Ill confess, while its well-animated, Im not watchingBlue Boxfor the badminton.

It could featurenobadminton and still be spellbinding.

So its with glee I report that this episode wastes no time on Taikis match with Kishi.

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Moments later, her gymnastics teammate asks Hina if shes mad about something.

If it looks like a date and sounds like a date, then whos to say itsnota date?

Theyre not able to process this moment as the kids mom comes to apologize.

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Taiki recalls overhearing her conversation with his mom about how bad she felt.

Now Taiki iscertainthis isnt a date, but a means for her to apologize to and thank him.

She sends him three right off the bat.

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Whether Kyou is harboring a quiet thing for her, I cant be sure.

Yes, shes telling Chinatsu how good a kid Taiki is, but shesalsotelling her howwell she knowsTaiki.

Chinatsu goes on ahead, but the receptionist runs outside with Chinatsus phone that she left there.

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Hina simply wasnt prepared to see this, and it comes as a huge shock.

At the very least, it hurts to have been kept in the dark about it.

Will she, in turn, keep what shes learned from Taiki?

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