Here you go, have some cookies!
T-Thank you.
There are still plenty left!
So there are plenty left!
Yes, please eat lots of them!
They look yummy!
Everyone!
Have some snacks.
Aren't those buns from Tsurumaruya?
Amaryouju-sama bought them because he happened to be in town.
I'll go and call everyone!
Everyone! Have some snacks!
You two really do get on well.
Yes.
I suppose this is also because I've been around Zakuro-kun.
At any rate, compared to how scary Zakuro-kun is,
all the other youjin are just cute!
I can never tell if you're complimenting me or not!
Honestly!
Even though he's the useless one! Who does he think I am?
I should go and get a bun.
Who's that?
She wants to see the blonde kid, no matter what.
Zakuro-kun, about earlier...
Tae?
Young Master!
Young Master,
I missed you!
A F E L I N E
H O M E
michite yuku deai kara sakanobori
満ちてゆく出逢いからさかのぼり
Blooming fully, from the meeting during ascending up the slope.
sorezore no kanashimi kara unmei ga saita
それぞれの悲しみから運命が咲いた
From different sadness, fate blooms.
kirei da to iwanaide hana no na wa
綺麗だと言わないで花の名は
Please don't call it pretty, the flower's name.
yondarachitte shimau yo densetsu no hana
呼んだら散ってしまうよ伝説の花
If you call it it will scatter, the legendary flower.
mamoru toki ni wa jitto shizuka ni
守るときにはじっと静かに
It is quiet when it protects.
jounetsu te ni shita MERODII
情熱手にしたメロディー
The melody made in the passionate hand
tomaranai
とまらない
can't be stopped
nagarete furete
流れて触れて
It flows, it touches.
MOON SIGNAL COMES koyoi no tsuki wa
Moon signal comes 今宵の月は
Moon signal comes, tonight's moon
watashi no kokoro shitteiru no naze na no
私のこころ知っているのなぜなの
Why can it understand my heart？
MOON FOREIGNER yasashisa dake jya
Moon foreigner 優しさだけじゃ
Moon foreigner, just with kindness
daiji na hito ushinau kamo shirenai
大事なひと失うかもしれない
You might just lose your important ones.
nee kore wa…kore wa koi desuka
ねえこれは…これは恋ですか
Hey, is this... is this love?
kiko enaide to mu jun shiteru ne
聞こえないでと矛盾してるね
This would contradict with "please don't listen" though,
subete wo ima koso mite
すべてを今こそ見て
Please watch everything, now!
It's quiet, isn't it?
Is it true that a woman hugged Agemaki-san?
Yes, I saw it with my own eyes!
Well...
Zakuro-san was quite angry about that...
Huh? What was it?
Nothing really.
Umm...
Have you calmed down a little?
Yes.
I'm very sorry.
I haven't seen you for a long time,
so I was really happy.
Well...
Is she an old girlfriend?
There's more to you than meets the eye.
It's really nothing...
Umm...
Mitsuogi.
Mitsuogi-san.
What's the deal with this situation?
This is Tae. She works for the Agemaki family.
Pleased to meet you.
Umm... I work with her at the Ministry of Youjin.
She's my...
assistant.
And so why did you come here today?
Umm...
The master ordered me to come.
My father did?
Yes.
Even though you were asked to stop by, it didn't seem like you were going to come.
I was told to go directly to you and ask you to come back.
Zakuro-kun, come with me for a moment.
What is it?
Just for a moment.
Well then, what is it, Young Master Kei?
Eh? Ah... Umm...
Zakuro-kun!
Zakuro, your assistant.
I'm sorry!
So please come to my house!
Huh? Why me?
Well, you see...
Anyway, please come!
Mizuame
Konpeito
Yellow Sweet Potato
Sasamaki
Konpeito
Shaved Ice
Konpeito
Ramune
Note: Konpeito, Sasamaki and Mizuame are all candies, while Ramune is a brand of soda.
Put your thumbprint here.
One for being rude,
and two for going to your house.
Thank you.
This is business.
There's no reason for you to thank me.
Umm...
Then add one more.
Could you
hide your ears when you're at my house?
Covering up my ears is really unbearable.
I'm sorry. I'll take one more ticket.
Konpeito Sasamaki
Ah! Sasamaki too?
Didn't we agree that I'd take one more?
You wouldn't think they'd hurt this much, right?
Umm... Young Master,
is it really that important to bring her along?
Your assistant...
Ah... Well, yes.
Anyway, Tae,
I'm sorry, but please keep this a secret from everyone.
If you say so, Young Master.
Thank you, Tae.
That's alright.
What is this place?
A Western castle?
Welcome home, Young Master.
Welcome home.
I'm home, everyone.
We've been waiting for you.
Ah, you all look well.
Big brother!
Kumiko!
Kumiko, this is Zakuro-san.
Hello, mysterious young lady.
Hello.
Come in.
This is a guest room, so please use it as you wish.
Everything here is Western-themed.
I thought you'd say that.
What's the matter?
Covering up my ears like this makes my head hurt.
Eh? I'm sorry.
How about you untie them for a while?
Ah, I'll do that.
Excuse me.
Umm...
Oh? It's you, Tae.
Big brother!
What is it, Kumiko?
Let's play!
Okay, okay!
Right, shall we go to the garden then?
What is it?
Do you want something from me?
Umm...
How do you know Young Master Kei?
How do I know him?
Like he said, I'm his assistant...
Not that!
You seemed to be really friendly with him,
so I thought...
you were his girlfriend.
Huh? No way!
Of course not!
She kind of annoys me.
Hey, what's so good about him?
He tries to look good on the outside, but he's just useless!
And...
Please don't say things like that!
He doesn't treat us servants any differently from other people!
It seems that you aren't aware of this, Zakuro-san,
but he's a very kind person!
Sorry for making you wait alone.
Why?
I know!
Know what?
I don't know.
Huh? Do you know? Or don't you know?
Hey, can I ask you something?
The reason you brought me here.
Does it have something to do with there being a youjin in this house?
The reason you brought me here.
Does it have something to do with there being a youjin in this house?
Huh? There's still one here?
Still?
Where?
Hey!
No way... I hadn't seen it since then!
What do you mean by 'since then'?
Since Itsue disappeared!
Itsue?
Young Master, dinner is ready.
The master, mistress and Kumiko-sama are all there.
Ah, I'll be right there.
We'll be waiting for you.
Why are you sighing?
Zakuro-kun, there's something I want to say now, while I can.
I'm sorry.
How wonderful that a young lady such as yourself is responsible for punishing the youjin!
In this era women are entering society, just like in the West!
Make plenty of effort in your work as Kei's assistant!
Yes, I'll try my best as his assistant!
She's still quite a talented assistant!
I see, I see!
Western Clothes
That's wonderful!
Western Food
Hates
Youjin
When I heard about the position at the Ministry of Youjin, I thought my son would be the man for the job!
I see.
So what should I do with these?
Well, when someone like me is involved, things are easily worked out...
Just watch how I do it.
What strange chopsticks.
Like this.
And so, Kei went to the Ministry of Youjin.
So I can eat these with my hands?
I don't like him being with youjin.
If Kei and someone like you are in control of them, then that's fine.
But the behaviour of youjin has been far too troublesome recently.
For a start, letting youjin have their own way for this long was a mistake!
The empire is in an age of Westernisation! But those outdated monsters...
Why don't you take this opportunity to tell her one of your heroic stories?
Of course!
That one you're so proud of!
Ah, of course!
That's a great idea!
It was twenty years ago now.
At that time, I was an active young man, prepared to approach anything bravely...
I secretly had some peaches cut.
They're nice and cool.
Did you get those from that Tae girl?
Ah, yes.
Did you say you'd be eating them with me?
She might be crying now.
Hmm? What do you mean?
It's a secret.
Ah, they taste so good!
That brown and sticky soup...
You mean the beef stew.
That made me feel sick.
What kind of flowers are growing in that garden?
They smell nice.
Thanks for earlier.
You put up with a lot of things.
Well... Did I do a good job fulfilling my duty as your assistant, Young Master?
Ah... Well... about that...
It was easier to introduce you to my father that way.
So... well...
I'll make sure to have those
tickets...
I'll take the rest of them.
My father is quite prejudiced, isn't he?
Are you uncomfortable around youjin because of your father?
That might be one reason.
Well, I was always a coward.
You don't have any problem admitting it now.
Earlier, didn't you say that there was a youjin here?
I think it's the one I saw when I was a child.
Because of my father being the way he is, he got really angry when he found out I was scared of youjin.
When I returned to my room in tears,
my favourite pet cat, Itsue, had disappeared.
I couldn't find her, no matter where I looked.
I thought that the youjin had taken her away and I desperately begged them to return her.
I'll apologise if I've done something bad, I'll give you anything else that's important to me,
just don't take Itsue away.
I bowed down again and again,
but Itsue never came back.
I suppose that I became scared of youjin when the memories of my father telling me off and losing Itsue overlapped.
But if that youjin is still here, then I...
Ouch!
You really are an idiot.
Itsue! Itsue!
Zakuro-kun, like I said, Itsue is...
Itsue!
Zakuro-kun!
She's here.
Itsue is here.
She's always been in this house.
What are you talking about?
Show yourself to him.
This youjin...
Zakuro-kun!
You still don't realize it?
This is Itsue.
Note: A nekomata is a cat spirit with a forked tail.
When cats are cared for, they become nekomata.
She appeared in front of you when you were younger because she wanted to say thank you for caring for her.
This is... Itsue?
It's Itsue.
Itsue's voice.
Itsue,
I'm sorry for being afraid of you.
I'm sorry.
Itsue? Itsue?
It's okay, she just turned back into a cat.
She can't stay transformed for long.
She's still by your feet now.
Where?
It's impossible.
You can't see her in her usual form.
It seems there's someone around here who can see her though.
Itsue is here, even if you can't see her.
In this house, always.
Thank you.
Thank you, Zakuro-kun.
Hey, why don't we wait inside until the carriage is ready?
No, I just don't feel like seeing my father.
Anyway, I never got to find out the reason you brought me here.
Ah... Because of how my father is,
I feel uncomfortable around him.
Uncomfortable? That's all?!
Huh? Just how useless can you be?!
And I wanted you to know that my father is that kind of person.
I thought you'd be disappointed, but I didn't want to hide it.
Because you're my partner.
Young Master! Young Master!
Tae!
I didn't think you'd be leaving so soon!
I'll visit again.
Make sure you do.
Zakuro-san.
Kei asked too much of you, didn't he?
I'm sorry.
Ah... No...
But Kei looked like he was having a lot of fun when he was with you.
It's been a long time since I've seen him so relaxed.
It was thanks to you.
Please take care of Kei from now on.
Please forgive my husband for the rude things he said.
Your family really is amazing.
My father?
Not him.
I'm not going to tell you.
But I guess I'm glad I came.
Isn't that great, Itsue?
hatsukoi wa・・・
初戀は・・・
First love is like...
IJIWARU na zukuro no kajitsu
イジワルな柘榴の果実
a mischievous pomegranate
iie mitometakunai wa
否認めたくないわ
No, I don't want to admit it
kodomo damashi na deai wa utakata
子供騙しな出逢いは泡沫
The childish encounter will soon pass
jissai koi uranai nado
実際恋占いなど
Anyway, you can't rely on
ate ni naranai
あてにならない
love fortune telling
hatsukoi wa zakuro iro
初戀は柘榴色
First love is like the colour or a pomegranate,
Hey, I'm honoured to meet such a lovely young lady.
Shall I introduce myself?
kono mune ni otosu aka
この胸に落とす紅
the crimson that colours my heart
Right, instead of talking about me, why don't you tell me about yourself?
somaritai no? mada mada kono mama de itai wa
染まりたいの? まだまだこのままでいたいわ
Do I want to change colour? No, I still want to stay this way
hayaru mune wa uragiri mono
逸る胸は裏切り者
My impatient heart betrays me
hikarete iku nante・・・
惹かれていくなんて・・・
I don't want to...
iya!
嫌!
be charmed!
nari yuki ni nari yuki ni
成り行きに成り行きに
I'll end up getting involved,
maki komarete shimau
巻き込まれてしまう
the situation is out of my control
te no kakaru ano hito no shiwaza・・・
手のかかるあの人の仕業・・・
All because of that complicated person...
You're my special partner.
ITAZURA ni ITAZURA ni
イタズラにイタズラに
My mischievously
fukurande iku omoi mou sugu
膨らんでいく想いもうすぐ
growing feelings are just about to
HAJIKERU・・・
ハジケル・・・
explode...
arawareta kajitsu wa amai no
あらわれた果実は甘いの
Is it the fruit that appeared sweet?
hatsukoi wa・・・
初戀は・・・
First love is like...
IJIWARU na zukuro no kajitsu
イジワルな柘榴の果実
a mischievous pomegranate
Huh? Susukihotaru and Agemaki-san will be together alone next week!
Ah! Things are getting really mixed up! So exciting!
Exciting?
Yes, exciting!
Next time, Fickle Rain.
F I C K L E
R A I N
Now, be bewitching!