# 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!