The fact that the two of us met that day...
I wonder what many miracles...
...happened in the world before it?
Who should I thank for it?
Ah, I'm sure that your future...
...will be suited for me.
There are nights that I can't say as much, and I feel like crying.
Eternity, eternity, even past it, the colors don't fade.
I wait in the wind under the sky.
If I believe, if I believe, your smile...
...will become a flower for me... I'm sure.
The economic effect is a deflation spiral...
I've had enough...
I guess I fell asleep...
This isn't good.
The economics report is almost due.
I'm late!
Huh?
Oh, why didn't anyone wake me up?
Huh?
Oh, Tina-senpai, good morning.
Tae...
What happened to Miss Landlord?
I don't know. I haven't seen her yet this morning.
Good morning...
I apologize...
I thought about going to wake you all up now...
- Aoi-chan! - Aoi-san! Aoi-chan!
Aoi-chan!
Episode 21 Influenza
What a fever...
Don't overexert yourself, and go rest now.
I-I am all right.
This is not much...
What are you talking about?
You have a very high fever.
I really am all right.
I think it is just a cold...
Kaoru-sama, please do not worry about me...
...and please go to school.
Aoi-chan.
I really am fine.
Tina-san, everyone, you will be late if you do not leave soon...
Kaoru-dono, Aoi-sama is saying this.
Please leave the rest to me.
But...
Please do not worry about me...
Kaoru!
We're going to be late!
Yeah, I'll be right over!
Kaoru, hurry! Sorry, sorry...
I apologize...
No.
I should be the one to apologize.
It is my fault that I didn't catch the change in your condition.
Kaoru-sama...
You do not need to worry...
I am all right, Kaoru-sama...
Hanabishi-sama!
Why don't we enjoy dinner tonight, just the two of us?
M-Mayu-chan, you know...
You should spend a gorgeous and excellent night with Mayu!
Don't you think so, Hanabishi-sama?
You really irritate me!
Kaoru doesn't have time to play with you!
What's with you?
You're ruder than usual today!
You have no right to tell us what to do in our private time!
Right, Hanabishi-sama?
I'm sorry, Mayu-chan.
Actually, Aoi-chan caught a cold...
Aoi-san did?
So you see...
But...
It's a shame.
Thank you.
Oh, I see...
So this is how you make sake eggnog...
It's pretty hard.
Jeez, won't the lectures end already?
Everyone else is worried about Aoi-chan, too...
I really am all right.
Aoi-chan...
We're home!
Welcome back.
All of you are home early.
Miss Manager, how's the landlord doing?
Please be quiet.
Aoi-sama is currently asleep.
Her fever hasn't gone down yet?
I'm sure it's tough on Miss Landlord...
Miyabi-san.
I understand.
I will take care of Aoi-sama...
...so I leave the chores to you all.
Kaoru-dono, clean the mansion.
Sure!
Tina-san, the laundry.
All right!
Taeko-san, get dinner ready.
Yes, ma'am!
Then do a good job, all of you.
Easily said...
...but I still have this much left.
Aoi-chan always works this hard every day?
K-Kaoru!
What's wrong, Tina?
T-The washing machine is thrashing around!
Jeez, what are you doing?
I just wanted to do the laundry while the landlord's down...
That's when...
That's impossible.
Dinner is ready!
Hurry up!
I'm really starving!
Sorry to keep you all waiting.
I decided to follow Aoi-san's footsteps and try Japanese food.
The main dish is Senpai's favorite, fish.
I see...
Here you go.
Can this be...
Yes, it's mackerel stewed in chocolate.
Chocolate...
Since Aoi-san's miso stew was delicious...
...I tried to arrange it in my own way...
This was a long day.
We're just missing the landlord, yet the entire house is a mess.
Really...
All of this is nothing if it was done by Aoi-san.
If it was done by Aoi-chan, huh?
Let's go to sleep tonight.
That's true.
- Let's do our best tomorrow. - Good night, Senpai.
The sake eggnog is Taeko-san's...
...and the energy drinks are from Tina-san.
I apologize for making everyone worry so much...
Please don't mind us.
Right now, your top priority is to get better.
But...
I am rather ashamed of myself.
Just thinking how I'm interfering with Kaoru-sama's studies.
I am always thinking how I can be of help to Kaoru-sama...
But I am no good at this rate...
Aoi-sama...
Good morning, Miyabi-san.
Kaoru-dono.
What's wrong? You're up so early...
Well, today's my day off, so I was thinking of cleaning...
By chance, did you get these flowers, as well?
Yeah, well...
I thought seeing pretty flowers would start the day off well.
Though I couldn't arrange them as well as Aoi-chan.
Kaoru, come here a sec!
Hurry, hurry!
Oh, then I'll see you later, Miyabi-san.
This was done by Kaoru-dono?
How about this?
Yeah, that's okay.
Then what about this?
No, prints should be washed later.
Then what about this?
No.
I want to clean this, too.
- No. - Then what about this?
It was a joke! A joke! I'm sorry. Ouch!
There still is a lot left.
If you're tired, you can rest, Taeko-chan. No, I'm all right.
But...
To think Aoi-san cleaned even places like this all the time...
That's true.
It was normal for it to be clean here, so I didn't realize...
Kaoru!
The laundry's done!
It didn't thrash about this time!
I'm really touched!
That's why I told you it'll go well if you treat it gently.
Yeah, it's okay if I sort the laundry.
Just like you said, Kaoru.
I just thought of what Aoi-chan would do.
Kaoru, what should I do next?
Let's see...
If it was Aoi-chan...
Shopping?
Then I'll take care of the rest here...
...so you two should go shopping.
All right!
I'll get lots of discounts and stuff way cheaper than the landlord!
- Let's go, Tae! - Oh, please wait!
Good.
Your fever is going down.
I think that's about it.
Yes?
Sorry to bother you at work.
I don't mind.
Can I help you with something?
I'm sorry to be so selfish...
The report I'm working on is due soon...
...but I can't find good source materials...
Are you all right, Kaoru-dono?
Isn't it hard handling both your schoolwork and the chores?
I can handle this much.
Economic Theory Let's see, globalization...
Globalization of the economy, to the world...
Thank you for waking me up, Uzume.
All right...
We're home!
We bought a ton!
This is...
Did you all make this?
Yes.
We couldn't go wrong cooking our specialties.
So we split up and made these.
This is my special stamina soup!
It's perfect for a tired body!
I made a mix of fried foods.
How is it?
I think I did a pretty good job...
I made a must for poor college students...
A vegetable stir-fry with everything down to the cores.
Everyone did a greatjob!
Now let's eat!
By the way...
Where is the rice?
Financial deals, thanks to information technology gains...
Lower the heat!
- Miyabi-san... - The heat is too strong. Hurry and lower it. Oh, sure.
Turn it to medium when it boils, and cook it slowly.
Okay.
It is my job to make Aoi-sama's porridge...
I-I'm sorry.
Kaoru-dono.
Don't overexert yourself.
Thank you very much.
But this is nothing compared to what Aoi-chan does.
I didn't realize it.
Aoi-chan always smiles, thinking about everyone.
She doesn't make one sour face as she does such hard work...
Aoi-chan really is amazing.
Kaoru-dono.
If you don't add green onions, Japanese parsley, and eggs...
...you can't make delicious porridge.
Right. Let's see...
Huh?
That's strange...
Where are the eggs?
It's fine.
I'm glad.
Then please...
Kaoru-dono.
Take this to Aoi-sama.
But...
Just for today, please be at Aoi-sama's side.
Miyabi-san...
Now hurry.
Sure.
And this, too.
U-Um...
The report was on macroeconomics, right?
Y-Yes...
Then this book will be better reference material.
Thank you, Miyabi-san.
Thank you... huh?
So small...
She did such rigorous chores all this time with this small body.
Aoi-chan...
That's right...
She has a habit of clinging onto things in her sleep...
Aoi-chan...
Sorry.
Kaoru-sama!
Aoi-chan, is it all right for you to get up?
Aoi-chan?
What's wrong?
I apologize...
...for not being of good use to you.
I need to be more focused on you as your fiancee...
Today...
We all tried to do what you normally do, Aoi-chan.
Nothing went the way we wanted it to go.
I realized again how amazing you are.
Really, I was so happy that such an amazing girl is my fiancee.
Kaoru-sama...
I'll stay at your side all night.
Rest assured.
Really?
Is there something you want me to do?
Um...
Well...
Uh...
Then there is...
...one thing right now.
Please hold me.
Sure.
I'm so happy, Kaoru-sama.
Kaoru-sama...
Now...
Just for now...
...please stay as the one just for me.
I'm always just for you, Aoi-chan.
I know that, but that's not what I mean...
Kaoru-sama, you are the one just for me.
This is the first time I've seen her want so much...
No, this isn't the first time.
Back then, too.
There, it's done. What?
I want to be piggybacked more...
No way!
But...
No way!
All done!
Come on, Kaoru-sama...
Aoi-chan hasn't changed one bit from back when we first met.
Asking for a lot...
A crybaby...
Yet she shows it only to me.
This is the real Aoi-chan.
Aoi-chan...
Yes?
When you're better...
...there's someplace I want to take you.
Kaoru-sama?
Impossible!
However...
I see...
Yes, I understand.
Aoi-sama...
What is the weakest thing in this world?
Even so, it exists to protect the two.
Because there's as much of it as there are stars above.
I wanted to hear it from your voice.
So tell me it's love.
Tell me that it really is love.
Even if the two are like unknown flowers...
To fall in love...
To become very strong...
Because I want you to feel the same thing...
...a small, fragile love.
Stepping out, I am so happy...
Aoi-sama, come, let us get going.
To the car.
Um, Kaoru-sama and I...
I will buy you snacks.
Shimeriya?
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