E14 - The Usual Girlfriend Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [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!