Shima thought he was being proactive, but gets rejected over twenty times.
Even her friend Noriko is already spoken for.
You might be asking, why doesnt Rin just ask Shiemi out?
All that tutoring with Yukio was so she could enroll.
It only tookthirteen years(ourtime)for it to happen!
This shocks Izumi, who suddenly finds herself eating lunch with Noriko and Shiemi.
Mind you, this out of any romantic interest in Rins brother.
Hes devastated, and decides to give up on the dance and work theonigiristall.
Unfortunately, Yukio gently shoots down Shiemi theexactsame way, word for word, he declined other girls offers.
That leaves both Rin and Shiemi without dates for the dance.
It occurred to me that no one actuallyasked her outto the dance, they just accepted she wasnt interested.
The wordsIt cant just be anyonering in Izumos ears a lot differently than Rin intended.
Thats when Rin asks her, straight up, to dance with him.
He takes her by the arm and they both approach Yukio and ask him if hell dance with them.
They all take each others hands and spin around to the music, happy as clams.
Shiemis beaming smile is everything.
In the end, everyone got to enjoy their youth!
Its a good thing, too, because this festival is most definitely a Calm Before the StormTM.
There were times I suspected Yukio, but the silent but omnipresent Takara Nemu emerged as the prime candidate.
That was only reinforced at the lovely mood-killing final scene.
