I, Segawa Hiro, in order to take back the lead role, have something that I want to do.
Umino-kun,
let's get married.
Making a wedding pamphlet?
Meguro Myoujin Wedding Guide
Accepting Applications
That's right.
Episode 8: No Such Thing as a Meaningless Kiss
Our shrine does weddings, among other things.
We've been talking about updating it a little.
I see.
Jeez. I was totally under the impression...
And a bride is a lead role.
Which means...
In other words,
you and I are going to be the bride and groom in the pamphlet.
Meguro Myoujin Wedding Guide
Accepting Applications
Me
Segawa-san
Would you not be okay with that?
Me and Segawa-san?! A marriage photo?!
Let's do it.
Great!
Okay, I'll go discuss it with Mom.
Okay!
Absolutely not.
You can't be serious!
You're engaged.
You, hold a wedding?!
You're supposed to be confined here.
Why not spend your time reflecting at the shrine instead,
U-kun?!
She knows about it!
We know it isn't your fault, so she agreed to take you in.
But I guess a wedding was a bit too much.
Sorry I can't be of any help.
That just gets me even more fired up.
We're just getting started, Umino-kun.
Oh, my.
Who might have tidied up here?
There.
Did you do the cleaning?
Please, get some rest.
I don't mean this in exchange, but—
Nope.
This was supposed to be a job for the part-time worker.
This just makes things more complicated.
I've wiped the floors in the halls, too.
I appreciate your enthusiasm,
but Hiro has a fiancé.
Well, shoot.
So that didn't work, either.
Forgive my ineffectiveness!
We're just getting started.
Have you given up, Umino-kun?
Your mother made it clear that we can't.
That's how it always is.
No matter how many times we fail, we only need to succeed once to win.
I see.
Segawa-san is who she is now because she battles her mother.
That boy, Umino-kun, has driven Hiro to do so much.
Just who is he?
All right, then.
I'll deal with it!
That's great, Segawa-san.
Well, well, well... You must be Umino-kun!
Yes, but, uh...
Who might you be?
Dad...
I challenge you to a sumo match!
Defeat me, and I will allow the wedding.
Ready...
What is even going on here?!
Then again...
I don't have a choice!
Nokotta!
Umino-kun!
Heave-ho!
Splat.
Wait, wait! There's no way!
All right, approved!
Why?!
Nice!
Splendid!
Sumo is not all about winning.
Your courage in facing me is worthy of praise.
I like you, Umino-kun!
I never thought I'd be taking a bath with Segawa-san's dad, though...
Me coming to this shrine is why Hiro's in such a bind.
Her mom and I were married by our parents' will.
You were?!
This shrine has a 1,300-year history.
There's a lot going on.
I was 23 and Asami-san was 21 when I was adopted into the family as her groom.
When we first met, she seemed like such an adorable lady.
Erm...
Is something the matter?
Am I marrying such a giant man?
Even after we got married, my feelings for her went unrequited for a time.
That must have been difficult.
Not at all.
I've married a fantastic woman. I'm happy.
Which is why I want Hiro to marry whomever she chooses.
Asami-san married me to protect this shrine.
But I'm sure she still has her regrets.
If she hadn't been engaged to me,
she might be much happier right now.
Not a day goes by that I don't consider it.
All right, that's enough time in the bath!
Yes, sir!
Yakisoba!
Umino-kun, are you all right?!
You're gonna catch a cold, letting your yakisoba bun hang out like that!
You may allow it, but I will not.
How would you face your fiancé with a pamphlet like that out there?
I'm not marrying my fiancé.
Here we go again.
Why, exactly, are you so adamantly against it?
Because I've seen you and Dad.
I know marrying someone arranged by my parents isn't going to make me happy.
My!
Why do I have to get married when it isn't going to make me happy?
I'll protect the shrine without doing that!
This isn't about just you!
What would you know?!
You're the one who doesn't get it!
Why don't you allow her already?!
Asami-san, it's just a wedding photo!
It's fiction!
That isn't what we're discussing right now.
I take issue with you, too.
You may be large, but you're utterly helpless.
You can't button your shirts,
you keep breaking things...
I didn't do anything to tear it.
And how many tabi socks have you torn?
Uh-oh.
You've destroyed the shrine ceiling.
You've made kids cry during their shrine visits.
All you can manage to do without me is sumo!
Sumo!
Dad, be strong!
Huh?
And you, Mom!
You could at least say he can't take care of anything around him!
Isn't that what that is about?
Segawa-san's mother is always with her father.
You've seen him all the time.
You know him inside-out.
You wouldn't do that if you hated him.
That's how much you love him, isn't it?
To say out loud that I love him is such a Western notion...
Is he roaring?!
Don't cry, Dad.
Thanks, Umino-kun.
Huh?
I got to know something about my family that I didn't before.
Mom used to hate Dad, but she started liking him over time, I guess.
Seems like it.
I found that out in the short time that you've been here.
I wonder if I'd learn more if we married.
Kidding.
Kidding?!
But...
Maybe I'm free to have my own relationships now.
I mean, it doesn't matter why you got married in the beginning.
What matters is that you're happy now, right?
That means it doesn't have to be the person I'm engaged to.
Hey, Umino-kun...
Yes? What is it?!
I...
Hey, you two!
I've changed my mind!
Hiro, you are to marry your fiancé!
I've thought it through and realized
that marrying your fiancé is the best way to find happiness!
What are you talking about?!
Mom, please, say something!
He's absolutely right.
Come on!
Umino-kun.
We officially got permission to do the wedding.
You did it!
It's all thanks to you.
Did I do something?
Mom isn't convinced yet...
Please, Asami-san! Don't you want to see it, as a parent?!
But Dad was desperate to see me as a bride, so he convinced her.
All right, let's do this!
I definitely haven't done anything, have I?
Elementary School
Middle School
Preschool
A video recording your growth?
I think a wedding is meant to thank your parents for raising you, too.
I want my parents to think back to the past.
Makes sense.
I can't believe this used to be you.
Well, of course.
Winner
This was when I won at our elementary school sports festival.
So you've always been competitive.
Though...
I can tell you really love this shrine.
Y-You can tell?
You don't smile like that outside the shrine.
You look good, Umino-kun!
Do I?
Man, I'm getting nervous now that I have the outfit on.
We're really doing this wedding, aren't we?
I know it's make-believe, but...
Umino-kun, it's crooked.
By the way...
What... was that about?
What was what about?
At school, I mean...
Oh, no, that was an accident.
That was nothing, right?
There's no such thing as a meaningless kiss.
Um...
You mean...
I'm looking forward to the kiss after the vows.
Umino-tei Diner
Come on in!
Welcome to Umino-tei.
Trainee
Are you ready to order?
Wait, is this the wrong place?
Hey, I know you!
You're the daughter of that hotel tycoon.
That's me.
I decided to work here for a while for experience.
We just happened to be short-staffed, so we're lucky she came by.
She's productive, and she's popular with the customers.
You'll have to work hard to keep up, Sachi!
Come on! The dishes are piling up!
Pick up the pace!
I'm working on it!
Sheesh.
You're always so quick to talk back.
You haven't even been away from the shop for that long,
and you're already losing your edge.
Don't worry about it, Sachi-chan.
Y'know, this is my first time spending time here, so they're just being extra nice to me.
I mean, I spilled some beer earlier, and I've already broken five dishes.
Tee-hee.
That's not it.
I'm worried about what Onii's up to.
Oh, is that why you've been so down?
You're so cute, Sachi-chan.
It's not just that.
I'm sure Nagi-kun's doing great.
He was obsessed with studying the whole time we were in the hotel room.
He's probably discussing schoolwork with Hiro-chan right now.
You mean nothing happened?
What do you mean?
Nothing happened.
Okay.
Hey, Sachi, could you get the evening paper from the postbox?
Okay.
An invitation?
An invitation for me?
For what?
The two of us will be holding a wedding ceremony.
What?
We would be delighted if you could join us.
Umino Nagi.
Segawa Hiro.
What?
Just kidding.
Meguro Myoujin Wedding Ceremony Pamphlet Production Committee
We would like you to participate as attendees
in producing photos for a wedding ceremony pamphlet sample.
Open Today
Umino family Segawa family (False) Wedding Ceremony Meguro Myoujin
See you there!
Looking good, Umino-kun!
You look good in a hakama.
You're making me nervous.
Please don't—
Hiro!
You're the most beautiful thing in the world!
Jeez, don't make a huge deal of it, Dad.
Let me get a good look! Get a camera!
Sh-Shit...
Camera!
Segawa-san's too beautiful.
I have no words.
Why can't I get it to focus?!
Because you're crying.
You can't even take a proper picture.
You really are good for nothing besides sumo wrestling.
I still haven't approved of this.
Come on, Mom.
Well, then, you two, stand in front of the main shrine.
Come closer, Umino-kun.
Okay.
Right, we're getting married.
"Umino-kun" isn't right.
Nagi-san.
Hiro...
Hiro-san?
You're too tense, Nagi-san.
What the? Holy crap!
It's totally Japanese-style!
Should I have dressed differently?
Amano-san!
Erika-chan! You made it!
You're so pretty, Hiro-chan!
Also, why are you in a white dress?
Is that wrong?
White is for the bride!
Whoopsie-daisy.
I thought it was just a party.
Segawa-san's cracking up.
Weddings are nice, though, huh?
I hope I can have one someday.
I wanna go to your wedding, Erika-chan!
Come! Come!
Who are they even imagining getting married to?
Please be ready in the waiting room.
I guess I should just wait here?
I'll have a surprise ready while you're waiting.
To our attendees,
thank you for attending this (false) wedding.
We'll be ready briefly, but in the meantime,
I, Mochizuki Ai, will entertain you!
She's overshadowing the bride with her entrance when this isn't even her show!
You won't get away with this!
No one gave you permission!
No permission!
And she's singing a jealousy song!
Er, Ai-san...
We're just taking photos. You don't need to sing.
I don't allow things to be half-assed.
I'll sing for Nagi-chan for my next act.
Huh? Sure.
Man... Ai-chan sure has an aura when she's on stage.
Umino-kun, the ceremony's about to begin.
Right.
I never knew Shinto weddings were held at the same place as where you pray.
It's invigorating.
Speaking of which, where's Sachi-chan?
Oh, her?
I have exams coming up.
And I'm not interested.
She couldn't make it because she has mock exams.
I see.
Please welcome the bride and the groom.
Beautiful, Hiro!
You're fantastic!
So cute!
You look just like Asami-san when she was younger!
It's happening.
It's pretty unnerving even for a fake wedding, huh?
Yeah...
The time has come!
Today, Segawa-san is definitely the lead role.
And I, standing next to her...
You may now kiss.
What? They're actually gonna kiss?!
It's a Reiwa-style Shinto wedding.
A what?
I mean, I get that it'll feel a bit dull without it, but...
I'm against this.
Is it just me, or are Nagi-kun's eyes bloodshot?
I can't stand to look, even if it's fake.
Will...
Will this day...
come for real?
Wait!
Please don't take my brother from me!
Sachi.
Episode 9: The Real Enemy Is Sachi-chan!!
"The Real Enemy Is Sachi-chan!!"