Good evening, everyone. I'm the manager of the boarding house.
Self-appointed, though.
My cousin Sunako-chan...
Dazzling!
...is a shut-in who doesn't like dazzling things.
If they can make Sunako-chan into a lady...
...Mama told them they'd get free rent. So, they're all working hard.
You're a nuisance.
"Friend"... doesn't mean much, does it?
I'd like to stay friends.
An invitation to a reunion has come for Sunako-chan!
Will she meet the boy who called her ugly?
What will you do, Kyohei?
I exorcise you! I purify this place!
What is she doing?
Exorcising demons?
That's scary, Sunako-chan.
I exorcise you! I purify this place!
I hate ugly girls.
I...
...hate ugly girls.
I hate ugly girls.
Evil spirits begone!
Sunako-chan, calm down!
You poor thing. Come rest in my arms...
Don't try and take advantage of things.
Are you trying to kill me?
Stop it.
Hey. There isn't anything here.
Huh?
Evil spirits begone!
I see. That's the situation right now?
Ouch.
So, going to the reunion would be impossible.
Wait, why are you still there?
Weren't you going to come back after we finished fighting?
Well, Mama said she wanted to be with me.
- What? Wasn't it you who said that, Takeru? - No, it was you...
Aren't things so peaceful over there.
Even though things are like a haunted house around here.
Even though she was finally becoming a little more ladylike, she regressed again.
She tried really hard to get us to stop fighting.
Is this the time to be stubborn?
Don't you really want to be together?
Horror-stuff suits her better than being a lady.
Don't joke around.
You guys haven't forgotten about turning Sunako-chan into a lady, have you?
I can't do anything about that in these circumstances...
It's even more important because of this situation.
If you don't make her a lady, I'm rescinding your free rent.
I'll make you pay every penny back!
Do your best!
Just what is a lady, anyway?
I exorcise you!
I purify this place...
S-Sunako-chan, you have a guest.
She said she was a high school classmate of yours.
- This is how she is right now. - Sunako-chan!
Suna-chan...
So, you're the person organizing the reunion?
Yes.
You're cute, Honey. What's your name?
Stop that.
I'm Shibata Suzu.
Suzu-chan.
She really is angry, isn't she? Suna-chan.
Angry?
Um... The reason Suna-chan became a shut-in...
W-we know.
Someone called her "ugly," right?
Have some tact!
After that, Suna-chan got a little scary...
She'd laugh while she looked at preserved specimens in the science lab...
Draw creepy self portraits of herself during Art...
That is scary.
That was the beginning of her horror obsession...
Suna-chan and I were actually pretty close, but...
But... eventually she even quit talking to me.
Suna-chan ended up alone.
And then she stopped coming to school.
So, she was being bullied?
I'm sorry. Everyone wants to apologize to Suna-chan.
So, that's why I really want her to attend the reunion.
So that's how it was...
Huh? But, she attended high school in Hokkaido, right?
Why are you having it in Tokyo?
Between college and work, lots of people are here in Tokyo.
When I suggested a get-together at the hotel I work at...
...we decided to have a reunion, even if it's just the people who are in Tokyo.
Please.
Even Murata-kun...
The boy who said that horrible thing to Suna-chan, says he wants to apologize.
Really?
That's the boy who was her first love, right?
That's why I'd like you all to encourage her to go to the reunion.
Please.
They want to apologize?
Apparently. What are you gonna do?
She said all your friends regret it.
Now you know how everyone feels, it's not scary, right?
It's not that simple...
Then call her. You know...
Yukime.
Yuki-chan's a classmate from elementary school.
I see.
I actually...
Huh?
I also want have something I want to say to Suzu-chan and the rest...
What?
What is it? You're such a pain...
I don't know what you're talking about, but...
...if you have something to say to them, then go.
What? Are you...
...with him?
What?
You still like him? That...
That guy, Murata.
I don't...
...think so.
But, if I saw him again...
I might kill him with a curse...
That's really scary.
Anyway, just go get whatever it is off your chest.
- I can't. - Are you running away again?
Are you going to hide whenever something like this comes up for the rest of your life?
Do you intend to live your whole life in this room?
Refill my water.
How many times have I told you? Don't come to a cafe if you have no money.
Yeah, yeah. I'm just in the way, aren't I?
What're you pouting about?
I told her not to run away, like I was better than her...
As if I'm not running away from my home town...
Thinking about it as "running away" makes it into a big deal.
Just think of it as getting a little lost.
Lost?
Yes. Life is full of times when you get lost.
If you're lost, rest a bit. When you feel better again, you can start moving forward.
So, how am I supposed to feel better again?
You... need to think of that for yourself.
I can't use that.
What do you mean, you can't use it?
- Wanna fight? - Yeah? C'mon.
C'mon.
[You are invited to a reunion...] [I will be attending] [I won't be attending]
Are you running away again?
Are you going to hide whenever something like this comes up for the rest of your life?
Do you intend to live your whole life in this room?
I'm hungry...
Is Sunako-chan okay?
Tomorrow? Of course...
I'm free just for you. I'll see you tomorrow night at 9.
You promised to meet a lot of girls in one day again...
Um...
Are you a snake?
I-I-I-I...
What?
I'll go. I'll go to the reunion.
Seriously?
I'll go talk to everyone.
The guy who said that awful thing to you will be there too, Sunako-chan. Will you be okay?
Yes. Yes!
That's amazing, Sunako-chan!
Then, from now on...
...it's my turn to shine?
What is this?
At reunions, women stage battles of beauty. Sunako-chan, pick any gown you like.
Are they all your girlfriends, Ranmaru?
I mean, they're all too flashy.
I'll make you the most beautiful...
...Yamato Nadeshiko at the reunion. No, in the universe.
No, I don't...
Wait a sec.
Clothes don't matter.
Who cares what she looks like?
She should just go, head held high, in her cape.
No way. If she wears that, they'll just start picking on her again.
Let them say what they want. Right?
Thank you, Honeys. I'll call you later.
Kyohei, what are you mad about?
I'm not mad about anything.
Sunako-chan is going to see people who treated her badly again.
Don't you want her to be pretty, so they regret it?
That's not the right reason to go, is it?
I only told her to go because she said she had something to say to them.
That's fine. But if appearances don't matter, then what's wrong with her looking nice when she goes?
That's what you said when you cut your hair, isn't it?
Why are getting so hung up about that? That makes it doubly weird.
Perhaps it's because of her first love?
Huh?
He doesn't like the idea that something could happen with her first love if she's beautiful, right?
That's not it.
Then what is it?
Geez, you're so annoying. I can't explain.
If she becomes a beautiful lady, Obachan will be satisfied...
...and you won't have to pay rent anymore.
I'll just pay my rent, then.
Kyohei!
I'm not gonna go along with it.
If that's why she's going then it defeats the purpose.
- Stand here. - Yes, sir.
Make sure you stand properly. And cell phone use is forbidden.
Yes, sir.
This is just a maybe, but...
I think Kyohei hates it when people judge Sunako-chan by her appearance.
What do you mean?
Having Sunako-chan live with us, the fact that looks don't matter to her...he's been able to see how great she is.
So, forcing her to change her appearance...
...saying she has to do that, it's like we don't recognize her value...
...and it frustrates him.
What's wrong?
Mama's not here.
Are you lost?
I'll call her for you. Let's go back to the office.
Mama is coming!
What? Your mom is coming?
But, it's not like Sunako-chan will be any less great if she's dressed nicely.
So getting hung up about appearances is just weird.
Kyouhei understands the logic too.
It's just that his heart doesn't follow.
But...
To women, nice clothes are like armor.
One strand of hair can determine her outlook for the day.
If she doesn't have confidence in her appearance, she should try to become beautiful.
If she has confidence in herself, then she'll be able to be courageous.
As she does, she'll begin to understand...
...what sort of face she wants to present to the world as an adult.
But until then, she'll worry and get more and more lost.
If you cry that much, you're going to melt and disappear.
Your mom will come. Shh.
Shota!
Mama!
You're hungry, aren't you?
Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge
[Kisetsu wa mata meguri megurumeku machi] The season changes again, in an ever-changing city
[Dare mo kimi no koto wo ki ni tomezu mawaru] Everyone swirls around you, not noticing you
[Sonna no wa tottemo ii] That's incredibly wonderful
[Tada kimi ga soba ni ireba ii] I'd be happy just having you by my side
[Yasashii kotoba dake nado wa imi ha nai] Kind words don't mean anything by themselves
[Minna katachi dake nakami ha nai] Everyone's concerned with appearances, there's no heart
[kanjiru BARANSU chotto kaette mireba] If you try changing your balance just a little...
[sekai ha subarashiku mietekuru] ...you'll start seeing how wonderful the world is
[LOVE YOURSELF whoa~ muri shinaide] Love yourself. No need to push yourself...
[kokoro no mama, kimi no mama] Do as your heart tells you... Just be yourself...
[Kagayakeru ai todokete] I'll send you a love that could shine...
[Kimi ga kirai na kimi ga suki] I love the "you" that you hate
[Bukiyou na kimi de ii] It's all right to be awkward...
[Kanjiru mama, kaze no mama] Do what you feel... Free as the wind...
[Hana no you ni sora ni matte] Dance upwards into the sky, like a flower...
[Kimi ga kirai na kimi wo tsutsumu] I'll embrace the "you" that you hate
[IT'S A NEW WORLD kagayaki dasu] It's a new world, shining bright...
[Kokoro no mama, Kimi no mama] Do as your heart tells you... Just be yourself...
[Sono hitomi wo boku ni azukete] Entrust yourself to me...
[Kimi ga kirai na kimi ga suki] I love the "you" that you hate
[bukiyou na kimi de ii] It's all right to be awkward...
[Kanjiru mama, kaze no mama] Do what you feel... Free as the wind...
[Hana no you ni sora ni matte] Dance upwards into the sky, like a flower...
[Kimi ga kirai na kimi wo tsutsumu] I'll embrace the "you" that you hate
translations by sayochama
QC by sarujin
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Hello... Suzu-chan...
Suna-chan? I saw your RSVP. Thank you.
[...will attend]
I'm looking forward to seeing you. Everyone else is really happy too.
T-thank you...
That's great. It sounds like Suzu-chan is really happy.
Kyohei.
Sorry, but we're going to make Sunako-chan into the prettiest girl ever to go to a reunion.
I don't need an announcement.
Then, I'll need to get help from my Honeys again...
Noi-chan said she'd go clothes shopping with her.
What, what? When did you arrange that with her?
Huh? Well... You know...
What? So I don't get to help?
What?
So cute!
That outfit is so cute!
This will look great on you!
You'll be so popular if you wear this!
Sunako-chan.... Huh?
Sunako-chan?
Da... Dazzling!
- Sunako-chan! - I can't...
- What is that? - A giant crow?
Hiroshi-kun... save me!
- Isn't that Kyohei-kun? - It is!
Look over here!
Excuse me. Please move.
No! You're in the way, old man. I can't see.
- You can go home now. - But...
I'll call the office. Just take your pay for the work you've done and go home.
Amazing.
She'd probably like this...
It'd look great on Hiroshi-kun and the others...
Again! I told you that this is not okay.
You want to be pretty, right? Let's look for some nice clothes.
The time I spent with you Maiko-san...
...was rose-colored.
Thank you.
Please. I just need a few minutes to talk to you...
- Please, I'll work hard. Please. - I'm very busy.
Please.
Hm? That girl...
So please tell Suna-chan to come to the reunion!
Please wait! Please listen to me one more time...
Ran-chan, what are you looking at?
I was looking at a reflection of you.
Is Sunako-chan's reunion being held at the Ohkura Academia Park Hotel?
Huh? That's what was written on the postcard. Why?
Well, I saw Suzu-chan there today.
I think she said they were having it at the hotel she worked at.
What's up?
Something seemed a little off about her...
Huh?
Open up!
We bought some really cute clothes!
You always come in through that window, don't you?
Here. A souvenir for you, Takenaga-kun.
What?
That's not fair, just getting one for Takenaga!
Well, they're matching t-shirts.
I only want to match with Takenaga-kun.
Yeah, yeah.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Huh? Where's Sunako-chan?
Don't run in the hall.
You apologize when you run into someone, right?
I'm sorry.
Good.
Hey...
I'm fine.
Don't give me, "I'm fine" I have business with you.
It's okay.
What was that?
Sunako-chan!
Show us what you bought!
It's really cute.
I can't take any more...
It was pretty tough for her, with all those dazzling people around.
Can she really go to the reunion like this?
You've got a point.
Then, how about we do a simulation?
Simulation?
No, no. SimuLAtion...
Well, try hard during practice, Sunako-chan!
Noi-chan! You can't...
Wow, Suna-chan, long time no see!
It's been a while, Nakahara.
Sunako, I haven't seen you for a while.
Dazzling!
You can't. Capes are off-limits!
What is this?
It has been a while since we were all together.
Hey, do you remember our math teacher?
She always seemed mad, so she was super scary, wasn't she?
She was. I wonder if she was menopausal...
Sunako-chan! Ladies don't hunch over like that.
Don't fiddle your fingers.
And remember to smile. Here, show me your face.
Don't hide behind your bangs. C'mon, look.
- She's withstanding it. - That's the spirit!
S-Sunako-chan!
Hello, Suna-chan?
I'm sorry to call so late.
I'm just confirming attendance... Are you still coming tomorrow?
[Hotels and Hospitality] [Full Time Positions...]
Suna-chan?
I... I'll be there.
Great.
Hiroshi-kun, what should I do?
It might be...
...impossible, after all...
Nope. Not doing it.
I can't. There's no way.
I'm coming in.
Come in.
You're gonna wear this?
Oh...
I'm sorry.
It's fine.
I thought...
...it would give me courage.
But...
I think...
Here. Put this on too.
I got paid.
- But, your rent... - Don't worry about. Okay?
Thank you.
Hiroshi-kun will be pleased.
It's for you!
What?
You should just be yourself.
What?
You don't have to force yourself to talk...
...or look people in the eye...
You're fine the way you are.
Just make sure you say everything you want to, then come home. Okay?
That's all.
I wonder if Sunako-chan is ready yet?
What happened to your bangs?
Looks good on you.
Yeah. You look great.
Do you want to meet me when you're done?
Just be calm.
You're trying to kill me...
March in there proudly.
Got it?
Yes...
Then... shall I do your make-up?
So, I got them to have the tennis spring training in Hawaii!
What are you doing on your vacation, Suzu?
Probably on a trip with my boyfriend. I can get us reservations at another hotel in this chain...
But, since we work together, it's hard to arrange it so we don't get caught.
You're such a grown-up now. I never expected you to be so mature...
You're talking in Hokkaido-ben again.
It happens sometimes...
'S okay sometimes, innit?
That's so embarrassing...
It's been 2 or 3 years, hasn't it?
I've been really looking forward to seeing everyone.
Are you going to hide every time something like this happens?
Do you intend to spend the rest of your life in this room?
You're fine the way you are.
Just make sure you say everything you want to, then come home.
I wonder if Sunako-chan is okay?
He kept a slug in his desk in elementary school.
Really?
Who is that?
She's so cute. Did we have a girl like that in our class?
Suna-chan?
No way... She's changed so much...
Suzu-chan.
Whoa, long time no see everyone!
Hey, Murata, how've you been?
I hate ugly girls.
What were you talking about? Include me.
Hey, didn't you say something mean to Suna-chan? You should apologize.
Yeah, you called her "ugly" or something...
You'll be shocked to see her.
Go on, go on.
Here's Suna-chan.
Did I...
...call you "ugly?"
I can't believe you. That's why Suna-chan became a shut-in.
Yeah. The poor thing.
Besides, I wouldn't call a girl this cute "ugly."
Huh?
Was this what he was like?
His face, his voice, the way he talks...
Anyway... Let's drink tonight!
You don't have the right to say that anymore...
It really has been a long time since I've seen you, Suna-chan.
Suzu-chan.
You surprised me, being dressed like that.
The other day, you wore a weird cape...
...and you were shut in your room with a skeleton and anatomy models...
I was worried about you.
What? A cape?
A skeleton and anatomy models?
She was "exorcizing" Murata-kun too.
You'll have to apologize...
Suna-chan.
You're so dumb.
I only invited you to be a sideshow...
I lied when I said people wanted to apologize.
No one cares about you at all.
You've just been playing the victim this whole time.
Gross, you don't think she still has stuff preserved in jars of formalin, do you?
Actually, didn't she have fried frog for lunch one time too?
Hey, stop talking about that. It was so long ago...
Actually, is it true you have frog in your lunch?
Well, witches eat frogs. Is that fried frog?
Seriously?
Frog... Frog... Frog...
What's wrong, Suna-chan?
Ew, she really is wearing a cape.
Really? Then she is a witch.
Suna-chan, you're just wasting your cute clothes and face doing that.
You won't be Sunako anymore. You'll be BuSunako.
That's too good. BuSunako.
BuSunako, BuSunako, BuSunako...
You've got nerve, calling me BuSunako!
Don't come near me!
Everyone...
Stay away!
Suna-chan...
If we don't purify you, we'll be cursed.
That's what this was about?
Who is that? He's so cool...
I know him! They sell pictures of him in Urahara!
The famous handsome foursome at Mori-Dai!
Why would they be here?
Sunako-chan, we're here to pick you up.
Honey, I'm sorry we're late.
You really did your best. Let's go home.
Who is it?
The guy who called her "ugly?"
Apologize.
Why should I?
Apologize!
I'm sorry.
Shall we go, Sunako-chan?
Not yet.
What?
Did you say what you wanted to?
- Isn't this enough? With that atmosphere... - Say it.
Or you'll regret it.
Um...
At that time, I...
Everyone's smiles were so bright...
...and I focused only on myself...
...and scared you all.
I'm sorry.
But...
This is the real me.
Before...
I could never say that, but...
...now...
I have people who understand me.
So, I...
Stop acting so full of yourself.
What are you going on about? You're just Nakahara Sunako.
Hey.
You completely ruined the reunion...
...and caused a lot of trouble for my hotel.
How are you going to take responsibility for it?
What should we do?
There's no helping it...
What?
Ranmaru saw you in the lobby the other day.
Something seemed strange, so we had a meeting with the hotel.
I just wanted to see if I could help if you were in trouble...
You haven't worked here for at least 2 months.
Why did you lie about working in this hotel...
...and have the reunion here?
What's going on, Suzu?
It's all your fault.
You became a shut-in just because someone called you "ugly"...
I bet you didn't know that I got bullied for defending you, did you?
It's too late to apologize for that now.
The same goes for you all.
I know what you did!
I know you spread rumors about how it was all my fault!
I flunked out of college, and nothing has gone well for me since then!
I finally got a job in Tokyo, and I thought I could start over, but...
Why did I have to get laid off?
There are so many people who are worse at their jobs than me!
My boyfriend cheated on me... Why do bad things keep happening to me?
Isn't it great?
You all seem so happy...
Even you.
You live in that big mansion, surrounded by handsome men...
You're just a horror-girl, getting above yourself!
Okay, you need to stop.
Shut up!
I'm going to die in front of all of you!
- Hey! - Stay back!
I'll show you something you won't forget for the rest of your life!
This hotel can just be cursed!
Sunako-chan!
You jumped on me, so...
Blood...
As expected.
Stop being enchanted with it.
Blood!
There's no blood. Hurry up and stand.
She's a horror girl to her core.
Of course it's scary.
Having someone like her around.
But...
But she does think about the people around her in her own way.
Life...
...is like being lost, apparently.
The more you struggle, the more confused you get about what path to take.
And that's scary.
Everyone looks like an enemy at that point.
[2 years ago] You're not normal, Kyohei!
You should never have been born with that face. You just cause trouble for me if you're around!
You think that you're alone in this world.
But, if you really get lost...
...all you can do is wait for someone to come get you.
- Shota! - Mama!
The people who care about you...
...will always come and get you.
You have to believe that.
Everyone is working hard...
...to live a full life, right?
You just have to keep trying.
Let's go, Kyohei.
You too, Sunako-chan.
Are you okay?
Give me your number. I'll find you a much better job.
- We're leaving, Ranmaru. - Are you trying to kill me?
Taking one...
Delicious.
You didn't run away.
You were able to say what you wanted to.
So I...
...can't run away anymore either.
Hey.
I want you to go somewhere with me.
What?
My name is Kikunoi Tamao.
She said she's your fiance!
You're in love with Kyohei, aren't you?
I'll execute him.
What's that?
No!
The Hill of Courage. I came here with my mom.
I've always hated myself.
Someone!
I can't take any more.
If it's this painful, then you two should just give up on love.
I'll show you my skills.
Under this big sky...
...lots of people are laughing and crying.
Don't you feel like he already knows?
You just cause trouble for me!
I need to go settle this.