Awaku saita hana no kao...
...nokoshi kisetsu wa sugimasu.
Ame mo agari sora ni kumo.
Aoi kaze ga soyoideru.
Kyou ashita to futariga...
...aruku toki no katawarade...
...kawarazu ni yureteiru omoide ga arimasu.
Eien wo eien wo saitemo karenai.
Kono mune no tokimeki wa tsukinai.
Dareyorimo dareyorimo anata wo mitsumete.
Hateshinaku kono kimochi... zutto.
Kaoru-sama...
Please do not forget about me.
I hope you fare well.
Aoi-chan...
Kaoru-sama...
You'll come back tomorrow, so don't cry so much.
That's right, Aoi-sama.
It's only a night's stay for a memorial service.
- But... - The car has arrived!
Now, Aoi-sama, let us go.
Y-Yes...
Kaoru-dono, while we are gone, I trust you to take care of things.
You can use the mansion freely.
O-Okay.
Kaoru-sama...
Kaoru-sama!
Take care!
Episode 9 One Night
Oh, you're done with the dishes?
- Yes. - Thanks for the hard work. Is Tina-senpai still asleep?
Probably.
Even if she met up with old Kyushu friends...
...drinking 5 large bottles of shochu is a bit much.
And I hear Tina drank most of it, too.
The Earth is spinning around at full speed...
Is she all right?
Shall I go take a look?
It's all right.
She'll pop out as if nothing happened in a bit.
I hope that's the case...
Oh, the phone.
Excuse me a moment.
Just thinking Aoi-chan and Miyabi-san aren't here...
...makes this place seem so huge.
What?
But that really means...
I see.
Yes, I understand.
Is something wrong?
Yes, well...
All right, let's go, Minazuki!
Suzuki. Sato.
Y-You're very fast! I just hung up the phone!
That phone call was you guys?
Yeah, we called from the front door.
Minazuki, go change into this.
- Hurry! - Right!
Sato, what was that?
What's going on?
A photo shoot, a photo shoot.
A photo shoot?
Of what?
Of this!
- A train? - Yeah! A 165 series memorial train is running in Kurashiki!
The 165 express train series!
What guy isn't excited?
There's one right here.
Sato, you're not a train freak, right?
Why are you...
Um, Vice-chief Sato...
Is this all right?
Great!
Minazuki, salute!
Oh, sure. Salute.
Perfect!
Brilliant!
The #1 idol, playing a one-day station chief!
One-day station chief?
Right, got it? I'll take photos of the special train...
...and Sato'll take photos of the station chief in the foreground.
A trip's boring by yourself.
This is the perfect way to have company along.
Come on.
You're taking Taeko for such a silly thing?
- What do you mean "silly thing"? - What do you mean "silly thing"? Well, that's about it. We'll be back tomorrow.
Oh, wait!
I'm sorry, Senpai.
This is the first step to becoming a photographer.
She's being fooled again.
Tomorrow?
An overnight trip?
Hey, wait a minute!
They're fast...
You're kidding, right? It's true.
My memory...
My memory's starting to fade!
Impossible...
At this rate, someday I'll forget about you, too...
No!
I don't want that, Yosuke-san!
Yuko!
This is boring...
Good morning!
Man, I'm hungry.
Miss Landlord! Tae! Food!
They're not here. Not here? Why?
Aoi and Miyabi had a memorial service.
Taeko was fooled into a photo shoot in Kurashiki.
I see...
Your breakfast is in the fridge.
Then that means we're alone in this house right now?
Come to think of it...
We're all alone.
What's wrong, Kaoru?
You're blushing.
N-N-No, i-i-it's really nothing.
Why are you fretting so much?
O-Oh no...
What am I thinking?
Of course things wouldn't get that weird.
Calm down, calm down...
You want out? I can't let you.
Miyabi-san would get mad if I did.
Kaoru!
Kaoru, come here a sec!
What's wrong, Tina? Giving up on cooking?
What are you saying? How rude!
Then what?
Sorry, can you pull up my sleeves?
- Sleeves? - They'll get wet. Come on, hurry. All right, then turn over here. They'll get wet if you don't hurry.
Do it from behind me. Hurry. From behind? Sheesh...
H-Hurry!
O-Oh, sorry.
Thanks.
Uh, no problem... Now, I'll make ya something delicious, Kaoru.
Thunder claps.
The demon roars.
Tina smells nice.
N-Not good. Weird thoughts again...
Sorry to make you wait!
Oh, pollack roe spaghetti.
It's better than I thought. Then you want me to make something you'd expect?
Time to eat!
How is it?
Great! It's delicious!
All right!
Then I'll have some, too!
Tina, if you can cook this well, you can live on your own!
Kaoru...
Don't you understand how I feel?
I...
T-T-Tina...
I think it's too much of a pain to cook meals every day!
Oh, fine.
Tina, the bath's ready. You can go first.
Okay!
A bath, I'm so happy!
Now's the time for Earth's...
Huh?
What's wrong? You're taking a bath, right?
Oh, yeah...
That's right!
What the?
Once I'm in, it's all mine!
S-Somehow, I really can't relax...
All right, let's get things back on a roll with a song!
Thunder claps!
The demon roars!
Now is the time to defeat Earth's...
Huh?
What, a blackout?
This sucks...
Where are the circuit breakers...
Ouch...
No good. I don't know where to look.
Oh, that's right. Is Tina all right?
Ai Yori Aoshi
Hey, Tina!
Tina!
It's dangerous when it's dark.
Hey, Tina.
You all right?
Tina?
What?
Tina!
If you're here, answer me!
- Tina? - Kaoru!
I was scared!
I was scared, Kaoru!
T-Tina!
I-Is she naked?
Kaoru!
W-Wait a minute!
- Wait, wait, wait! - Don't leave me! You know... No! This is scary! T-T-T-T-T-T-T-Tina!
In any case, I don't know where the breakers are...
...so we can't get power back tonight.
You know, you can take this candle with you...
...so go sleep in your room.
- I don't wanna. - You don't want to? I'm scared of the dark! I don't want to sleep alone!
H-Hold on, Tina! I'm gonna sleep with you tonight, Kaoru!
Together? Wait... No! Don't leave me!
- But... - No!
I feel relieved like this...
Oh, she's not here...
I guess Tina woke up.
I held on to my sanity somehow...
It was tough in Aoi-chan's case, too...
But Tina was tough in a different way.
Thanks to her, I'm totally deprived of sleep.
Good morning, Kaoru!
G-Good morning...
Just wait a bit. I'll have a meal ready soon.
Thanks for last night.
Oh, s-sure.
O-Oh no...
Aoi-chan, I'm sorry.
Since you complimented it, I made more!
Oh, I-I see...
Pollack roe spaghetti this early?
Then it's time to eat!
What was it? They said water got into the circuits.
I'm glad it didn't cause a fire.
Kaoru.
- Let's go visit a shrine later. - A shrine? Yeah.
Oh, a hydrangea fair...
A big hit!
I hit it!
You see that, Kaoru? I'm a genius!
There are lots of things here...
What?
Kaoru, let's go there!
There... The donation box?
Yeah, I'm gonna shake that bell.
The bell?
No way, not with that many people there.
No! I wanna shake it!
It doesn't have to be now.
I wanna shake that bell!
Why do you want to shake it?
Because.
Because I haven't done it...
...since I shook it with Papa and Mama when I was a kid.
And...
...I wasn't really able to pray back then.
That's why I want to shake it now more than anything.
Come on, do your best.
You're gonna shake the bell, right?
Kaoru...
Yeah!
We're finally here.
Now shake to your heart's content.
Yeah!
I hope Earth is full of happiness.
Was something funny?
No, nothing...
What?
Jeez, why are you laughing?
Kaoru!
What's so funny, Kaoru?
Jeez!
But it's true!
What's that?
You've changed, Kaoru...
When we first met...
Morning!
Morning.
You know, you seemed rather lonely...
Or rather, you didn't want to let anyone inside your heart.
That's why...
That's why I invited you to the photo club, Kaoru.
Oh? Was I really like that?
You were.
Yeah, I've been watching you the whole time, Kaoru, so I know.
It's thanks to you moving here.
The landlord and manager are both good people.
They put your heart at ease.
They don't look at me funny 'cause I'm American...
And when I'm in trouble, they really worry about me.
Just like...
Just like a real family.
Family...
She's an amazing person.
Miss Landlord is really kind and can do any household chore...
That's what you'd call a traditional Japanese beauty.
I wonder what lifestyle you need to end up like that?
I wanted to be born Japanese, just like Miss Landlord...
If I had been...
I...
What?
Nothing.
Now let's drink, Kaoru!
Tina...
- All right, let's drink! - Yeah, we're gonna drink! I know! Uzume!
You drink, too! Oh, come on!
Don't take Uzume out!
Don't be so cheap!
The rules are the rules!
Cheap!
I won't let you drink if you keep saying that!
Hey, my beer!
Damn it!
Yum!
I'm back!
Oh, my gosh!
Hey, jeez...
Tina-senpai!
Kaoru-sama!
Aoi-chan, welcome back.
Kaoru-sama, you will catch a cold if you sleep here.
Oh, yeah...
Huh?
Something wrong? No, nothing...
Tina went back to her room already...
Oh, and...
M-Miyabi-san...
Kaoru-dono.
Y-Yes!
What in the world is the meaning of this?
T-This is...
Oh, Uzume!
Kaoru-dono.
I said you could use the mansion freely...
...not release Uzume and wreck the entire house!
I don't know about this...
It's no use to act dumb!
As punishment, clean this mess up...
...then clean up the entire house!
Now?
Now!
No way...
I will lend a hand.
You will not! Now begin!
Why me?
Stop stalling and begin!
Yes, ma'am!
H-Hey, please let me go...
Please don't massage those...
Jeez, Tina-senpai...
Kaoru...
Konoyo de ichiban yowai mono wa nani?
Soredemo futari wo mamoru tame ni aru.
Hoshi no kazu hodo aru koto dakara.
Anata no koe de kikitakute.
Dakara ai dato itte.
Sorewa ai dato itte.
Namo shirenu hanatachi to onajiyou na futari demo...
Koi wo surutte...
Totemo tsuyoku narutte...
Anata nimo onaji koto kanjite hoshiikara...
...chiisaku hakanai ai wo.
I might not be able to see you ever again, Kaoru-sama...
I am so lost...
Ai Yori Aoshi Place of Learning.
I am always...