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
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.
[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
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f
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.
[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
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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
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c
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[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
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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.
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[21:41] Kazuya
But could I really be
that kinda guy for her?
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[23:17] Kazuya
Mizuhara was so cute today.
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[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."
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[24:24] Ruka
I won't stand for any lucky tumbles, either!
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