E9 - Complicated, Convoluted, Perplexing, Honest Feelings

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[00:01] Natsume
    Lilith, leave this mansion and
    return to my place at once!
[00:13] Natsume
    I came all this way to get you.
[00:18] Lilith
    It's good to see you again, Natsume.
SIGN    The Maid I Hired Recently
    Is Mysterious
SIGN    Episode 9: Complicated, Convoluted, Perplexing, Honest Feelings
[02:08] Lilith
    This is Nakashima Natsume-san,
[02:10] Lilith
    my former classmate and former colleague.
[02:13] Yuuri
    Colleague...
[02:15] Natsume
    Skip the introductions.
[02:17] Natsume
    Just come home.
[02:18] Lilith
    Don't say that.
[02:20] Lilith
    My young master and I are both
    surprised, as this comes so suddenly.
[02:23] Lilith
    I need a proper explanation.
[02:25] Natsume
    I sent you a letter,
[02:27] Natsume
    telling you to come back to my mansion.
[02:34] Lilith
    Did I not respond saying that I wouldn't return?
[02:41] Natsume
    That's not good enough.
[02:43] Natsume
    Your master's a child, and you
    aren't even receiving payment.
[02:49] Natsume
    I had heard rumors, but now that I see
    it in person, I'm even more perplexed.
[02:54] Natsume
    It's a dump. There's no one here.
[02:56] Natsume
    This mansion's got nothing but problems.
[03:00] Natsume
    Lilith, come home with me.
[03:02] Yuuri
    No!
[03:04] Yuuri
    I'm the master of this mansion.
[03:06] Yuuri
    And Lilith is my maid.
[03:09] Yuuri
    Don't...
[03:11] Yuuri
    Please don't take her.
[03:14] Yuuri
    And that's not all.
[03:17] Yuuri
    I finally realized Lilith is special to me.
[03:21] Yuuri
    She hasn't even told me her feelings yet.
[03:28] Natsume
    Really, he's just a kid.
[03:33] Natsume
    How can a little runt like this be a master?
[03:37] Natsume
    Whatever the reason,
    staying here won't do you any good.
[03:42] Natsume
    You're way better off coming to my place.
[03:46] Natsume
    You realize that, too, don't you?
[03:50] Natsume
    If she comes home, she gets paid well,
    and her master is a dependable adult.
[03:56] Natsume
    My mansion is way better than this place.
[03:59] Natsume
    And it'll be good for her
    reputation as a maid.
[04:03] Natsume
    Above all, she'll get to be with me.
[04:07] Lilith
    I'm here because I chose to be.
[04:11] Lilith
    I've told you I won't
    go with you, haven't I?
[04:16] Lilith
    No matter how many letters you
    send me, I won't change my mind.
[04:21] Yuuri
    Lilith...
[04:22] Lilith
    Thank you for coming all the way here.
[04:26] Lilith
    But please...
[04:28] Natsume
    Why not?!
[04:30] Natsume
    I understand you way better than he does!
[04:32] Natsume
    You've been on my mind all this time!
    I reached out to you because I care about you!
[04:37] Natsume
    Why are you choosing this flimsy
    little shrimp over me?!
SIGN    Shrimp
[04:40] Yuuri
    Shrimp...
[04:43] Lilith
    How rude!
[04:44] Lilith
    The young master is no shrimp.
SIGN    Shrimp
[04:48] Natsume
    Let's see if this mansion and this
    kid are really good enough for you.
[04:55] Natsume
    I'm going to watch for a while to see if
    you're really cut out to be Lilith's master,
[04:59] Natsume
    and what she likes so much about you.
[05:06] Natsume
    First, education.
[05:08] Natsume
    Let's see if you have the knowledge
    and sensibility a master should have.
[05:19] Natsume
    Explain the theory of relativity to me.
[05:22] Yuuri
    Sorry, I don't know.
[05:24] Natsume
    You don't even know the
    theory of relativity?!
[05:27] Yuuri
    Do you, Natsume?
[05:30] Natsume
    O-Of course I do.
[05:31] Natsume
    The relatives are, like, y'know, um, stuff.
[05:35] Natsume
    That's the theory.
[05:37] Yuuri
    That's impressive.
[05:39] Yuuri
    I don't know about it yet,
    but I plan to study it.
[05:44] Lilith
    Yes. I'm sure you will, young master.
[05:53] Natsume
    Just because you're a bit studious doesn't
    mean you're qualified to be a master.
[05:58] Natsume
    What's more important is money.
[06:02] Yuuri
    Money...
[06:03] Yuuri
    That's true.
[06:05] Natsume
    Right?
[06:06] Yuuri
    I don't have money.
[06:09] Natsume
    You're hopeless.
[06:11] Natsume
    A master has to be able
    to manage the finances.
[06:14] Yuuri
    Manage...
[06:18] Yuuri
    Look at this.
[06:20] Yuuri
    I've been saving up a little bit
    of my allowance each month.
[06:25] Natsume
    That's peanuts.
[06:27] Yuuri
    It's not enough yet,
[06:29] Yuuri
    but I hope to get Lilith a
    fantastic gift with it someday.
[06:35] Lilith
    Young master...
[06:39] Natsume
    I-I have some spending money, too...
[06:43] Lilith
    You did love shopping, Natsume.
[06:46] Lilith
    I used to come with you all the time.
[06:48] Natsume
    I prefer to be called a prolific spender!
[06:50] Natsume
    You don't understand anything!
[06:57] Lilith
    Natsume...
[06:58] Yuuri
    Are you okay?
[06:59] Yuuri
    You should stay back.
[07:01] Yuuri
    There's glass everywhere.
[07:02] Lilith
    I'll go get the broom.
[07:04] Yuuri
    Thanks, Lilith.
[07:07] Yuuri
    Are you hurt?
[07:12] Natsume
    No.
[07:13] Yuuri
    Thank goodness.
[07:17] Natsume
    Wh-What's wrong with you?!
[07:19] Natsume
    I just broke something of yours!
[07:22] Natsume
    Why would you be relieved?!
[07:24] Yuuri
    Isn't it normal to be relieved
    that no one's hurt?
[07:29] Natsume
    B-But...
[07:30] Yuuri
    Besides, you're here to see Lilith.
[07:33] Yuuri
    I want to treat you like a valued guest.
[07:38] Natsume
    Y-You aren't fooling me.
[07:42] Yuuri
    Fooling you?
[07:45] Natsume
    Lilith, this kid's deceiving you
    with his words, isn't he?
[07:48] Lilith
    Huh?
[07:49] Natsume
    You can't let your guard down
    just because he's a kid!
[07:51] Natsume
    There's something wrong with
    this master and this mansion!
[07:54] Natsume
    I refuse to believe he's your master.
[07:57] Lilith
    Natsume,
[07:59] Lilith
    please stop speaking ill of my master.
[08:06] Natsume
    L-Lilith, I'm telling you this for your sake.
[08:11] Lilith
    With all due respect, Natsume,
    that's what I don't understand.
[08:15] Lilith
    Why are you so fixated on me?
[08:20] Lilith
    Even at the academy, you would
    approach me for every little thing.
[08:29] Lilith
    I've troubled you,
[08:31] Lilith
    and of course, you've done
    things for my benefit, too.
[08:34] Lilith
    And you made me happy at times.
[08:36] Lilith
    And I'm grateful to you for it.
[08:38] Lilith
    But I'd like you to respect
    my will right now.
[08:46] Natsume
    I'm just looking out for your happiness.
[08:56] (Flashback) Tsukasa
    Everyone has their own way
    of expressing their feelings.
[08:59] (Flashback) Tsukasa
    Some people even act mean on purpose
    because they can't say they love someone.
[09:05] (Flashback) Yuuri
    Why would they do that?
[09:07] (Flashback) Tsukasa
    That's one of the mysteries of the human heart.
[09:13] Yuuri
    Could it be that you love Lilith, Natsume?
[09:19] Natsume
    Huh?!
[09:21] Natsume
    Wh-Wh-What are you talking about?!
[09:23] Natsume
    Obviously not! That's obviously not it!
[09:26] Yuuri
    Are you sure?
[09:28] Yuuri
    You came all the way to this
    mansion for Lilith's sake.
[09:32] (Flashback) Natsume
    Whatever the reason,
    staying here won't do you any good.
[09:35] (Flashback) Natsume
    You've been on my mind all this time!
    I reached out to you because I care about you!
[09:40] (Flashback) Natsume
    I'm just looking out for your happiness.
[09:44] Yuuri
    Isn't that because you love her?
[09:47] Natsume
    Wh-Wh-What...
[09:51] Yuuri
    I love Lilith.
[09:53] Yuuri
    That's why I want her to stay here.
[09:55] Natsume
    What?!
[09:56] Yuuri
    You're calling her home
    because you love her, too.
[10:00] Natsume
    Th-That's embarrassing!
[10:01] Natsume
    How could you say such
    an embarrassing thing?!
[10:03] Natsume
    Aren't you the least bit
    embarrassed, even for a child?!
[10:07] Yuuri
    Is it embarrassing to express your feelings?
[10:17] Natsume
    It's embarrassing for people
    to know how you feel.
[10:21] Natsume
    For a grown-up, it's something
    you have to hide.
[10:25] Yuuri
    Really?
[10:28] Yuuri
    But...
[10:29] (Flashback) Yuuri
    I'm in love with you.
[10:31] Yuuri
    How will they know if you don't tell them?
[10:41] Natsume
    That's right.
[10:42] Natsume
    I love Lilith.
[10:45] Natsume
    I can't help but think about her.
[10:48] Natsume
    I was worried about her.
[10:50] Natsume
    About what the mansion's like,
    what her master's like, what her life's like,
[10:56] Natsume
    if she's happy...
[10:59] Natsume
    That's why I came all this way!
[11:06] Lilith
    Natsume, I'm sorry for worrying you.
[11:10] Lilith
    Thank you.
[11:13] Natsume
    Lilith...
[11:14] Lilith
    But I still don't intend to go home with you.
[11:18] Natsume
    S-See? There's nothing good
    about saying how you feel!
[11:22] Natsume
    You tricked me!
[11:30] Yuuri
    I'm off.
[11:32] Lilith
    Off you go, young master.
[11:39] Lilith
    Now...
[11:56] Lilith
    Natsume?
[11:57] Lilith
    You're a guest.
[11:59] Lilith
    You don't need to help.
[12:01] Natsume
    Yeah, but... I mean...
[12:05] Natsume
    Back at our mansion, there were
    several maids to do the cleaning.
[12:10] Natsume
    We each had our own posts and specific duties.
[12:15] Natsume
    We just needed to do what
    was assigned to us.
[12:18] Natsume
    Fine.
[12:20] Natsume
    Let's see what kind of brutal
    labor she's being forced to do.
[12:25] Natsume
    It may be a small mansion,
    but there's a lot of area to cover.
[12:29] Natsume
    It must be tough doing it all by herself.
[12:33] Lilith
    You don't have to help, Natsume.
    Please relax.
[12:36] Natsume
    Fine.
[13:00] Lilith
    Thank you for your work.
[13:02] Lilith
    Shall we take a break?
[13:04] Natsume
    I haven't done anything.
[13:06] Natsume
    Aren't you miserable?
[13:09] Natsume
    Working by yourself...
[13:11] Natsume
    Isn't it stressful? Tiring?
    Don't you wish you could take a break?
[13:16] Lilith
    Not at all.
[13:17] Lilith
    It's for the young master, after all.
[13:19] Lilith
    It's nothing.
[13:21] Natsume
    Lilith is a diligent person.
[13:24] Natsume
    I guess the work itself
    isn't that hard for her.
[13:28] Lilith
    The young master should be coming home soon.
[13:31] Lilith
    I have to prepare.
[13:34] Natsume
    H-Hey...
[13:35] Natsume
    You haven't rested at all.
[13:39] Natsume
    The real problem is...
[13:42] Yuuri
    I'm home.
[13:43] Natsume
    ...him.
[13:44] Lilith
    Welcome home, young master.
[13:48] Lilith
    You're drenched in sweat!
[13:51] Lilith
    Is it because you were...
[13:53] Yuuri
    Yeah.
[13:54] Yuuri
    I couldn't wait to see you again.
[13:59] Lilith
    You didn't have to run all the way home.
[14:01] Lilith
    You must be tired.
[14:05] Yuuri
    Actually...
[14:08] Yuuri
    I was thinking about you
    all day during class.
[14:12] Yuuri
    About whether you were
    tired out from cleaning.
[14:15] Yuuri
    About what you might be up to right now.
[14:18] Yuuri
    I got so antsy, I couldn't help but run.
[14:26] Yuuri
    I love you today, too, Lilith.
[14:33] Natsume
    This kid's putting Lilith on the spot
    with his embarrassing talk again.
[14:38] Natsume
    No one would know what to say to that!
[14:41] Natsume
    Especially when it's someone
    so much younger than her!
[14:59] Natsume
    Isn't that right?
[15:06] Lilith
    Still, I worry that you might trip and
    hurt yourself, or get in an accident.
[15:11] Lilith
    Please walk home slowly so
    that I know you're safe.
[15:15] Yuuri
    Oh... Okay.
[15:17] Yuuri
    Hello again, Natsume.
[15:19] Natsume
    Welcome home.
[15:22] Lilith
    What's the matter, Natsume?
[15:27] Natsume
    It's nothing.
[15:35] Natsume
    That's the first time I've
    ever seen Lilith like that.
[15:42] Yuuri
    Lilith, I'll help with dinner.
[15:44] Lilith
    Thank you.
[15:46] Lilith
    But I'm almost done already,
    so you don't need to worry about it.
[15:51] Yuuri
    Okay.
[15:59] Yuuri
    Are you really a maid, Natsume?
[16:02] Natsume
    What?! Where did that come from?
[16:04] Yuuri
    Well, I can't picture you doing
    anything that's maid-like.
[16:08] Yuuri
    I haven't seen it, either.
[16:10] Yuuri
    And you're eating snacks before dinner.
[16:14] Natsume
    What do snacks have to do with anything?!
[16:17] Natsume
    Don't you see my clothes?
[16:19] Natsume
    I'm a maid, no matter how you look at it!
[16:24] Yuuri
    Is it just for show, then?
[16:27] Natsume
    Who do you think you are, punk?!
[16:29] Natsume
    I'll show you, then!
[16:30] Natsume
    Watch this!
[16:39] Natsume
    There's nothing to see here!
[16:41] Natsume
    You got a problem with me?!
[16:44] Lilith
    As I said before, you're a guest, Natsume.
[16:48] Lilith
    Please let me take care of the chores.
[16:51] Yuuri
    You don't have to force
    yourself if you can't do it.
[16:55] Natsume
    I-It's not like I can't.
[17:13] Natsume
    S-Sorry, Lilith!
[17:15] Natsume
    Are you all right?
[17:17] Natsume
    I blew it again.
[17:19] Natsume
    Um, um... I need to get
    something to clean this up with.
[17:26] Lilith
    Kind of nostalgic, don't you think?
[17:29] Yuuri
    Is it?
[17:31] Lilith
    Yes.
[17:32] Lilith
    Natsume was really bad at doing chores.
[17:35] Lilith
    She would always mess up,
    and I would help her each time.
[17:57] Lilith
    Thanks to that, I've gotten
    good at doing chores.
[18:03] Natsume
    W-Well, sorry!
[18:05] Natsume
    I can do anything other than chores, though.
[18:08] Yuuri
    That aside, I think you two
    should take a shower.
[18:12] Yuuri
    You're drenched.
[18:15] Lilith
    You're right.
[18:17] Natsume
    But we haven't cleaned up.
[18:19] Yuuri
    Worry about that later.
[18:20] Yuuri
    You'll smell bad if you stay soaked.
[18:23] Yuuri
    And you'll catch a cold.
[18:27] Lilith
    Natsume, would you like
    to take a bath with me?
[18:30] Lilith
    Just kidding.
[18:31] Natsume
    What?!
[18:33] Natsume
    Who would...
[18:37] Natsume
    If you say so.
[18:41] Lilith
    How's the water?
[18:44] Natsume
    It's fine.
[18:47] Lilith
    Natsume, I'm sorry for being
    so hard on you earlier.
[18:58] (Flashback) Lilith
    Please stop speaking ill of my master.
[19:01] Natsume
    No, I was the one who... you know.
[19:06] Lilith
    To be honest, I'm relieved that you came.
[19:15] Lilith
    It was a weight off my shoulders.
[19:17] Lilith
    I think it helped me take my mind off things.
[19:21] Lilith
    I don't know how to respond to
    my young master's affection.
[19:30] Lilith
    I never even imagined he would
    straight-up tell me he loves me.
[19:36] Lilith
    And from the young master I care so much for...
[19:39] Lilith
    He hadn't expressed his feelings
    until around the time you arrived.
[19:43] Lilith
    Up until then, he was only suspicious of me.
[19:50] Lilith
    It's all so sudden, I...
[19:54] Lilith
    I don't know how I feel.
[19:58] Natsume
    You don't, huh?
[20:03] Natsume
    You may not have noticed it,
    but I figured it out.
[20:10] Lilith
    Figured what out?
[20:13] Natsume
    I used to think he was a terrible master,
[20:18] Natsume
    tying you down to this dull mansion
    and troubling you all the time.
[20:23] Natsume
    The face you make when he keeps
    telling you he loves you...
[20:28] Natsume
    You weren't troubled.
[20:29] Natsume
    You seemed really happy.
[20:33] Lilith
    Happy?
[20:35] Natsume
    Yeah.
[20:37] Natsume
    Doesn't that mean...
[20:39] Natsume
    No, that's not for me to say.
[20:42] Natsume
    That's for you to realize for yourself.
[20:50] Lilith
    Did I really look that happy?
[20:54] Natsume
    Yeah.
[20:55] Natsume
    You were an open book.
[20:57] Lilith
    No...
[20:59] Lilith
    Am I always that way?
[21:02] Lilith
    I'm so embarrassed.
[21:06] Natsume
    You looked so happy.
[21:09] Natsume
    And you started smiling at me, too.
[21:15] Natsume
    Somehow, that makes me happy, too.
[21:18] Natsume
    I guess that's also thanks to that little runt.
[21:21] Natsume
    Although I hate to admit it.
[21:23] (Flashback) Yuuri
    You'll catch a cold.
[21:34] Yuuri
    What were you two talking about
    in the bath for so long?
[21:40] Lilith
    Grown-up talk.
[21:43] Yuuri
    Wha?!
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