Today is a special day that only comes once a year, Valentine's Day!
My cousin Sunako-chan...
Dazzling!
...is a shut-in who will melt if she sees anything dazzling.
If they can make Sunako-chan into a lady...
...Mama told them they'd get free rent. So, they're all working hard.
Feeling uneasy in your chest is the start of love!
Kyohei likes Sunako-chan?
I think it's fine if she doesn't become a lady though...
Valentine's Day, which is supposed to be fun...
I never thought...
W-Who's there?
...it would be this scary...
It's here!
[3 hours earlier]
Geez, you again, Kyohei!
It's because he's rough.
Be quiet. I quit.
First to pull out.
Second to pull out.
There's nothing to do.
Hey, Nakahara Sunako! Is the tea ready yet?
Coming!
Sorry for the wait. Here you go.
- Bring some snacks. - Okay.
Here are some snacks.
- Get manga from my room. - Okay.
Here is your manga.
I'm cold, bring me a blanket.
Sorry for the wait.
- Refill my tea. - Here's your refill.
- Say something funny. - Huh?
Skeletons are unexpectedly strong.
- Boring. - I can't...
Kyohei, don't you think you've been working Sunako-chan too hard lately?
It's fine. She said she wanted to repay her debt, right?
Yes. He saved me the other day, so...
Hurry up and run, Nakahara Sunako!
The other day, meaning the wedding?
That was because Kyohei didn't want to let you get married.
Please stop telling your fantasies as truth.
Taking care of all of you is my job.
Nothing costs so much as what is given us.
Spoken like the epitome of housewives...
Besides that...
I thought I'd try to become more ladylike, little by little...
Seriously?
Just a little bit. A little.
Sunako-chan, I'll help you.
Sunako-chan, when you become a wonderful lady, let's have some fun together.
Stop that.
More importantly, why have the curtains been closed since this morning?
The scent of chocolate is drifting in from beyond the edges of the curtains...
Are you a dog?
Don't open them! Things will get scary if you do.
Yukinojo-kun, come outside!
Today is Valentine's Day, after all.
It's a pain in the butt to deal with, so we stay inside. Don't open the curtains.
Valentine's...
The mail is here!
These are for Kyohei.
And, these are for Takenaga.
And Ranmaru...
Are these all chocolate?
What am I supposed to do with so many?
Valentine's is such a waste, isn't it?
- Right? - Huh?
Oh, yeah...
Oh.
You promised to accept one from Noi, didn't you?
Hello? Your husband has left? Of course...
You're the only one who thinks it's a waste, Kyohei.
People are normally happy, right, Yukinojo?
Machiko-chan sent you chocolate, right?
Oh... Yeah.
Machiko-chan is Yukinojo's girlfriend.
She's studying jewelry design in America. Right?
Yeah.
For people who have a special someone...
...it's a very important day!
Don't shake me.
I'm hungry.
There isn't one from Machiko-chan?
It looks like it's late.
Thanks for coming.
My Valentine belongs only to you, Satoko-san.
Valentine...
For me to forget such an important day because I was distracted by repaying my debt...
I wanted to buy delicious chocolate for you Hiroshi-kun, so...
...I took on part-time work to save up money, but...
I'm sorry, Hiroshi-kun.
I'll go buy delicious chocolate for you right now, okay?
Look forward to it, okay? A chocolate cake.
It's sashimi. Looks delicious. I'm gonna eat it.
That's the main dish for dinner tonight.
Don't be stingy. You can just go buy some more.
If I don't keep the budget to 1000 yen a day, then...
There's tarako too.
That's for tomorrow morning...
Machiko-chan? I'm sorry to call so late...
Hello, hello, hello. This is Machiko here. Sorry, I'm out now.
She's not there? This late at night?
Thanks for coming, Mary...
My Valentine belongs only to you, Mary.
Sunako-chan, get me alcohol! A really strong one!
Kyohei ate the main dishes for dinner and tomorrow's breakfast.
Main dishes?
So, Sunako-chan said that since we don't have enough in our food budget this week...
...she'll go buy replacements with her own money.
That money from her part-time job? The one for Hiroshi-kun?
Yeah.
We'll pay for the extra. It's for our meals, after all.
No. Household budgeting is my responsibility.
But, is it really okay?
It was for Hiroshi-kun's chocolate cake.
I know. We might have canned food for emergencies.
Canned food?
That way, you wouldn't have to go out and buy anything extra, right?
You'd be able to buy the ingredients for Hiroshi-kun's chocolate cake.
That's right...
Now that you said that, we might have food to eat after an earthquake...
- I think Mama told me about it. - Really?
I'll go look for them!
She's fast.
Hiroshi-kun is really special to Sunako-chan, isn't he?
I'll go search too!
Don't forget, Yuki-kun.
You're special to me, Yuki-kun.
[Summer 2009] I'll come home every Christmas.
And I'll send you a big chocolate on Valentine's Day.
You don't have to say all that. I'll be fine.
Don't worry about me. Just focus on your studies.
Yuki-kun.
Close your eyes.
Huh?
Just do it. Come on.
Okay. Open your eyes.
This is our special symbol.
Machiko-chan.
Did you find them over there?
I'm searching for them right now.
Do we really have them?
Emergency rations.
You help too, Kyohei! Whose fault do you think this is?
Hey, don't you think you should contact Machiko-chan rather than lecture me?
I haven't called her yet.
Maybe Machiko-chan has fallen in love with the macho guy next door.
Stop it.
It's not Pass, Pos?
Buzz is just a neighbor!
But she wrote about him, right?
"Buzz has helped me so much."
Stop it.
Do people fall in love with someone because they're dependable?
It's better than not being dependable.
Didn't you say something about it? That she seemed absent-minded when you called her?
What are you doing?
Canned food...
It's not here...
Who's there?
Kyohei?
What's this?
Stairs?
I'm going back.
Who... who are you?
It's here!
Why are you so insensitive, Kyohei?
- I do it because I'm worried about you. - You're always making fun of me!
It's here. It's here. It's here. It's here.
It's here. It's here. It's here.
What's wrong?
A woman?
She gave a creepy smile and came up the stairs! She's a ghost!
You're just sleepy.
I am not!
So, go talk to Nakahara Sunako's horror-loving friends.
I can't tell Sunako-chan.
She loves ghosts.
She'll want to make friends with it.
Are you sure you didn't mistake it for one of the women Ranmaru let it?
She was a foreigner.
Ranmaru's second partner was a foreigner.
She was pretty, and wore a red dress.
I'm pretty sure he called her "Mary."
What color clothes was the woman you saw wearing?
Red.
He panicked us for a sec.
Having someone we didn't know in the house would be scary.
That's right. Kyohei, it's your fault for eating what was set aside for dinner that Takeru...
I'm taking a nap.
Search for the canned food! Otherwise, Sunako-chan can't make her cake, right?
Actually... Shouldn't she just use that chocolate?
We can't eat all of it anyway.
Are you saying she should make the cake for Hiroshi-kun out of chocolate women gave us?
That's what makes you insensitive, Kyohei!
Don't get mad about every little thing, okay?
Be more American...
You've gotta roll with the punches...or else...
Buzz will really take her away.
Ba-boom.
That isn't something to joke about.
Why do you never think about things seriously?
That's why you aren't getting anywhere with Sunako-chan!
Why would I want to "get anywhere" with her?
- You like her, right? - I do not.
Then why would you kiss her, and get uneasy over her going to an omiai?
Have you ever done that for another woman?
That's what "love" is. Sunako-chan is special to you, right? Just admit it!
She's not special!
Just because you got dumped doesn't mean you can take it out on other people!
Oh really?
You really have no ability to judge women.
And you've never been in love, right?
I guess it's no use talking to a guy with as little experience as a grade-schooler.
Teacher! Yukinojo-kun is hysterical and he's scaring me.
Teacher! Please do something about this person.
Is this a kid's fight?
Teacher!
- Me first. - No, me!
Takeru, did you find the canned food?
Oh. I'm sorry, not yet...
I see...
I had the best time, Mary...
Not her.
What?
Look, look!
Takeru, what's wrong?
J-just me?
No!
What does it mean...
...someone "special"?
[Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge]
translations by sayochama
QC by sarujin
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[I'll come again!] [- Mine]
Welcome.
Master, could you get me a coffee?
On my tab.
What?
It's me.
What're you doing?
It's really tough to leave the house today.
You didn't have to do all that to come here. You're drinking on your tab anyway.
It's a pain in the neck.
Yukinojo's going on and on about "special people."
But, you have changed.
You became human after Sunako-chan came.
You come here to worry a lot, don't you?
Up until then...
...the only thing you thought about was how to skip out on paying your bill.
In short, a human who was less than human.
"Less than human" means "not human!"
"Less than human" includes "human."
If she's not special, then what is she?
Give it some serious thought now. What is she to you?
I don't know.
The same as other girls?
There isn't another girl like her.
I see...
No, wait, that's not what I meant.
I meant you can't find another girl as weird as her.
She thinks of herself as ugly...
And yells stuff like, "Dazzling! Dazzling!"
She almost got married because she was distracted by a guillotine.
- She gets involved in dangerous stuff... - So, you can't leave her alone?
Isn't that...
...what "special" is?
Oh!
You have a developmental fever.
Only 1543 yen, and 20 sen to go...
Only 1542 yen and 80 sen to go...
Sunako-chan.
What happened to you?
These are for you.
It's chocolate.
I bought some at the convenience store. We didn't get them from anyone.
You went outside?
We weren't able to find the canned food.
So, make Hiroshi-kun a chocolate cake with these.
Why am I the only one who can see her?
Sunako-chan is really admirable.
Hey.
What?
That thing with Machiko-chan...
I know how important the word "special" is to you.
Even Kyohei...
Takenaga-kun!
What's wrong?
I'm sorry to rush in. I had Ranmaru-kun open the door for me.
That's totally fine. Why are you crying?
I...
Yes?
...messed up the chocolate I was making!
I tried to make truffles, but they ended up like ohagi...
Ohagi?
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
It's okay. Let's go over there, okay?
Noi-chan is admirable too.
That's what "love" is.
Sunako-chan is special, right? Just admit it!
It's not true.
Isn't that what "special" is?
I said it's not like that!
"Less than human" includes "human."
That's got nothing to do with this!
Gotta pee.
A ghost! A ghost! A ghost!
Sorry, Takeru. Are you okay?
Huh?
A ghost!
What're you talking about, she's a beautiful...
What was that? I'm leaving!
Youko-san! You were supposed to be my finale of the day!
What does "finale" mean?
She's looking at Ranmaru and smiling!
Miss, my Valentine belongs only to you.
You can see her?
What? What? Huh?
- She disappeared. - Seriously?
Really?
Whoa.
Here, huh?
Yeah.
She really was beautiful...
I'm sorry for not believing you earlier, Takeru.
I was so lonely...
Actually, why can only Takeru and Ranmaru see her?
Only people with pure hearts can see her.
Only people with pure hearts.
- What'll I do? It'll be me next. - Stupid, it'll be me.
Kyohei, you won't ever see her.
I can see her.
I saw her right from the beginning.
- No you didn't. - There's no way you'd see her.
- You'll never ever see her. - Neither will you.
Why aren't you two getting along today?
She must have been trapped down here the whole time.
Huh?
I heard that this house was moved here from a foreign country.
If the ghost was already here then...
...it's possible that it really is the spirit of a foreigner.
I see.
Hey...
Let's ask Mama!
That's right. Shall we go?
What? The house?
That's right. We brought an old house back from England.
It had a long history, but it had been empty for a long time.
Darling and I fell in love with it at first sight and bought it.
This house has some sort of story attached to it, right?
There's nothing.
Only a rumor that it has a ghost.
Then there were rumors!
Don't worry, we made it so that it can't get out.
It got out! It's walking all over the house.
Oh no, don't tell me you opened the basement up?
It was the basement...
You should've locked it...
But, it's not a scary ghost. It's actually a pitiful ghost.
Pitiful?
She's more than 1500 years old, from the Roman period.
She was a girl who was jilted on Valentine's Day.
- Jilted... - What do you mean, Mama?
In that time, young men and women weren't allowed to live together.
They weren't allowed to fall in love freely.
There wasn't any custom of giving chocolate and confessing your feelings like there is now.
Men and women were only allowed to meet once a year.
The night before a big festival to pray for an abundant harvest...
The women would write their names on a piece of paper and put it into a bowl.
The men would draw one paper from the bowl...
...and that's how their partner for the festival was decided.
The 14th day of the 2nd month, our Valentine's Day.
Wow...
So the ghost was one of those girls, then?
Probably.
Partners would often fall in love with each other and get married, but...
Unfortunately, that poor girl was tossed aside after getting engaged...
She committed suicide.
Her soul wandered, before finally settling in the basement.
She may be lingering here because she's still searching for him.
She wasn't able to forget that man...
I would have comforted her...
Don't you think we should help her move on?
I'm going to bed. My skin'll get dry.
He must have been really special to her...
That man...
But, she was betrayed...
"Special" again?
Why don't you form your own cult of "special."
Let's go, Takeru.
Where?
We're gonna find that ghost and lock her up in the basement again.
You can't!
She's already experienced so much sadness...
It'd be too sad to lock her up alone again.
Do what you want.
It's a waste of time talking to you today.
Why are you talking down to me? You're just Kyohei!
- Now, now... - Calm down.
Why should I?
You two need to cut it out.
Well, he's the one being a pain.
How long is he going to grumble just because he got dumped?
You're the same, aren't you, Kyohei?
Huh?
Ever since Yukinojo mentioned the word "special" to you...
...you've been irritated.
I told you not to come in dressed like that.
- Do you think it's true? - What?
That thing about the Roman Empire.
There are lots of legends about Valentine's day.
And religion's involved, so I can't really say...
If everyone could see the ghost, I could make money running haunted house tours.
About that ghost...
If it really exists, it might be trouble.
What?
If it's been around more than 1500 years, it's the real thing.
Even though it's a ghost, it wants physical form.
If she hasn't given up on that man, then the desire might be stronger.
If she could get her hands on a living body...
...she might try to make her love a reality...
If Sunako-chan isn't careful...
...she might get possessed.
Thanks for the drink.
Hiroshi-kun...
It'll be finished soon.
Huh?
Huh, what?
Wh-wh-what?
W-Wait!
Wait! Wait!
Hiroshi-kun's chocolate cake...
Wait!
Sunako-chan?
Where's Sunako-chan?
Oh, there it is.
This is...
...a lovely room.
Maybe I should move down here.
A ghost?
Sunako-chan.
Su...nako-chan?
- We're too late. - She's possessed?
You're being rude to the beautiful lady.
Hey. Sorry, but we live here. You need to move on.
That's being too straightforward.
It's best to be honest in these situations.
But, if we're talking about "right of residence," then she was here before us.
I really understand the way you feel.
I'm Tooyama Yukinojo.
- I'm Morii Ranmaru... - You don't have to say anything.
Actually, I was jilted today too...
I wasn't engaged like you, though.
I know you can't forget your feelings, but...
Over 1500 years has passed since you died.
I feel bad for you, but the man you loved isn't alive anymore.
You're searching for him, right?
Such ridiculous words!
What?
Who would search for such a faithless man?
I forgot him ages ago.
Really?
That's different than what we were told.
If that's so, then why are you still here?
I'm not here because I want to be.
Some priest imprisoned me in this place.
However...
That is wonderful for me now...
Being pathetic enough to fall in love without understanding what a "man" truly is...
...I'm so frustrated with myself I can't move on!
Now that I have a living body...
I'll take my revenge...
...on all the men of this world.
What?
How is that a pitiful ghost?
But that's Sunako-chan's body. We need you to give it back to us.
If you can help me move on then I'll give it back.
Can't I show you heaven?
Ow...
How are you going to move on?
Let's see...
First... I'll need to change my clothes.
What?
You guys too.
What?
Hey, is the tea ready yet?
Here.
You bring snacks when you serve tea, right? You insensitive lout.
- What was that? - Kyohei!
Helping her move on...
There's something called "pudding" in the refrigerator.
- Bring that. - That's mine!
How do you know about refrigerators and pudding?
Are you really a woman from the Roman Empire?
I watched the ages pass by from that basement!
I know about everything.
That style of speech, you didn't...
Obachan likes to watch historical dramas on TV.
Don't stop.
Yes, ma'am.
Since I'm here...
I'm going to enjoy myself to my heart's content.
Eat this, and then get a move on.
Not yet.
Bring that "manga" thing from your room.
- What? - Hurry up!
Here.
I'm cold. Bring me a blanket.
Here.
Refill my tea.
Here.
Do something funny for me.
Da... dazzling...
Boring.
This is like... deja vu.
These are things Kyohei made Sunako-chan do.
You're actually Nakahara Sunako, aren't you?
I lifted it all out of this girl's memories.
This is what you get for acting full of yourself, and using a woman like that!
What goes around, comes around.
I don't think I can move on...
You have no intention of doing it, do you?
You...
Come with me.
What do you want?
You...
You're actually a good man, aren't you?
Exactly like the man who abandoned me.
What, what, what? She chose him for that?
She must still like that man.
Men like you...
...are the ones I hate the most.
What?
You don't understand your own feelings...
...so you upset this woman's heart for no reason, and make her do whatever you want.
This girl is foolish too.
She threw away her femininity over one man...
...and yet, she's making something like this.
Valentine's Day is a waste of time.
It's because women devote themselves to things like this...
...that men take advantage of them.
This girl's life is completely dark anyway, isn't it?
She lives, but to no purpose.
So I'll use her to my advantage.
Men...
...should be treated this way!
You...
Just give it a rest!
I know that it was painful for you.
Being betrayed by someone you believed in...
I can understand why you'd feel men are worthless.
But...
You mustn't become like that!
It's true that Sunako-chan is a shut-in, and loves horror movies...
She's not a normal girl.
But...
But she has important feelings that you've lost.
She has the ability to hold one person as special in her heart.
Is that a complaint against me?
What do you mean by "special"? How stupid.
It's not stupid!
I was dumped today.
So... I just started thinking about lots of things...
If you've been watching this whole time, you probably know...
Kyohei is good at fighting...
Takenaga is always calm and smart...
Ranmaru is good at taking care of ladies...
But I...
I'm not reliable as a man... Everything I do ends up only done halfway...
So, I thought that no one would ever think that someone like me is special....
So that's why he was so...
But, when I saw how hard Sunako-chan was working for Hiroshi-kun...
Somehow, it gave me courage.
When I saw Sunako-chan's smile...
I thought that I wanted to fall in love with someone again.
I was able to feel like I wanted to have someone special again.
Give back Sunako-chan's body.
Let Sunako-chan make her cake.
Give Sunako-chan's body back!
Be silent!
Be silent! Be silent! Be silent!
If you're going to interfere...
...this is what you'll get!
Yukinojo, are you okay?
Prepare yourself.
What are you doing?
Just stop it!
Let me go!
No!
Kyohei, that's Sunako-chan's body!
You're always causing problems!
I can't believe the trouble I've had since you came!
What are you talking about?
You heard what Yukinojo said, didn't you?
You're going to give Hiroshi chocolate, right?
Hurry up and throw that woman out!
BuSunako!
Throw her out! BuSunako!
BuSunako! BuSunako!
Sunako-chan, are you okay?
Are you alright, Miss?
Here, hold on to me.
You poor thing, being told to get out like that.
You were just lonely...
You just wanted someone to listen to you...
But everyone was afraid of you, and wouldn't get close.
That's how you got to be so obstinate, right?
Obstinate?
In reality, you're a gentle...
...and charming girl.
I will love you.
Just stay forever by my side.
Hey.
This is...
...when they fall completely in love with him.
Aren't you afraid of me?
How could I be afraid?
You're beautiful.
In 1500 years, there hasn't been anyone who has said...
...such kind words to me.
I just wanted...
...to see someone smile at me.
I'm here, from now on.
What is your name?
Maria.
I caused you all a lot of trouble.
What?
I can finally move on now.
Wait a minute...
Thank you.
Your words have saved me.
I was serious!
You got dumped.
Sunako-chan?
Are you awake?
Dazzling!
Yeah. Good morning.
Hiroshi-kun's chocolate cake!
Asleep or awake, is Hiroshi all you think about?
Ouch.
Here.
I told you that was what was good about Sunako-chan.
You're so persistent.
For not realizing that, Kyohei...
...you're an idiot.
It's not that you don't realize it. Right?
...how good Sunako-chan is....
...and how special she is to you.
Yukinojo.
I think Kyohei knows what's good about Sunako-chan too.
I know.
What's this development? Are we talking about a love triangle?
You recover really quickly.
So, how do you think Sunako-chan feels?
...so you upset this woman's heart for no reason, and make her do whatever you want.
Kyohei is "upsetting" Sunako-chan's heart, huh?
See...
Happy Horror Valentine!
I need to talk to you.
We're giving away a copy of this drama's theme song...
...KAT-TUN's "Love Yourself ~ Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki~" to 100 people.
Please send your postcards to the address below.
I told you to stop, didn't I?
I can't spend all my time looking after you all!
This boarding house is closed.
I can't go back to the boarding house.
"Friends" don't last long, do they...
They're my precious friends.
Don't you actually want to be together?
Everyone left...
He left, like it was nothing...
Make sure to make your feelings clear.
I want to stay here just a little longer.
Is this really the time to be acting like you don't care?
I don't know what to do anymore.
This is our special symbol.
I'm asking how you feel.
Like I care about your parents!
You're bothering me.
I want to stay friends. This is how I feel