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.