I appreciated you helping me.
You were pretty badass in my mind, at least.
Yeah, but...
Enough!
Feeling better?
Yeah... I guess.
Episode 12: Thank You for Falling in Love with Me
Onii, are you eating?
I'll eat in my room.
Could you leave it by my door?
Are you assuming I'm cooking?
You make it, Onii.
I'm suspended right now.
I can't leave my room.
What kind of suspension is that?
I don't know how to face Amano-san anymore.
Damn it, focus on studying!
Hi. Delivery.
That voice!
Hello.
I bought some pizza.
Hiro-chan. Welcome.
What's the occasion?
Come in.
Thanks.
Well, I heard Umino-kun was suspended.
I was wondering how he was doing.
Segawa-san?!
He said he isn't seeing anyone.
What kind of suspension is that?!
She's worried about me?
Right?
So considerate!
By the way...
I heard you kissed Umino-kun.
How did you find out?!
No kidding!
It's Sachi.
I guess, given what happened, a kiss or two to thank him...
Yeah, I know...
But I'm not sure why I did it, either.
It's true that I don't want anyone to take him.
You know, Erika-chan, that's...
the ultimate familial love.
You think so?
I mean, think about it.
You kissed him on the lips right from the start.
That sounds like family to me.
You're right!
You'd kiss him on the cheek first if it were a romantic kiss.
It's supposed to start slowly.
You have to think carefully about how you're going to
close your distance with the person, you know?
Segawa-san...
You're jealous, aren't you?
So adorable!
Well, I should get going.
Thanks for the pizza. It was delicious.
I'm happy for you, though.
You've finally become family, living with him.
See you soon.
Yup.
Family, huh?
I brought a gift.
I see...
So I won't be seeing Nagi-chan.
How stuck-up do you have to be that you wouldn't
see your family because you're suspended?
That sounds like Nagi-chan.
By the way, Erika-san...
Is it true that you kissed Nagi-chan?
I'm relieved, though.
I mean, you've finally gone from being friends to being best friends.
You're telling me Nagi-kun's my bestie?
Yes.
I used to kiss him all the time when we were little.
Is that how it is with besties?
What a blatant lie!
Well, I'd better get going.
Okay.
Thanks.
Again?!
Who is it this time?!
Thank you.
The pizza arrived.
Why did you order pizza?!
Onii said he isn't cooking, so...
I didn't think we'd be getting more.
Okay, we're having a pizza party today!
You know, those two didn't get it at all.
You and Onii are finally true rivals.
Rivals?
Rivals kiss each other?
I heard that humans kiss each other when they hate each other enough.
Really? I had no idea.
And to prove it, you two fight all the time.
We do!
Does Amano-san really have no feelings for me?
This crab one is so good!
That must be a thing where...
I saw her kissing you and realized I didn't want her to take you from me.
Instinctively.
I'm her pet...
Her slave...
Her housekeeper...
Rich people are so scary!
She's been manipulating me all this time!
Amano-san's acting like nothing happened.
I feel stupid letting it get to me.
I'm just gonna have to focus on studying.
That said, I still feel weird seeing her.
I gotta wait until my suspension is over, at least.
Okay, no one's around.
Shio-ramen
Guess I'll whip up some ramen.
Jeez, I keep telling those two to fold the boxes before throwing them out!
Come on.
No, that's not the point.
I want you to call that whole thing off.
Amano-san's here?!
"That whole thing"? Call it off?
I know.
Is she talking to her dad?
That's not it.
Could you actually listen to what I'm trying to say?
I didn't know until now, but there's something I realized after my friends told me.
So, well...
I seem to be in love with Nagi-kun.
What?!
What the hell was that?!
What's going on?!
Shit! The ramen!
Nagi-kun?
Were you... listening just now, by any chance?
Listening to what?
I got hungry, so I was making ramen.
Was that your dad on the phone?
Sounded pretty intense.
Pretend you heard nothing.
It's just going to make things complicated.
All right.
Yeah, right! How am I supposed to pretend I didn't hear that?!
Literally, totally out of the blue!
Isn't that right, Nagi?
Yeah...
Why fishing, though?
I'm suspended right now.
That's exactly why.
You grew up an A-student, so now you're all butt-hurt.
Don't sweat it.
I got suspended all the time!
At least ten times, for sure.
I feel bad for your school.
I guess I'm not one to talk.
The fact is that you protected Erika-chan.
You snapped when it mattered.
I'm proud you're my son.
What?
That said...
That was, without a doubt, love!
Is that what it is?
It's true that I thought she was cute when I first met her.
And I like being around her.
Most of all, I doubt I'd feel the way I did being kissed
by someone I didn't have feelings for.
There are some things in the world that there's no point in overthinking.
Umino family wisdom:
Take a leap of faith!
He's right.
I'm leaping.
Right now!
Amano-san!
Hey, you're back.
Thank you for falling in love with me.
I...
I feel the same way about you.
What was that for?!
Cut that shit out!
I told you to keep it cool and pretend you heard nothing so it doesn't get complicated!
So why the hell would you give me a reply?!
I told you, I feel the same about you.
No, no, no!
I appreciate it, but I'm not ready yet!
Look...
We just kicked off!
It's too early for you to make your shot!
I mean, I'm the same way.
I might be in love with you.
Uh-huh?
So let's go see your dad together.
Why don't I get to go to the zoo with Dad?
Everyone at school says they went to the zoo with their dads.
But not me.
Oh, miss...
Your father is a very busy man.
You're the daughter of a CEO.
You mustn't be so selfish.
But I want to go to the zoo!
How about you go with me?
We'll take lots of photos to show your father.
Miss!
Your father's an amazing man.
He was on TV, too, wasn't he?
He's famous in my country, too.
Dad's always surrounded by important people.
I could never get close.
He's a famous hotel tycoon, after all.
Stop living together?
Yeah.
Dad talked to me before the culture festival and told me to.
I figured it'd be something like that.
Can I assume you want to see my dad because you don't want to stop living with me?
W-Well, yeah.
I finally got my freedom.
That's a relief.
I ended up telling Dad on the phone,
and then I hung up before I could hear his response.
I feel better knowing you're coming with me.
You feel better?
I don't think I could explain on my own.
I knew they didn't get along, but aren't they father and daughter?
I apologize for bringing both of you out to such a place.
It was so sudden, I couldn't get out of work.
Work?
That's right.
I plan on making a mobile seaborne hotel.
I'm here today to do some research.
So...
I heard from Amano-san.
We don't want to call off living together yet.
It seems so.
Didn't I tell you, Dad?
About how I feel about Nagi-kun.
What about you, Nagi-kun?
What do you think of Erika?
I feel the same way.
I have romantic feelings for her.
You don't need to be so direct about it.
I've never seen Dad laugh before.
Did I say something funny?
Sorry about that.
You caught me off-guard.
Well, well...
A young man and woman spend half a year together under one roof,
and that's your conclusion?
So little has happened in that time,
I thought getting married might be out of the question.
That's why I'm calling for an end to the cohabitation.
To think that in all that time, you'd merely just realized that you're in love...
Something's not right. Not with my parents, either.
Do couples normally move that quick?
Your time as students is precious. You mustn't waste it.
You finally understand your feelings for each other after half a year.
Why don't you take the opportunity to separate for a while?
What do you mean?
I thought he was trying to make us get married.
Hey...
What about you and Mom?
It took you two ten years after that culture festival to get married, didn't it?
You're right.
We didn't get married until we finished college and found work.
What happened in that time?
Let's see...
Come to think of it, it took three years after we started dating to finally hold hands,
and four years to kiss.
And you're here judging us?!
That's what you did, huh?
I think that's what I want to do, too, then.
I want to try a proper relationship, one step at a time.
I see.
So that's Amano-san's dating style.
I never would have thought the day would come when you'd say that.
I was the same way.
Perhaps that's how high school couples are.
Meeting you two today reminded me of my past self.
It seems I rushed things a little.
Let's see how things go with your cohabitation.
I'm glad you were here today.
I finally got to tell Dad what I really feel because you opened up first.
Oh, sure.
We should be more open from now on.
Yeah, I'll do that.
Exactly.
You need to be prepared first before you take on the long voyage that is life.
How foolish it is to set out on an adventure on impulse alone...
It pays to be extra careful.
That said...
Well, then, Nagi-kun, now that we're here...
Yeah.
I look forward to our continued relationship.
L-Likewise.
Your story doesn't go at the pace you hope it will.
It isn't going to go the way you hope.
Man, I'm starving.
Hey, Onii, I'm hungry.
What?!
I'm behind on my studies thanks to the suspension!
Make your own food!
Wanna order pizza?
I'm tired of pizza.
Hello!
Hiro-chan and Ai-chan?
They might have brought us pizza!
Thanks for having us.
Meguro Myoujin Wedding Information
The pamphlet samples are done.
Really?!
That's not exactly pizza, but this is great!
I wanna see!
You're all in it.
I can't wait.
I don't care.
You're in it, too.
This can't be legal.
We're thinking of doing school uniform weddings.
Though, I still think me in traditional clothes
is the best look for Meguro Myoujin.
You're so competitive.
You look good in a qipao, too.
Yup.
I have to promote myself worldwide going forward.
I won't survive in the global market otherwise.
This photo's so good!
I wonder if this is going to be me someday.
The dress looks nice, too.
I'm so proud of my shrine.
That's what you're praising?
Come on, Hiro-chan.
This one's nice.
Who am I...
Oh, you're right.
This one's cute.
supposed to be with going forward?!
I kinda feel bad for him, though.
He's a criminal.
That's just right for Onii.
What do you mean by that?!
Mom absolutely insisted.
U-kun's back again.
Mom was obsessed with that news.
I don't hate it.
What the hell?!
Hey, this one's beautiful.
It is!
That's because of the model.
May I use this on my website?
Nagi-kun, I'm getting hungry. Could you make us something?
I haven't had anything, either.
I'd like to partake, as well.
Onii, four katsudon!
Umino-kun.
Onii!
Nagi-chan.
Nagi-kun.
Where the hell is my life going?!
Wanna go out with me?