tomo, who immediately dislikes him, claiming his appearance is more of a country bumpkin than a city slicker. They'd all soon go on a bug hunt where an animous relationship would develop between Misuzu and Jun.

Fast forward to the fall, Jun becomes more physically active, allowing him to keep up with Tomo better. However, their relationship took a bit of a turn when two bullies stole Jun's hand-held game, and Tomo would later retrieve it from them. The act left a deep impression on Jun's psyche, who realizes his own weakness and inadequacy compared to Tomo. Hence, Jun allowed Tomo to borrow his hand-held game until he was strong enough to beat her and began taking karate lessons from her father.

In the present, Jun had finished climbing the temple stairs, and he thinks it's been ten years since he made that promise to Tomo. Inside her room, Tomo beats the game on the hand-held console and wonders when Jun will take it back as he's stronger than her already.

### When Tomo Puts On a Swimsuit...

Tomo and Jun meet Misuzu and Carol at the train station, and they all take the train to the beach.

A scene between Tomo and Jun occurs where Jun checks on Tomo, who is embarrassed about her swimsuit, so she wears a hoodie to cover it up. Insisting that Tomo take off her hoodie, Jun unzips it and becomes flustered by the sight of her chest, making him zip it back up.

Afterward, as Tomo enjoys the beach water with Carol, Jun stays behind with Misuzu on the towel underneath their umbrella. Tomo soon joins them and, to Jun's dismay, drags him to the beach. Mifune and Mifune, who were also there, notice Tomo and Jun's interaction with each other. Carol then grabs Jun, and a jealous Tomo throws water onto their backs to separate them.

On the beach towel, Misuzu tells Carol why Jun was so apprehensive toward her because of her large bosom. Despite Misuzu's explanation, Carol is still dumbfounded as to why.

Meanwhile, Tomo continues to enjoy herself on the beach until a guy tries to court her, and Jun intervenes, scaring him off. The act elates Tomo, but her mood is ruined after Jun apologizes, claiming he didn't want people to think he's her boyfriend. However, the rule didn't apply to Carol, who faced the same problem, only with numerous other men.

Back at the beach towel, Tomo complained to Misuzu about the difference in how Jun treated her compared to Carol when they faced similar situations, but ended with different results. Misuzu tells Tomo that she has the best chance to change her luck that day by staying close to Jun for the rest of the day.

Taking Misuzu's advice to heart, Tomo buys soft-serve ice cream for them both and sits close to Jun while they eat. Although Jun puts up a stoical facade, he was under extreme pressure. Once they finish their ice cream, Tomo takes Jun to the beach, and Jun internally thinks of how powerless he feels when Tomo touches and smiles at him.

Riding home on the train that evening, Misuzu and Jun talk as Carol and Tomo sleep on Misuzu. From her deduction, Misuzu believes that Jun doesn't see Tomo as a anything but a girl anymore.

## Characters

* Junichirou Kubota
* Takeshi Gouma (Flashback)
* Tomo Aizawa
* Misuzu Gundou
* Gorou Aizawa (Flashback)
* Akemi Aizawa (Flashback)
* Carol Olston
* Naoko Mifune
* Chiyomi Ogawa