Season 1

E1 - Rent-a-Girlfriend

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[00:03] Kazuya
    I'm Kinoshita Kazuya, twenty years old,
[00:05] Kazuya
    and I'm a college student
    living by myself in Tokyo.
[00:08] K
    Fun fact: I have a girlfriend.
[00:11] K
    I repeat:
[00:13] K
    I have a girlfriend!
[00:16] Mami
    Sorry!
[00:16] Mami
    I've fallen in love with someone else!
    Let's break up, okay?
SIGN    Let's break up, okay?
SIGN    What?
[00:23] K
    I got dumped!
[00:29] K
    She was the first girlfriend I ever had...
[00:34] K
    And she dumped me after just one month?
SIGN    Tried to casually hold her hand
[00:39] K
    Mami-chan...
[00:40] K
    I tried so many things to bring us closer.
SIGN    All-nighter at a pub
[00:43] (Flashback) M
    I should go catch the last train.
[00:45] (Flashback) K
    Oh, yeah! Nothing beats taking
    a train to get back home, huh?
SIGN     You are blocked from following @pyon-pyon210
    and viewing @pyon-pyon210's Tweets.

[00:50] K
    She blocked me.
[00:52] K
    Don't tell me...
[00:53] K
    She's already moved on and gone
    all the way with the new guy?!
SIGN    Torment
[00:58] K
    This sucks!
SIGN    Torment
[00:59] K
    And why am I getting turned on?
SIGN    Torment
[01:01] K
    Junior's a big boy now! He's ready to move out!
[01:13] Sign
    Japan's most popular
    Rent-a-Girlfriend site!
[01:13] Sign
    Install
[01:13] Sign
    A gem of an app that heals your soul...
[01:13] Sign
    134 reviews
[01:15] K
    Rent-a-Girlfriend?
[01:17] Sign
    Spend a dreamlike time
    with our talents!
[01:19] Sign
    You're free to choose your girlfriend!
[01:21] Sign
    For just 5,000 yen per hour!
[01:23] Sign
    Perfect if you're worried or stressed out about your love life!
[01:55] K
    Man, I've had it.
[01:59] K
    Like... I'm just... fed up with it all.
[02:07] Sign
    Mizuhara Chizuru
SIGN    A pure and refined
    high-class girlfriend
SIGN    "Rent-a-Girlfriend"
[02:13] Sign
    Tokyo Underground
[02:13] Sign
    Ikebukuro Station
[02:15] K
    What am I doing here?
[02:17] K
    I bet the girl's gonna be fugly
    without all the filters.
[02:20] Chizuru
    An orange shirt and striped pants...
[02:30] Chizuru
    You must be Kazuya-kun, right?
[02:34] Sign
    Café Kanoir
[02:34] C
    You're in college? What year?
[02:37] K
    F-First year.
[02:38] C
    What? Me, too!
[02:40] K
    Oh, but I took a gap year.
[02:42] C
    Ah, you're older than me, then.
[02:45] C
    Oops.
[02:45] K
    Damn...
[02:48] K
    She's hot!
[02:50] K
    Anyone dating her would be living the life!
[02:55] K
    Whoa.
[02:56] C
    Hey, uh...
[02:59] C
    Do you mind?
[03:04] K
    Oh, sure.
[03:06] K
    Crap... I wanna leave.
[03:11] K
    I wanna go home and sleep.
[03:18] K
    Oh, so we're following
    the date plan I sent by text.
[03:23] C
    This is my first time at an aquarium.
[03:26] K
    Really? That's unusual.
[03:29] C
    Wow, that fish is cute.
[03:31] K
    Oh, that's the glowlight tetra.
[03:34] C
    Do you know a lot about fish?
[03:35] K
    I-I guess? I love hitting up aquariums.
[03:39] C
    Wow!
[03:41] C
    I'm so glad my first
    aquarium visit was with you!
[04:09] C
    Well, I had lots of fun today.
[04:11] C
    Thanks, Kazuya-kun! See you!
[04:25] Sign
    The Head-over-Heels for Mizuhara Chizuru Thread
[04:27] Sign
    It's Anon's Fault
[04:27] Sign
    she held my hand at the end too, lol
[04:29] Sign
    It's Anon's Fault
[04:29] Sign
    She was only businesslike at first
[04:29] Sign
    I had fun after that
[04:31] Sign
    It's Anon's Fault
[04:31] Sign
    The "see you" -> bright smile
    totally makes you wanna repeat lol
[04:33] Sign
    It's Anon's Fault
[04:33] Sign
    I'm glad I wasn't the only one to fall for her,
    but there's way too many of you guys!!!
[04:37] K
    O-Outrageous!
[04:39] K
    It was all an act?!
[04:42] K
    Holding hands before the end
    is just part of her routine?!
[04:45] K
    How dare she toy with my heart?!
[04:47] Sign
    Anonymous
[04:47] Sign
    She was a moron who didn't even know
    the names of common fish
[04:48] K
    "She was a moron who didn't even
    know the names of common fish."
[04:52] Sign
    Credit (yen)
[04:52] Sign
    Balance (yen)
[04:53] (Flashback) Kazuo
    Use this to get by.
[04:56] (Flashback) Kazuo
    I will not send you any more
    money for living expenses.
[05:00] (Flashback) Kazuo
    Make sure you don't get swept up
    in campus life and waste it all.
[05:04] (Flashback) K
    Are you stupid?
[05:05] (Flashback) K
    I'm not going to college to have fun!
[05:14] K
    I just...
[05:16] K
    I just need to give her a piece of my mind!
[05:19] C
    Kazuya-kun! Did you wait long?
[05:22] C
    Sorry, it took me a while to set my hair.
[05:24] C
    I was worried you might not like this hairdo.
[05:28] C
    What do you think?
[05:30] K
    I-I don't hate it or anything.
[05:33] C
    Thank goodness!
[05:34] K
    Damn it! She's so cute!
[05:37] Sign
    Café Kanoir
[05:39] C
    Fee received. Thank you.
[05:43] K
    Hey, doesn't it make you feel empty inside?
[05:46] ---
    Huh?
[05:48] K
    Y'know, going on dates
    with guys you don't even like,
[05:52] K
    and getting paid for it.
[05:56] K
    Doesn't it get to you?
[05:58] C
    No. I love this job.
[06:03] C
    I get to meet people like you, after all.
[06:07] Sign
    Flea Market 150 yen
[06:07] W
    Will one bag do for the mister and missus?
[06:11] W
    Here.
[06:12] K
    Huh? W-We're not ma—
[06:14] C
    We're dating!
[06:17] K
    No, we're not even that.
[06:21] K
    We're total strangers,
[06:22] K
    aren't we?
[06:25] K
    Technically.
[06:27] W
    Oh, uh... I guess I'll split your purchases up.
[06:33] C
    Sure. We can be whatever
    you want us to be, Kazuya-kun.
[06:40] C
    Look, Kazuya-kun! Neon tetras!
[06:43] K
    Oh, yeah.
[06:44] C
    Cute!
[06:47] C
    Garden eels hide in the sand
    because they're afraid, right?
[06:48] K
    Wow... She must've read up on them.
[06:53] K
    She did her homework... all for today's date.
[06:59] K
    Enough already.
[07:03] K
    Seriously, what is that gonna achieve?
[07:07] K
    Is that just your professionalism?
    It's meaningless!
[07:10] K
    Not like these relationships
    last more than a day!
[07:12] C
    Hey, what's gotten into you, Kazuya-kun?
[07:15] K
    You just break up immediately!
[07:18] K
    It doesn't matter how much
    you care for your partner!
[07:27] C
    Let's get out of here.
[07:32] K
    I know that was stupid...
[07:36] K
    But I got it off my chest!
[07:40] K
    Why do all these girls
    get into fake relationships
[07:43] K
    with people they don't even like?!
[07:53] C
    Okay, look...
[07:55] C
    What is wrong with you? Are you stupid?!
[07:57] C
    Yelling like that in a public place...
    Way to get everyone's eyes on us!
[08:00] C
    What's your problem, anyway?
[08:02] C
    All day you've been like, "Don't you feel
    empty inside?" and "We're total strangers!"
[08:05] C
    Seriously, are you stupid?
[08:06] K
    U-Uh...
[08:07] C
    I'm your rental girlfriend!
    This is just how it works!
[08:11] C
    Weren't you the one who made the request?!
[08:13] C
    You saw the user agreement
    and clicked "I agree," didn't you?!
[08:16] K
    I did... I'm sorry.
[08:17] C
    Also, why did you give
    me a one-star review?!
[08:21] C
    Did I do anything wrong on our date?!
[08:24] C
    That brought my rating down
    a whole 0.3 points, you know!
[08:27] C
    I'd only ever gotten
    five-star reviews before that.
[08:30] K
    Here we go.
[08:30] C
    And I'm proud of that fact!
[08:31] K
    This is the real Mizuhara Chizuru.
[08:32] C
    I've always given this job
    my all, including this date.
[08:35] C
    I don't even like fish, but I went and
    bought a book about them for this date,
[08:36] K
    She's a completely different person than before.
[08:38] C
    and this is how you treat me?!
[08:40] K
    All I can say for sure is...
[08:42] C
    Could you not get in the way of my work?
[08:44] C
    I can't believe you!
[08:45] C
    Ugh, this sucks! Guess I'm getting
    another one-star review!
SIGN    I'm sorry...
[08:49] K
    I'm totally in the wrong.
[08:50] C
    So, what now?
[08:53] C
    Do you want to continue?
[08:54] Sign
    We
     still have time.
[08:55] C
    I'll tag along if you want to keep going.
[09:01] K
    Hello? What?
[09:03] C
    Hey! We're not done talking here!
[09:04] K
    What? Seriously?
[09:06] K
    Got it!
[09:10] K
    My grandma collapsed...
[09:12] C
    Huh?
[09:13] K
    I gotta go!
[09:15] C
    H-Hey!
[09:17] C
    You still have time left!
[09:21] Sign
    Itabashi Third Hospital
[09:25] Nagomi
    It's not such a big deal. I only fainted.
[09:28] Harumi
    But of course we would worry, Mother!
    Your health is important!
[09:33] Kazuo
    Mom, you need to realize that
    you aren't young anymore.
[09:36] Kazuo
    We do have a shop to run...
[09:38] Kazuo
    And this isn't the first time
    you've been hospitalized.
[09:41] N
    Does this room have Wi-Fi?
[09:43] H
    The phone is probably a bad idea...
[09:45] Kaz
    I'll get you some magazines for senior citizens!
[09:47] H
    Would you like something soft to eat?
[09:49] N
    Don't act like I'm on my last legs!
[09:51] N
    Anyway,
[09:53] N
    who might that young lady be?
[09:55] H
    I brought her in because she was with Kazuya.
[09:58] H
    Are you his classmate from college?
[10:01] C
    E-Er...
[10:03] H
    You couldn't be his girlfriend, right?
SIGN    hahaha
SIGN    Not happening
    with Kazuya.
SIGN    We are talking
    about Kazuya here.
SIGN    Kazuya
SIGN    Kazuya
SIGN    Kazuya
[10:06] Kaz
    No way, honey. This is Kazuya we're talking about.
[10:08] H
    Right. It's Kazuya.
[10:12] N
    Kazuya?
[10:17] K
    G-Girlfriend...
[10:20] K
    She's my girlfriend!
[10:36] C
    It's a pleasure to meet you.
[10:37] C
    My name is Mizuhara Chizuru.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[10:43] C
    It's a pleasure to meet you.
[10:44] C
    My name is Mizuhara Chizuru.
[10:51] K
    Perfect.
[10:53] C
    It's a shame I had to introduce myself
    under such circumstances,
[10:57] C
    but I'm glad to meet you all nonetheless.
[11:02] N
    Get me discharged!
[11:04] Bo
    What?!
[11:06] N
    We need to get home and prepare for a party!
SIGN    Rip
SIGN    Rip
SIGN    Can we really manage
    a full-scale welcome party?!
[11:09] Kaz
    Don't be absurd, Mom!
[11:09] Sign
    You should get
    other tests done
    while you're here!
[11:11] N
    Listen to yourself!
[11:13] N
    Kazuya's brought home
    a real hale and hearty hottie!
[11:15] C
    H-Hale and hearty hottie?!
[11:15] Sign
    Hale and hearty
    hottie!?
[11:17] N
    Can you believe it? Our Kazuya...
[11:19] Kaz
    Mom!
[11:20] N
    He has such a beautiful girlfriend!
    Do you have any idea what this means?!
[11:24] N
    Our Kazuya, of all people!
[11:27] N
    After showing no signs of anything resembling
    a love life for twenty whole years...
[11:32] N
    Kazuya... Our Kazuya has...
[11:39] Kaz
    We're heading back to the store.
    Watch over her, Kazuya.
[11:43] K
    Sure.
[11:44] Kaz
    And make sure you walk
    your girlfriend back, okay?
[11:46] H
    Chizuru-san, come visit our home sometime.
[11:50] C
    Thank you.
[11:54] N
    By the way, you two...
[11:56] N
    Have you had sex already?
[11:59] K
    Gran!
[12:00] N
    Physical compatibility matters
    a lot in a marriage.
[12:04] K
    M-Marriage?
[12:06] C
    Kazuya-san and I have talked about it.
[12:09] C
    We both want to take these things seriously.
[12:13] C
    He's your family's eldest son, so we wanted
    to hold off until we had your approval.
[12:18] K
    Her ad-libbing skill is on point!
[12:22] N
    Do it! You have my permission!
[12:24] N
    Day or night, whenever! As much as you want!
[12:26] K
    Gran!
[12:29] C
    If you say so...
[12:32] C
    I guess we could.
[12:32] Sign
    This is an act
[12:33] K
    This is an act!
[12:35] K
    This is an act! It's all an act!
[12:37] N
    Oh, right! Let me go get the other old girls!
[12:41] C
    Others?
[12:42] N
    They asked me to introduce my
    grandson's girlfriend if he ever got one!
[12:46] C
    Hey, what's going on here?
[12:47] Sign
    You didn't mention
    any of this!
[12:49] K
    Oh, this is the third time
    she's been hospitalized here.
[12:51] Sign
    Sucks, right?
[12:53] K
    It seems she's made quite a few friends here.
[12:55] C
    What do I do? This is bad!
[12:57] K
    Why are you panicking?
[12:58] Sign
    Did I do
    something wrong?
[13:00] C
    She's here...
[13:03] C
    My grandma's an in-patient at this hospital, too.
[13:07] K
    What?!
[13:08] C
    I haven't told her anything
    about the rental girlfriend job.
[13:12] K
    Isn't that really bad news?
[13:14] C
    That's exactly what I said!
[13:16] C
    Anyway, I need to get out of here!
[13:18] K
    Hey...
[13:19] N
    Follow me, everyone.
[13:21] N
    She's a real babe, I tell you!
[13:23] N
    I've never seen a girl that hot!
[13:24] K
    Crap! They're here!
[13:26] C
    This way!
[13:27] N
    Try not to collapse in shock, Tanaka-san.
[13:32] Tanaka
    I'll be just fine!
[13:34] N
    The rest of you watch out for heart attacks, too!
[13:36] Old
    I can't wait...
[13:37] N
    Huh? They're gone.
[13:38] K
    A vacant room?
[13:39] N
    They were here just a minute ago!
[13:41] N
    It's true! Believe me!
[13:42] Old
    We're not doubting you, Kinoshita-san.
[13:42] C
    It's only a matter of time
    before they find us here.
[13:44] N
    They can't have gone too far.
[13:46] K
    Wanna exit through the window?
[13:46] Old
    Let's look for them!
[13:48] C
    We're on the fifth floor, you know.
SIGN    Fifth floor
    (15m high)
[13:49] K
    Then what do we do?
[13:51] C
    We'll have to leave one at a time.
[13:53] K
    You go first and distract them.
[13:56] C
    I'll use that chance to get outside.
[13:59] K
    Distract them? How?
[14:01] C
    Figure that out yourself!
[14:02] N
    Did anyone check this room?
[14:04] Old
    I thought that room was unoccupied.
[14:07] N
    Let's check it just in case.
[14:09] K
    Th-They're coming!
[14:11] C
    Get over here!
[14:16] N
    Not here, either?
[14:19] N
    Where art thou, Chizuru?
[14:23] N
    Kazuya?
[14:23] K
    Hey, what's the big idea?!
[14:26] C
    Keep it down, stupid!
[14:28] K
    Easy for you to say!
[14:32] K
    This is...
[14:34] K
    the biggest crisis of all!
[14:41] C
    What in the world is wrong with you?!
[14:43] K
    Nothing! It's not my fault!
[14:45] K
    It's a natural response for
    any twenty-year-old guy!
[14:50] C
    Get it back down right now!
[14:52] K
    I can't, okay? I just can't!
[14:55] C
    If you keep it up, I'll report you to the agency.
[14:59] K
    Don't move! You're making it worse!
[15:01] N
    Uh...
[15:03] N
    Are you all right?
[15:08] C
    I...
[15:09] C
    I'm fine, thank you.
[15:11] N
    That's good.
[15:12] N
    If I may ask, have you seen
     a young couple around?
[15:17] C
    I-I heard them talking about
    leaving the hospital.
[15:22] N
    Really? Thank you!
[15:24] N
    The targets are outside!
[15:29] K
    Looks like she's gone.
[15:31] C
    Yeah...
[15:39] K
    This range is l-lethal...
[15:43] K
    What a slender...
[15:45] K
    and soft... body!
[15:50] K
    Wait, right now...
[15:55] K
    She's my girlfriend, isn't she?
[16:00] C
    Like hell!
[16:10] C
    What are you thinking?
[16:11] C
    Don't forget that I'm just a rental girlfriend!
[16:13] C
    Hell could freeze over, and I still
    wouldn't be yours for real!
[16:19] Sayuri
    Chizuru?
[16:21] Sayuri
    Is that you, Chizuru?
[16:28] C
    Grandma...
[16:33] N
    What's the matter, Ichinose-san?
[16:35] N
    Kazuya!
[16:37] Sa
    What? So this is Kazuya-kun?
[16:40] Sa
    You mean your grandson's girlfriend is Chizuru?
[16:44] K
    Are you serious?!
[16:46] Sa
    Chizuru is my granddaughter.
[16:49] K
    I shouldn't make this worse for her!
[16:53] K
    Sorry, Gran!
[16:55] K
    I don't really have a girl—
[16:58] C
    What?
[17:00] C
    Kazuya-san's grandmother and mine are friends?
[17:05] C
    What a coincidence!
    Like it was written in the stars!
[17:09] C
    Or something...
SIGN    Ichinose Sayuri
[17:11] K
    I don't believe it.
[17:13] K
    To think Chizuru was your
    granddaughter, Ichinose-san!
[17:18] Sa
    I don't believe it, either.
[17:20] N
    But it all makes sense now.
[17:22] N
    Of course your granddaughter would
    be a bombshell in every possible way!
[17:28] Sa
    Oh, please.
[17:29] Sa
    I can also rest easy if Chizuru is
    dating your grandson, Kinoshita-san.
[17:34] K
    Here's hoping we go from friends
    to family when they get married.
[17:38] C
    Likewise.
[17:39] K
    Say no to collusion!
[17:49] K
    Sorry... I made you lie for me.
[17:53] C
    It's fine.
[17:54] C
    Lots of clients want to
    introduce me to their family.
[17:58] K
    Really?
[18:01] C
    Anyway, it's partly my fault
    for keeping this job a secret.
[18:06] C
    Let's just tell them we broke up.
[18:09] C
    That's the best option.
[18:16] K
    Yeah.
[18:19] K
    My family runs a store called "Nagomi Sake."
[18:24] K
    It was started in my granddad's time,
[18:26] K
    and now my dad and mom run it.
[18:29] K
    Even after my granddad died early,
[18:31] K
    my gran kept it running, despite having
    debts and my dad to worry about.
[18:35] K
    So, to our family, my gran's like a goddess.
[18:41] K
    And it's our goddess's wish that
    I find someone nice before she dies.
[18:48] K
    I'm a real grandma's boy, so I want
    to grant her wish before she goes.
[18:55] K
    I had a girlfriend for a month, recently.
[18:59] K
    When I asked her to meet my gran, she refused.
[19:02] K
    And ultimately, she dumped me.
[19:05] K
    It was out of desperation
    that I pressed that button
[19:08] K
    and rented you.
[19:10] K
    Lame as hell, right?
[19:12] K
    What am I, a rabbit?
[19:15] K
    One that dies if it gets lonely.
[19:19] C
    There's no one alive who doesn't get lonely.
[19:23] C
    Just a lot of people good at hiding it.
[19:25] C
    They all fill the void in their heart
     with work or significant others.
[19:32] K
    I'll apologize to my gran...
[19:34] K
    and introduce a real girlfriend to her someday.
[19:39] K
    I'll figure it out myself.
[19:42] K
    After all, there's no way to
    get your true self on rental.
[19:53] Sign
    S
    l
    a
    p
[19:55] K
    Ow...
[19:57] K
    What was that for?!
[19:58] C
    That was corny as hell! Gross!
[20:00] C
    Could you please not drag me into your
    embarrassingly self-absorbed soliloquy?
[20:04] K
    Y-You're one to talk,
    with the corny act you put on every day!
[20:09] C
    Hey, I do it for work.
    Corny is perfectly fine by me.
[20:16] K
    Hey, uh... Sorry about everything today.
[20:20] K
    And thanks.
[20:23] C
    I'm no different.
    I want to make my family happy, too.
[20:27] C
    But...
[20:30] C
    I just can't quit this job right now.
[20:39] C
    I don't want anything like
    today's date ever again,
[20:42] C
    but whenever you find yourself
    feeling like a rabbit,
[20:45] C
    feel free to call me.
[20:51] K
    Nah.
[20:52] K
    I doubt I'll see Mizuhara Chizuru ever again.
[20:57] K
    I won't turn to her anymore.
[21:00] K
    I'm done with pretend dating forever.
SIGN    Aquarium Lad

SIGN    Zero complaints! The cutest, hottest,
    
    most fashionable, and greatest
    
    girlfriend ever!

[21:19] C
    That dork.
[21:21] K
    And this is where my real story begins.
[21:30] K
    The story of my precarious,
[21:34] K
    yet optimistic campus life.
[21:38] G
    Yo, Kazuchin.
[21:40] G
    How many times did you jerk it yesterday?
[21:42] K
    The story of my rueful virgin life starts now!
[21:47] K
    Three times!
[21:50] G
    Whoa, hardcore!
[21:51] G2
    Virgins gonna virgin!
[21:53] G
    Right back at ya.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[23:57] K
    The anime's finally airing, huh, Mizuhara?
[24:00] C
    Right, Kazuya-kun!
[24:01] K
    K-Kazuya-kun?
[24:03] C
    I'm so glad I get do the preview
    in episode one with you!
[24:07] K
    Uh... Are you in rental girlfriend mode right now?
[24:11] C
    Of course. Mind if we get
    the formalities out of the way?
[24:14] C
    You'll have to pay the base fee, the choice fee,
[24:17] C
    and an extra fee for a
    30-second preview, totaling—
[24:19] K
    O-On the next episode of Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:21] K
    "Ex-Girlfriend...
[24:22] C
    ...and Girlfriend."
SIGN    "Ex-Girlfriend and Girlfriend"
[24:23] Ma
    You've sure got it rough, Kazu-kun.

E2 - Ex-Girlfriend and Girlfriend

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[00:08] Yoshiaki
    What's up, Kazuya? You know her?
[00:10] K
    Huh? No...
[00:18] Y
    Who is that, even?
[00:20] Shun
    I think it's Ichi... Ichi-something...
    from the literature department.
[00:25] Y
    So what's the story? Felt like
    something was up between you two.
[00:27] S
    Yeah, tell us.
[00:29] K
    No... I think I mistook her for someone else.
[00:31] Bo
    What?!
[00:33] Y
    The heck? Don't get our hopes up like that.
[00:35] S
    Any girl you see makes you
    think you've "met her before"?
[00:37] S
    Virgins gonna virgin.
[00:39] K
    Speak for yourself!
[00:46] Y
    We'll be in touch later.
[00:47] K
    Sure.
[00:51] K
    It's way too crazy to be true.
[00:53] K
    She's probably just someone else...
[00:56] Sign
    File Storage D
[00:59] C
    Don't you dare tell anyone!
[01:02] C
    You don't know me at all!
[01:04] C
    And there was nothing between us!
[01:07] C
    Promise me that!
[01:08] K
    So you really are Mizuhara?
[01:12] C
    Yes, I am. I'm keeping my job a secret.
[01:15] C
    Problem with that?
[01:17] C
    I do it because I don't want
    people talking behind my back!
[01:20] C
    Repeat after me! You and I are...
[01:23] K
    Okay, okay! I get it!
[01:26] C
    Sheesh. Why are you even here?
[01:29] C
    I've been avoiding dates in
    the same area as the college,
[01:32] C
    but this makes it all meaningless.
[01:37] C
    Goodbye. I pray that you never hit the
    "I agree" and "Confirm" buttons again.
[01:46] K
    I can't believe Mizuhara
    Chizuru goes to my college...
[02:01] Both
    What?!
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Now
SIGN    You have a new message.
SIGN    Where are you?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    You're late
SIGN    I'm waiting for you ♥
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    If you don't hurry up
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    I'll charge you for an extension
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Who does that girl think she is? A romcom heroine?
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    And that stupid virgin's pissing
     me off, too!
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Not like they'll last more
    than three months, anyway
SIGN    It's not real
SIGN    Receipt
    
    Kinoshita Kazuya-sama Rent-A-Girlfriend
    
    
    Itemized Bill
    
    Base Fee/hr 5000 yen x1
    
     Choice Fee (Rookie) 5000 yen x1
    
     Costs (City Limits) 2000 yen x1
    
    
    
    Total: 12,000 yen + taxes
SIGN    "Ex-Girlfriend and Girlfriend"
[03:35] K
    Why...
[03:37] K
    Wait, hang on!
[03:39] K
    Mizuhara-san? It's you, isn't it?!
[03:41] K
    Or wait, Ichinose-san?
[03:43] K
    Talk about coincidence, huh?
[03:44] C
    What are you doing here?!
[03:46] K
    Well, my apartment is next door.
[03:49] C
    I mean, why do you live here?!
[03:52] K
    Uh, I'm not sure how to answer that.
[03:54] C
    No interacting with me!
[03:55] C
    No meddling or prying, either!
[03:59] K
    The heck? Don't act like
    I'm some kind of stalker.
[04:02] K
    But...
[04:03] K
    She's living in my apartment
    complex... Right next door, even.
[04:08] K
    Mizuhara Chizuru, of all people.
SIGN    Nagomi Sake
SIGN    Calling
[04:15] K
    Ack.
[04:17] N
    Hey, Kazuya. I finally got through to you.
[04:19] K
    Oh, you got internet in your hospital room?
[04:21] N
    It's 980 yen per month for Wi-Fi.
[04:23] N
    An unexpected expense!
[04:26] K
    I need to tell her the truth.
[04:29] (Flashback) C
    Let's just tell them we broke up.
[04:32] K
    Hey, Gran...
[04:34] N
    I'm about head over to your place, Kazuya.
[04:37] N
    Can you call Chizuru over for me?
[04:40] K
    Huh? No way!
[04:40] N
    Did you know?
SIGN    Ohohoho
SIGN    Ahahaha
[04:42] N
    There's this popular new mobile game
    called Hot 'n Steamy Hot Springs Matron.
SIGN    Listen, Kinoshita-san...
[04:46] N
    And this "Sen" girl in it is
    a dead ringer for Chizuru.
SIGN    Home
SIGN    Hot Spring
SIGN    Kitchen
SIGN    Gacha
SIGN    Shop
[04:46] Mobage Signs
    Tip
[04:46] Mobage Signs
    Gifts
[04:46] Mobage Signs
    Mailbox
[04:46] Sen
    Thank you, Matron.
[04:49] N
    I ended up whaling for her.
[04:52] N
    See you in a bit, then! I can't wait!
[04:54] N
    Wait a—
[04:56] K
    What? Gran's coming over now?
[04:59] K
    You need to book a rental
    girlfriend a week in advance.
[05:02] K
    It's too late now!
[05:04] K
    But she'll snap if I tell her
    in person that we broke up!
[05:09] K
    What if she cries on me again?
[05:14] Sign
    Ichinose
[05:14] K
    Help me!
[05:16] K
    Be my girlfriend one more time!
[05:18] C
    Huh? Are you kidding me?
[05:20] K
    Please! Gran's coming over today!
[05:23] K
    Just an hour...
    No, even half an hour will do!
[05:26] C
    Didn't we agree to tell our
    grandmoms we broke up?
[05:29] K
    I'm not ready for that conversation yet.
[05:31] C
    Why should I care?!
[05:33] K
    She's taken a real liking to you!
[05:36] K
    She looked so lively talking about you,
    I couldn't bring myself to tell her!
[05:40] K
    Please! I beg of you!
[05:41] C
    Not happening.
[05:43] Sign
    User Agreement
[05:44] C
    Article 3 (c) of the user agreement:
[05:46] C
    "Demanding that our talents
    accompany the user to
[05:49] C
    their residence, workplace, or other
    private spaces is strictly forbidden."
[05:53] C
    You're old enough to know
    what that means, right?
[05:56] C
    If you're going to lie,
    you need to make it right.
[05:59] C
    Putting things off turns people into children.
[06:02] C
    And above all, I decided I'm
    going to finish my report today.
[06:05] C
    Goodbye!
[06:12] N
    Hey, Kazuya. Put on some tea.
[06:14] K
    You got here quick!
[06:15] N
    Gotta strike while the iron's hot.
[06:17] N
    Look at how filthy this apartment is.
[06:20] N
    No one would guess that the guy
    living here has a girlfriend.
[06:23] K
    She's as sharp as ever.
[06:29] N
    When do you think Chizuru will arrive?
[06:32] ---
    Huh?
[06:32] K
    Oh, uh, I don't know.
[06:35] K
    Um... let me try calling her.
[06:38] K
    Hello? It's me.
[06:39] K
    Gran's already here. You busy?
[06:43] K
    Oh, you're at work? Ah, I see.
[06:49] C
    Who is it?
[06:50] K
    Delivery for you.
[06:53] C
    Hel... Huh?!
[06:55] K
    Please! Just a minute...
    even ten seconds will do!
[06:58] C
    I'm gonna call the cops!
[07:00] K
    I'll buy you sweets from the convenience store!
[07:03] C
    Get out!
[07:04] K
    I'm begging you!
[07:05] K
    Think of it as helping me out!
    I mean, we've dated before, right?!
[07:08] C
    I was just a rental girlfriend, damn it!
[07:35] (Flashback) C
    If you're going to lie,
    you need to make it right.
[07:37] (Flashback) C
    Putting things off turns people into children.
[07:40] K
    Yeah, I have to brace myself and just do it.
[07:44] K
    Hey, Gran...
[07:47] K
    I need to tell you something.
[07:50] C
    You broke up, didn't you?
[07:52] K
    G-Gran?
[07:54] C
    She got tired of your sloppiness and split.
[07:58] C
    I can picture it clear as day.
[08:00] C
    And you tried to cover it up because you
    couldn't bring yourself to tell the truth.
[08:04] C
    That is no way for the heir to
    the Kinoshita family to act.
[08:08] C
    Aren't you mad?
[08:11] C
    At me...
[08:15] C
    At Mizuhara?
[08:18] N
    Never in your life have you
    ever been a ladies' man.
[08:24] N
    And I mean that literally! Not even once!
SIGN    Sorry...
[08:26] K
    Yeah...
[08:28] N
    All you ever brought over were stinky boys.
[08:31] N
    There was a time when I doubted there was
    a single girl out there who'd come to like you.
[08:38] N
    How could I ever be angry with
    the lady who did fall for you?
[08:43] N
    She showed me a beautiful dream.
[08:46] N
    Truly an angel sent by the heavens.
[08:48] K
    Gran...
[08:50] K
    Yeah, I'm such an idiot.
[08:55] K
    A girl like Mizuhara would
    never date me for real.
[09:00] K
    It was all an illusion.
[09:02] K
    She's a rental girlfriend.
[09:05] K
    I'm sorry, Gran!
[09:08] K
    I...
[09:09] K
    I...
[09:12] C
    I-I'm so sorry!
[09:15] C
    Here we go.
[09:21] C
    I got held up cooking.
[09:23] K
    How... Why are you here?
[09:26] C
    What are you saying, Kazuya-san?
    You've been calling me all day.
[09:30] C
    Of course I would go anywhere
    for your grandmother!
SIGN    Girlfriend Mode
[09:35] N
    My angel!
[09:37] N
    I believed in you!
[09:40] N
    I knew you wouldn't cast Kazuya aside!
[09:43] N
    A boy like him will never get
    another girlfriend, after all!
SIGN    S
    t
    a
    r
    e
    .
    .
    .
SIGN    Thank you!
SIGN    Just keep it up a little bit longer!
[10:02] N
    You'd better come see me on Wednesday.
[10:05] K
    I do, every week.
[10:06] N
    Not by yourself. Bring Chizuru along.
[10:10] K
    You're not happy just to see me?
[10:12] N
    Absolutely not.
[10:14] N
    Also, make sure to walk her back.
[10:18] ---
    You don't have to tell me.
[10:19] N
    Rest assured. I guarantee that
    you two will get married someday.
SIGN    U
    r
    k
    .
    .
    .
[10:38] K
    Mizuhara.
[10:40] K
    Here.
[10:43] C
    Never mind that. We've gone too
    far to tell the agency, anyway.
[10:47] K
    Not for that.
[10:49] K
    I'll rent you next week.
[10:52] K
    But you don't have to come.
[10:54] K
    You couldn't get your report
    done after all this, right?
[11:00] C
    When do you visit her? Wednesday?
[11:03] K
    Huh? Y-Yeah, every Wednesday.
[11:05] C
    No other days, right?
[11:07] K
    Oh, right!
[11:09] C
    No meddling!
[11:12] C
    Make like a stranger at
    college, too, obviously!
[11:15] C
    No talking to me!
[11:16] C
    If you need to contact me,
    do it through the site!
[11:20] K
    M-Mizuhara?
[11:22] C
    Just one hour.
[11:24] C
    You can rent me out for just
    one hour every Wednesday.
[11:29] C
    I'm not doing it for you!
    It's for your grandmother!
[11:33] K
    Mizuhara?
[11:35] K
    Thanks, Mizuhara.
[11:38] K
    For just one hour every Wednesday...
[11:41] K
    be my girlfriend!
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[11:51] K
    Mami-chan...
[11:56] K
    First period is brand management, huh?
SIGN    Lab and Seminar Wing
SIGN    College Wing 2
SIGN    Auditorium | Cafeteria
[12:11] M
    Hello, Kazu-kun!
[12:13] K
    M-Mami-chan!
[12:15] K
    We haven't talked since we broke up.
[12:17] K
    Damn, she's so cute when I see her up close!
[12:20] K
    Her eyes are so round,
    and her hair is so fluffy!
[12:23] K
    Ask her!
[12:25] K
    Ask her why she blocked you!
[12:29] M
    What's wrong, Kazu-kun?
[12:32] M
    You're spacing out.
[12:33] M
    You dropped your reference book.
[12:37] M
    Here.
[12:38] K
    Th-Thanks.
[12:40] M
    Later!
[12:46] Y
    That's him, officer!
[12:47] Y
    The guy ogling his ex's thighs
    first thing in the morning!
[12:50] S
    I get it. Mami-chan is fine.
[12:53] Y
    She's feminine as hell,
    and she's a total looker.
[12:56] Y
    To top it off, she seems kinda easy,
[12:58] Y
    and she's sure to go the
    extra mile in bed, too.
[13:01] K
    You're the one ogling her!
[13:11] Y
    Her, on the other hand?
    She'll just lie there and do nothing.
[13:13] K
    Dude...
[13:15] Y
    Anyway, let me give you a solid
    piece of advice as an old bud.
[13:19] Y
    Forget about Mami-chan.
[13:21] Y
    She's way out of your league.
[13:25] Imai
    Mami, that was your ex, right?
[13:28] Shimae
    He's totally not over you yet.
[13:30] Imai
    His gaze freaked me out!
[13:32] M
    Oh, really?
[13:33] Imai
    Wow, what a player!
[13:36] Shimae
    Right? Acting like it's not her problem.
[13:39] M
    Oh, really?
[13:56] K
    Coming, coming!
[13:58] C
    What are you doing?
[14:03] C
    Isn't it time to head over to the hospital?
[14:06] C
    Let's pick somewhere else to meet up.
[14:08] C
    If my agency finds out we're meeting
    by our front doors, they'll fire me.
[14:12] C
    We won't be socializing outside of dates,
[14:14] C
    but I'll do my job as usual
    when I'm your "girlfriend."
[14:17] C
    There's no need to go easy on me in reviews.
[14:21] K
    Gotcha.
[14:24] C
    Okay, do you mind?
[14:26] C
    It's better for both of us to get the
    formalities out of the way, yeah?
[14:30] K
    Oh, yeah.
[14:32] C
    Thank you very much.
SIGN    Receipt
SIGN    Kinoshita Kazuya-sama
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Itemized Bill
SIGN    Base Fee/hr
SIGN    Choice Fee (Rookie)
SIGN    Traveling Costs (City Limits)
SIGN    Total: 12,000 yen + taxes
[14:35] C
    Shall we get going, Kazuya-kun?
[14:39] N
    Itabashi Third Hospital
[14:40] N
    Chizuru, my angel!
[14:42] N
    Stop by again!
[14:46] C
    Can we hold hands?
[14:49] K
    What? O-Oh, sure.
[14:52] K
    It's just part of her routine!
[14:55] Y
    Kazuya?
[14:58] Y
    What're you doing here?
[15:00] Y
    Oh, right! The hospital
    Nagomi-san's in is around here!
[15:03] Y
    Wait, who is that?
[15:06] K
    Crap! They'll realize it's Ichinose!
[15:08] Y
    Sorry! He's a sheltered idiot,
    but please don't sign him up to your cult!
[15:13] S
    H-He has no money, so you're better off
    hitting up someone else to sell your urns!
[15:17] K
    It's not like that, you guys!
[15:18] Y
    It's okay.
[15:19] Y
    Don't worry! We're here for you!
[15:22] S
    The first step to healing is admitting
    that you've been wronged!
[15:25] K
    I don't need your counseling!
    I'm telling you, that's not it!
[15:28] Y
    Open your eyes, fool!
[15:30] Y
    There's no other explanation for you getting
    to hold hands with an S-ranked hottie!
[15:36] S
    Is she a runaway?
    Or wait, your long-lost sister?
[15:38] K
    Knock it off!
[15:39] K
    Y-You're being rude...
[15:42] K
    to my...
[15:43] K
    girlfriend!
[15:46] Bo
    Girlfriend?
[15:50] C
    Hello, I'm Mizuhara.
[15:52] C
    Kazuya-san and I have been dating for a bit.
SIGN    Dating
    for a bit...
[15:59] Y
    "Girlfriend"?!
[16:02] S
    Does he mean that thing where
    you go on dates, eat pancakes,
[16:05] S
    put up couple selfies on social media,
[16:07] S
    and like each other's posts?!
[16:10] K
    What else is there?
SIGN    
     D-
     Don't
     push
     your
     luck...
    
    
    

[16:12] C
    D-Don't push your luck.
[16:13] Bo
    Sire!
[16:15] K
    What the heck? This feels amazing!
[16:17] K
    Standing next to me is the GOAT cutie!
[16:20] K
    Like a raging storm, I've gone from last
    place to winning in life in one fell swoop!
[16:25] Y
    Get over here!
[16:26] Y
    Did you do her?
[16:27] K
    Huh?
[16:28] S
    We're asking if you've had sex!
[16:30] K
    Uh, not yet.
[16:33] Bo
    Good man!
[16:35] Y
    Lose your virginity to a babe like
    that, and you'll never forget it!
[16:38] Y
    Your sex life will be ruined forever!
[16:41] S
    No other girl will satisfy you!
[16:43] K
    These jerks...
[16:45] Y
    Sorry about that!
[16:46] Y
    My name's Kibe, ma'am.
[16:49] S
    And I'm Kuribayashi.
[16:51] Y
    While you must be very busy on your date,
[16:53] Y
    we would love to invite you
    both to a drinking session.
[16:58] K
    Drinking? Now?
[17:00] Y
    Sasano-senpai called us out of nowhere.
SIGN    That's why we're here
[17:02] S
    You'll come, right, Kazuya?
SIGN    shake shake
[17:04] Y
    As a dude, you'll never get
    another chance like this.
[17:09] K
    Of course. We were just talking
    about getting some grub.
[17:13] Y
    There we go!
[17:15] S
    Come this way, ma'am.
SIGN    Now I've done it...
[17:20] S
    You two take the elevator.
[17:22] Y
    We'll use the stairs.
[17:26] K
    I'm sorry!
[17:27] C
    What are you playing at?!
[17:29] C
    How many lies must you tell
    before you're satisfied?!
[17:32] C
    Also, we've gone way past an hour!
[17:34] K
    I'll pay for an extension, okay?
[17:36] K
    I've known that guy since we were kids!
    He's friendly with my gran, too!
[17:39] K
    If he finds out about the rental
    girlfriend thing, so will she!
[17:42] C
    What? I can't have that!
[17:44] C
    Even my grandmom will find out, then!
[17:47] K
    Please! I'll tell him soon enough
    that we broke up, anyway!
[17:50] K
    Help me make him a believer for now!
[17:55] S
    Oh, they're here.
[17:57] Y
    Come this way, you two.
[18:01] Y
    Sorry we're late! I brought Kazuya!
[18:03] Y
    What's more, he's with his girlfriend!
[18:07] Y
    Uh... What's with this mood?
[18:14] M
    Kazu-kun.
[18:17] K
    M-Mami-chan?
[18:19] Y
    My bad, Kazuya.
    I had no idea she'd be here.
[18:23] Sasano
    H-Heya, Kazuya. Come on in.
[18:27] K
    I'll start with a draft.
[18:28] S
    And for the lady?
[18:30] C
    I'll have a Shirley Temple.
[18:33] Sasa
    So, like, I had no idea, but then my ex...
[18:42] K
    I wanna go home, like, yesterday!
[18:46] Shimae
    Er...
[18:47] K
    What is this hell situation?!
[18:51] K
    Could the mood be any worse?!
[18:54] K
    Kill me!
[18:55] K
    Just kill me now!
[18:57] K
    Should I pretend to hit
    the john and run away?
[19:01] K
    Nope. I can't leave Mizuhara
    all by herself here.
[19:08] K
    Is Mami-chan mad?
[19:11] K
    But, hey, she dumped me.
    I've done nothing wrong here, right?
[19:15] K
    M-Maybe she's a teensy bit jealous?
[19:17] M
    C-C'mon, guys.
[19:20] M
    Why are we being so awkward?
[19:22] M
    I've moved on, too, so it's all in
    the past. Let's enjoy our drinks.
[19:27] K
    Moved on?
[19:28] K
    Moved on?!
[19:29] Imai
    What, really? When did it happen?
[19:30] K
    Moved on, to what? A dog?
[19:32] M
    Not too long ago.
[19:34] Imai
    Same college? Do we know him?
[19:34] K
    Like hell. She means a boyfriend.
[19:36] K
    Duh. Mami-chan's a hottie.
[19:40] K
    Hear me out, Mami-chan.
[19:42] K
    Mizuhara's just a rental girlfriend.
[19:44] K
    I'm paying for her. Laughable, right?
SIGN    Stop Drinking and Driving!
    We don't serve alcohol to
    minors and people driving.
[19:48] K
    If I don't agree with the terms of service,
    she won't even come anywhere near me.
[19:51] M
    Let's just forget about it all.
    It must be so awkward for the girlfriend.
[19:55] M
    Right, Kazu-kun?
[19:57] K
    Y-Yeah...
[20:06] K
    So Mami-chan's been getting on just fine.
[20:12] K
    Y-You fool! Now isn't the time to rise up!
[20:17] K
    You're gonna stay homeless for a while yet.
[20:28] M
    Oh, welcome back, Kazu-kun.
[20:32] K
    Wh-What's brought you two together?
[20:34] M
    Oh, I just found her incredibly pretty.
[20:39] M
    But if you're that cute, you must have a
    hard time dealing with Kazu-kun's libido.
[20:46] M
    Y'know, he doesn't have any experience.
[20:49] M
    He gets this scary look
    in his eyes sometimes.
[20:52] M
    I wore a miniskirt on a date once,
[20:56] M
    and he was all like,
    "I can't stand right now."
[20:59] M
    Once we kissed, he wanted it every date,
    even if lunch had been packed with garlic.
[21:04] M
    And then he'd try to hold
    my hand all the time,
[21:06] M
    and take me to pubs that
    stay open late for dinner.
[21:09] M
    It was almost impressive
    just how horny he was.
[21:12] Y
    That's enough, Mami-chan.
[21:14] M
    What? Why?
[21:16] M
    I mean, aren't I right, Kazu-kun?
[21:23] C
    I can't take this.
[21:26] C
    Don't badmouth my Kazuya-san.
[21:29] Sasa
    Hey, don't...
[21:31] M
    Huh? Sorry, I wasn't trying to...
[21:34] C
    But you did it anyway!
[21:35] C
    It's absurd that you'd tell a stranger
    about things that happened when you dated.
[21:39] C
    I feel bad for him!
[21:41] M
    O-Oh... Sorry if I offended you.
[21:44] M
    But this is our usual group dynamic.
[21:46] C
    You think that means you
    can say anything you want?!
[21:48] Y
    Okay, calm down, you two.
[21:51] M
    Apologize to her for me, Kazu-kun!
[21:54] C
    You should tell her off!
[21:58] K
    That's just how I am, okay?
[22:05] C
    I'm leaving.
[22:09] Y
    You sure about this, Kazu-chin?
[22:13] Waitress
    Would you like to order?
[22:15] M
    Uh, we'll have a virgin breeze...
[22:21] M
    And another mug of draft!
[22:27] Y
    Kazu-chin.
[22:29] Y
    Listen to me. Just call her.
[22:32] K
    Oh, buzz off.
[22:34] Y
    Is he gonna be okay?
[22:40] K
    I know, okay? I know!
[22:43] K
    I know Mizuhara spoke up
    for me because I didn't.
[22:48] K
    It's fine this way.
[22:49] K
    Ultimately, she's just a rental girlfriend.
[22:51] K
    The most shallow of relationships.
[22:53] M
    I knew you'd be down on yourself.
[22:57] K
    M-Mami-chan?
[22:58] M
    You okay, Kazu-kun?
[23:02] M
    Thanks for earlier.
[23:05] M
    It made me happy when you stood up for me.
[23:09] M
    My awkward side got the best of me.
    I couldn't speak up like she did.
[23:14] M
    I failed as your girlfriend, huh?
[23:17] K
    Mami-chan?!
[23:18] M
    I had no idea you had
    such a manly side to you.
[23:25] K
    I'm Kinoshita Kazuya, twenty years old,
[23:28] K
    and I'm a college student
    living by myself in Tokyo.
[23:31] K
    By a twist of fate, I ended up introducing
    a rental girlfriend, Mizuhara Chizuru,
[23:36] K
    to my family as my real girlfriend, but it
    hasn't changed anything in any real way.
[23:43] K
    My single, virgin life is still going strong.
[23:47] M
    Kazu-kun...
[23:51] M
    My place is close by.
[23:54] M
    Wanna stop by?
[23:57] C
    Hey, Mami-san!
[23:58] C
    What are you trying to do with Kazuya-san?
[24:00] M
    Do with him? I don't understand the question!
[24:04] K
    S-Settle down, you two.
[24:06] C
    You know he'll take it seriously.
    Stop messing with him.
[24:09] M
    I'm not! Right, Kazu-kun?
[24:12] K
    R-Right...
[24:14] C
    She's got him dancing
    in the palm of her hand.
[24:15] M
    Oh, did I make you jealous?
[24:18] C
    Wrong!
[24:19] M
    That's that, then!
[24:20] M
    On the next episode of Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:22] M
    "Beach...
[24:22] K
    ...and Girlfriend."
SIGN    "Beach and Girlfriend"
[24:24] C
    This is not going to end well.

E3 - Beach and Girlfriend

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[00:02] M
    My place is close by. Wanna stop by?
[00:04] K
    B-But didn't you say you have a boyfriend?
[00:07] M
    Sorry, I lied.
[00:11] M
    I made it up because you brought
    along such a pretty girlfriend.
[00:16] K
    M-Mami-chan?
SIGN    now
SIGN    Imai Miharu
    
    Good job getting through that! Night!
[00:20] M
    Oh, sorry!
[00:22] M
    My little brother has his friends over,
    so we can't go to my place.
[00:26] Sign
    Inner
    Desires
[00:26] Inner
    Gah, I wanna go! I wanna see her room!
[00:27] K
    O-Oh, really? Are you and your brother close?
[00:28] Sign
    Be a Gentleman
[00:31] M
    No way. He's a total brat.
[00:35] K
    But wait, she was trying
    to invite me over, right?
[00:39] K
    I've totally got a shot!
[00:41] K
    I can take her home instead!
[00:45] M
    Kazu-kun?!
[00:51] M
    You okay?
[00:52] K
    Oh, sorry. I guess I was drunker than I thought.
[01:00] M
    Oh, I have water on me.
[01:06] M
    Here, Kazu-kun.
[01:11] K
    Damn...
[01:12] K
    Mami-chan smells so good!
[01:15] K
    And she's being nicer to me now than
    she ever was when we were dating.
[01:19] K
    Mami-chan...
[01:21] K
    Mami-chan...
[01:22] K
    The thought of other guys getting
    in your pants is sheer torture!
[01:26] M
    Do taxis even come down this way?
[01:27] K
    You'll never get a chance like this again.
[01:30] K
    Go for it, Kazuya!
[01:31] K
    Mami-chan... Do you wanna come
    over to my place now, maybe?
[01:36] ---
    Huh?
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Now
SIGN    You have a new message.
SIGN    Where are you?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    You're late
SIGN    I'm waiting for you ♥
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    If you don't hurry up
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    I'll charge you for an extension
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Who does that girl think she is? A romcom heroine?
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    And that stupid virgin's pissing
     me off, too!
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Not like they'll last more
    than three months, anyway
SIGN    It's not real
SIGN    Receipt
    
    Kinoshita Kazuya-sama Rent-A-Girlfriend
    
    
    Itemized Bill
    
    Base Fee/hr 5000 yen x1
    
     Choice Fee (Rookie) 5000 yen x1
    
     Costs (City Limits) 2000 yen x1
    
    
    
    Total: 12,000 yen + taxes
SIGN    "Beach and Girlfriend"
[03:09] K
    W-Wait, I wasn't implying anything by that!
[03:12] K
    Fish... Yeah, I wanna show you some new fish!
[03:14] K
    It's not like I'm being a creep because
    I'm still not over you or anything!
[03:17] K
    But, you know,
    every time I see you at college,
[03:19] K
    you're just so cute,
[03:21] K
    and your legs are so sexy, and I...
[03:24] M
    Kazu-kun...
[03:27] K
    I...
[03:29] M
    I get it.
[03:31] M
    Sorry about that. There, there.
[03:39] K
    What's wrong with me?
[03:41] K
    I'm such trash.
[03:43] K
    I keep pining for something I won't get back.
[03:46] K
    I even hurt Mizuhara over it.
[03:49] K
    Then I jumped to conclusions, made a move,
[03:53] K
    got rejected again, and now
    she's patting my head...
[03:56] K
    But I just can't help it!
[03:58] K
    Deep down, I still want her approval!
[03:59] M
    Have you sobered up a little now?
[04:02] K
    Yeah.
[04:03] M
    Anyway, that's one funny girl you're dating.
[04:09] M
    Just when I thought she was being
    awfully quiet, she had that outburst.
[04:13] M
    Does she have a few screws loose?
[04:15] M
    I find it hard to deal with someone
    who blows their lid over every little thing.
[04:18] M
    She's a tough type to hang with,
    and honestly, a little cringey.
[04:22] M
    Hey, there's nothing wrong with going by looks.
[04:26] M
    But you're a big boy now,
    so you should consider personality, too.
[04:30] K
    She's not like that.
[04:33] K
    Mizuhara's not the kind
    of girl you think she is.
[04:36] M
    Wh-What's the matter, Kazu-kun?
[04:39] M
    You're scaring me a little.
[04:42] K
    Sorry. I...
[04:44] K
    I still like you, to be honest.
[04:47] K
    It doesn't even bother me
    when you diss me in public.
[04:49] K
    I'm just happy you're still talking to me.
[04:52] K
    I mean, I seriously wanted to be
    the one to make you happy... forever.
[04:57] K
    But...
[04:59] K
    Hearing you badmouth Mizuhara
    doesn't sit right with me.
[05:03] M
    H-Hey, I wasn't really...
[05:07] K
    S-Sorry!
[05:14] K
    Why did I do that?
[05:16] K
    I'm sure she hates me now.
[05:19] K
    But right now, I just want to see Mizuhara...
[05:24] K
    and apologize to her!
[05:31] K
    Isn't she home yet?
[05:32] K
    Or is she mad at me?
[05:35] K
    Well, duh.
[05:37] K
    I kept pushing her to do things she didn't
    want to, and then embarrassed her to boot.
[05:42] K
    Why would she ever want to see my face again?
[05:48] K
    Mizuhara?
[05:55] K
    Hey, uh...
[05:57] K
    I'm sorry. I don't really know what to say.
[06:00] C
    I'm not mad or anything.
[06:03] C
    Like I keep saying, I'm a rental girlfriend.
[06:07] C
    How you choose to deal with me is up to you.
[06:10] C
    Of course your ex would be more important.
[06:14] C
    So? Did you manage to get back with her?
[06:18] K
    I didn't.
[06:20] K
    Hell, I even went and got on her bad side.
[06:23] K
    I'm such scum, huh?
[06:26] K
    Getting all pathetic over
    something that's in the past...
[06:29] K
    I even dragged you into it and hurt you.
[06:32] K
    I'm so sorry, Mizuhara.
[06:34] K
    I really don't know what's wrong with me.
[06:45] C
    It's not pathetic.
[06:51] C
    Not being able to let go
    shows how much you care.
[06:54] C
    Much better than a relationship
    you can easily forget.
[06:57] K
    Mizuhara?
[06:58] C
    Do you want to try
    continuing with the rentals?
[07:02] C
    Some nights, you may want to die
    if you don't have company,
[07:05] C
    and some goodbyes can only
    be healed by a "See you again."
[07:08] C
    If you want, I can give you both.
[07:13] K
    Mizuhara!
[07:20] I
    Woohoo! It's the ocean!
[07:23] I
    This is just the best!
[07:26] Sasa
    One night, two days on the Izu Peninsula!
[07:28] Sasa
    No better way to get to know one another, eh?
[07:31] Y
    What's up, man?
[07:33] K
    Well, uh, I'm just wondering
    if I should really even be here.
[07:37] Y
    Yeah. Same group as last time and all.
[07:41] K
    Mami-chan probably doesn't
    want me around, though.
[07:43] Y
    You'd be surprised, actually.
[07:46] (Flashback) Sasa
    We probably shouldn't invite Kazuya, huh?
[07:49] (Flashback) M
    What? Why?
[07:53] (Flashback) M
    Kazu-kun and his girlfriend should come along!
[07:57] (Flashback) M
    It's the beach! It'll be hype!
[08:00] K
    Is she not mad at me?
[08:03] M
    Don't worry about it, Kazu-kun.
[08:05] K
    What an angel!
[08:08] Y
    So, Kazu-chin,
[08:09] Y
    you couldn't get Chizuru-chan to come?
[08:12] K
    Huh? U-Uh, well, this happened
    on such short notice, you know.
[08:16] Y
    You better have made up with her, man.
[08:18] K
    O-Of course!
SIGN    Dear Kinoshita-sama,
    Thank you for your patronage.
    I haven't received the 17,000 yen
    extension fee from the other day.
    Please enclose it in the attached envelope
    and mail it to me.
    (P.S.: I paid the agency for you with my own money.)
    From Rent-A-Girlfriend Diamond,
    Mizuhara Chizuru
SIGN    S
    i
    g
    h
[08:24] Sign
    How business-like
    & bitter
[08:24] Sign
    This is
    textual
    violence
[08:24] (Flashback) K
    Extension fee, right.
[08:26] (Flashback) K
    I completely forgot.
[08:28] K
    Of course she'd be nice to a customer, huh?
[08:32] K
    I can't keep this up forever.
[08:36] Y
    Well, it's between the two of you.
[08:39] Y
    I know just how hard you
    fell for Mami-chan, but still,
[08:42] Y
    you should really treat
    your current girlfriend right.
[08:45] K
    He doesn't know anything.
[08:48] K
    Of course I'd want to treat her right...
    if she were really my girlfriend.
[08:54] (Flashback) C
    If you want, I can give you both.
[08:58] K
    Why did she go out of her way to say that?
[09:02] Shi
    Whoa! This place is beautiful!
[09:06] Sasa
    You're in room number 714.
[09:08] Sasa
    Change into your swimsuits
    and meet up here in ten minutes.
[09:11] K
    Mami-chan... in a swimsuit?
[09:12] All
    Aye-aye!
[09:19] K
    What does she think about me and Mizuhara?
[09:24] K
    Does inviting us mean she doesn't mind us?
[09:29] K
    I need to find out how she really feels.
[09:32] K
    Even if I tell her I broke up with Mizuhara,
[09:35] K
    I'm sure Gran will accept it
    if I have Mami-chan with me.
[09:39] K
    I need to get with Mami-chan on this trip.
[09:43] K
    I'll leave my aimless rental life here in Izu!
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Dating another girl within a month?
    Is it to get back at me?
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    What was her name again?
     Chizuko? Tsuruko? I forgot.
SIGN    Numa
SIGN     I can't believe he stood up
    to me for her.
SIGN    I'll make them break up for sure.
[10:00] Shi
    The guys are waiting for us, Mami.
[10:02] Shi
    Oh, talking to a friend?
[10:04] M
    Nope.
[10:06] M
    Oh, man! I'm starting to get excited!
[10:10] M
    I mean, we're at the beach! Let's enjoy this!
[10:14] Sign
    Izukyu-Shimoda Station
[10:15] Kawanaka
    Whoa, Perry Road?
[10:17] Shinbo
    I wanna eat a Shimoda Burger!
[10:19] Kawa
    Hurry up, Chizuru!
[10:22] ---
    Oh... Coming.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[10:36] Sign
    How to get back with ex
[10:37] M
    Kazu-kun.
[10:40] M
    Well? Enjoying yourself?
[10:42] K
    Y-Yeah, I'm loving it!
[10:47] M
    Summer in the first year
     of college only comes once.
[10:49] M
    Not enjoying it would be
    an insult to life itself.
[10:53] Sign
    Stay Cool
[10:54] Sign
    Stay Cool
[10:55] Sign
    Stay Cool
[10:55] K
    Wait, I'll regret it forever if I don't look.
[10:56] Sign
    Stay Cool
[10:57] Sign
    Stay Cool
[10:58] M
    Do you want some, too?
[11:00] K
    Huh? Yeah, sure.
[11:02] K
    I would've liked to get two more angles.
[11:04] M
    Oh, right.
[11:06] M
    Sorry about the other day.
[11:09] M
    We may have been drinking,
    but I shouldn't have said all that.
[11:13] M
    That was insensitive of me.
[11:15] K
    What? I shouldn't have said what I did—
[11:17] M
    Nah.
[11:18] M
    Your girlfriend was absolutely right.
[11:20] M
    I was being awful.
[11:23] K
    I didn't know she was worrying about it.
[11:26] K
    She really is a nice girl.
[11:29] M
    We only went out for a month,
    but I made so many memories!
[11:32] K
    Really?
[11:33] M
    We went to an amusement park,
    to Skytree, and to Tokyo Dome.
[11:38] K
    Yeah.
[11:39] M
    We even kissed in the heat
    of a moment, just the once.
[11:45] K
    Her lips were so soft...
[11:47] M
    Do you remember?
[11:48] K
    H-Huh?
[11:50] M
    We even picked a name for our future kid.
[11:54] K
    M-Maya, right?
[11:56] M
    Yeah, Maya!
[11:58] M
    We took a syllable each from both of our names
[12:00] M
    and decided to use it whether
    we had a boy or a girl.
[12:04] M
    And when I asked you how many kids you'd like,
[12:07] M
    you said you wanted enough
    to fill up a soccer team.
[12:10] K
    H-Hey, the more the m-m-merrier, right?
[12:13] M
    Yeah, but my body has to keep up!
[12:17] K
    Keep up? Keep up with what?!
[12:20] M
    I'm sure that would've been fun.
[12:24] M
    But your girlfriend is a nice girl,
    and you two seem very in love.
[12:30] M
    Maya can never be born now, huh?
[12:35] K
    Mami-chan?
[12:37] K
    It's not what you think.
    Mizuhara's a rental girlfriend.
[12:41] K
    I'm paying her to be with me.
[12:44] K
    She and I have no future together.
[12:46] K
    I want to be with you...
[12:49] K
    Hey!
[12:51] K
    The truth is,
[12:52] K
    Chizuru and I are really...
[12:55] Shinbo
    Huh?
[12:56] Shinbo
    Imai-san?
[12:57] Imai
    Shinbo-chan?
[13:06] Y
    What's up? You know each other?
[13:08] Shinbo
    Yeah, we're in international comms together.
[13:11] Imai
    Fancy running into you here!
[13:12] Shinbo
    I guess we both decided to
    take a post-exam holiday.
[13:13] K
    What's Mizuhara doing here?!
[13:15] K
    Wait, "Mizuhara"?
[13:17] K
    No, that's Ichinose!
[13:19] S
    I know the other two from literature.
    Kawanaka-san and... Ichihara-san?
[13:24] C
    It's Ichinose.
[13:25] S
    Oh, sorry.
[13:26] K
    Nobody's realized that Ichinose is Mizuhara?
[13:29] S
    Wait, don't Kazuya and
    Ichinose-san know each other?
[13:33] K
    What? Oh, uh...
[13:35] C
    It's our first time speaking,
    isn't it, Kazuya-san?
[13:40] K
    N-Nice to meet you.
SIGN    That's some pressure...
[13:43] Y
    I don't believe it!
[13:44] Y
    I mean, are you really...
[13:46] K
    B-Busted?!
[13:49] Y
    ...wearing glasses at the beach?!
[13:50] K
    His brain's what's busted!
[13:51] C
    Let's go, Yoko.
[13:53] Shinbo
    Yeah, okay.
[13:54] Shinbo
    Sorry, see you later.
[13:56] Imai
    No worries. Later.
[13:59] K
    Thank goodness.
[14:01] K
    She must've been freaking out, too.
[14:04] K
    Mizuhara Chizuru's got nerves of steel.
[14:09] M
    Kazu-kun, Kazu-kun.
[14:12] M
    What were you about to say?
[14:15] M
    You two are really... what?
[14:19] K
    O-Oh, that wasn't...
[14:21] M
    I wanna know.
[14:24] M
    Tell me.
[14:25] M
    Tell me the truth about
    you and your girlfriend.
[14:30] K
    W-Well, the thing is...
[14:33] Y
    Kazuya, we're playing to
    see who goes shopping.
[14:35] K
    C-Coming.
[14:36] K
    Sorry.
[14:39] All
    Rock-paper-scissors!
[14:41] K
    I suck so much.
[14:45] K
    I need to tell Mami-chan the truth
    if I want to know how she really feels.
[14:45] Sign
    Gloom
SIGN    Racks his brain in the restroom a lot
[14:50] K
    But if I tell them about
    the rental girlfriend thing...
[14:53] Y
    I'm so sorry I let this happen, Nagomi-san!
[14:54] Sasa
    I feel you, bro.
[14:54] Sign
    Pretending they
    heard nothing
[14:57] M
    Y-Yeah, well, you are a virgin.
[15:01] M
    And virgins gonna virgin.
[15:02] K
    I wouldn't be able to live after that!
[15:06] K
    Oh, sorry, I forgot to lock the door.
[15:15] C
    What are you playing at?
    Didn't you agree to stay away from me?!
[15:17] K
    Why are you in Shimoda?
[15:19] C
    Right back at you!
[15:21] C
    My friends wanted to hit the beach,
    and I was forced to tag along.
[15:24] C
    So, what do you want?
[15:25] K
    Um...
[15:26] C
    I'm not lending you any money.
[15:28] K
    What do you think I am? That's not it.
[15:31] C
    Then what?
[15:32] K
    Why did you say what you did last time?
[15:36] C
    I didn't mean anything by it.
[15:38] C
    You seemed to be down in the dumps,
[15:41] C
    so I told you it was okay to rent a girlfriend
    to heal after getting dumped, is all.
[15:46] K
    Oh...
[15:47] K
    So she was only saying that
    as a rental girlfriend.
[15:50] K
    But still, she's definitely a nice girl.
[15:53] K
    That's a relief, then.
[15:55] K
    Well, uh, I'm getting pretty cozy
    with Mami-chan right now.
[16:00] K
    I might actually have a chance.
[16:03] C
    Really? Good for you.
[16:05] K
    You were just a rental girlfriend,
    so I did think it'd be weird to say this...
[16:11] K
    But, hey, we're Wednesday partners and all,
    and you've been so nice to me.
[16:16] K
    I was a little worried you might take
    offense if I got back with Mami-chan.
[16:24] K
    Man, I really can't thank you enough...
[16:27] C
    Let's get one thing straight!
[16:28] C
    Me and you are rental girlfriend and client!
[16:31] C
    I have zero interest in you!
[16:32] C
    I was just being nice to you out of pity!
    Does your brain misinterpret everything?!
[16:35] C
    Don't come talking to me about crap like that!
    Have you no self-preservation instincts?!
[16:41] C
    Talking to you fries my brain...
[16:45] K
    Hey, that's going too far.
[16:47] K
    I was trying to express my thanks.
[16:48] M
    Kazu-kun?
[16:53] Sign
    What now?
[16:53] K
    Hey!
[16:53] Sign
    You go!
[16:54] Sign
    What now?
[16:54] ---
    Are you in there?
[16:54] Sign
    What now?
[16:54] C
    You go! What other choice do we have?!
[16:55] Sign
    What now?
[16:55] Sign
    What other choice
    do we have?!
[16:55] Sign
    What now?
[16:55] Sign
    What now?
[16:57] K
    H-Hey. What brings you here?
[17:00] M
    I thought I'd help you with shopping.
[17:02] M
    Is someone else inside? I heard voices...
[17:05] K
    Nah, nobody! I-I was on the phone!
[17:09] M
    Liar. You left your phone back on the table.
[17:15] K
    I don't have it!
[17:21] M
    Sheesh, boys are such lousy liars.
[17:25] M
    Especially you, Kazu-kun.
[17:27] K
    I'm done!
[17:28] K
    If she sees Ichinose in there,
[17:31] K
    she'll realize that she and Mizuhara
    are the same person!
SIGN    Same Person
[17:46] C
    We meet again. It's me, Mizuhara Chizuru.
[17:49] M
    Th-The girlfriend?
[17:52] Y
    Chizuru-san?!
[17:54] Bo
    Venus!
[17:55] Y
    Y-You were here?
[17:58] C
    Y-Yes.
[18:00] Y
    Why are you barefoot? Where are your shoes?
[18:03] C
    I left them at the beach.
[18:04] Y
    Ah, so you can be forgetful at times?
[18:07] K
    Wait, why'd you guys even come here?
[18:10] Y
    We got extra orders!
[18:11] Y
    C'mon, Kazuya! You should've
    told me you invited her!
[18:16] K
    Yeah, I did.
[18:17] S
    Huh? But wasn't she supposed
    to be busy with something?
[18:23] K
    V-Visiting family!
[18:25] K
    She's from Shimoda, you see.
[18:27] K
    A-And she got some free time.
[18:30] K
    So I was like, wanna meet up?
[18:32] Y
    Really?
[18:33] C
    Y-Yes, something like that.
[18:36] Y
    Kazuya, what were you and her
    doing in the restroom?
[18:41] S
    Were you doing her? Is that it?!
[18:44] K
    U-Uh, no, nothing...
[18:46] Y
    Are you insane?
[18:47] Y
    I told you your sex life would be ruined
    if you lost her virginity to her, didn't I?!
[18:51] S
    No sex until she's confirmed
    your partner-for-life!
[18:54] K
    Why are you two so obsessed with this?!
[18:56] Y
    Listen, just don't do it!
[18:58] Y
    Don't do her!
[18:59] K
    So scary...
[19:05] M
    I'm glad you're here. I've been
    wanting to apologize about last time.
[19:09] M
    I'm sorry.
[19:10] C
    Oh, I'm sorry about what I said, too.
[19:15] M
    Oh, shoot! I need to make a phone call!
[19:17] Y
    Sure.
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    This is a trip with friends, y'know?
    Who invites their SO?
    Trying to show off to me?
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    This is why virgins are
    so damn cringey.
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    "We meet again," my ass!
     I never wanna see your face again!
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Die in a fire, stupid couple!
[19:25] G
    Wow, you're cute.
[19:29] G
    S-Sorry! Never mind!
[19:37] K
    What?
[19:38] C
    I'm leaving. Think up some excuse.
[19:41] K
    Huh? Already?
[19:43] C
    We can't risk it anymore.
[19:45] K
    You're the one who showed up as Mizuhara.
[19:48] C
    What choice did I have?
[19:49] C
    Besides, we could've avoided all this if
    you'd just told them we'd broken up already!
[19:55] M
    What, sneaking off to talk?
[19:58] M
    You two are so lovey-dovey.
[20:00] M
    Come on, let's go.
[20:03] Sasa
    So you're from here, huh, Chizuru-chan?
[20:07] Imai
    Any tourist recommendations?
[20:09] C
    Huh? Uh...
[20:11] K
    Sh-She was a sheltered rich girl,
    and she's still a little frail because of it!
[20:16] K
    She doesn't know much about
    hangout spots and stuff.
[20:19] Y
    Is that so?
[20:21] C
    Y-Yes... Cough.
[20:24] S
    You are really fair-skinned...
[20:26] Imai
    Control your eyes, dude.
[20:28] Sasa
    So how'd you two end up meeting, then?
[20:31] K
    I-I randomly hit on her in Shibuya!
[20:34] S
    Wow, you were surprisingly easy to win over!
[20:37] C
    I-I guess...
[20:39] Sign
    How many more damned lies
    are you gonna tell?!
[20:42] K
    No way. My nerves can't handle this.
[20:46] K
    I'm gonna go wash off all this sand.
[20:48] C
    He's running away?!
[20:52] G1
    Check out that girl with the black hair!
[20:54] G2
    The one in the pink bikini? She's super hot!
[20:57] G3
    Think she has a boyfriend?
[20:58] G4
    I'm so jealous.
[21:00] K
    Well, yeah.
[21:03] K
    She's a top-ranked beauty in anybody's eyes.
[21:05] K
    Way out of my league.
[21:09] K
    And I made her pretend
    to be my girlfriend again.
[21:12] K
    Paying her might not get me
    off the hook this time.
[21:16] K
    Forgive me, Mizuhara.
[21:18] K
    Once this trip's over, I'll tell them.
[21:21] K
    I'll tell Gran and these guys that we broke up.
[21:25] K
    I bet Mami-chan's totally disgusted with me.
[21:28] K
    Who calls their girlfriend
    to a trip with friends?
[21:31] M
    Kazu-kun!
[21:34] K
    Mami-chan?
[21:35] M
    I lost my bracelet.
[21:38] K
    What? That sucks!
[21:39] M
    Yeah! It was really expensive!
[21:42] M
    It should still be around here.
[21:44] K
    Y-Yeah...
[21:47] K
    Whoa.
[21:50] K
    Awfully clumsy today, eh?
[21:55] K
    Hey, wai—
[22:03] Imai
    Are you listening?
[22:05] C
    I-I am, sorry.
[22:07] Imai
    I'm amazed you let your boyfriend
    go on a trip with girls.
[22:12] Imai
    I could never.
[22:14] Shimae
    You're too possessive, Miharu.
[22:18] C
    Well,
[22:21] C
    I trust Kazuya-san.
SIGN    Wha?!
SIGN    W
    e
    l
    c
    o
    m
    e
    
    ♥
SIGN    You're so
    childish
SIGN    Puts men
    to shame
SIGN    Already a chief
    at her young age
SIGN    Sensei!
SIGN    I need your help
    with homework!
[23:57] K
    The beach! A field of dreams!
    The adventure of a summer!
[24:01] C
    What?
[24:01] K
    Sorry, Mizuhara.
[24:03] K
    I might be taking the next step to adulthood.
[24:06] C
    What are you talking about?
[24:07] M
    Hello, Kazu-kun!
[24:09] M
    Wait, what?
[24:10] C
    He's not listening. Busy taking the
    next step to adulthood, apparently.
[24:13] M
    Gross.
[24:14] C
    Huh?
[24:15] M
    Nothing! Let's move on!
[24:17] M
    On the next episode of Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:19] C
    "Friend...
[24:20] M
    ...and Girlfriend"!
[24:22] K
    Little Kazuya's finally gonna make it...
SIGN    "Friend and Girlfriend"
[24:24] C
    He's still going on about that?

E4 - Friend and Girlfriend

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[00:00] Sign
    April
[00:01] (Flashback) K
    Huh? A girl?
[00:03] (Flashback) Sasa
    Oh, there she is. Over here.
[00:13] (Flashback) M
    Nice to meet you. I'm Nanami Mami.
[00:17] K
    From the bottom of my heart,
    I felt she was the one.
[00:21] (Flashback) Sasa
    This guy's a virgin.
[00:23] (Flashback) K
    Wait, what? Did you have
    to introduce me like that?
[00:27] (Flashback) K
    I was training to be a priest
    until last week, you see.
SIGN    Favorite Comeback (70 points)
[00:30] (Flashback) M
    What? Really?
[00:32] (Flashback) M
    That's kinda cute.
[00:38] (Flashback) K
    Please go out with me!
[00:42] (Flashback) M
    Sure.
[00:46] (Flashback) M
    Let's go steady.
SIGN    Look at the time... Sorry, I'm getting sleepy.

SIGN    I'm sorry for
    keeping you up!
    Goodnight!

SIGN    I'm sorry for
    keeping you up!
    Goodnight!

SIGN    Today
SIGN    If you're free over the
    weekend, would you like
    to go on a date?

SIGN    Read
SIGN    Read
SIGN    If you're free over the
    weekend, would you like
    to go on a date?

SIGN    Read
SIGN    I'm free
    on Sunday!
    Let's go!

[01:03] (Flashback) K
    H-Hey, uh...
[01:05] (Flashback) K
    I know I'm not used to
    going on dates and stuff.
[01:08] (Flashback) K
    Like I said, I've never
    had a girlfriend before.
[01:13] (Flashback) K
    Sorry.
[01:14] (Flashback) M
    It's the same for me.
[01:16] (Flashback) M
    I had two relationships in high school,
    but they both ended almost immediately.
[01:22] (Flashback) M
    I'm not that great with boys, really.
[01:26] (Flashback) K
    Mami-chan?
[01:28] (Flashback) M
    So, you know...
[01:33] (Flashback) M
    We're both sailing in the same leaky boat.
[01:37] K
    I'm gonna be there for her.
[01:40] K
    I'm gonna make her happy... for life.
[01:49] (Flashback) M
    I had lots of fun today.
[01:51] (Flashback) M
    Bye-bye, Kazu-kun!
[02:01] C
    Well,
[02:03] C
    I trust Kazuya-san.
[02:19] M
    Forgive me, Kazu-kun.
[02:23] M
    I couldn't control myself anymore.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Now
SIGN    You have a new message.
SIGN    Where are you?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    You're late
SIGN    I'm waiting for you ♥
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    If you don't hurry up
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    I'll charge you for an extension
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Who does that girl think she is? A romcom heroine?
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    And that stupid virgin's pissing
     me off, too!
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Not like they'll last more
    than three months, anyway
SIGN    It's not real
SIGN    Receipt
    
    Kinoshita Kazuya-sama Rent-A-Girlfriend
    
    
    Itemized Bill
    
    Base Fee/hr 5000 yen x1
    
     Choice Fee (Rookie) 5000 yen x1
    
     Costs (City Limits) 2000 yen x1
    
    
    
    Total: 12,000 yen + taxes
SIGN    "Friend and Girlfriend"
[03:58] M
    S-Sorry! Just forget about that!
[04:00] M
    Act normally when we're
    with the others, okay?
[04:06] M
    Hey, I found my bracelet!
[04:15] Imai
    Hey, your face looks a bit flushed.
[04:19] C
    Oh, I'm just feeling kind of warm.
[04:22] M
    Your turn, Kibe-chan.
[04:23] Y
    All right! What are my options here?
[04:30] (Flashback) M
    Forgive me, Kazu-kun.
[04:32] (Flashback) M
    I couldn't control myself anymore.
[04:37] K
    Like hell I could forget that!
[04:39] K
    She couldn't control herself?
    So she kissed me?
[04:41] K
    Doesn't that mean she likes me?!
[04:44] K
    It looked like it was all over
    when Mizuhara showed up,
[04:46] K
    but what if it only fanned
    Mami-chan's flames even more?
[04:49] K
    This is it!
SIGN    She Wants Me Back!!!
[04:50] K
    She wants me back!
[04:52] C
    Kazuya-san!
[04:55] M
    Let's pick up where we left off.
[04:57] K
    Not even in death shall we part.
SIGN    Scandalous!
SIGN    Too
    Scandalous!
SIGN    Nagomi Sake
[05:04] Sign
    Calling...
[05:06] K
    Sorry, gotta take this.
[05:09] C
    Ugh, I might really be
    coming down with a cold.
[05:14] K
    Hello?
[05:15] N
    Gah! My ships all sank!
[05:18] N
    Hard mode is such hell!
    I spent 30,000 yen on the gacha, too!
SIGN    Kinoshita-san, please don't use
    a tablet holder on your bed table...
[05:22] N
    My Shimakaze... My Ikazuchi!
[05:23] K
    Oh, that's too bad. Later.
[05:26] N
    Whoa, hold up, Kazuya.
[05:28] K
    What is it?
[05:29] N
    I'm going to be discharged next week.
[05:33] N
    All the tests are finally done.
[05:35] N
    Now I can come see Chizuru whenever I want.
[05:40] K
    That's great!
[05:41] N
    Bye... Gah!
[05:43] K
    O-Okay...
[05:47] K
    Discharged, huh?
[05:48] K
    I'm glad it wasn't anything major.
[05:52] K
    But... I've been deceiving Gran all this time.
[05:57] Imai
    Chizuru-san, is your place, like,
[06:00] Imai
    some really huge mansion?
[06:02] C
    Huh? I-I couldn't say...
[06:06] Sasa
    It's probably in a neighborhood
    full of mansions, too.
[06:08] Shimae
    I'd wanna see that.
[06:10] C
    I-It's pretty far away, though.
[06:13] Shimae
    Where in Tokyo do you live?
[06:15] Imai
    An apartment in a skyscraper?
[06:17] Sasa
    Or, like, a fancy standalone house?
[06:19] C
    U-Uh...
[06:21] Imai
    Why don't we all hang out at
    her place when we get back?
[06:25] C
    I-I don't know...
[06:29] Y
    Cut it out. You're putting her on the spot.
[06:33] Imai
    You think it's a good idea, right, Kazuya?
[06:36] K
    W-Well...
[06:48] K
    Sorry I've been lying to you, Gran!
[06:52] K
    But I'll introduce you to
    my real girlfriend soon!
[06:55] K
    This fake relationship
    with Mizuhara ends now.
[06:59] K
    Thanks for everything, Mizuhara.
[07:02] K
    Th-The thing is...
[07:05] K
    Chizuru and I were actually
    talking about breaking up.
[07:08] K
    So that's kind of an awkward
    question to answer.
[07:12] K
    I-I know it's not a great time
    to bring this up, but you know.
[07:15] K
    Right, Chizuru?
[07:22] C
    Th-That's right.
[07:24] S
    W-Wait, why?!
[07:26] C
    W-We just kinda got the blues after
    a while. You know how it goes.
[07:32] Sasa
    Well, it's between the two of you.
[07:34] Imai
    It's not our place to say anything.
[07:37] K
    Th-This is for the best.
[07:39] K
    I said I'd leave my aimless rental
    girlfriend life here in Izu!
[07:50] M
    Kazu-kun!
[07:53] Sasa
    What's wrong with you, dude?!
[07:56] Y
    Kazu-chin, you ain't supposed to let
    your dick dictate your love life.
[08:01] Sasa
    Calm down, Kibe!
[08:04] K
    What makes you think you can
    just sock me like that?!
[08:08] Y
    Now you've done it, jerk!
[08:10] K
    Your balding ass is the one that started it!
[08:13] Y
    Who's balding?!
[08:15] Y
    My hairline's just a little shy, is all!
[08:17] K
    Yeah, that's called balding!
[08:18] Y
    Oh, it's on, you total nitwit!
[08:21] K
    Say what?!
[08:22] K
    O-Ow... Wait, s-sorry!
[08:24] Imai
    Stop it!
[08:25] Sasa
    Knock it off, you two!
[08:27] M
    Don't hurt him, Kibe-chan!
[08:29] Y
    I'm so disappointed in you, Kazu-chin!
[08:31] Y
    When did you become such
    a self-centered dirt bag?!
[08:35] Y
    Don't think I haven't noticed you
    fawning over Mami-chan! Blues, my ass!
[08:39] Y
    I bet Chizuru-san just dumped you
    because you're being so wishy-washy!
[08:44] Y
    Yes, your brain's a dumpster fire, but at
    least make it burn for your current flame!
[08:47] Y
    If you can't treat the girl who chose to
    be with you right, you're a lost cause!
SIGN    Let's break up, okay?
[08:56] K
    What would...
[08:58] K
    What would you know?
[09:01] K
    You don't know shit!
[09:04] K
    You have no idea how much I liked Mami-chan,
[09:06] K
    or how hurt I was when she dumped me!
[09:10] Sasa
    Stop talking, Kazuya!
[09:12] S
    Chizuru-san's right there!
[09:15] Y
    You're no better, Mami-chan.
[09:18] Y
    You know Kazu-chin's a fool.
[09:20] Y
    He jumps to conclusions.
[09:23] Y
    Could you stop leading on a guy you dumped?
[09:31] M
    I wasn't trying to.
[09:36] K
    Kibe, you jerk!
[09:37] Sasa
    Kazuya!
[09:39] Sasa
    Chizuru-san, you should
    probably leave for the day.
[09:42] C
    I-I know.
[09:51] Sasa
    Kazuya.
[09:53] K
    Restroom.
[10:00] Y
    If you can't treat the girl who chose to
    be with you right, you're a lost cause!
[10:07] C
    You did well.
[10:12] K
    Mizuhara?
[10:14] C
    You did nothing wrong.
[10:17] C
    They don't know the full story.
    Of course they don't get it.
[10:23] C
    Anyway, are you okay? Does it hurt?
[10:25] K
    N-No.
[10:29] K
    I'll make a booking for next week.
[10:32] K
    No actual date. Just tell the agency we went
    to eat sashimi in Shimoda or something.
[10:37] K
    And then we're done.
[10:40] K
    Gran's getting discharged next week.
[10:43] K
    She just called me.
[10:45] K
    We don't need to go visit her
    every Wednesday anymore.
[10:49] C
    That's good to hear.
[10:51] K
    Yeah.
[10:52] C
    My grandmom's getting
    discharged next week, too.
[10:56] K
    Really?
[10:57] C
    So it's the perfect time to end this.
[11:03] C
    It won't take people long to
    forget that we were ever a thing.
[11:09] K
    That was a pathetic display
    I put on back there, huh?
[11:12] K
    I feel bad about just how
    much trouble I've caused you.
[11:16] K
    Sorry.
[11:19] C
    Hey, you came clean about the "breakup."
[11:21] C
    That's step one toward moving on.
[11:25] C
    No matter what the others made of it,
[11:27] C
    I saw it as a bold move.
[11:33] C
    I guess you can be a man if you try.
[11:40] C
    Goodbye, then.
[11:42] K
    Y-Yeah.
[11:44] C
    Can I keep these sandals as a gift?
[11:46] K
    Sure.
[11:48] C
    Thanks.
[11:50] K
    It must've sucked for you, huh?
[11:54] K
    Having to play the girlfriend
    of trash like me.
[12:01] K
    Ow!
[12:02] C
    Sheesh. Pull yourself together.
[12:06] C
    This is my job.
[12:11] C
    It was fun.
[12:13] C
    I had fun, really.
[12:17] K
    Wow.
[12:20] K
    You're something else.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[12:35] C
    Dumbass.
[12:39] C
    Yikes.
[12:41] C
    And all my stuff's still in the restroom there...
[12:45] Y
    Chizuru-san.
[12:47] C
    Kibe-san?
[12:49] Y
    Do you have time to chat?
[12:54] K
    She showed up at noon, so two hours?
[12:57] K
    Add to that the train fare to Shimoda...
[13:00] K
    Twenty-five thousand yen! That's a lot!
[13:02] K
    This always burns a hole in my wallet.
[13:06] K
    But given all I put her through,
    even twice that wouldn't make up for it.
[13:15] K
    Damn that Kibe...
[13:17] K
    Who punches a guy before
    getting the full story?
[13:20] K
    Just how undeserving does
    he think I am of Mizuhara?!
[13:24] K
    I know, I know!
[13:26] K
    Well, I did show her off to him a lot.
[13:30] K
    You reap what you sow, I guess.
[13:34] K
    You're so stupid, Kibe.
[13:36] K
    You should know there's no way Mizuhara
    would go out with me for real.
[13:41] K
    You just don't get it, man.
[13:45] Y
    Can I drop the formalities?
[13:48] C
    Y-Yes, go ahead.
[13:51] K
    What? Kibe and Mizuhara?!
[13:54] K
    What are they doing by themselves?
[13:56] K
    And things seem kinda awkward!
SIGN    Lives by the motto of
    "Every cutie is probably
    taken anyway, so might
    as well go for broke."
[13:59] K
    Wait, is he asking her out?
[14:04] K
    Yeah, no.
[14:07] Y
    Are you and Kazuya really breaking up?
[14:10] C
    W-We are.
[14:13] Y
    Oh.
[14:15] Y
    I've known him since we were kids.
[14:18] Y
    I've watched him his entire life,
    including what a flop he is with the ladies.
[14:22] Y
    Well, I almost gave up on him when he got
    rejected three times in one month, though.
[14:27] Y
    By the same girl, no less.
[14:28] K
    Why bring that up now?!
[14:31] Y
    So I honestly couldn't believe my eyes
    when he showed up with a cutie like you.
[14:38] Y
    He's trash, isn't he?
[14:40] Y
    He's a wishy-washy moron who always
    needs others to clean up his messes,
[14:44] Y
    but he still believes everything
    will work out for him.
[14:48] K
    Hey! Tell him he's wrong!
[14:50] Y
    But sometimes, I think it's a real
    talent to be so stupidly optimistic.
[15:01] Y
    Once, in grade school,
[15:03] Y
    our class was growing morning
    glories over the summer.
[15:07] Sign
    Kinoshita
[15:07] Sign
    Sato
[15:07] Sign
    Yamada
[15:07] Y
    But I knocked his planter over by accident.
[15:10] Y
    I couldn't tell where the
    seeds had flown off to.
[15:13] Y
    I just grabbed the dirt lying
    around and put it back.
[15:17] Y
    Amazingly, his sprouted first.
[15:20] Y
    It was clearly just a weed,
[15:23] Y
    but he was adamant that
    it was a morning glory.
[15:26] Y
    The teacher tried to stop him,
[15:28] Y
    but he showed up first
    every morning to water it.
[15:31] Sign
    Super green
[15:31] Sign
    Super big
[15:31] Y
    And he even kept a journal for it.
[15:35] Y
    What a moron, right?
[15:36] C
    Absolutely.
[15:38] Y
    I felt bad about the whole thing,
[15:41] Y
    and decided to apologize to
    him once summer break ended.
[15:45] Y
    But then...
[15:48] Y
    What do you think happened?
[15:51] Y
    The plant blossomed.
[15:53] Sign
    Kinoshita
[15:53] Y
    Into a flower prettier than anyone else's.
[15:56] Y
    It was a rare flower called
    "Hibiscus t-something-num."
[15:56] Sign
    Well
    Grown!!
[15:57] Sign
    Gold
    Medal
[16:00] Y
    It won him the gold medal
    in our research project.
[16:03] Y
    He was sad because it wasn't a morning glory,
SIGN    Gah!
SIGN    The heck kinda flower is this?!
[16:08] Y
    but I was mad jealous of that flower.
[16:12] Y
    It never would've bloomed if he'd given
    up and stopped watering the plant.
[16:17] Y
    Reality's always out to grind us down.
[16:21] Y
    The rent's through the roof,
[16:22] Y
    the neighborhood strays always
    poop by your front door,
[16:26] Y
    the manga you love goes out
    with a whimper, and stuff.
[16:31] Y
    But you know what?
[16:32] Y
    When you let reality win and
    stop dreaming, you die inside.
[16:40] Y
    When you stood up for Kazu-chin at the pub,
[16:43] Y
    I thought he'd finally found
    someone who noticed his positives.
[16:48] Y
    I don't know what happened
    between the two of you...
[16:52] Y
    but if you've just grown
    sick of him being a dumbass,
[16:56] Y
    could you give him another chance?
[16:59] Y
    If he ever pisses you off,
    I'll beat him up for you.
[17:04] Y
    He's not a bad guy, honestly.
[17:07] Y
    In the end, I know he'll make
    sure you don't regret it.
[17:11] Sign
    Ferry Ride
[17:12] Y
    Oh, here. I bought these
    at the convenience store.
[17:15] Y
    I figured you two needed some alone time.
[17:19] C
    Oh, I couldn't possibly accept them!
[17:21] Y
    Don't worry about it. Let me do this for you.
[17:25] Y
    My best bud landed the best girl, but I'd
    done nothing to congratulate you two.
SIGN    Yikes!!
[17:33] Y
    Kazuya?
[17:37] Bo
    He's running?!
[17:40] K
    Hey, I'm sorry...
[17:42] K
    I'm sorry I hit you earlier!
SIGN    So
    lame
[17:45] Y
    Shut it, you dolt.
[17:47] Y
    Well, I'll leave you two to it.
[17:49] K
    Hey, wai—
[17:52] K
    A-Awkward!
[17:55] C
    This one's yours.
[17:57] K
    R-Right.
[17:59] K
    Mizuhara, uh...
[18:01] C
    I'll go.
[18:04] C
    I can't say no after that speech he gave.
[18:07] C
    If it's just us on the ferry, we won't
    have to worry about putting on an act.
[18:10] K
    A-Are you sure? What about your friends?
[18:13] C
    I've been gone two hours now.
[18:16] C
    At this point, all I can do is call them
    and say I left because I felt sick.
[18:21] K
    Oh... Sorry again.
[18:24] C
    But this really is the last time.
[18:27] C
    Kibe-san doesn't know our situation,
[18:31] C
    so he'll accept it if you tell him we
    talked it out and decided to break up.
[18:35] K
    Y-Yeah, you're right.
[18:38] C
    It's the last time.
    After this, we're done.
[18:45] K
    Y-You okay?
[18:47] K
    Are you actually sick?
[18:49] C
    I'm fine. It'll go away after a night's rest.
[18:53] C
    I'm more than happy doing this
    to help get your story straight.
[18:57] C
    I don't want this whole thing
    hanging over future jobs.
SIGN    Sorry,
    seriously
[19:02] K
    Sorry... I didn't expect it
    to turn into such a big deal.
[19:06] C
    Like I said, you did nothing wrong.
[19:11] C
    You can't get over your ex, right?
[19:14] C
    Then go get her back with all you've got.
[19:17] C
    If there's something you want, you have
    to go all-out to claim it for yourself.
[19:22] C
    Life's more fun that way.
[19:26] K
    Mizuhara?
[19:27] C
    Anyway, I'll be inside.
[19:32] K
    Thank you, Mizuhara.
[19:34] K
    You've given me courage.
[19:36] K
    Once I get off this ferry,
[19:38] K
    I'm gonna ask Mami-chan out!
[19:50] K
    I'll clean up the rest of this mess myself.
[19:53] K
    I'll talk to everyone and
    make sure they get it.
[19:57] K
    Sorry you had to do all this for us.
[20:00] K
    Why does the review scale only go up to
    five? I'd give you ten stars if I could!
[20:05] K
    Oh, and I won't talk to you at college.
[20:07] K
    I'll try to avoid you while taking
    out the trash and stuff, too.
[20:11] K
    And I won't rent you anymore.
[20:14] K
    I won't rent Mizuhara Chizuru out anymore.
[20:23] C
    Your phone's ringing.
[20:25] K
    O-Oh, it is.
[20:27] C
    Sorry, could you leave me alone?
[20:30] K
    O-Okay.
SIGN    LIVE audio...
[20:35] ---
    Mami-chan?
[20:37] K
    Hello?
[20:39] M
    Kazu-kun? You free to talk?
[20:41] K
    Yeah, for a bit.
[20:43] M
    Wow, it's so loud there. What are you doing?
[20:46] K
    I... I'm just outdoors.
[20:49] M
    I want to talk. Can we meet now?
[20:55] M
    Kazu-kun?
[20:56] K
    N-Not right now, but in a bit, sure.
[21:00] M
    How long do you need?
[21:01] K
    Ten minutes? Fifteen, maybe?
[21:04] M
    Got it.
[21:05] M
    I'll be waiting here the whole time.
[21:08] K
    Wh-Where are you?
[21:10] K
    The hotel lobby? Just outside?
[21:13] M
    The pool.
[21:15] M
    The hotel's swimming pool.
[21:18] M
    I'm waiting all by myself.
[21:20] M
    And I'll wait till you get here.
[21:24] M
    Are you listening, Kazu-kun?
[21:26] K
    Y-Yeah, I am.
[21:30] K
    What floor is that?
[21:34] K
    Fourth floor? Got it.
[21:36] K
    I'll be there for sure.
[21:51] G
    Someone just fell off!
[21:52] G
    What?!
[21:53] W
    A girl fell!
[21:54] G
    Passenger overboard! Passenger overboard!
[21:55] G
    You okay?!
[21:56] G
    Is she gonna be okay?
[21:57] W
    It was the girl who was just here.
[21:59] W
    She was wearing a white
    top and had long hair.
[22:17] Sign
    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Wha?!
SIGN    W
    e
    l
    c
    o
    m
    e
    
    ♥
SIGN    You're so
    childish
SIGN    Puts men
    to shame
SIGN    Already a chief
    at her young age
SIGN    Sensei!
SIGN    I need your help
    with homework!
[23:57] C
    What's wrong with you?
    Why would you jump off like that?
[24:00] K
    It was just a natural reaction.
[24:02] M
    Boys will be boys. Of course he'd react.
[24:05] K
    Uh... Why does it sound like
    innuendo when she says it?
[24:08] C
    God. Go get your lights punched out again.
[24:12] M
    Fight, Kazu-kun!
[24:14] C
    You're heartless, Mami-chan!
[24:15] C
    On the next episode of Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:17] K
    "Hot Springs...
[24:18] C
    ...and Girlfriend."
[24:19] M
    It's the hot springs episode
    everybody's been waiting for.
[24:21] K
    Is it gonna have a scene with
    Mizuhara and me bathing?!
SIGN    "Hot Springs and Girlfriend"
[24:24] M
    Nobody wants to see you
    in the nude, Kazu-kun.

E5 - Hot Springs and Girlfriend

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[00:16] K
    Mizuhara Chizuru is just a rental girlfriend.
[00:19] K
    A fake one who won't last,
[00:22] K
    and one you're not allowed
    to really fall for.
[00:30] K
    But... But I...
[00:33] K
    Mizuhara!
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Now
SIGN    You have a new message.
SIGN    Where are you?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    You're late
SIGN    I'm waiting for you ♥
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    If you don't hurry up
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    I'll charge you for an extension
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Who does that girl think she is? A romcom heroine?
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    And that stupid virgin's pissing
     me off, too!
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Not like they'll last more
    than three months, anyway
SIGN    It's not real
SIGN    Receipt
    
    Kinoshita Kazuya-sama Rent-A-Girlfriend
    
    
    Itemized Bill
    
    Base Fee/hr 5000 yen x1
    
     Choice Fee (Rookie) 5000 yen x1
    
     Costs (City Limits) 2000 yen x1
    
    
    
    Total: 12,000 yen + taxes
SIGN    "Hot Springs and Girlfriend"
[02:20] C
    Where am I?
[02:22] C
    Oh, right. I fell off the ferry...
[02:34] (Flashback) K
    Mizuhara!
[02:37] C
    He jumped in to save me?
[02:41] C
    This keeps getting worse!
[02:44] C
    Not only can I not take care of myself,
    I even put my client in danger!
[02:49] C
    Hey, are you okay?
[02:51] C
    Huh?
[02:53] C
    Hey, wake up!
[02:55] C
    You're kidding, right?! Come on!
[03:00] C
    Quit playing around! Wake up, come on!
[03:04] C
    S-Someone help!
[03:13] C
    What was it... Pump the chest thirty times?
[03:18] C
    What are you playing at?!
[03:21] C
    I told you, how you deal
    with me is up to you!
[03:24] C
    Why put yourself at risk like this when
    I'm not even your real girlfriend?
[03:28] C
    How stupid are you?!
[03:31] C
    I keep telling you,
    I'm just a rental girlfriend!
[03:41] (Flashback) Y
    He's not a bad guy, honestly.
[03:43] (Flashback) N
    How could I ever be angry with
    the lady who did fall for you?
[03:53] Radio
    Two people, seemingly a college
    couple, fell off the ferry!
SIGN    Ferry Pier
[03:56] Radio
    The male was wearing an orange T-shirt!
[04:01] Imai
    Mami!
[04:02] Imai
    It's Kazuya!
[04:06] K
    Crap... I'm fading.
[04:09] K
    Did I die?
[04:12] K
    I thought I could do it.
[04:14] K
    I guess real life isn't as
    easy as movies or manga.
[04:19] K
    Sorry, Gran.
[04:21] K
    I never got to introduce you to a nice girl.
[04:25] K
    Sorry, Mizuhara. I couldn't
    even clean up my own mess.
[04:29] K
    Man, seriously...
[04:31] K
    Talk about pathetic.
[05:02] K
    Mizuhara? Did you just...
[05:04] C
    Sorry!
[05:07] C
    I'm sorry you had to jump in to save me.
[05:12] K
    Uh, n-no...
[05:15] K
    Likewise.
[05:18] G
    Found 'em! Over here!
[05:20] G
    We've got them both. They're conscious.
SIGN    G
    u
    l
    p
[05:28] K
    After that,
SIGN    Nag
SIGN    Nag
SIGN    Nag
[05:30] K
    the Coast Guard guys gave
    us a royal chewing-out.
[05:33] K
    Then our friends snapped at us.
[05:35] K
    Ultimately, I skipped
    out on meeting Mami-chan
[05:39] K
    and had to spend the night
    in a nearby hospital.
[05:45] K
    M-Mizuhara!
[05:48] K
    Hey, uh... Thanks!
[05:51] K
    For, you know... doing all that to save me.
[05:58] C
    Why wouldn't I? I'm your girlfriend.
SIGN    Girlfriend
    Mode...
[06:06] Y
    What's going on here?
[06:07] Y
    You call off the breakup? She just
    said "girlfriend," present tense.
[06:10] K
    Nah, it's not that.
[06:14] K
    Mizuhara's a rental girlfriend,
    and real mature.
[06:17] K
    She wouldn't think anything of a mere kiss.
[06:22] Doc
    Nervous? Try to relax.
[06:25] C
    I'm fine... I'm perfectly fine.
[06:32] (Flashback) K
    Mizuhara!
[06:58] Y
    Hey, there's the big hero.
[06:59] S
    Oh, yeah! Give me an autograph!
[07:00] Sign
    Disposable
    Chopsticks
[07:02] Imai
    Hilarious!
[07:03] K
    Aren't you guys even a
    little worried about me?
[07:06] Y
    Wait, where's Chizuru-san?
[07:07] K
    Huh? Oh, she said she was going back home.
[07:11] ---
    That's too bad.
[07:12] K
    Thanks for coming to pick me up.
[07:18] K
    M-Mami-chan, about yesterday...
SIGN    Shock
SIGN    Shock
SIGN    Shock
SIGN    Shock
SIGN    Shock
[07:23] K
    Of course she hates me now.
SIGN    Shock
SIGN    Shock
SIGN    Shock
SIGN    Shock
SIGN    Shock
SIGN    Shock
SIGN    No Girlfriend
    Ever...
[07:27] K
    Sorry, Gran! It's back to the drawing board!
[07:30] Y
    Quit standing around and get in, Kazuya!
[07:33] K
    O-Okay.
[07:35] Sasa
    Well, later.
[07:36] S
    Don't drown in the bathtub.
[07:38] K
    Come save me if I do.
[07:40] Imai
    That's not funny!
[07:42] Y
    See ya. Give my regards to Chizuru-san.
[07:45] Y
    I won't tell Nagomi-san about
    the stupid "blues" thing.
[07:49] Y
    Just stay with her.
[07:52] K
    What? No, we're still breaking up.
[07:55] Y
    You're still going on about that?
[07:59] K
    This is way more complicated than you think.
[08:03] K
    Ow!
[08:04] K
    Why'd you hit me again, jerk?!
[08:06] Y
    Life ain't as easy as you think,
[08:10] Y
    but it ain't as hard as
    people make it out to be.
[08:13] Y
    You put your life on the line for her.
[08:16] Y
    If that's not love, then what the hell is?
[08:20] Y
    Don't let her go. Your entire lifetime
    supply of semen depends on it.
SIGN    What a
    vulgar ass...
[08:28] K
    Not happening.
[08:30] K
    Mizuhara feels nothing for me.
[08:36] K
    Nothing at all...
[08:42] K
    Seriously, no! Not Mizuhara of all people!
SIGN    Wave
SIGN    Wave
SIGN    Wave
SIGN    Wave
SIGN    Wave
SIGN    Wave
SIGN    Shiver
[08:45] K
    Don't forget her cold stare when she
    demands you fork over the money!
[08:50] K
    Her face might be smiling,
    but her eyes aren't!
SIGN    Her eyes
    aren't smiling
SIGN    Hey,
    uh...
SIGN    Do
    you
    mind?
[08:57] C
    Could you go be gross somewhere else?
[09:00] K
    M-Mizuhara!
[09:02] C
    Move.
[09:03] K
    S-Sure.
[09:15] K
    I-I already made the booking for next week.
[09:19] K
    No actual date.
[09:20] K
    I'll put the money in your post box.
[09:22] K
    So, uh... Once again...
[09:26] K
    I'm sorry and stuff.
[09:29] C
    I see. Thanks.
[09:39] K
    That was just CPR to keep her client alive.
[09:44] K
    Part of her job.
[09:50] K
    Only a fool would fall for
    a girl like that for real.
[09:57] K
    Reminiscing already? We just got back.
SIGN    Gulp
[10:06] K
    Yeesh. Can't you even lay
    low for two days in a row?
[10:23] M
    No, Kazu-kun.
[10:29] K
    Whoa... This is gonna be a big one.
[10:34] M
    Sheesh, stop it!
[10:39] M
    No, don't!
[10:43] (Flashback) C
    You must be Kazuya-kun, right?
SIGN    Shake
[10:48] ---
    Hell no!
[10:50] M
    You're such a bad boy, Kazu-kun.
[10:54] K
    Mami-chan...
[10:56] (Flashback) C
    Whenever you find yourself
    feeling like a rabbit,
[10:59] (Flashback) C
    feel free to call me.
[11:02] K
    Mami-chan!
[11:04] M
    Come on, Kazu-kun.
[11:06] (Flashback) C
    You can rent me out for just
    one hour every Wednesday.
[11:11] M
    Hey!
[11:13] (Flashback) C
    Don't badmouth my Kazuya-san.
[11:17] K
    Mami-chan...
[11:19] M
    You know you can't do that.
[11:21] (Flashback) C
    If you want, I can give you both.
[11:24] M
    Kazu-kun!
[11:27] (Flashback) C
    I'm Mizuhara Chizuru,
    Kazuya-san's girlfriend.
[11:31] K
    Mami-chan!
[11:32] (Flashback) C
    I guess you can be a man if you try.
[11:38] C
    Kazuya-kun.
[11:47] K
    If I told her this was how it all began,
    Mizuhara would be pissed.
[11:53] K
    But that was definitely
    the moment I realized...
[12:01] K
    N-No... I can't be...
[12:04] K
    ...that these feelings had passed
    the point of no return.
SIGN    Lab and Seminar Wing
SIGN    College Wing 2
SIGN    Auditorium | Cafeteria
[12:14] G
    What'd you do over summer break?
[12:16] G
    Gotta find a job.
[12:18] Kawa
    Chizuru...
[12:20] Kawa
    You do know that urban legend
    about summer break, right?
[12:24] C
    Again, I'm sorry. My tummy
    started hurting really badly...
SIGN    Blush
[12:30] Kawa
    Oh, we met at the beach.
[12:31] C
    Okay, let's get going!
[12:32] Shinbo
    Huh? What's gotten into you?
[12:34] C
    Let's just go!
[12:39] K
    What's going on?
[12:41] K
    I've never reacted to her like that...
[12:44] K
    No, stop it!
[12:45] K
    Mizuhara's just a rental girlfriend!
[12:47] K
    That's it! Nothing more!
[12:52] K
    Man, am I really...
[12:57] N
    Hey, keep your eyes on the road.
[13:00] Kaz
    Yeah, yeah, I know.
[13:02] K
    Why are we going into the mountains?
[13:04] N
    Health tourism, my boy.
[13:05] N
    I snagged a booking for a hot springs resort
    known for helping your organs recover.
[13:10] H
    I hear they serve pheasant for dinner.
    It's Mt. Akagi's local specialty!
[13:14] N
    Pheasant? That takes me back!
[13:17] N
    Haven't had any since I got some
    from a customer at the bar...
[13:18] K
    Well, can't complain if it's for health.
[13:22] Sign
    International Resort
[13:22] Sign
    Nashigi-kan
[13:22] N
    We're here! Nashigi-kan, Gunma's
    hidden-away hot springs resort!
[13:27] N
    We get welcome drinks for free!
[13:31] N
    And we can get up to thirty ice creams
    from the lobby machine at no extra charge!
[13:34] K
    Thirty? I'd spend all day on the can!
[13:37] N
    Is our friend not here yet?
[13:39] K
    Huh? Friend?
[13:40] N
    Oh, there she is. Sayutaso!
[13:42] K
    "Sayutaso"?
[13:44] Sa
    Oh, Nagomin!
[13:46] K
    What?!
[13:47] K
    Mizuhara's grandma?!
[13:49] H
    Oh, Ichinose-san. Good to see you again.
[13:52] Kaz
    Thank you for looking after
    my mother in the hospital.
[13:55] Sa
    No, I should be the one thanking her.
[13:57] N
    Come on, say hello.
[13:59] K
    Wh-Why's Ichinose-san here?
[14:02] N
    She got all better and was discharged, too,
[14:05] N
    so we decided to go on a
    trip together to celebrate.
[14:08] Sa
    Thank you so much for inviting me.
[14:12] H
    What are you doing? You're acting strange.
[14:15] K
    U-Uh, well,
[14:16] K
    I'm just wondering if the person whose
    name starts with "Chi" is here, too.
[14:20] N
    "Chi"? None of our hospital
    buddies had a name like that.
[14:24] K
    O-Oh.
SIGN    Haseo-tei
[14:30] N
    You're over there.
[14:33] N
    I could only get one room
    in the luxury Haseo-tei,
[14:37] N
    so I got you one elsewhere.
[14:40] K
    What?
[14:41] N
    Do you want to force Ichinose-san
    into a regular room?
[14:45] Sa
    Sorry about this, Kazuya-kun.
[14:47] N
    Here's your key.
[14:49] N
    Let's sleep together, Sayutaso!
[14:51] Sa
    Sure, Nagomin!
[14:53] K
    Gotcha. Never mind me.
    Just enjoy your discharge trip.
[14:58] N
    Wow, I have such an understanding grandson.
[15:05] N
    There he goes.
[15:06] Sa
    There he goes, indeed.
[15:17] K
    Why's it unlocked?
[15:20] K
    Nobody's here.
[15:23] K
    Huh? Did the previous guest leave those?
[15:25] K
    Clean it up, staff!
[15:27] K
    Well, I guess I can chill out more by myself.
[15:31] K
    I feel bad 'cause our grandmas
    seem to be having fun,
[15:34] K
    but I have to tell them during this trip
    that we broke up. For Mizuhara's sake, too.
[15:42] C
    Hey, Grandma!
[15:44] C
    Can you help me do my hair?
[15:51] K
    Wha...
[15:52] C
    Wh-What are you doing here?!
[15:55] K
    M-Mizuhara?!
[15:57] Sign
    Boing♥
[16:03] K
    H-Hey, wait up!
[16:07] K
    Where are you going, Mizuhara?
[16:11] C
    How haven't you realized? We've been set up!
[16:14] C
    The Grandma Axis is conspiring to get
    the grandkids to form an alliance!
[16:18] K
    "Conspiring"? That's a bit overblown.
[16:20] C
    I don't mind them getting along,
[16:23] C
    but they're meddling too much in our affairs.
[16:25] C
    I'm giving them a piece of my mind!
[16:27] K
    R-Right.
[16:28] C
    Stop right there. Take the stairs.
[16:32] K
    Huh?
[16:35] K
    Oh, right, closed elevator and all.
SIGN    Haseo-tei
[16:39] N
    Sorry about that, Chizuru-san.
[16:41] Sa
    It's okay, Chizuru.
    You have fun with Kazuya-kun.
[16:45] C
    Don't give me that!
    I was waiting for you in the room!
[16:50] K
    Sh-She's right, Gran. This is too much.
[16:53] N
    Look, we had them arrange for yukata
    and personalized dinners for us.
[16:57] N
    Changing rooms now would
    inconvenience the hotel staff.
[17:01] Sa
    What's the problem, Chizuru?
    You two are dating.
[17:05] C
    Sure, but sharing a room is too much.
[17:09] C
    We haven't crossed that line yet.
[17:12] K
    "That" line?!
[17:14] K
    Mizuhara?!
[17:15] N
    What? You haven't done it yet?
[17:18] N
    We assumed you would have.
[17:20] Sa
    You two are so reserved.
[17:22] N
    Well, no time like the present.
[17:24] Sa
    Go all in.
[17:24] K
    Don't give me that!
[17:24] C
    Don't give me that!
[17:26] Sa
    Run along to your room now, you two.
[17:30] ---
    W-Wait a second!
[17:34] C
    What now?
[17:38] K
    Telling them we broke up now
    would just ruin the trip.
[17:42] K
    We could ask for another room, I guess...
[17:45] K
    But I'm broke.
[17:47] C
    Don't go there. I'm low this month, too.
[17:51] K
    When you're that expensive?
[17:53] C
    Something to say?
[17:55] K
    No...
[17:56] K
    When you're that expensive?
[17:58] C
    God, this sucks.
[18:00] C
    Sharing a hotel room with
    a client is a disaster.
[18:05] K
    All that aside...
[18:13] K
    Yukata Mizuhara is out of this world!
[18:23] K
    There's no way I'd last an entire
    night with her in the same room.
[18:31] C
    Forget it. I'm just gonna enjoy this.
[18:34] K
    Huh?
[18:35] C
    My grandmom paid a small fortune for this.
[18:38] C
    Can't let it go to waste!
[18:40] K
    Such resilience!
[18:42] C
    I'm hitting the bath.
[18:44] K
    Wait...
[18:46] C
    I know it's awkward,
    but this can't keep going on.
[18:50] C
    I'm gonna tell them we broke up.
[18:52] C
    Got that?
[18:57] Sign
    Yakushi Bath
[19:00] N
    This gacha's rates suck!
[19:06] N
    Chizuru?
[19:08] N
    Am I living the lucky lecher trope now?!
[19:14] K
    Our relationship was a lie.
[19:17] K
    It was all a lie I told.
[19:21] K
    My feelings don't factor into it.
[19:25] N
    Ah, I see. So that trope only
    counts when it's the opposite sex?
[19:30] C
    Y-Yes.
[19:31] N
    You learn something new every day.
[19:33] C
    Um, Mrs. Kinoshita, I shouldn't
    be making you do this.
[19:37] N
    Don't sweat it.
[19:38] N
    'Tis an honor to be washing my future
    granddaughter-in-law's sultry back.
[19:43] C
    Oh, please. What's sexy about a back?
[19:46] N
    Says the girl with this spunky bottom
[19:49] N
    and these bountiful breasts.
[19:51] N
    You're truly a ray of hope that
    shines upon us Kinoshitas.
[19:55] N
    I'll take great care to wash you inside and out.
[19:58] C
    Wait...
[20:00] N
    After all, the father's
    genes won't be worth squat.
[20:03] N
    I apologize for my grandson.
[20:05] C
    Uh, you don't have to.
[20:08] N
    This is also a remembrance trip, you see.
[20:12] N
    Today's the date my husband passed.
[20:16] C
    What? Then...
[20:18] N
    Oh, don't worry about me. I'm over it now.
[20:24] N
    That said, it was always a day
    that made me feel a little lonely,
[20:28] N
    but I got out of the hospital,
    made a new friend,
[20:32] N
    and even got to take a bath with you.
[20:36] N
    It has become a special day for me now.
[20:41] C
    Can I ask you something?
    What would you do if I were lying?
[20:50] C
    What if I weren't the kind
    of person you think I am?
[21:00] N
    Nobody goes through life without lying.
[21:04] N
    I'd love you even if you were an alien.
[21:16] C
    I've given up on trying
    to figure out this mess!
[21:19] C
    Gotta get our money's worth!
[21:21] C
    Here, cheers.
[21:24] K
    Ch-Cheers.
[21:28] C
    So yummy!
[21:33] C
    Uh, isn't that the sauce?
[21:35] K
    I thought it was soup!
[21:37] K
    I drank quite a bit...
[21:42] C
    You're such a dolt!
[21:51] K
    I've never seen her laugh
    like a normal girl before.
[21:55] K
    I guess I really am a bother to her.
[22:00] K
    Well, night.
[22:02] K
    I can sleep in the bathroom or by the door.
[22:06] K
    I know you won't have pleasant
    dreams with me around.
[22:11] C
    What's the big deal?
[22:14] C
    Why can't you just sleep here?
SIGN    Wha?!
SIGN    W
    e
    l
    c
    o
    m
    e
    
    ♥
SIGN    You're so
    childish
SIGN    Puts men
    to shame
SIGN    Already a chief
    at her young age
SIGN    Sensei!
SIGN    I need your help
    with homework!
[23:57] C
    Mrs. Kinoshita, there's
    something we must tell you.
[24:00] N
    I know.
[24:02] K
    What? You knew?
[24:03] N
    It was obvious.
[24:04] C
    That makes it easier, then.
[24:06] K
    Yeah. Gran, we actually...
[24:10] N
    You're finally doing the deed, right?
[24:12] C
    Huh? Doing what?
[24:14] N
    Having sex! S-E-X!
[24:17] N
    Ah, how wonderful!
    This is the best day of my life!
[24:20] N
    Now, on the next episode
    of Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:22] K
    "Girlfriend...
[24:23] C
    ...and Girlfriend."
SIGN    "Girlfriend and Girlfriend"
[24:24] N
    Bring out the champagne!

E6 - Girlfriend and Girlfriend

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[00:00] C
    Why can't you just sleep here?
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Now
SIGN    You have a new message.
SIGN    Where are you?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    You're late
SIGN    I'm waiting for you ♥
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    If you don't hurry up
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    I'll charge you for an extension
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Who does that girl think she is? A romcom heroine?
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    And that stupid virgin's pissing
     me off, too!
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Not like they'll last more
    than three months, anyway
SIGN    It's not real
SIGN    Receipt
    
    Kinoshita Kazuya-sama Rent-A-Girlfriend
    
    
    Itemized Bill
    
    Base Fee/hr 5000 yen x1
    
     Choice Fee (Rookie) 5000 yen x1
    
     Costs (City Limits) 2000 yen x1
    
    
    
    Total: 12,000 yen + taxes
SIGN    "Girlfriend and Girlfriend"
[01:42] K
    Damn, my heart's about to jump out my mouth.
[01:49] K
    Why would she suggest sleeping in here?
[01:56] K
    Don't tell me!
[01:58] C
    Come to me.
[01:59] C
    I'll teach you everything you need to know.
SIGN    Jiggle
[02:03] K
    Th-Thank you!
[02:06] K
    Did Gran flip her switch?
    Is she turned on now?
SIGN    Click
[02:12] Sign
    Pant
[02:14] Sign
    Huh?
[02:14] C
    Huh?
SIGN    Cough
[02:19] K
    Don't just kick me out of the blue!
SIGN    What was that for?!
SIGN    Cough
[02:21] C
    What was that look on your face?!
[02:23] C
    It felt like an attack on me by itself!
[02:24] K
    L-Like I would ever want you!
SIGN    Don't get
    full of yourself!
SIGN    You drank
    some
    beer, too!
[02:27] C
    Maybe not, but your lust couldn't
    have been more obvious!
[02:29] C
    Don't get the wrong idea.
[02:31] C
    I said you could sleep here because I'd
    feel bad making you sleep in the hallway!
[02:35] C
    Customers have the right to
    the service they pay for!
[02:39] K
    Wha...
SIGN    You wanna
    go to court?
[02:41] C
    If you even think about making a move,
    I'll see you in Tokyo District Court.
[02:45] K
    She means it!
[02:47] C
    Well, I have trained in
    the art of self-defense,
[02:50] C
    so try anything weird and it'll
    be met with a swift response.
SIGN    F
    l
    i
    n
    c
    h
[02:56] C
    Goodnight.
SIGN    Nashigi-kan
[03:11] K
    Yeah, I can't sleep at all.
SIGN    Ba-dump
[03:15] K
    Like she wasn't already making my
    heart race enough lately!
[03:25] K
    Actually, I wonder how she feels about me.
[03:29] (Flashback) Y
    You put your life on the line for her.
[03:31] (Flashback) Y
    If that's not love, then what the hell is?
[03:38] K
    Hey, Mizuhara.
[03:40] K
    Why'd you go to such lengths to save me?
[03:46] K
    I'm just a client, aren't I?
[03:56] K
    Guess she's asleep.
[04:01] K
    Given what she said about self-defense,
[04:03] K
    maybe she's had to face a dangerous
    situation or two before.
[04:08] K
    She's so tiny, but she's been out
    fighting the world and working.
[04:15] K
    She's a thousand times more mature than me,
[04:19] K
    stronger,
[04:21] K
    kinder,
[04:23] K
    and more righteous.
[04:26] K
    I wanna get to know her better.
[04:33] K
    Hey, do we... really have
    to tell them we broke up?
[04:42] K
    I mean, I get it.
[04:44] K
    I'm a total piece of trash,
    and a problem client.
[04:48] K
    You gain nothing by sticking with me.
[04:53] K
    I'm just a total bother.
[04:55] K
    But something weird's happening to me.
[04:58] K
    I feel like I can change,
    like I can grow, when I'm with you.
[05:04] K
    Like the whole ferry thing...
    I became a different guy.
[05:10] K
    I know we're lying to our grandmas.
[05:12] K
    I do feel really bad that I
    dragged you into this mess.
[05:16] K
    And I am prepared to tell them
    we broke up as soon as tomorrow.
[05:21] K
    But, you know, if I can...
[05:25] K
    I want to keep renting you out!
[05:40] C
    Sure.
[05:45] C
    You can rent me out for
    just a little while longer.
[05:49] K
    M-Mizuhara?
[05:51] K
    Wait, she was awake?
[05:53] C
    The whole concept of rental
    girlfriends exists to help the clients,
[05:57] C
    many of whom want to become better people.
[06:00] C
    I get that today was just not a good
    day to break the news in any way.
[06:04] C
    But the lying needs to
    stop as soon as possible,
[06:11] C
    in a way that doesn't hurt them.
[06:13] C
    This has to be our top priority.
[06:17] C
    And the best way to do that would
    be for you to get a real girlfriend.
[06:25] C
    So good luck. Your "growth"
    has a lot riding on it.
SIGN    A Few Days Later
[06:37] K
    So, uh, the two of us...
[06:39] K
    decided to keep dating for now.
[06:42] Sasa
    Oh, really? Glad you changed your minds.
[06:46] S
    That takes a load off my mind!
[06:48] S
    Yeah, there was no way you'd
    let someone like her go.
[06:52] K
    I-I guess.
[06:54] Sasa
    Did you fall for him all over again
    after he risked his life for you?
[06:58] C
    I-I guess?
[07:00] C
    Why'd we have to tell your
    friends about it, too?!
SIGN    I'm so jelly.
    I want a
    girlfriend, too!
SIGN    Start by
    getting rid
    of the
    mohawk, then.
[07:03] K
    There's no telling when Kibe
    will tattle to Gran otherwise!
[07:08] Y
    I hate this!
[07:10] Y
    Congrats!
[07:11] Y
    So envious...
[07:13] Y
    Good luck, you two!
[07:15] K
    Your mind works in complex ways, huh?
SIGN    This is good news! This is great news!
SIGN    Don't make it sound like you're
    trying to convince yourself.
[07:21] M
    Obnoxious.
[07:23] Sign
    Café Kanoir
[07:26] C
    Let's go over the current situation.
[07:28] W
    Here's your iced coffee!
[07:30] C
    Thank you!
[07:34] C
    I did say you could keep renting me out,
[07:37] C
    but we need to adhere to some ground rules.
[07:40] C
    I will need to charge you, or I'd set
    a bad precedent for my other clients.
[07:46] C
    When I'm your girlfriend,
    it'll be business as usual.
[07:49] C
    And you can be honest in your reviews.
[07:52] K
    Man...
[07:54] K
    Mizuhara in Girlfriend Mode is the bomb!
[07:57] K
    Each of her gestures screams "refined,"
[08:00] K
    her hair's silky smooth,
[08:02] K
    and her outfit today looks amazing on her!
[08:05] G
    Is that girl an idol?
[08:06] G
    That's her boyfriend?
[08:07] K
    Really drives home that she's outta my league.
[08:09] C
    What happened to your phone?
[08:11] K
    Huh?
[08:11] K
    Oh, I dropped it when I jumped off the ferry.
[08:15] K
    But it's no big deal.
[08:17] K
    It still works.
[08:21] Sign
    Itemized Bill
    Base Fee/hr 5000 yen x2
    Choice Fee (Rookie) 5000 yen x1
    Travel Costs (City Limits) 2000 yen x1
    F&B 900 yen x1
    Total: 17,900 yen + taxes
[08:23] C
    Thanks for that.
[08:24] C
    The coffee was great.
[08:27] C
    What's wrong? You seem down.
[08:31] K
    It's just... Here I am with you again.
[08:35] K
    Will a day ever come when I can
    introduce Gran to a real girlfriend?
[08:40] C
    Well, it won't be easy, that's for sure.
[08:44] K
    Knew it.
[08:46] C
    But you have to stay positive,
    or you'll never meet the right girl.
[08:52] C
    Rest assured, I'll help you
    while I'm your girlfriend.
[08:58] K
    Mizuhara!
[09:00] K
    Can I get a discount, then?
[09:02] C
    Shall we get going?
[09:04] S
    Hey, you two on an after-classes date?
[09:08] K
    Oh, Kuri. What are you doing here?
[09:11] S
    Lucky bastard.
[09:13] S
    I bet the glares from the
    other guys hurt like hell.
[09:16] K
    S-Sure do!
[09:18] C
    Hello.
[09:19] S
    But I'm on my way back from a date, too.
[09:23] S
    I actually got a girlfriend myself.
[09:26] K
    What? Really?
[09:28] K
    Mine's not real, though!
[09:29] S
    Hey, let's go on a double date.
[09:33] S
    I'll come up with the schedule.
[09:35] Sign
    Add Calendar Item
[09:35] Sign
    Double Date
[09:36] S
    Next Saturday! That should be perfect!
[09:38] Sign
    Added to Calendar.
[09:40] S
    Okay, it's all set.
[09:42] S
    I can't wait!
[09:42] K
    Hey, Kuri!
[09:47] C
    Not that I mind, I guess.
[09:52] C
    See you next Saturday, then.
[09:56] M
    Man, Kuri got a girlfriend?
[10:00] M
    It's not like he's a ladies' man.
    Who would fall for him?
[10:08] K
    Ow!
[10:09] K
    Hey, watch where you're go—
[10:12] Ruka
    Owie...
SIGN    Swoop
[10:23] R
    Perv!
[10:24] K
    Wait, no!
[10:26] K
    Hey!
[10:29] K
    Wha...
[10:31] K
    What is with that girl?
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Bring your sportswear tomorrow.
[10:43] K
    Hup.
[10:55] C
    Hello?
[10:57] C
    Yeah.
[10:58] C
    Really? Thanks, Umi-kun!
[10:59] Sign
    "The 666 Mystery" Play Ticket
[10:59] Sign
    Nakano TMM Theatre Main Theatre
[11:02] K
    Komaba-seidaimae Station
[11:02] K
    Bouldering?
[11:04] K
    Oh, you mean that wall-climbing thing?
[11:07] S
    Yep. Also known as free climbing.
[11:10] C
    Hence the sportswear?
[11:11] S
    Sasa-pai took me once, and I got hooked.
[11:15] S
    Let's just call it making up for
    the exercise we're missing.
[11:19] S
    Anyway, I'm gonna go look for my girlfriend.
[11:22] K
    O-Okay.
[11:24] K
    I still can't believe he has a girlfriend.
SIGN    Look!
    You can see!
SIGN    Gulp
[11:27] K
    Seriously, he's not exactly a ladies' man.
SIGN    Hump
    Hump
SIGN    Yikes
[11:31] K
    But he beat me to the punch!
[11:32] Sign
    A Rental
[11:34] S
    Hey! We're here now!
[11:37] K
    Huh?
[11:38] K
    What?!
[11:41] S
    This is Sarashina Ruka-chan.
[11:43] R
    Nice to meet you.
[11:45] C
    Nice to meet you.
[11:46] K
    Wha... Wait!
[11:49] (Flashback) R
    Perv!
[11:51] K
    A-Aren't you that girl I ran into the other day?
[11:53] S
    What? Really?
[11:55] R
    Y-Yes.
[11:57] S
    That's funny! You've really
    got it going on, man!
[12:00] K
    Got what?!
[12:02] K
    What the heck?
    She seems completely different!
[12:04] K
    Damn, look at her fine features!
[12:06] K
    Long legs, too.
[12:07] K
    She's a hottie on equal
    footing with Mizuhara!
[12:11] K
    No wonder he wanted to go on a double date.
SIGN    Glare
[12:15] C
    Glare...
[12:17] K
    Wh-What?
[12:20] C
    Nothing.
[12:24] Sign
    Free Climbing
SIGN    Goal
[12:28] S
    Then you grab the goal with both hands.
[12:31] S
    That's about it.
[12:34] C
    Wow!
[12:36] K
    He totally brought us here to show off!
[12:40] S
    Okay, let's all try it together now.
[12:43] R
    Go ahead.
[12:44] C
    Really?
[12:46] S
    Want to try, Chizuru-san?
[12:48] C
    Y-Yeah.
SIGN    Start
[12:49] S
    First, grab the one that says
    "Start" with both hands.
[12:52] C
    Got it.
[12:53] S
    Then put a foot over here.
[12:55] C
    L-Like this?
SIGN    
    E
    u
    r
    e
    k
    a
[13:00] S
    Yeah! Very nice!
[13:02] S
    Next up is...
SIGN    G
    u
    l
    p
    .
    .
    .
[13:04] K
    Wh-Whoa there!
[13:06] K
    Hang on. Am I really allowed to watch this?
[13:09] K
    I can practically see her
    ass through those shorts!
[13:15] K
    The most wholesome form of perversion!
SIGN    Snicker
SIGN    Ah!
[13:19] K
    What a thoroughly calculated date plan!
[13:22] K
    This damn schemer!
[13:23] S
    Oh, wow!
[13:25] K
    Damn, Mizuhara's good!
[13:27] C
    Th-This is fun!
[13:29] S
    You've got a real knack
    for this, Chizuru-san.
[13:33] C
    That was really fun.
[13:35] S
    You give it a go next, Kazuya.
[13:38] K
    O-Okay.
[13:45] C
    Yay! Whee!
SIGN    One Hour Later
[13:49] K
    Ow!
[13:52] K
    Damn it all! Do I have to
    be lame at everything?!
[13:57] K
    Oh, good. I have a partner-in-lame.
SIGN    Shock
[14:05] S
    Are you okay, Ruka-chan?
[14:07] R
    Oh, yeah.
[14:12] C
    Ruka-chan.
[14:13] C
    Want to try it together with me?
[14:15] R
    Thanks for offering.
SIGN    Goal
[14:19] S
    Ah, this is a sight for sore eyes!
[14:22] S
    Who'd have thought you and I would ever
    take two total hotties on a double date?
[14:28] K
    How'd you get her to say yes?
[14:30] K
    I mean, you're like me. You're not hot.
[14:33] S
    Rude!
[14:35] K
    And you're broke. Like me.
[14:38] K
    I'm just wondering how to make a move
    on a girl who's out of your league.
[14:45] S
    What, you planning to cheat?
[14:46] K
    Nah, no way!
[14:49] S
    You've gotta be a man.
[14:51] S
    It seems Ruka's hot for my manly side, too.
[14:54] S
    That just tends to be what
    attracts a girl to a guy.
[14:58] S
    Wait, aren't you pretty headstrong yourself?
[15:01] K
    G-Guess so.
[15:02] S
    Oh, Ruka-chwan!
[15:07] K
    Be a man, huh?
[15:09] K
    The polar opposite of me.
[15:13] C
    S-Sorry I left you alone.
[15:16] C
    I got really into it.
[15:19] K
    It's fine. I'm not gonna complain
    after dragging you out here.
[15:22] K
    If you're having fun, it's all good.
[15:26] C
    What's this? Are you still moping over
    your failure to get back with your ex?
[15:31] K
    What? N-No...
[15:34] C
    Don't let it get to you.
[15:36] C
    Whatever their goal, the sight of
    someone going all-out is inspiring.
[15:42] K
    If anything, I'm more into you!
[15:52] C
    If you don't want it, that's fine.
[15:55] K
    I totally do!
[15:57] K
    Thanks.
[15:58] C
    Don't get the wrong idea.
[16:01] C
    This is just part of the deal.
[16:05] K
    Mizuhara?
[16:07] C
    But don't work your brain
    into a twist over it.
[16:09] K
    I-I know!
[16:12] R
    Chizuru-san, can you come with me?
[16:15] C
    Oh, of course.
[16:20] K
    She's trying to encourage me, huh?
[16:27] K
    If I don't grow from this,
    I'll be trash for real.
[16:33] K
    One more round, Kuri!
[16:37] C
    I love working out.
[16:40] C
    How about you? Do you not like it?
[16:47] C
    Ruka-chan?
[16:51] R
    You're a rental girlfriend, aren't you?
[17:04] C
    Huh? What are you talking about?
[17:08] C
    A girlfriend? Rental?
[17:10] C
    What the heck? That's so weird.
[17:18] K
    Okay, one more go...
[17:23] K
    What's up, Mizuhara?
[17:25] C
    She knows.
[17:27] C
    She knows that I'm a rental girlfriend.
[17:29] K
    What?!
[17:32] K
    Wh-Wh-What do you mean?!
[17:34] C
    I don't know! She brought it
    up out of nowhere just now!
[17:37] K
    How'd she find out?
[17:39] C
    No idea. I'm pretty sure
    I didn't give it away.
[17:43] K
    So, did you say no?
[17:45] C
    For what it's worth. I don't
    know if she believed me, though.
[17:49] K
    This is bad news!
[17:50] K
    If Kuri finds out, the whole college will know!
[17:54] C
    I get it! But it was all too sudden!
[17:58] C
    She hasn't told her boyfriend...
    so maybe she's not sure.
[18:03] C
    But since she knows about rental girlfriends,
    we have to play our cards right.
[18:08] R
    Sorry that took so long.
[18:10] S
    Don't worry about it.
    I need to hit the restroom, too.
[18:13] R
    Sure.
[18:15] K
    We've got a time bomb on our hands!
[18:20] C
    Ruka-chan.
[18:22] C
    About your question earlier...
[18:23] K
    She's going for it!
[18:26] C
    You seem to be misunderstanding something.
[18:28] C
    Kazuya-san and I are really dating.
[18:31] K
    That's my Mizuhara! She's got nerves of steel!
[18:37] R
    Then kiss.
[18:40] R
    If you're dating, surely you can kiss for me.
[18:44] C
    Uh, Ruka-chan?
[18:46] R
    Shun-kun told me that Kazuya-san
    jumped into the sea to save you.
[18:53] R
    You two are a dream couple
    and so in love, right?
[18:58] R
    You can't tell me you haven't kissed yet.
[19:00] K
    She knows! She totally knows!
[19:04] K
    Mizuhara...
[19:10] K
    Wait, what's that look in your eyes?!
[19:18] K
    Mizuhara!
SIGN    Palpitating
[19:38] C
    Okay, done.
[19:39] C
    That was okay, right?
    We're in public and all.
[19:43] R
    I didn't get a good look.
[19:45] R
    I'm pretty sure you didn't do it.
[19:48] R
    So you can't kiss him? Is that it?
[19:58] S
    Wait, what are you three talking about?
[20:00] K
    Kuri!
[20:02] K
    We've gotta bail!
[20:04] K
    Oh, yeah, Chizuru, didn't you say
    you had to visit your grandma?
[20:12] S
    Really?
[20:13] C
    Ah, yes.
[20:16] C
    Sorry about this.
[20:18] C
    I'll be off, then.
[20:19] K
    Okay.
[20:21] K
    That was forced as hell,
    but it had to be done!
[20:24] K
    Who knows what she'd say if we
    spent another second together?!
[20:27] S
    Well, maybe it's time for us to bounce, too.
[20:30] K
    Huh? Oh, yeah.
[20:36] S
    Nothing beats having a girlfriend!
[20:40] S
    This is what campus life's all about!
[20:43] S
    Right, Kazuya?
[20:44] K
    R-Right.
[20:45] S
    Ruka-chan, let's come back alone next time.
[20:49] R
    O-Of course.
[20:50] K
    Man, I absolutely cannot leave
    these two alone right now!
[20:55] K
    How'd she find out, anyway?
[20:57] K
    If anyone screwed up, it'd be me...
[21:00] K
    If she starts spilling the beans, I'll have
    to stop her by any means necessary!
[21:04] S
    Huh? You don't go home this wa—
[21:07] K
    As your BFF, I'll walk you!
[21:09] S
    Don't bother! Take a hint, man!
[21:11] K
    Quit complaining!
[21:13] S
    What's with your headstrong attitude
    that shows up now and then?
[21:19] S
    Well...
[21:20] S
    See you, Ruka-chan.
[21:22] R
    Yeah, see you.
[21:24] K
    Huh? That's it?
[21:26] K
    Kuri's dates are short and sweet, huh?
[21:30] R
    Goodbye, Kazuya-san.
[21:32] K
    Oh, yeah.
[21:35] K
    I can't tell what she's thinking at all!
[21:40] S
    Well, I need to go somewhere, too.
[21:43] K
    O-Okay.
[21:44] S
    I should buy a gift for
    Ruka-chan on the way home!
[21:48] K
    If only he knew how much stress I'm in!
[21:52] K
    Well, I guess anybody'd be on cloud
    nine with such a cute girlfriend.
[21:57] K
    It's too early to relax.
[21:59] K
    She's Kuri's girlfriend!
[22:01] K
    She could rat us out to him anytime!
[22:04] K
    Mizuhara did everything she could.
[22:07] K
    So I have to shut that girl up, no matter what!
[22:19] R
    Can I take this to mean you're
    admitting it, Mr. Fake Boyfriend?
SIGN    Wha?!
SIGN    W
    e
    l
    c
    o
    m
    e
    
    ♥
SIGN    You're so
    childish
SIGN    Puts men
    to shame
SIGN    Already a chief
    at her young age
SIGN    Sensei!
SIGN    I need your help
    with homework!
[23:58] R
    Chizuru-san! Kazuya-san!
[23:59] R
    To prove that you two are dating for real,
[24:02] R
    you'll have to go even further than kissing!
[24:04] K
    E-Even further?!
[24:05] C
    No way! Not happening!
[24:06] C
    I can't do it!
[24:08] R
    Oh, but you have to.
[24:09] R
    Prove your love by bungee
    jumping! Let's bungee!
[24:16] K
    On the next episode
    of Rent-a-Girlfriend!
[24:19] R
    Provisional Girlfriend...
[24:20] C
    ...and Girlfriend!
[24:23] R
    Hmm... Maybe bungee jumping wasn't it.
SIGN    "Provisional Girlfriend and Girlfriend"

E7 - Provisional Girlfriend and Girlfriend

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[00:00] R
    You're a rental girlfriend, aren't you?
[00:05] K
    I have to shut that girl up, no matter what!
[00:16] R
    Can I take this to mean you're
    admitting it, Mr. Fake Boyfriend?
[00:22] R
    You're admitting it, yes?
[00:24] K
    U-Uh, no, that's not it.
[00:27] R
    Goodbye.
[00:28] K
    Hey, wait!
[00:30] R
    Don't follow me!
[00:31] ???
    Squish!
[00:36] R
    Perv!
[00:40] R
    Faking a girlfriend! Stalking!
    Sexual harassment!
[00:42] R
    You're found guilty on all three charges!
[00:44] R
    Don't expect a stay on your sentencing!
[00:47] R
    Right face!
[00:49] K
    I can't let her tell Kuri about Mizuhara!
[00:53] K
    Wait a second!
[00:55] R
    Stop following me.
[00:57] K
    I just live this way.
[00:59] R
    I don't want you following me all the way!
[01:02] K
    Why? Because you're gonna call Kuri?
[01:04] R
    Relax. I'm not going to tell Shun-kun.
[01:08] K
    R-Really?
[01:09] K
    But I can't trust that.
[01:11] K
    You're Kuri's girlfriend, so who knows
    how and when you'll let it slip?
[01:15] R
    Gosh, this is such a pain!
[01:18] K
    Hold on!
[01:20] R
    Look, I'm sorry, okay?
[01:22] R
    I was told you two were a tight couple...
[01:25] R
    But then I learned she was a rental,
    so I just wanted to mess with you.
[01:29] K
    How'd you find that out?
[01:31] R
    Huh? W-Well, I can't tell you.
[01:34] K
    P-Please!
[01:39] R
    I bet you rented her for
    some shallow reason, anyway.
[01:42] R
    So why does it matter if people find out?
[01:46] K
    The thing is... I got dumped by my
    first-ever girlfriend not long ago.
[01:51] K
    So I got lonely and rented Mizuhara.
[01:54] K
    But I'm such an idiot, I went
    and introduced her to my family.
[01:58] K
    My gran was over the moon,
    because I've never been a popular guy.
[02:04] K
    Seeing her like that, I couldn't
    bring myself to tell her the truth.
[02:08] K
    So just... p-promise me that
    you won't tell anyone!
[02:09] Sign
    Voice Recorder
[02:13] R
    Why should I have to promise that?
[02:16] K
    Please! Just say, "I, Sarashina Ruka,
    promise not to tell anyone"!
[02:20] K
    I beg you!
[02:22] R
    Stop that.
[02:23] K
    Sorry, but I have no choice.
[02:26] K
    I'll do anything you want, so please!
[02:29] R
    Jeez... What is your deal?!
[02:32] R
    I was so sure that people who went for
    rental girlfriends were shallow and superficial!
[02:40] K
    W-Wait!
[02:41] W
    My, hello. Nice weather today, eh?
[02:42] R
    Oh, I'm sorry!
[02:59] R
    Wh-What do you think you're doing?!
[03:05] K
    You know I can't just watch
    my bud's girlfriend get hurt!
[03:13] K
    Please! If this gets out,
    it'll cause issues for Mizuhara, too!
[03:17] K
    I don't care about myself, but I
    don't want to see Mizuhara sad!
[03:21] K
    She may be a rental, but Mizuhara is...
[03:25] K
    Mizuhara is...
[03:26] K
    Mizuhara is...
[03:28] K
    the best girlfriend anyone could ask for!
[03:36] R
    I'm a rental girlfriend, too.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Now
SIGN    You have a new message.
SIGN    Where are you?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    You're late
SIGN    I'm waiting for you ♥
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    If you don't hurry up
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    I'll charge you for an extension
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Who does that girl think she is? A romcom heroine?
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    And that stupid virgin's pissing
     me off, too!
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Not like they'll last more
    than three months, anyway
SIGN    It's not real
SIGN    Receipt
    
    Kinoshita Kazuya-sama Rent-A-Girlfriend
    
    
    Itemized Bill
    
    Base Fee/hr 5000 yen x1
    
     Choice Fee (Rookie) 5000 yen x1
    
     Costs (City Limits) 2000 yen x1
    
    
    
    Total: 12,000 yen + taxes
SIGN    "Provisional Girlfriend and Girlfriend"
[05:21] K
    Mizuhara.
[05:24] C
    What?!
[05:26] C
    A rental girlfriend?!
[05:28] K
    Y-Yeah.
[05:30] K
    That means she's less likely to tell Kuri.
[05:33] K
    But it's not out of the question,
    so we shouldn't provoke her.
[05:36] C
    Which agency's she with? I'm gonna complain!
[05:39] C
    There are things you just can't do,
    and putting a fellow pro at risk is one of them!
[05:42] K
    D-Don't yell at me over it.
[05:45] K
    Uh, so we're here at a restaurant together...
[05:47] K
    Is this allowed?
[05:49] K
    Isn't this just a normal date?
[05:53] C
    There! Found her!
[05:54] K
    You did?!
[05:55] Signl
    Sarashina Ruka
SIGN    Type:
    
    Younger Sister Id <br>     
    Birthday:
    
    8/26
    
    Sign:
    
    Virgo

[05:55] C
    "Sarashina Ruka, a younger-sister
    idol girlfriend."
[05:59] ---
    Oh?
[06:00] C
    She's with an agency that
    operates within Tokyo, huh?
[06:03] C
    I was curious about how she found out,
[06:06] C
    but it makes sense if she's a rental girlfriend.
    She's probably searched my name before.
[06:11] K
    Huh? Are you famous or something?
[06:13] C
    Beats me.
[06:16] K
    Man, I don't know how to face
    Kuri next time I see him.
[06:20] C
    That's just it.
[06:22] C
    We have to feign ignorance all the way.
[06:26] K
    Sorry about this.
[06:28] K
    You're having to lend me an ear,
    even though we're not on a date or anything.
[06:32] K
    You really are a nice girl.
[06:37] C
    I'm leaving!
[06:38] C
    This was an emergency!
[06:40] C
    I would never see you
    without a booking otherwise!
[06:43] K
    R-Right.
[06:45] C
    I really, really can't have my grandma
    finding out about this job.
[06:50] C
    There's no guarantee that girl
    won't change her mind,
[06:53] C
    so let's keep an eye on
    those two as much as we can.
[06:56] C
    See you.
[06:57] K
    Yeah...
[06:59] K
    If anything happens, I need to sort it out!
[07:08] K
    Damn that Kuri...
[07:10] K
    I told him to meet me here at three!
SIGN    omw
SIGN    You're late
SIGN    Almost there
[07:13] K
    I need to ask him when
    he's seeing Ruka-chan next.
[07:15] K
    I can't worry about coming off as awkward.
[07:18] G
    Huh? What's with that girl?
[07:20] G2
    Who?
[07:20] G2
    Whoa, she's a total cutie!
[07:24] R
    Oh, found you, Kazuya-san!
[07:27] G
    She knows him?
[07:29] G2
    His sister?
[07:30] G2
    They don't look alike.
[07:31] K
    Wh-What are you doing here?
[07:34] R
    Anyone can waltz into a college campus, huh?
[07:37] R
    Maybe people think I'm a student here.
[07:39] K
    When you're dressed like that?
[07:41] R
    This is just a costume.
SIGN    There's
    no
    telling
[07:43] K
    This is bad news...
SIGN    if
    she'll
    stick
[07:45] K
    What if Kuri shows up now?
SIGN    to
    the
    story...
SIGN    B
    e
    a
    m
[07:47] R
    I'm here to see you, Kazuya-san.
SIGN    W
    h
    y
    ?
[07:50] K
    Huh? Me?
[07:52] K
    K-Kuri!
[07:53] K
    Come with me!
[07:59] S
    Huh?
[08:00] S
    Have you guys seen Kazuya?
[08:02] G
    Yeah. He went that way
    with a super cute girl.
[08:06] S
    A girl?
[08:08] K
    We can't do this! If you wanna talk,
    let's do it off campus!
[08:12] R
    Give me a hug.
[08:14] R
    It was at 79. Almost there.
[08:18] S
    Kazuya?
[08:20] K
    Are you kidding me?!
[08:22] S
    That's weird... I thought I heard his voice.
[08:26] S
    Can that guy teleport or something?
[08:28] K
    Things are getting worse and worse...
[08:35] K
    This ain't the time to be
    messing with your phone!
[08:50] R
    I knew it... I was right!
[08:56] K
    He's gone... Thank God!
[09:00] K
    Give me a break.
[09:01] K
    How are we supposed to explain
    ourselves if he finds us together?
[09:05] R
    I... I'm really sorry.
[09:07] K
    A-Anyway, you should leave for—
[09:10] S
    What're you doing?
[09:11] K
    K-Kuri!
[09:13] S
    Wh-Why are the two of you together?
[09:16] K
    Y-You've got the wrong idea!
[09:18] K
    I-I just ran into Ruka-chan!
[09:21] K
    She's here to see you.
[09:23] K
    Right, Ruka-chan?
[09:30] R
    Kuribayashi-san, thank you for
    renting me the other day.
[09:36] K
    R-Ruka-chan?!
[09:48] K
    Cruel! She just murdered him in cold blood!
[09:52] K
    Kuri!
[09:54] K
    Sorry, you should leave.
[09:56] K
    Kuri!
[10:02] K
    Damn, I lost him.
[10:05] K
    Well, yeah, his friend just found
    out his girlfriend was a rental.
[10:10] K
    Of course he'd want to crawl into a hole.
[10:12] Sign
    Today him,
    tomorrow me
[10:16] Sign
    Ichinose
[10:16] C
    What? She said it?
[10:19] C
    In front of both of you?
[10:20] K
    Yeah... Not like there was another way
    to worm out of that situation.
[10:24] C
    But I feel so bad for Kuri-kun.
[10:28] K
    Still, this means he won't rent her anymore,
[10:32] K
    which reduces the chances of
    him finding out about us.
[10:37] C
    What is it?
[10:38] K
    Uh, something about that girl bothers me.
[10:42] C
    And what is that?
[10:44] K
    It was like she'd made up
    her mind about something.
[10:46] K
    She had this serious look on her face.
[10:56] K
    R-Ruka-chan?!
[10:59] K
    Wh-Why are you here?
[11:01] R
    When we passed by here on a date,
    Kuribayashi-san told me...
[11:06] R
    that you live here.
[11:09] R
    That voice was Chizuru-san, wasn't it?
[11:12] R
    Are you two neighbors?
[11:17] R
    Why are you two so close?
[11:22] R
    She's a rental girlfriend, isn't she?
[11:24] R
    You pay her to go on a date, and that's that!
[11:28] R
    That's the extent of your
    relationship, right?
[11:30] K
    H-Hey, Ruka-chan!
[11:31] R
    No!
[11:32] R
    No! I hate this!
[11:37] R
    I, Sarashina Ruka, promise here and now
[11:40] R
    that I won't tell anyone about your fake
    relationship or Mizuhara Chizuru-san's job!
[11:49] R
    But only if you go out with me, Kazuya-kun!
SIGN    Rent-A-Girlfriend
[12:00] K
    What?
[12:00] C
    What?
[12:03] K
    Wait, what?
[12:04] K
    H-Hang on! How'd we get to that?
[12:08] R
    You're the first person to cross 90.
[12:12] R
    I like you!
[12:16] R
    I like you, Kazuya-kun!
[12:20] K
    Sh-She... likes... me?
[12:25] K
    What are you saying? You shouldn't
    mess with grown-ups like that!
[12:29] K
    You have no reason to fall for me!
[12:31] R
    I'm serious.
[12:34] R
    Between what happened on
    the ferry and the double date...
[12:37] R
    It shocked me to see how much
    you care for Chizuru-san.
[12:43] R
    If you care so much for a rental girlfriend,
[12:46] R
    then you're sure to treat a
    real girlfriend even better!
[12:53] K
    What are you talking about?
[12:55] K
    Mizuhara's just a rental...
[12:57] R
    Really?
[12:58] R
    Then you can go out with me!
[13:00] K
    I-I-It's not that simple.
[13:03] R
    But it is.
[13:05] R
    If she's just a rental girlfriend,
    there should be nothing in our way.
[13:08] K
    There's no way that's happening!
[13:11] K
    Me, date her?
[13:13] K
    Me...
[13:15] K
    date...
[13:16] K
    her?
[13:20] K
    M-Mizuhara? You sure
    you should be coming out?
[13:23] C
    She already knows.
[13:25] R
    There you are, puppet master.
[13:27] C
    Who're you calling a mastermind?
[13:30] C
    Do you realize what you're saying?
[13:32] C
    Like Kazuya-san said, we've only kept up this
    rental relationship because we had no choice.
[13:38] C
    Even if you're serious, telling him that out
    of the blue is only going to throw him off.
[13:43] R
    That's not true.
SIGN    B
    o
    i
    n
    g
    ♥
[13:46] R
    He's even grabbed my boob!
[13:49] C
    Wha?
[13:51] K
    Oh, uh, that wasn't what...
[13:53] ???
    Squish!
[13:54] C
    What were you thinking?
[13:56] C
    Does any girl work for you,
    as long as she's cute?!
[13:58] K
    It's not what you think!
[14:00] R
    Has he ever grabbed your boobs, Chizuru-san?
SIGN    Your boobs
[14:03] C
    Like hell!
SIGN    Snicker
[14:06] R
    That means I've gotten further than you.
[14:08] C
    Excuse me?!
[14:10] R
    He embraced me without asking,
    then pushed me onto my back...
[14:13] K
    That and the boob thing
    happened at different times!
[14:16] C
    That doesn't make it okay.
[14:18] K
    That's not what I meant!
[14:20] K
    Anyway, just settle down.
[14:22] K
    We can't do this out here.
    What if someone sees?
[14:26] C
    You've got a point.
[14:32] C
    Don't touch me!
[14:33] K
    Look, I can explain!
[14:34] R
    I don't believe this.
[14:37] R
    You're even frequenting his apartment?
[14:39] C
    Wh-What do you mean?
[14:40] R
    If you're just a rental, wouldn't you
    hesitate to enter a client's apartment?!
[14:46] R
    But you just walked in,
    which proves you've done it before!
SIGN    I
    
    m
    e
    s
    s
    e
    d
    
    u
    p
    !!
[14:50] C
    Right, she did come in back then.
SIGN    Disgusting!!
    Scandalous!!
[14:52] R
    So much for "just a rental"!
SIGN    Chizuru's a bad, bad lady
    I'm gonna tell her agency
[14:55] R
    You're getting down and dirty without
    telling your other clients or your agency!
SIGN    Eep! That song's practically
    horror, Ruka-chan!!
[14:59] C
    I would never!
[15:02] R
    I'm sitting next to him!
[15:04] R
    I'm not letting anyone else by his side!
[15:06] C
    F-Feel free.
[15:15] C
    Five minutes.
[15:17] C
    Ruka-chan, give me five minutes
    to speak with Kazuya-san.
[15:19] R
    No way. Who knows what you'd
    do if I left you two alone?
[15:22] C
    Nothing!
[15:24] K
    R-Ruka-chan...
[15:25] R
    Yes?
[15:26] K
    Please give us some space, okay?
[15:30] R
    I can't say no to you, Kazuya-kun.
SIGN    Grr
[15:33] C
    Grr!
[15:38] C
    Let's get this out of the way first.
[15:40] C
    Do you like Ruka-chan?
[15:44] K
    N...
[15:45] K
    No, I don't!
[15:47] C
    That's inconsistent with her testimony.
[15:49] K
    L-Look, those were accidents!
[15:53] K
    I just don't know.
[15:56] K
    It's the first time anyone's
    told me they like me.
[15:59] K
    Any guy would find her cute,
    and I'm no exception.
[16:03] K
    But considering how Kuri'd feel,
    there's no way I could date her.
[16:09] C
    Got it. You shouldn't go out with her, then.
[16:14] C
    If you let her have her way now,
    she'll keep blackmailing you.
[16:18] C
    As the grown-up here, you need
    to face her without fear.
[16:21] K
    I didn't expect that.
[16:23] K
    I thought you'd say I should go out with her.
[16:27] C
    Why?
[16:29] K
    Remember what you said?
[16:30] (Flashback) C
    And the best way to do that would
    be for you to get a real girlfriend.
[16:38] C
    Let's get one thing straight.
[16:39] C
    Sure, that's my end goal,
[16:41] C
    but I can obviously understand you'd be
    against getting a girlfriend in this fashion.
[16:46] C
    Besides...
[16:47] C
    She's blackmailing you to go out with her.
    Makes me doubt if she really likes you.
[16:52] C
    The one thing a significant other
    can't lack is love for their partner.
[16:57] C
    We're not talking about a rental
    girlfriend here. It's not as simple.
[17:05] C
    But what now?
[17:06] C
    We need to do something to prevent
    her from spilling the beans.
[17:10] K
    I...
[17:12] K
    I have an idea!
[17:15] C
    You'll tell Kuri-kun the truth?
[17:18] K
    Yeah. And now, he'll be willing to keep
    it on the down-low as a shared secret.
[17:23] C
    But...
[17:24] K
    All I'll tell him is that
    Mizuhara's a rental girlfriend.
[17:29] K
    That way, it won't affect your college life.
[17:33] K
    Nobody's realized that you go to our college.
[17:36] C
    Yeah, but...
[17:40] K
    I'll go see Kuri.
[17:41] C
    Now?
[17:42] K
    Yeah.
[17:44] K
    Given how he must be feeling,
[17:46] K
    he'd probably ignore my calls or texts.
[17:48] K
    I'll talk to him in person.
    You keep Ruka-chan occupied.
[17:51] C
    Are you sure? He'll find out
    you rented a girlfriend.
[17:56] K
    Well, I found out about him, so it's
    not fair that I get to keep my secret.
[18:01] K
    We can go get a drink and shoot
    the shit about rental girlfriends.
[18:04] K
    I'm sure it'll be a blast.
[18:11] K
    Mizuhara's right.
[18:13] K
    Dating her won't immediately
    put an end to this nightmare.
[18:17] K
    She put my feelings first.
[18:20] K
    So I need to...
[18:26] K
    Yes!
[18:28] R
    What are you doing?!
[18:33] K
    Ow! My back!
[18:37] C
    Hey, you okay?
[18:39] R
    Were you trying to run away?
[18:40] R
    You meanie!
[18:42] C
    Wait, Ruka-chan!
[18:45] C
    Are you sure about this?
[18:46] C
    I find it hard to believe that
    this will make you happy!
[18:50] R
    You wouldn't understand, Chizuru-san.
[18:54] R
    You have no idea just how long
    I've been looking for Kazuya-kun!
[19:00] C
    Wait!
[19:02] C
    God!
[19:06] K
    Ow!
[19:09] R
    Kazuya-kun!
[19:13] R
    Where do you think you're going?
[19:16] K
    Kuri!
[19:17] R
    To see Kuribayashi-san? Is that it?
[19:20] R
    You can't run away from me!
[19:22] R
    Give up and just go out with me!
[19:25] R
    I'll tell Kuribayashi-san everything!
    Is that what you want?!
[19:28] R
    I mean it!
[19:35] K
    Sorry! Please just give me a break!
[19:38] K
    I'll apologize if I gave you the wrong idea!
[19:41] K
    And you can hit me all you want!
[19:44] C
    H-Hey, don't do this outside.
[19:46] K
    Even if you really do like me,
[19:48] K
    I can't trample on Kuri's feelings like that!
[19:53] K
    Besides...
[19:54] K
    I really like Mizuhara!
[19:57] K
    So seriously, I'm sorry!
    But I just can't do it!
[20:09] R
    Why do you have to be that against the idea?
[20:13] R
    Even I know that doing this would
    only get me on your bad side.
[20:18] R
    But you two are so glued together,
    I didn't know what to do!
[20:24] R
    If you go out with me, I won't tell
    Kuribayashi-san anything, I swear!
[20:26] G
    He made a girl cry.
[20:28] G2
    Scumbag.
[20:29] K
    Hey, can you stop crying for a second?
[20:31] R
    That's why I told you I was a rental girlfriend,
[20:34] R
    and that's why I broke it
    off with Kuribayashi-san!
[20:37] R
    I know that you like Chizuru-san!
[20:40] R
    I figured I had to do this
    to get you to date me!
[20:41] K
    No, you have that wrong, Ruka-chan.
[20:45] R
    I won't ask you to fall for me immediately,
[20:47] R
    and I don't mind if you only
    see it as a trial at first,
[20:50] R
    but please let me be your girlfriend!
[20:55] K
    Ruka-chan?
[21:06] K
    Huh? What?
[21:13] C
    Go out with her.
[21:15] K
    Huh?
[21:16] K
    Wh-Wh-What are you saying?
SIGN    blah blah blah
[21:18] C
    I feel bad for you, but I don't want any
    more people finding out about my job.
[21:23] C
    Kuri-kun won't find out if nobody tells him.
[21:26] K
    B-But... wait... Mizuhara?
[21:28] C
    It looks like she really does like you.
[21:30] C
    Look at her crying. There's probably
    more to it than meets the eye.
[21:34] K
    Wh-What happened to what
    you were saying earlier?
[21:37] C
    What else are we supposed to do?
[21:38] C
    She's not likely to leave
    until you give her the okay!
[21:42] K
    W-Well, yeah...
[21:44] C
    She even knows our college.
[21:46] C
    It'd be too risky to leave
    her to her own devices.
[21:49] C
    She even said she was
    okay with a trial period.
SIGN    What's wrong?!
SIGN    Ruka-chan
    suddenly
    started
    hurting!
SIGN    You shouldn't get any more excited.
SIGN    You'll
    lose
    your
    breath
    again.
SIGN    It's not
    that I
    shouldn't...
    
    
    I just
    can't!

SIGN    That was crazy!
    I'm so hyped now!
SIGN    My heart's
    racing!
SIGN    Lub dub...
SIGN    Lub dub...
SIGN    Lub dub...
SIGN    It's like...
SIGN    I'm a robot
    or something...
SIGN    Yuu-kun
    and I
    kissed for
    the first
    time
    yesterday...
SIGN    Seriously?
    How'd it go?
SIGN    My heart was
    about to jump
    out of my chest!
SIGN    "Love,"
    huh?
SIGN    Rental Girlfriend Maple
    Looking for Part-Timers
SIGN    Rental
    Girlfriend...
SIGN    Requirements
SIGN    Heart Rate
SIGN    Range
SIGN    Heart Rate
SIGN    Range
SIGN    Range
SIGN    Heart Rate
SIGN    Range
[23:37] K
    R-Ruka-chan?
[23:47] K
    Hey... P-Please stop crying, okay?
[23:53] K
    And so I got a girlfriend.
[23:57] R
    Hello, all of you watching Rent-a-Girlfriend!
[23:59] R
    I, Sarashina Ruka,
    and Kazuya-kun are going out now,
[24:03] R
    so I'm going to be borrowing
    him from next week on...
[24:05] K
    The show needs to go on!
[24:06] C
    Besides, this is only a trial period.
[24:08] R
    What's your problem, Chizuru-san?
[24:10] R
    Can you stay out of our lovey-dovey preview?
[24:13] R
    Oh, I get it.
[24:14] R
    You're upset I stole Kazuya-kun
    from you, aren't you?
[24:15] C
    Anything but that.
[24:17] K
    M-Mizuhara?
[24:18] R
    Now, on the next episode
    of Rent-a-Girlfriend!
[24:20] K
    Christmas...
[24:21] C
    ...and Girlfriend.
[24:22] R
    As for your Christmas present,
SIGN    "Christmas and Girlfriend"
[24:24] R
    would I suffice?

E8 - Christmas and Girlfriend

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SIGN    now
SIGN    Ruka-chan
    Still up?
SIGN    Groan
[00:05] Signs
    Ruka-chan
[00:05] Sign
    Goodnight ♥
[00:05] Sign
    Night
[00:05] Sign
    Sweet dreams♥
[00:05] Sign
    ty
[00:05] Sign
    Sleep already♥
[00:05] Sign
    ya
[00:05] Sign
    Still up?
[00:11] K
    She's no "girlfriend"!
[00:12] Sign
    Average Sleep:
    3hrs/day
[00:13] (Flashback) R
    But only if you go out with me, Kazuya-kun!
[00:18] K
    Ruka-chan offered me a deal...
[00:20] (Flashback) C
    Go out with her.
[00:23] K
    Huh?
[00:24] K
    And on Mizuhara's orders, I found myself
    dating her on a provisional basis.
SIGN    Weekly
    Dates
[00:30] K
    Meanwhile, I stopped seeing
    Mizuhara completely,
[00:33] K
    and the frosty winter began to set in.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Now
SIGN    You have a new message.
SIGN    Where are you?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    You're late
SIGN    I'm waiting for you ♥
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    If you don't hurry up
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    I'll charge you for an extension
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Who does that girl think she is? A romcom heroine?
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    And that stupid virgin's pissing
     me off, too!
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Not like they'll last more
    than three months, anyway
SIGN    It's not real
SIGN    Receipt
    
    Kinoshita Kazuya-sama Rent-A-Girlfriend
    
    
    Itemized Bill
    
    Base Fee/hr 5000 yen x1
    
     Choice Fee (Rookie) 5000 yen x1
    
     Costs (City Limits) 2000 yen x1
    
    
    
    Total: 12,000 yen + taxes
SIGN    "Christmas and Girlfriend"
[02:10] K
    She's no "girlfriend."
[02:12] K
    She's a client!
SIGN    Tap
SIGN    Sending
[02:14] K
    The terms: two phone calls per
    day, no leaving her on read,
[02:18] K
    and always like her tweets!
SIGN    Gah!!
[02:21] K
    This gives me no bragging rights,
[02:23] K
    plus it comes with the fear of having my
    fake relationship with Mizuhara exposed!
[02:28] K
    Did I make a deal with the devil?!
[02:30] K
    No girlfriend could be this scary!
[02:33] K
    And after all that talk about
    how important love is,
[02:37] K
    how could Mizuhara tell
    me to go out with her?!
[02:41] K
    I guess I was just a client
    in her eyes after all.
[02:49] K
    M-Mizuhara?
[03:06] K
    What the hell is wrong with me?
[03:08] K
    I need to find some way to
    distance myself from Ruka-chan.
SIGN    Lab and Seminar Wing
SIGN    College Wing 2
SIGN    Auditorium | Cafeteria
[03:13] K
    Right now, my college life is
    on a one-way trip to nowhere.
[03:17] W1
    Did you see the season
    premiere of Terrace House?
[03:19] W2
    It made me wonder just how many
    Japanese really want to be a model.
SIGN    Zoom
[03:22] R
    Surprise!
[03:24] K
    Wha...
[03:25] K
    Ruka-chan?!
[03:27] K
    Wh-What are you doing here?
[03:29] R
    Well, you wouldn't contact me, so I decided
    to take matters into my own hands.
[03:35] K
    Man, if Kuri happened to see this...
[03:37] R
    Kazuya-kun?
[03:39] K
    C-Come with me a sec.
[03:42] K
    P-Please! Let's try not to
    let Kuribayashi find out!
[03:46] R
    Huh? Did I mess something up?
[03:48] K
    Surely you understand that showing
    up on campus is bad news!
[03:52] R
    But I don't think we can
    keep this hidden forever.
[03:56] R
    Besides, I was just a rental girlfriend.
[04:00] R
    Who knows if he even liked me for real?
[04:02] K
    Th-That's not the issue.
[04:04] R
    But okay, I understand.
[04:07] R
    I'm the one who said I was okay with a trial.
[04:09] R
    It's not like I want to put you
    on the spot, so I'll stay away.
[04:14] K
    Th-Thank you!
[04:16] R
    All that aside...
[04:17] R
    Wanna go catch a movie this Saturday?
[04:20] R
    Love Clouds! It's a romance flick!
[04:22] K
    A-A movie?
SIGN    Squeeze♥
[04:24] R
    Christmas is coming up, too.
    All couples grow closer in winter!
[04:29] R
    It's the season for us!
[04:32] K
    I-I guess I could do a movie.
[04:34] R
    Really?!
[04:34] K
    At least there'll be an armrest between us.
[04:35] R
    Yay!
[04:43] K
    Hey, could you stop clinging to me?
[04:46] R
    Please, I know you love it.
SIGN    Rub Rub
[04:49] Shinbo
    What's the matter, Chizuru?
[04:52] Shinbo
    You're spacing out.
[04:53] C
    Huh? Sorry, where were we?
[04:56] Shin
    We're thinking of having a pajama
    party for Christmas, the three of us.
[05:01] C
    Oh, sorry. I have plans over Christmas.
[05:04] Shin
    What?!
[05:06] Shin
    No way! With a boy?!
[05:07] Kawahara
    Wow! What's he like?! C'mon, tell us!
[05:10] C
    I-It's not like that!
[05:12] Shin
    Okay, okay. We won't pry.
[05:15] Kawahara
    We're used to you being secretive.
[05:18] Shin
    But do let us know if you have good news!
[05:20] C
    Jeez, you two!
[05:32] K
    That should do it.
SIGN    What's the plan for Christmas?
    I'd like to go see some night lights!
SIGN    I'm going on a trip with
    family over Christmas.
    Really sorry.
SIGN    What? I don't believe you!!
[05:35] K
    This can't go on all the way to Christmas,
    or she'll really get the wrong idea!
SIGN    What? I don't believe you!!
SIGN    I'm breaking up
    with you.
SIGN    I'm breaking up
    with you.
SIGN    Just kidding.
[05:40] K
    I need to distance myself...
[05:44] K
    Christmas, huh?
[05:46] K
    Last year, I spent the entire time
    at home studying for entrance exams.
[05:49] K
    The only "special" occurrences...
SIGN    Kibe Yoshiaki
SIGN    Use it to buy a GAO
    porn lucky bag, VGB.
SIGN    What's VGB?
SIGN    VirGin Boy
SIGN    stfu
SIGN    no u
[05:51] K
    were these nonsense texts from Kibe.
SIGN    Kibe Yoshiaki
SIGN    merry xmas
SIGN    dick
SIGN    dick
[05:57] K
    If only I could spend
    Christmas with Mizuhara...
[06:00] Bo
    Cheers!
SIGN    Clink
[06:02] C
    Here's your gift.
[06:05] C
    Merry, merry Christmas!
SIGN    Merry,
    Merry Christmas!
[06:08] K
    Oh, I know!
[06:10] K
    If I make a booking right now, I—
[06:11] Sign
    Mizuhara
[06:12] K
    What? She's already booked for Christmas Eve?
[06:16] K
    Well, she's fairly popular.
[06:19] K
    And I guess great minds think alike.
[06:24] K
    She's on top of the charts
    among rookies, after all.
[06:27] K
    Come to think of it...
[06:29] Sign
    Mizuhara Kamiya Shimizu
[06:29] K
    Why is she even working
    as a rental girlfriend?
[06:33] K
    For money, I guess?
SIGN    Mwahaha
[06:35] K
    But she said she wasn't making all that much,
[06:38] K
    and she's living in this run-down building.
[06:40] K
    She's not the type to get off on wrapping
    boys around her finger, either.
[06:41] C
    Come on.
[06:45] K
    Well, no point in thinking
    about it. Time to sleep.
SIGN    No way I could
    figure it out...
[06:49] K
    Man, looks like I'll be spending
    another Christmas alone...
[06:58] K
    That's all the end-of-year payments done...
[07:03] K
    That number's looking awfully low.
    Lots of it went to Mizuhara.
[07:07] K
    It's my own fault, though.
[07:09] K
    Guess I'll have to find a job for real.
[07:18] K
    Mizuhara?
[07:23] K
    Look at her all dressed up! So pretty!
[07:26] K
    Wait, why am I hiding?
[07:32] K
    Yikes, a date? I didn't
    want to see her working!
[07:36] K
    Why am I looking away?
[07:39] K
    But I have a feeling I shouldn't look...
[07:44] K
    I can't believe a hottie like that is
    booking a rental girlfriend, though.
[07:50] K
    I shouldn't interrupt.
[07:55] K
    I didn't know why, but a massive doubt
    crept into my mind at that moment...
[08:02] K
    An all-too-cruel possibility I'd
    stumbled upon on that sacred day.
[08:07] K
    Something I wanted to look away from
    'cause it'd turn my world upside-down.
[08:11] K
    At the same time, I was dismayed at myself
    for not even considering it until then.
[08:17] K
    "Maybe Rental Girlfriend Mizuhara
    Chizuru has a boyfriend."
[08:23] K
    It took but a few seconds for those dark
    thoughts to completely consume my mind.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[08:31] K
    What?
[08:35] K
    Is that her boyfriend?!
[08:39] K
    Why'd the thought never
    even cross my mind?
[08:41] K
    Who ever said a rental girlfriend
    couldn't have a boyfriend?
[08:46] K
    Come to think of it, I know nothing
    about Mizuhara's personal life.
[08:51] K
    And there's a chance
    they're dating in secret.
[08:54] K
    And Mizuhara being single was about
    as likely as pigs flying to begin with!
[08:59] K
    Wait, no way!
[09:01] K
    Mizuhara can't have a boyfriend!
SIGN    A
    h
    a
    h
    a
[09:04] K
    She... can't...
SIGN    H
    a
    h
    a
    h
    a
[09:09] C
    Sorry, I lied about when
    my last train leaves.
[09:12] Umi
    Bad girl. Santa won't
    come see you this year.
[09:21] Umi
    Shall we get going, then?
[09:23] C
    Yeah!
SIGN    W
    r
    i
    n
    g
[09:29] C
    What'd you do over
    the weekend, Umi-kun?
[09:31] Umi
    Futsal, mostly.
[09:33] C
    Sounds cool! I wanna try it, too!
[09:35] Umi
    I'll call you next time I go. It's really fun.
[09:37] C
    Yay!
[09:38] K
    So his name's Umi, huh?
SIGN    Eco-Friendly
[09:42] W
    How shady.
[09:44] K
    I-I'm so sorry!
[09:49] K
    What am I doing?
[09:51] K
    If Mizuhara saw me, what would she think?
[09:54] K
    Is that seriously her boyfriend, though?
[09:56] K
    There's still a chance he's renting her.
[09:59] K
    And it'd be mighty deceptive of
    her to act all affable with clients
[10:02] K
    while dating a pretty boy in real life...
[10:05] C
    If I'm gonna date a guy,
    he's gotta be hot.
SIGN    Snicker
[10:09] K
    Would Mizuhara really betray us like that?
[10:14] K
    That'd be way too cruel!
[10:16] Bros
    Go, Kinoshita!
SIGN    Mizuhara Chizuru
SIGN    Client Association
[10:18] Bros
    Expose Mizuhara Chizuru!
[10:20] Bros
    Being that pretty is not an excuse!
[10:22] K
    I need to do this for the bros!
[10:28] K
    A movie?
[10:30] K
    What a trite idea for a date.
    What is he, some well-adjusted fellow?
SIGN    Aquarium
    (Very Trite)
[10:34] K
    Why would anyone pay to rent her and
    just watch a movie for two hours, though?
[10:39] K
    It's really unlikely that this
    is a rental date, I guess?
SIGN    Knows a thing or two
    about rental dates
[10:44] C
    Lots of people here, huh?
[10:46] Umi
    This should be good.
[10:49] K
    I can't just stand around here!
[10:51] Sign
    Now Showing
    The Redemption of a Twenty-Year-Old
[10:57] K
    That was too deep for me.
SIGN    Gloom
[10:59] K
    Who even was the culprit in the end?
[11:01] K
    Does she watch stuff like that all the time?
[11:03] C
    The twilight scene was beautiful!
[11:07] C
    It was one long cut,
    and the tension was palpable!
[11:11] Umi
    I hear the director insisted
    on doing it that way.
[11:14] C
    Really? I'd love to see it one more time!
[11:17] K
    They're having a jolly good time!
[11:22] K
    They're getting cozy!
[11:25] K
    They're on the same wavelength!
SIGN    Sullen
[11:27] C
    Wow, she says it's perfect!
[11:29] K
    Compatibility fortunes?
[11:30] Umi
    That's great.
SIGN    S
    h
    i
    n
    e
[11:32] C
    Hey, what do you think of this one?
[11:34] Umi
    Oh, looks good.
SIGN    H
    u
    f
    f
[11:36] K
    They're buying gifts for each other?
SIGN    P
    u
    f
    f
[11:41] K
    I've never seen her with
    such a happy smile...
SIGN    W
    r
    i
    n
    g

[11:49] W1
    Look at those two!
[11:52] W1
    They're both gorgeous!
[11:53] W1
    The guy's so hot.
[11:55] W2
    I'd love to have that someday.
[11:57] W2
    They're, like, the ideal couple.
[11:59] W1
    Lucky them!
SIGN    Rattle
[12:05] K
    Seriously, what is going on here?!
SIGN    Has taken
    more damage
    than he can handle
[12:09] K
    I haven't seen them hold hands yet.
[12:14] K
    Right.
[12:15] K
    A lovey-dovey couple
    doesn't need to hold hands.
[12:20] K
    Their hearts are already linked.
[12:24] C
    Again...
[12:26] C
    I told you to write what you want to eat
    on the whiteboard out front, didn't I?
[12:30] Umi
    Sorry, it was a busy morning.
[12:33] C
    There you go again, all about work all the time.
[12:36] C
    You can eat your meeting minutes for dinner.
[12:38] Umi
    I don't think they'd be very filling.
[12:41] Umi
    I bet I'll start craving stew late at night.
[12:43] C
    Then I'll make some and wait for you.
[12:47] K
    She's spending the night at his place?
    They're practically living together?!
[12:51] K
    I should stop already.
[12:55] K
    I've seen and heard more than enough.
SIGN    Now
SIGN    Kibe Yoshiaki
SIGN    merry xmas
[13:29] K
    He sent one again...
[13:31] K
    This stings, Kibe!
[13:32] K
    Hurts more than usual this year.
[13:36] K
    Well, duh, of course she'd have a boyfriend,
    even if she works as a rental girlfriend.
[13:40] K
    Mizuhara is really pretty.
[13:42] K
    I should just go home.
[13:46] K
    What am I doing?
[13:48] K
    I followed them all day like a creep.
[13:50] K
    If they'd found out,
    I would've been taken to court.
[13:53] C
    Who do you think you are?
    That's simply stalking!
[13:56] C
    We're through now!
    I want nothing to do with you!
[13:59] K
    Oh, man, the self-hatred's hitting hard.
SIGN    G
    l
    o
    o
    m
[14:10] K
    Wha... Umi-kun?!
SIGN    Panic
SIGN    F
    l
    a
    i
    l
[14:14] K
    Stay cool! He doesn't know me!
SIGN    Whistle
SIGN    Whistle
SIGN    Whistle
SIGN    Whistle
SIGN    Whistle
[14:19] Umi
    Hello? I'm calling about the thing we discussed.
[14:22] K
    Oh, he's here to make a call.
[14:23] Umi
    Is that so? Glad to hear it.
[14:26] Umi
    Oh, her? I'm with her now.
[14:30] K
    Mizuhara? What're they talking about?
[14:33] Umi
    She's extremely beautiful,
    and just as wonderful on the inside.
[14:37] K
    I-Inside? Inside where?!
[14:40] Umi
    She's satisfaction guaranteed
    for whoever sees her.
[14:44] K
    Sees her? Satisfaction?
[14:46] K
    Does he know about her job?
    But he's sounding awfully aloof about it...
[14:48] Umi
    Oh, her outfit?
[14:51] Umi
    I'll check her measurements later and text you.
[14:54] K
    Measurements? Outfit?
[14:57] K
    This isn't about her job!
[14:59] K
    What the hell? What the hell
    has he been talking about?
[15:01] Umi
    Yes, it'll be easy.
[15:03] K
    Where will people see her?
    A gentleman's club?
[15:06] K
    Nah, I'm overthinking it.
[15:08] K
    Mizuhara wouldn't be fooled like that.
[15:10] K
    But she is too nice for her own good...
[15:14] K
    Maybe he took advantage of that?
[15:17] Umi
    Also, she's learned to let out some
    very alluring voices recently.
[15:23] Umi
    Talk to you later.
[15:27] K
    That's it. This guy's totally plotting something.
[15:32] K
    Mizuhara...
[15:35] K
    Mizuhara!
[15:41] K
    Jerk...
[16:05] K
    Mizuhara...
[16:08] K
    Damn it, I don't know how to go out there!
[16:10] K
    He's her boyfriend.
[16:12] K
    What right do I have to poke
    my nose in their business?
[16:18] K
    But there's no doubt he's a scumbag.
[16:21] K
    "She's learned to let out some
    alluring voices," my ass!
SIGN    Mizuhara Chizuru Client Association
[16:24] K
    Give me strength, bros!
[16:24] Bros
    Go, Kinoshita!
[16:26] Bros
    Protect Mizuhara Chizuru!
[16:27] Bros
    You're the key player!
[16:30] K
    I won't let that guy have
    his way with our Mizuhara!
[16:39] K
    Wha...
[16:42] K
    Wait..
[16:44] K
    M-Mizuhar—
[16:45] K
    Ow!
[16:52] C
    Y-You!
[16:54] C
    Why are you here?!
[16:56] K
    W-W-W...
[16:58] K
    W-Weren't you about to kiss just now?
[17:00] C
    Huh? Kiss?
[17:02] C
    Why would Umi-kun and I kiss?
[17:05] C
    He was just about to fix up my earring.
[17:07] K
    Earring? You weren't gonna kiss?
[17:10] K
    A-Anyway, he's a scumbag trying
    to take you, his girlfriend, for a ride!
[17:15] C
    What? Girlfriend?
[17:17] C
    What are you talking about?
[17:19] K
    Huh?
[17:21] Umi
    Do you know him, Chizuru-chan?
[17:23] C
    Uh, w-well, he goes to my college.
[17:27] K
    I-If he's not your boyfriend, then what?!
[17:30] K
    Why else would you be on a date with such
    a pretty boy on Christmas Eve, of all days?!
[17:33] C
    What?
[17:35] K
    And you were talking about
    late-night stew and whatnot!
[17:38] C
    H-How did you...
[17:42] C
    Uh... That was, erm...
[17:48] Umi
    "Stew"? Are you talking about the script?
[17:52] C
    U-Umi-kun!
[17:54] K
    S-Script?
[17:56] C
    Shh!
[17:57] Umi
    Oh, was I not supposed to mention that?
[17:59] K
    What script? Mizuhara?
[18:28] C
    I'm an actress.
[18:34] K
    An...
[18:35] K
    actress?!
[18:38] C
    Or, well, I'm just starting out.
[18:40] C
    I work that job because acting school
    costs money, and it serves as good practice.
[18:47] C
    Umi-kun is in that school with me.
    He's a fellow actor.
SIGN    Blown away
[18:50] K
    Fellow actor?!
[18:50] C
    I just had him help me with the script
    reading assigned to us while shopping.
[18:53] K
    Script reading?!
[18:55] Umi
    Oh, look at the time.
    I need to head over to the shoot.
[18:58] C
    Oh, sorry about all this, Umi-kun.
[19:02] K
    H-H-Hang on a damn second!
[19:04] K
    What was that phone call
    in the restroom all about, then?
[19:07] U
    Phone call?
[19:08] K
    You were talking about
    Mizuhara's voice and stuff.
[19:11] U
    Oh, gosh, you heard all that?
[19:15] U
    I was just recommending
    Chizuru-chan to a director I know.
[19:22] U
    I'm glad it wasn't a big deal.
[19:22] K
    I... misunderstood everything?!
[19:24] C
    Yeah, sorry again.
[19:26] U
    Later.
[19:31] C
    Sheesh, you're such a moron.
[19:34] C
    Didn't you stop to consider you
    might be jumping to conclusions?
[19:37] C
    How long were you following us, anyway?
[19:40] K
    Since I spotted you at the station...
[19:42] C
    The station? That was this afternoon!
[19:44] C
    That's simply stalking. Don't you
    have anything better to do in life?
[19:48] K
    I'm sorry, seriously.
[19:50] K
    I did decide to leave.
[19:52] K
    I was convinced you two were dating,
    and I didn't wanna bother you on your date.
[19:58] K
    But when I started thinking you might
    be getting tricked by a scumbag, I...
[20:03] K
    I just couldn't ignore it.
[20:07] C
    That's so stupid!
    Who are you, my boyfriend?!
[20:10] K
    I'm sorry, Mizuhara.
[20:12] K
    I'd understand if you never
    wanted to see my face again.
[20:17] K
    Honestly, who do I think I am?
[20:19] K
    Even I can't believe myself.
[20:22] K
    Worst Christmas ever.
[20:26] K
    An actress... Mizuhara's amazing.
[20:30] K
    She really does live in a
    completely different world.
[20:35] K
    I truly have... fallen...
[20:42] C
    Here.
[20:52] C
    U-Umi-kun only had free time today.
[20:56] C
    And I figured I needed a guy's opinion
    if I was picking something out for a guy.
[21:03] K
    A phone case?
[21:06] C
    I-I mean, you've been using your
    broken phone without a case.
[21:11] C
    It looks awful like that.
[21:14] K
    Mizuhara?
[21:15] C
    Th-That said, our secret belongs to both of us.
[21:19] C
    And I feel bad that I left you to deal
    with the Ruka-chan issue alone.
[21:25] C
    I-It's not a gift or anything, okay?
[21:29] C
    Just a token of my apology.
[21:40] K
    And so...
[21:41] C
    H-Hey, what are you crying for?!
[21:44] C
    I told you, it's not a gift or anything!
[21:46] K
    Sorry, it's just...
[21:49] K
    This is the first time a girl's ever
    given me anything on Christmas.
[21:55] K
    I've always been a hopelessly moronic loser...
[22:00] G1
    Aw, he's crying.
[22:01] G2
    Did he get dumped?
[22:08] C
    Aw, jeez.
[22:10] K
    But, together with Mizuhara,
[22:12] K
    my life is starting to take on new color.
[22:17] C
    Oh, it's snowing.
[22:22] K
    Mizuhara!
[22:23] C
    You're taking anything
    but the subway back home.
SIGN    Wha?!
SIGN    W
    e
    l
    c
    o
    m
    e
    
    ♥
SIGN    You're so
    childish
SIGN    Puts men
    to shame
SIGN    Already a chief
    at her young age
SIGN    Sensei!
SIGN    I need your help
    with homework!
[23:57] K
    Mizuhara, an actress?
[23:59] K
    I know nothing about showbiz.
[24:02] R
    Don't be modest, Kazuya-kun.
[24:04] R
    I know you have a ton of movies on DVD.
[24:06] C
    Wow, that's surprising.
    What kind of movies do you like?
[24:09] R
    The ones I saw in his place were, like,
[24:11] R
    "Magic Mirror Something"
    or "Stop Time and Something."
[24:15] R
    Ones with really long titles.
[24:16] K
    Wait, those aren't movies!
[24:18] C
    I saw that one coming.
[24:20] R
    On the next episode of
    Rent-a-Girlfriend!
[24:22] C
    Lies...
[24:23] R
    ...and Girlfriend.
SIGN    "Lies and Girlfriend"
[24:23] K
    I-I can explain, Mizuhara!
[24:25] C
    Stay away from me.

E9 - Lies and Girlfriend

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SIGN    Karaoke Village
[00:02] K
    Welcome.
[00:04] Coworker
    Kinoshita-kun, go clean up booth 13.
[00:07] K
    Oh, sure.
[00:11] K
    I started a part-time job.
SIGN    Beam
SIGN    Beam
SIGN    Happy
SIGN    Happy
[00:15] K
    Aw, it's so cute!
[00:18] K
    Mizuhara's gift!
[00:19] K
    The phone case she picked out for me!
[00:23] K
    Just for me!
[00:26] (Flashback) C
    I'm an actress.
[00:29] K
    I'm next-door neighbors with an actress!
SIGN    Grin
[00:34] K
    I must be the only guy in history to
    get a gift from a rental girlfriend!
[00:39] K
    She must see me as someone special.
[00:42] K
    I did it!
[00:43] K
    It's a small one, but I built
    another connection with her!
SIGN    Anon Trying Their Best
SIGN    I'm still using the aroma candle she gave me. Chizuru-chan #1
SIGN    Anon Trying Their Best
SIGN    I got cookies, yo
SIGN    Anon Trying Their Best
SIGN    Same, and they were delicious. Isn't she just the best?
SIGN    Anon Trying Their Best
[00:49] K
    Guess there are more of us than I thought...
[00:52] Sign
    Café Kanoir
[00:53] C
    I mean...
[00:55] C
    I'm a girlfriend.
[00:56] K
    But... I don't know... It might give
    your clients the wrong idea.
[01:00] C
    I'm a girlfriend.
[01:02] K
    Yeah, but... a g-gif—
[01:03] C
    I'm a girlfriend, okay?
[01:06] C
    It's perfectly normal for a
    girlfriend to give you gifts!
[01:09] C
    And it's agency policy!
[01:11] K
    Uh, that much is true, but...
[01:12] Sign
    I know I'm totally not
    justified here...
[01:16] C
    I'd like to clear something up here and now.
[01:20] C
    Have you fallen in love with me?
[01:23] K
    Huh... What?!
[01:29] K
    I...
[01:32] K
    I haven't.
[01:34] C
    Exactly!
[01:36] C
    We're only playing pretend couple
    for our grandmas, right?
[01:41] C
    Ruka-chan seems to think there's more to it,
[01:44] C
    but I'm nothing more than
    a rental girlfriend.
[01:47] C
    If you were actually into me,
    that'd change things entirely.
[01:52] C
    Let's keep things clean,
[01:54] C
    and this relationship purely business.
[02:04] G
    Whoa, she's so pretty!
[02:07] G
    That dude's so lucky.
[02:22] R
    Hey! What have you two been getting up to?!
[02:26] K
    Ruka-chan?!
[02:27] R
    You told me you had other plans today!
SIGN    Leap
[02:29] R
    It was a date with her?!
SIGN    You cheat!!
    You're cheating on me!!
[02:32] R
    Why her, when you have me?!
SIGN    I got cheated on!!
[02:34] K
    U-Uh, I was just getting
    some life advice from her.
[02:39] K
    I can't believe I just said that.
[02:41] R
    Well, you're going on a date with me now!
[02:44] K
    But I have plans...
[02:45] R
    Cancel them!
[02:46] K
    What? Come on!
SIGN    Poker face...
[02:52] R
    A movie? The amusement park?
[02:59] R
    Here.
[03:00] R
    Say "ahh."
SIGN    Nom
[03:05] R
    You ate it! So cute!
SIGN    Nom
[03:09] (Flashback) C
    Let's keep things clean, and this
    relationship purely business.
[03:13] K
    Right... I'm just a partner
    in crime to Mizuhara.
[03:19] K
    What was I getting carried away for?
[03:27] Sign
    Danger
[03:27] Sign
    Watch Your Back
[03:27] K
    Wait, what?
SIGN    A blindfold!?
[03:29] K
    What are you doing?!
SIGN    Pull
[03:30] R
    I need to take you somewhere.
[03:32] K
    Wh-Where?
[03:35] R
    This way.
[03:36] R
    Keep the blindfold on.
[03:36] Signr
    That's
    so
    funny!
[03:36] Signl
    What
    the
    heck?
[03:38] K
    I guess I should do what she wants.
    I did do her wrong today, after all.
SIGN    V
    r
    r
    m
    .
    .
    .
SIGN    Click
SIGN    S
    l
    a
    m
SIGN    S
    h
    o
    v
    e
SIGN    T
    u
    m
    b
    l
    e
[03:52] K
    What's going on? Where are we?
[03:54] R
    You can take off the blindfold now.
[03:58] K
    Huh?
[04:06] K
    Wh-What?!
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Now
SIGN    You have a new message.
SIGN    Where are you?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    You're late
SIGN    I'm waiting for you ♥
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    If you don't hurry up
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    I'll charge you for an extension
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Who does that girl think she is? A romcom heroine?
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    And that stupid virgin's pissing
     me off, too!
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Not like they'll last more
    than three months, anyway
SIGN    It's not real
SIGN    Receipt
    
    Kinoshita Kazuya-sama Rent-A-Girlfriend
    
    
    Itemized Bill
    
    Base Fee/hr 5000 yen x1
    
     Choice Fee (Rookie) 5000 yen x1
    
     Costs (City Limits) 2000 yen x1
    
    
    
    Total: 12,000 yen + taxes
SIGN    "Lies and Girlfriend"
[05:49] Sign
    Emergency
[05:51] K
    Seriously, what is she thinking?!
[05:54] Sign
    Notice to Guests
    In the event that the cover is removed
    outside of an emergency,
    the offender will be fined 3,000 yen.
    HOTEL SMILE
[05:54] K
    A love hotel? There's impulsive,
    and then there's this!
[05:57] K
    This is...
[05:58] K
    This is just...
[06:00] K
    Super tempting, honestly!
SIGN    A
    a
    h
    n
    ♥
[06:05] R
    Kazuya-kun.
SIGN    Imposing
[06:10] R
    Mind giving me an explanation?
[06:14] K
    An explanation of what?
[06:16] R
    Your relationship with Chizuru-san!
[06:18] R
    You two have gone way past
    rental girlfriend and client!
[06:21] K
    T-True.
SIGN    Y
    e
    p
    .
[06:24] K
    Wait, why'd you take off your socks, then?
[06:27] R
    I was just getting comfy.
[06:28] R
    I remember you talking about
    grandmas and whatnot, but that's all.
[06:33] R
    So tell me everything.
[06:35] K
    Well, I guess she does know everything else.
[06:41] R
    I see. I think I get the gist of it now.
[06:44] K
    We've been living on the edge,
    as much as I hate to admit it.
[06:50] R
    What are you thinking?!
[06:52] R
    There's no way you can
    keep that lie up forever!
[06:55] K
    W-Well...
[06:56] R
    Will you keep it up even
    when you're old and gray?
[06:59] R
    Remain a bachelor forever?
[07:01] C
    The fee's going up by a
    thousand starting this month.
[07:04] K
    Thank you once again.
[07:09] R
    She's a rental girlfriend, you know!
    You two don't have a future together!
[07:14] K
    B-But Gran totally believes that we're dating!
[07:18] R
    There's a simple solution to that.
[07:21] R
    You can just introduce me to her!
[07:25] R
    You have a girlfriend. You don't
    need to turn to Chizuru-san anymore.
[07:30] K
    I'll really lose her trust if I hop
    from one girl to another!
[07:34] K
    Besides, she's taken an
    abnormal liking to Mizuhara.
[07:37] K
    It won't be easy to just replace her.
[07:41] R
    Can you have sex with Chizuru-san?
[07:45] K
    Where'd that come from?!
[07:47] R
    That's what it's all about,
    isn't it? A successor?
[07:50] ---
    H-Hang on!
[07:51] R
    You can't, right?
    She's just a rental girlfriend.
[07:54] R
    No matter how long you keep it up, you and
    she can only have a platonic relationship!
[07:58] R
    Is that what your grandma wants?
[08:02] R
    I'll have you know I'm ready to take it all in.
[08:10] K
    Look, I can't!
[08:16] R
    I'm actually thinking of the long term here!
[08:20] R
    I wouldn't have brought you here otherwise!
[08:22] K
    So she was after this all along.
[08:25] R
    Do you not like me trying to
    get closer to you this way?
[08:32] K
    S-Sorry! Bathroom!
SIGN    Now
SIGN    Gran
SIGN    January 3rd
SIGN    Squirm
[08:47] K
    What am I gonna do?! I don't
    know if I can control myself!
[08:50] K
    Think about Mizuhara's pure smile.
[08:52] K
    Mizuhara's pure smile!
[08:55] K
    All I can do is maintain an iron will!
[09:01] K
    Ruka-chan, why don't we calm down
    and order some room service...
[09:04] K
    Huh? Ruka-chan?
[09:06] K
    Did she leave?
[09:08] K
    I... I guess... I'm in the clear?
[09:15] R
    I've gotta take it one step at a time, right?
SIGN    Heart Rate
SIGN    Range
[09:18] R
    Don't rush it, Sarashina!
[09:20] R
    You're his girlfriend!
SIGN    ~ New Year ~
[09:25] K
    Sorry I had to drag you out
    first thing in the new year.
[09:26] Sign
    Asakusa Station
[09:28] K
    We're doing lunch and a shrine
    visit, so it'll take half the day.
[09:33] C
    Well, not like we have a choice.
    I'm supposed to be your girlfriend.
[09:37] C
    It'd be too weird if I didn't
    see your family for New Year's.
[09:40] K
    Mizuhara...
[09:41] C
    Oh, but you will still have to pay, okay?
[09:44] K
    O-Of course.
[09:46] Kaz
    Mom... Wearing a kimono
    is a bit over the top.
[09:51] N
    What are you talking about?
[09:52] N
    We mustn't slight the
    soon-to-be Kinoshita in any way!
[09:56] N
    Hello, my angel! Oh, and Kazuya, too.
[09:58] K
    I'm just an aside?
[10:00] C
    Oh, Grandmother. Happy New Year.
[10:03] C
    Here's to another great year together.
SIGN    W
    e
    l
    l
    i
    n
    g
[10:06] N
    You're just as pretty in the new year!
[10:09] N
    Happy New Year!
[10:12] C
    That's a beautiful kimono.
[10:14] N
    It's way too nice for me.
[10:15] C
    Not at all. It suits you very well.
[10:16] K
    Yeah, there's no replacing her for Gran.
[10:19] R
    Happy New Year.
[10:25] R
    I'm Sarashina Ruka,
    and I'll be joining you today.
SIGN    Rent-A-Girlfriend
SIGN    Beaming
[10:35] N
    Do you know her?
[10:37] K
    Uh, y-yeah, she's a friend!
[10:40] R
    Oh, it's Grandmother! The real deal!
[10:42] N
    "Real deal"?
[10:43] R
    Kazuya-san's told me so much about you
    that I've been wanting to meet you.
[10:47] N
    Is that so? If you're their friend,
    you are very much welcome to join us.
[10:51] N
    Harumi-san.
[10:53] H
    Hello? This is Kinoshita.
    We have a reservation for five...
[10:58] N
    Kazuya told you about me?
[11:00] R
    Yes. He told me how you were
    the most amazing grandmother.
[11:03] C
    How did she find out about this?
    She even knew where we were meeting up.
[11:03] N
    Oh? Is that so?
[11:07] K
    I have no idea!
[11:10] K
    Don't tell me... it was back then?
[11:13] C
    Looks to me like you do have an idea.
[11:16] K
    Oh, uh, no...
[11:18] K
    Did she see the message then?
[11:21] Sign
    Asakusa Station
[11:21] C
    I don't think she'll immediately spill
    the beans about us, but it's still risky.
[11:26] N
    I must say, you are a very pretty young lady.
[11:29] C
    Please, you flatter me!
[11:31] Sign
    Japanese Restaurant
    Kokyu
[11:35] R
    Let's go, Kazuya-san.
[11:36] N
    How do you know them, Ruka-san?
[11:39] R
    I'm—
[11:39] K
    Sh-She's Chizuru's friend!
[11:42] N
    What? Chizuru-san's friend?!
SIGN    Starry-eyed
[11:45] K
    We kept running into her on dates, and at
    some point she and I became friends, too.
[11:50] K
    Right, Chizuru?
[11:52] C
    Y-Yes, our parents are friends.
[11:54] C
    We've practically grown up
    together, like sisters.
[11:56] R
    I'm his girlfriend.
[11:59] R
    I'm Kazuya-san's girlfriend.
[12:02] N
    Girl...friend?
[12:07] K
    What are you talking about,
    Ruka-chan? You know that's not—
[12:09] R
    I'm his girlfriend.
[12:10] K
    No, Chizuru's my girlfriend...
[12:12] R
    I'm his girlfriend.
[12:15] N
    The rest of you, go in.
[12:18] N
    Kazuya, we need to talk.
[12:21] N
    O-Okay.
[12:22] Kaz
    Er... Shall we head on in, then?
[12:25] H
    Y-Yeah.
[12:26] K
    I-I'm in trouble!
[12:28] W
    Welcome.
[12:30] H
    We're the Kinoshitas. We have a reservation.
[12:30] C
    U-Uh, I need to visit the restroom.
[12:33] C
    Come with me, Ruka-chan?
[12:36] Sign
    Japanese Restaurant
[12:37] K
    Ow!
[12:38] N
    You're cheating on her?!
    You're two-timing her, aren't you?!
[12:39] K
    N-No, you're wrong! Ow!
[12:42] N
    You already have Chizuru-san!
[12:44] N
    Even if she'll stand for it, I won't!
[12:46] K
    Listen to me!
[12:46] N
    Choose! Either you cut ties with us,
[12:49] N
    or you break up with Ruka-dono!
[12:51] K
    Again, it's not what you think!
[12:53] N
    How, exactly?!
[12:55] K
    Sh-She's a pathological liar!
[12:58] N
    What? A liar?
[13:01] K
    Yeah. She's usually a nice girl, but she
    says the most random things at times.
[13:06] K
    And Chizuru's too nice to cut her off.
[13:09] K
    T-Too unbelievable, huh?
[13:13] N
    I see. That must be rough.
[13:16] K
    You believe me?
[13:18] N
    It's hard to believe Chizuru
    would let you two-time her,
[13:21] N
    and even harder to believe you'd
    have two girls falling for you.
[13:26] K
    Good point!
[13:27] N
    And we can't turn away a friend of hers.
[13:30] N
    I'll let Kazuo and Harumi know for you.
[13:30] Sign
    Close shave
[13:35] C
    What are you playing at?
[13:37] R
    Right back at you! Do you seriously
    think you can keep this farce up forever?
[13:43] R
    Kazuya-kun told me everything.
[13:45] R
    You're overstepping your boundaries
    as a rental girlfriend.
[13:48] R
    You mustn't get involved in a client's
    personal life. That's just common sense!
[13:52] R
    I can take over as girlfriend,
    and you can ride off into the sunset.
[13:55] R
    Don't you think that's the best option here?
[13:58] C
    It's not that simple!
[13:59] R
    Oh, but it is.
[14:01] R
    And it's far more realistic
    than what you're doing!
[14:04] R
    Do you really think this is
    helping your grandmothers?
[14:07] R
    You're lying to them, you know!
[14:10] C
    I'll admit that we've dragged this on too
    long, but it's a complicated situation!
[14:14] R
    You two are the ones overcomplicating it!
[14:17] R
    Or maybe...
[14:21] Sign
    Flinch
SIGN    Fondle
[14:22] C
    Hey, what are you doing?
[14:24] R
    You just like Kazuya-kun, don't you?
[14:28] R
    You don't want me taking him away from you.
[14:31] C
    You're wrong!
[14:33] R
    Maybe it's you who wants to
    stay on as his "girlfriend."
[14:38] R
    I'm serious about him, okay?
[14:41] R
    If you're not, please walk away
    like a proper rental girlfriend.
[14:50] C
    What the heck?
[14:53] R
    He's really bad with thrill rides,
[14:56] R
    so he was terrified.
[14:57] N
    Oh.
[14:58] R
    And he was just so cute.
[15:00] N
    Is that so?
[15:05] R
    Kazuya-san, you've got sauce on your face.
SIGN    Nom
SIGN    Nom
[15:08] R
    Try not to make such a mess, okay?
[15:12] R
    Say "ahh."
[15:17] R
    So cute!
[15:18] R
    I could watch him eat forever!
SIGN    Beam
SIGN    Beam
SIGN    Beam
SIGN    Beam
SIGN    Glance
[15:33] R
    Kazuya-san, may I have a moment?
[15:35] K
    Huh? S-Sure...
SIGN    Wiped...
[15:47] C
    What's the matter?
[15:48] N
    You're an angel, Chizuru-san!
[15:51] N
    I can't believe you deal with
    this every time you see her!
[15:55] Kaz
    Seriously, you're amazing.
[15:57] C
    What do you mean?
[15:59] N
    You know, Ruka's thing.
[16:07] R
    A pathological liar?!
[16:09] R
    Jeez, you idiot! Why'd you have
    to give me that backstory?!
[16:10] K
    Sorry, I made it up on the spot!
[16:12] K
    Ow, ow!
[16:13] R
    I knew it was weird!
[16:15] R
    Your grandma and parents were
    smiling at me like some kinda saints!
[16:18] R
    I have to go fix this!
[16:20] K
    Wait! I'm telling you, my family
    believes Mizuhara's my girlfriend!
[16:24] K
    If you keep pushing it,
    they'll think I'm two-timing!
[16:27] R
    What's the big deal? You're lying
    to them about Chizuru-san, anyway.
[16:30] R
    There's no difference between
    zero-timing and two-timing!
[16:32] K
    They're polar opposites!
[16:35] R
    I mean, aren't I your girlfriend?
[16:38] K
    Well...
[16:39] R
    You said you'd make me your girlfriend,
    if only as a trial at first.
[16:44] K
    I-I know...
[16:45] R
    But with your grandma, we have to act
    like Chizuru-san's your girlfriend,
[16:49] R
    and I'm just a friend?
[16:51] R
    That's just too much for me!
[16:54] K
    Close! Too close!
[17:01] R
    I'm your girlfriend.
[17:03] R
    That's the role I want.
[17:11] K
    I-It's almost time for the shrine visit, I think.
SIGN    Heart Rate
SIGN    Range
[17:27] C
    I heard you told your folks
    she's a pathological liar.
[17:31] K
    Y-Yeah.
[17:33] C
    And she was okay with that?
[17:35] K
    What do you think?
[17:36] C
    I don't believe you.
    Way to add fuel to the fire.
[17:38] K
    What choice did I have?
[17:40] Kaz
    Kazuya.
[17:41] K
    What's up?
[17:42] Kaz
    Well, we've lost Mom and Sarashina-san.
[17:48] N
    Are you all right? Do you feel sick?
[17:52] R
    No.
[17:55] N
    It's Kazuya.
[18:05] K
    Nope. She's not answering.
[18:06] C
    We shouldn't have trusted her
    to keep her end of the deal.
[18:10] C
    We can't pass the rental girlfriend
    thing off as a lie if she tells her.
[18:14] C
    Let's split up and look for them.
[18:15] ---
    Gotcha!
[18:19] N
    What's the matter?
[18:21] R
    Tell her... I have to tell her!
[18:24] R
    I'm not a liar!
[18:26] R
    And Chizuru-san's a rental girlfriend!
[18:29] R
    It's not fair of you two to keep lying to her!
[18:33] N
    Ruka-dono?
[18:35] R
    Am I wrong?
[18:37] R
    What she wants is a successor.
[18:39] R
    Then I'm the better fit!
[18:41] R
    I'm the one who can actually marry him!
[18:44] R
    Chizuru-san's just a rental.
    I'm his real girlfriend!
[18:49] (Flashback) K
    She may be a rental, but Mizuhara is...
[18:52] (Flashback) K
    the best girlfriend anyone could ask for!
[18:54] R
    I have to tell her!
[18:59] N
    Anyway, I'm glad I got to meet you today.
[19:06] N
    It's my first time meeting
    a friend of Chizuru-san's.
[19:10] N
    There's so much I want to ask you.
[19:12] R
    Like what?
[19:14] N
    How does she usually act?
[19:17] N
    Is it any different from
    how she behaves around us?
[19:21] N
    Given how Kazuya's not much
    of a ladies' man at all,
[19:24] N
    as head of the Kinoshita family,
    I can't help but put her on a pedestal.
[19:30] N
    I hope that isn't proving to
    be a cause of stress for her.
[19:33] N
    How many friends does she have?
[19:36] N
    What are her favorite pastimes?
[19:38] N
    What does she like,
    and what does she dislike?
[19:41] N
    What are her favorite foods,
    and what makes her laugh the most?
[19:45] N
    This is all I've been thinking
    about lately. All day, every day.
[19:51] N
    It's as though this bag of bones has
    fallen in love with a young girl.
[19:56] R
    No... It's not a granddaughter-in-law
    that she wants.
[20:01] R
    It's Chizuru-san herself!
[20:07] N
    Forgive me for the barrage of questions.
    You must think I'm annoying.
[20:12] R
    No...
[20:13] C
    Grandmother!
[20:15] N
    Oh, Chizuru-san.
[20:17] N
    You suddenly went missing.
    We were all so worried.
[20:21] N
    Sorry about that. Ruka-dono
    and I were just having a chat...
[20:25] N
    You're completely out of breath, Chizuru-san!
[20:29] N
    Are you okay?!
[20:31] C
    Oh, yes, I'm fine.
[20:37] N
    Shall we head to the shrine, then?
[20:39] N
    Let's have another chat sometime, Ruka-dono.
[20:42] R
    Yes, definitely.
[20:48] N
    Sorry about that, everyone.
[20:50] Kaz
    Don't just wander off like that.
[20:53] H
    We were so worried!
[20:55] N
    Don't act like I'm on my last legs!
[20:57] N
    Okay, let's go pray for a thriving business!
[20:59] Sign
    Close shave
SIGN    W
    h
    e
    w
SIGN    Other people's opinions aren't
    Romance: Not a great time.
    Don't rush things.
    Moving: Fine
    Childbirth: May be
[21:03] K
    Ruka-chan.
[21:05] K
    Listen, I'm sorry about what I told my gran.
[21:09] K
    Also, uh... thank you for
    not spilling the beans.
[21:15] Sign
    Fortunes
[21:15] R
    I'm not a liar.
[21:18] K
    S-Sorry—
[21:19] R
    I am your girlfriend.
[21:21] R
    And I hate Chizuru-san for meddling in your
    family's affairs as a rental girlfriend.
[21:26] R
    But I couldn't do it!
[21:29] R
    I knew it wasn't the right time to tell her!
[21:33] K
    Ruka-chan...
[21:34] R
    Just no kissing or clinging to Chizuru-san!
[21:39] K
    Why would I? She's a rental girlfriend!
[21:41] R
    I'm not giving up, okay?
[21:44] R
    One day, your grandma will accept
    me as your real girlfriend.
[21:50] R
    This is going to be a battle of
    endurance. You'd best be ready.
[21:59] K
    Endurance?
[22:03] Sign
    F
    o
    r
    t
    u
    n
    e
SIGN    Don't be selfish.
    Romance: You may find someone
    nice and close to you,
    but don't rush things.
[22:06] (Flashback) R
    You just like Kazuya-kun, don't you?
SIGN    I love you, Kazuya-san!
SIGN    Whoa, whoa!
SIGN    Beam
SIGN    Beam
SIGN    Wha?!
SIGN    W
    e
    l
    c
    o
    m
    e
    
    ♥
SIGN    You're so
    childish
SIGN    Puts men
    to shame
SIGN    Already a chief
    at her young age
SIGN    Sensei!
SIGN    I need your help
    with homework!
SIGN    Karaoke Village
[23:45] G
    Looks like we're getting new staff.
[23:48] R
    I'm Sarashina Ruka, and I'll
    be joining you as of today.
SIGN    Conflicts: Up against women, you'll lose.
    Romance: Sudden storms are headed your way.
[23:54] ---
    What?!
[23:57] R
    What did your fortune say, Chizuru-san?
[24:00] C
    That's, uh, a secret.
[24:02] R
    Did it say,
[24:03] R
    "You'll fall for a college student who
    rented a girlfriend after being dumped"?!
[24:07] C
    That'd be the worst fortune possible.
[24:09] K
    I don't know why, but I hurt inside.
[24:11] R
    I'll make that pain go away.
    Just put on a blindfold again.
[24:15] C
    "Again"?
[24:15] K
    O-O-On the next episode of
    Rent-a-Girlfriend!
[24:18] K
    "Friend's...
[24:19] C
    ...Girlfriend."
[24:20] K
    Ruka-chan, keep that thing
    on the down low, okay?
[24:22] R
    Sure. I won't mention the hotel
    thing even if it kills me!
SIGN    "Friend's Girlfriend"
[24:25] K
    You just did!

E10 - Friend's Girlfriend

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[00:00] R
    I'm Sarashina Ruka, and I'll
    be joining you as of today.
[00:04] K
    S-Seriously?
SIGN    Dun
SIGN    Gloom
SIGN    Snap
[00:06] K
    Why are you here?!
[00:08] R
    I told you to be ready for
    a battle of endurance.
SIGN    Why are you getting so mad?
    I'm your girlfriend
[00:12] R
    Sitting around won't close the gap with
    Chizuru-san. You live in the same building.
[00:16] R
    Meanwhile, your workplace
    is Chizuru-san free!
SIGN    Welcome to
    our very own
    Eden!
[00:20] R
    We can spend quality time together!
SIGN    S
    q
    u
    e
    e
    z
    e
[00:22] K
    D-Do you have any intention of working?!
[00:24] R
    Ouch! This is domestic violence!
[00:27] K
    Also, being neighbors doesn't mean
    anything! We barely ever interact!
[00:31] R
    Boss, I'm being bullied!
[00:34] R
    I demand you dock his pay!
[00:36] R
    That way, he can't afford rentals.
[00:38] Boss
    Okay. I'll trash his time card.
[00:40] K
    She's got him wrapped around her finger!
[00:42] Sign
    Rental girlfriend
    skills in action?
[00:43] R
    What's the problem? I'm free to
    work where I please, aren't I?
[00:48] Boss
    Okay, let's get you up to speed on your job.
[00:50] R
    Sure thing!
[00:52] K
    O God of Campus Life!
    Shine a ray of hope on me!
[00:58] K
    Welco...
[01:00] Y
    Whoa, he's really here.
[01:02] Iwa
    He's in uniform and all.
[01:04] Sasa
    Ew.
[01:05] Y
    We'll take the free time option.
[01:06] K
    Room 5 is all yours.
[01:09] Iwa
    "Room 5"?
[01:11] Sasa
    Ew.
[01:12] K
    Put your dick in a uniform or something, bro.
[01:15] Sasa
    Ew.
[01:16] K
    There is no God.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Now
SIGN    You have a new message.
SIGN    Where are you?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    You're late
SIGN    I'm waiting for you ♥
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    If you don't hurry up
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    I'll charge you for an extension
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Who does that girl think she is? A romcom heroine?
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    And that stupid virgin's pissing
     me off, too!
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Not like they'll last more
    than three months, anyway
SIGN    It's not real
SIGN    Receipt
    
    Kinoshita Kazuya-sama Rent-A-Girlfriend
    
    
    Itemized Bill
    
    Base Fee/hr 5000 yen x1
    
     Choice Fee (Rookie) 5000 yen x1
    
     Costs (City Limits) 2000 yen x1
    
    
    
    Total: 12,000 yen + taxes
SIGN    "Friend's Girlfriend"
[02:49] K
    What's this about Kuri?
[02:51] Y
    Well, he's been acting weird lately.
SIGN    This guy's Iwafune
[02:55] Y
    He's been coming to college,
[02:57] Y
    but it's like, I dunno... the lights
    are on, but nobody's home.
SIGN    You might remember him
    from his brief appearance
    in the pub scene
SIGN    Scene?
    What's that
    supposed to mean?
[03:02] K
    Makes sense!
[03:03] S
    Dick! Dick!
[03:04] Y
    So I did some digging.
[03:05] Y
    Look at this.
SIGN    Uni
SIGN    Uni
SIGN    I'll never love again
SIGN    Uni
SIGN    Masayuki > Girls
SIGN    Uni
SIGN    My love story had an abrupt end
SIGN    Uni
SIGN    There are no umbrellas to block the rain in my heart
SIGN    His misogyny is
    piercing the heavens
[03:08] Y
    He's been tweeting gloomy shit like
    "I'll never love again" on his private account.
[03:14] K
    It's that bad?
SIGN    I
    had
    no
    idea...
[03:15] Sign
    PAM Weekly Karaoke Rankings
[03:15] Sign
    #1: Centimeter
[03:16] K
    Wait, how do you know his private account?
[03:19] Y
    In cyberspace, I see all.
[03:22] Y
    You know anything, Kazu-chin?
[03:24] K
    Huh? O-Oh, not at all.
[03:27] K
    I do! I know way too much!
[03:30] (Flashback) R
    Kuribayashi-san, thank you for
    renting me the other day.
[03:34] K
    He liked Ruka-chan for real, huh?
[03:38] Y
    (Intro: approx. 90 seconds)
[03:38] Y
    Anyway, you look out for him, too.
[03:41] K
    Y-Yeah, of course.
[03:44] R
    What? Kuribayashi-san?
[03:46] K
    I just think you should
    apologize to him or something.
[03:50] R
    Hmm... But he's old news for me now.
[03:55] K
    Mean!
[03:56] K
    But hey, he paid you.
[03:59] K
    And what you did was out of
    bounds for a rental girlfriend.
[04:02] R
    I haven't gone back to that job
    since we started dating!
[04:06] R
    If you want me to quit, just say the word!
[04:09] R
    Besides, I tried to keep his secret!
    You're the one who followed me!
[04:14] K
    W-Well, yeah, but then you
    showed up at our college.
[04:19] R
    Honestly, I do feel bad for Kuribayashi-san,
[04:23] R
    but I needed to do that in order to date you.
[04:26] R
    And I was just a rental.
[04:28] R
    If I met him outside of work and he fell
    for me, I'd be digging my own grave.
[04:32] K
    Uh, I'm pretty sure it's too late already.
[04:36] R
    Anyway, forget that!
[04:39] R
    I found a great pastry café!
    How does this Saturday sound?
SIGN    Dun
SIGN    It me, dun
SIGN    Kneel before me, Keio Boy
[04:48] K
    My first paycheck...
[04:50] K
    What do I do with it?
[04:51] K
    Save it?
SIGN    Expand this
    fish tank!
[04:53] Fish
    Expand this fish tank!
[04:55] K
    Or do I spend it on an all-day
    thing with Mizuhara?
SIGN    S
    h
    o
    p
    p
    i
    n
    g
SIGN    A
    h
    a
    h
    a
SIGN    H
    a
    h
    a
    h
    a
SIGN    S
    t
    a
    r
    e
SIGN    Light curls,
    a mature hairstyle
SIGN    Cleavage out
    for a night out
[05:05] C
    Jeez, don't stare so hard.
[05:09] K
    No, no! It'll make Ruka-chan mad!
[05:12] K
    I need to be smart with money!
[05:14] (Flashback) Y
    Anyway, you look out for him, too.
[05:18] K
    I wonder what Kuri's up to right now.
[05:21] K
    I could take him out for drinks.
[05:23] K
    But I guess it'd still be too
    awkward with just the two of us.
[05:26] K
    I did start it all by being a tryhard
    and showing Mizuhara off.
[05:31] K
    Anyone would want a girlfriend
    after meeting one like her.
[05:36] K
    He said he was going back to the sticks to run
    his family's apple orchard after college...
[05:41] K
    What if he remains a bachelor
    for life because of me?!
SIGN    Kuribayashi Shun
SIGN    Another year, another batch of beautiful and juicy Fuji apples!
     Over the last 40 years, I've watched this orchard grow into
     a treasure trove. Too bad it'll die with me, though.
SIGN    8 people cried to this
[05:45] S
    Too bad it'll die with me, though.
[05:49] K
    K-Kill me now!
[05:52] K
    It'd probably just annoy him if a guy
    with a girlfriend tried to cheer him up.
[05:57] K
    There's nothing I can do...
[06:02] K
    Wait, that's it!
[06:05] K
    That's a genius idea!
[06:13] C
    Yes?
[06:14] K
    It's me.
[06:15] C
    Excuse me? What do you think you're doing,
    ringing my intercom like it's nothing?!
[06:19] Sign
    Ichinose
[06:21] K
    Sorry about that.
[06:22] K
    But I need you to do something for me.
[06:25] C
    And what's that?
[06:26] Sign
    Why
    should I?
[06:28] K
    Please, it's for a friend!
[06:31] Sign
    Asakusa Station
[06:33] S
    Damn it.
[06:34] S
    That Kazuya...
SIGN    Kazuya
SIGN    Meet me Sunday @ 1 PM
    Asakusa Station
    Bring a pure heart

SIGN    wut?
SIGN    Show up or I'll kill you
SIGN    Oi
[06:36] Signsttob
    Please!
[06:36] S
    At least tell me what this is about.
[06:39] S
    I should just leave.
[06:41] S
    How am I even supposed to face him?
[06:45] S
    He has no idea what I've gone
    through since that day!
[06:47] Sign
    sob sob
[06:47] Sign
    Grah!!
SIGN    A
    rental
    girl-
    friend
    ...
SIGN    
    Pfft!
    

SIGN    Fondle
[06:48] Signlt
    Superior Lifeform
    (Universal Truth)
SIGN     Stop
     that,
     Kazuya-
     san!

SIGN    Too
    fun-
    ny!
[06:49] Signb
    The worst mental image
[06:51] S
    Well, you sure have it good!
SIGN    Is he
    drunk!?
[06:53] S
    You've got a super hot girlfriend!
[06:56] S
    You wouldn't know how it feels to rent one!
[07:00] S
    Is he trying to cheer me up?
[07:04] (Flashback) R
    Thank you for renting me the other day.
[07:08] W
    I hate you!
[07:10] G
    W-Wait!
[07:13] G
    Misaki!
[07:14] S
    Pathetic.
[07:16] Sign
    I'm leaving, dude.
[07:16] S
    If I'm just gonna embarrass myself,
    I'm done with love!
[07:22] C
    Oh, there you are!
[07:25] C
    Thank goodness! Shun-kun, right?
[07:28] C
    I've never been here before, so I got lost.
[07:33] C
    Shall we go?
[07:35] C
    I've planned out our date and everything.
[07:37] S
    Uh, h-hang on! Aren't you...
[07:47] C
    Hello.
[07:49] C
    I'm Mizuhara Chizuru, your rental girlfriend.
SIGN    Sweat
[07:53] S
    What's going on? Why's Chizuru-san here?
[07:56] S
    We're going on a date?
    She's a rental girlfriend?!
[07:58] S
    What is she talking about?
    Like I'd fall for that!
[08:02] S
    Right. Time to Google.
SIGN    Rookie Batch
SIGN    This Month's
[08:06] S
    Are you kidding me? What is all this?
[08:11] S
    Does that mean you weren't
    really Kazuya's girlfriend?
[08:16] S
    No answer? So I'm right?
[08:20] S
    What... Their relationship was purely
    rental, just like Ruka-chan and me?
[08:27] C
    Let's go, Shun-kun.
[08:29] G
    Get a load of that chick.
[08:31] G
    What a cutie!
[08:33] W
    Is that her boyfriend?
[08:33] G
    Her boyfriend's so lucky.
[08:34] W
    They're holding hands!
[08:35] G
    Think he's plowed her?
[08:38] S
    What the hell? What the hell is happening?
SIGN    Asakusa Hanayashiki
SIGN    Asakusa Gate
[08:45] C
    They even have a merry-go-round!
[08:47] C
    I've wanted to come here for so long!
[08:54] S
    Uh, the date's already in progress?
[08:56] S
    I still can't believe Chizuru-san
    was a rental girlfriend, though.
[09:01] S
    Maybe she's dating Kazuya for real?
[09:05] S
    The way they've been acting is
    nothing like a rental relationship!
[09:09] S
    Hell, Kazuya even jumped off a ferry for her!
[09:13] C
    We have to put these on our wrists.
[09:20] S
    Also, like, what does he get
    out of telling me like this?
[09:24] S
    If he couldn't keep lying to me,
    he could've just told me himself!
SIGN    Monitoring
SIGN    Cackle
[09:28] K
    You've been had!
[09:28] Sign
    Fondle
[09:30] S
    They must be messing with me!
[09:33] S
    S-Sorry, I think I'm just gonna bounce.
[09:37] S
    I've, uh, got something to do.
[09:39] S
    There's an assignment due.
[09:44] C
    Oh, too bad. You can't just ignore that.
[09:48] S
    Y-Yeah. Sorry about this.
[09:51] S
    I'm not gullible enough to
    play along with this farce!
[09:54] C
    I guess I'm doing this alone, then.
[09:58] S
    What?!
[09:59] S
    G-Going to the amusement park alone?!
[10:02] C
    Yeah. I've been looking forward to it.
[10:04] S
    I don't know about that!
[10:06] C
    I already bought the tickets, though.
SIGN    Chizuru-san turned
    into a ghoul!
[10:10] C
    See you.
[10:12] S
    Chizuru-san... alone in the amusement park?
SIGN    Gossip
SIGN    B
    l
    a
    n
    k
[10:17] S
    A-Ahem!
[10:19] S
    I can't call myself a man
    and let that happen.
[10:23] Pa
    Please sit tight until we begin.
[10:27] C
    Yay, I can't wait. It's been too long.
[10:32] C
    Oh, sorry. I'll scoot over.
[10:32] S
    Sh-She's so close!
[10:35] S
    What is this sweet scent?
[10:36] S
    Where am I, in a field of flowers?!
[10:41] Kid
    This is cool.
[10:45] S
    Yeah, Chizuru-san is peak girl.
[10:48] S
    Her voice, speech,
    and mannerisms are all perfect.
[10:51] S
    Every man's dream girl!
[10:53] S
    If nothing else, I'm sure
    Kazuya likes her for real.
[10:58] Sign
    Haunted House
[11:01] C
    Sorry, I'm not good with scary stuff.
[11:03] S
    So close again!
[11:06] ???
    Squeeze!
[11:08] S
    Whoa, I feel 'em! I can feel them!
[11:11] C
    S-Sorry.
[11:12] S
    I-It's totally fine.
[11:14] S
    They used to call me
    William Shun through grade school.
[11:15] S
    I can't! I can't just go on a normal date with
    a girl I thought was my friend's girlfriend!
[11:20] S
    Once I've locked onto a
    girl's heart, I never miss!
[11:25] S
    Wait, what am I even saying?!
[11:30] C
    You're so funny, Shun-kun.
[11:34] Sign
    Skyship
[11:36] C
    Thank you.
SIGN    Ba-dump
[11:42] S
    What is wrong with me?
[11:44] S
    I said all that, and here I am having fun.
[11:51] S
    Boys are so stupid, seriously.
[11:56] S
    I mean, we're talking rental girlfriends here.
[11:58] S
    You pay for a date, and that's that.
[12:02] S
    It's not like we don't get it.
[12:04] S
    But when it's a gorgeous girl like you,
    it really makes us think.
[12:10] S
    We fall for you.
    We wanna hold you in our arms.
[12:13] S
    We're so childish, all of us.
[12:19] C
    But I like boys.
[12:24] C
    O-Oh, I don't mean that in a salacious way!
SIGN    Absolutely
    not!
[12:28] S
    R-Right...
SIGN    I
    didn't
    take
    it
    that
    way...
[12:30] C
    Sure, you do have your childish side,
    but that just means you're romantics.
[12:37] C
    Being pragmatic in life is a difficult thing,
[12:39] C
    but it's even harder to
    continue to be a dreamer.
[12:43] S
    Chizuru-san...
[12:45] C
    We can't do as much for you
    as real girlfriends can,
[12:51] C
    but we can be band-aids and stop the bleeding.
[12:57] S
    Life must be so rosy with
    a girlfriend like her.
[13:03] S
    Hey, Kazuya, you're envied wherever you go.
[13:07] S
    You smell heaven right by your side.
[13:10] S
    She laughs at your stupid jokes.
[13:13] S
    You go on dates every day, hold hands,
[13:16] S
    and have sex until you're sick of it...
[13:21] S
    Man, I really do want one.
[13:24] S
    I want a girlfriend!
SIGN    Rent-A-Girlfriend
[13:29] C
    Wow.
[13:31] C
    It was so crowded during the day, but we
    practically have the place to ourselves now.
[13:37] S
    Thanks for today, Chizuru-san.
[13:40] S
    You heard about Ruka-chan, right?
[13:43] S
    And that's why you two planned
    this to cheer me up, right?
[13:47] S
    I was so confused at first,
    but I had loads of fun!
[13:51] S
    Oh, I should pay up.
[13:53] C
    Sorry.
[13:56] C
    I've already been paid.
[13:58] S
    What? How?
SIGN    T
    r
    e
    m
    b
    l
    e
SIGN    T
    r
    e
    m
    b
    l
    e
SIGN    F
    l
    i
    n
    c
    h
[14:07] S
    K-Kazuya?!
[14:09] S
    What're you doing over there?
[14:11] K
    U-Uh, just, um... sightseeing?
SIGN    Rattle
[14:15] K
    A-Awkward!
[14:15] S
    A-Awkward!
SIGN    Sweat
[14:18] C
    Sorry, I need to visit the restroom.
[14:22] K
    S-Sure.
[14:25] K
    Mizuhara...
SIGN    She decided to
    give us space...
[14:30] S
    Oh, so that's what happened.
[14:33] K
    Sorry I lied to you!
[14:36] K
    I rented her after the Mami heartbreak.
[14:39] K
    But then we ran into you and Kibe,
[14:41] K
    and I showed her off as my
    girlfriend to look cool.
[14:44] K
    There was no going back after that!
[14:44] Sign
    Shake
[14:47] K
    He's really mad!
[14:51] S
    What the hell, man? That's so lame!
[14:53] S
    For your grandma? Talk about
    giving back to your family!
[14:56] S
    Wait, does this even count as giving back?
[14:59] S
    Chizuru-san sure got stuck
    with one annoying client!
[14:59] K
    You're laughing too much!
    My hands were tied!
SIGN    Guffaw
    Bwahaha
[15:04] K
    Is this guy trying to piss me off?
[15:07] S
    But man, I'm glad you're
    a stinky virgin like me.
[15:11] S
    I knew it was weird that a lameass
    like you landed a girl like her.
[15:18] K
    You're going there, dude?
[15:19] K
    Y'know, when you showed up
    with Ruka-chan in tow,
[15:23] K
    I nearly lost all faith in humanity's taste!
[15:25] S
    Y-You're one to talk!
[15:27] S
    Just so you know, Ruka-chan's younger!
[15:30] K
    Shut yer trap, pedo!
[15:32] K
    Mizuhara's got bigger boobs!
[15:34] S
    Excuse me?! Did you not see the legs
    on her, you uncultured tiddy freak?!
[15:38] K
    Mizuhara's got a sweet pair of legs herself!
[15:48] S
    Anyway, Chizuru-san's amazing.
[15:51] S
    I get what today was all about now.
[15:54] S
    She must've been freaking out, too,
[15:57] S
    but she never showed it.
[15:59] S
    No amount of money could
    make a person do all that.
[16:04] S
    I forgot all about the embarrassment a
    rental girlfriend caused me and just had fun.
[16:09] K
    Kuri...
[16:12] K
    Oh, Mizuhara's back.
[16:14] K
    Later. I don't want to take up
    any more of your date time.
[16:17] S
    Wha...
[16:18] S
    Date? It's just a rental thing!
SIGN    And you made
    the booking!
SIGN    Quit being a dork!
[16:22] C
    Did Kazuya-kun leave?
[16:24] S
    Oh, y-yeah.
[16:26] C
    Let's get going, then.
[16:28] ---
    O-Okay.
[16:30] S
    Oh, so he just showed up to apologize.
[16:33] S
    Not like I would've realized
    if they hadn't told me.
[16:36] S
    He's such a dork.
[16:39] S
    Who digs their own grave like that?
[16:42] S
    But why did Chizuru-san play along?
[16:50] S
    Chizuru-san.
[16:51] S
    Going back to that convo earlier...
[16:55] S
    You said all that, but you'd never
    fall for a client for real, right?
[17:04] (Flashback) C
    What? Me, go on a date with Kuri-kun?
[17:08] (Flashback) C
    Why should I?
[17:09] (Flashback) C
    Besides, do you even realize what that means?
[17:12] (Flashback) K
    I do.
[17:14] (Flashback) K
    But after all he's gone through,
    I'm sure he'll consider it a shared secret.
[17:19] (Flashback) K
    Of course, you should only
    do it if you're okay with it.
[17:22] (Flashback) C
    Even then, why go out of our way?
[17:24] (Flashback) K
    He's been down in the dumps
    since the Ruka-chan thing.
[17:28] (Flashback) K
    I don't want him to hate women over this.
    It was all my fault to begin with.
[17:33] (Flashback) K
    I know that going on a date with you
    would make anyone want a girlfriend.
[17:39] (Flashback) C
    Well, I do feel bad about the Ruka-chan thing,
[17:43] (Flashback) C
    and I have dealt with clients who
    have trust issues with women.
[17:45] (Flashback) K
    R-Really?
[17:47] (Flashback) C
    Fine. I'll do it, but just this once.
[17:51] (Flashback) K
    You mean it?
[17:52] (Flashback) C
    I don't want this to drag on any longer, though.
[17:56] (Flashback) C
    So I'll just do my job like always. Is that okay?
[18:00] (Flashback) K
    Yeah, yeah.
[18:02] (Flashback) C
    Are you sure, though?
[18:06] (Flashback) C
    You'll be the one embarrassing
    yourself when he learns the truth.
[18:11] (Flashback) K
    I was gonna tell them someday, anyway.
[18:14] (Flashback) K
    I'll just consider this a practice run.
[18:17] (Flashback) K
    Mizuhara Chizuru doesn't belong
    to anyone in particular, right?
[18:23] (Flashback) K
    It just wouldn't be fair to keep
    such a top-class girl to myself.
[18:29] C
    We wouldn't fall for a client...
[18:32] C
    I guess?
[18:37] C
    Who knows?
[18:41] S
    Chizuru-san?
[18:45] C
    Let me walk you to the station.
[18:47] S
    No, let me.
[18:49] C
    Nah, let me.
[18:49] S
    No way... No freakin' way, right?
[18:51] S
    O-Okay.
SIGN    We're hitting up a breastaurant
SIGN    We're hitting up a breastaurant
[18:57] K
    He sure bounced back quick!
[18:59] K
    He hasn't learned a thing!
SIGN    Feed
    me
    Mini
    Cat
[19:06] K
    The power bill doubled?
    I should ease up on the AC.
SIGN    Yummy!!
[19:10] Fish
    Yummy!
SIGN    9PM
SIGN    Balcony
SIGN    Ichinose
SIGN    9PM
SIGN    Balcony
SIGN    Ichinose
[19:19] K
    Okay, my eyes aren't playing tricks on me.
    This really is a message from her!
[19:23] K
    Mizuhara's reaching out to me!
[19:26] Sign
    Who screams
    like that
    indoors?
[19:26] Fish
    STFU.
[19:31] K
    Gotta be casual, very casual.
[19:34] K
    Is she really sure about this?
[19:35] K
    A balcony rendezvous? Really?
[19:37] K
    She was the one who banned all
    interaction in our private lives!
[19:41] K
    But now she's asking to meet?!
[19:44] K
    Did she have a change of heart?
[19:46] Signs
    Pant
[19:46] C
    Sorry, I just had to see you tonight.
[19:50] Fish
    She's not that kinda girl.
SIGN    
     She's
     not
     that
     kinda
     girl.
    

[19:53] K
    Does my apartment stink?!
[19:54] K
    Any visible nostril hairs?!
[19:56] K
    Five minutes to go.
[19:57] K
    She might think I'm desperate
    if I go out there early.
SIGN    STFU
    and
    go
    already.
[20:00] K
    Screw it. I'll just go.
[20:01] Fish
    STFU.
[20:02] K
    Actually, is she even gonna be here?
[20:07] C
    Heya.
[20:08] K
    H-Hey.
SIGN    She's
    here!!
[20:10] C
    Sorry about this.
[20:12] K
    No biggie. You need something?
[20:14] K
    She really did want to talk to me!
[20:16] C
    I need your help with something.
[20:18] K
    My help?
[20:21] C
    There's this girl I want you to rent.
[20:25] C
    She's a newbie who just started
    working as a rental girlfriend.
[20:28] C
    The thing is, she's really shy.
[20:30] C
    So shy that clients are complaining about her.
[20:33] K
    A rental girlfriend... who's really shy?
[20:35] C
    I figured you'd be a safe bet since I know
    who you are and how you do things.
[20:39] C
    Of course, this is for practice,
    so you don't have to pay a dime.
[20:44] C
    You up for it?
[20:44] K
    S-Sure.
[20:46] C
    Great.
[20:47] C
    Oh, but don't you dare make a move on her.
[20:50] K
    I know that!
SIGN    I know she's
    just a rental.
SIGN    Have
    some faith
    in me, jeez.
[20:52] C
    So, how's it been going for you?
[20:56] C
    With your ex. Mami-chan, was it?
[21:00] K
    O-Oh.
[21:01] C
    Things went up in smoke at the beach,
    but you were getting cozy before that.
[21:07] C
    She's a vital piece of the puzzle when
    it comes to you getting a girlfriend, right?
[21:11] K
    We're totally on the outs.
[21:13] K
    She hasn't talked to me since then.
[21:16] K
    She probably couldn't care less about me now.
[21:20] K
    And honestly, I'm not even
    sure anymore, either...
[21:23] K
    whether I still like her or not.
[21:27] K
    But I did swear to myself
    that I'd make her happy.
[21:32] K
    Deleting those feelings so easily
    just seems shallow to me.
[21:38] C
    That so?
[21:40] C
    Well, rushing won't get you anywhere.
[21:42] C
    I'm here for you...
[21:44] C
    Until you forget her.
[21:46] K
    Mizuhara...
[21:47] C
    Okay, don't forget about that date.
    I'll let you know when and where later.
[21:51] K
    Hang on.
[21:52] C
    What's up?
[21:53] K
    Uh, what's up is...
[21:57] K
    Are you sure you should be...
    meeting me out here and stuff?
[22:02] C
    Huh? What was that?
    Quit mumbling and say it out loud.
SIGN    Can't hear you
    through this wall
[22:05] K
    N-Nothing! Never mind!
[22:07] C
    Weirdo.
[22:09] C
    See you.
[22:10] K
    Hey, tell me her name.
[22:13] C
    Sakurasawa Sumi-chan.
    She's a college first-year.
SIGN    Sweet
    scent
SIGN    Wha?!
SIGN    W
    e
    l
    c
    o
    m
    e
    
    ♥
SIGN    You're so
    childish
SIGN    Puts men
    to shame
SIGN    Already a chief
    at her young age
SIGN    Sensei!
SIGN    I need your help
    with homework!
[23:57] Y
    Yo, I went and rented my very own angel.
[24:00] S
    Rented? You don't mean...
[24:01] Y
    I know she's just a rental,
    but I don't wanna let her go anymore.
[24:05] K
    What kind of rental girlfriend
    could've made Kibe so serious?
[24:08] Y
    What're you talking about?
[24:10] Y
    I'm talking about this girl
    I ran into at the video rental shop.
[24:13] Y
    It's a situational thing,
    so I don't know the actress's name,
[24:15] Y
    but I've never seen a girl
    so in my strike zone...
[24:16] C
    Anyway, what's on the next episode
    of Rent-a-Girlfriend?
[24:19] K
    "Truth...
[24:20] C
    ...and Girlfriend."
[24:21] Y
    I'll let you borrow it, Kazu-chin.
[24:23] K
    Th-Thanks, bro.
SIGN    "Truth and Girlfriend"
[24:24] S
    And me next!
[24:25] C
    God, these three stooges...

E11 - Truth and Girlfriend

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SIGN    Sakurasawa Sumi, College First-Year
    Occupation: Rental Girlfriend
SIGN    JobGear
[00:00] Sumi
    I'm Sakurasawa Sumi,
    a first-year in college.
[00:03] Su
    My job: rental girlfriend.
[00:06] Su
    My mornings begin at 4 AM.
[00:09] Su
    I wake up five minutes before my alarm rings,
SIGN    Drowsy
[00:12] Su
    change out of my pajamas,
[00:14] Su
    brush my teeth,
[00:15] Sign
    Relentless
[00:16] Su
    indulge in a session of morning calligraphy,
[00:18] Su
    throw it away,
[00:20] Su
    walk the dog I took with me when
    I moved out of my family's home,
[00:23] Old
    Oh, morning. Another fine day, eh?
[00:24] Su
    get greeted by the old man I always run into,
[00:29] Su
    take a shower,
[00:31] Su
    and head to college,
[00:33] Su
    where I'm a brainiac who loves Japanese
    history and hates international comms.
[00:34] Sign
    65th percentile
    Good at humanities
SIGN    Q: What does "rental girlfriend" mean to you?
[00:45] Su
    I get bookings about twice a week.
SIGN    Funny and cute,
    you'll want to protect her smile
[00:49] Su
    Sometimes I'm personally chosen,
    and sometimes it's a random assignment.
[00:52] Su
    We watch movies,
[00:54] G
    And what do you think the
    manager said to me then?
[00:54] Su
    or have tea.
[00:56] Su
    While I never run into troublesome clients,
[00:57] G
    He said, "That's your job"!
[00:59] Su
    I hate myself when I'm in girlfriend mode.
[01:00] ---
    There was no way I could do all that myself!
[01:07] G
    Okay, I'm off.
[01:09] G
    Bye-bye.
SIGN    Bow
SIGN    Bow
SIGN    Depressed
SIGN    Sakurasawa Sumi, College First-Year
    Occupation: Rental Girlfriend
SIGN    Her favorite anime for little girls
[01:18] Su
    There's someone I look up to.
[01:20] C
    You want my advice? Sure.
[01:23] Sign
    Café Kanoir
[01:25] Su
    She's Mizuhara Chizuru-san, age nineteen.
[01:28] Su
    She's currently ranked #1 in the rookies batch.
[01:31] Su
    We're the same age,
    but she's way nicer, prettier,
[01:34] Su
    and can vocalize her
    dreams without hesitation.
[01:34] C
    Ah, your shy side kicked in again?
[01:37] Su
    She's the kind of girl I want to be.
[01:38] C
    That sucks.
SIGN    Q: How do you see Sumi-san?
[01:44] C
    She's a lovely girl!
[01:47] C
    She's so cute, diligent, and pure of heart,
[01:49] C
    it's a mystery how she can be so shy.
[01:52] C
    I believe that what you need is confidence.
[01:56] C
    I was nervous at first too, and it
    takes time for people to change.
[02:01] C
    But I know there are clients out there
    who'll love you for who you are.
[02:06] C
    Maybe that knowledge will give you strength.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Now
SIGN    You have a new message.
SIGN    Where are you?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    You're late
SIGN    I'm waiting for you ♥
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    When
     will
     you
     get
     here
     ?
SIGN    If you don't hurry up
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    Mizuhara
SIGN    I'll charge you for an extension
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Who does that girl think she is? A romcom heroine?
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    And that stupid virgin's pissing
     me off, too!
SIGN    Numa
SIGN    Not like they'll last more
    than three months, anyway
SIGN    It's not real
SIGN    Receipt
    
    Kinoshita Kazuya-sama Rent-A-Girlfriend
    
    
    Itemized Bill
    
    Base Fee/hr 5000 yen x1
    
     Choice Fee (Rookie) 5000 yen x1
    
     Costs (City Limits) 2000 yen x1
    
    
    
    Total: 12,000 yen + taxes
[03:41] Sign
    1 PM
    Tobu Nerima Station
    South Exit
    Ichinose
SIGN    "Truth and Girlfriend"
[03:42] K
    This is the place, right?
SIGN    Tremble
SIGN    Ack
[03:55] K
    H-Hey, are you Sumi-chan?
[03:58] K
    I'm Kazuya.
[04:03] K
    I mean, since she's here,
    she must be the right girl... right?
[04:04] Su
    He... llo...
[04:07] K
    That aside, she's adorable! She's a total
    cutie pie in both looks and voice!
[04:12] K
    I had no idea I was going on
    a date with a girl like this!
[04:16] K
    She's not talking at all, though.
[04:18] K
    M-Mizuhara told you about me, right?
SIGN    Nod
SIGN    Nod
[04:23] K
    "Introverted" doesn't begin to describe her!
[04:25] K
    It's amazing how I can already tell.
[04:27] K
    It took me just thirty seconds
    to see she's a total social giraffe!
[04:32] K
    Am I supposed to take the lead here?
[04:35] K
    O-Okay, shall we go?
[04:40] K
    Hey, uh, you don't have
    to be nervous with me.
[04:44] K
    Just think of me as a shadow
    you're boxing or something.
[05:06] K
    So, how long have you known Mizuhara?
[05:10] K
    Do you two hang out and stuff?
[05:14] K
    Even that didn't work?
[05:15] K
    Damn, I still don't even really
    know what she sounds like.
[05:19] K
    What does a rental girlfriend
    do for "practice," anyway?
[05:23] K
    I-I know! Smiling!
[05:26] K
    Do you wanna try smiling practice?
SIGN    Slap Slap
SIGN    Slap Slap
[05:29] K
    She has to pump herself up?
SIGN    Haaa...
SIGN    Phew
SIGN    S
    n
    i
    c
    k
[05:36] K
    You suck!
SIGN    Flap
SIGN    Flap
[05:38] K
    U-Uh, sorry! I meant more like... awkward!
[05:44] K
    A thousand-yard stare?!
[05:46] K
    But man, she can't talk or smile.
[05:50] K
    She's just...
[05:52] K
    not fit to be a rental girlfriend!
[05:55] (Flashback) C
    I figured you'd be a safe bet since I know
    who you are and how you do things.
[06:00] K
    I'll do my best, okay?
SIGN    She's the
    Souls of
    rental
    girlfriends!!
[06:02] K
    I'll try to live up to your expectations!
[06:07] K
    Wow.
[06:08] K
    Pretty crowded for the afternoon.
[06:11] Su
    Bo...
[06:12] K
    I figured a light workout
    would help you relax.
[06:18] K
    Yeah, she's not a bad girl.
[06:20] G1
    Check out that chick.
[06:22] G2
    She's right up my alley.
[06:23] G1
    Cute!
[06:24] G2
    Lucky guy. I want a girlfriend like her, too.
[06:28] K
    Well, sure.
[06:30] K
    If you're just looking,
    she's totally got it going on.
[06:33] K
    She's a hottie on equal
    footing with Mizuhara.
[06:36] K
    She's not very stacked,
[06:38] K
    but her legs are long and slender...
[06:40] K
    If she weren't a rental girlfriend, I would've
    never gotten to go on a date with her.
SIGN    Sumi
SIGN    Kazuya
[06:46] Sign
    It's Sumi-san's first frame
[06:47] K
    You're up first, Sumi-chan.
SIGN    S
    t
    a
    r
    e
    .
    .
    .
[06:53] K
    She's staring a hole into him!
SIGN    J u m p
SIGN    Stuck
[07:06] K
    You okay, Sumi-chan?
[07:10] K
    Is this... your first time bowling?
[07:16] K
    S-Seriously?
[07:17] K
    Wh-Why are you doing this job, anyway?
[07:22] K
    Oh, I'm not saying you can't,
[07:25] K
    but I think even you realize
    it's not really a great fit.
[07:32] K
    Charades?
[07:34] K
    Is she saying she hates how she can't talk?
[07:37] K
    Oh... she's trying to fix that.
[07:40] K
    She's trying to change herself, huh?
[07:44] K
    I want to help her, but how can I?
[07:48] K
    I'm gonna go get us some drinks.
    What would you like?
[07:54] K
    Gotcha! I'll get us some Ocari!
[07:59] K
    Man, Mizuhara's so nice for
    not giving up on Sumi-chan!
[08:05] K
    Her shyness isn't something you can just fix.
    Gotta take the long-term view here.
[08:12] G1
    You in college?
[08:14] G2
    How cute. She's turning beet red.
[08:17] K
    They're chatting her up?
[08:18] K
    Yikes! It might start a fight if I go out there!
[08:21] K
    Maybe they'll go away if I just wait?
[08:24] G3
    That's one short skirt.
[08:26] G3
    What do they call it, a skort?
[08:28] G3
    What's goin' on inside it?
[08:31] (Flashback) C
    I figured you'd be a safe bet...
[08:34] K
    No! I can't look Mizuhara in
    the eye if I wimp out here!
[08:39] K
    Hey, Sumi.
[08:43] K
    Sorry I took so long.
    There was a line in the restroom.
[08:47] K
    You guys need something?
    We were just about to leave.
[08:51] K
    Let's go, Sumi.
[08:55] G2
    The hell, man?
    You were just showin' her off?
[08:58] G1
    What a dweeb. Does he realize
    she's way outta his league?
[09:00] G3
    Beauty and the Least.
[09:02] G2
    You wanna fight, asshole?
[09:04] G3
    Girl, you know you can get mo'
    satisfaction with me than that wimp!
[09:09] G1
    You goin' there, man?
[09:15] Su
    Um, thank...
[09:18] K
    She talked?!
[09:20] K
    Oh, no prob.
[09:22] Su
    Sorry... They badmouthed you.
[09:28] K
    That's the first thing you say?
     Save the apologies.
[09:33] K
    They were actually jealous. Talk about dumb.
[09:36] K
    If they knew our deal, they'd just laugh.
[09:39] K
    Don't let it get to you.
[09:41] K
    I'm used to walking around with
    a top-class girl on my arm.
[09:45] K
    Do you wanna stop by downstairs?
    We still have time.
[09:58] K
    Well, that's one small step forward.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[10:08] M
    Huh...
[10:10] K
    Wow, they have a bunch of stuff to do.
[10:15] K
    I know it's just practice,
    but holding hands still tenses me up!
[10:21] K
    Let's take a little break, shall we?
[10:32] K
    What?!
[10:36] K
    C-Can I really have a bite?
[10:40] K
    Is she really sure about this?
[10:42] K
    I know she's trying,
    but this is trying too hard!
SIGN    B
    u
    r
    n
SIGN    B
    l
    u
    s
    h
[10:46] K
    She's even blushing!
    It's obvious she's pushing herself!
[10:49] K
    It'd be rude not to play along, huh?
SIGN    Lick
[10:54] K
    Wow, it's great!
SIGN    Lick
SIGN    Lick
SIGN    Lick
SIGN    Lick
[11:04] K
    Stop right there!
[11:05] K
    What am I picturing
    with such an innocent girl?!
[11:08] K
    God damn, I want a girlfriend so bad!
[11:12] K
    Well, this is a practice date.
[11:15] K
    I guess she wants to give everything a shot.
SIGN    Rare Footage of Sumi-chan Giving Things a Shot
SIGN    Whiff
SIGN    Rare Footage of Sumi-chan Giving Things a Shot
SIGN    Pwoink
SIGN    Sway
SIGN    Rare Footage of Sumi-chan Giving Things a Shot
[11:26] K
    She's surprisingly stubborn...
[11:29] K
    But yeah, it's clear she's
    a good girl deep down.
[11:32] K
    Whoa!
[11:34] K
    H-Hey...
[11:35] K
    Gah!
[11:38] K
    Y-You okay?
SIGN    Slam
[11:43] K
    S-Sorry!
[11:47] K
    Looking at her up close,
    she really is super pretty!
[11:51] K
    And right now, she's my girlfriend...
[11:56] K
    Huh?
[11:58] K
    Wha...
[11:59] K
    Looks like I hit my nose.
    Let me go wash it off.
[12:03] K
    Grab a seat and wait for me.
[12:08] K
    If Mizuhara ever found out about this...
[12:11] C
    Quit getting hot over my girl, you ape!
[12:15] K
    Sorry, guess I did hit it pretty hard.
[12:18] K
    But I'm back... now?
[12:20] M
    Oh, hello, Kazu-kun.
[12:22] Sign
    Shock
[12:22] K
    M-Mami-chan?!
[12:26] K
    Wh-What brings you here?
[12:28] M
    I was here with a friend.
[12:31] M
    I was just on my way out when I spotted you.
[12:34] K
    O-Oh?
[12:36] K
    Holy crap! My luck sucks!
[12:40] M
    I go to college with Kazu-kun.
[12:43] M
    And uh... you?
[12:45] K
    O-Oh, this is Sakurasawa Sumi-chan.
[12:50] K
    I can't tell her she's a rental girlfriend!
[12:54] K
    But if I call her my girlfriend,
    she'll think I'm two-timing Mizuhara!
[12:58] K
    Just a friend? Grew up in
    the same neighborhood?
[13:01] K
    Sh-She's just a...
SIGN    S
    q
    u
    e
    e
    z
    e
[13:07] K
    S-Sumi-chan?!
[13:10] K
    She's trying so hard to play
    my girlfriend for me!
[13:13] K
    Thank you, Sumi-chan,
[13:15] K
    but that's the wrong move right now!
[13:17] K
    It'd be bad news if she thought
    you were my girlfriend!
[13:21] K
    Hey, Sumi!
[13:22] K
    Stay! Stay, girl!
[13:23] K
    Your supply is outstripping my demand!
[13:26] K
    I can't worm my way outta this!
[13:28] M
    Sorry, Sumi-chan,
    could you give us a few minutes?
[13:41] K
    That clearly got her down...
[13:48] K
    This is a disaster on multiple fronts!
[13:53] M
    Does Chizuru-san know about this?
[13:55] K
    Huh? Oh, uh, no...
[13:58] K
    See? She thinks I'm two-timing!
[14:01] M
    You're like a different guy now.
[14:04] M
    You've changed since we broke up.
[14:07] M
    You immediately moved on to
    a pretty girl like Chizuru-san,
[14:12] M
    and now you've got another cute girl.
[14:15] M
    You're more of a ladies'
    man than I thought, huh?
[14:20] K
    I don't know...
[14:21] K
    Welp. There's nothing I can
    do but take it on the chin.
[14:25] M
    Well, I should go.
    I'm keeping my friend waiting.
[14:28] K
    O-Okay.
[14:30] M
    I didn't see a thing, okay?
[14:33] M
    As your ex, your secret is safe with me.
[14:38] K
    Mami-chan?
SIGN    Flump
[14:44] K
    I thought I was done for!
[14:46] K
    She really doesn't care about me anymore!
[14:47] Sign
    Sob
[15:00] K
    Guess it's time we wrapped this up.
[15:03] K
    I had a real scare back there.
[15:06] K
    But it looks like Mami-chan's gonna
    keep quiet, so I guess I got away with it.
[15:11] Su
    Thank... you.
[15:15] K
    Oh, don't mention it.
[15:17] K
    I think you can take it
    nice and slow, honestly.
[15:21] K
    Sure, you don't talk much,
[15:24] K
    but it was painfully obvious just how
    hard you tried to make this a fun date.
[15:29] K
    I don't know about introverts,
[15:31] K
    but there's no way a girl as nice
    as you can't be a rental girlfriend.
[15:36] (Flashback) C
    I know there are clients out there
    who'll accept you for who you are.
[15:40] (Flashback) C
    Maybe that knowledge will give you strength.
[15:44] K
    Later.
[15:47] Su
    Kazuya-kun!
[15:49] Su
    See you!
[15:57] K
    So cute!
[15:58] K
    Maybe I should rent her...
[16:00] K
    No! This is my whole problem!
[16:02] K
    I already have Mizuhara!
[16:05] Sign
    This is the
    actual problem
[16:07] K
    Rental girlfriends are scary.
[16:10] K
    There are way too many cute
    girls in the world, man.
[16:16] C
    Hello, Sumi-chan? How was the date?
[16:21] C
    What? He saved you from punks?
[16:24] C
    Wow.
[16:25] C
    Anyway, I guess you're one
    step closer to your goal now.
[16:30] Su
    Yeah!
[16:34] M
    Why am I so fixated on that guy?
[16:39] Mbro
    Hey, you-know-who's here.
[16:41] M
    Tell 'em I'll be there in a bit.
[16:43] Mbro
    What? Again?
[16:46] Mbro
    Sis... Please don't tell me you
    hooked up with someone in college.
[16:51] M
    Die, jerk!
[16:53] M
    I'm done with all that love crap.
[17:00] M
    I just picked whoever was convenient...
    I didn't care who.
[17:05] M
    But now he's two-timing? Him, of all people?
[17:07] M
    And it's not like the girl wouldn't have
    a long line of suitors, so why him?
[17:14] M
    Is she really his girlfriend?
[17:16] M
    Maybe I can find her on social media.
[17:18] M
    I think her name was Sakurasawa Sumi...
[17:22] M
    Wait, how does she spell it?
[17:24] M
    Probably doesn't matter.
SIGN    Funny and cute,
    you'll want to protect her smile
SIGN    A first-year in college, Sumi-san is a growing girlfriend
    who takes on any challenge with optimism.
    Though she typically wears an innocent expression,
    her surprisingly serious and assertive moments
    will make your heart skip a beat. You'll be able to relax
    with this brave, hard-working girlfriend smiling by your side.
[17:30] Signbottom
    Rookies Batch #
[17:34] Y
    You know what feels the absolute best?
    It's not sex with the one you love.
[17:38] Y
    It's the fap after sex with the one you love.
[17:42] K
    Where the heck did that come from?
[17:45] Y
    Either way, sex with the one
    you love is a prerequisite.
[17:50] Y
    Do Chizuru-san. You have my permission.
[17:52] K
    I never needed it, but thanks.
[17:54] Y
    Don't you agree, Kuribayashi?
    He should do her already, right?
[17:59] S
    Huh? Y-Yeah, just get it over with.
[18:03] K
    Thanks, Kuri! You're a real bro
    for not exposing me!
[18:08] K
    Kibe, what are you doing?
[18:10] Sign
    Dating Site for Grays
[18:10] Sign
    Nagomi-san
[18:11] Y
    Reading an email from Nagomi-san.
[18:13] Y
    She's an advisor for the site I run.
[18:16] S
    You two really get along, huh?
[18:19] Y
    It's not that simple. We have a pact.
[18:22] K
    Yeah, if Kibe finds out about Mizuhara,
    he'll tell Gran and it'll all be over.
[18:30] K
    Is that...
[18:31] K
    Mizuhara?!
[18:33] K
    Yikes! Kibe can't see her on
    a date with someone else!
[18:35] K
    H-Hey, let's hit up the arcade, yeah?
[18:38] Y
    Huh? We're in college, and you
    still wanna go to an arcade?
[18:41] K
    C'mon, what's the problem?
[18:43] Y
    Uh, are you panicking?
[18:44] K
    Who, me?
[18:50] K
    Nothing again.
[18:52] K
    I'm such a fool, getting
    worked up over a measly note.
SIGN    9PM
SIGN    Balcony
SIGN    Ichinose
[18:56] K
    I haven't heard a peep
    from Mizuhara since then.
[18:59] K
    I don't even know if I did
    a good job on that date.
[19:07] K
    A wood chip?
[19:10] C
    Oh, sorry.
[19:12] K
    Mizuhara!
[19:15] K
    Couldn't you think of a
    better way to call me here?
[19:17] C
    I just got back.
[19:20] C
    I realized I hadn't thanked
    you for helping Sumi-chan.
[19:24] C
    She was over the moon.
[19:27] C
    Thanks.
[19:28] K
    H-Hey, all I did was go on a date with her.
[19:32] K
    So I can have these moments with her...
[19:35] K
    And there are many more to come!
[19:41] K
    You called me out just to say that?
[19:44] C
    Well...
[19:46] C
    I'm thinking of quitting
    the rental girlfriend job.
[19:51] C
    Remember that director Umi-kun was
    talking to? I landed a role on his play.
[19:56] C
    It's pretty famous,
[19:57] C
    and my agency says it'll lead to more
    roles down the line if I deliver.
[20:03] C
    I've been at it for a year already.
[20:06] C
    And if I can make enough money as an
    actress, I can devote all my time to it.
[20:11] C
    So I figure it's about time to move on.
[20:15] C
    What do you think?
[20:17] C
    I did make you a promise,
    so I felt I should talk to you about it.
[20:26] K
    Listen to yourself!
    I just dragged you into my mess!
[20:31] K
    I already can't thank you
    enough for all you've done.
[20:37] C
    Don't worry.
[20:38] C
    It's not like I have other
    roles lined up already,
[20:41] C
    so it won't be an immediate thing.
[20:44] C
    I'll be your girlfriend until the time comes.
[20:48] C
    Anyway, I should go to bed.
[20:50] C
    I have a morning date booked.
[20:52] K
    O-Okay.
[21:01] K
    I knew all along. Or, well, I should've.
[21:03] K
    She's been working as a rental
    girlfriend to help fulfill her dream.
[21:08] K
    She didn't spell it out,
[21:11] K
    but she'd have no reason to be my
    "girlfriend" once she quits the business.
[21:15] K
    There's no better chance to come clean.
[21:22] K
    I can't tell her...
[21:24] K
    I have no right to tell her that
    she's the one I really want.
[21:31] K
    This sucks ass!
[21:34] Sign
    This sucks ass!
[21:41] C
    Is Maya-san not here yet?
SIGN    I'll be wearing a beige
    coat and a gray skirt. That
    should help you find me.
SIGN    Got it.
     See you at the station
     at 10 AM, then.
     I can't wait.

SIGN    Me neither! I'm really looking
    forward to seeing you!

[21:44] C
    Maybe he's nervous. It is his first time.
SIGN    Now
SIGN    1 new message
SIGN    Grandma
SIGN    Grandma
SIGN    Dear Chizuru, I went for my
    scheduled checkup, and they
    want to retest me. Feed
    Peter for me, will you?

[21:54] C
    Grandma...
[21:57] (Flashback) K
    I already can't thank you
    enough for all you've done.
[22:02] C
    This is for the best. I know it is.
[22:05] Sign
    Shake
[22:06] C
    No, bad! Focus!
[22:07] C
    None of this has anything
    to do with Maya-san!
[22:11] C
    Let's do this!
[22:12] M
    Five minutes early? You're such a pro...
[22:21] M
    Mizuhara Chizuru-san.
SIGN    Wha?!
SIGN    W
    e
    l
    c
    o
    m
    e
    
    ♥
SIGN    You're so
    childish
SIGN    Puts men
    to shame
SIGN    Already a chief
    at her young age
SIGN    Sensei!
SIGN    I need your help
    with homework!
[23:57] K
    Did you know, Mizuhara?
    The next episode is the last!
[24:00] C
    No way. But there's nothing we can do.
[24:02] C
    I know it's hard to let go, but...
[24:04] M
    Want me to ask the fans and bigwigs for more?
[24:07] M
    I'm really good at that.
[24:09] C
    No, Mami-san!
    There's lots of money involved!
[24:12] C
    And how would you ask for more, anyway?
[24:14] M
    Isn't that obvious? By doing a favor or two.
[24:17] C
    Mami-san?!
[24:18] K
    Whoa, we're outta time!
    On the next episode of Rent-a-Girlfriend!
[24:21] K
    "Confession...
[24:21] C
    ...and Girlfriend."
[24:22] Su
    Guys, we need your help!
SIGN    "Confession and Girlfriend"
[24:24] C
    Sumi-chan out of nowhere?!

E12 - Confession and Girlfriend

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[00:00] (Flashback) C
    I'm thinking of quitting
    the rental girlfriend job.
SIGN    Ruka-chan
SIGN    LIVE Audio...
[00:07] K
    Hello?
[00:09] R
    Kazuya-kun! What do you say
    we go on a date before work?
[00:12] K
    A date? Oh, uh...
[00:15] (Flashback) C
    So I figure it's about time to move on.
[00:20] K
    I can't keep using her as a crutch forever.
[00:23] K
    Sure. Let's do it.
[00:30] R
    Kazuya-kun!
[00:32] Crowd
    Yo...
[00:32] Crowd
    That girl's hella cute.
[00:34] Crowd
    That's her boyfriend?
[00:36] Crowd
    More like chimpanzee.
[00:38] R
    I'm so glad I got to see you!
[00:40] K
    We saw each other, like, two days ago.
[00:42] R
    That's true.
[00:44] R
    It's only been two days, and yet,
    why does this make me so happy?
[00:50] R
    Ta-da! What do you think?
[00:54] K
    L-Looking good.
[00:56] R
    Yay! Lavender's in this spring, y'know.
[01:00] K
    Now that you mention it,
    Mizuhara had a lavender scarf, too.
[01:06] K
    Gah! S-Sorry!
[01:07] R
    It's fine. I know you still like her.
[01:12] R
    I've realized now that just forcing
    my love on you isn't gonna cut it.
[01:18] R
    'Cause I want you to fall
    in love with me for real.
[01:22] K
    Ruka-chan...
[01:25] K
    She's a good girl.
[01:27] K
    Cheerful, determined, and passionate.
[01:30] K
    Sure, she may be a bit possessive,
[01:32] K
    but that's something that should
    make any boyfriend happy.
[01:36] K
    How is she not good enough?
SIGN    Karaoke Village
[01:40] R
    Uh... Sorry, but I have to refuse.
[01:42] G
    Gah! I knew it'd be a no!
[01:46] G
    You must have a boyfriend, right?
[01:54] R
    Do I have a boyfriend?
[01:57] K
    Look at what you're making her say!
[02:00] (Flashback) C
    I'll be your girlfriend until the time comes.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[02:05] K
    I can't keep using Mizuhara as a crutch!
[02:08] K
    I've gotta at least manage my own love life!
[02:12] K
    Bear with me, Ruka-chan!
SIGN    "Confession and Girlfriend"
[02:14] K
    There's something I need to say.
[02:22] R
    Kazuya-kun?
[02:25] K
    We agreed on a trial period, and now...
[02:29] K
    I want to make it official!
[03:01] M
    Let's get this out of the way.
[03:06] C
    I can't accept that.
[03:14] M
    Just take it.
[03:19] M
    Come on! This won't be an enjoyable
    date with cash just lying on the table!
[03:25] M
    Put it away. Here.
[03:32] C
    How long have you known about my job?
[03:39] M
    For a week or two, I guess?
[03:44] M
    I happened to look up rental
    girlfriends and found out.
[03:50] M
    You're super popular, huh?
SIGN    Rookie
    Batch
[03:50] Sign
    This Month Last Month Two Months Ago
[03:54] M
    It says here that you're
    number one among the rookies.
SIGN    Rookie
    Batch
[03:55] Sign
    This Month Last Month Two Months Ago
[04:00] M
    What do you usually sing at karaoke?
[04:03] C
    It depends on the client.
[04:06] C
    It'd be pointless to sing
    a song they don't know.
[04:09] M
    Wow, you're versatile, huh? Then...
[04:12] M
    How about when you're with
    someone around your age?
[04:16] M
    You know, like Kazu-kun.
[04:21] C
    I've never been to karaoke with Kazuya-san.
[04:24] C
    But if I did, I would probably
    go with the peggies or halca.
[04:28] M
    the peggies are great! I love them, too!
[04:33] M
    Sing one for me.
[04:35] Sign
    Centimeter queued
[04:38] C
    Would you mind telling me
    why you booked this date?
[04:43] C
    I can't imagine this is just about karaoke.
[05:12] M
    Sing. For. Me.
[05:27] K
    What the hell?
[05:29] K
    Why are Mami-chan and Mizuhara together?
[05:33] K
    They don't have each other's contact
    info. Did they run into each other?
[05:37] K
    And even if they did, would they
    randomly decide to go to karaoke?
[05:45] K
    She must've realized something
    was off last time.
SIGN    S
    q
    u
    e
    e
    z
    e
[05:48] K
    Wait... Did she rent her?
[05:52] K
    Does she know Mizuhara's
    a rental girlfriend?!
[05:57] R
    Kazuya-kun?
SIGN    J
    u
    m
    p
[05:59] R
    What are you doing?
[06:01] R
    Is something up with this room?
[06:02] K
    N-No, nothing!
[06:04] K
    Let's get back to work before
    the manager shows up!
[06:14] M
    Wow! You're a really good singer!
[06:18] M
    And Kazu-kun's never heard you sing?
    He's totally missing out!
[06:25] M
    Where do you go with him?
[06:30] C
    I'm afraid I can't discuss that.
[06:33] M
    Ah, protecting your client's
    confidentiality? How cool.
[06:44] K
    Yeah, no.
[06:45] K
    I can't focus on anything right now.
[06:49] K
    What are they talking about in there?
    My brain's about to explode!
[06:58] C
    I have to return your money.
[07:02] K
    Money? So I was right!
[07:05] C
    I don't think I'm doing my job
    as a girlfriend right now.
[07:08] C
    I don't deserve to be paid for this.
[07:11] M
    What are you talking about?
[07:13] M
    You're doing fine.
    You're plenty cute as you are.
[07:18] M
    Besides, I wanted to meet
    the real you, anyway.
[07:23] M
    Brilliant.
[07:25] M
    You've played the role of Kazu-kun's
    girlfriend perfectly for a whole year.
[07:30] M
    You totally had me.
[07:33] M
    That's so impressive.
    Just consider that your prize money.
[07:39] M
    Sorry about the unpleasant surprise today.
[07:42] M
    But now I know what a rental
    girlfriend is all about.
[07:46] M
    And I have zero intention of
    criticizing your line of work.
[07:50] M
    But let me just say one thing.
[07:53] Sign
    Mizuhara Chizuru
[07:53] Sign
    A pure and refined
    high-class girlfriend
[07:54] M
    Drop this fake couple business right now.
[07:59] M
    I mean, the people at college
    seriously believe it's real.
[08:03] M
    I can't watch it go on.
[08:06] M
    I feel sorry for Kazu-kun, too.
[08:10] M
    As long as he has a rental girlfriend,
    he'll never find a real one.
[08:14] M
    And this... loveless "relationship" of yours,
[08:18] M
    his paying money to show
    you off as his girlfriend,
[08:24] M
    and your fake-ass smile...
[08:30] M
    It all pisses me off just a teensy bit.
[08:45] G
    Thank you! Come again!
SIGN    Karaoke Village
[08:57] R
    Kazuya-kun, what were you
    about to say earlier?
[09:01] K
    Sorry, Ruka-chan.
[09:03] K
    Not right now.
[09:21] K
    She knew!
[09:23] (Flashback) C
    I have to return your money.
[09:25] K
    There did seem to be money involved.
[09:28] (Flashback) M
    It all pisses me off just a teensy bit.
[09:30] K
    And Mami-chan seemed mad!
[09:33] K
    So did she rent Mizuhara after
    finding out we were lying?
[09:38] K
    Mizuhara's not in the wrong here.
[09:40] K
    I am!
[09:43] K
    She's just going along with
    my scheme out of pity!
[09:47] K
    I can't let her take all the heat!
SIGN    G
    l
    a
    n
    c
    e
SIGN    Glug glug glug glug
[10:06] Manager
    What's wrong with you, Kinoshita?!
[10:08] Manager
    Did you throw up?
[10:10] R
    Kazuya-kun?!
SIGN    U
    g
    h
    .
    .
    .
[10:12] K
    I'm sorry... I just got sick all of a sudden...
SIGN    B
    w
    e
    h
    !
[10:17] R
    Are you okay?!
[10:19] Manager
    Don't apologize! Is it the flu?!
    Go on home already!
[10:22] K
    Thank you. I'll go see a doctor.
[10:25] R
    I'll take you there!
[10:28] K
    Nah.
[10:29] K
    I don't want to pass it on to you,
    and we can't both take off work at once.
[10:34] R
    Kazuya-kun...
[10:37] K
    I'm sorry.
[10:44] K
    Which way did they go?!
[10:45] K
    The station? They can't have gotten too far!
[10:50] K
    This is all on me!
[10:52] (Flashback) M
    Drop this fake couple business right now.
[10:56] K
    It's all on me for trying to act
    cool in front of my friends!
[11:01] K
    Mizuhara's about to quit the business, too.
[11:04] K
    Why'd this have to happen
    right before it all ended?!
[11:08] K
    Sorry, Mizuhara...
[11:09] K
    I'm so sorry!
[11:17] K
    F-Found them.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[11:21] K
    Mizuhara!
SIGN    Don't
    be seen
SIGN    Don't
    be seen
[11:27] M
    I'm good from here.
[11:28] M
    Again, sorry about the nasty surprise.
[11:32] M
    But hey, nothing wrong with
    a girl renting you, right?
[11:35] M
    Has it happened before?
[11:37] C
    No, not with me.
[11:40] M
    Well, that's unexpected, with so many
    lonely people around nowadays.
[11:45] M
    To be clear, I'm not about
    to reject your line of work.
[11:50] M
    I just thought it'd be weird not
    to let you know that I know.
[11:54] M
    Don't worry. I won't tell anyone at college.
[11:58] M
    I got my point across,
    and I had fun along the way.
[12:02] M
    You're so cute.
[12:05] M
    I bet you have all the boys
    up in seventh heaven.
[12:07] M
    Well, later.
[12:12] C
    How do you feel?
[12:18] C
    About Kazuya-san.
[12:25] C
    He has mentioned to me that he
    swore he'd make you happy...
[12:33] C
    That you aren't someone he could just forget.
[12:38] (Flashback) K
    Deleting those feelings so easily
    just seems shallow to me.
[12:45] (Flashback) K
    I'm such scum, huh?
[12:47] (Flashback) K
    Getting all pathetic over
    something that's in the past...
[12:51] C
    I'm sure you still hold a
    special place in his heart.
[13:03] M
    And you?
[13:06] M
    How do you feel about him?
[13:10] C
    What do you mean?
[13:11] M
    I mean, it's been a year.
[13:14] M
    You've played his girlfriend
    for an entire year.
[13:17] M
    Does your agency know about this?
[13:20] M
    You could've fallen for him while
    being his rental girlfriend.
[13:26] M
    It's possible, isn't it?
[13:36] C
    ...end.
[13:38] C
    He's my boyfriend!
[13:44] M
    Wow. Way to dodge the question.
[13:49] M
    Is that part of your shtick, too?
[13:51] M
    Well, you must have your reasons.
    I'm not gonna poke and pry.
[13:56] M
    But hey, you're only human, right?
[13:59] K
    That's enough.
[13:59] M
    I just thought it was a possibility.
[14:02] K
    You've done enough, Mizuhara.
[14:05] M
    Goodbye.
[14:10] (Flashback) K
    You have no idea how much I liked Mami-chan,
[14:13] (Flashback) K
    or how hurt I was when she dumped me!
[14:18] (Flashback) K
    I'm so sorry, Mizuhara.
[14:20] (Flashback) K
    I really don't know what's wrong with me.
[14:24] C
    Wait.
[14:30] C
    Wait, please!
[14:35] C
    We're not done here!
[14:40] C
    Give it some more thought!
[14:42] C
    Give him a chance!
[14:44] C
    Being a rental girlfriend helped me realize
    just how important love really is,
[14:49] C
    and how difficult it really is
    to fall in love with someone!
[14:54] C
    Have you ever faced his feelings
    for you head-on and in good faith?
[14:58] C
    Have you ever seriously tried
    to engage with his love for you?
[15:07] C
    Have you...
[15:11] C
    ever considered that he could be
    the one to make you happy for life?
[15:25] M
    Buzz off.
[15:30] M
    That's between him and me.
SIGN    Kinoshita
SIGN    Kinoshita
[16:20] C
    Hey.
[16:22] C
    You're in my way.
[16:29] K
    S-Sorry.
[16:32] K
    And thanks.
[16:37] K
    I saw the whole thing... with Mami-chan.
[16:40] ---
    What?!
[16:41] C
    What do you mean, you saw it?!
SIGN    Ichinose
[16:42] K
    I wasn't stalking or anything!
SIGN    I wasn't
    stalking
    or anything!!
[16:44] K
    I work at that karaoke place!
SIGN    You work there!?
[16:46] C
    You work there?!
[16:47] K
    I spotted you two there, and... you know...
[16:53] K
    Thank you. You spoke up for me
    when I don't have the guts to.
[16:58] C
    I have to apologize to you, then.
[17:02] C
    I couldn't get you a girlfriend.
[17:08] C
    I tried everything I could,
    but it was too tall an order for me.
[17:12] K
    Why are you apologizing?
[17:14] C
    I believe not moving on is a form of love, too.
[17:19] C
    Everyone has regrets in life.
[17:19] K
    Why are you taking this so
    seriously outside of your job?
[17:21] C
    It's one thing to forget about them,
    but coming to terms with them isn't easy.
[17:23] K
    Why are you putting my feelings first?
[17:26] (Flashback) C
    Have you ever faced his feelings
    for you head-on and in good faith?
[17:31] K
    I'm just a moron who did
    this to himself... so why?!
[17:35] (Flashback) C
    Have you ever considered that he could
    be the one to make you happy for life?
[17:42] K
    Yeah, I really do love you.
[17:47] C
    We're trying to get you a real girlfriend,
[17:47] K
    I love your long, black hair.
[17:49] C
    so your feelings take top priority.
    That won't change.
[17:50] K
    I love your long legs.
[17:54] K
    You're blunt as all hell,
    but also too nice for your own good.
[17:58] K
    And you're a harsh critic,
[17:59] K
    but you also show more
    empathy than anyone else.
[18:03] C
    You do have that thing with Ruka-chan...
[18:05] C
    But if you still can't forget about Mami-san,
[18:08] C
    it might be a good idea to ask her out
    again, at least to get some closure.
[18:13] K
    As problematic as it may be,
    every time I see you, I can't help but feel
[18:19] K
    that life would be so good
    if you were my girlfriend!
[18:24] C
    Of course, I understand if you can't
    work up the courage immediately.
[18:29] C
    I'll be there for you all the way,
    as your rental girlfriend.
[18:31] K
    ...you.
[18:35] K
    You're the one I want!
[18:37] K
    It's gotta be you!
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[20:20] C
    I'm the one you want?
[20:26] C
    What's that supposed to mean?
[20:30] K
    As...
[20:32] K
    As my girlfriend! Rental, of course.
[20:36] K
    You're the only one I ever want to rent.
[20:39] K
    So I'm gonna be sad when you quit!
[20:42] C
    Oh, that's what you meant?
[20:45] C
    Quit being misleading!
SIGN    And at the worst time, too
[20:47] K
    M-My bad.
[20:49] C
    Sorry about that, then.
SIGN    I'm grateful that
    you're giving me such
    importance, though
[20:51] C
    I only started this job
    to help my acting dream.
[20:54] C
    If I get more acting gigs,
    I'm going to have to quit.
[20:57] K
    I-I see! Yeah, that makes sense!
[21:00] K
    Later! And remember, lack of
    sleep is bad for the skin!
SIGN    Excuse
    me?
[21:04] K
    Sweet dreams!
[21:09] K
    Yikes, I went and told her I want her!
[21:13] K
    "As a rental girlfriend,"
    my ass! That was so forced!
[21:16] K
    I hope she didn't find that fishy.
[21:18] K
    I couldn't have made it more obvious
    that I wanna date her for real!
[21:21] K
    I might be #1 in the global
    "Needs to Be Put in Place" ranking!
[21:25] K
    Seeing her pleading with Mami-chan
    brought back my feelings for her!
[21:31] K
    That aside, two things were
    made very clear today:
[21:34] K
    that Mizuhara's an incredibly nice girl,
    and that she's not into me or anything.
[21:39] K
    Besides,
[21:41] K
    she's gonna quit her job as a rental girlfriend.
[21:43] K
    Once she does,
[21:45] K
    I might never see her again.
[21:49] K
    Man, when did I set my
    love life to hard mode?
[21:56] C
    What the heck...
[21:59] C
    was that all about?
[22:05] (Flashback) K
    You're the one I want! It's gotta be you!
[22:17] C
    Dumbass.
SIGN    Tokyo Underground
SIGN    Ikebukuro Station
[23:28] Sign
    This is the story of a tomboy princess
    in the Edo era, and her servants.
    
    Together with a magical bird, they bring you
    
    a bizarre-yet-delightful tale that is sure to move you.
    And it starts... right now.
[23:28] Sign
    Princess Heron
[23:39] M
    Boring.
[23:51] Sign
    Have a gem of a time
    with Diamond
[23:51] Sign
    We warmly await your return.

E13 - Dream and Girlfriend

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[00:00] Mami
    Hello! I'm Nanami Mami, nineteen years old,
[00:04] Mami
    and I'm a college student living
    with my family in Tokyo.
[00:07] Mami
    Kazu-kun and I dated for about a month.
SIGN    Let's break up, okay?
SIGN    What?
[00:10] Mami
    Soon after we broke up, though,
[00:13] Mami
    he showed up at the pub with a really
    pretty new girlfriend in tow.
[00:17] Mami
    We were all having a good time until
    she suddenly started yelling at me.
[00:22] Mami
    I wrote it off as her having
    a few screws loose,
SIGN    Mizuhara Chizuru
SIGN    A pure and refined
    high-class girlfriend

[00:24] Mami
    but it turned out that she was
    actually a rental girlfriend.
[00:27] Mami
    After a year of this, I tried to tell them
[00:30] Mami
    it was high time they dropped the act,
    but it didn't go over so well.
[00:36] Mami
    Well, a lot happened,
[00:38] Mami
    but as his ex, I think I'll wait a little
    longer and see what happens with them.
[00:45] Ruka
    Hi, hi!
[00:46] Ruka
    I'm Sarashina Ruka, Kazuya-kun's girlfriend!
[00:50] Ruka
    I was actually a rental girlfriend, too,
[00:53] Ruka
    but seeing how seriously Kazuya-kun
    took these pretend relationships,
[00:56] Ruka
    I started getting the hots for him.
[00:59] Ruka
    While I do cross the line sometimes
[01:02] Ruka
    and Chizuru-san may be a formidable rival,
[01:05] Ruka
    I'm the one who's Kazuya-kun's girlfriend.
[01:07] Ruka
    No matter what, I promise I'll
    make him fall for me for sure!
[01:13] Sumi
    Ah! Er...
[01:15] Sumi
    I'm S-Sakurasawa Sumi.
[01:19] Sumi
    I started working as a rental
    girlfriend to change myself
[01:22] Sumi
    and learn how to talk to people better.
[01:27] Sumi
    I met Kazuya-kun when Chizuru-san
    asked him to be my practice partner.
SIGN    Rare Footage of Sumi-chan Giving Things a Shot
SIGN    Whiff
SIGN    Rare Footage of Sumi-chan Giving Things a Shot
SIGN    Pwoink
SIGN    Sway
SIGN    Sway
SIGN    Rare Footage of Sumi-chan Giving Things a Shot
SIGN    Slam
[01:35] Sumi
    He was so nice to me that I relied on him a lot.
SIGN    S
    q
    u
    e
    e
    z
    e
[01:39] Sumi
    But thanks to him,
[01:42] Sumi
    I'm starting to change a little... I think.
[01:49] Chizuru
    I'm Mizuhara Chizuru.
[01:52] Chizuru
    Oh, but that's my rental
    girlfriend pseudonym.
[01:55] Chizuru
    My real name's Ichinose Chizuru.
[01:58] Chizuru
    I was just doing my job as a
    rental girlfriend as always,
[02:02] Chizuru
    but things happened, and I ended up being
    introduced to his family as his girlfriend.
[02:08] Chizuru
    And would you believe it, we go to the
    same college and are next-door neighbors!
[02:14] Chizuru
    After that, I ended up running
    into his ex at a pub,
[02:19] Chizuru
    fell off a ferry and into the sea,
[02:21] Chizuru
    nearly had everything exposed by Ruka-chan...
[02:24] Chizuru
    And just when I'd decided to
    quit the rental girlfriend gig,
[02:27] Chizuru
    Mami-san, his ex, found out about our act.
[02:32] (Flashback) Kazuya
    You're the one I want!
[02:33] (Flashback) Kazuya
    It's gotta be you!
[02:37] Chizuru
    What the heck... was that all about?
[02:41] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Dumbass.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    "Dream and Girlfriend"
[04:17] Kazuya
    Urgh! The countdown to
    ruin has already begun!
SIGN    What is wrong with you, man?
[04:22] Fish
    What is wrong with you, man?
[04:23] Kazuya
    Once Mizuhara quits the
    rental girlfriend gig,
[04:26] Kazuya
    she won't pretend to be
    my girlfriend anymore.
[04:28] Kazuya
    We'll tell our grandmas that we
    broke up, and go our separate ways...
[04:32] Kazuya
    I'm sure that's what
    Mizuhara has in mind, too.
[04:35] Kazuya
    She went above and beyond
    her job as a rental girlfriend.
[04:39] Kazuya
    I gotta stop being a burden on her.
[04:42] Kazuya
    I'm gonna tell Gran right now!
SIGN    U
    u
    u
    u
    .
    .
    .
[04:50] Kazuya
    I can't do it!
[04:56] Kazuya
    Well, I can decide how to tell her
[04:58] Kazuya
    after Mizuhara quits. There's still time.
[05:01] Kazuya
    Come to think of it,
    when is Mizuhara's play, anyway?
SIGN    Café Kanoir
[05:07] (Flashback) Kazuya
    A scout?
[05:09] (Flashback) Chizuru
    A famous director will be there,
    looking for an actor to join his cast.
[05:10] Bg Guy 1
    Damn, she pretty!
SIGN    Damn,
    she pretty!
SIGN    Tokyo girls
    be somethin' else!
[05:13] Bg Guy 2
    Tokyo girls be somethin' else!
[05:14] (Flashback) Kazuya
    Huh...
[05:15] (Flashback) Chizuru
    If I catch his eye,
    I could land my next role.
[05:21] Kazuya
    Given how pretty she is,
    the moment she takes the stage,
[05:24] Kazuya
    she'll be in high demand everywhere.
[05:27] Kazuya
    I guess this is how it feels
[05:30] Kazuya
    to have a time bomb ticking down on you...
SIGN    Tokyo Theater
SIGN    Tokyo Theater Untouchable
SIGN    Map
[05:50] Kazuya
    Listen, I'm just here as moral support!
SIGN    The Heron Princess
[05:53] Kazuya
    "The Heroine Princess"...
[05:57] Kazuya
    This play will decide everything
    for Mizuhara and me.
[06:01] Kazuya
    I gotta watch it!
[06:03] Kazuya
    Hell, I wanna watch it!
SIGN    Actual
    Motive
[06:06] Kazuya
    I mean, duh!
[06:08] Kazuya
    Mizuhara's gonna be singing
    and dancing and stuff!
[06:10] Kazuya
    And it's just 3,000 yen for
    two hours of entertainment!
[06:13] Kazuya
    I went and made things awkward last time...
[06:16] Kazuya
    But as long as she doesn't
    spot me, it's no problem.
[06:18] Staff 1
    Welcome! Please, have this
    pamphlet for The Heron Princess.
[06:22] Kazuya
    Oh... So that's how the title's read.
SIGN    Ichinose Chizuru
    A member of Troupe Lucky Cat
    Freesia Productions
[06:26] Kazuya
    Found Mizuhara!
[06:27] Kazuya
    She's not using a stage name, huh?
[06:32] Kazuya
    What's her role like?
[06:34] Kazuya
    She doesn't seem to be the lead...
[06:36] Staff 2
    Chief! There's some weirdo here!
[06:41] Staff 3
    You can buy photographs of the cast here!
[06:48] Kazuya
    She's been going to college
[06:51] Kazuya
    and working as a rental girlfriend,
    and still made time to work on her acting...
[06:56] (Flashback) Chizuru
    I work that job because acting school
    costs money, and it serves as good practice.
[07:03] Kazuya
    She's really giving it her all.
[07:13] Kazuya
    Here's my seat.
[07:14] Kazuya
    Surely she won't spot me here.
[07:18] Kazuya
    Wow, it's pretty packed.
[07:21] Kazuya
    She's gonna be performing in
    front of all these people...
[07:24] Kazuya
    Even I'm starting to get nervous.
SIGN    Timid
[07:27] Staff 4
    This way, sir.
[07:31] Director
    Thank you.
[07:36] (Flashback) Chizuru
    A famous director will be there,
    looking for an actor to join his cast.
[07:41] Kazuya
    I'm such a moron.
[07:45] Kazuya
    I might've come here just to see everything
    between Mizuhara and me fall apart.
[07:50] Sumi
    Ah.
[08:05] Butler
    Your Highness! You really
    must stop being so selfish!
[08:09] Shiori
    What exactly is the problem?
[08:11] Shiori
    I simply wish to see the bird that
    has become the talk of the town.
[08:16] Shiori
    That is all!
[08:17] Kazuya
    Whoa! For a second,
    I thought that was Mizuhara!
[08:22] Kazuya
    So that's the princess.
[08:24] Butler
    Guards! Come here!
[08:26] Butler
    Stop Her Highness!
[08:28] Shiori
    Where do you men keep popping out of?
[08:31] Kazuya
    I wonder when Mizuhara will show up.
[08:34] Umi
    What is this ruckus?
[08:35] Butler
    Your Highness the Shogun!
[08:37] Umi
    You dare attempt to surround
    and capture my princess?
[08:40] Umi
    This is an outrage.
[08:42] Kazuya
    Wha! That's...
[08:44] Kazuya
    Umi-kun! He's in this play, too?!
[08:47] Shiori
    Ah, my Shogun! I wish to
    accompany you on your hunt!
[08:49] Kazuya
    I guess I should've known.
[08:51] Kazuya
    She did say they both went
    to the same acting school.
[08:52] Umi
    Oh, is that so?
[08:54] Umi
    However, a hunt is fraught with perils.
[08:57] Umi
    Nene! Nene!
[08:58] Chizuru
    Sire.
[09:01] Chizuru
    You called for me, Your Highness?
[09:06] Umi
    Tomoko wishes to accompany
    me on my heron hunt.
[09:09] Umi
    I ask you to guard her.
[09:11] Chizuru
    Wh-What? The princess, go on a hunt?
SIGN    She's here!
    She's here!
    She's here!
[09:14] Kazuya
    Sh...
[09:15] Butler
    You mustn't ask such an unruly woman!
[09:15] Kazuya
    She's here!
[09:18] Chizuru
    Oh, please! You can count on me!
[09:21] Chizuru
    I'll keep Tomoko-sama safe,
    if it's the last thing I do!
[09:24] Butler
    Quiet, you insolent fool!
[09:24] Kazuya
    H-Holy...
[09:26] Kazuya
    I mean, I get that she's acting,
    but she's nothing like her usual self.
[09:29] Chizuru
    Rest assured, Your Highness!
[09:30] Kazuya
    It's embarrassing just watching her!
[09:30] Chizuru
    My top-notch shuriken skills will protect you!
[09:33] Shiori
    Really? How reassuring.
[09:35] Kazuya
    I can't focus on the story at all!
[09:38] Butler
    Hm? Isn't this a steamed fish cake?
[09:41] Chizuru
    Oh, sorry, I was just sneaking
    a snack back at the kitchen.
[09:47] Kazuya
    Huh? That worked?
[09:49] Butler
    Why do you have this?!
[09:50] Chizuru
    They're emergency rations, of course!
[09:53] Kazuya
    Your jokes are landing, Mizuhara!
[09:57] Chizuru
    With this, I'll be fine even if the
    enemy uses scorched-earth tactics.
[10:00] Butler
    What makes you think you'll encounter
    scorched-earth tactics on a hunt?!
[10:03] Butler
    You are such a moron!
[10:05] Chizuru
    Rude!
[10:08] Chizuru
    What part of me is a moron?
[10:10] Butler
    Even the way you move is moronic!
[10:13] Female Viewer
    That girl's so funny.
[10:16] Chizuru
    But these cakes are so good...
[10:19] Butler
    Quit stuffing your face!
[10:23] Kazuya
    I can't believe she can just become a
    different person in front of this huge crowd.
[10:26] Butler
    What are you doing?
    That's Her Highness's steed!
[10:29] Chizuru
    Huh? Where's mine, then?
[10:31] Butler
    You're a ninja! Walk!
[10:34] Chizuru
    What? But that's such a drag.
[10:36] Butler
    Some ninja you are!
[10:47] Samurai
    Hand over the princess!
[10:49] Chizuru
    Have a taste of my shuriken attacks!
[10:54] Samurai
    What is this? Aren't these steamed fish cakes?
[10:59] Chizuru
    Run, Your Highness!
[11:00] Chizuru
    I'm out of fish cake shurikens!
[11:02] Shiori
    It's okay! I wasn't expecting
    anything from that, anyway!
[11:05] Chizuru
    What? But it's my ultimate technique!
[11:08] Kazuya
    Mizuhara's amazing.
[11:11] Samurai
    Off with your head!
[11:12] Chizuru
    Oh, it's staying right on!
[11:14] Kazuya
    She's clearly standing out.
[11:16] Kazuya
    Is it because the script's good?
[11:18] Kazuya
    Nah, that's not it.
[11:20] Kazuya
    She's catching the audience's eye with her
    movements, timing, expressions, and everything!
[11:29] Kazuya
    The audience is waiting with bated
    breath for her every move...
[11:33] Chizuru
    You deceived me?!
[11:35] Samurai
    I-I didn't do a damned thing!
[11:37] Umi
    Tomoko! I'm here to save you!
[11:40] Shiori
    Milord!
[11:41] Kazuya
    They're laughing... and being surprised...
[11:44] Samurai
    Confound it! We retreat for now!
[11:47] Kazuya
    She's got such presence.
    She's always on your mind.
[11:51] Umi
    I am so glad you are all right.
[11:52] Shiori
    Oh, Yoshiharu-sama!
[11:54] Shiori
    How I missed you!
[11:54] Kazuya
    Even when the Shogun or
    the princess is talking...
[11:59] Kazuya
    Everyone's got their eyes fixed...
[12:04] Kazuya
    on Mizuhara.
[12:07] Kazuya
    She's incredible!
[12:15] Shiori
    Stay with me, Nene!
[12:17] Chizuru
    Be careful, Your Highness.
[12:19] Chizuru
    The enemy might yet be out there...
[12:22] Shiori
    I shall suck out the poison now!
[12:24] Chizuru
    I gave my word...
[12:26] Chizuru
    I'll keep Tomoko-sama safe,
    if it's the last thing I do...
[12:32] Shiori
    Nene! Nene!
[12:34] Shiori
    No! Stay with me!
[12:37] Shiori
    Nene!
[12:48] Kazuya
    The play ended within thirty
    minutes of Nene's death.
[12:52] Kazuya
    Mizuhara put on a real show
    right until the very end.
[12:56] Kazuya
    It could almost make one
    believe she was the star.
[13:00] Kazuya
    It was clear to everybody there
    who the MVP was that day.
[13:06] Pa
    Thank you for coming to watch the play today.
[13:11] Pa
    Please take care on your way home.
[13:49] Kokyou
    You were amazing, Chizuru-chan!
[13:52] Kokyou
    Simply the best!
[13:54] Kokyou
    The audience loved you, and you
    were Nene through and through!
[13:58] Wakahara
    I laughed so hard, my sides hurt.
[14:01] Chizuru
    Thank you.
[14:02] Kokyou
    You've improved so much in just a year.
[14:06] Kokyou
    Have you been training
    in secret or something?
[14:08] Chizuru
    Uh...
[14:10] Chizuru
    Let's just say I'm always putting
    on an act on a daily basis...
[14:14] Wakahara
    Oh, you mean like method acting?
[14:16] Chizuru
    Uh, well, I guess.
[14:19] Kokyou
    I bet you landed that other role.
[14:22] Chizuru
    Oh, I don't know.
[14:24] Wakahara
    You're coming to the wrap
    party, right? See you later.
[14:27] Wakahara
    Bye!
[14:28] Chizuru
    Goodbye.
SIGN    Play Goal: No regrets
SIGN    You can't leave an
    impression if you don't
    get the basics right.
SIGN    1) Fear is your greatest enemy
    2) Use the whole stage
    3) Always keep your eyeline up
SIGN    Keep your feet on the ground,
    eyes on the skies,
    and shooting stars...
[14:40] Shiori
    Jeez! Togakushi-sensei,
    you're acting like some grandpa!
[14:44] Director
    Listen to yourself. I am a geezer.
[14:52] Actor 1
    Looks like a done deal.
[14:55] Actor 1
    Apparently, she's known him
    since she was in grade school,
[14:58] Actor 1
    thanks to being a sponsor's
    niece or something.
[15:01] Actor 2
    Nobody else even had a chance!
[15:02] Actor 3
    That's so unfair.
SIGN    Edo-Era Ninjas
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Today's
[15:24] Umi
    Thank you all so much.
[15:26] Umi
    You made this play a great success.
[15:29] Umi
    Huh? Aren't you coming to the
    wrap party, Chizuru-chan?
[15:32] Chizuru
    Oh, sorry. I'll call you.
[15:47] (Flashback) Chizuru
    My agency says it'll lead to more
    roles down the line if I deliver.
[15:53] (Flashback) Chizuru
    And if I can make enough money as an
    actress, I can devote all my time to it.
[16:09] Kazuya
    Oh, man.
[16:11] Kazuya
    I still feel the afterglow,
    even as the caffeine flows...
[16:13] Kazuya
    Indulging in a cup of coffee at a
    fancy café after watching a play?
[16:17] Kazuya
    Such a classy moment in time!
[16:21] Kazuya
    That's that, I bet.
[16:23] Kazuya
    Mizuhara will quit the rental girlfriend gig.
[16:30] Kazuya
    But it actually doesn't bother me.
[16:32] Kazuya
    She deserves it.
    Her acting was just that good.
[16:37] Kazuya
    She was, like, dazzling...
    The star of the show...
[16:46] Chizuru
    Oh, I'm sorry.
SIGN    The Heron Princess
[16:48] Chizuru
    Huh?
[16:53] Kazuya
    Wh... Wha...
[16:54] Chizuru
    Huh?!
[16:55] Kazuya
    Busted!
[16:57] Chizuru
    What are you doing here?!
[16:59] Kazuya
    I, uh...
[17:01] Kazuya
    And why do you have that playbill?
SIGN    Silent
    Acceptance
[17:07] Bystander A
    What's going on? A fight?
SIGN    Trying to sweep it
    under the rug
[17:13] Chizuru
    This is unacceptable. Have some control.
[17:17] Kazuya
    Sorry. I just had to come watch.
[17:19] Chizuru
    Well, I can't stop you from
    buying a ticket and watching.
[17:24] Chizuru
    But I've told very few people
    that I'm pursuing acting.
[17:27] Chizuru
    And considering my other clients,
    you really shouldn't be...
[17:30] Kazuya
    But... it was great!
[17:35] Kazuya
    You were great!
[17:38] Kazuya
    I-I was so impressed by your...
    acting? Performance?
[17:43] Kazuya
    And the audience loved it, too!
[17:45] Kazuya
    I don't really know how to say it, but, uh...
[17:49] Kazuya
    I thought you were incredible!
[17:56] Chizuru
    Huh? What would you know about acting?
[17:59] Kazuya
    N-Nothing?
[18:07] Chizuru
    Thanks.
[18:09] Kazuya
    Oh, uh, no need to thank me.
[18:13] Kazuya
    With this, you'll be free of me and can
    focus on your acting career, right?
[18:18] Chizuru
    What are you talking about?
[18:19] Kazuya
    I mean, you'll be quitting the
    rental girlfriend gig, right?
[18:23] Kazuya
    You said you would if this play went well
    and you caught the director's eye...
[18:28] Chizuru
    Oh, that?
[18:31] Chizuru
    It didn't work out.
[18:34] Kazuya
    What?!
[18:37] Chizuru
    A different actress got the role.
[18:38] Kazuya
    But why?
[18:43] Chizuru
    Because I don't have the talent.
[18:48] Chizuru
    It is what it is.
    Competition is fierce in showbiz.
[18:51] Chizuru
    It doesn't matter how hard you work.
    If you're not first, you're last.
[18:54] Chizuru
    And Shiori-chan's super pretty, after all.
    I'll just have to take this on the chin.
[18:58] Chizuru
    Oh, but I might get another chance,
[18:58] Kazuya
    I can't believe myself.
[19:00] Chizuru
    so I'll try harder next time.
[19:01] Kazuya
    There's a part of me that's
    actually relieved to hear it.
[19:02] Chizuru
    But now I can't quit the rental
    girlfriend job for a while.
[19:06] Chizuru
    I'll need to keep working hard.
[19:07] Kazuya
    I can sense she's bottling it all up inside.
[19:08] Chizuru
    I was actually staggering a little during
    the fight scene. I should work on my core.
[19:09] Kazuya
    Deep down, she must be so upset,
[19:13] Chizuru
    Maybe I didn't work out
    as hard as I should have.
[19:13] Kazuya
    but she's trying to come to terms with it.
[19:17] Kazuya
    Compared to her, I'm such a...
[19:19] Chizuru
    I guess I was the same as you.
[19:22] Chizuru
    I kept telling you to be a man
    and learn when to give up,
[19:26] Chizuru
    but I didn't know when to give up, either.
[19:30] Chizuru
    I take the money I get from
    playing the dreamy girlfriend,
[19:32] Chizuru
    and spend it on my own dream.
[19:36] Chizuru
    A dream that will never come
    true with my lack of talent.
[19:42] Chizuru
    There are plenty of nineteen-year-old
    actresses stealing the show out there.
[19:45] Chizuru
    And pursuing dreams comes at a price, so...
[19:49] Kazuya
    Like hell!
[19:51] Kazuya
    Like hell you and I are the same!
[19:57] Kazuya
    I'll rent you next week!
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[20:00] Kazuya
    And then I'll rent you the week after that,
    and the week after that!
[20:04] Chizuru
    What? Do you have any idea
    how much that'll cost?
[20:07] Kazuya
    I don't care!
[20:09] Kazuya
    I'll get a job to do it!
[20:12] Kazuya
    And then the week after that,
    and the week after that one...
[20:15] Kazuya
    I'll work my ass off to pay for you!
[20:19] Chizuru
    C-Come on, quit being ridiculous.
[20:22] Kazuya
    When you stop being stupid!
[20:24] Kazuya
    You've been working so hard every day!
[20:27] Kazuya
    You live in that rundown apartment
    to go to acting school.
[20:29] Kazuya
    You work as a rental girlfriend
    to pay your bills.
[20:32] Kazuya
    How much more realistic could you even be?!
[20:36] Kazuya
    And did you forget how you play the role of
    the perfect girlfriend before me and Gran?!
[20:41] Kazuya
    There's no way you don't have the talent!
[20:43] Kazuya
    You were great today, too.
[20:45] Kazuya
    You were the best actor on the stage!
[20:50] Kazuya
    I can't help you with anything else,
[20:51] Kazuya
    but I can rent you and pay for you.
[20:53] Kazuya
    If that'll help you keep dreaming, I'll work!
[20:57] Kazuya
    I'll work as much as it takes!
[20:59] Kazuya
    So don't tell me you're gonna give up!
[21:05] Bystander B
    Hey, are those two fighting?
[21:07] Bystander C
    Guy's going on about how
    "he'll work" or something.
[21:09] Kazuya
    Yikes. I lost control of myself.
[21:12] Chizuru
    Quit promising the impossible.
[21:15] Chizuru
    Why would I need your
    help that badly, anyway?
[21:18] Chizuru
    You really need to take a long,
    hard look at reality.
[21:39] (Flashback) Kazuya
    ...don't tell me you're gonna give up!
SIGN    Umi-kun
    LIVE Audio...
SIGN    Umi-kun
    LIVE Audio...
[21:45] Chizuru
    Hello?
[21:47] Chizuru
    Sorry, my grandma wanted to see me.
[21:52] Chizuru
    Shiori-chan wants to talk to me?
[21:53] Umi
    I'll put her on.
[21:56] Shiori
    Hello? Thanks, Chi-chan!
[21:58] Shiori
    I owe it all to you!
[22:00] Shiori
    You warmed the crowd up and made
    it so easy for me to perform!
[22:04] Chizuru
    Sure. I had lots of fun, too.
[22:07] Chizuru
    Yeah.
[22:09] Chizuru
    Yeah, let's do this again sometime.
[22:12] Chizuru
    Thanks for taking the time to talk to me.
[22:14] Chizuru
    Yeah, later.
SIGN    Play Goal: No regrets
SIGN    You can't leave an
    impression if you don't
    get the basics right.
SIGN    1) Fear is your greatest enemy
    2) Use the whole stage
    3) Always keep your eyeline up
SIGN    Keep your feet on the ground,
    eyes on the skies,
    and shooting stars...
SIGN    Play Goal: No regrets
SIGN    Remember, you're a ninja,
    there to help Tomoko.
SIGN    Look at Shiori-chan
SIGN    "Quit stuffing your face!"
SIGN    Don't get in Shiori-chan's way
SIGN    "Huh?
    Where's mine, then?"
SIGN    Be loud and clear!
SIGN    Don't get distracted by
    the others' movements
SIGN    Rental Girlfriend Diamond
    You've received a date request.
    Please check your schedule and
    let us know if you're available.
SIGN    Just Now
    
    You've received a date request.
    Please check your schedule and
    let us know if you're available.
SIGN    Customer User Name
    Aquarium Lad
SIGN    You've received a date request.
    Please check your schedule and
    let us know if you're available.
    
     Customer User Name
    Aquarium Lad
    
     Requested Date and Time
     April 14 (Sat)
     10 AM - 11 AM
[23:25] Kazuya
    And did you forget how you play the role of
    the perfect girlfriend before me and Gran?!
SIGN    Rental Girlfriend Diamond
    You've received a date request.
    Please check your schedule and
    let us know if you're available.
    
    Rental Girlfriend Diamond
    You've received a date request.
    Please check your schedule and
    let us know if you're available.
[23:29] Kazuya
    There's no way you don't have the talent!
[23:31] Kazuya
    If that'll help you keep dreaming, I'll work!
[23:39] Kazuya
    So don't tell me you're gonna give up!
SIGN    Customer User Name
    Aquarium Lad
[23:48] Chizuru
    You dumbass...
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[23:53] Chizuru
    That's too many bookings.
[23:57] Chizuru
    Season 2 has finally started airing.
[23:59] Kazuya
    And you stole the show right
    off the bat, Mizuhara.
[24:02] Kazuya
    The Heroine Princess was awesome!
[24:04] Chizuru
    Heron!
[24:05] Kazuya
    Your character was... Meme?
[24:06] Chizuru
    Nene!
[24:07] Chizuru
    You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?
[24:09] Kazuya
    We haven't done the preview together in
    ages, so I'm starving for your sharp jabs.
[24:13] Chizuru
    Excuse me?
[24:14] Kazuya
    Come on, don't hold back!
    Give it to me harder!
[24:18] Chizuru
    Quit being gross!
[24:20] Chizuru
    Anyway, next time on Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:22] Kazuya
    "The Usual...
[24:23] Chizuru
    ...Girlfriend."
SIGN    "The Usual Girlfriend"
[24:23] Kazuya
    Looking forward to doing all
    the previews with you.
[24:25] Chizuru
    I'll have to think about that one.

E14 - The Usual Girlfriend

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[00:00] Kazuya
    It's spring.
[00:02] Kazuya
    Temperatures are rising,
[00:04] Kazuya
    and everyone in town's
    switched to lighter clothing.
[00:07] Kazuya
    As for our college, spring break is over,
[00:09] Kazuya
    leaving us students mumbling,
    "Welp, time to look for a job"...
[00:14] Kazuya
    What's your plan, Kuri?
[00:16] Shun
    Well, my family runs an orchard.
[00:19] Shun
    I could make bank by advertising apples that
    guarantee HS admission in time for exams.
[00:23] Kazuya
    Go cash in that reality check!
[00:25] Kibe
    Kazu-chin, you're on the FANZO train, right?
SIGN    Fate is a cruel temptress
SIGN    - Mikoto
[00:27] Kazuya
    What gave you that idea?
[00:28] Shun
    A JAV scout?
[00:30] Kazuya
    What gave you that idea?
[00:31] Kazuya
    ...while we do nothing about it.
[00:33] Kazuya
    And thus began our second year.
SIGN    No exception
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Karaoke Village
SIGN    Sing with
    Livesound Premium!
SIGN    Karaoke Village Manager
    Ushiide Hiroshi (36)
[02:10] Hiroshi
    How to land a girl way out of your league?
[02:12] Kazuya
    Uh, yeah.
SIGN    "The Usual Girlfriend"
[02:13] Kazuya
    Didn't you say your wife
    was a cabin attendant?
[02:18] Hiroshi
    I flew and flew and flew some more!
[02:21] Kazuya
    Huh?
[02:22] Hiroshi
    I even flew to random places
    I had zero interest in!
[02:25] Kazuya
    Damn, you went hard.
[02:27] Hiroshi
    The moment you fall in love,
    you're fighting a losing battle.
[02:30] Hiroshi
    And the only weapon you have is passion.
[02:32] Kazuya
    Right...
[02:33] Hiroshi
    And why aren't you washing the dishes?
[02:39] Kazuya
    But this girl's a rental girlfriend, you see...
SIGN    Karaoke Village
[02:43] Kazuya
    Goodbye!
[02:44] Hiroshi
    Later!
[02:49] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Because I don't have the talent.
[02:52] (Flashback) Kazuya
    So don't tell me you're gonna give up!
[02:57] Kazuya
    I love Mizuhara...
[03:00] Kazuya
    I love you, Mizuhara!
[03:07] Chizuru
    Oh, hello there.
SIGN    Café Kanoir
[03:11] Waitress
    Are you ready to order?
[03:14] Chizuru
    I'll have what he's having.
[03:16] Chizuru
    Are you okay?
[03:17] Kazuya
    She shines... like the sun!
SIGN    Crushing
    Defeat
SIGN    Crushing
    Defeat
SIGN    Silent
[03:22] Kazuya
    Oh, right. The money.
[03:25] Chizuru
    Before that, can we talk?
[03:28] Chizuru
    I really feel like renting me
    out every week is going too far.
[03:34] Chizuru
    I mean, yes, I get a good
    payout when you choose me,
[03:36] Chizuru
    and I'm happy that you want
    to support me financially.
SIGN    P
    e
    r
    k
    .
    .
    .
[03:41] Chizuru
    But you have no obligation
    to do that much for me,
SIGN    U
    r
    k
    .
    .
    .
[03:45] Chizuru
    and when I consider my other clients...
[03:48] Chizuru
    I don't think it's right to rent me out for any
    purpose other than being your "girlfriend."
[03:54] Chizuru
    And there's absolutely nothing in it for you.
[03:56] Kazuya
    I... I guess.
[03:58] Kazuya
    Well, yeah, I'm not your
    boyfriend or anything.
[04:03] Chizuru
    Besides, Mami-san told me to stop seeing you.
[04:08] Chizuru
    If she were to see us here like this,
    who knows what she would think?
[04:14] (Flashback) Mami
    It all pisses me off just a teensy bit.
[04:17] Kazuya
    Oh, right. She did say that, didn't she?
[04:22] Kazuya
    I didn't think much of it back then because
    Mizuhara was planning to quit anyway,
[04:27] Kazuya
    but yeah, things can't go on like this.
[04:29] Chizuru
    And lastly, there's the
    matter with Ruka-chan.
[04:32] Kazuya
    What about her?
[04:33] Chizuru
    She did understand and accept us meeting,
[04:36] Chizuru
    but if we meet up too often,
    we run the risk of upsetting her.
[04:40] Chizuru
    As someone who helped you two
    hook up, I'd like to avoid that.
[04:44] (Flashback) Kazuya
    I'm really sorry, Ruka-chan, but please
    let me go on dates with Mizuhara!
[04:49] (Flashback) Ruka
    Huh?
[04:51] (Flashback) Ruka
    Do you have any idea what you're saying?
[04:53] (Flashback) Kazuya
    Oh, I'm aware.
[04:54] (Flashback) Kazuya
    But please, I'm begging you!
SIGN    Popular in Nerima Third
     A Fool For You
     The Future I Wished For With You
     Sliding Solo
     Last Sentence
[04:57] (Flashback) Ruka
    Are you seriously telling me to my
    face that you want to cheat on me?!
[05:00] (Flashback) Ruka
    Don't you feel bad for me at all?!
SIGN    Kazuya-kun,
    be mine and mine alone!!
SIGN    Shrill
[05:03] (Flashback) Kazuya
    It's not cheating!
SIGN    Not even
    using the mic
[05:05] (Flashback) Ruka
    And weren't you telling me you
    wanted to make it official?
[05:11] (Flashback) Ruka
    We didn't get to finish that conversation,
    but I could tell what was coming.
[05:16] (Flashback) Ruka
    Was that not an admission that
SIGN    Teary...
[05:21] (Flashback) Ruka
    you were finally getting serious with me?
SIGN    C
    u
    t
    e
    .
    .
    .
[05:28] Kazuya
    Back then, I was trying to
    put Mizuhara behind me.
[05:32] (Flashback) Kazuya
    I want to make it official!
[05:36] Kazuya
    But things have changed now.
[05:42] (Flashback) Kazuya
    I saw it for myself!
[05:45] (Flashback) Kazuya
    She wants to be an actress, and she's
    got all the talent in the world!
[05:49] (Flashback) Kazuya
    For her, being a rental girlfriend helps
    pay the bills and supports her dream...
[05:53] (Flashback) Kazuya
    And, well, she's helped me out a
    ton, so I want to help her out.
[05:58] (Flashback) Ruka
    But it doesn't have to be you!
[06:00] (Flashback) Ruka
    Her other clients can do that just fine!
SIGN    Chizuru-san's super popular!
    With people from
    all walks of life, too!
[06:03] Kazuya
    She does have a point there.
[06:06] (Flashback) Kazuya
    But...
[06:08] (Flashback) Kazuya
    That's not the point!
[06:10] (Flashback) Kazuya
    It's not about that!
[06:15] (Flashback) Ruka
    Then promise me.
[06:19] (Flashback) Ruka
    That you'll take me with you to
    see Chizuru-san's play sometime.
[06:25] (Flashback) Kazuya
    S-Sure!
[06:27] (Flashback) Ruka
    I mean, it's pretty clear that we're
    making steady progress as a couple.
[06:32] Kazuya
    I don't know about that.
[06:33] (Flashback) Ruka
    And I don't know if you're
    really a good judge of acting.
SIGN    A girlfriend's
    composure
[06:36] (Flashback) Ruka
    I won't believe it unless I see for myself.
[06:40] (Flashback) Kazuya
    Yeah! Yeah, let's go!
[06:43] (Flashback) Kazuya
    I'm absolutely sure you'll love it!
[06:46] (Flashback) Ruka
    Calm down! You're being annoying!
[06:51] Chizuru
    Thanks for the coffee. It was great.
[06:54] Chizuru
    Where to next?
[06:57] Chizuru
    We can go wherever you like.
[06:58] Kazuya
    Listen.
[07:01] Kazuya
    Can you just act normally?
[07:05] Kazuya
    Be the usual you when you're with me.
[07:10] Kazuya
    I know what you're really like, so having
    you put on an act makes us feel distant.
[07:16] Kazuya
    And I feel bad.
[07:18] Chizuru
    I can't do that.
[07:20] Chizuru
    I told you, this is acting practice for me.
[07:24] Chizuru
    It'd be pointless if I wasn't
    acting like your ideal girl.
[07:29] Kazuya
    But you are.
[07:32] Kazuya
    The usual you is my ideal girl!
[07:41] Chizuru
    Wh-Where did that come from?
    Quit being corny.
[07:47] Chizuru
    But, okay, if you say so.
[07:51] Chizuru
    I'll be playing it natural, then.
    The customer is king, as they say.
[08:04] Chizuru
    I'll be fine from here.
[08:08] Kazuya
    O-Okay.
[08:10] Kazuya
    S-See ya.
[08:11] Chizuru
    Yeah, see you later.
[08:14] (Flashback) Kazuya
    So don't tell me you're gonna give up!
[08:18] Kazuya
    What's wrong with me?
[08:20] Kazuya
    Renting her every week?
[08:22] Kazuya
    Just put yourself in her shoes.
[08:24] Kazuya
    Sure, it may help her,
[08:26] Kazuya
    but it's way too clingy.
[08:30] Kazuya
    I'm a client.
[08:32] Kazuya
    We're just maintaining the status quo.
[08:35] Kazuya
    The gap between us isn't
    closing anytime soon.
[08:45] Chizuru
    Okay, it's past 5:01 PM!
[08:46] Chizuru
    Now I'm off work!
[08:51] Chizuru
    Are you free right now?
[08:53] Chizuru
    There's someplace I want to drop by.
[08:56] Kazuya
    Huh?
[08:57] Kazuya
    What?!
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Ba-dump Ba-dump
[09:00] Kazuya
    Holy... Holy crap!
[09:03] Kazuya
    What's going on here?!
[09:05] Kazuya
    Why?
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[09:07] Kazuya
    Why am I here, of all places, with Mizuhara?
SIGN    (Not) Renting-a-Girlfriend
[09:17] Kazuya
    Wha... She's good!
[09:21] Kazuya
    Not good. I can't not overthink this!
[09:25] Kazuya
    I mean, this is free!
[09:27] Kazuya
    The time I booked has come and gone!
[09:30] Kazuya
    Is this really okay?
[09:32] Kazuya
    Are you sure about this, Mizuhara?
[09:34] Kazuya
    Now that I'm aware that this isn't
    work, I don't know where to look.
[09:37] Kazuya
    She looks the same as she did an hour ago,
    but now it's making my heart race.
[09:41] Kazuya
    Isn't this basically...
    a date at this point?
[09:45] Kazuya
    You're really good.
SIGN    Desperately trying to
    start a sane conversation
[09:47] Kazuya
    Do you come here often?
[09:49] Chizuru
    Yeah, often when I'm in a bad mood.
[09:53] Chizuru
    But when I come alone, I attract attention.
[09:56] Chizuru
    Just so you know, this isn't a date.
[09:59] Chizuru
    Our interests just happened to align.
SIGN    I'm here to let off steam,
SIGN    and you have nothing else to do.
[10:02] Kazuya
    I know!
[10:03] Kazuya
    She laid down the law.
[10:07] Kazuya
    Two at-bats, two hits!
[10:09] Rando1
    Get a load of that chick. She's super hot.
[10:12] Rando2
    Think she's by herself?
    Wanna try talking to her?
[10:15] Rando1
    Nah, she's with some dude.
[10:16] Rando2
    What? That's her boyfriend?
    I didn't even notice him.
[10:20] Kazuya
    Buzz off!
[10:22] Kazuya
    That said,
[10:24] Kazuya
    she really does stand out wherever she goes.
[10:27] Kazuya
    Even this sporty stuff suits her perfectly.
[10:33] Kazuya
    Wait...
[10:34] Kazuya
    So she's in a bad mood because
    she's not over how that play went?
[10:35] Chizuru
    Because I don't have the talent.
[10:39] Kazuya
    Well, duh.
[10:40] Kazuya
    She may act unfazed,
[10:42] Kazuya
    but because she took it so seriously,
    it must've really hurt her.
SIGN    Ba-dump
SIGN    Ba-dump
[10:49] Kazuya
    Mizuhara's fighting with all she's got, huh?
[10:53] (Flashback) Chizuru
    No interacting with me!
[10:55] (Flashback) Chizuru
    No meddling or prying, either!
[10:57] Chizuru
    You and I are strangers until we graduate!
[11:00] Kazuya
    Are you sure about this?
[11:03] Kazuya
    Meeting up with me like normal.
[11:12] Chizuru
    I mean, it's not like you're
    some weirdo or anything, right?
[11:18] Chizuru
    Well? Are you?
[11:20] Kazuya
    Wh-What are you talking about?!
[11:23] Chizuru
    I just figured it was a bit
    late to be fussing over it.
[11:26] Chizuru
    It isn't like you chose to
    move in next door to me.
[11:30] Chizuru
    It'd be mean to treat you
    like some kind of nuisance.
[11:34] Chizuru
    We should be equals.
[11:36] Chizuru
    Just neighbors, fair and square.
[11:41] Kazuya
    No, wait.
[11:43] Kazuya
    How do you even be neighbors
    fair and square?
[11:53] Chizuru
    Yay! A home run!
[11:55] Kazuya
    Wh-Whoa!
[11:56] Chizuru
    Did you see that?!
[11:58] Kazuya
    Y-You hit it dead center!
[12:00] Rando3
    Lucky bastard.
[12:01] Rando4
    I wanna date a girl like her, too.
[12:05] Kazuya
    Oh, no!
SIGN    Neighbors
[12:06] Kazuya
    I got too close.
SIGN    Neighbors
[12:24] Kazuya
    I, uh...
SIGN    Smart
SIGN    Smart
[12:47] Kazuya
    Pain has never felt so good!
SIGN    Shake Shake
[12:51] Kazuya
    A high-five with Mizuhara in her off time...
[12:54] Kazuya
    A dream come true!
SIGN    P
    e
    r
    f
    e
    c
    t
    .
    .
    .
[13:00] Chizuru
    Hey, there's somewhere else I'd like to go.
SIGN    Tremble
SIGN    Tremble
[13:12] Kazuya
    C-Could it be...
[13:14] Kazuya
    Dinner together?!
SIGN    Itabashi Third Hospital
SIGN    Itabashi Third Hospital
[13:19] Kazuya
    Wh...
[13:19] Kazuya
    Why the hospital?
SIGN    What happened to dinner...
[13:21] Chizuru
    My grandma insisted on seeing you,
    and I couldn't talk her down.
[13:25] Chizuru
    I didn't want us to stay too long,
[13:27] Chizuru
    so I was killing time until 15 minutes
    before visiting hours ended.
[13:29] Kazuya
    Her grandmother's back in the hospital?
[13:33] Kazuya
    She wants to see me? But why?
[13:35] Kazuya
    But man, I should've known!
SIGN    The Dinner Together Plan:
SIGN    Free!
[13:38] Kazuya
    The batting center was just to kill time!
SIGN    Goodbye, my youth
[13:42] Sayuri
    Oh, welcome, Kazuya-kun!
[13:45] Kazuya
    H-Hello.
[13:47] Sayuri
    Come, take a seat.
SIGN    Internal Medicine
    Ichinose Sayuri-sama
    Supervising Doctor: Zaizen Goro
    Supervising Nurse: Satomi Shuji
    Patient ID: 355847621
[13:49] Sayuri
    Have you had dinner yet?
[13:51] Kazuya
    Oh, no.
[13:52] Sayuri
    Sorry. I only have some bread
    and rice balls to offer you.
[13:57] Kazuya
    She's giving me the VIP treatment, as always.
[13:59] Sayuri
    Would you like something to drink?
    You must be thirsty.
[14:02] Kazuya
    N-No, I'm fine.
[14:03] Kazuya
    Right. This is how she was.
[14:06] Kazuya
    I'm glad to see she's fine, though.
[14:08] Chizuru
    Jeez, Grandma. You haven't
    replaced the water in the vase.
[14:12] Chizuru
    I reminded you, too.
[14:14] Sayuri
    Oh, dear.
[14:16] Sayuri
    Say, Kazuya-kun.
SIGN    Cling Cling
SIGN    Scratch Scratch
[14:17] Sayuri
    How's college treating you?
[14:19] Kazuya
    Same old, same old, you know.
[14:23] Sayuri
    Good on you for taking it seriously. Attaboy.
[14:26] Kazuya
    R...
[14:27] Kazuya
    Really?
[14:29] Sayuri
    Really!
[14:29] Chizuru
    Hey, Grandma.
[14:32] Chizuru
    Quit hanging all over my boyfriend.
[14:36] Sayuri
    What's the problem?
[14:37] Sayuri
    I love my young men.
[14:40] Chizuru
    Sheesh.
[14:42] Kazuya
    I know we're pretending
    to be a couple and all,
[14:46] Kazuya
    but hearing her say it gets
    me all hot and bothered.
[14:49] Chizuru
    Whatever.
[14:51] Kazuya
    Huh? Where are you going?
[14:53] Chizuru
    To get some fresh water.
[14:57] Kazuya
    Uh-oh, we're all alone now.
[15:00] Sayuri
    Okay, she's gone.
[15:02] Sayuri
    Kazuya-kun.
[15:07] Sayuri
    I have a favor to ask of you.
[15:13] Kazuya
    A favor?
[15:16] Kazuya
    What is it?
[15:25] Kazuya
    What's all this about?
[15:27] Kazuya
    Did she find out we were lying?
[15:29] Kazuya
    No way. We didn't slip up... I think.
[15:34] Kazuya
    Wait, she's Mizuhara's grandma.
[15:37] Kazuya
    She might be terrifyingly perceptive.
[15:42] Sayuri
    Oh, right. I heard you went
    to see Chizuru's play.
[15:48] Kazuya
    Yeah, I did.
[15:50] Sayuri
    How was it? I couldn't make it, you see.
[16:00] Kazuya
    It was amazing!
[16:01] Kazuya
    She was shining up there...
[16:04] Kazuya
    Completely unlike the usual Chizuru-san.
[16:06] Kazuya
    She was really so damn cool!
[16:09] Sayuri
    Did you tell her that?
[16:11] Kazuya
    Huh? Yeah, I told her.
[16:15] Kazuya
    More like, I went and ran my big mouth.
[16:19] Sayuri
    It must've made her so happy.
[16:22] Sayuri
    She's always loved acting and compliments,
    ever since she was a child.
[16:27] Kazuya
    Oh, I didn't know.
[16:31] Kazuya
    Chizuru-san is truly incredible.
[16:34] Kazuya
    She's got her act together,
    and she's so strong.
[16:37] Kazuya
    Meanwhile, all I ever am is a burden...
[16:45] Sayuri
    "Strong"? Who, Chizuru?
[16:51] Sayuri
    She's always been a needy girl.
[16:55] Kazuya
    Her? No way!
[16:59] Sayuri
    The older kids in the neighborhood
    would often make her cry,
[17:02] Sayuri
    and she'd crawl into my bed,
    saying she felt all alone.
[17:06] Sayuri
    That's the kind of little girl she was.
[17:10] Kazuya
    Needy...
[17:12] Kazuya
    Mizuhara?
[17:14] Kazuya
    A needy girl?
[17:18] Chizuru
    Kazuya-san, I feel empty inside.
[17:18] Sign
    m 0 0 l 46 0 l 46 140 l 0 140
SIGN    °
    Naked
    for
    some
    reason
[17:21] Kazuya
    Come here. I'll fill you up all the way.
[17:25] Kazuya
    Control yourself!
[17:26] Kazuya
    Now is not the time for fantasies!
SIGN    You're talking
    to her
    grandma,
    you know!
[17:29] Sayuri
    And I'm old and withered.
[17:31] Sayuri
    The reaper may come for
    me as soon as tomorrow...
SIGN    Sob
SIGN    Sob
[17:34] Sayuri
    Yes... I will die tomorrow!
SIGN    I'm
    going
    to
    die...
[17:37] Kazuya
    O-Oh, please!
[17:39] Kazuya
    Why are you saying this out of—
SIGN    G
    l
    a
    n
    c
    e
[17:41] Sayuri
    Just kidding!
SIGN     Cackle
    Cackle
[17:45] Sayuri
    You should've seen your face!
    It was so funny!
[17:50] Kazuya
    If that's a joke, it ain't funny!
[17:52] Sayuri
    I believe you have the
    potential to make it big.
[17:57] Kazuya
    Uh, I don't know if I can live
    up to your expectations...
[18:01] Sayuri
    Don't say that. I believe in you.
[18:05] Kazuya
    Y-You really think so?
[18:06] Sign
    m 0 0 l 86 0 l 86 200 l 0 200
SIGN    °
    One
    brain
    cell
[18:07] Sayuri
    Yes, really. I'm sure you'll make it big.
[18:10] Kazuya
    You sound pretty convincing...
[18:13] Sayuri
    Besides, if you ask me,
    you're the much stronger one.
[18:21] Sayuri
    Nobody is perfect.
[18:25] Sayuri
    We lose our way, and we make wrong choices.
[18:30] Sayuri
    We learn how weak and frail we are,
    are brought to our knees,
[18:33] Sayuri
    and yet stand back up again in the
    pursuit of happiness... over and over.
[18:38] Sayuri
    That, my boy, is what we call life.
[18:41] Sayuri
    What makes humans special is that,
    though we may be hurt by how weak we are,
[18:46] Sayuri
    we can admit that others can
    be amazing and admire them.
[18:51] Sayuri
    The fact that you can do
    that shows you're bighearted.
[18:55] Sayuri
    You've already made it big.
[19:02] Sayuri
    Chizuru's a little awkward in recognizing
    and accepting her weakness.
[19:07] Sayuri
    She's covering her fragile self in armor
    of ice—a mere display of strength.
[19:13] Sayuri
    In that sense, she's a prodigious actress.
[19:17] (Flashback) Chizuru
    There's no one alive who doesn't get lonely.
[19:20] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Just a lot of people good at hiding it.
[19:23] Kazuya
    Mizuhara...
[19:26] Sayuri
    But one day, she'll surely need
    someone who sees her for who she is.
[19:34] Sayuri
    So I ask you...
[19:39] Sayuri
    No, I beg you.
[19:41] Sayuri
    Please, please, be that for Chizuru.
[19:53] Kazuya
    I see... Of course.
[19:56] Kazuya
    Mizuhara is her dear granddaughter.
[20:01] Kazuya
    She would never want her
    to date some random dude.
[20:05] Kazuya
    I can't be irresponsible and say
    I'll have her back for life.
[20:10] Kazuya
    What I can say is...
[20:14] Kazuya
    I love her.
[20:18] Kazuya
    I love Chizuru-san with all my heart!
[20:35] Sayuri
    I'm satisfied hearing that.
SIGN    Sob
SIGN    Sob
[20:38] Sayuri
    I can die in peace tomorrow!
SIGN    I'm
    going
    to
    die...
[20:40] Kazuya
    No, you won't!
[20:44] Chizuru
    What did you two talk about?
[20:46] Kazuya
    N-Nothing special.
SIGN    Itabashi Third Hospital
SIGN    Itabashi Third Hospital
[20:49] Chizuru
    Huh...
[20:51] Chizuru
    Well, not that it really matters.
[20:54] Kazuya
    Mizuhara's a lonely, needy girl...
[20:57] Kazuya
    I still can't believe it.
[21:00] Kazuya
    The Mizuhara I know is endlessly strong.
[21:04] Kazuya
    She's always the one offering to help
    others out. I can't picture her receiving it.
[21:12] Chizuru
    Bye.
[21:13] Kazuya
    But if it's true...
[21:15] Chizuru
    Goodnight.
[21:17] Kazuya
    G-Goodnight.
[21:19] Kazuya
    I want to be there for her.
[21:22] Kazuya
    I want to help her out,
    even if it's not as her boyfriend.
[21:30] Kazuya
    Granny Sayuri trusted me,
    and I need to live up to that.
SIGN    Send
SIGN    Cancel
SIGN    Talent Name
SIGN    Mizuhara Chizuru
SIGN    Rating
SIGN    Review
SIGN    Truly the perfect girlfriend
SIGN    Review submitted.
    Thank you for your patronage.
[21:41] Kazuya
    But could I really be
    that kinda guy for her?
SIGN    DAZED
[23:17] Kazuya
    Mizuhara was so cute today.
SIGN    T
    r
    a
    s
    h
[23:25] Kazuya
    Yes?
[23:33] Kazuya
    Mizuhara? What does she want?!
[23:51] Chizuru
    I lost my key.
[23:57] Ruka
    Hey, Chizuru-san!
    What do you mean, you lost your key?
[24:01] Chizuru
    Exactly what I said.
[24:03] Ruka
    Are you pretending you lost it so
    you can enter Kazuya-kun's place
[24:06] Ruka
    and get down and so dirty that it can't
    even be broadcast as a late-night anime?
[24:09] Ruka
    Is it gonna be an endless
    parade of sax instrumentals?!
[24:13] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan, calm down for a sec.
[24:15] Ruka
    If it comes down to it, I will personally
    censor everything with light beams!
[24:19] Chizuru
    Feel free.
[24:21] Chizuru
    Next time on Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:22] Kazuya
    "The Return of...
[24:23] Chizuru
    ...the Girlfriend."
SIGN    "The Return of the Girlfriend"
[24:24] Ruka
    I won't stand for any lucky tumbles, either!

E15 - The Return of the Girlfriend

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SIGN    Review
SIGN    Truly the perfect girlfriend
SIGN    Send
SIGN    Cancel
[00:12] Kazuya
    Yes?
[00:20] Kazuya
    Mizuhara? What does she want?!
[00:39] Chizuru
    I lost my key.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[02:14] Chizuru
    I lost my key.
SIGN    "The Return of the Girlfriend"
[02:17] Kazuya
    Huh? Your key?
[02:19] Kazuya
    R-Really? That's pretty yikes.
[02:22] Chizuru
    Yeah.
[02:23] Kazuya
    What's going on?!
[02:24] Kazuya
    Her key? Mizuhara... lost her key?
[02:28] Kazuya
    So she can't get into her apartment?
[02:31] Kazuya
    But why'd she ring my doorbell?
[02:33] Kazuya
    What's she trying to say?
[02:35] Kazuya
    What's she expecting from me?
[02:39] Chizuru
    Do you mind?
[02:59] Chizuru
    It looks like the landlord
    won't be back until tomorrow.
[03:02] Chizuru
    I rang their bell, but no response.
[03:05] Chizuru
    I called my realtor, too,
    but working hours are long over.
[03:09] Chizuru
    I must've lost it at the batting center.
[03:12] Chizuru
    I called them, too, but nobody
    answered. For crying out loud.
[03:16] Chizuru
    Your place is always so messy.
[03:19] Chizuru
    Oh, sorry, were you about to sleep?
[03:21] Kazuya
    N-Not at all! I'm a night owl!
[03:23] Chizuru
    Oh? That's a relief.
[03:29] Kazuya
    She waltzed into my apartment! QED!
SIGN    She's locked out
    =
    She has nowhere
    to go tonight
[03:33] Kazuya
    She's locked out, which means
    she has nowhere to go tonight!
SIGN    × Next-door
    neighbor
[03:37] Kazuya
    I'm her next-door neighbor.
SIGN    ÷ Waltzed
    in casually
[03:41] Kazuya
    Which leads us to the only
    possible conclusion!
SIGN    Find a conclusion
    based on the
    above formula.
[03:44] Kazuya
    She wants to spend the night at my place!
[03:50] Kazuya
    QED! It couldn't be anything else!
[03:54] Kazuya
    But can I say it? Do I have it in me?
[03:57] Kazuya
    Can I really ask Mizuhara,
    "Hey, why don't you just sleep over?"
[04:02] Kazuya
    But look at the time. I can't
    throw her out onto the street.
[04:06] Kazuya
    My neighbor... Yes, my neighbor's in trouble!
SIGN    Is this
    a train?
[04:09] Kazuya
    If I ignored her, I wouldn't be a man!
SIGN    Cute
[04:12] Kazuya
    It's not like anything will happen.
[04:15] Kazuya
    I just... I just gotta
    let her stay the night!
[04:18] Kazuya
    I, Kinoshita Kazuya, male,
    will make the offer of a lifetime!
[04:22] Kazuya
    D-D-D-Do you wanna...
[04:26] Kazuya
    stay the...
[04:29] Kazuya
    Huh? The balcony?
[04:31] Chizuru
    I'm pretty sure I locked up,
[04:34] Chizuru
    but let me try, just in case.
[04:37] Chizuru
    If it's open, that solves everything.
[04:40] Kazuya
    S-Sure.
SIGN    The saddest
    "Sure"
    in Nerima
[04:42] Kazuya
    QED, my ass!
[04:44] Kazuya
    I mean, yeah...
[04:46] Kazuya
    There's no way she'd ever wanna
    spend the night at my place...
[04:56] Kazuya
    U-Uh...
SIGN    wiggle
SIGN    wiggle
[04:58] Kazuya
    Mizuhara... san?
SIGN    f
    i
    d
    g
    e
    t
[05:01] Kazuya
    Hold up. Am I allowed to look?
[05:05] Kazuya
    Her ass is totally
[05:07] Kazuya
    making eye contact with me!
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
SIGN    swirl
[05:10] Chizuru
    Okay, yeah, I can't get
    a good look from here.
SIGN    Why is the lock
    on the other side?
[05:13] Kazuya
    Meanwhile, I'm getting too good a look.
[05:16] Chizuru
    Maybe if I lean over a little more...
[05:20] Chizuru
    Hup.
[05:24] Kazuya
    Huh? Hey, watch out!
SIGN    FREEZE
SIGN    FLUFF
SIGN    I grabbed her ass!!
[05:34] Chizuru
    H-Hey! Where do you think you're touching?!
[05:36] Kazuya
    But you were about to fall!
SIGN    fluff
    fluff
SIGN    rub
    rub
[05:38] Chizuru
    There are plenty of other
    places you could've grabbed!
SIGN    fluff
    fluff
SIGN    rub
    rub
SIGN    fluff
    fluff
SIGN    rub
    rub
SIGN    fluff
    fluff
SIGN    rub
    rub
[05:41] Kazuya
    L-Like where?!
SIGN    fluff
    fluff
SIGN    rub
    rub
[05:42] Chizuru
    Eek! Hey, hands off!
[05:45] Chizuru
    Like my waist! My waist!
[05:47] Kazuya
    Y-Your waist?
[05:48] Kazuya
    Like, here?
SIGN    WOB
SIGN    WOB
[05:51] Kazuya
    The waist's no better!
SIGN    Soft
    and
    plump!?
SIGN    Sweat
    Sweat
[05:53] Chizuru
    Okay, I checked!
[05:54] Chizuru
    So let me go!
[05:56] Kazuya
    S-Sorry.
[05:57] Chizuru
    Wait, not so suddenly...
[05:59] Kazuya
    Watch out! Hey!
[06:09] Kazuya
    M-Mizuhara.
[06:12] Kazuya
    I'm so close to her...
[06:15] Kazuya
    This range is lethal.
[06:19] Kazuya
    We haven't been this close since...
[06:28] Kazuya
    Yeah, point-blank Mizuhara is a bomb!
[06:32] Kazuya
    Her long eyelashes, round eyes,
[06:35] Kazuya
    and even her skin glinting
    with sweat is super sexy.
[06:39] Kazuya
    Damn, Mizuhara's hot!
[06:42] Kazuya
    Don't be stupid!
    She's gonna punch me again!
[06:44] Chizuru
    To the Moon!
[06:51] Chizuru
    Get off.
[06:55] Chizuru
    Get off me, please.
[06:57] Kazuya
    Mizuhara...?
[07:08] Kazuya
    Th-The mailman, maybe?
[07:11] Kazuya
    This late, though?
[07:14] Kazuya
    Who could it be?
SIGN    DOOM
[07:31] Chizuru
    Hey, aren't you going to answer?
[07:33] Kazuya
    Shh! Shhhhhh!
[07:35] Kazuya
    It's M... Mami-chan!
[07:38] Chizuru
    Wha?!
[07:39] Chizuru
    Why's Mami-san here?
[07:41] Chizuru
    Did you two make plans?
[07:43] Kazuya
    A-As if!
SIGN    I may have given
    her my address
    at some point
[07:44] Kazuya
    This is the first time
    she's come to my place!
[07:46] Chizuru
    This is bad news.
[07:48] Chizuru
    If she sees me here...
[07:49] Kazuya
    I-I know that!
[07:52] Kazuya
    Why? To what end?
[07:54] Kazuya
    What is Mami-chan doing here?
[07:56] Kazuya
    She always refused to come
    over every time I asked...
[08:01] Kazuya
    So why now?
[08:03] Kazuya
    She knows that Mizuhara's
    a rental girlfriend.
[08:07] (Flashback) Mami
    It all pisses me off just a teensy bit.
[08:11] Kazuya
    If she sees us like this, I'm dead!
SIGN    Gulp...
[08:17] Kazuya
    Just gotta pretend I'm not home.
[08:36] Kazuya
    The door's unlocked!
[08:37] Mami
    What? Seriously?
[08:39] Kazuya
    Right! I left it unlocked
    after Mizuhara showed up!
[08:45] Kazuya
    This way!
[08:46] Chizuru
    Wai...
[08:47] Chizuru
    My shoes!
[08:49] Sign
    Mine
[08:50] Kazuya
    O-Oh, right.
[08:52] Kazuya
    Please, leave!
[08:54] Kazuya
    Go away!
[09:03] Mami
    Kazu-kun?
[09:06] Mami
    Are you home?
[09:12] Mami
    Your door's unlocked, you know.
[09:17] Mami
    Did he go shopping?
    Talk about careless.
[09:42] Kazuya
    It's over...
[09:45] Kazuya
    It's all over!
SIGN    wobble wobble
SIGN    tremble wobble wobble
SIGN    tremble tremble
SIGN    I thought
     I was done for!!
[10:09] Chizuru
    I demand an explanation!
[10:10] Chizuru
    Why did Mami-san come here?
[10:12] Kazuya
    D-Don't ask me!
[10:15] Kazuya
    She doesn't know I was watching
    the two of you the other day.
[10:21] Kazuya
    Maybe she wanted to talk about that?
SIGN    Tap
[10:25] Chizuru
    Anyway, I was too thoughtless.
    I shouldn't have entered your apartment.
SIGN    Tap
SIGN    I'm never
    coming in
    here again!!
SIGN    Tap
[10:28] Kazuya
    W-Wait up!
[10:29] Kazuya
    She could still be out there!
[10:32] Chizuru
    Good point.
SIGN    Nod
SIGN    Nod
SIGN    Nod
SIGN    Nod
SIGN    Nod
[10:40] Mami
    Shopping?
[10:41] Mami
    Leaving the lights on,
    and the door unlocked?
[10:46] Mami
    It's not impossible, I guess?
SIGN    Kinoshita Kazuya
[10:49] Mami
    I just dropped by 'cause I was in the area.
[10:51] Mami
    I don't know if it's worth calling him...
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Are you home?
[11:18] Mami
    You're kidding me.
[11:26] Kazuya
    The silence is killing me!
[11:29] Kazuya
    And Mizuhara's been standing the whole time.
[11:33] Kazuya
    Is she wary of me because of what happened?
[11:37] Kazuya
    There's too much going on.
[11:39] Kazuya
    I don't know what to talk about.
[11:41] Kazuya
    I-I wonder what Mami-chan was here for.
SIGN    Riiiight?
SIGN    Right?
[11:45] Chizuru
    There's no point in thinking about it.
[11:47] Chizuru
    We just have to be glad she didn't see us.
[11:51] Kazuya
    Talk about calm...
[11:54] (Flashback) Sayuri
    She's always been a needy girl.
[11:58] Kazuya
    I really find that hard to believe.
[12:02] Kazuya
    But...
[12:03] Kazuya
    Why did she come to me?
[12:05] Kazuya
    Sure, our balconies are connected,
[12:07] Kazuya
    but couldn't she have gone to
    her parents or friends instead?
SIGN    ba-dump
    ba-dump
[12:12] Kazuya
    Maybe that's how much she trusts me?
[12:16] Chizuru
    Okay, I should get going.
[12:18] Chizuru
    Surely she's left by now.
[12:22] Kazuya
    Oh, let me check outside.
[12:27] Kazuya
    Phew.
[12:29] Kazuya
    No sign of her.
[12:30] Chizuru
    Oh, look!
[12:33] Chizuru
    The landlord's back.
[12:34] Kazuya
    G-Good news.
[12:37] Chizuru
    Goodnight, then. Thanks for having me.
[12:45] (Flashback) Sayuri
    Please, please, be that for Chizuru.
[12:55] Kazuya
    L-Let me know if you ever need help!
[13:02] Kazuya
    I-I know we nearly got in trouble this time,
[13:06] Kazuya
    but stuff happens all the time in life.
[13:09] Kazuya
    If you can't turn to your parents or friends,
[13:12] Kazuya
    I'll do everything I can as your neighbor.
[13:22] Chizuru
    They're gone.
[13:26] Chizuru
    My parents... are gone.
[13:37] Kazuya
    Mizuhara...
[13:40] Chizuru
    My father left when I was little.
[13:43] Chizuru
    My mom and I went to live
    with my grandparents.
[13:46] Chizuru
    But my mom died soon after,
[13:49] Chizuru
    and so did my grandpa,
    when I was in high school.
[13:53] Chizuru
    So my "family" is just my grandma and me.
[13:58] Kazuya
    Come to think of it...
[14:00] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Jeez, Grandma. You haven't
    replaced the water in the vase.
[14:04] Kazuya
    It never felt like her family was around.
[14:09] Chizuru
    I made a promise...
[14:11] Chizuru
    I promised my grandpa that I
    would become an actress one day.
[14:15] Chizuru
    So I at least want my grandma
    to see me performing on screen.
[14:21] Chizuru
    That's my dream.
[14:25] Chizuru
    Made you cringe?
[14:31] Chizuru
    The girl you're paying to go on
    dates with is nothing special.
[14:36] Chizuru
    I'm a failed actress...
[14:37] Chizuru
    Just a girl in college who's still
    clinging to a childish dream.
[14:42] Chizuru
    So, honestly, don't expect too much from me.
[14:46] Chizuru
    Sorry about everything tonight.
[14:49] Chizuru
    Goodnight.
[15:00] Kazuya
    I guess I lucked out.
[15:03] Kazuya
    Both my parents are still alive.
[15:06] Kazuya
    And even now, if I go back home,
    they'll welcome me back and feed me.
[15:11] Kazuya
    It's hard to believe, but my Gran
    doted all over me when I was a baby.
[15:15] (Flashback) Nagomi
    His eyebrows are just like his grandpa's!
[15:18] (Flashback) Nagomi
    There, there, my boy!
[15:21] Kazuya
    I'm an only child,
[15:23] Kazuya
    so she was gung-ho about giving me,
    the successor, some "early education."
[15:26] Kazuya
    She bought me all sorts of toys and stuff.
[15:29] (Flashback) Nagomi
    Here's a bridge!
[15:30] (Flashback) Nagomi
    Now you can link two structures!
[15:32] (Flashback) Harumi
    Mom, it's too early for him.
SIGN    Om nom
[15:35] (Flashback) Kazuo
    He's chewing on the train...
[15:37] (Flashback) Nagomi
    They say a kid's IQ is
    set by the age of five!
[15:40] Kazuya
    I don't know if I lived up
    to her hopes, though...
[15:43] Kazuya
    Seriously, though, compared to you,
[15:46] Kazuya
    I've lived a carefree life.
[15:49] Chizuru
    What? Are you bragging?
SIGN    S-Sorry
[15:51] Kazuya
    U-Uh, no. What I'm trying to say is...
[15:54] Kazuya
    All that said, I sometimes think about
    how my future's set in stone already.
[16:01] Chizuru
    You mean...
[16:03] Kazuya
    Oh, uh, I'm not against taking
    over the store or anything.
[16:07] Kazuya
    It's not like I have any
    concrete goals, anyway.
[16:11] Kazuya
    Even running a convenience store would be
    too good a life for the likes of me, seriously.
[16:16] Kazuya
    And, of course, I feel indebted
    to my family for raising me,
[16:19] Kazuya
    and I wanna repay them for
    taking such good care of me.
SIGN    Nagomi Sake
[16:22] Kazuya
    I was born into this family,
[16:24] Kazuya
    so I believe it's my purpose
    in life to take over the store.
[16:29] Kazuya
    And that's fine by me. Just fine.
[16:37] Kazuya
    But...
[16:38] (Flashback) Sayuri
    But one day, she'll surely need
    someone who sees her for who she is.
[16:45] Kazuya
    You just look so cool in my eyes.
[16:49] Kazuya
    I don't know, like... you're pursuing
    your dreams with all you've got,
[16:53] Kazuya
    and you'll do whatever it takes.
[16:56] Kazuya
    See her for who she is? Be there for her?
[17:01] Kazuya
    I bawled my eyes out watching your play, too.
[17:07] Kazuya
    This isn't about fanciful ideas like those.
[17:11] Kazuya
    I just wanna see you fulfill your dream.
[17:16] Kazuya
    I really, really do.
[17:19] Kazuya
    So I wanna be there forever... by your side.
[17:27] Kazuya
    Is that too much to ask?
[17:32] Chizuru
    "Forever"?
[17:33] Kazuya
    Er, wait!
SIGN    Blush
SIGN    Sweat
[17:35] Kazuya
    Of all the creepy things to say!
[17:41] Chizuru
    Stupid.
[17:42] Kazuya
    Stu—
[17:43] Chizuru
    If you want me to be with you,
    I can't very well refuse.
[17:49] Kazuya
    Mizuhara?
[17:52] Chizuru
    That's a rental girlfriend's job.
[17:56] Chizuru
    Bye.
[18:01] Kazuya
    That night, the sight of Mizuhara
    leaving was etched into my eyes,
[18:06] Kazuya
    leaving me unable to sleep.
[18:08] Kazuya
    I know she's lived a life hundreds
    of times harder than mine,
[18:15] Kazuya
    and gone through so much pain...
[18:18] (Flashback) Chizuru
    If you want me to be with you,
    I can't very well refuse.
[18:24] Kazuya
    I don't know if that came from the heart.
[18:28] Kazuya
    I don't know if you meant it,
[18:30] Kazuya
    or if it was just lip service.
[18:32] Kazuya
    But my feelings are real.
[18:36] Kazuya
    It doesn't matter if you're a rental
    girlfriend, or just my neighbor.
[18:40] (Flashback) Chizuru
    That's a rental girlfriend's job.
[18:43] Kazuya
    It doesn't matter if I'm just your
    client, or your boyfriend.
[18:47] Kazuya
    Even if this were all to come to an
    end someday, I wanna be there for you.
[18:52] Kazuya
    I want you to know that
    that isn't lip service.
[18:55] Kazuya
    I mean it, from the heart.
[19:03] Kazuya
    M-Mizuhara!
[19:06] Kazuya
    Crap, I stopped!
SIGN    Glance Glance
SIGN    Nobody's
    around, right!?
SIGN    Hmm...
[19:12] Kazuya
    You don't know her! You don't know her!
SIGN    Dazed...
SIGN    Economics Department Special Seminar Numbering
SIGN    Economics Department Special Seminar Numbering
[22:17] Kazuya
    Okay, yeah, I'm down bad.
[22:22] Kazuya
    What is wrong with me?
[22:25] Kazuya
    She's a rental girlfriend, y'know.
[22:27] Kazuya
    I'm making my feelings obvious...
    showing no self-control.
[22:38] Kazuya
    But there's something I don't get.
[22:42] Kazuya
    I feel like Mizuhara knows
    I'm in love with her.
[22:47] Kazuya
    "We feel nothing for each other."
[22:49] Kazuya
    That was what our relationship was
    built on, and what kept it ticking.
[22:54] Kazuya
    If she finds out I've
    actually fallen for her,
[22:56] Kazuya
    I pose a risk to her as a rental girlfriend.
[22:58] Kazuya
    She could easily tell her agency
    and break off all contact forever.
[23:04] Kazuya
    So then, why is she so nice to me?
[23:12] Chizuru
    Kazuya-kun, I feel the same way...
[23:20] Kazuya
    What am I thinking?!
SIGN    Grah!
[23:22] Kazuya
    She finally came around and
    said we could be "neighbors."
[23:24] Kazuya
    If I get carried away, things
    will go right back to square one!
SIGN    Wha!?
SIGN    Creep.
[23:30] Kazuya
    This is all Mizuhara's
    fault for being so cute.
[23:37] Mami
    Kazu-kun.
SIGN    Bob
[23:40] Kazuya
    M-Mami-chan?!
[23:41] Mami
    Whatcha hiding?
[23:43] Kazuya
    Ugh! I overreacted!
SIGN    Swirl
SIGN    Swirl
SIGN    Swirl
SIGN    Swirl
[23:48] Kazuya
    She did come over last night and all...
    Does she wanna talk about that?
SIGN    Swirl
SIGN    Swirl
SIGN    Swirl
[23:52] Mami
    Do you have a minute?
[23:57] Mami
    Kazu-kun!
[23:58] Kazuya
    Wh-What's up, Mami-chan?
[24:00] Mami
    Are you panicking about something?
[24:02] Kazuya
    Nah, I just didn't know you'd
    be joining me for the preview.
[24:05] Mami
    Huh... Does that mean you don't
    know what happens, either?
[24:09] Kazuya
    N-No idea.
[24:11] Mami
    I'll give you two hints.
    "Naked" and "Sleepover."
[24:14] Kazuya
    Buck naked, sleeping together?!
[24:16] Mami
    You're so funny, Kazu-kun.
[24:18] Mami
    Anyway, next time on Rent-a-Girlfriend...
[24:20] Kazuya
    "Night...
[24:21] Mami
    ...and Girlfriend."
[24:22] Mami
    Oh, Kazu-kun, you have a nosebleed!
SIGN    "Night and Girlfriend"
[24:24] Mami
    Virgins are so lol.

E16 - Night and Girlfriend

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SIGN    Bob
[00:04] Mami
    Kazu-kun.
[00:06] Kazuya
    M-Mami-chan?!
[00:08] Mami
    Whatcha hiding?
SIGN    Swirl
[00:10] Kazuya
    Ugh! I overreacted!
SIGN    Swirl
SIGN    Swirl
SIGN    Swirl
[00:14] Kazuya
    She did come over last night and all...
    Does she wanna talk about that?
SIGN    Swirl
SIGN    Swirl
SIGN    Swirl
[00:18] Mami
    Do you have a minute?
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    "Night and Girlfriend"
[01:56] Kazuya
    A talk, just the two of us?
[01:58] Kazuya
    Up close and personal?!
[02:00] Kazuya
    Mami-chan knows Mizuhara's
    a rental girlfriend.
[02:04] Kazuya
    It's gotta be about that, right?
[02:06] Mami
    I heard that Chizuru-san
    is a rental girlfriend.
[02:10] Kazuya
    Oh... Y-Yeah.
[02:12] Mami
    Huh? You don't sound surprised.
[02:14] Kazuya
    O-Oh, well, Chizuru told me what happened.
SIGN    I can't possibly tell her
    I saw it all go down!
[02:22] Mami
    I figured I should tell you that I know ASAP,
[02:26] Mami
    so I went to your place last night,
[02:29] Sign
    S
    W
    E
    A
    T
[02:30] Mami
    but you were out shopping.
[02:33] Mami
    I was so shocked.
[02:35] Mami
    I had no idea such a service existed,
[02:37] Mami
    and I couldn't believe you
    and her were... y'know...
[02:40] Kazuya
    R-Rental going out? I was shocked, too!
SIGN    Ahaha
SIGN    Trash
    dodge
[02:43] Kazuya
    Haha, as if!
[02:43] Kazuya
    I knew it. She's here to
    yell at me, dress me down!
[02:47] Mami
    You tricked us all? You should
    be ashamed of yourself!
SIGN    T
    h
    e
    
    C
    r
    i
    n
    g
    e
    c
    u
    t
    i
    o
    n
SIGN    T
    h
    e
    
    C
    r
    i
    n
    g
    e
    c
    u
    t
    i
    o
    n
[02:51] Mami
    Seriously? Don't you feel
    empty inside when you pay?
SIGN    S
    a
    l
    t
    
    O
    n
    
    t
    h
    e
    
    W
    o
    u
    n
    d
    
    J
    a
    i
    l
SIGN    S
    a
    l
    t
    
    O
    n
    
    t
    h
    e
    
    W
    o
    u
    n
    d
    
    J
    a
    i
    l
[02:56] Kazuya
    Here she comes! The executioner from hell!
SIGN    The
    Silence
    Sentence
[03:00] Mami
    Hey, tell me...
[03:03] Mami
    Is it my fault?
[03:07] Mami
    Did I drive you to this?
SIGN    Bingo
[03:11] Kazuya
    Huh? She's not mad?
[03:13] Kazuya
    And wait, what?
    She's been worried about that*?
[03:16] Kazuya
    O-Of course not!
[03:19] Kazuya
    I-I was just curious...
    Like, social research?
[03:22] Mami
    Really?
[03:24] Kazuya
    Yeah, yeah. Don't worry about it.
[03:26] Kazuya
    I couldn't tell her the truth,
    not over my dead body.
[03:28] Sign
    It's too pathetic
[03:31] Kazuya
    But there is something*
    else I need to tell her.
[03:35] Kazuya
    Hey, uh, I'm really sorry.
[03:38] Kazuya
    I lied, and even introduced her to
    all you guys, like some kind of moron.
[03:43] Kazuya
    But please, don't take it out on Mizuhara...
[03:48] Mami
    Wait, you haven't fallen for her, have you?
[03:52] Kazuya
    O-Oh, no.
[03:53] Kazuya
    Of course not!
[03:55] Mami
    I thought not! Thank goodness!
[03:58] Mami
    You're an innocent boy,
    but I know you're not a fool.
[04:01] Mami
    Sorry I doubted you.
SIGN    Hand...
[04:07] Mami
    Kazu-kun, you only live once.
[04:11] Mami
    You're losing out if you don't
    get a girlfriend for real.
[04:14] Mami
    You gotta have lots of fun in college.
    You won't get to as a working adult.
[04:20] Mami
    I don't mean to belittle Mizuhara-san's work,
[04:24] Mami
    but at the end of the day, it's business.
[04:27] Mami
    Spending your time and money
    on that is a total waste.
[04:32] Mami
    Get it?
[04:33] Kazuya
    Y-Yeah, roger that!
[04:36] Mami
    That's all I wanted to say. Later.
[04:38] Kazuya
    Okay.
SIGN    Sprawl
SIGN    Lights
    on,
    nobody
    home
[04:47] Kazuya
    I thought I was a goner!
[04:51] Kazuya
    But she was so nice...
[04:53] Kazuya
    I did deceive her and all...
[04:55] Kazuya
    I thought she'd chew me out.
[04:59] (Flashback) Mami
    It all pisses me off just a teensy bit.
[05:02] Kazuya
    Anyway, I gotta make sure she doesn't
    find out it's still going on!
[05:07] Mami
    "Social research," my ass.
[05:09] Mami
    Lies, lies, and more lies. What a loser.
[05:13] Mami
    Going by how much he was panicking,
    it doesn't seem to be a one-time thing.
[05:19] Mami
    You lie to us for a whole year
    and call it "research"?
[05:25] Mami
    Also, that bag...
[05:27] Mami
    I don't know that it's hers for sure, but...
[05:31] Mami
    There's gotta be more to it.
[05:37] Mami
    Hey, Kibe-chan!
[05:40] Ruka
    I'll cook for you tonight!
[05:43] Kazuya
    Huh? Why?
[05:45] Ruka
    Have you been eating right lately?
[05:49] Ruka
    I feel like you've lost weight.
SIGN    You're taking on
    too much work...
[05:51] Kazuya
    R-Really?
SIGN    Sure,
    I've
    been
    eating
    nothing
    but
    instant...
[05:53] Kazuya
    But cook? Where, at my place?
SIGN    Karaoke Village
[05:56] Ruka
    Yep. It'd suck if you were malnourished.
[06:00] Kazuya
    It's not that serious.
[06:02] Ruka
    As your girlfriend, I can't ignore it!
SIGN    S
    c
    h
    w
    i
    n
    g
[06:05] Kazuya
    She wants to come over now?
    Is she serious?
[06:09] Ruka
    Okay, it's a plan! Time for shopping!
[06:12] Kazuya
    Hey, wait!
SIGN    Supermarket
SIGN    y
    B
    a
    s
    k
    e
    t
SIGN    May Queen 2 for 80 yen
SIGN    H
    a
    p
    p
    y
SIGN    H
    a
    p
    p
    y
SIGN    Hum
    Hum
[06:21] Kazuya
    Uh, don't I get a say in this?
SIGN    Someone's
    having fun...
[06:24] Kazuya
    Is this gonna be okay?
[06:26] Kazuya
    It's gonna be late once all
    the cooking and eating's done.
[06:30] Kazuya
    She will go home after that, right?
[06:32] Kazuya
    Not that I mind just having
    dinner with a cute girl.
SIGN    Nutrition
SIGN    Corner
SIGN    Garlic
SIGN    Chives
SIGN    Softshell Turtle
SIGN    Avocado
SIGN    Garlic
[06:38] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan?
SIGN    Softshell Turtle
[06:40] Ruka
    Huh?
[06:41] Ruka
    Wh-What is it?
[06:42] Ruka
    You can wait by the entrance, Kazuya-kun.
[06:45] Kazuya
    What are you planning to make?
[06:46] Ruka
    C-Curry!
[06:48] Kazuya
    You don't need turtle for curry!
[06:50] Ruka
    You do for some curries!
[06:53] Ruka
    Am I not allowed to want my
    boyfriend to feel better?
[06:56] Ruka
    That's all I want. Nothing more.
SIGN    Weirdly
    convincing
[07:00] Ruka
    We'll take these, please!
SIGN    Ka-ching
SIGN    m 0 0 l 120 0 l 120 140 l 0 140
SIGN    Today's bill:
    3,720 yen
    (of which the turtle is 2,000 yen.)
[07:06] Ruka
    Thanks for having me, the girlfriend, over!
[07:09] Kazuya
    L-Let me clean up the place.
[07:12] Kazuya
    Huh? Why are you locking the door?!
[07:15] Ruka
    What if a thug waltzes in?
[07:18] Kazuya
    This area isn't that dangerous.
[07:21] Kazuya
    Hey, try to hide your displeasure!
[07:26] Ruka
    You just sit there and watch.
[07:28] Ruka
    You'll see how cute I am while cooking.
[07:30] Ruka
    Okay.
[07:32] Sign
    Sparkle
[07:33] Ruka
    I'm gonna do my best.
[07:34] Ruka
    First, 200cc of water.
[07:35] Sign
    Tralala,
    latata
[07:35] Sign
    3 Minute Cooking
[07:36] Sign
    Smooth
[07:36] Ruka
    Get the ingredients ready.
[07:39] Kazuya
    Man, what a bizarre sight.
[07:42] Kazuya
    Look at this cute girl prancing
    around my kitchen in an apron.
[07:45] Kazuya
    And she calls herself my girlfriend.
[07:47] Ruka
    Oh, right.
[07:49] Ruka
    Here, some pre-meal beer.
[07:52] Kazuya
    W-Wait, where did you get that?
[07:55] Ruka
    In your fridge.
[07:57] Kazuya
    Huh, mine? Sorry.
SIGN    C
    h
    i
    l
    l
    .
    .
    .
[08:00] Kazuya
    Wait, no! This won't do!
[08:01] Kazuya
    This situation does not call for booze!
[08:03] Kazuya
    There've been too many parties lately.
[08:06] Kazuya
    I wanna give my liver some time off.
SIGN    Take it
    back
[08:07] Ruka
    Oh, really?
[08:10] Ruka
    That's too bad.
SIGN    G
    L
    U
    G
    
    G
    L
    U
    G
[08:12] Ruka
    Glug, glug.
[08:13] Kazuya
    Hey, what do you think you're making?!
[08:15] Kazuya
    Some kind of drug?!
[08:16] Ruka
    Curry! I'm making curry!
[08:19] Ruka
    I forgot to buy cooking wine, is all.
[08:22] Kazuya
    What kind of battle is this?
SIGN    Blush
SIGN    Turtle Curry Recipe
     Ingredients (for two)
     Softshell turtle 1 bag (100g)
    Chives 1
    Potatoes 2
    Carrot 1.5
    Curry roux...
SIGN    Delicious Turtle Curry
SIGN    Turtle Curry Soup
[08:32] Kazuya
    Wow, turtle curry really exists, huh?
[08:36] Kazuya
    Wait, did you plan this?
SIGN    Ba-dump
[08:39] Kazuya
    Were you lying when you said I'd lost weight?
SIGN    Flinch
[08:42] Ruka
    Uh, who can say?
[08:45] Ruka
    Maybe I just gained weight myself.
SIGN    Shoo Shoo
[08:47] Ruka
    Anyway, leave me alone!
SIGN    I'll stab you
[08:50] Kazuya
    Whatever the reason,
[08:52] Kazuya
    she's doing all this for me.
[08:54] Kazuya
    I should be grateful, really.
[08:58] Ruka
    So this is how it feels.
[09:00] Kazuya
    How what feels?
[09:02] Ruka
    I've never fallen in love before...
[09:07] Ruka
    TIL how it feels to cook
    a meal for your boyfriend.
[09:15] Ruka
    Here. Eat up.
[09:18] Kazuya
    Thanks.
[09:24] Kazuya
    Huh? Wow, this is super yummy!
[09:27] Ruka
    Really? Yay!
[09:30] Kazuya
    I can't believe how good it tastes!
SIGN    Even though
    you poured in
    all that beer
[09:32] Ruka
    Eat all you want.
[09:35] Guy On Show
    Will you be able to recover?
[09:38] Ruka
    What's gonna happen next?
SIGN    Too
    close...
SIGN    Self-loathing
[09:47] Kazuya
    We went shopping, ate dinner together,
[09:49] Kazuya
    and now we're watching a TV show...
    and there's no cash involved.
[09:53] Kazuya
    And normally, she'd stay over,
    and we'd have sex a couple times.
[09:57] Kazuya
    I guess this is what it's
    like to have a girlfriend.
[10:01] Kazuya
    How blessed I'd be.
[10:02] Sign
    If only she
    were my real
    girlfriend
[10:05] Kazuya
    Hmm? Texting someone?
[10:07] Ruka
    O-Oh, don't worry about it.
SIGN    Why's
    she
    hiding
    it?
[10:11] Kazuya
    You're making this look important.
SIGN    Mom
SIGN    When will you be home?
SIGN    I'm staying over
    at Yuka's tonight
[10:15] Kazuya
    Wha?!
[10:16] Kazuya
    Hey, what are you typing?
    Did that just say "staying over"?!
SIGN    Tap
    Tap
    Tap
[10:19] Ruka
    You're imagining things!
[10:21] Kazuya
    No, I saw that!
[10:22] Ruka
    C'mon, what's the big deal?
    I let you go on dates with Chizuru-san.
[10:26] Kazuya
    That's not the issue here!
[10:28] Ruka
    But I'm your girlfriend.
[10:32] Ruka
    I wanna be lovey-dovey with you, too.
SIGN    Blush...
SIGN    C
    u
    t
    e
    .
    .
    .
[10:39] Kazuya
    A-Anyway, you can't stay over
    at a guy's place so easily!
SIGN    I'll walk you!
[10:42] Ruka
    Hey, this wasn't easy for me!
[10:44] Ruka
    I thought long and hard about—
[10:48] Kazuya
    Wh-What the?!
SIGN    Rain forever
SIGN    NNE: 15km/h
    Peak AP - 965 hPa
    Max Wind Speed - 30m/s
SIGN    Strong
SIGN    Tomorrow 12PM
SIGN    Midnight
SIGN    Heavy Downpour Predicted
[10:54] Tv Announcer
    The extremely potent Typhoon 5 is now...
SIGN    Smirk
SIGN    Gasp
SIGN    Eat up ♥
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[11:13] Kazuya
    How?
[11:16] Kazuya
    Why?
[11:20] Kazuya
    Why?! For what reason?!
[11:23] Ruka
    Ta-da! How do I look?
SIGN    Barley Tea
SIGN    Cough
[11:28] Kazuya
    Wear some pants!
    I left some for you, didn't I?
[11:31] Ruka
    What? But those track pants aren't cute.
[11:35] Kazuya
    Cute or not, that's not the point!
[11:38] Ruka
    No, that is very much the point!
[11:40] Kazuya
    I can't look at her straight!
SIGN    Flutter
[11:44] Kazuya
    Besides, I never said you could stay over!
[11:47] Ruka
    Don't bother.
SIGN    Travel Info
    Operation Canceled
    Due to Typhoon 5, operation
    of both lines is canceled.
    
    No ETA for resumption
    Please keep an eye out for further
    typhoon and train info...
[11:48] Ruka
    The trains have stopped running.
[11:50] Ruka
    I know you're not the kind of guy who'd
    throw a girl out on her own in this rain.
[11:56] Kazuya
    Are you kidding me?
SIGN    You sly...
[11:57] Kazuya
    I have to spend a whole night
    together with this cute thing?
[12:01] Kazuya
    This is too much for me to handle!
[12:03] Ruka
    And you know...
[12:05] Kazuya
    Keep it down.
[12:07] Ruka
    Huh? Weally?
[12:09] Kazuya
    The girl next door will hear you.
[12:13] Ruka
    You meanie! You're thinking
    about Chizuru-san, even now!
[12:17] Ruka
    Do I mean nothing to you?!
[12:19] Kazuya
    I-I just meant not to bother the neighbors!
[12:22] Kazuya
    If Mizuhara found out I let
    Ruka-chan stay the night...
[12:26] Chizuru
    What's all this now? Didn't you
    say you couldn't go out with her?
SIGN    Menacing
[12:30] Chizuru
    Are you just messing around? Is that why
    you let her stay the night, playboy?
SIGN    The one thing
    I don't want
    happening...
[12:36] Ruka
    I get it.
[12:38] Ruka
    Jeez, fine.
[12:40] Ruka
    I'm one step ahead of her, just by
    getting to spending the night with you.
[12:44] Ruka
    I'll obey the tenant here.
[12:46] Ruka
    I swear!
SIGN    Ah!!
[12:48] Kazuya
    Seriously, stop it!
SIGN    Squeeze
[12:49] Kazuya
    I mean it!
SIGN    Tap
[12:51] Ruka
    I get it, I get it!
SIGN    Tap
SIGN    Tap
SIGN    Tap
SIGN    Tap
SIGN    Tap
SIGN    Tap
SIGN    Tap
[12:54] Kazuya
    Hell, even now...
[12:57] Kazuya
    I'm copping all kinds of feels!
[12:57] Ruka
    Sheesh, fine.
[12:59] Kazuya
    That's dangerous in its own right!
[13:01] Ruka
    Relax. I won't jump you or anything.
[13:06] Kazuya
    But you fed me turtle, an aphrodisiac!
SIGN    You're obviously
    out for the kill!!
[13:09] Ruka
    I mean, I would love nothing more
    than for you to make a move,
[13:14] Ruka
    but just by getting to stay over,
    I've fulfilled one of my goals.
[13:18] Ruka
    Get it?!
SIGN    Ah!!
SIGN    Squeeze
SIGN    Tap
SIGN    Tap
SIGN    Tap
SIGN    Tap
SIGN    Tap
[13:22] Kazuya
    Sheesh, what she says and what she
    does are completely different!
SIGN    I give up!
SIGN    Anyway,
    wear some pants!!
[13:25] Kazuya
    Anyway, wear some pants!
SIGN    Oh, okay, okay.
[13:27] Ruka
    Oh, okay, okay.
SIGN    I'll sleep in
    the kitchen!
    Stay away!
SIGN    Okay, okay!
SIGN    Once is
    enough!
[13:28] Kazuya
    Once is enough!
SIGN    And keep
    it down!
[13:30] Kazuya
    I'm gonna take a shower!
    I'm sweating buckets!
[13:32] Ruka
    Have fun, honey.
SIGN    Even the strands
    of hair by the drain are
    too stimulating for me...
[13:40] Kazuya
    Can I really make it through this night?
[13:44] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan can say whatever she likes,
[13:47] Kazuya
    but who knows what she's planning?
[13:50] Kazuya
    If we were actually a couple,
    we'd have already...
SIGN    Hard
SIGN    Damn thing
    has zero
    integrity
[13:58] Kazuya
    Maybe I should rub one out.
[14:05] Ruka
    Oh, Kazuya-kun, want some hot milk?
SIGN    Sparkle
    Sparkle
SIGN    I made some
    thinking you'd be
    out soon.
    Aren't I just perfect?
[14:08] Kazuya
    Oh, sure.
[14:12] Ruka
    Did you... do something in the shower?
SIGN    ba-dump
[14:15] Kazuya
    N-Nothing!
SIGN    Drink
SIGN    Drink
SIGN    Gulp Gulp
SIGN    Slurp...
SIGN    He so
    did...
[14:32] Kazuya
    What's going on?
[14:33] Ruka
    I was just surprised by how
    many views it was getting.
[14:37] Kazuya
    Whoa, 80,000 likes? Amazing!
[14:40] Ruka
    I just recorded it with
    a friend for the heck of it,
[14:42] Ruka
    and it seems the algorithm started pushing it.
[14:45] Kazuya
    It's gotta be 'cause she's cute!
SIGN    An influencer
    with 80k likes,
    right here...
[14:47] Kazuya
    It's a mandate from the masses!
[14:49] Kazuya
    Well, yeah.
[14:51] Kazuya
    There aren't many girls as cute as her around.
[14:54] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan always dresses up when we meet,
[14:57] Ruka
    People are so dumb...
[14:58] Kazuya
    so I've never seen her in such casual wear.
[15:01] Kazuya
    She's exposing her cleavage,
    and her skin's all flushed...
[15:05] Kazuya
    I wanna cop a feel!
[15:06] Kazuya
    And I never realized it before,
    but she's so fair... and sexy.
[15:12] Kazuya
    So this is what Ruka-chan's really like.
[15:16] Ruka
    Oh, yeah.
[15:17] Ruka
    Wanna see the pic I took with a friend?
[15:24] Kazuya
    Condoms...
SIGN    Drip
    Drip
[15:25] Kazuya
    Those were totally condoms right there!
[15:28] Kazuya
    Why does Ruka-chan have those?!
[15:32] Kazuya
    Holy crap... What's going on here?!
[15:34] Kazuya
    This is so awkward!
[15:36] Kazuya
    Time has come to a standstill for us!
[15:39] Ruka
    P-Please pretend you didn't see that.
[15:42] Ruka
    It was just...
[15:44] Ruka
    Just in case.
SIGN    Kazuya
[15:50] Kazuya
    I'm going to sleep!
[15:54] Kazuya
    I can't take any more of this!
SIGN    Sparkle
    Sparkle
SIGN    A
    h
    a
    h
    a
    h
    a
SIGN    Sparkle Sparkle
SIGN    30 minutes
    have passed...
[16:06] Kazuya
    Man, I can't even sleep.
SIGN    Torment
[16:09] Kazuya
    Did Ruka-chan fall asleep?
[16:12] Kazuya
    I'm so glad I rubbed one out in the shower.
[16:14] Kazuya
    If not for the post-nut clarity,
    who knows what I would've done?
[16:19] Kazuya
    But anyway, what's gotten into Ruka-chan?
[16:22] Kazuya
    She's too aggressive tonight.
[16:24] Kazuya
    Maybe I'm stressing her out
    too much due to Mizuhara...
[16:29] (Flashback) Ruka
    TIL how it feels to cook a
    meal for your boyfriend.
SIGN    OOMPH
SIGN    Rub
    Rub
[16:45] Kazuya
    What?
[16:46] Kazuya
    I feel something touching my back!
SIGN    Touch Touch
[16:48] Kazuya
    The breeze? No way!
[16:51] Kazuya
    I mean... This sensation is...
[16:54] Kazuya
    I-It's moving!
[16:55] Kazuya
    There's no doubt!
[17:00] Ruka
    Kazuya...kun?
SIGN    S
    t
    i
    f
    f
    e
    n
[17:16] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan!
[17:20] Ruka
    Are you listening, Kazuya-kun?
[17:29] Devil
    Just take her and her boobies for yourself.
[17:32] Angel
    Don't, Kazuya-kun.
    Isn't Chizuru-san the one you love?
[17:36] Devil
    Listen, Kazuya, this won't affect
    your booby feelings for her.
[17:41] Devil
    If you do another girl,
    you don't love her enough?
[17:44] Devil
    That's a booby trap.
[17:46] Devil
    Every man is like this, my tiddy.
[17:50] Devil
    You can make up as many
    sexcuses as you want later!
[17:54] Kazuya
    My primal instincts are going wild!
[17:57] Kazuya
    I'll get everything I want if I turn around!
[17:59] Kazuya
    Anything and everything!
[18:15] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Here.
[18:16] (Flashback) Kibe
    Kazu-chin, you ain't supposed to let
    your dick dictate your love life.
[18:23] Ruka
    Do you remember what I said
    back in that hotel room?
[18:30] (Flashback) Ruka
    I'll have you know I'm
    ready to take it all in.
[18:33] Ruka
    I get it.
[18:35] Ruka
    I can talk the talk, but I'm
    not attractive enough for you.
[18:41] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan?
[18:43] Ruka
    I'm not mature like Chizuru-san,
[18:46] Ruka
    and I probably have zero sex appeal.
[18:49] Ruka
    I'm sure you only see me as some
    kid who's trying way too hard.
[18:55] Ruka
    I know I'm being a bother.
[18:57] Ruka
    I know I'm probably turning
    you off like this.
[19:01] Ruka
    But...
[19:03] Ruka
    I can't control myself.
[19:04] Ruka
    I wanna feel my heart race, too!
[19:07] Ruka
    Even if you think I'm a pain,
    or that I'm too clingy...
[19:13] Ruka
    Just being with you like this is
    making me so happy, I could cry.
[19:24] Kazuya
    "Not attractive enough"? Are you kidding me?!
[19:26] Kazuya
    I wanna make you mine right now!
[19:29] Kazuya
    You're so cute, I'm about
    ready to explode over here!
[19:30] Ruka
    Kazuya...kun?
[19:34] Kazuya
    But I don't think this is love.
[19:38] Kazuya
    I can't lay a hand on you like this!
[19:41] Kazuya
    I can't take that next step!
[19:44] Kazuya
    I would never call you a bother!
[19:46] Kazuya
    Before you, I never had a girl say
    she liked me in my entire life...
[19:51] Kazuya
    Deep down, I'm so happy
    that I could jump for joy.
[19:55] Kazuya
    I honestly can't believe a girl like
    you would ever tell me she likes me.
[20:00] Kazuya
    So please, keep your
    distance from me tonight.
[20:03] Kazuya
    I'm this close to making
    a terrible mistake...
SIGN    Roll Roll
SIGN    Dive
[20:20] Kazuya
    Of all the golden opportunities
    to let slip...
SIGN    Virginity
    continues!!
[20:25] (Flashback) Kazuya
    Deep down, I'm so happy
    that I could jump for joy.
[20:28] (Flashback) Kazuya
    I honestly can't believe a girl like
    you would ever tell me she likes me.
SIGN    Dazed
    Couldn't sleep a wink
[20:44] Ruka
    You've got some wild bags under your eyes.
[20:47] Kazuya
    Gee, thanks.
[20:48] Kazuya
    When all's said and done, I'm glad
    I got through that night unscathed.
[20:54] Ruka
    Well, we can save the sex for another time.
[20:56] Kazuya
    Wh-What?!
[20:58] Ruka
    Also, it made me really happy.
[21:03] Ruka
    I'd always thought you found me a nuisance.
[21:10] Ruka
    So it felt like you told me
    I could stay by your side.
[21:14] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan...
[21:19] Kazuya
    Y-You! What was...
[21:25] Kazuya
    C... Cute!
SIGN    Huff...
[21:30] Ruka
    See you, Kazuya-kun! Thank you!
[21:35] Ruka
    You kindly took the lead and made
    it a night I would never forget!
SIGN    Ichinose
[21:42] Ruka
    I'll forever remember the
    joy I felt last night!
[21:51] Ruka
    Bye.
SIGN    S
    t
    i
    n
    g
SIGN    D
    O
    O
    M
SIGN    Shiver... Shiver...
SIGN    Ichinose
SIGN    S
    i
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    l
    e
    n
    t
SIGN    Tremble
[23:41] Kazuya
    I guess she must still be asleep...
[23:44] Kazuya
    Close shave!
[23:54] Chizuru
    What?!
[23:57] Ruka
    Thanks for everything last night, Kazuya-kun!
[24:00] Kazuya
    Sure, though it wore me out.
[24:02] Chizuru
    Gee, I wonder what it was that wore you out.
[24:04] Ruka
    Curious, Chizuru-san?
[24:07] Ruka
    Do you wanna know all of the love
    story we played out in his apartment?!
[24:11] Chizuru
    Not really. I'm just his next-door neighbor.
[24:14] Kazuya
    Mizuhara's being cold!
[24:16] Kazuya
    Too cold! It's giving me brain freeze!
[24:18] Chizuru
    Anyway, next time on Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:21] Ruka
    "Birthday...
[24:22] Chizuru
    ...and Girlfriend."
[24:23] Kazuya
    Wait, birthday? Whose?!
SIGN    "Birthday and Girlfriend"
[24:24] Chizuru
    Who knows?
[24:25] Kazuya
    Brr!

E17 - Birthday and Girlfriend

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SIGN    April 15th, three days since that morning
SIGN    Pile
[00:07] Kazuya
    I should really take out the trash.
[00:18] Kazuya
    Mizuhara!
[00:22] Chizuru
    That startled me. Don't throw the
    door open while I'm walking by.
SIGN    Your very existence
    is loud, isn't it?
[00:26] Kazuya
    G-Good morning!
[00:28] Chizuru
    Morning.
[00:36] Kazuya
    She's being kinda... distant?
[00:39] Kazuya
    A-Am I just imagining it? Either way...
[00:43] Kazuya
    I'll never get used to how cute she is!
SIGN    Opened the door
    to a drop-dead beauty
[00:46] Kazuya
    She's like an alternate dimension
    in this run-down apartment complex.
[00:49] Kazuya
    Does she have no makeup
    on? Are you kidding me?
SIGN    Her skin looks
    so smooth
[00:52] Kazuya
    If that's how she looks au naturel,
SIGN    And so clear, too.
    I might prefer this, actually.
[00:53] Kazuya
    it makes you doubt
    the very purpose of makeup.
[00:57] Kazuya
    She's not exactly dressed to kill,
[00:59] Kazuya
    and yet look at this aura!
[01:02] Kazuya
    Is she really the same species as me?
[01:09] Kazuya
    I wanna look, but I gotta hold back!
SIGN    What a
    freaking pervert
[01:17] Kazuya
    I-I'm thinking I'll rent
    you out again next week.
[01:20] Kazuya
    I found a good place in Ikebukuro.
[01:22] Kazuya
    Has good clams, apparently!
[01:25] Chizuru
    Oh?
[01:27] Kazuya
    Okay, something's off.
[01:29] Chizuru
    What about Ruka-chan?
[01:31] Kazuya
    Huh? Ruka-chan?
[01:34] Chizuru
    I mean, didn't she stay over the other night?
[01:38] (Flashback) Ruka
    See you, Kazuya-kun! Thank you!
[01:42] Kazuya
    She heard all that!
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[03:17] Chizuru
    It means the two of you... Right?
SIGN    "Birthday and Girlfriend"
[03:21] Kazuya
    N-Nothing happened, really.
[03:24] Kazuya
    She just stayed the night.
[03:26] Kazuya
    She came over saying she'd make me dinner...
[03:28] Kazuya
    And I had no idea there
    was a typhoon coming.
[03:31] Kazuya
    Remember how it was raining cats and dogs?
[03:33] Kazuya
    While we were arguing,
    the trains stopped running, too.
[03:36] Kazuya
    And I didn't have the heart
    to throw her out by herself.
[03:39] Kazuya
    I gotta state my case... The truth,
    the whole truth, and nothing but the truth!
[03:45] Kazuya
    Though, well, it's only natural that she'd
    misunderstand, after what she heard.
[03:50] Chizuru
    Lies.
[03:53] Chizuru
    It's fine. You don't have to lie to me.
[03:58] Chizuru
    Sorry if I've made things awkward,
    but you don't have to walk on eggshells.
[04:02] Chizuru
    I do have some understanding
    of what boys are like.
[04:05] Kazuya
    No, wait!
[04:08] Chizuru
    I'm the one who told you to date her,
[04:10] Chizuru
    and Ruka-chan is cute. I don't blame you.
[04:12] Kazuya
    M-Mizu...
[04:13] Chizuru
    As a hired hand, I can't
    tell you not to rent me out,
[04:18] Chizuru
    but you should really know
    where to draw the line.
[04:21] Kazuya
    H-Hey, Mizuhara-san?!
SIGN    S
    L
    A
    M
[04:26] Kazuya
    No way... Are you kidding me?
SIGN    Came back
    with the trash
[04:28] Kazuya
    I tried so hard to hold back,
[04:29] Kazuya
    and she still thinks I did it!
    What is this torture?!
[04:33] Kazuya
    I didn't sleep with Ruka-chan!
    I kept it in my pants, honest!
[04:37] Kazuya
    After all,
[04:39] Kazuya
    I... love you!
[04:43] Chizuru
    I won't let you take these kids.
[04:47] Ruka
    See you, Kazuya-kun! Thank you!
[04:48] Chizuru
    I won't let you take these kids!
[04:50] Ruka
    I'll forever remember the
    joy I felt last night!
[04:59] Chizuru
    Focus, focus!
SIGN    Turn
    
    Turn
SIGN    Walk
    
    Walk
[05:05] Kazuya
    What do I do about this?!
[05:08] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan did stay over,
SIGN    She's got
    the wrong idea...!!
[05:10] Kazuya
    and given how I've always acted,
    nothing I say is convincing.
[05:14] Kazuya
    Should I rent her out next
    week and try to explain then?
[05:18] Kazuya
    Feels like she won't even
    hear me out unless I do.
[05:24] Kazuya
    Huh?
[05:25] Kazuya
    Wh... Wha?!
[05:27] Kazuya
    Her birthday's this week!
SIGN    Mizuhara Chizuru
    Birthday - April 19
    A pure and refined
    high-class girlfriend
[05:31] Kazuya
    Oh, man! I almost let it
    pass without noticing.
[05:35] Kazuya
    I haven't repaid her for
    the Christmas gift yet,
[05:37] Kazuya
    so I can't ignore this.
[05:39] Kazuya
    She's already in a bad mood over
    this whole Ruka-chan thing.
[05:43] Kazuya
    I'd better do something
    for her and clear the air.
[05:47] Kazuya
    But... what should I get her?
[05:50] Kazuya
    I have zero idea what to
    get a girl for her birthday.
SIGN    Birthday Presents for Girls
    
    
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
SIGN    Top 5 Ranking
SIGN    Necklace
    Holiday
    Watch
    Ring
    Bag
[05:56] Kazuya
    The number 1 present girls want... a necklace.
[05:59] Kazuya
    Number 2... a holiday?!
SIGN    Nope.
    Too needy!!
[06:01] Kazuya
    Are these girls for real?!
[06:03] Kazuya
    She gave me a phone case, so something
    priced similarly would be good.
[06:08] Kazuya
    But you can't really throw a stuffed
    toy away, so it might be annoying.
SIGN    They don't really
    feel like "presents."
[06:11] Kazuya
    And daily-use items would be like, "What?"
[06:14] Kazuya
    Not too expensive, not too cheap,
[06:16] Kazuya
    not too casual, not too serious,
[06:18] Kazuya
    not too special, and not too commonplace?
[06:20] Kazuya
    Does such a thing exist?
[06:22] Chizuru
    The most complicated thing in the world
SIGN    Mizuhara Memo
    The most complicated thing
    in the world is deciding what
    to give someone you're in a
    complicated relationship with!
[06:25] Chizuru
    is deciding what to give someone you're
    in a complicated relationship with!
SIGN    I'm checkmated!!
[06:32] Kazuya
    Man, I don't even know
    what Mizuhara would want.
[06:39] Kazuya
    Oh, right!
[06:40] Kazuya
    I could ask her!
SIGN    Accept the terms & conditions and book.
SIGN    Booking complete.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 50 0 l 50 150 l 0 150
SIGN    April
    19th
[06:47] Kazuya
    I gotta settle on a present
    for Mizuhara today.
SIGN    Remember me? It's Kinoshita.
    Looking forward to our date.
SIGN    Sumi-chan
[06:51] Kazuya
    I bet she can help.
SIGN    Kazuya-kun!!! I'm so happy!
    I can't wait for our date either!
    Where shall we go?!
    Can we meet up in
    the same spot as last time?
[06:55] Kazuya
    Wow, she talks a lot over text, huh?
SIGN    Still cute...
SIGN    Pedestrians
    and Bicycles
    Only
[07:11] (Flashback) Kazuya
    Like hell you and I are the same!
[07:15] (Flashback) Kazuya
    You were great today, too.
[07:17] (Flashback) Kazuya
    You were the best actor on the stage!
[07:20] (Flashback) Kazuya
    So don't tell me you're gonna give up!
[07:24] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Why would I need your
    help that badly, anyway?
[07:26] (Flashback) Chizuru
    You really need to take a long,
    hard look at reality.
[07:40] Kazuya
    Well, we have plenty of time,
SIGN    Booked
    for
    2 hours
[07:43] Kazuya
    so I can ask about Mizuhara
    toward the end or something.
[07:46] Kazuya
    Besides, there's no way
    I could ask Ruka-chan.
SIGN    I'd be diving
    right into hell...
[07:50] Kazuya
    I think Sumi-chan and Mizuhara are
    friends, so she probably knows.
[07:55] Kazuya
    I seriously thought that typhoon would
    rip my run-down building outta the ground!
[07:59] Randoa
    Yo, check her out.
[08:00] Randob
    What a cutie!
[08:03] Kazuya
    Sumi-chan's frighteningly cute again.
[08:07] Kazuya
    Yeah, she's painfully shy,
[08:08] Kazuya
    but if you didn't know that, she'd just
    look like a pure, well-mannered beauty.
[08:12] Kazuya
    She's basically a girl ripped
    straight out of a fairy tale.
[08:15] Kazuya
    She nailed her outfit today, too.
[08:18] Kazuya
    While she mostly wears cutesy stuff,
    it's not like she lacks sex appeal...
[08:22] Kazuya
    No, stop! You're debasing
    this innocent girl again!
[08:27] Kazuya
    Shall we get going?
[08:29] Sumi
    Yup.
SIGN    Couple Mode
[08:30] Machine
    Next, hug her from behind.
[08:33] Machine
    And eyes on the camera!
[08:34] Kazuya
    H... Hug?!
[08:35] Machine
    Three... two...
SIGN    4/19 Date
[08:44] Kazuya
    Damn, I look gross.
SIGN    Eyes wide open,
    skin glowing
[08:46] Kazuya
    And Sumi-chan looks no different at all.
[08:49] Kazuya
    Her face is so slender!
[08:50] Kazuya
    This is the difference
    in potential between us.
[08:53] Kazuya
    Damn it! I wanna show her
    off as my girlfriend!
SIGN    Though she's
    a rental...
[09:08] Kazuya
    Mizuhara probably wouldn't
    like a stuffed toy too much.
SIGN    She's too
    down-to-earth
[09:14] Kazuya
    I wish they taught you how
    to pick presents in college.
[09:19] Kazuya
    What's up, Sumi-chan? You want the hat?
[09:24] Kazuya
    Oh, for me?
[09:26] Kazuya
    Well? Do I look good?
SIGN    Clap Clap
[09:29] Kazuya
    R-Really? Yay.
[09:33] Sumi
    ...l.
[09:36] Sumi
    You look... cool.
[09:40] Kazuya
    For real?!
[09:42] Kazuya
    Whoa, it's just 500 yen! Guess I'll buy it!
SIGN    So
    cheap
[09:49] Kazuya
    Gimme the positive reinforcement! All of it!
[09:51] Kazuya
    I can feel it!
SIGN    PUFF PUFF
SIGN    Hehehe♥
[09:53] Kazuya
    My dried-up sense of self-esteem
SIGN    Hup Hup
[09:57] Kazuya
    is being brought back to life
    by cute little Sumi-chan!
[10:00] Kazuya
    I say this without a doubt:
    this feels so good!
SIGN    Patch
[10:02] Kazuya
    Almost terrifyingly so!
SIGN    PUFF PUFF
[10:04] Kazuya
    The walls of my common sense
    are starting to creak!
SIGN    Smile Smile
SIGN    I'm falling into
    my old ways again...
[10:08] Kazuya
    But...
[10:10] Kazuya
    She's totally acting like a
    real girlfriend right now.
[10:14] Kazuya
    Slowly but surely, she's making progress.
[10:19] Kazuya
    I gotta move forward, too.
[10:23] Kazuya
    Man, that hour just flew by.
[10:28] Kazuya
    Y'know, there was something
    I wanted to ask you today.
[10:33] Kazuya
    Oh, you don't have to get
    all serious about it.
[10:36] Kazuya
    You know today's Mizuhara's birthday, right?
[10:41] Kazuya
    She's always helping me out,
    so I wanna give her something.
[10:45] Kazuya
    But I'm not good at this kinda thing.
    I don't know what a good gift would be.
[10:50] Kazuya
    You and she seem to talk often,
[10:53] Kazuya
    so I figured you might know what she'd want.
SIGN    Gloom
SIGN    Fluster
[11:00] Kazuya
    A-Ah, it's fine! It's fine if you don't!
SIGN    Huh?
    What now!?
SIGN    Tap Tap
[11:06] Kazuya
    She's typing it out?
SIGN    Show
SIGN    Three Kingdoms.
    Chizuru-chan loves
    the Three Kingdoms.
SIGN    BAM
[11:10] Kazuya
    The Three Kingdoms?
[11:16] Kazuya
    Not very "birthday present"-like, though.
[11:19] Kazuya
    It's a little clichéd.
SIGN    Teary
[11:24] Kazuya
    I'm sorry! Thanks!
[11:25] Kazuya
    That was super helpful!
[11:31] Kazuya
    There's that thousand-yard stare again!
[11:35] Kazuya
    Oh, flowers?
[11:37] Kazuya
    Flowers, huh?
[11:41] Kazuya
    These are for you. Happy birthday.
[11:44] Chizuru
    Lame!
[11:45] Chizuru
    Have you tried looking in the mirror?
[11:50] Kazuya
    Yeah, that's a nope from me.
[11:53] Kazuya
    It's so not me.
SIGN    You're overthinking it!
    I'd be happy!
[11:58] Kazuya
    Sorry, I'm a real fool, aren't I?
[12:01] Kazuya
    Who do I think I am?
[12:03] Kazuya
    I know Mizuhara's a popular girl.
[12:06] Kazuya
    She won't think anything
    of a gift I give her.
[12:10] Kazuya
    But...
[12:12] Kazuya
    Still, I can't bring myself to
    just pick something at random.
[12:21] Kazuya
    Wh-Whoa!
[12:25] Kazuya
    What's gotten into Sumi-chan
    all of a sudden?!
SIGN    fuu fuu
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[12:33] Kazuya
    Th-This is...
[12:35] Kazuya
    a department store?
[12:37] Kazuya
    Department store to department store?
SIGN    Abnormal Situation in Play
[12:39] Kazuya
    What? What's going on?
SIGN    Glance
[12:41] Kazuya
    Should I say something?
[12:43] Kazuya
    Like, "Sumi-chan, all we've done
    is move department stores."
[12:46] Kazuya
    "It hasn't changed anything!"
SIGN    Probably not
    these things
[12:48] Kazuya
    Or is there something we can only buy here?
SIGN    Ah!
[12:53] Kazuya
    Huh? Where are we going?
[12:55] Kazuya
    Oh, the elevators?
[13:02] Kazuya
    Huh? The roof?
SIGN    Not the stores?
[13:06] Kazuya
    Is there something up there?
SIGN    Punch Punch
SIGN    Impossible to decipher
[13:10] Kazuya
    Okay, I don't get it.
SIGN    Kick Kick
[13:14] Kazuya
    Guess I should just shut up and follow her.
SIGN    She seems
    super serious
[13:22] Kazuya
    Huh? What are those voices?
[13:27] Kazuya
    Kids?
SIGN    S Seats on Sale
SIGN    Those Rent-a-Fighters, that ragtag
    group of heroes has come to Nerima!!
SIGN    Ragtag Heroes
[13:28] Sign
    Rent-a-Fighters
[13:30] Kazuya
    Oh, hey!
[13:31] Sign
    Ragtag Heroes Rent-a-Fighters
SIGN    Hero Show
[13:35] Kazuya
    A hero show? This takes me back!
[13:38] Rent-A-Red
    Take this! Rent-a-Lock!
[13:43] Kazuya
    So?
[13:44] Kazuya
    What does this have to do with the present?
SIGN    She looks super happy!
[13:51] Kazuya
    Wait, does she just like this stuff?
SIGN    Not related to
    my present thing?
[13:53] Kazuya
    Did she forget all about
    helping with the present?
[13:56] Sign
    B
    E
    A
    M
[14:00] Kazuya
    Oh, well. As long as she's having fun.
[14:04] Kazuya
    Huh... So this is how hero suits
    are designed these days.
[14:09] Kazuya
    Man, how many years has it been
    since I last saw one of these?
[14:14] Kazuya
    Hey, that Pink is pretty awesome.
[14:17] Kazuya
    She's got a great body, and she moves great.
[14:21] Girl
    Go, Rent-a-Pink!
[14:21] Kazuya
    Is it just me, or is she really standing out?
[14:23] Rent-A-Red
    You okay, Pink?!
[14:24] Chizuru
    Yes.
[14:26] Chizuru
    I won't let you take these kids!
[14:29] Kazuya
    Huh?
[14:31] Kazuya
    What?!
[14:32] Chizuru
    Give it up and get lost!
[14:33] Kazuya
    That voice...
[14:34] Villain
    Ugh... Curses!
[14:41] Kazuya
    I-I knew it.
[14:44] Kazuya
    It's Mizuhara!
[14:49] Kid 1
    Rent-a-Fighter!
[14:50] Chizuru
    Ugh, my powers are...
[14:51] Kid 2
    Pink!
[14:53] Chizuru
    As a Rent-a-Fighter, I must defend the Earth!
[14:56] Kazuya
    I get it.
[14:58] Kazuya
    Sumi-chan brought me here thinking I might
    get some kind of hint from watching this.
[15:04] Kazuya
    Mizuhara...
[15:05] Mc
    Kids! Cheer them on with all you've got!
[15:06] Kazuya
    It's not just the rental girlfriend gig.
    She's taking these jobs, too.
[15:08] Kids
    Hang in there!
[15:10] Kids
    Don't lose!
[15:11] Kazuya
    She barely has any time,
    but she's still here doing this.
[15:15] Kazuya
    Just how hard on herself is she?!
[15:19] (Flashback) Chizuru
    So I at least want my grandma
    to see me performing on screen.
[15:24] (Flashback) Chizuru
    That's my dream.
[15:26] Kazuya
    Hang in there,
[15:29] Kazuya
    Mizuhara!
[15:44] Kazuya
    It's time to go, huh?
SIGN    Rental time was
    until 6 PM
[15:46] Kazuya
    Thanks for showing me that.
[15:48] Kazuya
    I'll take it into account and try one
    more time to think of a gift to give her.
SIGN    Show
SIGN    Presents are
    all about the sentiment
SIGN    Tap
    Tap
SIGN    Awkward intervals
SIGN    If you put your heart into it,
    I'd be happy with anything you gave me
[16:10] Kazuya
    Sumi-chan...
[16:12] Kazuya
    Yeah, you're right.
[16:15] Kazuya
    I feel a lot more confident now!
[16:17] Kazuya
    I'm glad I rented you today.
[16:19] Kazuya
    Thanks, Sumi-chan.
[16:21] Kazuya
    Take care on your way back!
[16:23] Kazuya
    I'll go look for a present!
[16:32] (Flashback) Kazuya
    So don't tell me you're gonna give up!
[16:50] Kazuya
    Okay, time to start searching in the
    cosmetics department on the first floor...
[17:00] Sumi
    Wait.
[17:03] Kazuya
    Sumi-chan?
[17:09] Kazuya
    S-Sumi-chan...
[17:16] Kazuya
    Okay, I'm waiting! What's up?
SIGN    Didn't think
    this through
[17:23] Kazuya
    Uh... erm...
[17:26] Kazuya
    She's not saying a thing.
[17:28] Kazuya
    She stops me and gives
    me the silent treatment?
[17:31] Kazuya
    But she's blushing up a storm.
    She must be trying to say something.
[17:34] Kazuya
    D-Did you forget something?
[17:38] Kazuya
    Wait, was the payment short?
[17:42] Kazuya
    What is it, then?
SIGN    Why this silence...
[17:47] Sumi
    I wanna know, too...
[17:50] Sumi
    Like, your birthday, Kazuya-kun.
[17:53] Kazuya
    Huh? My birthday?
[17:56] Kazuya
    It's June 1st, why?
SIGN    An
    inexplicable
    gaze...
SIGN    New event
     Kazuya-kun's birthday
    Event added to calendar
[18:34] Kazuya
    What got into Sumi-chan back there?
SIGN    Got me all
    worked up
[18:39] Jk1
    Huh? What's with the ring, Yuuko?
[18:42] Jk2
    B-day gift from my BF.
SIGN    Sparkle
SIGN    Sparkle
SIGN    Sigh
SIGN    Gloom
[18:49] Kazuya
    Man, what do I even get Mizuhara?
SIGN    Pressing Issue
SIGN    Neverending Issue
[18:54] Kazuya
    Something not too expensive, not too cheap,
[18:56] Kazuya
    not too casual, and not too serious?
[19:00] Kazuya
    Something Mizuhara would
    like to receive from me?
[19:03] Kazuya
    The more I think about it,
    the more I feel like it doesn't exist.
[19:06] (Flashback) Sumi
    If you put your heart into it,
    I'd be happy with anything you gave me.
[19:12] Kazuya
    "Heart," huh?
[19:21] Kazuya
    Welp, I just gotta tough this out!
[19:25] Kazuya
    I love you, Mizuhara!
[19:30] Chizuru
    No, I'm fine.
    Just felt a little chill, is all.
[19:34] Chizuru
    You didn't have to call me
    to tell me happy birthday.
[19:38] Chizuru
    Should you really be up and about, Grandma?
[19:41] Chizuru
    Dinner?
[19:43] Chizuru
    I'm worn out today. No appetite.
[19:46] Chizuru
    What can I do about it?
[19:49] Chizuru
    Anyway, I need to take a
    shower, so I'm hanging up.
[19:51] Chizuru
    Yeah, thanks.
SIGN    Shi-chan
SIGN    Happy birthday!
SIGN    Shi-chan
SIGN    Happy birthday! I wanna perform
    with you again, Chi-chan!
SIGN    Shake Shake
SIGN    Thanks! Same here!
SIGN    Happy Birthday
[21:05] Kazuya
    Because you're always helping me out,
    and also in return for the phone case.
[21:09] Chizuru
    Sheesh. I told him it was a token of apology.
[21:12] Kazuya
    I know you're working really
    hard to be an actress.
[21:15] Kazuya
    I hear these things alleviate
    fatigue, so I hope they help.
SIGN    Box within
    the box
[21:34] Chizuru
    Pickled plum? Why?
SIGN    P.S. Nothing happened
    with Ruka-chan, I swear!
[21:38] Kazuya
    P.S. Nothing happened
    with Ruka-chan, I swear!
SIGN    A small part
    of the letter,
    but it has a
    threatening aura
[21:44] Chizuru
    Sheesh, what an idiot.
[22:08] Chizuru
    So sour!
[22:15] Chizuru
    Guess I'll cook some rice.
[23:47] Kazuya
    Gah!
SIGN    Wriggle Wriggle
[23:49] Kazuya
    Has Mizuhara looked at it yet?
[23:51] Kazuya
    Maybe pickled plums were the wrong choice!
SIGN    Am I some kind of geezer?
[23:52] Kazuya
    But then, what was the right one?!
[23:58] Chizuru
    Time for Mizuhara Memo #2.
[24:00] Chizuru
    If you gift an accessory to someone
    you're on complicated terms with,
[24:02] Chizuru
    it'll likely find itself on some auction
    site before long, so be careful.
[24:06] Kazuya
    Then what even is a good gift?
[24:07] Chizuru
    It's always a good idea
    to pick a safe option.
[24:10] Kazuya
    But that won't convey my feelings.
[24:12] Kazuya
    Mizuhara!
[24:14] Kazuya
    What I really wanted to give you as a present
[24:16] Kazuya
    was my lifelong buddy, my v—
[24:18] Chizuru
    Rent-a-Kick!
[24:20] Chizuru
    Anyway, next time on Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:22] Chizuru
    "Booze...
[24:23] Kazuya
    ...and Girlfriend."
SIGN    "Booze and Girlfriend"
[24:24] Chizuru
    Alcohol is for adults only!

E18 - Booze and Girlfriend

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SIGN    Staaare
SIGN    It's...
    It's gone!!
[00:13] Kazuya
    It's... It's gone!
SIGN    JUMP
[00:20] Kazuya
    M-Mizuhara!
SIGN    Attention!!
[00:25] Kazuya
    Remember! Neighbors, fair and square!
[00:28] Kazuya
    G-Good morning!
[00:32] Chizuru
    Morning.
[00:35] Kazuya
    Okay, giving a hottie that
    boomer-ass gift was not smart.
SIGN    If she's not saying anything, then...!!
[00:39] Kazuya
    There's a chance she hates pickled plums...
[00:41] Kazuya
    Maybe she's not too pleased...
[00:43] Kazuya
    Or even mad?
[00:45] Chizuru
    Thanks for yesterday.
[00:48] Chizuru
    My birthday.
[00:49] Kazuya
    There it is!
[00:51] Kazuya
    Oh, don't mention it!
SIGN    Blah Blah
[00:52] Kazuya
    I was thinking how you're
    always giving it your all,
[00:55] Kazuya
    and then I found out that pickled
    plums alleviate fatigue...
SIGN    Blah Blah
[00:58] Kazuya
    Well, even I don't know about
    pickled plums as a b-day present,
SIGN    Justification time
[01:01] Kazuya
    but I figured a consumable was best,
    'cause it wouldn't be a pain to deal with later.
SIGN    Justification
[01:05] Chizuru
    They were good.
[01:06] Kazuya
    Huh?
[01:07] Chizuru
    They were really good.
SIGN    The moment everything was rewarded
[01:12] Kazuya
    Mizuhara!
[01:14] Kazuya
    She's such a good gal!
[01:16] Chizuru
    Though it did feel pretty geezer-ish...
[01:21] Chizuru
    Placing it directly on my balcony
    feels like crossing boundaries,
[01:26] Chizuru
    but I'll let it slide as a gift from a neighbor.
[01:30] Chizuru
    It was probably expensive, though, right?
SIGN    That Day's Expenses
    Sumi-chan Rental
SIGN    Pickled Plums
[01:32] Kazuya
    Oh, nah, it was no big deal.
SIGN    Ka-ching
[01:35] (Flashback) Chizuru
    It's fine. You don't have to lie to me.
[01:38] Kazuya
    Also, about Ruka-chan...
SIGN    P.S. Nothing happened
    with Ruka-chan, I swear!
[01:45] Chizuru
    Stop it. It's too early for this.
[01:47] Kazuya
    B-But...
[01:49] Chizuru
    Fine.
[01:53] Chizuru
    I'll believe you. So give it a rest, will you?
[01:58] Kazuya
    Th-Thank goodness!
[02:02] Chizuru
    So now we're even.
[02:05] Chizuru
    Don't expect a return gift.
[02:07] Kazuya
    O-Of course. You don't have to.
SIGN    Wants something,
    deep down
[02:10] Chizuru
    Bye.
[02:11] Kazuya
    I-I was thinking of renting you again soon.
[02:16] Kazuya
    Y'know, to formally celebrate your birthday.
[02:21] Kazuya
    How about next Wednesday night, maybe?
[02:23] Chizuru
    Oh, sorry.
[02:25] Chizuru
    I can't do Wednesday. I've been asked
    to go drinking with college friends.
[02:30] Chizuru
    Can we do another day?
[02:31] Kazuya
    Oh, uh...
[02:32] Kazuya
    I've got work every other day...
[02:35] Chizuru
    Some other time, then.
[02:37] Chizuru
    Gotta cut costs where you can, right,
    Business Administration Student?
[02:40] Kazuya
    R-Right...
[02:42] Chizuru
    Bye.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[04:20] Kibe
    "Be proud, my man.
[04:22] Kibe
    Your dick feels the best to you,
    and thus it is the best dick."
[04:27] Kibe
    By Kibe Yoshiaki.
[04:28] Kuri
    Huh? What the heck?
SIGN    "Booze and Girlfriend"
[04:30] Kuri
    I appreciate the thought, anyway.
[04:32] Kibe
    The pleasure all comes from compatibility.
[04:34] Kibe
    For some people, their right hand is The One.
[04:38] Kazuya
    I should rethink my friendship with this guy.
[04:40] Kibe
    So?
[04:41] Kibe
    How was Chizuru-san?
[04:43] Kazuya
    What do you mean?
[04:44] Kibe
    Don't gimme that!
[04:46] Kibe
    I'm asking if she's good in bed.
[04:50] Kazuya
    It's been a whole year.
[04:51] Kazuya
    I can't tell him I haven't done her.
[04:53] Kazuya
    P-Pretty good, yeah.
[04:55] Kibe
    Gah! You lucky bastard!
[04:58] Kibe
    Welp, time to die.
[05:00] Kazuya
    Why'd you ask if it was gonna get you down?
[05:03] Kazuya
    Sorry, Mizuhara!
    I ended up debasing you again!
[05:08] (Flashback) Chizuru
    The pickled plums were really good.
SIGN    The pickled plums
    were really good.
[05:11] Kuri
    What do we have next? Corporate theory?
[05:13] Kibe
    I don't feel up for anything.
    Answer the roll call for me.
[05:16] Kazuya
    Seriously, why'd you even ask?!
[05:18] Kibe
    Oh, yeah, Kazuya. Can you
    make it to the boozer tonight?
[05:21] Kazuya
    Boozer?
[05:22] Kibe
    Sasa-pai's apparently gotten
    close to some group lately,
[05:26] Kibe
    and wants to have a get-together.
[05:27] Kazuya
    Oh, sure, I guess.
[05:29] Kibe
    Okay, that makes seven.
[05:31] Kibe
    Kuri, tell Sasa-pai that we'll be
    bringing a frickin' normie along.
[05:35] Kuri
    Gotcha.
[05:36] Kazuya
    You're still holding a grudge?
SIGN    Ahaha
[05:41] Kazuya
    Man, I should've been out on
    a date with Mizuhara tonight!
[05:45] Kibe
    Anyway, see you there at 5.
SIGN    I'll send you
    the link.
[05:47] Kazuya
    Okay.
SIGN    Grill'n'Pub Gold Ship
SIGN    Ghost
[05:56] Kazuya
    Guess it's freshman-welcoming
    season everywhere.
[05:59] Sasano
    The girls are all there already.
[06:02] Kibe
    Cool.
[06:02] Kazuya
    Huh? We're meeting up with girls?
[06:05] Sasano
    Shut the hell up, you frickin' normie.
[06:07] Kibe
    We all know you're happy and committed.
[06:10] Kuri
    You're just here to liven things up.
[06:12] Kazuya
    I didn't say anything...
[06:14] Sasano
    You're, like, the foil. You frickin' normie.
[06:17] Kibe
    Always good to have a loser
    like him in the party.
[06:20] Kuri
    Just shut up and keep up with us.
[06:22] Kazuya
    Mean!
[06:24] (Flashback) Chizuru
    I'll believe you.
[06:26] Kazuya
    Well, things are looking
    up with Mizuhara and me.
[06:30] Kazuya
    I can't even think about
    dating another girl.
[06:34] Yoko
    Oh, hey, Sasa-pai. Over here.
[06:36] Sasano
    Hey, Yoko-chan.
[06:38] Yoko
    The girls are all here.
[06:40] Kazuya
    Huh? Where have I seen her before?
[06:42] Yoko
    Surprise!
[06:44] Sasano
    Heya.
[06:44] Kuri
    Hey.
[06:44] Kibe
    Sup!
[06:46] Chizuru
    Hey, you didn't tell me there'd be boys...
[06:51] Kazuya
    What is Mizuhara doing here?
[06:59] Sasano
    What's up? You two know each other?
[07:04] Kazuya
    Oh, uh, it's not like that.
[07:06] Kazuya
    I-I was just thinking, it's the same
    people we met at the beach.
[07:09] Yoko
    Hey, you remember us!
[07:12] Yuki
    I'm Kawanaka.
[07:13] Sasano
    You've got a good memory, Kazuya.
[07:15] Kazuya
    Too close!
[07:16] Kazuya
    If I act weird here,
    they'll think something's up!
[07:20] Kazuya
    Th-They don't call me the
    Memorizer for nothing.
[07:22] Sasano
    Not funny, man.
[07:24] Kuri
    How do you two know each other?
[07:27] Sasano
    After that beach day, we started
    talking now and then at college.
[07:30] Yoko
    And we were drinking tonight,
    so I invited him.
[07:33] Kibe
    Sounds lewd. Is that what's going on?
[07:36] Yoko
    Huh? There's nothing lewd about it!
[07:38] Kazuya
    So that's why we've ended up in this mess.
[07:38] Sasano
    It ain't like that, man. Knock it off.
[07:40] Yoko
    Seriously!
[07:42] Sasano
    Four beers for the dudes.
[07:43] Kuri
    Cool.
[07:43] Kibe
    We don't get to choose?
[07:45] Sasano
    And the girls? Can you legally drink?
[07:47] Yoko
    I'm twenty, so yeah.
    I'll have a matcha highball.
[07:49] Yuki
    I'm still nineteen,
    so non-alcoholic beer for me.
[07:52] Yuki
    By the way, this girl just
    turned twenty last week.
[07:56] Yuki
    So tonight's about getting
    her her first drink.
[07:58] Chizuru
    Y-Yuki, never mind me!
[08:01] Kuri
    What, really? Happy birthday to you!
[08:06] Yuki
    Yeah, really!
[08:07] All
    Congrats on adulthood.
[08:10] Sasano
    So you can drink. What'll you have?
[08:13] Chizuru
    G... Grapefruit sour.
[08:17] Sasano
    Nice, love that barely legal choice.
[08:19] Sasano
    Ding-dong time! Hit that ding-dong UFO!
[08:23] Kibe
    You sure love making that joke.
[08:26] Kazuya
    What do I do here?
SIGN    I took off
    my coat...
[08:28] Kazuya
    If I say I'm leaving,
    they'll think something's up.
SIGN    and sat down...
[08:31] Yoko
    I took this on that beach trip!
[08:32] Kazuya
    Besides, I can't leave Mizuhara all alone in
    this war zone. Who knows what'll happen?
[08:33] Sasano
    Damn, that looks good.
[08:34] Kuri
    Oh, you're a classic lit major?
[08:37] Kuri
    Those classes are murder.
[08:44] Sign
    SWEAT
[08:48] Kuri
    Second-year in business
    administration at Nerima U,
[08:50] Kuri
    Kuribayashi Shun!
[08:51] Kuri
    My favorite things are porn star
    Ume Miharu's dirty, dirty areolas!
[08:55] Kuri
    Bottoms up, here I go!
SIGN    Glug Glug Glug
SIGN    Laugh
[08:59] All
    Yay!
SIGN    Yay
[09:00] Yoko
    Nobody asked!
SIGN    Nobody asked
SIGN    Sip
    Sip
[09:01] Kazuya
    People are getting drunk, I think.
[09:04] Kazuya
    Kill their perception!
[09:05] Kazuya
    Do your best, alcohol!
[09:07] Kazuya
    And Mizuhara?
SIGN    Hot
    Umeshu
[09:12] Kazuya
    She's fogging up her glasses!
SIGN    It's not gonna help much, y'know...
[09:16] Kazuya
    But man, what an incredible
    disguise, as always.
[09:19] Kazuya
    She's changed her makeup.
[09:21] Kazuya
    She looks so plain, you wouldn't believe
    her "girlfriend" mode was actually her.
[09:24] Kazuya
    Nobody can figure her out.
[09:26] Sasano
    You're so quiet, Ichinose-san.
[09:30] Chizuru
    Not particularly, no.
[09:32] Yoko
    No, really. She's so shy!
[09:36] Yoko
    A real stick in the mud, too!
[09:38] Yuki
    Yeah, yeah.
[09:40] Yoko
    She'd never drink it up with boys
    unless she was tricked into it.
[09:44] Chizuru
    H-Hey...
[09:45] Yoko
    And there've never been any
    signs of blossoming romance.
[09:47] Kibe
    What? Really?
SIGN    Sip Sip
[09:49] Kazuya
    She's got around a hundred
    boyfriends, though.
[09:52] Kuri
    So, is she a vir—
[09:53] Sasano
    Shut up!
[09:54] Yoko
    It's such a shame,
[09:56] Yoko
    'cause she's so stacked.
[10:01] Chizuru
    Hey!
[10:02] Chizuru
    You're drunk, Yoko!
[10:04] Yoko
    What's the big deal?
    Doesn't cost you anything, you know.
[10:07] Kibe
    The fries with molten cheese look so good...
[10:10] Kuri
    Oh, the LN I'm reading just got updated.
[10:12] Sasano
    One, two, three, four...
SIGN    Ba-dump
[10:15] Kazuya
    Did she just fondle Mizuhara's boo—
SIGN    Glug Glug
[10:23] Yuki
    But Chizuru said she had plans last Christmas.
[10:27] Chizuru
    I-I was just meeting my grandma.
[10:30] Yoko
    Huh? It wasn't a boy?
[10:33] Yoko
    Shucks.
[10:35] Kibe
    Huh? "Chizuru"-san?
[10:37] Kibe
    Oh, so your name's Chizuru?
[10:40] Kazuya
    Uh-oh!
[10:42] Kibe
    She's got the same name as your girlfriend.
[10:43] Kazuya
    Did you go get your luck purified?
[10:45] Kibe
    Huh? My luck?
[10:46] Kazuya
    Yeah, did you go?
[10:50] Kazuya
    Did you go get your luck purified?
[10:51] Kibe
    Way to destroy the convo, dude.
    How many times are you gonna ask?
[10:55] Kibe
    And where did that even come from?
[10:58] Kazuya
    Shut up! I'm asking if you
    got your luck purified!
[11:01] Kibe
    I did! Two whole years ago!
[11:04] Yoko
    What? You have a girlfriend?
[11:06] Yuki
    What's she like?
[11:07] Kazuya
    Yikes! They're not stopping!
[11:10] Kibe
    Get this. She's drop-dead gorgeous.
[11:13] Sasano
    I'd never seen a girl that pretty before.
[11:16] Kibe
    And she's pure and refined.
[11:19] Kibe
    Classy and real approachable.
[11:21] Sasano
    Yeah, the kinda gal who
    makes her man look great.
[11:24] Kibe
    Truly the ideal girlfriend.
[11:27] Sasano
    She's way too good for Kazuya.
[11:29] Kazuya
    I dunno what kinda face I should be making!
[11:31] Yoko
    Huh... Girls like that really exist, huh?
[11:34] Yuki
    I'm so envious.
[11:36] Kazuya
    G-Gee, thanks.
[11:39] Kibe
    Come to think of it, didn't you say
    Chizuru-san's birthday was last week, too?
[11:44] Yuki
    Huh, wow!
[11:46] Yoko
    Talk about coincidence!
[11:49] Yuki
    Did you get her something?
[11:51] Kazuya
    W-Well, yeah.
[11:53] Yuki
    What'd you get her?
[11:54] Kazuya
    Wh-What does it matter?
[11:56] Sasano
    It matters, damn it! Die, normie!
[11:58] Kazuya
    Please end already!
[12:03] Yuki
    Normie, huh... The polar opposite of Chizuru.
[12:07] Chizuru
    I-I guess.
[12:08] Chizuru
    Why are you even drunk, Yuki?
[12:11] Yuki
    Dunno... The mood, maybe?
[12:14] Yuki
    But you know what? Chizuru without glasses...
[12:17] Yuki
    is a real cutie, too!
[12:21] Kazuya
    Wha?!
[12:22] Kibe
    Huh?
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Alcohol is
    for adults only!
[12:31] Kazuya
    Her glasses are off...
[12:33] Kazuya
    Meaning she's basically Mizuhara Chizuru now.
[12:37] Kazuya
    Busted! Ichinose's been exposed!
[12:40] Kuri
    She...
[12:42] Kuri
    She sure is!
[12:44] Sasano
    Huh? Minase Suzu?
[12:46] Sasano
    Are you Minase Suzu?
[12:47] Yoko
    I keep telling her to switch to contacts.
[12:48] Sasano
    Do the booze ad thing!
[12:52] Kazuya
    They're all smashed.
[12:55] Kazuya
    Zero vision.
[12:57] Kuri
    But I can't believe she hid
    her face. That's so funny.
[13:01] Chizuru
    G-Give them back!
[13:02] Yuki
    Come on, I was making you look good!
[13:05] Kibe
    Hold up.
[13:06] Kibe
    Minase Suzu? No way.
[13:08] Kibe
    You are...
[13:09] Kazuya
    K... Kibe?!
[13:11] Kibe
    Kawabe Minami?
[13:14] Kazuya
    He's plastered, too!
[13:16] Kazuya
    I'm so glad they're all dumbasses!
SIGN    Bwahahah
SIGN    Canned grapes
    (Don't try this at home)
[13:20] Kazuya
    But this boozer's just getting started.
[13:22] Kazuya
    Everyone's losing their inhibitions...
    There's no telling what'll happen!
SIGN    Oh, well.
    Can just use your
    cardigan to wipe
[13:25] Sasano
    Hey, can I break your glasses?
[13:26] Kazuya
    Boozer chaos! Expect the unexpected!
[13:27] Kuri
    What? Of course not.
[13:29] Sasano
    Please! Just the left lens.
[13:31] Kuri
    That doesn't make it any better.
[13:31] Kazuya
    We gotta get through this somehow!
[13:36] Kuri
    Bamboo shoot drinking game!
[13:39] Kazuya
    Wha?! What's he trying to start?!
[13:42] Sasa;Kibe
    Nice!
[13:43] Yokoyuki
    Yay!
[13:46] Kazuya
    W-Wait. Calm down.
[13:47] Kuri
    Bamboo shoot! Bamboo shoot!
[13:49] Sasa;Kibe;Yoko;Yuki
    Bamboo sprouty!
[13:51] Kazuya
    So forced!
[13:52] Kuri
    One sprouty!
[13:53] Yoko
    Instant!
SIGN    Silence
[14:00] Yuki
    Two sprouty.
[14:00] Chizuru
    Two...
SIGN    Flinch
[14:01] Kuri
    Okay, Chizuru-san overlapped!
[14:04] Yoko
    Kawanaka and Ichinose are out!
[14:06] Yuki
    Come on, Chizuru.
[14:07] Chizuru
    Sorry.
[14:08] Sasano
    Okay, then.
[14:10] Sasano
    Yuki-chan, Chizuru-chan,
[14:12] Kazuya
    What? A bottoms up call?!
[14:12] Sasano
    ride that wave!
[14:13] Yoko
    The girl next to you...
[14:15] Kuri;Kibe
    ...ride that wave!
[14:17] Sasano
    Yuki-chan, Yuki-chan...
SIGN    Cola
[14:17] Yuki
    Aw, come on.
[14:19] Kuri;Kibe;Yoko
    ...ride that wave!
[14:20] Sasano
    Yuki-chan, Yuki-chan...
[14:22] Kuri;Kibe;Yoko
    ...ride that wave!
[14:24] Sasano
    Chizuru-chan, Chizuru-chan...
[14:26] Kuri;Kibe;Yoko
    ...ride that wave!
[14:26] Kazuya
    She's got no choice but to drink...
[14:28] Sasano
    Chizuru-chan! Chizuru-chan!
[14:30] Kuri;Kibe;Yoko
    Ride that wave!
SIGN    GULP
[14:35] Kazuya
    Mizuhara...
[14:38] Kazuya
    She's drinking...
[14:41] Kazuya
    Trying not to ruin the mood.
[14:43] Kazuya
    Even though these guys
    are basically trolling,
[14:47] Kazuya
    she's trying her best!
[14:52] Kazuya
    Sh-She gulped it all down!
[14:54] Sasano
    Way to go, Chizuru-chan!
[14:56] Sasano
    Okay, on to the next one!
[14:58] Sasano
    Get us six more beers!
[15:00] Kibe
    Gotcha.
[15:01] Kazuya
    Hold it. This tempo isn't good.
[15:04] Kazuya
    If this keeps up, even Mizuhara
    won't be able to remain in control!
[15:09] Kazuya
    Besides, who makes a newcomer
    to booze chug their drink?!
[15:12] Sasakuri
    Bamboo shoot! Bamboo shoot!
SIGN    These pieces of trash
[15:14] Sasakuri
    Bamboo sprouty!
[15:15] Kazuya
    Screw it. I've got no choice.
[15:16] Yoko
    One sprouty!
[15:17] Kazuya
    One spro—
[15:19] Sasano
    Kazuya overlapped!
[15:21] Yoko
    But he clearly started after me.
[15:25] Kuri
    You start late and still overlap?
    How clumsy are you, man?!
[15:28] Kazuya
    Aw, man, I screwed up!
[15:32] Sasano
    Drink up!
[15:33] Kazuya
    Shit!
[15:34] Kuri;Yoko
    Be a man!
[15:37] Sasano
    Next!
[15:38] Sasano
    Bamboo shoot! Bamboo shoot!
[15:39] Kuri;Kibe;Yoko;Yuki
    Bamboo sprouty!
[15:42] Kibe
    Two sprou... ty.
[15:42] Kazuya
    Two sprouty!
[15:44] Sasano
    Kazuya again?
[15:46] Yoko
    Yay!
[15:47] Kibe
    Quit cramping my style, you oaf!
[15:50] Kazuya
    Right back at ya!
[15:56] Kazuya
    Why always me?
[15:57] Yuki
    Kazuya-kun's so funny!
[15:59] Kuri
    Three sprouty!
[16:00] Kazuya
    Three spr—
[16:01] Sasano
    Okay, Kazuya's out again.
[16:03] Kazuya
    Gah! Why?!
[16:05] Yoko
    Three in a row!
[16:07] Kibe
    Just get it over with and
    drink for the next round, too.
[16:10] Kazuya
    Why?!
SIGN    Laugh Laugh
[16:11] Kibe
    I've never seen anyone
    be so bad at this game!
[16:15] Yuki
    Kazuya-kun, you're such a klutz.
[16:17] Kazuya
    Fine! I just gotta drink, right?
[16:19] Sasano
    Kazuya-kun! Kazuya-kun!
[16:21] Kur;Ikibe;Yoko;Yuki
    Ride that wave!
[16:23] Sasano
    Kazuya-kun! Kazuya-kun!
[16:24] Kuri;Kibe;Yoko;Yuki
    Ride that wave!
[16:27] Yoko
    We'll be heading out, then.
[16:29] Kuri
    What? Don't go!
[16:32] Yuki
    We have last trains to catch.
[16:33] Sasano
    We'll be hitting up another joint.
[16:35] Sasano
    A cabaret club!
[16:36] Kuri
    How about you, Kazuya?
[16:38] Kuri
    A girls bar!
[16:39] Kazuya
    I'm going home.
[16:40] Sasa;Kuri
    What? You wet blanket!
[16:43] Kazuya
    I really can't drink any more.
[16:46] Kibe
    You coming along?
[16:47] Sasano
    Hey, that's a pole.
[16:50] Yuki
    Come on, Chizuru!
[16:55] Kazuya
    Yikes. I feel sick.
[16:58] Kazuya
    I was fine a minute ago,
[17:01] Kazuya
    but the booze is getting to me now.
[17:04] Kazuya
    Something similar happened before, didn't it?
[17:08] Kazuya
    I'm always causing Mizuhara so much trouble.
[17:13] Kazuya
    She must be so mad...
[17:19] Kazuya
    Shit... This is bad news.
[17:23] Kazuya
    Ow!
[17:25] Kazuya
    My body's so heavy!
[17:28] Kazuya
    This is not looking good.
[17:43] Chizuru
    Come on, keep it together.
[17:48] Chizuru
    Hey!
[17:52] Chizuru
    Are you okay?!
[17:55] Kazuya
    I'm fine, I'm fine.
[17:57] Chizuru
    Are you sure?!
[17:58] Chizuru
    You're bleeding.
[18:01] Chizuru
    Don't wipe it on your sleeve.
    It'll leave a stain.
[18:04] Kazuya
    I'm so pathetic!
[18:06] Kazuya
    I couldn't even make it home
    without Mizuhara's help!
[18:11] Kazuya
    She already went through hell at that boozer,
[18:14] Kazuya
    and here I am making things
    worse for her again...
[18:18] Kazuya
    I wanna die.
[18:20] Kazuya
    But my body won't move.
[18:24] Chizuru
    Okay.
[18:25] Chizuru
    Give me your key.
[18:27] Kazuya
    I'm fine.
[18:29] Kazuya
    I gotta stop being a nuisance.
[18:31] Chizuru
    Really? Are you sure?
[18:34] Kazuya
    Yeah.
[18:35] Kazuya
    You should go and take a bath or something...
[18:40] Kazuya
    H-Huh?
[18:41] Kazuya
    Was the keyhole always this small?
[18:45] Kazuya
    Wait, why's there more than one?
[18:51] Chizuru
    There.
[18:52] Kazuya
    Th-Thanks.
[18:56] Chizuru
    Sheesh. I'll leave the key here.
[18:59] Kazuya
    Wait, Mizuhara's in my apartment again.
[19:03] Chizuru
    Your place is always such a mess.
[19:06] Kazuya
    The girl I like is in my apartment
    after a night out drinking.
[19:10] Kazuya
    In a rom-com, this would
    be the perfect situation!
[19:19] Kazuya
    Damn, she smells nice.
[19:23] Kazuya
    Is that soap?
[19:26] Kazuya
    Crap, I'm always so conscious of Mizuhara
SIGN    We've got class tomorrow,
    so I need to sleep
[19:30] Kazuya
    that she even looks pretty
    to me as Ichinose.
[19:34] Kazuya
    Uh-oh. I've got bigger problems.
SIGN    I'm back here again...
[19:49] Chizuru
    Hey, are you okay?
[19:53] Kazuya
    I-I'm okay! I'm fine, really!
[19:55] Kazuya
    You should go sleep.
[19:57] Chizuru
    You know I can't leave you like this.
[20:01] Kazuya
    Seriously, I'm fine.
[20:02] Kazuya
    Seriously!
[20:06] Kazuya
    I'm causing problems for her again!
[20:09] Chizuru
    For heaven's sake... You drank too much.
[20:14] Chizuru
    The drinking game stuff
    was on purpose, right?
[20:18] Kazuya
    Wh-What are you talking about?
[20:20] Chizuru
    I'm actually surprised the
    rest of them didn't catch on.
[20:23] Chizuru
    You kept losing.
[20:25] Kazuya
    Anyway, you hold your alcohol well, huh?
[20:28] Kazuya
    You're pretty much sober.
[20:30] Chizuru
    Who knows? I can't tell.
[20:33] Kazuya
    Should you really have helped me?
    Weren't the others nearby?
[20:37] Chizuru
    We split up immediately,
    so I'm sure it was fine.
[20:41] Chizuru
    Okay, I'm going to go.
[20:44] Chizuru
    Remember, the best way to avoid a
    hangover is to drink lots of water.
[20:47] Kazuya
    I just thought...
[20:50] Kazuya
    I'm always causing trouble for Mizuhara...
[20:56] Kazuya
    So I should at least look out for
    Ichinose, even if it kills me.
[21:04] Kazuya
    Ugh! I feel so sick!
[21:12] Kazuya
    Wha? Mizuhara?
[21:14] Kazuya
    D-Don't worry about me!
[21:16] Kazuya
    I'm all stinky and gross.
[21:17] Kazuya
    I'll just keep it within the...
[21:18] Chizuru
    Shut up.
[21:23] Chizuru
    Don't try to bluff your way out of this.
[21:56] Chizuru
    No... wait!
[21:57] Chizuru
    What are you doing? I'll smack you...
[22:07] Kazuya
    So I should at least look out for
    Ichinose, even if it kills me.
[22:20] Chizuru
    Sheesh.
[22:21] Chizuru
    No booze for you for a while.
[23:57] Kazuya
    Ugh. I wanna die.
[23:59] Chizuru
    Not surprising, after how much you drank.
[24:00] Kibe
    You're pathetic, Kazu-chin!
[24:02] Kibe
    Kuri and I actually hit up another
    place after that, you know.
[24:05] Kazuya
    Where did you go?
[24:06] Kibe
    I can't say it out loud.
[24:07] Kibe
    But once I got home, I did a bamboo
    shoot going off the good memories!
[24:11] Kibe
    No, it was actually three bamboo shoots!
[24:13] Kazuya
    That's my Kibe! You're an inspiration!
[24:16] Chizura
    No, just desperation.
[24:17] Chizuru
    Anyway, next time on Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:19] Kibe
    "Ex and...
[24:20] Kazuya
    ...Girlfriend."
[24:21] Kibe
    O sad virgin, caught between two beauties.
SIGN    "Ex and Girlfriend"
[24:24] Kazuya
    How many shoots are you
    gonna let off tonight?

E19 - Ex and Girlfriend

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SIGN    Sick
SIGN    Ache
SIGN    Sick
[00:05] Kazuya
    My head's... killing me!
SIGN    Ache
SIGN    Sick
SIGN    Where are my
    phone and wallet?
[00:09] Kazuya
    What is this, Hell on Earth?
SIGN    Thanks for everything, Mom.
SIGN    It's the
    apocalypse.
SIGN    I can't move
    an inch...
SIGN    Soul
[00:12] Kazuya
    I've never had a hangover this bad before!
SIGN    There's bad energy
    in the air.
SIGN    Grew up watching
    Glitter Force
[00:17] Kazuya
    I don't remember anything after
    the fifth bamboo shooty.
[00:25] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Don't try to bluff your way out of this.
[00:28] Kazuya
    Why do I get the feeling
    Mizuhara was over at my place?
[00:33] Kazuya
    What's with these fragmented happy memories?
SIGN    Sick
SIGN    Ache
[00:37] Kazuya
    Mizuhara took care... of me?
SIGN    Would she ever
    do that!?
[00:41] Kazuya
    I must've been dreaming.
[00:44] Kazuya
    Hmm?
[00:48] Kazuya
    A group invite?
SIGN    Team Gold Ship
SIGN    Sasano invited you to join.
[00:50] Kazuya
    Oh, from last night.
[00:53] Kazuya
    Wow, they're talking a bunch.
SIGN    That was so much fun!
SIGN    Sasano
SIGN    Wanna drink again-no-jutsu.
SIGN    Kawanaka
SIGN    I see a ninja!
SIGN    I'm so hungover
SIGN    Pant
[00:58] Kazuya
    Hold up! Last night's group?
    Does that mean...
SIGN    Pant
SIGN    Pant
SIGN    Pant
SIGN    Ichinose Chizuru
[01:08] Kazuya
    Mizuhara's...
SIGN    meow
[01:10] Kazuya
    private contact?!
SIGN    Mizuhara Memo
SIGN    I had so much fun today!
    See you soon. Bye-bye!
SIGN    Bye-bye!
SIGN    What are you wearing today?
    °pant°
[01:13] Narrator
    Let me explain!
[01:15] Narrator
    The "Mizuhara Chizuru"
    contact info he already had
[01:17] Narrator
    is a rental girlfriend account
    that Diamond created.
[01:22] Narrator
    That means the agency checks it, too,
[01:25] Narrator
    and if he tried to send her private
    messages without any bookings,
[01:27] Narrator
    it'd be considered a breach
    of the terms of service.
[01:30] Narrator
    A bunch of scary people would visit him,
    and he'd be in all sorts of trouble.
[01:33] Chizuru
    You guys be careful on social media, too!
SIGN    Ichinose Chizuru
[01:37] Kazuya
    I'm in!
[01:39] Kazuya
    I'm in, somehow!
[01:41] Kazuya
    What is that? A cat?
[01:44] Kazuya
    Why does it look so cute to me?
SIGN    Ba-dump
SIGN    Forgot all about the hangover
[01:47] Kazuya
    Is that Mizuhara's shadow? Cute!
SIGN    W
    o
    o
    h
    o
    o
SIGN    Every guy has gone through this at least once
[01:50] Kazuya
    Wait, can I really look at this?
SIGN    Add friend
[01:53] Kazuya
    Could I take this chance
    to add her as a friend?
[01:58] Kazuya
    No, hang on.
[01:59] Kazuya
    Wouldn't she get a request?
[02:01] Chizuru
    Uh, wha? Die.
SIGN    Decline
SIGN    BEEP
[02:03] Kazuya
    Gah! Anything but that!
[02:07] Kazuya
    Besides, I may have caused her
    all kinds of trouble last night.
[02:10] Kazuya
    I can't be aggressive here.
SIGN    Add friend
SIGN    Tremble
SIGN    Tremble
SIGN    plonk
[02:21] Kazuya
    I can't do it.
[02:22] Kazuya
    "Friend"? It's way too scary.
[02:29] Kazuya
    Ugh. All that squirming made
    my head hurt even more.
SIGN    Sway Sway
[02:33] Kazuya
    A mandatory class? Now?
    Are you trying to kill me?
[02:37] Kibe
    Boo!
SIGN    Boo
[02:39] Sasano
    Yo, Green Man.
[02:42] Yoko
    He looks more blue than green to me.
[02:45] Yuki
    You look like a ghost.
[02:47] Kazuya
    R... Rawr.
SIGN    Gloom
[02:49] Kazuya
    It's last night's group.
[02:50] Sasano
    Your hangover all right?
[02:52] Kazuya
    Far from it.
[02:53] Yoko
    Duh, after how much you drank.
[02:55] Kazuya
    Where's Mizuhara? Is she here?
[02:57] Sasano
    Oh, yeah, where's Chizuru-chan?
SIGN    Flinch
[03:00] Sign
    She gets so
    hung up over
    that stuff.
[03:00] Yoko
    She's running solo today.
[03:02] Yoko
    She's still mad at me for
    inviting boys to the pub.
[03:06] Kazuya
    She's... mad?
[03:10] Kazuya
    Well, yeah.
SIGN    flinch
[03:12] Kazuya
    Her secret may have stayed hidden,
    but that was an awful boozer.
[03:16] Sasano
    You guys gonna be okay? Sorry about that.
[03:16] Kazuya
    She's mad... She's mad, huh?
[03:18] Yoko
    Don't worry about it. She's always like that.
[03:21] Kazuya
    So it really was a dream?
[03:24] Kazuya
    I made her mad and then had
    such a convenient dream...
[03:27] Kazuya
    I'm such a piece of trash.
[03:31] Guy1
    Seriously.
SIGN    Sparkle
SIGN    Sparkle
SIGN    Ahahaha
SIGN    Hahaha
[03:32] Guy2
    For real?
SIGN    Life is
SIGN    all about
    fish food pellets.
SIGN    Sick
SIGN    Ache
SIGN    I'm so done...
[03:38] Kazuya
    My head hurts so much...
SIGN    Sick
SIGN    Ache
[03:41] Kazuya
    It's gotten worse 'cause I pushed myself.
SIGN    I remember nothing
    about the class...
[03:44] Kazuya
    This ain't going away until tomorrow.
SIGN    Fish food?
    No, I can't...!!
[03:48] Kazuya
    If I had a girlfriend right about now,
[03:51] Kazuya
    would she take care of me all nicely?
SIGN    What are you
    fantasizing about?
[03:55] Kazuya
    A-Anyway, I gotta hydrate.
SIGN    Take a good look
    at reality, man.
SIGN    Drunkard!
SIGN    Drunkard!
[04:17] Kazuya
    It wasn't a dream...
[04:21] Kazuya
    God! Which is it?!
[04:23] Kazuya
    What even is the truth?!
[04:25] Kazuya
    I can't ask Mizuhara!
[04:27] Kazuya
    Why don't I remember anything?!
SIGN    Kinoshita Kazuya
SIGN    Add friend
SIGN    Block
SIGN    Add friend
SIGN    Plonk
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Karaoke Village
SIGN    "Ex and Girlfriend"
SIGN    Staaare
[06:19] Ruka
    Stare...
SIGN    Staaare
[06:21] Ruka
    Stare...
[06:23] Kazuya
    Why have you been staring at me?
[06:27] Ruka
    Don't you have something to say to me?
SIGN    Standing
SIGN    By
[06:31] Kazuya
    Huh? Something to say?
[06:33] Ruka
    I figured it was about time
    you made up your mind.
[06:36] Kazuya
    My mind? About what?
[06:40] Kazuya
    Ow!
SIGN    Eek
[06:40] Ruka
    Don't make me spell it out!
[06:43] Kazuya
    What is it?!
[06:44] Ruka
    The rest of the convo... from back then.
[06:50] (Flashback) Kazuya
    Bear with me, Ruka-chan!
[06:52] (Flashback) Kazuya
    There's something I need to say.
[06:55] Kazuya
    R-Right...
[06:57] Ruka
    I mean, surely Chizuru-san
SIGN    It's here.
SIGN    My time
    has come...!!
[07:00] Ruka
    won't come between us after we
    spent a passionate night together!
[07:05] Ruka
    So it's only a matter of time before
    you decide to go out with me for real!
[07:12] Kazuya
    Oh, that turned out okay.
[07:15] Ruka
    What?! No way!
[07:16] Ruka
    Was she still asleep?
[07:18] Ruka
    Did she not hear it?!
[07:20] Kazuya
    Nah, she just believed me.
[07:22] Ruka
    What?! She believed you?!
[07:25] Ruka
    She believed that nothing happened,
    even though I spent the night at your place?
[07:30] Kazuya
    Y-Yeah, though she took some convincing.
[07:33] Ruka
    Lies! There's no way!
[07:35] Ruka
    You should really tell her the truth!
[07:39] Kazuya
    The truth is that nothing happened!
SIGN    Crazy
[07:41] Ruka
    It can't be...
[07:43] Ruka
    Despite the undeniable fact that I stayed
    over, she believed in his innocence?
[07:47] Ruka
    In Kazuya-kun, of all people?
[07:49] Ruka
    Those two have clearly gotten closer!
SIGN    Dazed
[07:53] Ruka
    Then I know what I must do!
[07:57] Ruka
    Wait, I'm not done.
[07:59] Kazuya
    Customer is king.
[08:01] Kazuya
    Welcome...
[08:06] Mami
    Oh, hello, Kazu-kun!
[08:15] Kazuya
    M... Mami-chan...
SIGN    Sweat
[08:18] Kazuya
    Why is Mami-chan here?
[08:19] Kazuya
    Just bad luck?
[08:20] Kazuya
    No, that can't be.
[08:22] Kazuya
    Did she hear from someone
    that I was working here?
[08:26] Kazuya
    S-Solo karaoke? Do you do this often?
[08:28] Mami
    I'm here to finish up my report.
    Using this as my study room.
SIGN    PC
[08:32] Kazuya
    R-Report? I see.
[08:35] Mami
    I heard from Kibe-chan
    that you got a job here.
[08:38] Mami
    And I happened to be in the area,
    so I figured I'd stop by and mess with you.
[08:41] Mami
    Just kidding!
[08:43] Kazuya
    Kibe! I knew it!
[08:43] Kazuya
    Please don't.
[08:46] Mami
    I've actually been here before.
[08:49] Mami
    It was with a friend, though.
[08:52] Kazuya
    I know! I know all about it!
[08:54] Kazuya
    But I can't say I watched it all!
[08:57] Mami
    Okay, two hours in a Joyfound room.
    I might extend.
[09:00] Kazuya
    In that case, we have free time plans, too.
[09:03] Ruka
    Kazuya-kun, do you know her?
[09:08] Kazuya
    Oh, crap!
SIGN    Technically
    Current
    GF
[09:09] Kazuya
    I feel like letting her talk to
    Ruka-chan is a really bad idea!
[09:13] Kazuya
    Huh? Y-Yeah, we go to the
    same college. Same year.
[09:17] Mami
    Wow, what a cutie!
[09:19] Kazuya
    Crap, she took the bait!
[09:22] Mami
    Are you in school?
[09:22] Kazuya
    I shouldn't let them talk too much!
[09:23] Ruka
    Yes, I am.
[09:25] Kazuya
    O-Okay, let me take me to your room.
    We're busy and all.
[09:28] Mami
    Oh, sure.
[09:29] Ruka
    Huh? But there's hardly anyone here.
[09:33] Kazuya
    This way, this way.
[09:34] Mami
    Coming.
[09:38] Mami
    Seriously, good on you for working.
[09:40] Kazuya
    It's no big deal. I'm just part-time, anyway.
[09:43] Mami
    Wow, I could never stick with it.
[09:46] Mami
    You're trying to grow up,
    aren't you, Kazu-kun?
[09:50] Kazuya
    Come on. You're no different.
[09:52] Kazuya
    You're plugging away at college.
[09:54] Ruka
    Ka...
SIGN    RUMBLE
[09:56] Ruka
    Kazu-kun?!
[10:00] Kazuya
    Here you go.
    Your glass for unlimited drinks.
[10:02] Mami
    Thanks, and sorry about this.
[10:05] Mami
    I got part of this done back home,
    but I kept getting lazy.
[10:09] Kazuya
    Oh, your report? It's no problem at all.
[10:13] Kazuya
    Thank God they didn't interact much.
[10:16] Kazuya
    Who knows what'd happen if Mami-chan
    and Ruka-chan went at it for real?
[10:21] Mami
    We went to karaoke together twice, didn't we?
[10:25] Kazuya
    Y-Yeah.
[10:26] Kazuya
    Back then, I was losing my mind at being
    alone in a room with her for the first time
[10:29] Mami
    Wow, you're way off-key.
SIGN    A
    h
    a
    h
    a
[10:31] Kazuya
    and was desperately trying to hide it.
[10:35] Ruka
    Stare...
SIGN    Staaare
SIGN    JOLT
[10:38] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan?!
SIGN    Busted
[10:41] Kazuya
    Why'd she follow us?
[10:43] Kazuya
    Wait, did she hear all that?!
[10:46] Kazuya
    Wh-What's up?
[10:48] Kazuya
    I'm not slacking off or anything.
    I brought her order.
[10:50] Ruka
    No, it's not about that.
[10:53] Kazuya
    Th-Then what's the problem?
    If something happened,
[10:56] Kazuya
    we can talk outside...
SIGN    Staaare
[10:59] Ruka
    Stare...
SIGN    Sweat
[11:08] Ruka
    So, what kind of relationship do you two have?
[11:14] Kazuya
    Eek! She really does suspect something!
[11:17] Kazuya
    Whoa, where did that come from?
[11:18] Kazuya
    Nope! She can't know the truth!
[11:21] Kazuya
    This is one explosive situation!
[11:24] Mami
    What kind? Just normal classmates.
[11:29] Mami
    Right, Kazu-kun?
[11:31] Kazuya
    Y-Yeah, right.
[11:34] Kazuya
    C-Come on, Ruka-chan.
    You're being rude to our customer.
[11:38] Mami
    Why do you ask, though?
[11:41] Mami
    Wait, I got it!
[11:43] Mami
    Do you like Kazu-kun, Ribbons?
[11:46] Mami
    You're such a playboy.
[11:49] Ruka
    Well, no, it's more than that.
[11:51] Ruka
    I'm his—
[12:00] Mami
    Kazu-kun? What was that?
[12:03] Kazuya
    Never mind!
[12:04] Kazuya
    Our boss banned her from chatting!
[12:07] Ruka
    Why, Kazuya-kun?
[12:09] Ruka
    Why are you hiding it?
[12:11] Ruka
    Because we're at work?
[12:12] Ruka
    But he's panicking too much for that.
[12:15] Ruka
    And then there's what I heard earlier!
[12:18] (Flashback) Mami
    We went to karaoke together twice, didn't we?
[12:22] Ruka
    Now I remember...
[12:23] Ruka
    He said he turned to Chizuru-san
    after being dumped by his ex.
[12:28] Ruka
    His ex!
[12:30] Ruka
    It's her! She's his ex!
[12:33] Ruka
    If she is, then what is all this?
[12:35] Ruka
    That attitude! Those eyes!
[12:37] Ruka
    And asking if I like him!
[12:39] Sign
    And calling me "Ribbons"
[12:40] Ruka
    In that case, what's her deal?!
[12:42] Ruka
    She's acting like Kazuya-kun is still hers!
[12:46] Ruka
    Wait, is he hiding it because she's his ex?
[12:49] Ruka
    Is he still into her, then?
[12:52] Ruka
    Even if he's not, she's still the
    only girl he's actually dated!
[12:58] Ruka
    So I'm...
[13:00] Ruka
    in third place?!
SIGN    Likes her
SIGN    Just
    dating her
SIGN    Liked her
[13:03] Ruka
    No! I can't accept that!
[13:06] Kazuya
    A-Anyway, let's talk outside.
SIGN    Clack
[13:12] Ruka
    We're dating!
[13:14] Ruka
    I'm Kazuya-kun's girlfriend!
[13:19] Mami
    "Girlfriend"?
SIGN    Karaoke Village
[13:25] Kazuya
    God, just kill me.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Wha?
[13:29] Mami
    "Girlfriend"? Really?
[13:32] Kazuya
    C-Calm down, Ruka-chan!
[13:35] Kazuya
    I-It's not like that, Mami-chan.
[13:36] Kazuya
    I can explain.
[13:40] Ruka
    Yes, really!
[13:42] Ruka
    You're his ex, aren't you?
[13:44] Ruka
    Too bad for you! I'm his girlfriend now!
[13:48] Ruka
    Which means Kazuya-kun belongs to me now!
[13:52] Kazuya
    Hey, Ruka-chan! What are you even saying?!
[13:54] Ruka
    Also, I think you have the
    wrong idea about something!
[13:57] Ruka
    Acting all cool because you're his ex...
[13:59] Ruka
    What, you think you're special to him
    because you were his first? Are you serious?!
[14:04] Ruka
    Sure, he leers at every cute girl
    he sees, so he may seem easy!
[14:08] Kazuya
    Hey, that's not...
SIGN    Not
    wrong...
[14:10] Ruka
    But he's not hung up on you
    anymore! Not in the least!
[14:15] Ruka
    Seriously, what's your deal?!
[14:17] Ruka
    You show up at your ex's workplace?
[14:20] Ruka
    You're the one who can't let him go, huh?
[14:22] Kazuya
    Stop, Ruka-chan! You can't say that!
[14:25] Ruka
    Sucks to be you!
[14:26] Ruka
    Kazuya-kun's totally smitten with me now.
SIGN    An ex or two
    is no big deal.
[14:30] Ruka
    We've gone all the way, too!
[14:31] Kazuya
    What?! No, we haven't!
[14:33] Kazuya
    We have not!
[14:34] Ruka
    I even spent an oh-so-passionate
    night at his place recently.
[14:37] Ruka
    He kept going, "Ruka, I love you!
    I love you so much,"
[14:40] Ruka
    and just wouldn't stop!
[14:41] Kazuya
    No, I didn't!
[14:42] Kazuya
    And you know it!
[14:43] Ruka
    Anyway, you're a thing of the past!
[14:46] Ruka
    Get out of his life already, will you?
[14:53] Mami
    Sorry. I didn't mean to...
[14:57] Mami
    You have a real girlfriend, huh, Kazu-kun?
[15:02] Mami
    But then...
[15:03] Mami
    Why do you still need a rental girlfriend?
SIGN    S
    h
    e
    
    k
    n
    o
    w
    s
    ?
[15:12] Ruka
    Oh, well, you know...
[15:15] Ruka
    It shows how accepting I am.
[15:17] Ruka
    I know I'm his number one.
SIGN    So I send him off...
SIGN    Not
    convincing.
[15:23] Kazuya
    M-Mami-chan, like I said,
[15:25] Kazuya
    it's just social research.
[15:27] Mami
    I see.
[15:29] Mami
    Sorry.
[15:31] Mami
    I should leave.
[15:33] Mami
    I'll leave the money here.
[15:35] Kazuya
    Huh? Wait...
[15:42] Kazuya
    Welp. She's gonna hate me forever.
[15:45] Kazuya
    Come on, Ruka-chan!
[15:46] Kazuya
    What was with that out... burst?
SIGN    Waaah
[15:51] Ruka
    But I am your girlfriend!
SIGN    Oops.
SIGN    Uwaaaaaah
SIGN    Drag Drag
[15:57] Kazuya
    You'll bother our customers!
[15:58] Ruka
    What's her problem? I hate her!
[16:05] Ruka
    I love you!
[16:07] Ruka
    I'm the one who loves you more than anyone!
[16:16] Kazuya
    Augh, just kill me now!
[16:24] Rando1
    Yo, you by yourself?
[16:27] Rando1
    Let me carry your stuff.
[16:33] Mami
    Buzz off.
[16:34] Rando1
    S-Sorry.
[16:36] Rando2
    Holy...
[16:40] Mami
    What was with that kid?
    She's out of her mind.
[16:44] Mami
    I hear from Kibe-chan that
    he's working and go to see,
[16:48] Mami
    and he has a girlfriend? Excuse me?
[16:50] Mami
    So that bag in his apartment was hers?
[16:54] Mami
    But is she really his girlfriend?
[16:56] Mami
    Something seemed off about him.
[16:59] Mami
    Would he really go out with that nutcase?
[17:02] Mami
    She knew about the rental girlfriend thing,
[17:04] Mami
    and she accepted it?
[17:06] Mami
    That makes no sense.
[17:08] Mami
    Besides, that design was more
    "adult woman" than "teen."
[17:16] Mami
    Oh, yeah, this is his stop...
[17:20] Ruka
    You're the one who can't let him go, huh?
[17:27] Mami
    Why the heck am I wasting time
    thinking about all this?
[17:39] Chizuru
    Huh?
[17:40] Chizuru
    M... Mami-san?
[17:47] (Flashback) Kibe
    What?
[17:50] (Flashback) Kibe
    Who knows about Chizuru-san?
[17:54] (Flashback) Kibe
    Well, there's us... and Kazuya's family?
[17:59] (Flashback) Mami
    His family?
[18:00] Mami
    His family knows her, too? Yikes.
[18:04] Mami
    That reminds me, he did ask me
    to meet his grandma, didn't he?
[18:09] Mami
    So, he introduced her and couldn't
    worm out of it for a year?
[18:13] Mami
    Then it could still be going on.
[18:17] (Flashback) Kibe
    Oh, people at his workplace might know, too.
[18:20] (Flashback) Mami
    Huh? Workplace?
[18:22] (Flashback) Mami
    Kazu-kun got a job?
[18:24] (Flashback) Kibe
    Yeah, at the KaraVillage by the next
    station over, at the start of the year.
[18:28] Mami
    The Karaoke Village by
    the next station over?
SIGN    Mizuhara Chizuru
SIGN    A pure and refined
    high-class girlfriend
SIGN    Sweat
[18:44] Chizuru
    Er... It's been a while.
[18:52] Mami
    Have a seat.
[19:07] Mami
    I had something to take care of around here.
[19:10] Mami
    And you? Do you live here?
[19:14] Chizuru
    Oh, no, I was here to do something, too.
[19:17] Mami
    Where are you headed?
[19:18] Chizuru
    Ikebukuro.
[19:19] Mami
    Really? Me, too!
[19:22] Mami
    Let's enjoy the ride.
[19:27] Mami
    That's a really nice bag.
[19:32] Mami
    It's from CoCo's latest
    collection, right? Is it new?
[19:35] Chizuru
    No, I've had it for a while.
[19:38] Mami
    Cool. You've gotta buy the
    fashionable stuff immediately,
[19:43] Mami
    before new stuff comes out
    and it goes out of style.
[19:45] Mami
    When did you get it? Early April? Late?
[19:49] Chizuru
    Early, I think?
[19:51] Mami
    I see!
[19:56] Mami
    Sorry!
[19:57] Mami
    I just found it kinda funny.
[20:04] Mami
    I'm switching lines over this way.
    How about you?
[20:08] Chizuru
    To the station exit.
[20:10] Mami
    Oh.
[20:11] Mami
    Guess this is it. See you... Actually,
    we don't know if we'll meet again, huh?
[20:16] Chizuru
    I suppose not.
[20:19] Mami
    Bye.
[20:24] Mami
    Let me just ask you one thing.
[20:29] Mami
    You're not seeing Kazu-kun anymore, right?
[20:52] Chizuru
    That's right.
[20:57] Mami
    Okay, got it.
[21:00] Mami
    Bye.
[21:06] Chizuru
    Was that a coincidence? It was, right?
[22:55] Mami
    That settles it.
[22:57] Mami
    There's no doubt about it.
    That bag was Mizuhara Chizuru's.
[23:03] Mami
    The timing fits. Did she forget it with him?
[23:06] Mami
    But who forgets their bag?
[23:08] Mami
    Was she there back then?
[23:12] Mami
    Either way, they're way closer
    than rental GF and client.
[23:16] Mami
    What's with that kid, then?
[23:18] Mami
    She knows about her.
[23:21] Mami
    Is he two-timing? What the heck?
[23:24] Mami
    Maybe I'll find out more
    if I check his follows.
SIGN    Kinoshita Kazuya
SIGN    @jrvbwr34bhcmdl-082 is blocked.
SIGN    Are you sure you want to view these tweets?
SIGN    Learn more
SIGN    Unblock
SIGN    Cancel
SIGN    Ruka
SIGN    For moots only. I love everything that's fun
[23:35] Mami
    Shit, she's locked.
SIGN    Nagomi Sake Shop
SIGN    I'm the shop's second owner, Kinoshita Nagomi!
    Loving 77-year-old. I tweet about nihonshu
    and I'm smitten with my grandson's girlfriend!
[23:49] Mami
    His family, huh?
SIGN    Follow
SIGN    Following
[23:58] Kazuya
    We somehow made it through that mess, but...
[24:01] Chizuru
    Those two are so tiring.
[24:04] Ruka
    Tiring? You meanie!
[24:06] Mami
    How rude.
[24:07] Kazuya
    That's not what she meant.
[24:09] Mami
    What did she mean, then?
[24:12] Ruka
    You have a duty to explain, Kazuya-kun.
[24:14] Kazuya
    Uh, Mizuhara was...
[24:16] Chizuru
    Now, next time on Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:18] Kazuya
    She ran away!
[24:19] Chizuru
    "Youth and...
[24:20] Kazuya
    ...Girlfriend."
[24:21] Ruka
    If you can't explain, I might show up
    in the next episode's preview, too!
SIGN    "Youth and Girlfriend"
[24:25] Mami
    Look forward to it.

E20 - Youth and Girlfriend

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[00:06] (Flashback) Ruka
    Get out of his life already, will you?
SIGN    Ruka-chan
    LIVE Audio...
[00:14] Ruka
    Then Haruka was like,
    "Did somethin' get ta yer head?!"
[00:19] Ruka
    And I was like, "Why the
    sudden Fukuoka accent?"
SIGN    Exercise
[00:21] Kazuya
    Heh. Wow.
[00:26] Ruka
    Kazuya-kun, are you feeling
    down about something?
[00:29] Kazuya
    Huh? N-No, nothing like that.
[00:32] Ruka
    I'm sorry about the other day.
[00:36] Ruka
    Ex or not, she's your classmate.
[00:40] Ruka
    I ignored the college implications
[00:42] Ruka
    and said all sorts of rude things
    to your friend in a fit of rage.
[00:45] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan...
[00:47] Kazuya
    Oh, don't worry about it.
[00:50] Kazuya
    Shit was awkward between us anyway.
[00:53] Kazuya
    But you got one thing wrong.
[00:56] Kazuya
    Mami-chan really doesn't
    have any feelings for me.
[01:01] Ruka
    Kazuya-kun...
[01:04] Kazuya
    And I bet she totally hates me now.
[01:08] Kazuya
    Hearing you go so far for me
    actually helped me get over it.
[01:13] Ruka
    Well, don't worry.
[01:16] Ruka
    I won't let you feel lonely.
[01:19] Ruka
    I just sent you a cute selfie.
[01:21] Kazuya
    Uh, that's not really
    what I was talking about.
[01:25] Kazuya
    Either way, I'm glad
    Ruka-chan's back to normal.
[01:29] Ruka
    Wanna switch to chatting on PC?
[01:31] Ruka
    I have time tonight.
    I could go two hours easily.
[01:34] Kazuya
    Nah, I'm good.
SIGN    I followed you! ^^
    I'm interested in learning more about sake, and I'm looking forward to seeing fun tweets about your grandson! ^^
SIGN    Mizuhara Free
[01:47] Kazuya
    Mizuhara said she was
    free on May 20, I think?
[01:52] Kazuya
    It's been a while since I rented
    her out, so I'm getting nervous.
SIGN    fidget fidget
[01:55] Chizuru
    I love you, Kazuya-kun!
SIGN    I picked this pretty
    flower for you.
SIGN    She has never
    said this.
[01:57] Kazuya
    But in the end, I always have
    fun because she's so nice.
SIGN    That's how the rental GF business gets you.
[02:02] Kazuya
    Huh? Mizuhara's not in the usual place.
SIGN    Rookie Batch
SIGN    Regular Class
[02:08] Kazuya
    Mizuhara went up a rank!
[02:10] Kazuya
    I see. She's been a rental
    girlfriend for more than a year.
SIGN    Ohhhhhh!
[02:14] Kazuya
    She's not a rookie anymore.
SIGN    Cast Rank
SIGN    Regular
SIGN    Fee
SIGN    yen / hour
[02:17] Kazuya
    Oh, the hourly fee goes up by a
    thousand for regular class, huh?
[02:21] Kazuya
    Well, I can live with a thousand more.
[02:23] Kazuya
    It'll help Mizuhara.
[02:25] Kazuya
    Mizuhara's the only one for me, after all!
SIGN    Misplaced
    Determination
SIGN    If you like her
    
    Book a date
[02:29] Kazuya
    Wait a sec.
[02:31] Kazuya
    A thousand yen, huh?
[02:37] Kazuya
    You know, couldn't I stand
    to be a little more greedy?
[02:42] Kazuya
    I'm paying up as usual, and I'm not asking
    her to meet my family or anything.
[02:47] Kazuya
    It's a regular date booking.
SIGN    Just being with
    Mizuhara is enough
    to make me happy.
[02:49] Kazuya
    We've usually just gone to cafés, shopped,
    and gone to the aquarium at most.
[02:53] Kazuya
    Always perfectly normal date plans.
SIGN    °If you have any other requests, such as
    for specific outfits, please let us know!!
[02:56] Kazuya
    But the service allows for
    all kinds of requests,
[02:59] Kazuya
    such as packed lunches and stuff.
[03:02] Kazuya
    I-I mean, you know?
[03:04] Kazuya
    She's probably grown tired
    of our usual dates, too.
[03:07] Kazuya
    We're a couple, after all.
SIGN    Not a
    couple.
[03:09] Kazuya
    Monotony is not good.
SIGN    Self-Justification
[03:11] Kazuya
    Yeah, yeah.
SIGN    Weekly Shonen Magazine
[03:12] Kazuya
    That said, what can I...
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[04:50] Kazuya
    Oh, God!
SIGN    I clearly
    pushed my
    luck!!!
[04:51] Kazuya
    I really went and did it!
[04:52] Kazuya
    Gah! I hope she isn't weirded out!
[04:55] Kazuya
    Will she really show up?
SIGN    Got it.
SIGN    I couldn't figure out how
    she felt from the text...
[04:57] Kazuya
    Her reply was casual, but maybe
    she found it creepy as hell.
[05:01] Kazuya
    But... I regret nothing.
[05:03] (Flashback) Girl1
    Sorry, I can't go out with you.
SIGN    Gah
[05:05] Sign
    Kibe
[05:05] (Flashback) Girl2
    I have a boyfriend.
SIGN    Gah!!
[05:07] Kazuya
    I put my shame aside and asked for this.
    I've wanted it since I was in high school.
[05:11] Kazuya
    It's a fantasy that all of mankind wants
    to live out once in their lifetimes!
[05:14] Chizuru
    Oh, there you are.
SIGN    Ba-dump
SIGN    "Youth and Girlfriend"
[05:21] Chizuru
    Hey.
[05:26] Chizuru
    Maybe we should've picked
    a less crowded spot.
SIGN    ba-dump
SIGN    fidget
SIGN    fidget
[05:34] Chizuru
    Let's go.
[05:35] Kazuya
    Y-Yeah.
[05:37] Kazuya
    You're really okay with this, huh?
[05:39] Chizuru
    Huh?
[05:39] Kazuya
    I just thought you'd find
    it creepy or something.
[05:42] Chizuru
    Well, I do get some clients who want to go
    on a date with a girl in school uniform.
[05:47] Kazuya
    What, really?
SIGN    L
    o
    o
    k
    
    w
    h
    o
    s
    
    t
    a
    l
    k
    i
    n
    g
    .
SIGN    '
[05:49] Kazuya
    Damn those freaks.
[05:51] Chizuru
    But why are you in uniform, too?
[05:54] Kazuya
    I-I figured it'd be better this way.
[05:58] Chizuru
    Well, at least we won't look
    like schoolgirl and sugar daddy.
[06:01] Kazuya
    Anyway, it's started.
[06:04] Chizuru
    I guess I can still pull
    off schoolgirl roles.
[06:07] Kazuya
    A school uniform date with Mizuhara.
[06:10] Kazuya
    Am I really gonna survive this?
SIGN    Hype levels rising
[06:14] Chizuru
    Tokyo Dome City really is popular.
[06:17] Chizuru
    Even on a weekday, it's packed.
[06:20] Chizuru
    Are all the students here skipping class?
[06:22] Chizuru
    Well, at least they're having fun.
[06:25] Chizuru
    Anyway, what's the plan?
[06:27] Kazuya
    H-Huh?!
[06:29] Chizuru
    Aren't you staring a little too much?
[06:33] Kazuya
    B-Busted!
[06:34] Chizuru
    You're the one who asked me to wear this.
[06:37] Chizuru
    If you say it looks weird, I'll get mad.
[06:39] Kazuya
    I-I would never!
[06:41] Kazuya
    Y-You look great.
[06:44] Chizuru
    I appreciate the flattery.
[06:46] Chizuru
    Let's check out the guide map.
[06:47] Kazuya
    I was being sincere, though...
[06:49] Kazuya
    Holy crap! Mizuhara x School Uniform
    is a far deadlier combo than I thought!
[06:53] Kazuya
    That short skirt, the kind she usually
    never wears while on rental dates!
[06:57] Kazuya
    Her assertive chest, which that
    tight blazer can't cover up!
[07:01] Kazuya
    Her long black hair ties it all together
    perfectly. A sum bigger than its parts!
SIGN    Sparkle
SIGN    Sparkle
[07:05] Kazuya
    A chain reaction of loveliness!
SIGN    ba-dump
SIGN    ba-dump
[07:07] Kazuya
    She's out to destroy all sense of reason!
[07:11] Chizuru
    Want to go a little further in?
[07:13] Kazuya
    H-Huh?!
SIGN    ba-dump
    
    ba-dump
[07:17] Kazuya
    But I won't back down today.
[07:20] Kazuya
    I'm a client, and I've got
    her all to myself today.
[07:23] Kazuya
    She is, without a doubt,
    my girlfriend right now.
[07:28] Kazuya
    I made up my mind to be greedier!
[07:31] Kazuya
    I'm gonna turn back time here today
    and relive the youth that I lost!
SIGN    This is a
    memorial service...
SIGN    Farewell,
    my youth...
[07:36] Chizuru
    What are you doing? Let's get going.
SIGN    Why so
    pumped up?
[07:39] Kazuya
    I wanna hold hands!
[07:42] Kazuya
    Dream Date Plan Part 1.
[07:44] Kazuya
    A hand-holding date in TDC.
[07:46] Chizuru
    Huh? Hold hands?
[07:48] Kazuya
    I've wanted this ever since the one
    time I came here in an all-guy group,
[07:54] Kazuya
    and we spent a hellish time
    surrounded by couples everywhere.
[07:58] Kazuya
    But I've never asked her
    to hold hands before.
SIGN    Stare
[08:01] Kazuya
    And I've made my feelings for her obvious
    by asking her to be herself on dates.
[08:10] Chizuru
    Here.
SIGN    It's not
    that big
    a deal...
[08:16] Chizuru
    Hey! You don't have to pull!
[08:18] Chizuru
    I'm not going anywhere.
[08:21] Kazuya
    M-My bad.
[08:22] Kazuya
    Yikes. I got too worked up.
[08:25] Rando1
    What a babe! What uniform is that?
[08:27] Rando2
    I didn't know a girl like that
    went to school around here.
[08:30] Rando1
    I envy her boyfriend so much!
[08:32] Rando1
    He sure is a dweeb, though.
[08:34] Rando2
    I wanted my teenage years
    to be like that, too.
[08:36] Rando1
    He's winning at life.
[08:37] Kazuya
    It's begun.
[08:39] Kazuya
    My youth has begun, right here, right now!
[08:43] Kazuya
    For starters, hand-holding cleared.
[08:45] Kazuya
    Next up is...
[08:48] Kazuya
    This! Food sharing!
SIGN    Lovey-dovey
[08:50] Kazuya
    Another thing all couples do!
[08:52] Kazuya
    Halfsies with Mizuhara would
    be a dream come true!
[08:56] Kazuya
    W-Wanna get some churros?
[08:58] Chizuru
    I don't mind, but are you hungry?
[09:00] Kazuya
    Well, it's a TDC thing to do.
[09:03] Chizuru
    I'll go with chocolate, then.
[09:05] Kazuya
    One chocolate, please.
[09:07] Chizuru
    You're not getting any?
[09:09] Kazuya
    Oh, nah, I'm good.
[09:12] Chizuru
    Just me? Are you sure?
[09:15] Kazuya
    O-Of course.
[09:16] Kazuya
    Ugh! I went and bought one,
    but I can't ask for a bite!
[09:22] Couplef
    Here, darling. Say "ahh."
[09:25] Couplem
    Ahh.
[09:31] Chizuru
    Do you want a bite?
[09:36] Kazuya
    A bite? Can I?
[09:37] Chizuru
    I feel bad eating by myself.
[09:40] Kazuya
    Th-Thanks.
[09:42] Kazuya
    D-Does... Does she know?
[09:50] Chizuru
    What?
[09:51] Kazuya
    Oh, iz nohing.
[09:53] Kazuya
    So close!
[09:55] Kazuya
    Cute! Yummy!
[10:00] Chizuru
    This is good!
[10:01] Kazuya
    I could die... I could die happy now!
[10:04] Kazuya
    Maybe I should get one after all.
[10:07] Chizuru
    What the heck?
SIGN    Notes
     Date Pla
     Friday
    Date Plan 2
     Friday
     Date Plan 3
     Friday
     Date Plan 4
     Friday
[10:10] Kazuya
    What's next on the plan?
[10:15] Chizuru
    So, what next?
[10:18] Chizuru
    You have more things you want to do, right?
[10:22] Kazuya
    Yeah, she does know!
[10:24] Kazuya
    So she did all that for me just now!
[10:26] Chizuru
    You don't have to hide it.
[10:29] Chizuru
    It's not like thinking up
    a date plan is a bad thing.
[10:33] Chizuru
    Don't hold back.
[10:35] Chizuru
    I'll go along with whatever today.
[10:38] Kazuya
    Mizuhara...
[10:40] Kazuya
    She may be her usual self,
    but she's still a pro.
SIGN    I did wear this
    school uniform and all...
[10:44] Kazuya
    Well, I heard the lady.
[10:46] Kazuya
    I'd be a colossal idiot
    if I held back after that.
[10:49] Kazuya
    I'll make this a date I will never forget!
[11:00] Chizuru
    Wha? Sumi-chan?!
SIGN    Dazed
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    fidget
SIGN    fidget
[11:07] Kazuya
    What? What's going on?
[11:09] Chizuru
    Shh! Look over there!
SIGN    Cute♥
[11:14] Kazuya
    Wha?
[11:15] Kazuya
    Sumi-chan?!
[11:17] Kazuya
    Okay, but why hide?
[11:19] Chizuru
    Look at how we're dressed!
    It'd be embarrassing!
[11:22] Kazuya
    True. It would be, a little.
[11:24] Kazuya
    Plus, knowing Sumi-chan,
[11:26] Kazuya
    if she ran into us on a school uniform date,
[11:29] Kazuya
    she might freak out and cause a disaster.
[11:33] Chizuru
    Oh, no! She's coming this way!
[11:35] Kazuya
    Hey, wait!
[11:37] Kazuya
    This angle is dangerous!
[11:41] Chizuru
    Now!
[11:42] Chizuru
    Run for it!
[11:43] Kazuya
    Eep! This is a crisis in more ways than one!
[11:56] Chizuru
    We should be fine here.
[11:59] Chizuru
    She seemed to be looking at men's hats.
[12:02] Chizuru
    A present for her father, maybe?
[12:02] Kazuya
    We practically fled into this arcade,
    but that works out for me!
[12:07] Kazuya
    Mizuhara Dream Date Plan
    Part 3. Photo booth!
[12:11] Kazuya
    A staple of school uniform dates.
[12:14] Kazuya
    A sanctuary for modern couples,
[12:16] Kazuya
    synonymous with teenage romance!
[12:18] Kazuya
    And it's today's main event!
[12:20] Kazuya
    Because... you get to take it home!
SIGN    Rumble...
[12:23] Kazuya
    I don't have any pics with Mizuhara.
[12:26] Kazuya
    Getting to feast my eyes on her even at
    home would be the wildest dream come true!
SIGN    Rumble...
[12:32] Chizuru
    Why does popcorn in arcades look so good?
[12:32] Kazuya
    I want it so bad!
[12:36] Kazuya
    W-Wanna take some pics in the photo booth?
[12:39] Chizuru
    Yeah, sure.
[12:41] Kazuya
    That was easy!
[12:45] Kazuya
    Photo booths suddenly give you alone
    time, which is bad for the heart.
[12:51] Chizuru
    Do you have any specific kinds
    of pics you want to take?
[12:54] Kazuya
    Nah, just the normal stuff.
[12:56] Pbvoice
    Okay, choose your plan!
SIGN    Friends
SIGN    Couple
SIGN    Group
[13:00] Kazuya
    Uh, which do I choose?
[13:03] Pbvoice
    Three... two...
[13:04] Kazuya
    Uh-oh!
SIGN    Friends
SIGN    Couple
SIGN    Group
[13:09] Chizuru
    We're a couple right now. Don't hold back.
[13:12] Kazuya
    R-Right.
[13:13] Kazuya
    Th-That's right! What was I wimping out for?!
[13:18] Kazuya
    It's time to make my dreams come true!
[13:19] Pbvoice
    First, make a heart with your hands.
SIGN    The kind of smile
    that'll make him
    want to die
    when he looks at it.
[13:24] Pbvoice
    Next, hold hands all lovey-dovey!
SIGN    The kind of smile
    he could never
    show his parents.
[13:27] Pbvoice
    Next, snuggle up and look close!
SIGN    Can't even be called
    a smile anymore.
[13:30] Kazuya
    Oh, man, Mizuhara's hair smells so nice.
[13:34] Pbvoice
    Next, face each other and hug!
[13:37] Kazuya
    What?!
[13:38] Kazuya
    Hug? From the front?!
SIGN    Go on and hug!
SIGN    Wub you!
SIGN    °Be sure to hug from the front.
[13:40] Kazuya
    Okay, this is too much.
[13:48] Chizuru
    Come on.
[13:52] Kazuya
    I-Is she sure?!
[13:56] Chizuru
    Hurry it up. Everybody hugs.
[14:00] Chizuru
    It's not a big deal unless you
    get all worked up about it.
[14:11] Kazuya
    Don't get the wrong idea, Kazuya!
[14:14] Kazuya
    Mizuhara's just doing her job as a pro!
[14:16] Kazuya
    She's being natural,
SIGN    Soft
[14:19] Kazuya
    but she's also being a "girlfriend."
[14:21] Kazuya
    It makes all this feel so much more real.
[14:24] Pbvoice
    Taking the pic now! Three...
[14:25] Kazuya
    This isn't Mizuhara!
[14:27] Kazuya
    It's a mannequin!
[14:28] Pbvoice
    Two...
[14:29] Kazuya
    I can't look her in the face!
[14:33] Pbvoice
    One...
[14:42] Kazuya
    Wow, she's totally unperturbed.
[14:44] Kazuya
    I feel so dumb for getting
    worked up by myself.
[14:47] Pbvoice
    Lastly, heat things up
    with a passionate kiss!
[14:52] Kazuya
    Hold on a damn second!
    No way, not happening!
[14:54] Kazuya
    "Passionate kiss," my ass! I wish!
[14:58] Kazuya
    This has gotta be too much for Mizuhara...
[15:05] Chizuru
    Come on.
[15:06] Kazuya
    O-Okay.
[15:09] Pbvoice
    Three.
[15:11] Pbvoice
    Two.
SIGN    Mwah♥
[15:13] Kazuya
    What a mwahvelous dodge.
SIGN    School Uniform Date ♥
SIGN    Kazuya
SIGN    Chizuru
SIGN    On the double!!
[15:21] Kazuya
    Come on, come on, come on!
[15:24] Kazuya
    Now I can feast my eyes on Mizuhara
    at home every day! I'm in heaven!
[15:34] Kazuya
    Wh-What's up?
[15:36] Kazuya
    Another sudden heart attack moment?
[15:38] Chizuru
    Look!
[15:41] Kazuya
    Wha? The same uniform as Mizuhara's?
[15:44] Kazuya
    C-Current students?!
[15:45] Chizuru
    There's no mistaking it.
    They're from Asu North!
SIGN    I requested it,
    so I feel bad.
[15:47] Kazuya
    Mizuhara's cosplaying,
[15:49] Kazuya
    so it'd be all kinds of awkward
    if they ran into each other.
[15:52] Kazuya
    Ugh! They're coming this way!
[15:54] Chizuru
    Sorry, let's leave!
[16:04] Chizuru
    School uniform dates bring
    so much unexpected trouble.
[16:08] Chizuru
    Sorry I made you run.
SIGN    Have you
    lost weight?
SIGN    Dead
[16:10] Kazuya
    Oh, no problem.
SIGN    Mental Kazuya
    (brat)
SIGN    I want that
    Mizuhara SSR!!!
SIGN    This sucks!!!
[16:15] Kazuya
    I really feel like I'm missing out, though.
SIGN    I'm gonna go get it!
    Don't stop me!!!
SIGN    This sucks!
    I want it!
[16:19] Chizuru
    Say, why don't we ride that?
[16:22] Chizuru
    We won't have to worry about
    anyone finding us up there,
[16:24] Chizuru
    and we can get some rest.
[16:26] Kazuya
    O-Okay.
[16:28] Kazuya
    Th-This is Dream Date Plan Part 4!
[16:32] Kazuya
    Romantic time on the Ferris wheel!
[16:34] Kazuya
    Diamond doesn't allow closed rooms,
    but this is the exception.
[16:38] Kazuya
    It's the perfect way to wrap up a date!
[16:42] Kazuya
    What was that photo for?
[16:52] Kazuya
    That uniform is your own, huh?
SIGN    I looked online, but...
[16:55] Chizuru
    You learn to appreciate your parents when
    you realize how expensive uniforms are.
[17:00] Kazuya
    Damn. That's some real talk.
[17:07] Kazuya
    Holy crap!
[17:09] Kazuya
    Dream come true it may be,
    but this is making me so nervous!
[17:13] Kazuya
    Like, I'm alone in a tiny
    space with this S-tier beauty?
[17:18] Kazuya
    Where am I supposed to look?
[17:22] Kazuya
    Crap, I clammed up.
[17:25] Chizuru
    Did you know?
[17:26] Chizuru
    The world's first Ferris wheel
    could carry 60 people per car.
[17:30] Kazuya
    W-Wow.
[17:32] Kazuya
    She brought this up because
    she noticed I'd clammed up.
[17:35] Kazuya
    Come to think of it, every time the
    convo was about to die out today,
[17:39] Kazuya
    she kept trying to keep it going.
[17:43] Chizuru
    It had 36 cars, so 2,000 people could
    ride at once. Isn't that amazing?
[17:43] Kazuya
    I keep saying she can act natural,
    but she's too much of a pro to do so.
[17:47] Chizuru
    Oh, there's a concert happening.
[17:49] Kazuya
    What? Where?
[17:51] Chizuru
    Over there, look. Directly below.
[18:07] Chizuru
    There.
[18:11] Kazuya
    Th-Thanks.
[18:13] Kazuya
    Wh-Where?
[18:14] Chizuru
    Directly below us.
[18:16] Chizuru
    There, at the event space.
[18:20] Kazuya
    Yikes.
[18:22] Kazuya
    We're up close and personal...
    Mizuhara's right there...
[18:30] Kazuya
    Huh? Where? I can't see it.
[18:32] Chizuru
    Aw, we don't have a good angle now.
[18:35] Kazuya
    I gotta avoid touching her!
[18:57] Chizuru
    Sorry, I didn't mean to hit you.
[19:00] Kazuya
    No, I should be the one apologizing.
    I lost my balance.
[19:03] Kazuya
    What are you doing, idiot?!
[19:05] Kazuya
    Sure, I lost my balance,
    but falling on her wasn't on purpose!
[19:10] Kazuya
    Also, wait, my right hand grabbed
    something round just now...
[19:19] Kazuya
    It's just me. I'm just imagining it.
[19:22] Kazuya
    A-Anyway, I gotta change the topic.
[19:24] Kazuya
    Th-Thanks for today.
[19:28] Kazuya
    Being a rental girlfriend must be rough.
[19:31] Kazuya
    You have to play along with
    your client's requests and all.
[19:34] Kazuya
    Have you never run into trouble?
    With creeps and stuff, I mean.
[19:38] Chizuru
    Hmm... I don't think so.
[19:40] Chizuru
    The clients are surprisingly gentlemanly.
[19:42] Kazuya
    I-I see.
[19:43] Chizuru
    Oh, but this one time...
[19:45] Kazuya
    Something happened?
[19:46] Chizuru
    He said he wanted to show
    me a picture he really liked
SIGN    Censored
[19:49] Chizuru
    and whipped out his phone, but
    there was porn-y stuff on screen.
SIGN    Bro, you were
    watching porn
    right before the date?
[19:53] Kazuya
    Ow, ow, ow!
SIGN    Today you,
    tomorrow me.
[19:55] Chizuru
    That was kind of awkward.
[19:58] Kazuya
    How'd you deal with it?
[20:00] Chizuru
    Pretended I didn't see it, obviously.
    It was only for a moment.
[20:04] Kazuya
    Oh... Yeah, you sure have it rough.
[20:07] Chizuru
    What else... Oh, I got yelled at
    this one time at the aquarium.
SIGN    Sarcasm
SIGN    I'm so sorry
    about back then!!
[20:18] Chizuru
    I'm hooked.
[20:21] Chizuru
    I'm in love.
[20:26] Chizuru
    I get to meet all kinds of people and learn,
[20:29] Chizuru
    and go to all kinds of places
    and have so many experiences.
[20:33] Kazuya
    She meant with the rental girlfriend job?
[20:36] Chizuru
    When guys who were timid and
    couldn't hold a conversation at first
[20:39] Chizuru
    get more and more talkative
[20:41] Chizuru
    and tell me they got a girlfriend,
    it kind of makes me happy, too.
[20:48] Kazuya
    Mizuhara...
[20:50] Chizuru
    All I can do is pretend,
[20:52] Chizuru
    but when I learn that even that
    lie can bring happiness to people,
[20:56] Chizuru
    it's such a fulfilling moment.
[20:59] Chizuru
    Sometimes I think it's similar to
    my acting work... or maybe not.
[21:07] Chizuru
    Shoot. I got all corny there.
[21:09] Kazuya
    You really are amazing.
[21:11] Chizuru
    I'm too loose with my acting mode turned off.
[21:11] Kazuya
    You're always so positive...
[21:15] Chizuru
    Whoa, you can see the Dome from above.
[21:17] Kazuya
    You're doing what you want to do,
    and take pride in your work.
[21:18] Chizuru
    It's making me crave some melon bread.
[21:23] Kazuya
    What I want to do...
[21:30] Chizuru
    Oh, we're here. Let's go.
[21:33] Staff
    Miss!
[21:35] Staff
    The photo we took by the entrance is ready.
[21:38] Staff
    You can get it in a photo
    album for just a thousand yen.
[21:43] Chizuru
    A thousand yen is too much.
[21:45] Kazuya
    I-I'll take it!
[21:47] Chizuru
    Can you really afford it?
[21:48] Kazuya
    I'll take it! Please!
SIGN    Desire Fulfilled
[21:54] Kazuya
    I wouldn't dare say I was
    after this all along, but...
[21:57] Sign
    B
    e
    a
    m
SIGN    Well, if you want it so badly,
    I won't stop you.
[21:58] Kazuya
    Thank you, TDC!
[22:00] Chizuru
    It's almost time.
[22:02] Chizuru
    We should go.
[22:03] Kazuya
    Y-Yeah.
[22:04] Chizuru
    By the way, I need to tell you something.
[22:08] Chizuru
    It's about that play.
[22:11] Chizuru
    I actually got contacted later by a
    different producer who came to watch.
[22:16] Chizuru
    I'm rehearsing with them now.
[22:18] Kazuya
    Really?!
[22:20] Chizuru
    H-Hey, keep it down.
[22:22] Chizuru
    Really.
[22:23] Chizuru
    It's for real. Just calm down.
[22:27] Kazuya
    Mizuhara's gonna be in another play?
[22:30] Kazuya
    I'll come watch it for sure!
[22:32] Chizuru
    Thanks.
[22:34] Chizuru
    We've talked about my acting work before,
    so I figured I should let you know.
[22:40] Chizuru
    But there's also that other thing....
[22:42] Kazuya
    What other thing?
[22:44] Chizuru
    You know, how I was going to quit
    being a rental girlfriend but didn't?
[22:49] Chizuru
    This next play is a minor one, so it won't
    have an immediate effect, but eventually...
[22:55] Kazuya
    Yeah?
[23:06] Chizuru
    You're hurting me.
[23:08] Kazuya
    Oh, sorry.
[23:09] Chizuru
    Relax. Don't be so worried.
    I won't up and disappear so suddenly—
[23:15] Kazuya
    It's not that.
[23:18] Kazuya
    You've been working so hard...
[23:21] Kazuya
    I'm just so happy for you!
[23:25] Chizuru
    Stupid.
[23:31] Kazuya
    Mizuhara always gives me my best day ever,
    and that day was no different.
[23:36] Kazuya
    My dream date was literally
    straight out of my fantasies.
[23:39] Kazuya
    But on the way home,
[23:41] Kazuya
    even I couldn't believe how all I
    could think about was Mizuhara's play.
[23:44] Kazuya
    Mizuhara had taken a step
    closer to her dream.
[23:47] Kazuya
    Nothing else mattered.
[23:50] Kazuya
    And I started to wonder if I could do
    anything for her until that day arrived.
[23:57] Ruka
    No fair, Chizuru-san!
[23:59] Chizuru
    Where did that come from?
[24:00] Ruka
    Why are you wearing a school uniform?
[24:02] Ruka
    The Rent-A-GF character who loves
    uniforms and is loved by them
[24:05] Ruka
    is me, Sarashina Ruka, and only me!
[24:07] Ruka
    Not satisfied with Kazuya-kun,
[24:08] Ruka
    you wanna keep the school uniform
    title to yourself, too?!
[24:11] Kazuya
    Uh, I requested that...
[24:13] Ruka
    If you like uniforms that much,
    just pick me from the start!
[24:17] Chizuru
    Oh, whatever.
[24:19] Chizuru
    Anyway, next time on Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:21] Kazuya
    "Kiss and...
[24:22] Chizuru
    ...Girlfriend."
[24:22] Ruka
    I wanna keep him all to
    myself, too, you know.
SIGN    "Kiss and Girlfriend"

E21 - Kiss and Girlfriend

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[00:01] Kazuya
    Gran?
[00:02] Sign
    Kinoshita Nagomi
[00:02] Sign
    Speaker
[00:02] Nagomi
    Oh, Kazuya. About the
    birthday party tomorrow...
[00:06] Nagomi
    I've been wondering if we
    should order sushi or pizza.
[00:09] Nagomi
    What would you like?
[00:11] Kazuya
    Here we go again. Birthday party.
[00:13] Kazuya
    Every year on June 1st, my birthday,
    the whole family eats together.
SIGN    Happy 14th Birthday!
[00:17] Kazuya
    It's one of our iron-clad rules.
SIGN    Volatile
    teen
[00:19] (Flashback) Nagomi/Harumi
    Happy birthday, Kazuya!
SIGN    Volatile
    teen
[00:22] Kazuya
    Sushi, I guess?
[00:23] Nagomi
    I knew you would say that.
SIGN    Nagomi:
SIGN    Same fr fr
[00:25] Kazuya
    You called me just for that?
SIGN    Kazuya:
SIGN    Where did you
    even learn that?
[00:26] Nagomi
    Oh, one more thing.
[00:28] Nagomi
    When is Chizuru-san's birthday?
[00:32] Nagomi
    I couldn't do anything for her last
    year since we'd only just met,
[00:36] Nagomi
    but I want to bring her legal
    adulthood in with a bang this year!
[00:39] Kazuya
    Oh, actually, Chizuru's birthday
[00:42] Kazuya
    passed a while ago.
[01:02] Nagomi
    I don't believe you!
SIGN    Eardrum
    destroyed
SIGN    shake
    shake
[01:03] Nagomi
    Why didn't you tell me?!
SIGN    smack
    smack
[01:06] Kazuya
    Yep, saw it coming.
SIGN    That's why I didn't
    want to mention it.
[01:08] Nagomi
    I've ignored the birthday of the Kinoshita
    heir's wife two years in a row!
SIGN    Oh God...
SIGN    Forgive me,
    honey!!!!
[01:12] Nagomi
    I'm a failure as a grandmother and matriarch!
[01:15] Nagomi
    This shame will haunt us for generations!
[01:17] Kazuya
    She's not my wife! Slow down, will you?
[01:19] Nagomi
    That's it. We're having a
    combined birthday party.
[01:22] Kazuya
    Combined? What?
[01:23] Nagomi
    Listen here, Kazuya.
[01:24] Nagomi
    Man up, talk to Chizuru-san, and bring her
    to our place tomorrow, no matter what!
[01:31] Kazuya
    Not happening!
[01:32] Nagomi
    I'll make sure we give
    her a princess's welcome.
[01:34] Kazuya
    Seriously, it ain't happening!
[01:35] Sign
    Kinoshita Nagomi
SIGN    Nagomi Sake
SIGN    LIVE Audio call ended
[01:37] Kazuya
    Gah! Kill me!
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    "Kiss and Girlfriend"
[03:20] Chizuru
    There are no koi on my balcony.
SIGN    Could you stop
    throwing fish food?
[03:23] Kazuya
    Uh, that's a snakehead pellet.
    It's not for koi.
[03:27] Chizuru
    I couldn't care less.
[03:31] Kazuya
    Are you free tomorrow night around five?
[03:37] Chizuru
    Is this about your grandmother?
[03:38] Kazuya
    Quick on the uptake!
[03:39] Chizuru
    It always is.
[03:41] Kazuya
    The thing is, it's my birthday tomorrow.
[03:44] Kazuya
    But when I told her yours was in April,
[03:46] Kazuya
    she insisted on throwing a
    combined party for both of us.
[03:49] Chizuru
    Well, I did find it strange that
    she didn't call me on the day.
[03:55] Kazuya
    R-Right on the money.
[03:57] Chizuru
    Sorry.
[03:59] Chizuru
    I'm going to see my grandmother
    in the hospital tomorrow.
[04:02] Kazuya
    Th-The hospital?
[04:04] Chizuru
    She needs me there after her tests,
    so we talked about it a while ago.
[04:08] Chizuru
    So five o'clock isn't happening.
[04:10] Kazuya
    Ah, okay...
[04:11] Kazuya
    I can't bother her and her grandma.
[04:15] Kazuya
    Gotcha. Sorry for asking.
[04:17] Kazuya
    I'll make up an excuse for Gran.
[04:19] Chizuru
    I wasn't done talking.
[04:22] Chizuru
    I can't do five, but I can make it there
    after six. Keep her occupied until then.
[04:27] Kazuya
    R-Really?
[04:30] Chizuru
    I'm not doing this for you.
[04:33] Chizuru
    I'm supposed to be your "girlfriend"
    until I quit this job.
[04:38] Chizuru
    Also, happy birthday.
[04:45] Kazuya
    Damn, she's cute.
SIGN    Hum Hum
[04:53] Kazuya
    Quit singing on cloud nine!
[04:54] Kazuya
    I'm causing her problems again!
SIGN    Ruka-chan
SIGN    LIVE Audio...
SIGN    Reject
SIGN    Answer
[04:57] Kazuya
    Huh? Ruka-chan?
SIGN    Pop
[05:01] Ruka
    Happy birthday!
SIGN    And there goes
    my left eardrum, too.
[05:04] Ruka
    Huh? Kazuya-kun? You there?
[05:06] Kazuya
    Wh-What's up?
[05:08] Ruka
    Giving you a birthday call at midnight sharp!
[05:10] Ruka
    Just like any girlfriend would!
[05:13] Kazuya
    It's that late already?
SIGN    Thanks...
[05:15] Ruka
    I can't see you today, but I get
    you all to myself on Sunday, right?
SIGN    June 1
[05:19] Kazuya
    R-Right.
SIGN    No! No!
[05:20] Kazuya
    She sure caused a scene when I told
    her I couldn't see her the day of...
[05:20] Ruka
    No! No!
SIGN    My, my.
SIGN    Oi, oi.
SIGN    No!
    Birthday date!
[05:27] Ruka
    It's great that you're
    so close to your family.
[05:29] Ruka
    I don't have a problem with it as long
    as Chizuru-san's not gonna be there.
[05:32] Kazuya
    Huh?
[05:33] Ruka
    Wha?
[05:34] Kazuya
    Oh, shoot!
[05:35] Kazuya
    Wait, it's not what you're
    thinking. My gran...
SIGN    Ruka-chan
SIGN    LIVE Audio call ended
[05:43] Kazuya
    I screwed up!
SIGN    All | Missed calls
    History
    Ruka-chan(3)
    LIVE Audio
    Kinoshita Nagomi
    LIVE Audio
    Pizza Hot
SIGN    Redialing
[05:45] Kazuya
    Does she know? Does she?!
[05:48] Kazuya
    Crap, she's not answering...
[05:51] Kazuya
    Guess I gotta make it up to her on Sunday.
[06:01] Kazuya
    All done.
[06:07] Ruka
    Come, let's be on our
    way to your family home!
[06:14] Kazuya
    Wh-Why are you here, Ruka-chan?
[06:17] Ruka
    Well, I am your girlfriend.
[06:18] Ruka
    I decided I had to attend your
    family's birthday party, after all.
[06:22] Kazuya
    But we agreed to meet on Sunday.
[06:27] Ruka
    Yes, we did.
[06:31] Kazuya
    Y-Yeah, she totally knows.
SIGN    Her ribbon
    looks like horns...!!
[06:36] Sign
    Sorry I didn't tell you.
[06:38] Sign
    Yeah, Mizuhara's coming tonight,
[06:40] Sign
    but that's only because my gran suddenly
    decided to make it a combined party.
[06:44] Sign
    I wasn't trying to hide it from you...
[06:47] Ruka
    Oh, is that so?
[06:51] Kazuya
    Welp, she's pissed.
[06:56] Kazuya
    Am I gonna survive this?
[07:09] Kazuya
    Here we are.
[07:09] Ruka
    Wow, your place is huge!
[07:12] Kazuya
    Not really. We only live on the second floor.
[07:15] Kazuya
    We've rented out the third and fourth floors.
[07:17] Ruka
    Ah, so you turned it into
    an apartment building.
[07:20] Ruka
    Yeah, though neither this nor
    the store make much money.
[07:25] Ruka
    C'mon, we can't be locking arms here.
SIGN    K
    i
    n
    o
    s
    h
    i
    t
    a
[07:29] Nagomi
    Chizuru, my ang— Huh? Ruka-dono?
[07:31] Ruka
    Hello!
SIGN    Talk
    about
    a
    false
    start
[07:33] Kazuya
    Chizuru said she'd drop by later.
    This was sudden, so she had other plans.
[07:36] Nagomi
    Oh, I see. Letting you in now.
[07:39] Nagomi
    It's too bad. But we didn't
    exactly give her any warning,
[07:43] Nagomi
    so I'm thankful we managed
    to work something out.
SIGN    Yes, yes
[07:47] Nagomi
    Anyway, glad to have you, Ruka-dono.
[07:49] Nagomi
    Come on in.
[07:51] Ruka
    Thank you for having me.
[07:52] Nagomi
    My angel Chizuru will feel more
    at ease with a friend around.
[07:56] Harumi
    Wait, Kazuya. Line up your shoes.
[07:58] Ruka
    I wanna be called "angel," too.
SIGN    -dono
    isn't cute
SIGN    Chizuru-san
    Kazuya, happy birthday!
SIGN    Chizuru-san Love
SIGN    Chizuru-san Love
[08:02] Nagomi
    What time did she say she'd be coming?
[08:04] Kazuya
    Around six, I think.
[08:07] Kazuya
    So much for celebrating my birthday.
[08:10] Kazuya
    And look at all that sushi!
SIGN    DUN
[08:12] Ruka
    They're not much, but please have these.
[08:15] Harumi
    What?
[08:16] Nagomi
    For us?
[08:18] Ruka
    It's the day your dear grandson was born.
[08:21] Ruka
    It must be a special day for the family, too.
[08:24] Harumi
    My! Thank you so much!
[08:27] Nagomi
    Wow, you're such a thoughtful young lady.
[08:30] Kazuya
    Who are you trying to fool?!
[08:33] Kazuya
    O-Okay, Ruka-chan, let me show you around.
[08:36] Ruka
    You will?
[08:37] Nagomi
    Come on, Kazuya.
    It's not like we live in a mansion.
SIGN    Don't get her
    hopes up.
[08:41] Kazuya
    It's fine. Get the drinks
    served in the meantime.
[08:46] Kazuya
    So, this is the kitchen...
[08:50] Kazuya
    We good? We're good, right?!
[08:52] Ruka
    Wha? What do you mean, "good"?
[08:55] Kazuya
    I mean our relationship!
[08:57] Kazuya
    My family still thinks
    Mizuhara's my girlfriend.
[09:00] Kazuya
    You won't rat us out to Gran, will you?
SIGN    You won't
    rat us out,
    right?!
[09:03] Kazuya
    Hold up! Rethink this!
[09:05] Ruka
    You two aren't being fair!
[09:07] Ruka
    You say your relationship's purely business,
[09:09] Ruka
    but you were trying to spend your family
    birthday party with her, without telling me!
[09:12] Ruka
    Is there something I should know?
[09:14] Kazuya
    Again, I wasn't trying to hide it!
[09:16] Ruka
    I'm your girlfriend, aren't I?
[09:19] Ruka
    You just can't tell your grandmother the
    truth about Chizuru-san 'cause she loves her.
[09:22] Ruka
    Isn't that what you said to me?
[09:24] Kazuya
    Yeah, I sure did...
[09:25] Ruka
    Then don't stop me from
    trying to redeem myself!
[09:26] Kazuya
    Whoa, keep it down!
[09:29] Kazuya
    Yeah, yeah, you're right!
[09:31] Ruka
    Without Chizuru-san here, this is my chance.
[09:34] Kazuya
    What are you saying?
[09:36] Ruka
    I'll make sure your grandmother loves me!
[09:43] Ruka
    Enjoy your birthday.
SIGN    Itabashi Third Hospital
[09:48] Chizuru
    I'm going to go refill the flower vase.
[09:51] Chizuru
    Are you sure you'll be okay?
[09:53] Sayuri
    I'll be fine. Don't worry about me.
SIGN    6 PM
    Itabashi Ward, Ooyama Town
    Sorry! And thanks!
[10:13] Nagomi
    Oh, a necktie?
[10:14] Ruka
    Yes. I wanted Kazuya-san
    to look more grown-up.
[10:18] Nagomi
    I see. Impressive, Ruka-dono.
[10:21] Nagomi
    It's both a funny and a practical gift.
[10:25] Nagomi
    Good for you, Kazuya.
[10:27] Ruka
    Here you go, Father.
[10:29] Ruka
    Ah, sorry about the foam.
[10:32] Kazuo
    It's fine.
[10:33] Kazuya
    Some birthday this is!
[10:35] Kazuya
    Without Mizuhara here,
SIGN    m 0 0 l 130 0 l 130 250 l 0 250
SIGN    Cute
    grand-
    daughter
    act
[10:35] Ruka
    I'm very good at massages, you know!
[10:38] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan really is going all-out
    to create a favorable impression.
[10:38] Ruka
    I'll take the drinks.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 130 0 l 130 250 l 0 250
SIGN    Capable
    daughter
    act
[10:40] Harumi
    Oh, thank you.
[10:42] Kazuya
    Even in my eyes, she's playing
    the ideal girlfriend.
[10:43] Ruka
    And for you, Grandmother.
[10:44] Ruka
    Is this sake?
[10:45] Kazuya
    And she's broken the ice
    with them in just an hour!
[10:45] Nagomi
    Yes. It's called Junmai Daiginjo.
[10:49] Kazuya
    What's up with Mizuhara, though?
[10:51] Kazuya
    It's way past six.
[10:54] Nagomi
    Chizuru isn't here yet?
[10:56] Nagomi
    Kazuya, why don't you try calling her?
[10:59] Kazuya
    Huh? Call her?
[11:02] Kazuya
    O-Okay, I'm gonna step
    outside for a sec, then.
SIGN    Sure, run along!
[11:05] Ruka
    Huh?
[11:06] Ruka
    He knows her number?
SIGN    Grr...
[11:09] Ruka
    No, there's no way he'd have a
    rental girlfriend's personal info.
[11:12] Ruka
    Chizuru-san isn't here,
    and he can't contact her!
[11:15] Ruka
    This really is a golden opportunity!
[11:18] Ruka
    Please, drink up!
[11:20] Kazuya
    She's gonna win over my family in no time.
[11:24] Kazuya
    Hurry up, Mizuhara...
SIGN    Ichinose Chizuru
SIGN    Notifications Block Add Friend
[11:27] Kazuya
    But I can't call her without
    adding her as a friend.
[11:32] Kazuya
    They're hitting it off.
[11:34] Kazuya
    Call her!
SIGN    Add Friend
[11:40] Kazuya
    Call her!
[11:42] Kazuya
    Game over.
[11:44] Kazuya
    Adding her as a friend is too much for me.
[11:49] Kazuya
    Sorry, she didn't answer.
SIGN    Guess she's busy.
[11:51] Nagomi
    Oh... I'm worried about her.
[11:54] Kazuya
    Check!
SIGN    ...is what it
    feels like.
[11:56] Kazuya
    I'll try again later.
[11:58] Nagomi
    I just hope she's all right.
[12:02] Nagomi
    You know, I had no idea
[12:04] Nagomi
    Ruka-dono was such a nice, cheerful,
    and responsible young lady!
[12:11] Ruka
    I feel at home next to you, too.
[12:14] Kazuya
    My rook's in danger!
SIGN    She's entering
    the endgame!!
[12:17] Ruka
    You kind of have the same scent
    as my grandma in Hokkaido.
[12:21] Nagomi
    Oh, the countryside?
[12:23] Ruka
    My parents and I would go visit once a year.
[12:25] Ruka
    I loved my grandma and all the
    different scents of Hokkaido...
[12:31] Ruka
    But she died the year before last,
    so I don't think I'll be going back.
[12:35] Nagomi
    Ruka-dono...
[12:36] Harumi
    Ruka-san...
[12:37] Kazuo
    Ruka-san...
[12:38] Kazuya
    I have no idea if it's true or not!
[12:41] Kazuya
    But either way, it's working!
[12:42] Nagomi
    Ah. That must've been so hard.
[12:46] Nagomi
    You're always welcome here, okay?
[12:49] Nagomi
    Think of me as your Tokyo
    grandma and rely on me.
[12:56] Ruka
    What if you were to become my real grandma?
[13:00] Kazuya
    All right, time out!
[13:02] Kazuya
    Ow!
[13:03] Nagomi
    Kazuya!
[13:04] Nagomi
    Friend or not, you can't
    cover a young lady's mouth!
[13:08] Nagomi
    It's beyond rude!
SIGN    When did you
    sink so low?
[13:10] Kazuo
    S-Sorry, but...
SIGN    It's not
    like that...!!
[13:12] Nagomi
    Ruka-dono, you were saying?
[13:16] Kazuya
    Shit, I can't stop her!
[13:21] Kazuya
    Who is it? This is not the time!
SIGN    received a message from Ichinose Chi
    is suspicious, please report
SIGN    Today
SIGN    Ichinose Chizuru
SIGN    You there?
[13:26] Ruka
    Please believe me. I'm telling the truth.
[13:29] Ruka
    The one who loves Kazuya-kun
    more than anyone else...
SIGN    Add Friend
[13:33] Ruka
    is... is m...
[13:40] Kazuya
    Oh, hello? Yeah, it's me.
[13:43] Kazuya
    I'll put her on.
[13:45] Kazuya
    G-Gran.
SIGN    Itabashi Third Hospital
SIGN    Itabashi Third Hospital
[13:48] Chizuru
    Hello, Grandmother?
[13:51] Chizuru
    I'm sorry for keeping you waiting.
[13:56] Chizuru
    It's Chizuru.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    Birthday
    party
    time!!
[13:57] Chizuru
    Mizuhara Chizuru.
[14:00] Chizuru
    You see, my grandma is a
    little under the weather.
[14:05] Chizuru
    Um, can you hear me?
[14:10] Nagomi
    Oh, forgive me.
[14:11] Nagomi
    Your voice is just so lovely,
    I was lost in it.
SIGN    Is she your long-lost
    granddaughter?
[14:16] Kazuya
    Her stare stings!
SIGN    She's wondering why
    I have her contact.
SIGN    Chizuru-san
    Kazuya, happy birthday!
SIGN    Chizuru-san Love
SIGN    Chizuru-san Love
[14:18] Nagomi
    Is Sayutaso all right?
[14:20] Chizuru
    Y-Yes. She isn't in any danger or anything.
[14:23] Nagomi
    It's fine, really. I totally understand.
[14:26] Nagomi
    We can always celebrate
    your birthday another time.
[14:29] Nagomi
    Sayutaso comes first.
[14:31] Nagomi
    Here, Kazuya. Pass.
SIGN    It's like she
    just got out
    of the bath.
[14:34] Kazuya
    Why does she look so content?!
[14:36] Kazuya
    Gonna step outside for a bit.
[14:38] Nagomi
    Sure. Tell my angel I said bye.
[14:44] Kazuya
    The absolute best timing possible!
SIGN    Ichinose Chizuru
[14:47] Kazuya
    I never expected to get a call from her.
SIGN    The call's
    still going!!
[14:50] Kazuya
    Hello, Mizuhara? Yeah, I'm outside now.
[14:53] Kazuya
    You were a big help.
[14:54] Chizuru
    I see.
SIGN    Her
    voice
    is
    so
    cute...
[14:57] Kazuya
    A-Are you sure you should've
    called me from your phone?
[15:00] Chizuru
    Listen, don't get the wrong idea.
[15:03] Chizuru
    Everyone in that group has added each other.
SIGN    And I couldn't
    not call
[15:07] Chizuru
    If we were the only ones who didn't,
    we'd stick out like a sore thumb.
[15:10] Kazuya
    Oh...
[15:11] Kazuya
    Y-Yeah.
[15:12] Chizuru
    How are you dealing?
[15:14] Kazuya
    Well, Ruka-chan's here.
[15:15] Chizuru
    Huh? Ruka-chan? That's bad news!
[15:18] Kazuya
    Yeah, kinda.
[15:20] Kazuya
    So I wish you'd come save the day...
[15:24] Chizuru
    I'm sorry. My grandma isn't doing too great.
[15:27] Chizuru
    And I want to be there for her.
[15:30] Kazuya
    Okay, you don't have to come.
[15:32] Kazuya
    I'll manage somehow.
[15:34] Chizuru
    Huh? Are you sure you'll be okay?
[15:36] Kazuya
    Yeah. Gran seems content
    just hearing your voice.
[15:41] Chizuru
    Really? But...
[15:45] Ruka
    Yes, really! Don't bother showing up!
[15:48] Ruka
    Go ahead and enjoy your private time!
[15:51] Kazuya
    Wha?!
[15:51] Kazuya
    Don't just grab my phone!
[15:51] Ruka
    Also, you're a rental girlfriend!
[15:53] Ruka
    What are you thinking, exchanging contact
    info with another girl's boyfriend?!
[15:56] Ruka
    Anyway, his family loves me now,
    so you're not needed anymore!
[16:00] Kazuya
    Shut up, Ruka-chan!
[16:02] Ruka
    I'm gonna make Kazuya-kun
    mine for real tonight!
SIGN    Kinoshita Kazuya
SIGN    LIVE Audio call ended
[16:07] Chizuru
    C-Come on...
[16:10] Chizuru
    That didn't sound "okay" at all!
SIGN    gloom
[16:13] Chizuru
    There's no guarantee she won't blab
    about the rental girlfriend thing.
[16:23] Chizuru
    Hey, Grandma?
[16:25] Chizuru
    I'm actually supposed to visit
    Kazuya-san's family home tonight.
[16:30] Chizuru
    They're throwing a birthday
    party for me, too.
[16:33] Chizuru
    So... uh...
[16:36] Sayuri
    Why didn't you say so sooner?
[16:39] Sayuri
    You shouldn't be here!
SIGN    It'd be terribly rude if you
    didn't attend that party!
[16:41] Sayuri
    What are you doing,
    leaving Kazuya-kun all by himself?!
SIGN    Wow,
    so much energy!
[16:44] Chizuru
    B-But, Grandma, you...
[16:46] Sayuri
    I'm fine! I just recovered!
[16:49] Chizuru
    Talk about a silver bullet...
[16:51] Chizuru
    Anyway, I can come back anytime.
    Call me if you need me.
[16:54] Sayuri
    Get going already!
[16:55] Sayuri
    If you don't make it in time,
    I'll come back to haunt you!
[17:01] Chizuru
    Sheesh, Grandma.
[17:03] Chizuru
    Hearing the name "Kazuya-san"
    was enough to lift her spirits.
[17:07] Chizuru
    But...
[17:08] Chizuru
    Why did I talk to her about it?
[17:11] Chizuru
    He even told me I didn't have to go.
[17:18] (Flashback) Kazuya
    You're the one I want!
[17:19] (Flashback) Kazuya
    It's gotta be you!
[17:25] Chizuru
    I must be stupid, too.
[17:29] Chizuru
    To this address, please.
    Also, I'm in a little bit of a hurry.
[17:35] Harumi
    Want some beer, Kazuya?
[17:37] Kazuya
    S-Sure.
[17:37] Nagomi
    So I press this "Add Friend" button?
[17:39] Ruka
    That's right.
[17:40] Ruka
    And then scan my QR code on your phone.
SIGN    They're exchanging
    LIVE addresses...
[17:43] Nagomi
    Like this?
[17:44] Kazuya
    Things have taken a very bad turn.
[17:46] Ruka
    Grandmother, about what
    I was saying earlier...
[17:49] Kazuya
    Th-There it is!
[17:52] Harumi
    Oh?
[17:57] Chizuru
    Sorry I'm late.
[17:59] Kazuya
    Mizuhara?
[18:04] Nagomi
    Chizuru, my angel!
SIGN    A Septuagenarian's
SIGN    Happy Birthday Dive
[18:06] Kazuya
    Wha...
[18:08] Nagomi
    Is Sayuri-san okay?
[18:10] Chizuru
    When I told her about the party,
    she practically chased me out.
[18:14] Nagomi
    That's my Sayutaso.
[18:17] Nagomi
    In that case, happy birthday!
[18:19] Nagomi
    You're just as beautiful aged twenty!
[18:22] Nagomi
    A sight for sore eyes!
[18:24] Kazuya
    Sorry.
[18:24] Nagomi
    That's my girl! You're so cute!
[18:26] Kazuya
    And thanks.
[18:28] Chizuru
    Heya, Ruka-chan.
SIGN    Pat Pat
[18:30] Chizuru
    Sorry I'm late.
[18:31] Ruka
    N-No biggie!
SIGN    Like, you didn't even
    have to come.
[18:35] Ruka
    Man, why'd Chizuru-san show up?
[18:38] Ruka
    Does she like Kazuya-kun after all?
[18:40] Ruka
    I told her not to bother, and still...
[18:42] Ruka
    But I've built up a cache, a rapport
    with the family in the time so far.
[18:48] Ruka
    Not even Chizuru-san can erase it all!
[18:53] Nagomi
    Over here, Chizuru-san.
[18:55] Nagomi
    You're the guest of honor.
[18:58] Chizuru
    Oh, before I take a seat...
[19:02] Chizuru
    May I pay my respects at the family altar?
[19:09] Kazuya
    Wha...
[19:14] Ruka
    That thought didn't even cross my mind!
[19:20] Ruka
    What the heck? The family altar?
[19:20] Nagomi
    O-Of course. Please go
    say hi to my husband.
[19:22] Ruka
    I didn't even think of it.
SIGN    This way!
    It's over here!
[19:24] Ruka
    Are girlfriends supposed
    to pay their respects?
[19:25] Chizuru
    Wow, such a pretty altar.
[19:27] Nagomi
    You can tell?
[19:34] Nagomi
    Aren't you glad to see her, honey?
    She's Kazuya's girlfriend.
[19:38] Harumi
    Mother...
[19:40] Kazuo
    I'm happy for you, Mom.
[19:45] Ruka
    She's turning things around!
[19:47] Ruka
    All my efforts will be reduced to nothing!
[19:51] Kazuya
    I was scared out of my wits back then.
[19:55] Nagomi
    Maybe you should get your act together, then.
[20:08] Chizuru
    This sake is really easy to drink.
[20:10] Nagomi
    Wow, you have good taste, Chizuru-san.
[20:22] Harumi
    Oh, Chizuru-san, where do you live?
[20:26] Chizuru
    E-Er... Sakuradai...
[20:29] Nagomi
    Oho? You two live in the same neighborhood?
[20:32] Nagomi
    Have you considered living together, then?
[20:37] Kazuya
    Wha? L-L-Living together?!
[20:39] Kazuya
    I think you've had enough to drink, Gran!
[20:42] Kazuya
    Huh? She's gone?
[20:43] Kazuya
    I'm glad Ruka-chan didn't hear that!
[20:46] Kazuya
    I'd die if I lived together with Mizuhara...
[20:48] Chizuru
    It's my fault, really.
[20:51] Chizuru
    If I'm too close to Kazuya-san,
    I lean on him too much.
[20:55] Chizuru
    And these days, women have
    to be independent, too.
[20:56] Kazuya
    What a model answer.
[20:58] Nagomi
    Hear that, Kazuya?
[21:00] Nagomi
    It's you! You've got to get it together!
[21:03] Kazuya
    I need to use the restroom.
[21:06] Kazuya
    Mizuhara's shining so bright,
    it's making my darkness stand out.
[21:11] Kazuya
    All this fantasy crap about living
    together, getting married...
[21:14] Kazuya
    She's a rental girlfriend, damn it!
[21:16] Kazuya
    Gotta hand it to Mizuhara, though.
[21:18] Kazuya
    Everything she's doing is
    professional to the extreme.
[21:21] Kazuya
    She's got Gran back to normal, too.
[21:25] Kazuya
    And she seemed like a ticking time bomb,
[21:27] Kazuya
    but Ruka-chan's calmed down
    ever since Mizuhara got here.
SIGN    Tears
    of
    relief
[21:37] Kazuya
    Oh, that's where you went.
[21:39] Kazuya
    Similar situation here.
[21:45] Kazuya
    S-Sorry, I need to go.
[21:48] Kazuya
    Oh, the tie?
[21:50] Kazuya
    Thanks...
[22:07] Chizuru
    A pendulum clock?
    Such an antique piece. I love it.
[22:10] Nagomi
    I bought it with my husband
    back when we opened the store.
[22:16] Chizuru
    Wow... It's such a pretty sound.
[23:57] Ruka
    Mwahaha. She who dares wins, Chizuru-san.
[24:01] Chizuru
    Huh?
[24:02] Ruka
    The sudden appearance of a new
    challenger caught me off-guard,
[24:04] Ruka
    but I'll win the Kazuya-kun Sweepstakes
    Kinoshita Family Reversi Tournament!
[24:09] Chizuru
    Were you all playing Reversi before I came?
[24:10] Ruka
    Wow, look at you playing dumb.
[24:13] Ruka
    Is this another one of your
    schemes to make a comeback?
[24:15] Chizuru
    Uh, what is Ruka-chan even talking about?
[24:17] Kazuya
    B-Beats me.
[24:19] Kazuya
    Anyway, next time on Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:22] Kazuya
    "Ring and...
[24:22] Chizuru
    ...Girlfriend."
SIGN    "Ring and Girlfriend"
[24:23] Ruka
    The victor's ring will be mine!

E22 - Ring and Girlfriend

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[00:02] Nagomi
    You sure can hold your drink, Chizuru.
[00:04] Nagomi
    Have some more.
[00:06] Chizuru
    Thank you.
[00:38] Kazuya
    What are you doing,
[00:40] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan?
[01:13] Kazuya
    We can't!
[01:15] Kazuya
    Seriously... We can't!
[01:17] Nagomi
    Bathroom break for me.
[01:20] Chizuru
    But Kazuya-san's in there.
[01:22] Nagomi
    Oh, right. I forgot.
SIGN    Slide
[01:34] Ruka
    Sorry.
[01:35] Ruka
    I know I crossed a line there.
[01:38] Ruka
    But I don't want to lose.
[01:48] Ruka
    I have no regrets.
[01:53] Ruka
    That stuff about your first kiss tasting
    of lemons or strawberries was a lie, huh?
[01:58] Ruka
    Mine just tasted a bit like booze.
[02:06] Chizuru
    Oh, Ruka-chan. Where's Kazuya-san?
[02:09] Ruka
    He's using the bathroom.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    "Ring and Girlfriend"
[03:46] Chizuru
    Welcome back, Kazuya-san.
[03:48] Nagomi
    Took you long enough, Kazuya.
[03:52] Kazuya
    Y-Yeah?
[03:54] Chizuru
    Didn't you need the bathroom?
[03:56] Nagomi
    Oh, well, I don't need to anymore.
[04:12] Chizuru
    Are you two okay? You both look pale.
[04:20] Nagomi
    Yeah, where did all your energy go?
    Did something happen?
[04:25] Kazuya
    N-Nah, we're totally... good!
[04:29] Kazuya
    Nothing about this is good!
SIGN    An unmitigated disaster
[04:32] Kazuya
    What was that all about?
    A kiss? Holy crap!
[04:35] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan and me?
    Why'd we kiss? Why now?
[04:35] Nagomi
    You two are acting weird.
[04:39] (Flashback) Ruka
    But I don't want to lose.
[04:41] Kazuya
    I was putting her through
    more stress than I realized.
[04:45] Kazuya
    I mean, just thinking about it...
[04:46] Kazuya
    This whole fake relationship began because
    Mizuhara and I didn't want to be exposed.
[04:52] Kazuya
    There were signs this was coming.
[04:53] Kazuya
    How she forced her way into my place,
[04:56] Kazuya
    her little "parting gift,"
[04:57] Kazuya
    and the way she snapped at Mami-chan...
[05:00] Kazuya
    I backed her into a corner!
[05:01] Kazuya
    And now...
[05:03] (Flashback) Kazuya
    Huh? Kiss?
[05:06] (Flashback) Kazuya
    Where did that come from?
[05:08] (Flashback) Ruka
    Well, we've been dating for six months.
[05:10] (Flashback) Ruka
    A normal couple would've kissed
    by now, but I won't push my luck.
[05:15] (Flashback) Ruka
    It's just...
[05:16] (Flashback) Ruka
    I thought it would be such a happy moment
    to share my first kiss with someone I love.
[05:22] Kazuya
    It was your first, Ruka-chan?
[05:24] Kazuya
    Are you sure you wanted it to be with me?
    Hell no, that's obviously not right!
[05:28] Kazuya
    Wasting your first kiss on this
    pathetic excuse for a relationship...
[05:32] Kazuya
    I'm sorry.
[05:33] Kazuya
    I'm so sorry, Ruka-chan!
[05:35] Kazuya
    This is on me! It's all my fault!
[05:39] Nagomi
    Oh, I nearly forgot.
[05:43] Nagomi
    I have a gift for you, Chizuru-san.
SIGN    That box...!
[05:51] Nagomi
    It's the ring my husband
    gave me when he proposed.
[05:56] Kazuya
    The engagement ring?
SIGN    The implications..!!
[06:01] Nagomi
    It went to Harumi-san later,
[06:04] Nagomi
    but we were talking, and we wanted to give
    it to you to celebrate your 20th birthday.
[06:10] Nagomi
    Right, Harumi-san?
[06:12] Harumi
    Yes, please have it.
[06:17] Kazuya
    Yeah, no! On a scale of nope to nope, nope!
[06:19] Kazuya
    She can't accept that!
[06:22] Kazuya
    Who would give an engagement ring
    to a girlfriend who just turned 20?!
[06:27] Kazuya
    Who gives a family heirloom
    to a rental girlfriend?!
[06:27] Chizuru
    I hope it suits you!
SIGN    You're getting
    carried away, Gran.
SIGN    What kind of insane
    situation is this?
[06:33] Nagomi
    We have nothing else to offer you,
SIGN    It may be old,
    but it's quality.
[06:36] Nagomi
    and this bag of bones couldn't think of an
    appropriate gift for an angel like you...
[06:39] Chizuru
    Oh, no...
SIGN    Tee
    hee.
[06:42] Kazuya
    Wait!
[06:43] Chizuru
    I can't take something so important to you!
[06:46] Nagomi
    It's fine. We want you to have it.
[06:50] Chizuru
    B-But...
[06:52] Kazuya
    Mizuhara can't deal with this.
    And of course she can't!
[06:56] Kazuya
    She's probably never faced a
    situation like this before!
[07:00] Kazuya
    I gotta figure something out, and fast!
[07:07] Kazuya
    What's with the hand?
[07:08] Kazuya
    What does this mean? What are you
    trying to tell me, Ruka-chan?
[07:15] Kazuya
    Duh! This has gotta be hard
    for her to watch, too.
[07:21] Kazuya
    What do I do? What can I do?
[07:24] (Flashback) Chizuru
    I'm thinking of quitting
    the rental girlfriend job.
[07:28] (Flashback) Chizuru
    I figure it's about time to move on.
[07:38] Nagomi
    Would you please try it on?
[07:40] Chizuru
    I really can't...
[07:42] Kazuya
    We can't accept it.
[07:44] Nagomi
    Well, I do understand,
    but there's no need to overthink it.
[07:47] Kazuya
    It's not about that.
[07:51] Kazuya
    I can't have Chizuru accepting that ring!
[07:53] Kazuya
    This is it.
[07:55] Nagomi
    What do you mean, Kazuya?
[07:58] Kazuya
    There's no other way.
[08:01] Kazuya
    I'm sorry about this.
[08:03] Kazuya
    I know you love Chizuru.
[08:05] Kazuya
    I know you'll hate me for doing
    this during the birthday party.
[08:10] Kazuya
    Gran's gonna bawl her eyes out!
[08:14] Kazuya
    I don't wanna see it!
[08:15] Kazuya
    Or maybe she'll disown me?
[08:17] Kazuya
    Either way, it's gonna suck.
[08:19] Kazuya
    But there's no avoiding it anymore.
[08:23] Kazuya
    I know I'm going to put a damper on
    things, but this can't keep going.
[08:28] Kazuya
    Mizuhara and I going on dates
    is stressing Ruka-chan out.
[08:33] Kazuya
    I have to do this for her, too.
[08:37] Kazuya
    Besides, I need to end this...
[08:40] Kazuya
    sooner rather than later.
[08:43] Kazuya
    Then do it right here, and now, tonight!
[08:47] Kazuya
    I just can't let things stand.
[08:52] Kazuya
    Thanks for everything, Mizuhara.
[08:55] Kazuya
    Stay calm and hear me out.
[08:58] Kazuya
    Chizuru and I...
[08:59] Kazuya
    Forgive me, Ruka-chan!
[09:01] Kazuya
    I can't continue with this farce
    if it's gonna keep hurting people!
[09:06] Kazuya
    We... We broke...
[09:13] Chizuru
    S-Sorry!
SIGN    Third Hospital
SIGN    Itabashi, Tokyo
[09:19] Chizuru
    Excuse me for a moment.
[09:24] Chizuru
    Hello? This is Ichinose.
[09:27] Chizuru
    What? Really?!
[09:29] Chizuru
    I'll be right there!
[09:31] Chizuru
    Please handle things!
[09:46] Kazuya
    That was the moment everything began.
[09:52] Chizuru
    My grandma lost consciousness...
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
SIGN    We're BFFs.
SIGN    Itabashi Third Hospital
SIGN    Itabashi Third Hospital
[10:01] Nagomi
    I'll handle the fare. You two go on ahead.
[10:05] Chizuru
    But the money...
[10:08] Kazuya
    Let's go.
[10:13] (Flashback) Sayuri
    Please be there for Chizuru.
[10:22] Kazuya
    Granny Sayuri!
[10:27] Sayuri
    Oh, Kazuya-kun! And Chizuru, too.
SIGN    Sweat Sweat
SIGN    Chizuru-peeled
[10:34] Nagomi
    That's my Sayutaso!
[10:36] Nagomi
    You came back from a trip to the afterlife?
    I admire your will to live!
[10:40] Sayuri
    Indeed, I made an about turn
    when I got to the River Styx.
[10:46] Nagomi
    You gave the devil himself
    an attitude adjustment, huh?
[10:50] Kazuya
    Can these two be any more inappropriate?!
[10:52] Sayuri
    I'm so sorry I ruined your
    birthday party, though.
SIGN    My body can't
    take a hint.
[10:58] Nagomi
    Oh, please.
SIGN    I'm
    really
    sorry.
[11:00] Nagomi
    I should be the one apologizing for inviting
    Chizuru when you were under the weather.
[11:04] Nagomi
    I feel bad.
[11:06] Sayuri
    You have nothing to feel bad about.
[11:09] Sayuri
    Given how much Chizuru looked
    like she wanted to go,
[11:12] Sayuri
    I would've made her skip
    my own funeral for it.
[11:14] Kazuya
    Huh? Mizuhara did?
SIGN    ba-dump
[11:16] Chizuru
    C-Come on, Grandma! What are you saying?
[11:19] Nagomi
    Oh, is that so, Chizuru-san?
[11:19] Kazuya
    She wanted to come over to my place?
[11:21] Chizuru
    Well, yes...
SIGN    glance
SIGN    glare...
SIGN    Got carried away.
[11:27] Kazuya
    S-Sorry.
SIGN    Room 301
SIGN    Ichinose Sayuri
SIGN    nyuk nyuk
SIGN    hehe
SIGN    nod
[11:33] Kazuya
    We panicked for a while there,
SIGN    ahaha
SIGN    hyuk hyuk
SIGN    hehe
SIGN    nyuk nyuk
SIGN    nod
[11:35] Kazuya
    but I'm glad Granny Sayuri's all right.
SIGN    ahaha
SIGN    hyuk hyuk
SIGN    nyuk nyuk
SIGN    hehe
SIGN    nod
SIGN    ahaha
SIGN    hyuk hyuk
[11:40] Kazuya
    I guess Mizuhara must be relieved, too.
[11:42] Chizuru
    Grandma, you need to get some rest.
[11:45] Chizuru
    Come in.
[11:48] Doctor
    Ichinose-san, can we talk?
[11:50] Chizuru
    Sure. Please watch over them, Kazuya-san.
[11:54] Kazuya
    S-Sure.
[11:58] Kazuya
    That was so naturally couple-like.
SIGN    Smirk
[12:05] Sayuri
    Say, how is it going with Chizuru?
[12:08] Kazuya
    What do you mean, how?
[12:08] Nagomi
    They're too bashful to tell me.
[12:12] Sayuri
    Are you all lovey-dovey?
[12:13] Kazuya
    I-I guess?
[12:16] Nagomi
    We talked about them
    moving in together today.
[12:18] Sayuri
    What? Moving in?!
[12:20] Nagomi
    Wouldn't that be nice?
[12:21] Sayuri
    Be still, my beating heart!
[12:32] Kazuya
    I'm glad she was all right,
[12:36] Kazuya
    but I lost my chance to spill the beans.
[12:38] Kazuya
    There's the whole thing with Ruka-chan, too.
    I can't just let things be.
[12:44] Kazuya
    H-Hey, Mizuhara.
[12:47] Kazuya
    They sent me on an errand,
    those slave drivers.
[12:50] Kazuya
    What did the doctor say?
[12:56] Chizuru
    Bad news.
[12:59] Chizuru
    My grandmother's not doing too great.
[13:03] Chizuru
    The doctor said so.
[13:04] Nagomi
    Watch. This is my new favorite
    streamer. Seventy years old.
[13:06] Chizuru
    She seems perfectly fine,
[13:08] Sayuri
    Wow, that's pretty close to us.
[13:08] Chizuru
    but she doesn't have much time left.
[13:18] Kazuya
    Is it gonna be okay?
[13:20] Chizuru
    Like I just said, definitely not okay.
[13:22] Kazuya
    No, are you okay?
[13:28] Chizuru
    What, you're worried about me now?
[13:31] Chizuru
    Yes, I'm okay.
[13:32] Chizuru
    I knew this was coming
    ever since I heard her diagnosis,
[13:36] Chizuru
    so I did everything I could do for her.
[13:41] Chizuru
    Wait, where are you going?
[13:43] Kazuya
    Isn't that obvious?
[13:45] Kazuya
    I'm gonna tell your grandma that
    our relationship was a lie.
[13:49] Chizuru
    What? But...
[13:52] Kazuya
    I started it, and I'm gonna see it through.
[13:55] Kazuya
    I can't cause you any more trouble.
[13:58] Kazuya
    I won't talk about the rental thing,
[14:01] Kazuya
    but if we're running out of time,
    all the more reason to come clean.
[14:07] Kazuya
    This is all I can do to make things right.
[14:16] Chizuru
    Wait. Hold on.
[14:19] Chizuru
    I don't want her to know.
[14:22] Chizuru
    I don't want to tell Grandma
    that we're breaking up.
[14:26] Kazuya
    Mizuhara?
[14:30] Kazuya
    You don't want to tell her? But why?
[14:34] Chizuru
    Because she's taken a real liking to you.
[14:39] Chizuru
    And she's worried that I'll end
    up all alone after she's gone.
[14:48] Chizuru
    I know I'm contradicting myself after
    telling you to make things right.
[14:53] Chizuru
    But there's really no point now.
[14:57] Chizuru
    Telling a woman on her deathbed that her
    granddaughter just broke up with her boyfriend
[15:02] Chizuru
    isn't going to help in any way.
[15:07] Kazuya
    B-But...
[15:10] Kazuya
    We're not actually going out, are we?
[15:16] Chizuru
    No.
[15:17] Chizuru
    We're not.
[15:18] Kazuya
    Th-Then how is continuing to lie gonna help?
[15:27] Chizuru
    It's become more than just a lie.
[15:30] Chizuru
    I don't have it in me to
    make her sad at this point.
[15:33] Kazuya
    B-But...
[15:34] Chizuru
    Why do it?
[15:37] Chizuru
    As far as my grandma knows,
    I've found myself a wonderful guy.
[15:43] Chizuru
    Why break that spell?
[15:47] Chizuru
    I'm heading back.
[15:55] Kazuya
    What the hell am I supposed to do?
[15:59] Kazuya
    I get what Mizuhara's saying,
[16:01] Kazuya
    but is this really okay?
    Is it really the right thing to do?
[16:05] Kazuya
    I mean, it's not like I want to
    make Granny Sayuri sad, either.
SIGN    Droop
SIGN    Scratch
SIGN    My back's
    against the wall!!
[16:18] Nagomi
    This "I nearly had a heart attack!"
    caption is a running gag. I love it.
SIGN    yay yay
SIGN    nyuk nyuk
[16:23] Sayuri
    That looks like fun.
    Maybe I should try it out, too.
[16:36] Chizuru
    Okay, we're going to head out.
    Visiting hours are long over.
[16:40] Sayuri
    Sure. Do visit again, Nagomin.
[16:43] Nagomi
    You betcha.
[16:47] Kazuya
    I'll go hail a cab.
SIGN    Itabashi Third Hospital
[16:50] Nagomi
    Okay. Make sure it's a pretty one.
[16:52] Kazuya
    Those don't exist.
[16:53] Nagomi
    One like a pumpkin carriage, for my angel.
[17:01] Nagomi
    Chizuru-san.
[17:05] Nagomi
    About this ring...
[17:06] Chizuru
    Sorry, I can't accept it.
[17:08] Nagomi
    Sayuri-san's not going to make it, is she?
[17:12] Nagomi
    Such a strong woman.
[17:15] Nagomi
    She's acting all cheery,
[17:17] Nagomi
    but one look at her face
    tells the whole story.
[17:20] Nagomi
    I heard that you'd have no family
    left if worse comes to worse.
[17:26] Nagomi
    If you ever need money, pawn it off.
[17:29] Nagomi
    And no need to wear it if you don't want to.
[17:32] Nagomi
    I just want you to have it.
[17:36] Nagomi
    That's really it.
[17:46] Kazuya
    Hey, our ride's here!
[17:48] Nagomi
    Good. Why is hailing cabs the
    only thing you're so good at?
SIGN    Is it because
    you're big?
[17:57] Kazuya
    Mizuhara was putting on a brave face...
[17:59] Nagomi
    What's your address, Chizuru-san?
[18:01] Kazuya
    Oh, she'll be staying with me tonight.
SIGN    Our addresses
    are the same!
[18:03] Kazuya
    ...but she looked smaller to me that day.
[18:03] Nagomi
    Ah, yes, a great idea.
[18:07] Kazuya
    She was probably weighed down
    by pain, fear, sorrow,
[18:12] Kazuya
    and lots of other emotions.
[18:17] Kazuya
    B-Bye.
[18:19] Chizuru
    Yeah.
[18:21] Kazuya
    And yet here I am,
[18:23] Kazuya
    unable to do anything for her.
SIGN    Wow, look who
    decided to show up.
SIGN    You better have bought
    some good feed!
[18:31] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Isn't that good enough?
[18:34] Kazuya
    Damn it.
[18:45] Chizuru
    Ugh...
SIGN    G
    r
    a
    m
    m
    a
    b
    l
    e
SIGN    Rainbow (made of candy)
SIGN    Angel Wings
SIGN    Cream Clouds
SIGN    Super
    delish!!!
[20:27] Ruka
    This cream just melts in your mouth!
SIGN    om nom
SIGN    clatter
[20:30] Ruka
    The rainbow's great, too!
[20:34] Kazuya
    What is even going on here?
SIGN    fluff
[20:37] Kazuya
    This is no time to be eating fluffy pancakes.
SIGN    Nice and sweet...
SIGN    I went and dug in...
[20:40] Kazuya
    Is she not finding this awkward?
[20:43] Kazuya
    It's so unbearable for me
[20:45] Kazuya
    that I can't even look her in the eye.
SIGN    om nom
[20:50] Ruka
    Is she okay?
    Chizuru-san's grandmother, I mean.
[20:56] Kazuya
    Oh, yeah, her condition
    stabilized last night.
[21:00] Ruka
    Really?
[21:02] Kazuya
    Sorry we made you go home alone.
[21:03] Ruka
    Don't worry about it. It was an emergency.
[21:06] Kazuya
    There's no point in making her worry.
[21:10] Ruka
    And Chizuru-san?
[21:12] Ruka
    Was she having a hard time?
[21:15] Kazuya
    Yeah. She was trying not
    to show it, but I bet.
[21:20] Ruka
    Oh... I guess it would be hard on her.
[21:24] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan's such a nice girl.
[21:28] Kazuya
    Even now, she's worrying about Mizuhara.
    I'm not sure I'd be able to.
[21:38] Ruka
    I'm calling a truce with you and Chizuru-san.
[21:42] Ruka
    Sure, I do want to be your girlfriend for real,
[21:46] Ruka
    but even I know this isn't the
    time to go on the offensive.
[21:50] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan...
[21:51] Ruka
    It made me happy
[21:53] Ruka
    to see you try to draw a
    line in the sand with her.
[21:57] Ruka
    But now's a terrible time.
[21:59] Kazuya
    What? She figured it out?!
[22:01] Kazuya
    It was obvious, huh?
[22:04] Ruka
    Also, you have the wrong
    idea about something.
[22:07] Ruka
    I did say I don't want to lose,
[22:10] Ruka
    but I also said I had no regrets.
[22:13] Ruka
    It did get me down seeing
    how perfect Chizuru-san was,
[22:18] Ruka
    but it only made me realize once again
    how much I loved you... hence the kiss.
[22:25] Ruka
    I got to kiss the person I love and
    push our relationship one step forward,
[22:30] Ruka
    so I've made some real progress!
[22:34] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan...
[22:36] Staff
    Thank you!
[22:39] Ruka
    By the way, whenever you wanna
    do it, just let me know.
[22:45] Ruka
    Kissing is fair game now, right?
[22:51] Kazuya
    No, it's not! Not even close!
[22:54] Ruka
    What?
SIGN    Such a shy boy.
[22:56] Ruka
    Oh, right, here's your birthday present.
SIGN    gloom
[23:04] Kazuya
    What is even going on?
[23:07] Kazuya
    I finally made up my mind,
[23:09] Kazuya
    but now Mizuhara and
    Ruka-chan are against it?
[23:14] (Flashback) Ruka
    I'm calling a truce.
[23:17] Kazuya
    They're both so much more mature than me.
[23:19] Kazuya
    Gah! You've gotta be kidding me!
[23:23] Kazuya
    There's not a damn thing left for me to do!
SIGN    Woof!!
SIGN    Woof!!
SIGN    Woof!!
SIGN    Woof!!
SIGN    Ichinose
SIGN    I'm done...
[23:37] Kazuya
    It's all over.
[23:39] Kazuya
    What the hell am I supposed to do?!
SIGN    Somebody help me!!
SIGN    With all my heart and soul
SIGN    Kazuya-kun's Birthday
[23:54] Sumi
    Let's do this!
[23:57] Ruka
    I've turned over a new leaf.
[24:00] Ruka
    Let's call a truce for the
    time being, Chizuru-san.
[24:02] Ruka
    But promise me one thing.
[24:05] Ruka
    No kissing Kazuya-kun, okay?
[24:07] Chizuru
    Relax. I won't do anything.
[24:09] Kazuya
    Wha?!
[24:10] Chizuru
    Uh...?
[24:10] Kazuya
    Oh, nothing!
[24:11] Ruka
    Right. He's the one to keep an eye on!
[24:15] Ruka
    Call off the truce!
[24:16] Kazuya
    What happened to turning over a new leaf?!
[24:19] Chizuru
    Anyway, next time on Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:21] Kazuya
    "Guide and...
[24:22] Chizuru
    ...Girlfriend."
[24:23] Ruka
    If I need to, I'll chain him up...
SIGN    "Guide and Girlfriend"
[24:25] Kazuya
    Ruka-chan?!

E23 - Guide and Girlfriend

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SIGN    Fighting Illness With Positivity
SIGN    Grandma, Me, and Our Battle
SIGN    What Women Want When They're Sad
[00:08] Kazuya
    Is there any point in looking all this stuff up?
SIGN    Morning already...
[00:14] Kazuya
    Was that...
[00:17] Chizuru
    Sorry, I'll have to make this quick.
[00:18] Chizuru
    I know I called you out here, but...
[00:20] Chizuru
    Sumi-chan wants you
    to help her practice again.
[00:23] Chizuru
    Saturday, 10 AM, at the stairs
    by the Shinagawa Princess entrance.
[00:29] Chizuru
    Are you free?
[00:29] Kazuya
    Wait, what? Sumi-chan?
SIGN    Keep spacing out
    and life will pass you by.
[00:31] Chizuru
    Were you even listening?
SIGN    Too much information,
    too quickly.
[00:33] Kazuya
    Not really, sorry.
[00:36] Chizuru
    Sumi-chan wants you
    to help her practice again.
[00:39] Chizuru
    Saturday, 10 AM, outside
    the Shinagawa Princess. Okay?
[00:44] Kazuya
    Uh, sure...
[00:46] Kazuya
    But Shinagawa at 10 AM? That's early.
[00:50] Chizuru
    It seems she has some schedule planned out.
[00:52] Chizuru
    She said you couldn't miss 11:30.
[00:55] Kazuya
    What's that about?
[00:57] Chizuru
    Beats me.
[00:58] Chizuru
    Anyway, I'll let her know.
[01:00] Kazuya
    Hey, wait.
[01:02] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Isn't that good enough?
[01:06] Kazuya
    Are you, uh... okay?
[01:09] Chizuru
    That question again?
[01:11] Kazuya
    Well, I mean...
[01:12] Chizuru
    Like I said, I did everything
    I could for Grandma.
[01:17] Chizuru
    Only fools look back
    on the past with regret.
[01:19] Kazuya
    Damn, she's strong!
SIGN    Not that it's
    anything new
[01:22] Chizuru
    What about you?
    Things okay with Ruka-chan?
[01:24] Kazuya
    Huh? Ruka-chan?
[01:26] Chizuru
    Yes. You two suddenly started
    acting weird at the party.
[01:35] Kazuya
    Managing, I guess.
[01:38] Chizuru
    Really? Good to hear.
[01:40] Chizuru
    Anyway, have fun.
[01:40] Kazuya
    I-I'll try.
[01:42] Kazuya
    Mizuhara sure was in a rush.
[01:46] Kazuya
    Guess she has a lot to deal with,
    given her grandma's condition.
[01:49] Kazuya
    Yet here she is, looking out
    for Ruka-chan and Sumi-chan.
[01:53] Kazuya
    Is she okay, then?
[01:55] Kazuya
    But... she can't be.
SIGN    Shinagawa Station
[02:01] Kazuya
    What am I supposed to do?
[02:06] Kazuya
    Is it really the right time for this?
[02:08] Kazuya
    I mean, dates with Sumi-chan
    have always been super fun.
[02:12] Kazuya
    But shouldn't I be thinking about what
    I can do for Mizuhara and Granny Sayuri?
[02:20] Kazuya
    Besides, what even is this schedule
    Sumi-chan planned out?
[02:25] Kazuya
    That said, a favor for Sumi-chan
    is a favor for Mizuhara.
[02:27] Kazuya
    I'll focus on being the practice partner today!
[02:33] Kazuya
    Oh, hey, Sumi-chan!
[02:41] Kazuya
    Huh?
[02:46] Kazuya
    Wha?
[02:49] Kazuya
    What?!
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[04:23] Kazuya
    A uniform?
SIGN    "Guide and Girlfriend"
[04:24] Kazuya
    Is that a school uniform?
[04:28] Kazuya
    Ah... Good morning.
[04:33] Kazuya
    O-Okay.
[04:39] Kazuya
    Hold up, what's going on here?
[04:42] Kazuya
    The date's begun, but why a school uniform?
[04:44] Kazuya
    Is it part of the experience?
[04:47] Kazuya
    Sorry, there's been a miscommunication.
[04:49] Kazuya
    I didn't hear anything from Mizuhara,
    so I dressed normally.
[04:56] Kazuya
    Huh? That's not it?
[04:58] Kazuya
    It's just for her?
[05:01] Kazuya
    Then seriously, what is it?
SIGN    Cosplay?
[05:02] Kazuya
    She just felt like it?
SIGN    She's cute!
[05:04] Kazuya
    Not that I mind...
[05:06] Kazuya
    Should I ask her?
[05:09] Kazuya
    D-Do you wear uniforms often?
SIGN    I just thought you liked
    school uniforms, Kazuya-kun
[05:20] Kazuya
    Huh?
[05:21] Kazuya
    What? Me, like uniforms?
SIGN    blush...
[05:28] Kazuya
    Wha? What gave her that idea?
SIGN    I certainly don't dislike them.
[05:32] Kazuya
    Ah, I see! But I don't know...
[05:37] Kazuya
    I feel like she casually
    branded me a pervert...
[05:41] Kazuya
    What gave her that impression?
[05:44] Kazuya
    Oh...
[05:49] Kazuya
    W-Wait a second, you saw Mizuhara
    and me at the theme park?!
[05:58] Kazuya
    Kill me now!
[06:00] Kazuya
    I see now.
[06:01] Kazuya
    She assumed I liked uniforms because
    she saw that I'd made Mizuhara wear one.
SIGN    A series of
    small explosions
[06:08] Kazuya
    Wait, so she wore this for me?
SIGN    An "Oceanic Theme Park,"
    combining aquarium and theme park,
    that both kids and adults can enjoy!
[06:12] Kazuya
    And we're at Aqua
    Wonderful World Shinagawa!
[06:15] Kazuya
    An aquarium...
[06:17] Kazuya
    Did Mizuhara tell her that I like fish?
[06:20] Kazuya
    But it could be a coincidence...
[06:24] Sumi
    I wanted to...
[06:27] Sumi
    I wanted to guide you today, Kazuya-kun.
[06:32] Kazuya
    G...
[06:33] Kazuya
    Guide me?!
[06:35] Kazuya
    A guide plan drawn up by Sumi-chan?!
SIGN    ba-dump ba-dump
[06:38] Kazuya
    What's gonna happen here?
[06:43] Kazuya
    Whoa, a pirate ship ride!
[06:45] Kazuya
    Never seen one in an aquarium!
[06:48] Kazuya
    Is she taking the lead
    and showing me fun stuff?
[06:52] Kazuya
    I gotta make sure I don't embarrass her.
SIGN    Plomp ♥
[07:01] Kazuya
    You okay, Sumi-chan?
    Are you not feeling well?
[07:06] Kazuya
    Huh? It's not that?
SIGN    RUMBLE
[07:10] Kazuya
    Wait, what the hell?!
[07:12] Kazuya
    G-Guess I should sit down.
[07:19] Kazuya
    Wha... A penguin?!
SIGN    Hanami Penguin
[07:27] Kazuya
    So cute!
[07:30] Kazuya
    I see. So she knew about this.
[07:34] Kazuya
    Talk about my way or the highway, though.
[07:37] Kazuya
    Her lack of communication skill
    makes her hard to predict, too.
SIGN    Thoughtful Sta.
    -> Escort Sta.
SIGN    Sakurasawa
[07:42] Kazuya
    Sumi-chan's Guide Express
    has left the station!
SIGN    Stomp Stomp
[07:47] Kazuya
    She asks for a lot from her partner!
SIGN    Where to next?
[07:50] Kazuya
    A merry-go-round?
[07:52] Kazuya
    A date classic, sure...
[07:56] Kazuya
    Hold up! Her face is beet red!
[07:58] Kazuya
    She's totally forcing herself!
[08:00] Kazuya
    Even I'm blushing at how close we're sitting!
SIGN    Perfectly
    Aligned
[08:08] Kazuya
    Oh, here we go.
[08:09] Kazuya
    But hey, this actually might be fun.
[08:12] Kazuya
    Thighs!
[08:14] Kazuya
    That's what you get for wearing a uniform!
SIGN    FWOP
SIGN    Dying inside
SIGN    Stops on the Schedule:
    Photograph
[08:20] Kazuya
    Where did you even get that?
SIGN    She's so quiet,
    it's easy to lose sight of her!!
SIGN    Aquarium
    Coffee Shop
SIGN    Hot! Hot!
[08:28] Kazuya
    Huh? Moving on already?
[08:30] Kazuya
    It's one surprise after another.
[08:33] Kazuya
    Am I really "enjoying" this?
[08:35] Kazuya
    Isn't she looking tired, too?
[08:38] Kazuya
    The itinerary is too strict!
[08:40] Kazuya
    Is the whole date gonna be like this?
[08:43] Kazuya
    Wow, the underwater tunnel!
[08:46] Kazuya
    A sight to behold!
[08:49] Kazuya
    Whoa, a sawfish!
[08:51] Kazuya
    Around four meters long?
[08:53] Kazuya
    I can't believe they grow to twice that size!
[08:56] Kazuya
    Wow, a manta ray, too!
[08:57] Kazuya
    You really can see them
    without going to Okinawa, huh?
[09:02] Kazuya
    Yikes!
[09:03] Kazuya
    I got too hyped and let loose
    my trivia again! Cringe!
[09:13] Kazuya
    R-Really? You enjoyed that?
[09:17] Kazuya
    Her eyes are sparkling!
[09:20] Kazuya
    She might be a natural at this job.
[09:23] Kazuya
    She's cute and a hard worker.
[09:25] Kazuya
    Plus, she's trying to help me
    have a good time...
[09:28] Kazuya
    This is undeniable progress.
[09:32] Kazuya
    Ooh!
[09:33] Kazuya
    The dolphin show stadium!
[09:34] Kazuya
    I've always wanted to come here!
SIGN    Dolphin Show
[09:39] (Flashback) Chizuru
    She said you couldn't miss 11:30.
[09:42] Kazuya
    I see! So that was for the dolphin show!
[09:46] Kazuya
    She must've prepped so hard for today.
SIGN    I
    really
    wanted
    to
    see
    this...
[09:50] Kazuya
    Maybe I should relax
    a little and enjoy this.
[09:54] Pa
    Thank you for joining us at Aqua Wonderful
    World Shinagawa's dolphin show.
[09:58] Kazuya
    Shall we take a seat over there?
[10:00] Pa
    Please note that guests
    sitting in the front row
[10:04] Pa
    should expect to get soaked
    from head to toe during the show.
SIGN    I've got this!
[10:08] Pa
    We ask for your understanding.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[10:10] Kazuya
    A dolphin show, huh?
[10:12] Kazuya
    I think I begged my dad
    to take me way back when.
[10:15] Kazuya
    But our family was so busy,
    it never happened.
SIGN    Kibe Yoshiaki
SIGN    Dolphin show?
    Take your GF.
    If you have one...
[10:18] Kazuya
    And I never had a girl I could come with.
[10:24] Kazuya
    And now I'm here with this total cutie pie.
[10:27] Kazuya
    Long live rental girlfriends!
[10:30] Kazuya
    Welcome back, Sumi-chan.
[10:32] Kazuya
    Oh, drinks?
[10:33] Kazuya
    Thanks! Let me pay you back.
[10:36] Kazuya
    What a guide!
[10:43] Kazuya
    Huh? Oh, you wanna sit over there?
[10:45] Kazuya
    But why? Did she not like those seats?
[10:49] Kazuya
    Why move back?
[10:51] Kazuya
    Can't do without a backrest?
[10:57] Kazuya
    Ah, I see!
[10:58] Kazuya
    Water gets all the way there?
[11:00] Kazuya
    Yeah, I didn't bring a change of clothes.
[11:03] Kazuya
    It'd suck if I got drenched.
[11:05] Kazuya
    Whew, close call!
[11:06] Kazuya
    Wait, did she come here
    in advance to check it out?
[11:09] Kazuya
    Sumi-chan's incredible!
[11:11] Pa
    Let the show begin!
[11:17] Kazuya
    Wow!
[11:20] Kazuya
    So high!
[11:22] Kazuya
    H-How does that even work?
[11:24] Kazuya
    Oh, man! Look at that, Sumi-chan!
SIGN    Ba-dump Ba-dump
[11:30] Kazuya
    Yeah! Go for it!
[11:36] Kazuya
    That was over in an instant.
SIGN    His
    heart
    has
    been
    healed
[11:38] Kazuya
    Humans and animals in
    perfect harmony... Bravo.
SIGN    All animal movies
    make him cry
[11:42] Kazuya
    Wasn't that the best, Sumi-chan?
[11:45] Pa
    It's splash time!
[11:47] Pa
    Wonder's coming to get you!
[11:51] Kazuya
    Splash?
[11:57] Kazuya
    Holy crap. Those kids
    are having so much fun.
[12:00] Kazuya
    Whew, that was a close call.
[12:02] Kazuya
    We would've been drenched
    if Sumi-chan hadn't spoken up...
[12:07] Kazuya
    What?! It still happened!
[12:10] Kazuya
    Why? This wasn't how it was supposed to go!
SIGN    Splash Splash
[12:12] Kazuya
    The fifth row should've been safe!
[12:13] Pa
    Wonder's in top form today!
[12:16] Kazuya
    It depends on Wonder's mood?!
[12:18] Kazuya
    Okay, this calls for changing.
[12:24] Kazuya
    Sumi-chan's even more soaked than I am!
[12:27] Kazuya
    Y-Y-Y-You okay, Sumi-chan?!
SIGN    Steam
    
    Steam
SIGN    Soaked
[12:30] Kazuya
    N-Nope, her brain's completely fried!
[12:35] Kazuya
    D-Damn summer uniform...
[12:38] Kazuya
    H-Here, put this on!
[12:40] Kazuya
    I saw nothing! Nothing at all!
[12:42] Sumi
    Sorry...
[12:46] Sumi
    I'm sorry.
[12:48] Kazuya
    Sumi-chan?
[12:50] Kazuya
    Oh... She must feel like she failed as a guide.
SIGN    panic panic
[13:02] Kazuya
    Sorry. This is a first for me.
[13:05] Kazuya
    Stuff like this is what
    makes dolphin shows great.
[13:08] Kazuya
    Don't worry. I'm having a really great time.
[13:11] Kazuya
    Besides...
[13:13] Kazuya
    You're so cute, Sumi-chan.
[13:15] Kazuya
    You make the best guide just by having fun.
[13:19] Kazuya
    Wonder if they sell T-shirts
    at the store. And towels, too.
[13:22] Kazuya
    Where to next?
[13:24] Kazuya
    We need to change,
    or I can't even look at her.
[13:32] Sumi
    ...crushing on you...
[13:35] Kazuya
    Huh?
[13:39] Rando
    Excuse us.
[13:42] Kazuya
    Sorry, Sumi-chan. Did you say something?
[13:46] Sumi
    We... We're crushing it.
[13:48] Kazuya
    Huh? Crushing it?
[13:50] Kazuya
    Oh, we're on track with our schedule?
[13:55] Kazuya
    That's great. Anyway, let's get changed.
[13:57] Kazuya
    We can't go anywhere in this state.
SIGN    ba-dump ba-dump
[14:06] Kazuya
    Phew. I'm glad they were
    selling T-shirts nearby.
[14:09] Kazuya
    That's a dangerous look in itself!
[14:11] Kazuya
    She looks like a high schooler
    at a school festival.
[14:14] Kazuya
    The added casualness is deadly!
SIGN    Wait,
    what am
    I thinking?
[14:17] Kazuya
    At least it's not see-through anymore.
SIGN    fidget fidget
[14:21] Kazuya
    Let's get going, shall we?
[14:25] Kazuya
    Wow, so pretty.
[14:29] Kazuya
    It's all lit up.
[14:30] Kazuya
    It's a super romantic spot,
    the perfect date finale.
[14:39] Kazuya
    Yeah. I'll take a seat, too.
[14:43] Kazuya
    Odaiba, huh? I've never been here before.
[14:46] Kazuya
    So this is the last stop
    on the Sakurasawa Express.
[14:50] Kazuya
    Started off with a school uniform,
[14:52] Kazuya
    went to an aquarium,
[14:53] Kazuya
    and now these night lights...
[14:55] Kazuya
    She even scouted it all out beforehand.
[14:57] Kazuya
    It's awfully devoted of her. Why go so far?
[15:00] Kazuya
    Just professionalism?
[15:02] Couplem
    Let's head back to the hotel.
[15:04] Couplef
    Pick up some strong booze on the way.
[15:06] Kazuya
    Wha?!
SIGN    Smooch
SIGN    Smooch
[15:08] Kazuya
    Is this what Odaiba's like at night?
SIGN    Den of Normies
SIGN    Ahaha
[15:11] Kazuya
    Horny couples everywhere!
[15:15] Kazuya
    And Sumi-chan's blushing up a storm!
[15:17] Kazuya
    Th-This is so awkward for a rental couple!
[15:22] Kazuya
    Huh? Did she just scoot this way?
[15:25] Kazuya
    Why, Sumi-chan? Why?!
[15:28] Sumi
    Ka...
SIGN    F
    l
    i
    n
    c
    h
[15:30] Sumi
    Kazuya-kun...
[15:32] Kazuya
    Wh-What's up, Sumi-chan?
    Do you wanna leave?
[15:38] Kazuya
    Huh? What now?
    What was that head shake for?
[15:42] Kazuya
    She doesn't wanna leave?
[15:43] Kazuya
    Out with it, Sumi-chan.
    Why are you blushing so much?
[15:46] Kazuya
    Whatever it is, it must be hard to say!
SIGN    Dun Dun Dun
[15:49] Kazuya
    Did she bring me here for a reason?
[15:52] Sumi
    I wanted to guide you.
[15:56] Kazuya
    Her, of all people?!
[15:58] Kazuya
    But I can't not be conscious of her here!
[16:12] Sumi
    Happy... birthday.
[16:18] Kazuya
    F-For me?
[16:23] Kazuya
    Thanks. Can I open it?
[16:28] Kazuya
    Sumi-chan got me a birthday present?
[16:32] (Flashback) Sumi
    I wanna know your birthday, Kazuya-kun.
[16:36] Kazuya
    She remembered that?
[16:39] Kazuya
    A summer knit hat? Wow, so stylish!
[16:42] Kazuya
    Can I really pull this off?
[16:46] Kazuya
    Sorry I had those horny
    fantasies, Sumi-chan!
[16:50] Kazuya
    I see!
[16:51] Kazuya
    She took the lead today as a birthday gift!
SIGN    Mission accomplished.
    Content.
[16:54] Kazuya
    Her way of helping me celebrate,
    all while practicing.
SIGN    What
    an angel.
[16:58] Kazuya
    Just... how good a gal are you?!
[17:02] Kazuya
    But man, Sumi-chan's really
    grown by leaps and bounds.
[17:06] Kazuya
    I mean, she couldn't even greet me at first.
[17:08] Kazuya
    When she showed up in uniform
    and started talking about guiding me,
[17:11] Kazuya
    I wasn't sure what to expect.
[17:14] Kazuya
    But in the end, I had so much fun.
[17:17] (Flashback) Ruka
    I've made some real progress!
[17:20] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Isn't that good enough?
[17:22] Kazuya
    I'm the only one still stuck in place.
SIGN    Something wrong?
[17:38] Kazuya
    Yikes! I let it show!
[17:43] Kazuya
    Maybe I could tell her...
[17:45] Kazuya
    No, I can't! Mizuhara might
    want to keep it from her!
[17:50] Kazuya
    Nothing... It's nothing.
[18:12] Sumi
    Please talk to me.
[18:15] Sumi
    It's my turn to play the role of the wall.
[18:21] Kazuya
    Sumi-chan...
[18:25] Kazuya
    I can't shrug it off when
    she's looking at me like that!
SIGN    She's such
    a nice girl!!
SIGN    sparkle sparkle
SIGN    And she talked
    so much
    just now!
[18:29] Kazuya
    Sure, it's part of a rental GF's
    job to offer life advice,
[18:31] Kazuya
    but this is Mizuhara's
    problem! What do I do?!
[18:38] Kazuya
    It... It's about this friend of mine.
[18:43] Kazuya
    This friend's grandma fell really ill recently.
[18:48] Kazuya
    Well, she's always been kinda sick,
    but it's gotten worse.
[18:53] Kazuya
    The parents are gone, so the grandma's
    the only family my friend has.
[18:57] Kazuya
    They say they're fine,
    but they've gotta be hurting.
[19:01] Kazuya
    I mean, we're talking about family here.
[19:03] Kazuya
    I grew up in a family
    that shares everything,
[19:05] Kazuya
    so I never really gave it any thought.
[19:10] Kazuya
    How it would feel to have no family left...
[19:15] Kazuya
    It must be so painful, sad, and dispiriting.
[19:20] Kazuya
    But my friend has nobody
    to share the burden with.
[19:24] Kazuya
    It must be so crushingly lonely.
[19:28] Kazuya
    They've been an amazing friend to me.
[19:31] Kazuya
    Always been by my side during hard times,
[19:34] Kazuya
    and helped me out when I was in trouble.
[19:38] Kazuya
    And always cared about me and my family,
    even at their own lowest point.
[19:45] Kazuya
    Never abandoned me, this loser.
[19:49] Kazuya
    They have a dream, too.
[19:51] Kazuya
    To show their grandma
    that they were successful.
[19:55] Kazuya
    They've been working their butt off
    to make it come true,
[19:58] Kazuya
    all while working and going to college.
[20:02] Kazuya
    But if their grandma dies,
[20:07] Kazuya
    it'll never come true.
[20:09] Kazuya
    And even in these trying times,
    there's nothing I can do to help.
[20:17] Kazuya
    What are you crying for, idiot?!
[20:20] Kazuya
    Sorry to spring this on you, Sumi-chan.
[20:22] Kazuya
    F-Forget I said anything.
    Let's go home, yeah?
SIGN    Sweat
SIGN    Sweat
[20:36] Kazuya
    S-Sorry! You okay?
[20:38] Kazuya
    Did I say something stupid?
[20:43] Kazuya
    Sumi-chan...
[20:45] Sumi
    I know how you feel, Kazuya-kun!
[20:51] Sumi
    Don't carry that weight alone!
[20:53] Sumi
    I'm here with you!
[20:57] Kazuya
    Sumi-chan?
[21:11] Kazuya
    Sumi-chan didn't ask for any more details.
[21:16] Kazuya
    For a while, we just sat there listening
    to the ferry's whistle and crying.
[21:23] Kazuya
    The way she held my hand was not
    the way couples hold hands on a date.
[21:29] Kazuya
    It felt like she was telling me that
[21:33] Kazuya
    one didn't need to be family
    to share in the pain.
SIGN    Dazed
[21:36] Kazuya
    My head hurts from how much I cried...
[21:43] Kazuya
    Sure.
[21:45] Kazuya
    Seriously, thanks for today, Sumi-chan.
[21:47] Kazuya
    I had no idea just talking about it
    would lighten the load so much.
SIGN    And thanks for
    the hat, too!
[21:51] Kazuya
    You were the best guide
    I could've hoped for.
SIGN    hnngh
[21:58] Sumi
    See you.
SIGN    Happy
    Happy
SIGN    She's so
    dedicated...
[22:04] Kazuya
    Yeah, she's so cute.
[22:08] Kazuya
    Now, I gotta get my act together.
SIGN    Superhit!
SIGN    Camera of the Dead
SIGN    Crowdfunded!!!
[22:14] Kazuya
    It's important to rely on others...
[22:17] Kazuya
    That's it! This is it!
[22:19] Kazuya
    I think I've found it!
[22:21] Kazuya
    What I can do for Mizuhara!
[23:57] Sumi
    Kazuya-kun, how was I as a guide?
[24:01] Kazuya
    Just the best! Let's do it again, Sumi-chan!
[24:03] Sumi
    Yep. I'll bring a change
    of clothes next time.
[24:06] Chizuru
    Hey! A change of clothes?!
[24:08] Chizuru
    What did you make Sumi-chan do?!
[24:10] Kazuya
    Mizuhara?!
[24:11] Kazuya
    You've got it all wrong! Right, Sumi-chan?!
[24:13] Sumi
    Y-Yeah. It was the school uniform.
[24:15] Chizuru
    School uniform?! You. Step outside. Now.
[24:17] Kazuya
    B-Before that, next time
    on Rent-a-Girlfriend:
[24:20] Sumi
    "Girlfriend and...
[24:21] Kazuya
    ...Me."
[24:22] Chizuru
    Okay, let's go.
[24:23] Kazuya
    Watch the final episode, too!
SIGN    "Girlfriend and Me"

E24 - Girlfriend and Me

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[00:00] Chizuru
    I need to get to acting school.
    It's almost time for my lessons.
SIGN    Itabashi Third Hospital
[00:04] Chizuru
    Listen to the doctors and stay in bed, okay?
[00:08] Sayuri
    Thank you, nurse.
[00:12] Chizuru
    Sheesh.
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[00:16] Chizuru
    Hello!
[00:18] Umi
    Oh, hey, Chizuru-chan.
[00:20] Chizuru
    Did we start already?
[00:21] Chizuru
    There are sixty-five students
    in this acting school.
[00:23] Umi
    Nope, just about to.
SIGN    Clown Wars
SIGN    Showing now to packed houses!
SIGN    Oh lord,
    they coming!
SIGN    Coming in
    2019
SIGN    Go back to
    your roots...
[00:25] Chizuru
    Only one or two get to sign
    with an agency each year.
[00:29] Chizuru
    And even fewer actually get work.
[00:33] Umi
    Chizuru-chan, do you want
    to get some grub with us?
[00:35] Chizuru
    Sorry, I've got rehearsals now.
[00:39] Chizuru
    Sorry about that!
[00:41] Umi
    Don't worry about it.
[00:42] Shiori
    Chi-chan's incredible.
[00:45] Shiori
    She never misses an acting lesson,
[00:48] Shiori
    and she goes to all the courses
    her agency signed her up for.
[00:51] Acting Student 1
    She visits her grandma in the
    hospital twice every day.
[00:54] Acting Student 2
    And she goes to rehearsals.
[00:55] Sayuri
    Oh, and she takes two auditions a week.
[00:58] Acting Student 1
    How long is her day? Thirty hours?
[01:00] Chizuru
    Acting school costs 24,000 yen per month.
[01:03] Chizuru
    Even that's pretty reasonable, comparatively.
[01:06] Chizuru
    Yikes! I forgot to go to the bank!
SIGN    Urk...
[01:08] Chizuru
    I gotta pay the fees this weekend, too.
[01:11] Chizuru
    This is a diet.
SIGN    Beckoning Cat Troupe
    Rehearsing
[01:14] Chizuru
    I learn a lot working with the troupe,
[01:17] Chizuru
    but you can find these
    small ones everywhere.
[01:17] Actor1
    Oh, how cruel!
[01:21] Chizuru
    Talent, luck, timing...
[01:24] Chizuru
    Without all of those,
    you're not going to stand out.
[01:29] Chizuru
    I'm sorry!
[01:31] Chizuru
    Did you wait long?
[01:32] Chizuru
    Rental girlfriend work is great.
[01:34] Chizuru
    It pays well, and it lets
    me choose my own hours.
[01:38] Chizuru
    I can use my free time for myself,
[01:41] Chizuru
    and it's great acting practice.
SIGN    "Girlfriend and Me"
[01:49] Doctor
    She hasn't been eating much lately.
[01:54] Chizuru
    I pretty much knew from the start,
[01:58] Chizuru
    from the moment I heard
    my grandma's diagnosis.
[02:01] Chizuru
    Movie roles aren't easy to land.
[02:05] Chizuru
    I knew I'd never make it in time.
[02:07] Chizuru
    That's exactly why I made sure
    I wouldn't have any regrets.
[02:11] Chizuru
    So that Grandma wouldn't have any, either.
SIGN    Obata-san
    Re: The BLB Movie Audition
[02:23] Chizuru
    There's no way she'll make it to release.
[02:26] Chizuru
    But if I can at least tell her I got picked...
SIGN    Obata-san
    Re: The BLB Movie Audition
[02:30] Chizuru
    If I can at least tell her
    that dreams do come true...
SIGN    The Big Love Bang
SIGN    Obata-san
    You didn't pass the BLB audition.
    Better luck next time!
SIGN    Obata-san
    You didn't pass the BLB audition.
    Better luck next time!
SIGN    Got it.
    Onward and upward!
[03:01] Chizuru
    I failed again.
[03:04] Chizuru
    What else can I even do?
[03:10] Chizuru
    Stop smirking and tell me,
[03:14] Chizuru
    Grandpa...
SIGN    m 0 0 l 86 0 l 86 225 l 0 225
SIGN    7
    Years
    Ago
[03:19] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    What?!
[03:21] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    You got into a fight with some boys because
    they teased you for not having parents?!
[03:25] Katsuhito
    Next time, tell 'em you've got a grandpa
    who'll run circles around their dads!
SIGN    m 0 0 l 200 0 l 200 100 l 0 100
SIGN    Ichinose Sayuri
    Age 70
[03:31] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    Listen up, Chizuru!
SIGN    m 0 0 l 216 0 l 216 60 l 0 60
SIGN    Ichinose Katsuhito (73)
[03:33] Katsuhito
    Your feelings will always get through!
[03:36] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Huh...
SIGN    m 0 0 l 130 0 l 130 155 l 0 155
SIGN    Seventh
    Grade
SIGN    m 0 0 l 130 0 l 130 155 l 0 155
SIGN    Ichinose
    Chizuru
[03:40] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    Are you even listening?!
SIGN    Chomping on
    that ice cream...
[03:44] Chizuru
    All men are idiots.
SIGN    Married 35 years,
    and still madly in love
[03:46] Chizuru
    They've got their heads in the
    clouds and can't face reality.
[03:46] Sayuri
    Say "ahh," Katsuhito-san.
[03:50] Chizuru
    They always put on airs
    and are cowards deep down.
SIGN    Your granddaughter's
    right here...
[03:54] Chizuru
    And they're optimistic to a fault.
[03:56] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    Listen here, Chizuru.
[03:57] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    Dreams always come true.
[04:00] (Flashback) Chizuru
    But Liu Bei died of illness in Baidi Fortress,
[04:03] (Flashback) Chizuru
    and his son Liu Shan got the whole dynasty
    wiped out by Sima Zhao of the Wei.
[04:06] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    Wh-What are you saying?!
SIGN    The Three Kingdoms
[04:07] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    Their dream was passed on and laid the
    foundation for the 160-year Jin Dynasty!
[04:16] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Huh... Sounds kinda forced.
[04:18] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    You're so cynical.
[04:21] (Flashback) Chizuru
    But I love this story.
[04:23] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    Oh, do you? I'm glad you get it, Chizuru!
[04:27] (Flashback) Sayuri
    I cut up some watermelon!
[04:30] (Flashback) Chizuru
    What? A hundred shrine visits?
[04:33] (Flashback) Chizuru
    That thing where you keep
    running up and down the stairs?
[04:36] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    Praying to the gods works!
[04:38] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    The night before I proposed to Sayuri,
[04:42] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    the gods took note of my raging emotions—
[04:45] (Flashback) Chizuru
    That's just superstition.
[04:48] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    Hey, Chizuru!
SIGN    chuckle chuckle
[04:49] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    Sit down! You need to learn a lesson!
[04:51] (Flashback) Chizuru
    What?
[04:52] Chizuru
    I loved books and movies even as a child.
[04:55] Chizuru
    I'd often go read in the
    library on my days off,
[04:59] Chizuru
    and I also saved up my pocket
    money to go the movies.
SIGN    ba-dump ba-dump
[05:04] Chizuru
    I'd heard that my grandma
    used to be an actress.
[05:08] Chizuru
    I'm not sure if that played a part...
[05:11] Chizuru
    But at some point,
[05:12] Chizuru
    I wanted to be like the people on the screen.
[05:17] Chizuru
    It was in ninth grade that I
    decided to be an actress for real.
[05:22] Chizuru
    I-Is this...
SIGN    s
    a
    n
    d
    
    C
    r
    a
    n
    e
    s
SIGN    Starring Otori Sayuri, winner
    of Japan's Rising Star Award
SIGN    One Thousand Cranes
    Japanese Drama
SIGN    Runtime
    105 minutes
[05:27] (Flashback) Sayuri
    Wow, this takes me back!
[05:30] (Flashback) Sayuri
    You want to watch it with me?
    How embarrassing!
[05:37] Sayuri
    What the hell would you know?!
[05:43] Chizuru
    Th-That's Grandma?!
[05:46] Chizuru
    She's a downright filthy liar!
[05:50] Chizuru
    Grandma was a prodigy.
[05:52] Chizuru
    Under the stage name "Otori Sayuri,"
[05:55] Chizuru
    she and her method acting, as they called it,
[05:58] Sayuri
    Give me back my son!
[05:58] Chizuru
    took the acting world by
    storm in her very first role.
[06:05] (Flashback) Sayuri
    You know, your name was taken from
    "Senbazuru," the title of this movie.
[06:12] (Flashback) Sayuri
    Your mother often used to say that,
    like a thousand folded cranes,
[06:17] (Flashback) Sayuri
    she wanted you to grant
    wishes and bring happiness.
[06:22] (Flashback) Chizuru
    My name...
[06:27] Chizuru
    That was when I learned that you don't
    "have" dreams, they take you over.
SIGN    One Thousand Cranes
[06:34] Chizuru
    Can I be like her someday, too?
[06:41] (Flashback) Sayuri
    You have rice on your face, Katsuhito-san.
[06:53] (Flashback) Chizuru
    I wanna be an actress.
[06:59] (Flashback) Chizuru
    An actress like Grandma.
[07:03] (Flashback) Sayuri
    Chizuru...
[07:05] (Flashback) Sayuri
    Chizuru, the world of acting isn't easy.
[07:09] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    Well said, Chizuru! Is that your dream?!
[07:13] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    You can do it!
[07:14] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    I'm sure you can be a wonderful
    actress like Sayuri!
[07:18] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Yeah!
[07:18] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    You can do it, Chizuru!
[07:20] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Yeah!
[07:21] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    You can do it!
[07:22] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Yeah!
[07:28] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    But still, Chizuru...
[07:29] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    You should go to college.
[07:32] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    The world's changing fast, and
    nobody knows what the future holds.
[07:37] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Okay, got it.
[07:39] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    That said, I'm so happy that you
    managed to say your dream out loud!
[07:45] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    And here I thought you
    were a cynical child...
[07:48] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Who? Me?
[07:49] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    If you keep dreaming and work hard,
    your dream will come true!
[07:53] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    You have my full support until it does!
[07:57] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    And I'm gonna see you perform on the
    silver screen just like Sayuri did!
[08:03] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    That's a promise, Chizuru!
[08:07] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Yeah.
[08:11] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Promise!
[08:12] (Flashback) Chizuru
    It's like the Oath of the Peach Garden!
[08:15] (Flashback) Katsuhito
    True!
SIGN    I'm off!
SIGN    Morning
    practice?
SIGN    I'll give you
    a ride in my taxi.
[08:17] Chizuru
    Thank you, Grandpa,
SIGN    Theater Club
[08:20] Chizuru
    for telling me I could do it.
[08:24] Chizuru
    I'm gonna do it.
[08:28] Chizuru
    I'll be an actress.
SIGN    Courses
SIGN    1 Course 12,000 yen
SIGN    2 Courses 18,000 yen
SIGN    4 Courses 24,000 yen
[08:30] Chizuru
    Like Grandma,
[08:33] Chizuru
    I'm gonna be an amazing actress.
SIGN    g
    l
    o
    o
    m
SIGN    BROKE
[08:35] (Flashback) Chizuru
    I can't afford that.
[08:36] Chizuru
    I'm gonna show you two how
    I look on the silver screen!
SIGN    Asuka North High School
[08:40] Chizuru
    You said dreams come true,
    that you'd support me....
[08:45] (Flashback) Girl
    Chizuru.
[08:46] (Flashback) Girl
    Mornin'.
[08:48] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Oh, good morning.
[08:53] Chizuru
    So thank you, Grandpa!
[09:15] (Flashback) Nurse
    The truck driver was distracted
[09:18] (Flashback) Nurse
    and jumped out on a red light.
[09:29] (Flashback) Sayuri
    Chizuru!
SIGN    Operating
[09:40] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Will Grandpa be okay?
[09:45] (Flashback) Sayuri
    We don't know...
SIGN    Operating
[09:57] (Flashback) Sayuri
    Chizuru?
[09:59] (Flashback) Sayuri
    Chizuru!
[10:03] Chizuru
    What? A hundred shrine visits?
[10:05] Katsuhito
    Praying to the gods works!
[10:08] Chizuru
    Staying in the hospital
    won't help save Grandpa!
[10:11] Chizuru
    What I can do for him right now
    isn't sitting there and crying.
[10:16] Chizuru
    You said it yourself, Grandpa.
[10:18] Chizuru
    That the gods are watching over us.
[10:21] Katsuhito
    If you keep dreaming and work hard,
    your dream will come true!
[10:25] Chizuru
    That you'd see me become an actress.
[10:29] Katsuhito
    Your feelings will always get through!
[10:31] Chizuru
    That dreams always come true!
[10:35] Katsuhito
    You can do it, Chizuru!
[10:38] Chizuru
    Tell me one more time, Grandpa!
[10:45] Chizuru
    Grandpa...
[10:50] Chizuru
    Grandpa!
[10:53] (Flashback) Doctor
    His brain suffered a lot of trauma.
    He isn't coming to.
[10:57] (Flashback) Doctor
    Tonight will be make or break.
[10:59] (Flashback) Sayuri
    I see...
[11:07] (Flashback) Sayuri
    Katsuhito-san!
[11:21] (Flashback) Sayuri
    Chizuru...
[11:31] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Remember what you said, Grandpa?
[11:34] (Flashback) Chizuru
    You said that you'd see me become
    an actress, that I had your full support.
[11:39] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Did you know?
[11:42] (Flashback) Chizuru
    My name was taken from a
    thousand folded cranes...
[11:46] (Flashback) Chizuru
    They make any wish come true.
[11:50] (Flashback) Chizuru
    So if I wish for it,
    it will work like a charm.
[11:56] (Flashback) Sayuri
    Chizuru...
[11:59] (Flashback) Chizuru
    You said it yourself, Grandpa...
[12:03] (Flashback) Chizuru
    That if you keep wishing for it,
    you can make any dream come true...
[12:25] (Flashback) Sayuri
    Katsuhito-san!
[12:25] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Grandpa!
[12:27] (Flashback) Doctor
    How are his vitals?
[12:28] (Flashback) Nurse
    No change!
[12:29] (Flashback) Sayuri
    Katsuhito-san! Katsuhito-san!
[12:33] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Grandpa!
[12:35] (Flashback) Kazuhito
    ...true.
[12:39] (Flashback) Kazuhito
    ...wish... true...
[12:46] (Flashback) Kazuhito
    If you wish for it...
[12:49] (Flashback) Kazuhito
    your dream...
[12:52] (Flashback) Kazuhito
    will... come true...
SIGN    Itabashi Third Hospital
SIGN    Itabashi Third Hospital
SIGN    Rent-a-Girlfriend
[13:28] Chizuru
    Say, Grandpa...
[13:31] Chizuru
    Did you lie to me?
[13:34] Chizuru
    Die you lie to me when you
    said dreams come true?
[13:39] Chizuru
    If you did,
[13:41] Chizuru
    that's fine.
[13:44] Chizuru
    I know some wishes don't come true,
    no matter how hard you try.
SIGN    Obata-san
    You didn't pass the BLB audition.
    Better luck next time!
[13:51] Chizuru
    So... So...
[13:55] Chizuru
    Please!
[13:57] Chizuru
    Stop telling me my dreams will come true!
[14:22] Chizuru
    Yes?
[14:26] Kazuya
    It's me.
[14:32] Kazuya
    Open up.
[14:33] Chizuru
    Wha?
SIGN    Ichinose
[14:44] Chizuru
    What is it? What do you want?
[14:47] Chizuru
    Hey!
[14:48] Chizuru
    Whoa, you can't come inside!
[14:50] Kazuya
    It's fine!
[14:51] Chizuru
    No, it isn't!
SIGN    This project hasn't launched yet.
SIGN    Making a Movie Starring Actress Ichinose Chizuru (Upcoming)
[14:52] Kazuya
    Look!
SIGN    What is crowdfunding?
[14:58] Chizuru
    Crowd...funding?
[15:03] Kazuya
    This is a, uh, proposal?
[15:05] Kazuya
    A request to the site admins
    to put up a project.
[15:08] Kazuya
    I looked into whether there were
    any ways to make a movie quickly.
[15:13] Kazuya
    And it's crazy!
[15:16] Kazuya
    People start crowdfundings project and make
    their own movies for, like, two million yen.
[15:22] Kazuya
    So many people do it!
[15:24] Kazuya
    It'd only take about a month to shoot, too.
[15:26] Kazuya
    That should be enough time, right?
[15:28] Chizuru
    W-Wait, calm down for a second.
[15:29] Kazuya
    I can't!
SIGN    Theater Rental
SIGN    Rent-a-Cinema
[15:31] Kazuya
    You can even, like, rent out a screen
    at a movie theater these days.
[15:35] Kazuya
    With this, we can show Granny Sayuri!
[15:38] Kazuya
    She can see you shining on the screen!
[15:43] Kazuya
    Remember, I'm majoring in
    business administration.
[15:46] Kazuya
    I'll get the funding,
[15:48] Kazuya
    so star in this!
[15:51] Chizuru
    I knew it.
[15:52] Kazuya
    Let's make a movie together!
[15:55] Chizuru
    Men are idiots.
[16:04] Chizuru
    Sorry.
[16:05] Chizuru
    I... need to think about it.
[16:08] Kazuya
    But we don't have time.
[16:09] Chizuru
    I know.
[16:11] Chizuru
    Just let me think.
[16:20] Kazuya
    I'm losing my mind!
[16:23] Kazuya
    But the clock's ticking...
[16:27] Kazuya
    What's Mizuhara doing?
    Is she racking her brain?
[16:31] Chizuru
    Oh, what should I do?
SIGN    What am I,
    in heat?!
[16:36] Kazuya
    Why? Why'd it have to be a shower?!
[16:41] Kazuya
    Of course she'd have to think about it.
[16:44] Kazuya
    All I've ever done is show
    her how pathetic I am.
[16:49] Kazuya
    Telling her I want to make a movie out
    of the blue can't sound too convincing.
[16:53] Kazuya
    But I did my research.
[16:56] Kazuya
    The cost for making your own movie
    depends on how ambitious you are,
[16:59] Kazuya
    but the equipment, manpower,
    editing, and other costs
[17:04] Kazuya
    total up around two to three million yen.
[17:06] Kazuya
    Campfire, a massive crowdfunding site,
    hosts around 200 similar projects per year.
[17:12] Kazuya
    Seventy percent of them reach their goal.
[17:15] Kazuya
    If you can make it to project
    launch, it's not impossible.
[17:18] (Flashback) Sumi
    Crowdfunding is, um... er...
SIGN    Sumi-chan Memo
    Crowdfunding is...
SIGN    Blush...
[17:23] (Flashback) Sumi
    Please Google it yourself!
[17:25] Kazuya
    That leaves the time problem.
[17:27] Kazuya
    Funding will take a month and a half.
[17:29] Kazuya
    Filming and editing should
    take another month, maybe?
[17:33] Kazuya
    Honestly, I don't know if
    Granny Sayuri has that long.
[17:38] Kazuya
    But...
[17:40] (Flashback) Chizuru
    So I at least want my grandma
    to see me performing on screen.
[17:46] (Flashback) Chizuru
    That's my dream.
[17:49] Kazuya
    We just gotta go for it.
[17:53] Kazuya
    Do you have any better ideas,
[17:57] Kazuya
    Mizuhara?
[18:00] Kazuya
    Mizuhara!
SIGN    Your Project
SIGN    Title (Required)
SIGN    Making a Movie Starring Actress Ichinose Chizuru
SIGN    Description
SIGN    Boasting breathtaking looks and incredible acting ability
[18:09] Kazuya
    What's a more professional
    way to say "I think"?
[18:13] Kazuya
    I don't know if I can do this...
SIGN    G
    U
    L
    P
[18:43] Kazuya
    S-Sorry I sprang that on you.
    I should've known it'd throw you off.
[18:48] Kazuya
    But it's your call, Mizuhara.
[18:50] Kazuya
    I'm not gonna force you.
[18:52] Chizuru
    Can you do it... really?
[18:58] Chizuru
    I don't want to waste the time I have left.
[19:02] Chizuru
    If you can't do it, or if you're
    going to give up halfway,
[19:06] Chizuru
    tell me right now.
[19:14] Kazuya
    I can do it.
[19:16] Kazuya
    I'll show you that I can!
[19:23] Chizuru
    Men really are such idiots.
[19:27] Chizuru
    They put on airs and have
    their heads in the clouds.
[19:31] Chizuru
    In this world, most dreams don't come true.
[19:38] Chizuru
    Then, please...
[19:40] Chizuru
    Help me make my movie.
[19:47] Chizuru
    So Grandma can see it.
[19:58] Kazuya
    You're on!
[19:59] Kazuya
    I'll do it!
[20:03] Kazuya
    I swear I'll see it through!
[20:08] Kazuya
    No matter what happens!
[21:48] Yoko
    Come on, it's fine.
[21:50] Kuribayashi
    You're coming, right, Kazuya?
[21:52] Kibe
    Not like you'll be the
    star of the show, though.
[21:54] Kazuya
    Some other time.
[21:56] Kurikibe
    And when will that be?
SIGN    Karaoke Village
SIGN    A Guide to
    Making Movies
[22:03] Ruka
    Hey, Kazuya-kun...
SIGN    Rich in Courage
SIGN    Nagomi Sake
[22:30] Mami
    Do I have no life?
[22:31] Nagomi
    That's my Sayutaso!
SIGN    Itabashi Third Hospital
[22:34] Nagomi
    Is that so?
[22:36] Sayuri
    Yeah, yeah.
SIGN    Café
    Kanoir
SIGN    Movin' and Packin'
[23:21] (Flashback) Kazuya
    Let's make a movie together!
[23:27] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Then, please...
[23:28] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Help me make my movie.
[23:33] Chizuru
    What kind of face was I making then?
[23:38] (Flashback) Kazuya
    I'll do it!
[23:44] Chizuru
    Damn it, that idiot.
SIGN    Enjoy the rest of this dream
    with Diamond