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You don't like it?

2
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I'm sure I just need to get used to it...

3
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That suit comes from one of 
the finest Italian brands.

4
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It cost 700,000 yen.

5
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Be careful with it.

6
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Y-Yes, ma'am.

7
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As I told you the other day, today 
they will be dining with the president

8
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and a member of the board 
of Chikamoto Shipwrights,

9
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and two members of the board of their 
business partner, Sea Japan United.

10
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Hinako was attending one of 
Kagen-san's business luncheons,

11
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and I was asked to come along.

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For my education, Shizune-san wanted
 me to experience high society atmosphere.

13
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When Your Ladyship was seven years old,

14
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you exchanged pleasantries with
the president during a social event.

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See that you are on your best behavior.

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So annoying...

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Please.

18
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They're both so stubborn.

19
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A {\i0}small{\i1} vacation home nearby...

20
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Wasn't that what she called it?!

21
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Your Ladyship will enter 
through the front door.

22
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The luncheon will be held on the terrace,

23
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so we'll be waiting there.

24
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Itsuki.

25
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Yeah?

26
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I gotta go talk to strangers.

27
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Please don't make it sound so criminal.

28
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Itsuki.

29
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What now?

30
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I'm gonna do my best.

31
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Sure.

32
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I won't be right by your side,

33
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but I'll still be watching over you.

34
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Once we get home, let's 
relax a little together.

35
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Yeah. Want more ice cream.

36
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Itsuki-san, what was that about ice cream?

37
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Dammit, Hinako!

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EPISODE 5: KIDNAP ME

39
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I appreciate you coming all this way.

40
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It was my idea that we enjoy a meal 
in the fresh air of the countryside.

41
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Hinako-san, wasn't it?
It's been a long time.

42
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I believe we met once before, correct?

43
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Yes, when I was seven years old,

44
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my father brought me to a flower-viewing 
party, where we became acquainted.

45
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I'm so pleased that you remembered!

46
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You've grown into a fine young lady.

47
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A friend of mine's child 
attends Kiou Gakuin.

48
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Apparently she's seen as 
the perfect young lady.

49
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I'm honored.

50
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Well, gentlemen, will you 
join me at the table?

51
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Itsuki-san, how would you 
interpret what you're seeing?

52
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Well, let me see...

53
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Their manners seem completely effortless.

54
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That's the sign of proper manners.

55
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Their behavior is not 
labored in the slightest,

56
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yet carries a slight hint of grandeur to
emphasize the courtesy being extended.

57
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By adhering to this unspoken contract, 
they build trust with each other.

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Build trust?

59
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Etiquette is considered less 
important than it once was,

60
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but there are times when it is crucial.

61
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In particular, for heads of organizations,

62
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who must be cautious about 
speaking their minds.

63
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Manners allow them to build trust 
through behavior rather than words.

64
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This is why breaking etiquette is 
considered a terrible faux pas.

65
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Your daughter lives up to her reputation.

66
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She's so poised and demure.

67
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I'm sure she has her choice of suitors!

68
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I'm afraid we haven't had the 
pleasure of an offer yet.

69
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Oh, haven't you?

70
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As it happens, I have an acquaintance 
with just such an interest...

71
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Could I ask you to elaborate?

72
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I'd be happy to.

73
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What do you think they're talking about?

74
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Why do you ask?

75
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Oh, nothing.

76
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Maybe it's all in my head, but Hinako 
suddenly seems kind of disengaged...

77
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His business puts him in frequent 
contact with the jet set,

78
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and so he considers a wife 
with proper manners a must...

79
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The family in question deals in 
international trade and the jet set.

80
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Not bad at all.

81
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I'll certainly look into it.

82
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It sounds like I shouldn't get my hopes up.

83
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To the contrary! I'll give 
it my earnest consideration.

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Your dessert course.

85
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Pastries!

86
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These are certainly one of my favorites.

87
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I'm very glad to hear that.

88
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May I relay your interest in the 
match to the man in question?

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Yes, as immodest as it
may be for me to say,

90
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my daughter's talents are beyond reproach.

91
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Hinako, I hope you'll—

92
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Three-second rule.

93
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Well, perhaps I was misinformed after all.

94
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This isn't good.

95
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What's going to happen?

96
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I do not know.

97
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Knowing Kagen-sama's personality,

98
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this is as close to a 
catastrophe as I can imagine.

99
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Let me thank you again
for joining me today.

100
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Not at all. I enjoyed myself tremendously.

101
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It's important to get away 
from the hustle and bustle.

102
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Oh, and Konohana-san...

103
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I'd appreciate it if we could put the 
discussion of marriage behind us.

104
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My reputation is tied to my 
recommendations, after all.

105
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Of course.

106
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Shizune.

107
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Sir.

108
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Who taught Hinako
that deplorable behavior?

109
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Sir, I...

110
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I'm sorry. It was me.

111
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I have always wondered if a 
caretaker was truly necessary.

112
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I should never have allowed 
her to indulge herself at all.

113
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Allowing a behind-the-mask personality

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is what leads to situations like this.

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Shizune, teach Hinako to 
maintain her facade in private.

116
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Sir, I believe such a request 
would cause immediate collapse.

117
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Then fix it.

118
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This is what comes of 
indulging her collapses.

119
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It's not as if she's actually sick.

120
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Do what it takes to make 
her conquer her issue.

121
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Her birth into the Konohana Family 
obligates her to protect her family name.

122
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No... but then...

123
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The unmasked Hinako will disappear?

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W-Wait!

125
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I really do apologize 
for ruining your dinner.

126
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But surely there's a better way—

127
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This isn't your fault.

128
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She's been unable to keep a 
single caretaker for long.

129
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I assumed you would quit too,

130
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and anticipated that your influence 
on Hinako would be trivial.

131
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The fault does not lie with you,

132
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but with me for allowing that,

133
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and with Hinako for
being so easily influenced.

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Shizune, give Itsuki-kun 
his payment when we return.

135
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Yes, sir.

136
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My payment?

137
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Hinako no longer needs a caretaker.

138
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Your employment with us 
is officially terminated.

139
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It can't be true.

140
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I've included more than we agreed to.

141
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If you have nowhere to stay, you can 
afford a roof over your head for a while.

142
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Gather your things at once.

143
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We will file the paperwork to 
remove you from the school.

144
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It ended in such a short time.

145
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The entire life I had here...

146
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Well, it all felt like
a dream to begin with.

147
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I wish that's all it had been.

148
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It would mean Hinako wasn't suffering.

149
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My lady, how do you feel, physically?

150
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Feel fine.

151
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Where's Itsuki?

152
00:09:34,810 --> 00:09:38,130
Itsuki-san has already
departed the mansion.

153
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Itsuki lasted a month as caretaker, right?

154
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Indeed.

155
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That's a long time.

156
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Indeed.

157
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My lady?

158
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If he can't be a caretaker,

159
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can't we hire him as a servant?

160
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I've heard we don't have enough gardeners.

161
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My lady...

162
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Maybe a cook?

163
00:10:02,410 --> 00:10:04,640
Or part of the cleaning staff...

164
00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:06,330
We have lots of jobs that need doing here.

165
00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:09,830
My lady.

166
00:10:11,290 --> 00:10:15,150
Kagen-sama does not wish to 
keep Itsuki-san in his employ.

167
00:10:18,180 --> 00:10:19,030
No...

168
00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:23,400
I want to see Itsuki.

169
00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:27,810
I would advise you against doing 
anything to further upset Kagen-sama.

170
00:10:28,780 --> 00:10:31,290
Whose side are you on, Shizune?

171
00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:34,930
Kagen-sama is my employer.

172
00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,280
Fine. I'll find him myself.

173
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You will not.

174
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If you will pardon me,
I must return to work.

175
00:10:44,010 --> 00:10:47,830
For caution's sake, I will 
put someone at your door.

176
00:10:48,430 --> 00:10:50,710
Do not do anything reckless.

177
00:10:56,190 --> 00:10:58,190
I need you to run an errand 
at the main residence.

178
00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,200
There's something Shizune doesn't know.

179
00:11:03,830 --> 00:11:06,990
I'm a woman who gets things done.

180
00:11:09,870 --> 00:11:10,890
Itsuki?

181
00:11:12,560 --> 00:11:14,310
Hey, that {\i1}is{\i0} you, Itsuki!

182
00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,560
Narika, what brings you here?

183
00:11:18,560 --> 00:11:21,690
O-Oh, just out on a walk.

184
00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,350
I'm free now.

185
00:11:24,350 --> 00:11:26,180
I beat my father.

186
00:11:26,180 --> 00:11:28,050
Kendo, judo, aikido...

187
00:11:28,050 --> 00:11:30,450
I've beaten him at all relevant martial arts.

188
00:11:30,450 --> 00:11:34,120
That was the condition for me 
to come and go when I wanted.

189
00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:35,280
I see.

190
00:11:35,900 --> 00:11:37,790
You're amazing, Narika.

191
00:11:38,580 --> 00:11:40,260
What's wrong, Itsuki?

192
00:11:40,260 --> 00:11:41,540
Did something happen?

193
00:11:42,580 --> 00:11:43,790
I see.

194
00:11:44,130 --> 00:11:46,630
What will happen to Konohana-san, then?

195
00:11:48,010 --> 00:11:51,640
They didn't even let me 
see her before I left.

196
00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:53,760
But the way things looked,

197
00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:57,140
she'll probably be even more 
restricted than before.

198
00:11:57,140 --> 00:12:01,520
I doubt she'll be able to attend the 
tea parties and study groups either.

199
00:12:01,850 --> 00:12:03,390
I see.

200
00:12:03,390 --> 00:12:05,970
The Konohana Family seems really strict.

201
00:12:05,970 --> 00:12:07,740
All that over one mistake...

202
00:12:07,740 --> 00:12:09,740
It was all my fault.

203
00:12:10,820 --> 00:12:14,660
If I hadn't taught her that nonsense, 
this never would have happened.

204
00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:18,940
A commoner like me who knows 
nothing about etiquette...

205
00:12:18,940 --> 00:12:20,820
I never belonged with Hinako in the—

206
00:12:20,820 --> 00:12:22,280
That's not true.

207
00:12:23,430 --> 00:12:25,780
Itsuki, that's not true at all.

208
00:12:25,780 --> 00:12:27,130
Narika?

209
00:12:27,610 --> 00:12:29,860
Remember how I used to be.

210
00:12:29,860 --> 00:12:34,180
I'm the person I am now because you 
came into my world and changed it!

211
00:12:35,780 --> 00:12:39,180
I still remember that day 
like it was yesterday.

212
00:12:39,500 --> 00:12:42,300
How tasty the snacks were, 
the way we went shopping,

213
00:12:42,300 --> 00:12:44,940
the commotion of the town, 
the serenity of the park...

214
00:12:45,540 --> 00:12:49,070
I wouldn't have experienced any 
of them without you in my life.

215
00:12:49,380 --> 00:12:53,570
I wouldn't have thought of earning 
my freedom from my father either.

216
00:12:53,890 --> 00:12:56,590
Remember? I said I'm grateful to you.

217
00:12:56,590 --> 00:13:01,210
I'm more grateful to you than 
I can ever express in words.

218
00:13:02,580 --> 00:13:04,990
I'm sure Konohana-san feels the same way.

219
00:13:04,990 --> 00:13:09,510
You taught her the joys of 
the outside world too, right?

220
00:13:10,340 --> 00:13:12,310
Have more faith in yourself!

221
00:13:12,310 --> 00:13:15,620
That's one of the things that I...

222
00:13:15,620 --> 00:13:16,970
l-l-l...

223
00:13:17,650 --> 00:13:20,720
list among your strengths.

224
00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:22,290
I see.

225
00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:27,640
They're things that seem 
silly and trivial to me,

226
00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:31,450
but maybe they're precious 
to Hinako and Narika.

227
00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,180
Narika, thank you.

228
00:13:35,220 --> 00:13:36,670
I'm heading out.

229
00:13:36,670 --> 00:13:37,660
Where are you going?

230
00:13:38,180 --> 00:13:41,160
To negotiate directly 
with the Konohana Family!

231
00:13:44,940 --> 00:13:48,050
I just sent salt to the enemy army!

232
00:13:49,410 --> 00:13:50,770
Hinako, huh?

233
00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:55,880
I wonder what their relationship really is...

234
00:13:56,340 --> 00:13:58,580
I just made that promise, didn't I?

235
00:13:59,510 --> 00:14:02,520
That I'd be with her and always support her!

236
00:14:02,900 --> 00:14:06,770
If her family, her classmates, 
no one else can do it...

237
00:14:07,190 --> 00:14:09,360
Then I'll do it, as her caretaker!

238
00:14:10,430 --> 00:14:12,160
What are you doing back here?

239
00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:13,780
Please let me inside.

240
00:14:13,780 --> 00:14:15,490
You know that we can't.

241
00:14:15,490 --> 00:14:17,020
You need permission.

242
00:14:26,220 --> 00:14:27,890
I did it without thinking!

243
00:14:27,890 --> 00:14:28,750
Hey, you!

244
00:14:28,750 --> 00:14:30,110
Give yourself up!

245
00:14:38,510 --> 00:14:40,720
I'm sorry! I'm just in a hurry!

246
00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,220
Intruder! Someone grab him!

247
00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:45,060
Dammit! Where'd he go?

248
00:14:45,060 --> 00:14:46,830
He shouldn't have gotten inside yet.

249
00:14:46,830 --> 00:14:49,040
Now, how do I get in there?

250
00:14:53,730 --> 00:14:55,650
Hinako, thank you!

251
00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:57,580
No sight of him out front.

252
00:14:57,580 --> 00:14:59,510
Not in the entrance hall either.

253
00:14:59,510 --> 00:15:01,450
What about the northern side?

254
00:15:01,450 --> 00:15:03,600
He may be using the back entrance...

255
00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:05,400
Found you!

256
00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:09,780
Give yourself up!

257
00:15:09,790 --> 00:15:12,340
You'll never catch me!

258
00:15:14,820 --> 00:15:16,410
There he is!

259
00:15:29,300 --> 00:15:30,980
Report to command!

260
00:15:30,020 --> 00:15:33,170
I've internalized it all... 
everything we did...

261
00:15:30,980 --> 00:15:33,170
Send support to the
northern stairs at once!

262
00:15:34,230 --> 00:15:36,990
Thank you, Shizune-san!

263
00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:40,870
I'm pretty sure the office 
is on the top floor.

264
00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:47,620
Hinako?!

265
00:15:47,980 --> 00:15:49,110
Hinako!

266
00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:55,920
Hinako! What are you doing?!

267
00:15:58,140 --> 00:15:59,290
C-Can't hold on!

268
00:16:00,180 --> 00:16:02,160
Catch me!

269
00:16:03,470 --> 00:16:04,850
Hey!

270
00:16:08,810 --> 00:16:10,300
Nice catch.

271
00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,060
What were you doing?!

272
00:16:14,060 --> 00:16:16,220
Just wanted to see you.

273
00:16:18,460 --> 00:16:19,770
I got a proposal.

274
00:16:20,540 --> 00:16:22,280
Her Ladyship's been kidnapped again!

275
00:16:22,810 --> 00:16:24,030
Oh crap!

276
00:16:24,030 --> 00:16:26,290
I've been kidnapped again.

277
00:16:26,290 --> 00:16:29,290
Never thought {\i1}I'd{\i0} be the kidnapper...

278
00:16:30,220 --> 00:16:31,790
I think we lost them.

279
00:16:32,220 --> 00:16:34,450
So, what's your proposal?

280
00:16:34,450 --> 00:16:36,340
I'll be your hostage.

281
00:16:36,340 --> 00:16:38,990
So please convince Papa.

282
00:16:38,990 --> 00:16:41,630
That sounds more like extortion.

283
00:16:41,980 --> 00:16:43,470
Extort him, then.

284
00:16:44,740 --> 00:16:48,980
No, that won't solve the fundamental problem.

285
00:16:48,980 --> 00:16:51,060
Let me try to convince him.

286
00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:53,550
Can you, though?

287
00:16:53,550 --> 00:16:55,810
Yes, I know I can.

288
00:17:00,310 --> 00:17:03,320
Where do you think you're 
taking Her Ladyship?

289
00:17:03,650 --> 00:17:04,970
Shizune-san?

290
00:17:07,250 --> 00:17:08,740
I forgot to mention it,

291
00:17:08,740 --> 00:17:12,190
but you do seem to have natural 
talent in the martial arts.

292
00:17:12,190 --> 00:17:15,080
You've come a long way in such a short time.

293
00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:18,580
If you think that highly of me, 
could I ask you to let us go?

294
00:17:18,580 --> 00:17:19,880
I cannot do that.

295
00:17:24,650 --> 00:17:25,760
Shizune.

296
00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:29,270
Please, let me stay with Itsuki.

297
00:17:29,270 --> 00:17:32,020
I'll stick to the performance all the time.

298
00:17:32,450 --> 00:17:34,750
I'll never drop the mask.

299
00:17:34,750 --> 00:17:38,210
I'll keep up a perfect facade 
all the time, everywhere.

300
00:17:38,930 --> 00:17:40,150
My lady...

301
00:17:40,150 --> 00:17:42,280
Hinako, you can't do that.

302
00:17:43,820 --> 00:17:46,610
I don't want you to push yourself so hard.

303
00:17:46,610 --> 00:17:48,280
That's why I want to be with you.

304
00:17:48,730 --> 00:17:52,790
I want to be someone you 
can be yourself around.

305
00:17:53,660 --> 00:17:55,170
Itsuki...

306
00:17:55,460 --> 00:17:56,980
So please.

307
00:17:56,980 --> 00:18:00,920
Don't voluntarily sacrifice 
the thing I want to protect.

308
00:18:03,230 --> 00:18:04,320
Got it.

309
00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:05,880
I...

310
00:18:08,580 --> 00:18:10,240
I trust you, Itsuki.

311
00:18:11,990 --> 00:18:15,320
I'm terribly sorry to
interrupt your moment,

312
00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:20,410
but Itsuki-san, I must inform you that 
this will not end the way you expect.

313
00:18:21,110 --> 00:18:23,120
Wait just a little while longer.

314
00:18:23,120 --> 00:18:24,990
W-Wait?

315
00:18:25,530 --> 00:18:27,550
Excellent timing.

316
00:18:27,550 --> 00:18:28,290
Yes.

317
00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:31,540
I will be there soon.

318
00:18:31,540 --> 00:18:33,250
Kagen-sama is calling me,

319
00:18:33,250 --> 00:18:35,690
so I must be going.

320
00:18:35,690 --> 00:18:37,710
I would ask you both to wait here.

321
00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:41,840
Shizune-san, whose side are you on?

322
00:18:42,220 --> 00:18:45,540
Kagen-sama is my employer.

323
00:18:45,540 --> 00:18:49,340
However, I am on Her Ladyship's side.

324
00:18:49,340 --> 00:18:51,370
Shizune, what is all this?

325
00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:55,980
Replies to invitations to the 
Konohana Family's social gathering.

326
00:18:56,360 --> 00:19:00,150
As you'll be staying in 
this residence for a while,

327
00:19:00,150 --> 00:19:03,450
I had the main residence's 
mail delivered here at once.

328
00:19:03,450 --> 00:19:05,380
I understand that.

329
00:19:05,380 --> 00:19:09,610
But I'd like you to explain 
about these four invitees.

330
00:19:10,100 --> 00:19:11,500
Understood.

331
00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:16,070
Asahi Karen-sama is the 
heiress to J's Holdings.

332
00:19:16,070 --> 00:19:17,840
A home electronics company—

333
00:19:18,690 --> 00:19:21,990
I don't need you to tell 
me about their businesses.

334
00:19:21,990 --> 00:19:25,360
The Asahi and Taisho 
families weren't invited,

335
00:19:25,360 --> 00:19:27,050
but they're valuable connections.

336
00:19:27,350 --> 00:19:30,590
The head of the Miyakojima 
family I only know in passing,

337
00:19:30,590 --> 00:19:35,930
but not long ago, he gave me a courtesy call 
that he would attend if his daughter did.

338
00:19:36,300 --> 00:19:40,510
And for the Tennoji daughter to attend...

339
00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,820
I've found our rivalry a 
difficult one to navigate...

340
00:19:45,230 --> 00:19:50,360
But this could be a valuable chance to 
establish greater trust with the Tennoji Group.

341
00:19:50,690 --> 00:19:55,030
What I want to know is why 
these four agreed to attend.

342
00:19:55,030 --> 00:19:57,750
They are Her Ladyship's friends at school.

343
00:19:57,750 --> 00:19:58,830
It appears that way.

344
00:19:59,140 --> 00:20:01,840
You're saying Hinako invited them, then?

345
00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:02,580
Yes.

346
00:20:02,580 --> 00:20:05,140
She's never invited anyone before.

347
00:20:05,140 --> 00:20:07,460
And suddenly she's making 
connections like these?

348
00:20:07,820 --> 00:20:10,080
If I may make a humble suggestion,

349
00:20:10,370 --> 00:20:14,110
if you find this change in Her 
Ladyship behavior a pleasing one,

350
00:20:14,110 --> 00:20:18,160
then to dismiss the one who inspired 
the change seems highly inadvisable.

351
00:20:18,850 --> 00:20:20,440
The one who inspired it, eh?

352
00:20:20,820 --> 00:20:24,660
A shipwright with whom I had few 
dealings despite being partners,

353
00:20:24,660 --> 00:20:28,320
and four major companies that could be 
valuable connections moving forward...

354
00:20:28,690 --> 00:20:31,530
It's clear which should take priority.

355
00:20:31,940 --> 00:20:34,020
Call back Itsuki-kun.

356
00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:42,720
Y-Yeah, I stand out like a sore thumb...

357
00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:44,540
Hey there, Tomonari-kun!

358
00:20:44,540 --> 00:20:47,070
Hey, nice suit!

359
00:20:47,070 --> 00:20:49,920
I-Itsuki! Help me!

360
00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:52,590
This high-society stuff is
freaking me out!

361
00:20:52,590 --> 00:20:55,530
Really, you mustn't be intimidated.

362
00:20:55,530 --> 00:20:58,960
You {\i1}must{\i0} come with me to mingle!

363
00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:00,140
Wh-What?!

364
00:21:00,930 --> 00:21:03,210
I think I'll go for a drink first.

365
00:21:03,210 --> 00:21:04,020
Same here.

366
00:21:04,340 --> 00:21:07,760
You all look very nice in 
your dresses and suits.

367
00:21:13,360 --> 00:21:17,200
I greatly appreciate the 
accommodations you've made for us.

368
00:21:21,220 --> 00:21:22,960
Hinako is a genius.

369
00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:26,110
Yes, she does have the 
best grades in the school.

370
00:21:26,110 --> 00:21:28,340
I'm talking about more than that.

371
00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,110
Her personality presents issues,

372
00:21:31,110 --> 00:21:33,980
but she possesses an 
inherent head for business.

373
00:21:33,980 --> 00:21:39,320
Despite it all, she is a worthy 
heir to the Konohana Family.

374
00:21:39,930 --> 00:21:42,560
I want a son-in-law to inherit 
the business for appearances,

375
00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:46,450
but the one I really want 
running things is Hinako.

376
00:21:46,450 --> 00:21:50,360
Even if it's hard on her now, her 
talent will blossom someday.

377
00:21:51,660 --> 00:21:55,610
I really can't understand 
how Kagen-san thinks.

378
00:21:56,160 --> 00:22:00,580
I can't do anything about the 
Konohana Family's future, either.

379
00:22:00,580 --> 00:22:04,450
But still, I'm Hinako's caretaker.

380
00:22:04,450 --> 00:22:05,750
Itsuki.

381
00:22:06,390 --> 00:22:07,500
Hinako?

382
00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,250
Papa told me you'd be here.

383
00:22:11,250 --> 00:22:12,640
I see.

384
00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,510
Thanks for staying as my caretaker.

385
00:22:15,510 --> 00:22:19,840
I was really happy about 
what you said back there.

386
00:22:20,470 --> 00:22:23,140
I'll keep putting my trust in you, okay?

387
00:22:24,050 --> 00:22:25,270
S-Sure.

388
00:22:25,700 --> 00:22:28,880
Though I might forget my 
real role sometimes...

389
00:22:31,580 --> 00:22:32,910
You okay?

390
00:22:32,910 --> 00:22:35,680
I'm tired from so much mingling.

391
00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:37,110
Pat my head.

392
00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:38,870
Yes, ma'am.

393
00:22:50,810 --> 00:22:52,800
Wh-What?

394
00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,840
What is it? You're all red.

395
00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:57,220
It's nothing.

396
00:22:57,220 --> 00:22:59,910
If you don't feel well, 
you should get some re—

397
00:22:59,910 --> 00:23:02,280
I-It's seriously nothing!

398
00:23:03,070 --> 00:23:04,360
Huh?

399
00:23:04,360 --> 00:23:05,480
This is weird.

400
00:23:06,050 --> 00:23:09,370
I feel so... weird.