Now that I notice it, you're always there next to me,
but do I actually hate you? Love you?
Or am I delusional?
When I take a look at my feelings clearly,
whether I'm a lady or a host,
it doesn't matter to me.
People fall in love for all sorts of different reasons, but...
I want to see you now,
to give your tender self cherry-blossom kisses,
and if your heart beats faster, let's let our love bloom.
Right now is more vital than the future.
The springtime of love's beauty
is the aesthetic of a damsel in bloom.
"Luxury Confectionaries"
"Fujioka"
It's not possible...
Ah, come on in, everyone.
It's not much, but please, make yourself at home.
I'll put some tea on, right now.
Oh, but I'm sorry, I don't have enough cups.
Be my guest.
Sir, what kind of house is this?
Is this some sort of set? Of all the...
J-J-Just calm down! I'm sure this is just the storeroom.
The unlimited cosmos is probably just beyond that closet.
Well, should we open the closet?
--No, don't! --'kay!
Oh, yes, you've come over right at lunchtime,
so my dad said to offer you something.
To make sure it would suit your tastes,
I've been fasting for the last three days and saving up that money.
I also had to spend my nest egg.
Ta-da! Special-deluxe sushi! How about that?
"Supermarket-pack sushi"
Haru-chan, we're sorry we came to visit you!
"Sob Sob"
Don't cry! Don't let these last three days for Haruhi be for nothing.
--Just eat with care! --But these pickings are so slim!
"Whoa!"
Wow! By any chance, is this fancy tuna?
This is my first time eating any.
"Ahhh..."
"Munch"
"Munch-munch!"
Fancy tuna is delicious!
"Munch-munch!" "Delicious!"
T-That's just ordinary lean tuna,
and is by no means fancy tuna!
It was a dream?
Good morning, Master Tamaki.
"Suou 2nd Residence Chief of Staff, Shima Maezono (82)"
I'm leaving at once. Please bring the car around immediately.
Yes, Master.
Begging your pardon, Tamaki-sama, but what will you have for breakfast?
Ah, enough! There's no time for that!
"Screech"
My head is filled with a dreadful foreboding right now.
Out of regard for their privacy,
I have not sought to intrude into club members' private lives.
However, if Haruhi really is living a life as poor as that,
then I have to see Haruhi right away,
and find out the truth of the matter. I have to get to school!
Begging your pardon, Tamaki-sama!
You are still half-dressed in pajamas,
and you still have house slippers on your feet.
My, what poor manners.
All right, once again, I will be off.
Sincerely begging your pardon, Tamaki-sama,
but today is Sunday, so there is no school today.
Shima, couldn't you have told me that at the very start?
Your maidservant only wishes daily for the Master
to grow up to be a fine gentleman,
capable of realizing his own mistakes.
If you have no other plans, come and study your manners with me.
I have other plans! I have other plans!
Somebody, bring me the phone!
Here.
Tch...
Kyoya, is that you? I need to discuss something important with you.
"A Day in the Life of the Fujioka Family!"
I got the advertised specials!
"Marutomi Supermarket"
The supermarket really is the place to spend a Sunday morning.
Once I get home, I've got cleaning and laundry to do...
Huh?
What's this, out front of our apartment?
--What is this? Who're the rich people? --Master, if you please...
Wow, so this is Haruhi's house, huh?
It's pretty big, isn't it? Bigger than I thought.
It has lots of rooms.
No, this is what's called aggregate commoner dwelling.
Haruhi's place is probably just one of the rooms among these.
Kyoya!
What's with all of these people?! Especially those two doppelgangers!
Oh. I was sure that you didn't have the courage to come alone,
so it would be better if we came en masse.
I guess that was uncalled for. Okay, children, let's go home.
No way! I don't want to go home!
I'm sorry. Forgive me. I don't want to be alone.
What is this? Some kind of movie shoot?
Rich people! Rich people!
Listen up, men. Do not forget...
This is just a "we happened to be passing by" sort of nonchalant visit,
and is definitely not research on the Fujioka family's standard of living!
The words "shabby," "cramped," and "run-down" are absolutely forbidden!
Yes, sir!
Under no circumstances are you to say or do anything to make
Haruhi or her father wish that we would leave.
Too late for that. Go away, right now!
Haruhi!
Plain and simple, looking good!
"The one-piece is cute"
Shut up! Get the hell out of here!
"Shriek!"
Haruhi is using incredibly dirty language!
--This is all your fault! --It wasn't me.
Excuse me, Haruhi-chan, is everything all right?
Oh, Miss Landlady.
Driving up in foreign cars like this...
Are these people the Yakuza or something?
--No, um... --Should I call the police?
Pleased to meet you, madam.
My name is Suou, and I'm one of Haruhi-san's friends.
Oh, my, my, my, what am I to do?
Miss Landlady...
I'm terribly sorry for suddenly stopping by like this and causing a stir.
Oh, not at all.
Haruhi-chan, I'll come drop off some snacks later, okay?
Please, make yourselves at home.
"Fujioka"
I'm warning you right now, you just get a little look, like three seconds.
Once you've seen it, you'll immediately--
"Luxury Confectionaries"
Haru-chan, I brought a gift. It's cake.
It has both strawberry and chocolate,
--and some others, too. --Well, I guess we can have tea.
Whew, I guess it's a little better than my dream.
Shabby.
A wood-built, two-story 2K.
That's about right for a two-person, father-daughter commoner family.
Yeah. At Haruhi's size, she won't go hitting her head on the low ceilings.
It's an absolutely darling little room!
That's okay, you don't have to force yourself to compliment it.
Huh? Haru-chan, we take off our shoes?
Yes, please.
We have to take our shoes off before going in.
This room is like a dojo, huh?
Yeah.
Well, let us borrow some slippers.
Oh, I can see a tatami-floored room right there.
In that case, we don't need slippers, huh?
Okay, forgive the intrusion!
Pardon the intrusion.
Excuse us.
Forgive the intrusion.
--Whoa! Is this all? --Ow.
You wouldn't expect a light to be hanging down there, huh?
It looks like we haven't given commoners' housing enough credit.
All right, it's tight in here,
so everyone try your best to sit gym-style.
This is the way that commoners came up with to cut down on space.
Just get through this. You can't expect anything from these people.
I'll put some tea on.
Oh, Haruhi,
as far as tea goes, I have this black tea that our father
bought as a souvenir from Africa. Here.
Oh, thanks.
It's best as a milk tea. Do you have any milk?
Mm-hmm, we do have some milk...
You idiots! How could you do something like this to her?
What?
Are you trying to embarrass Haruhi by giving her that stuff?
Look! Look at how Haruhi is at a total loss over what to do!
She doesn't have a teapot!
And she can't bring herself to tell us so!
H-Haruhi, I'm sorry, you don't have to make that tea.
Water will be fine for us.
Huh? Really? But I've already made it.
"In a kyusu teapot..."
Oh, well in that case, okay.
"Heart-throbbing"
Whew, that was a close one.
We were narrowly rescued by commoners' wisdom.
How do you mean?
In this place, none of our common knowledge holds true.
There's no telling, but one of our offhanded remarks might inflict
"Unknown space 'It's a Commoner's World"'
serious damage upon Haruhi's heart. Thus, in this fight...
...whoever embarrasses Haruhi is the loser.
"Ready for action"
I haven't the slightest idea why you need to turn this into a contest.
The tea is ready. Sorry the cups don't all match.
Good, at least there aren't any chipped bowls and measuring cups.
Haru-chan, you get to choose your cake first.
Oh, are you sure?
Sure.
--After all, we're used to eating this stuff. --Well then, let's see...
Shh!
Are you trying to get her down?
The strawberry one.
How cute!
"Impatient"
--There's no telling what might offend Haruhi!--and me will have strawberry,
--The traps of the commoner's world are terrifying!--and the others can have what they want.
"Give"
You like strawberries?
Yes! Thank you.
Should we have taken action?!
I wanted to give them to her!
We were taken in!
Ah, after eating that cake, I'm getting a bit peckish.
Now that you mention it, it is long past lunchtime.
--Is lunch ready? --Is lunch ready?
Could you please stop living so relentlessly fancy-free?
Now, we're the ones who dropped in on you without warning,
so we'll put up the money.
Why not order some of your favorite sushi, or something?
No, that's okay.
Kyoya-senpai, I'm going to dread it later if it's on you.
Not to worry. This comes out of sales of photos of you that we auctioned.
Then, isn't this really on me?
All right. I have a friend who runs a nice sushi shop nearby,
so I'll give them a call. They'll have some high-quality stuff.
"Even if the sushi pack says 'premium' on it,
you can't call it 'high-quality.' Be very careful."
"Wastebasket"
I know that much, at least.
"Fussing"
Aah, you dummy!
Daddy even took care to act all casual so as not to embarrass you!
I'd like to have something made by you, Haru-chan.
Honey-senpai!
What a daring thing to say!
We were holding back, ourselves!
That's fine, but even starting now, it will take some time.
We'll wait!
Maybe we should have asked her!
We'll get to eat Haruhi's cooking!
Well, I'll have to go to the supermarket again.
Oh, I'm coming.
We want to come to the commoners' supermarket, too.
Me, too! Me, too!
"It turns out everyone is going"
Well, this might be a good experience.
Yay! Commoners' supermarket, commoners' supermarket!
Isn't this fun?
What's the use? I guess I'm giving up my day off.
Senpai?
Aren't you coming?
Yeah, I'm coming.
Before I do, though, I'm paying my respects to your mother.
Thanks for going to the trouble of doing so.
Haruhi, you take after your mother, huh?
Yeah, my dad says so, too.
She was pretty. She looks smart, too.
I don't know if she's pretty or not,
but she was a lawyer.
Oh, I'll bet she was a pretty capable one, too.
You can't fool these eyes.
Senpai, I won't say anything about your eyes...
...but...
Haruhi, Mom is going to do her best today, so we're going to win!
...I do think she was.
W-We're keeping everyone waiting. How about we get going?
Yow...
I'm sorry, Haruhi!
It's okay, you're just heavy...
I'm home, Haruhi! Why is the door open?
Dad...
--All of a sudden, her father came home... --...from his shift at the tranny bar.
"Ranka, real name: Ryoji Fujioka (35)"
--He saw his daughter pushed down... --...or so it appeared...
...on the floor,
--being held down... --...or so it appeared...
...by an unfamiliar boy.
"Dad"? Does that mean this tranny is Haruhi's father?
"Tamaki instantly understood what the situation was."
Oh, Dad, welcome home.
Just stay calm. This was just an accident.
If I explain what happened, he'll understand.
I'm sorry...
...for leaving you home all alone last night.
You must have been lonesome.
That sounded really bad just now...
Oh, dear, my left arm aches, like I just knocked down
the biggest beast of the century.
--Um... Father... --Maybe I'm working too hard.
I'd sure like some hot tea.
Right!
"All over the place!"
T-Tea! Haruhi, do you boil your water with firewood?
Where should I put the firewood?
Oh, dear, I seem to have found a huge pest.
And exactly why have you been dropping honorifics
when addressing my daughter?!
Sir, you were taking so long that we...
Oh, so that guy that passed us downstairs is Haruhi's papa, after all.
Hikaru! Kaoru! It's divine intervention!
"Hikaru" "Kaoru"
Ah, hello. We're Haruhi-san's good friends, the Hitachiin Brothers.
Papa-san, you're a tranny?
You're the first genuine tranny we've ever seen.
Sir, did you finally put the moves on Haruhi?
Sorry about that. This guy is a dyed-in-the-wool ladies' man.
He's a pheromone machine,
who's fooled around with more girls than he's got capillaries.
Fooled around?
No! Who are you saying is fooling around?! I sincerely...
Eh? Is he confessing his love?
...sincerely think of your girl as though she were my own daughter!
"Haruhi's father's first impression of Tamaki"
"He's an idiot"
I see. You're the Host Club I've been hearing about.
You really are a fine set of boys.
I don't know which one of you I would take.
Huh, Haruhi?
Oh, you can just call me Ranka-san.
"Ranka" is the professional name I use at the tranny bar where I work.
Professional name? Like a stage name?
That's right, Mitsukuni-kun.
Huh? How do you know my name?
3rd-Years Haninozuka-kun and Morinozuka Takashi-kun...
And you would be the 1st-Years, in the same class as Haruhi,
Hitachiin Hikaru-kun and Kaoru-kun, right?
Which one of you is which, I wonder...
I'm always hearing stories about you.
Huh? Haruhi talks about us?
Mm-mm, it's always from Kyoya-kun, on the phone.
Ranka-san, you really are beautiful.
What?!
Kyoya...
We're looking after his precious daughter.
It's only natural that I'd say hello,
and give periodic reports on her, right?
Ordinarily, that should be your job, right?
You really are a fine club president.
Oh, Kyoya-kun, you're the vice-president, aren't you?
So the president isn't good for much, huh?
Hold on there, Dad!
I never heard that you were keeping contact with Kyoya-senpai!
Huh? But Haruhi, you never tell me about anything at school.
So then, without telling me, you...
Senpai, would you please stop growing mushrooms in other people's closets?!
Haruhi, the thing about you is...
...you're even cute when you're angry!
There's something about this guy that reminds me an awful lot of someone.
"Super-doting parent"
It explains why Haruhi is so good at handling his highness.
Oh, no, where are you going?
The supermarket.
I'm going shopping, all by myself.
I'll be right back, so everyone, please behave yourselves.
Ah, Haruhi! We want to go to the commoners' supermarket, too!
That's okay, that's okay. Once she's spoken, she won't listen to you.
"Mushroom Room"
That girl made up her mind to go to Ouran,
and did all the enrollment paperwork by herself.
I'd like to respect her spirit of independence,
but sometimes, I wish she'd depend on me more.
"The Fujioka Family, 8 years ago"
Haruhi!
"Ryoji Fujioka (Ranka)"
Why didn't you tell me that it was Parents' Day at school today?
Oh, no! Dad, you can't come to Parents' Day!
"Matsubara Liquor Store - Sake"
Huh? Haruhi-chan is going through a rebellious phase?
I think you've got that wrong, don't you?
She just couldn't invite you to Parents' Day
because she's embarrassed that daddy is a tranny, right?
Let me remind you, I've always been bi!
But now that I've settled on loving no one besides Kotoko,
I'm just trying to keep my reputation, so I can keep working in the shop.
Hey, Haruhi-chan! Your dad's gone and drunk himself stupid!
Haruhi-chan, I'm home!
Whoa, you reek of liquor.
Looks like he was pretty upset about not going to Parents' Day.
Invite him next time, okay?
No.
I'd rather let him have some time off at home
than come to Parents' Day.
He's exhausted, so he should stay home and sleep on his day off.
I want him to take care of himself.
"Mushroom Room"
I'm grateful to you guys.
She seems to be happy and enjoying herself at school now, in her own way.
Right, Suou Tamaki-kun?
--Father-- --I knew who you were at first glance.
You're the idiot club president that often comes up in Haruhi's stories.
So Haruhi does talk about the Host Club, does she?
Come to think of it, you're the one
who mistook Haruhi for a boy right up to the end, aren't you?
You just don't get it, do you? You're awful.
Now then, let's never mind that.
Why don't we all have ourselves some fun?
I never knew.
Who'd have thought that Dad and Kyoya-senpai
were in touch with each other?
So we end up going with her after all, huh?
This is what you meant by "fun"?
This is tailing-play, Kyoya-kun.
Those are good-looking boys, aren't they?
--Could they be TV personalities? --Then again...
I just wanted to go walking around with lots of fine boys in tow!
Sure enough, this one and that one are cut from the same cloth.
"Marutomi Supermarket"
Why do we need to go this far to secretly watch how she's doing, Father?
She lost her mother at an early age,
and took all of the housework,
to say nothing of the shopping, upon herself.
I couldn't help but develop a habit of following after her.
Would you call that a father's love?
Sure, I worry about her, you know?
I'm the only one who can protect her, after all.
"Haruhi, 6 years ago"
Huh?
Dad, what's the matter?
Oh, er, um... I just suddenly wanted to carry your shopping basket, Haruhi!
Dad loves to carry shopping baskets! Can you believe it?
You're weird.
Whether she doesn't know how to rely on others,
or if she just has no desire to,
she doesn't give you the chance to worry over her.
And yet, she has a way of saving others without even realizing it.
Yeah, that's something...
...I understand.
There's no way you could understand it!
Where do you get off, just because you're a little bit handsome?
I'm warning you, I'm not ready to let go just yet!
Please, let go...
You've got some nerve, for someone who's only known her a few days!
And so...
You're the enemy! I consider you an enemy!
"Ranka"
Huh? Tamaki-senpai, what's the matter?
Oh, er, um... I just suddenly wanted to carry your shopping basket, Haruhi!
Yes, Daddy loves to carry shopping baskets! Can you believe it?
You're weird.
Oh, mushrooms...
So, "time service" means there's a time limit, huh?
Ah, there's a whole stack of commoners' coffee.
--Was there anything you wanted to eat? --Just like at the international market, huh?
Um, a stewpot. With lots of meat in it, and no chrysanthemum.
You're right.
When there are a lot of people, a stewpot would be better, huh?
It's kind of warm for it, though.
Even so, if at some point,
the day comes when that unselfish girl dearly wants
to have just one person at her side...
Sure enough, it galls me just thinking about it!
--Here, have some chrysanthemum... and some more chrysanthemum...--I wanted meat...
--Wow, there's so much meat! --This is delicious.--What's going on here?
I can run for 5000 miles, until I'm out of breath.
100 liters of adrenaline keeps the body working at full strength.
Having come this far, is it enough? How far until it's okay?
The trees that imbue the streets of this town
keep repeatedly changing their appearance.
In completely washed-out pallor, and unchanging frailty,
I want to believe in myself, as I am here and now.
With my right hand, and my left hand, held over my head,
I tear through the darkness and go!
There is no deceit!
I've made my resolve!
From the moment I make my start, the world expands.
Sir, do you really have such a little younger sister?
That's okay, as of today, I will be your big brother!
Would you stop making such irresponsible declarations?
Next time, "Big Brother is a Prince!"
Ouran High School Host Club will be waiting for you, next week!