Whoa!
So this is Akane-san's house?
My lady! Guri-sama!
That's right.
We really shouldn't do this!
We've come this far. We can't turn back now!
We'll be fine, Mr. Servant.
It's Tsuruoka!
Tsuruoka
We're not here to raid the place or anything.
We're just going to settle this with a peaceful discussion.
All lies!
If necessary, I can scare them with my cherry blossom tattoo,
this Tokugawa crest, and the fire brigade chief!
I-It's so short...
See, now you're just picking elements from different stories!
You can't even settle on one character!
Well, well, who do we have here?
If it isn't the little lady of the Kichougasaki family.
You came here knowing you were setting foot on Hiyama property, didn't you?
Of course we did! Give Onee-sama back!
Crap! I should've cosplayed a shadier character.
Huh?
Well, then, we won't be holding back, either.
Now, it is time for your punishment!
Love Tyrant
Farewell x We're Rivals, Obviously!!
Damn, they won't stay still! You're not getting away!
Yuzu-san!
Right!
Such childish tricks...
Don't be daunted, men!
Hey!
Yuzu-san, let's go!
Right!
Onee-sama, where are you?
I will... I will save you!
Onee-sama!
Onee-sama?
Why did you come here, Yuzu?
I came to save you!
You, save me? What foolishness.
Go home. This is no place for you.
I won't leave! Not until I get you back!
This isn't like you at all, Akane-san! You even attacked Yuzu-san.
This is the real me.
Really? I don't think that's true.
Did you go and forget your heart somewhere?
With you like this, I might end up taking Seiji-san away.
I might even do all kinds of dirty things with Seiji-san while you're gone!
Do as you please.
It has nothing to do with me anymore.
I am ending this coupling charade.
This is my own choice!
You were always talking about your future with Seiji-san.
I'll do anything for my future with Aino-kun!
Are you saying that wasn't how you really felt?
Shut up!
Yuzu-san!
Yuzu, don't get in my way.
Do you want to die?
I have no intention of dying until I'm bound to you!
There may come a day when I bear the burden of the Kichougasaki family,
but I won't let that be a reason to distance myself from you!
I won't abandon my words and feelings!
So—
Yuzu-san.
It has been a while.
Forgive me, but would you please stop luring Akane-san down the wrong path?
That's not what...
You are that boy's other girlfriend, aren't you?
Do you mean for Akane-san to become a woman as pathetic as you?
You're wrong!
Akane-san and I are friends.
I've come to take my friend back!
Ooh, amazing! You're so cool, Akua-nyan.
Stop using that creepy nickname!
Akua! Are you okay?
They're only strong in numbers. This was nothing.
R-Right.
Anyway, they attacked us the instant we got in here.
What's with this place?
Akua-nyan!
Here!
Hey, Shikimi-san, what are you— Huh?!
Take that!
Oh, my!
Seiji-san!
Huh? Guri? Yuzu-chan?
Oh! So both of you are here?
Shikimi-san, why did you bring that boy here?
Well...
I figured the entire cast should be here.
It was my way of showing consideration!
That woman is...
Akane-san's mother?
And, you see, I also did it for Akane-tan.
Akane-san!
Right?
Akane-tan doesn't need this boy anymore, does she?
So I can play with him now!
Seiji-san!
How vulgar.
I wonder what Akane-tan is thinking right now.
Is she sad?
Is she frustrated?
Or has she really gone back to how she used to be?
Either way, I'm having tons of fun!
Say, Seiji-kyun, does it hurt?
You can scream if it hurts.
You have to voice your pain, right?
Please stop!
Yuzu-chan, it's okay.
It hurts, but, well... I'm sort of used to it.
It hurt more when Akane-san stabbed me.
Onee-sama!
If you do not wish to betray my expectations,
then prove it to me.
This house is still as stale and tasteless as ever.
It's just like her twisted personality.
I'm sorry for calling you here.
I, um... couldn't handle it myself.
That's enough of your excuses.
Move.
Okay!
Akane-san.
O-Onee-sama, don't—
G-Guri-san?
Seiji-kun, I don't love you anymore.
Akane-san...
Farewell.
Guri-san! Let me go!
I have to stop Onee-sama!
You can't, Yuzu-chin.
It's just getting to the good part. You'll be in the way.
What are you doing?!
Right, Guri-chan?
U-Um...
A-Are you trying to make some kind of deal with me, like before?
I'm really kind of clueless about that sort of thing, so if that's it...
Seiji-kun, please understand.
Why would you say something like that?
Because your mother told you to?
Seiji-kun...
Or is it because I came here?
Tell me why you said "farewell."
Seiji-kun!
Hey, Akane-san, you can kill me,
but I want you to talk to me first.
Otherwise, no one will be convinced by that look on your face.
Stop it.
Why won't you leave?
You can still go now.
I don't want you to hate me more than you already do.
I don't hate you.
I could never hate you, Akane-san.
I-I was fully prepared, and I had completely given up.
Yeah.
It was all for you, Seiji-kun.
I can't do it!
I love you, Seiji-kun!
Yeah.
Guri?
I knew it, Akane-san!
Jeez!
I wondered what on earth was wrong with you, Akane-san!
What?
You kept saying things like, "It has nothing to do with me,"
and "This is the real me."
I honestly wondered if your love was really that shallow.
You should've just been honest from the get-go!
Otherwise...
I could steal Seiji-san away just that easily!
What do you know about me?
I know, because I'm a cupid!
No matter how scary you try to look by erasing your eye highlights,
or how many rejections you rattle off,
the love for Seiji-san that pours out of you is plain to see!
You're much more adorable when you're honest about it.
It really pisses me off when you act like you know me so well!
But it frustrates me because you're right.
Akane-san...
Onee-sama...
Mother...
Akane-san, is that your answer, then?
I am disappointed.
Mother, even so, I—
I don't want to hear excuses!
If you intend to carry on like this...
You're as devious as ever.
Mama-sama!
Ameisha.
I heard Yuzu-chan was in trouble, so I came to check on her.
You haven't changed a bit, have you?
Now, come along, Yuzu-chan.
You'll grow mold if you stay here.
W-Wait, Mama-sama, I still have to—
Barrier.
Yuzu-chan, how did you get that wound on your face?
Huh? Oh, well, this was...
It's a wound from a blade, isn't it?
It was her.
That vixen hurt you, didn't she?
Akane-san?
Suo, how dare you hurt my adorable Yuzu-chan?!
You have to stop venting your anger without concern for anyone else!
I absolutely hate that gloomy side of you!
You're still such a child.
M-Mama-sama!
Mother!
Today will be the day I defeat you and reduce you to tears!
Be careful what you say.
That simple-mindedness is what makes you a child.
Th-This is...
This is so far removed from reality that I'm starting to think I'm nothing special.
Your mothers are really something.
Um... Akane-san, Yuzu-chan?
What the heck is this about?
Seiji-kun, please, will you listen?
Yeah.
My family, the Hiyama family, runs what you would call an underground business.
We dispose of unspeakable things
at the request of important people and organizations.
Our clan does that sort of thing professionally.
Whereas my family is the opposite.
We are a clan that protects, no matter who asks it of us.
So that's what Shikimi-san meant by "swords" and "shields."
It's all right, Akane-san.
I always thought there was something different about you two.
I'm surprised that you live in such different worlds,
but that would never make me hate either of you.
My Mama-sama and Suo-san were not exactly on the friendliest of terms,
due to the contrasting nature of their family businesses,
but they both fell in love with the same man.
That man would later become our father.
Though they both had their qualms about each other,
I've been told that it went well for a time.
However...
How long are you planning to cling to the past?
That's exactly why he abandoned you!
Because of her family, my mother couldn't pursue the man she loved,
and abandoning the family was even more unforgivable.
Since then, my mother has completely devoted herself to the family,
as if she hopes to forget everything.
I've been taught my whole life to become like my mother.
But I...
Even though I knew it was wrong, even though I knew I was dreaming,
I wanted to be with Seiji-kun.
Mother!
I love Seiji-kun!
Even if that makes me pathetic, even if it means betraying you,
and even though I don't know what the future holds,
even so, I still want to love him!
I understand why you hate the idea of people falling in love, but—
That's not true.
Your mother doesn't hate it at all.
After all, she's overflowing with more love than anyone else here!
What nonsense are you spouting?
Your mother truly loves you, Akane-san, and she doesn't hate anyone!
Which means...
Whoa, Guri!
Guri-san?!
Always aiming for the head. Like mother, like daughter!
So unpleasant. How dare you say such absurd things?
Wow, that girl really said some incredible things about you!
Love someone? You?
That's too funny!
I mean, I don't know about who you are now,
but your daughter is exactly like how you used to be.
But she has herself way more together than you ever did.
She won't give up easily like you did, and she's got guts.
What are you trying to say?
You're so hard-headed.
There's no reason to go so far to protect your daughter just because you were hurt once.
You were just sad because some guy abandoned you,
but instead of crying about it, you gave up and then took your anger out on her.
Oh, but I'm not like that.
Even if he were to get another woman or whatever, I'm still me.
I won't hate him or cry about it, either.
You know, he said he liked how optimistic I am.
I like that part of myself, and I'm proud of myself for loving him, too.
It has nothing to do with anyone else.
Mother!
I will accept whatever punishment you give me!
But please allow me to continue loving Seiji-kun!
I don't want to abandon these feelings, no matter what!
I won't abandon my words and feelings!
Excuse me. A lowly normal person like me might be in no position to speak on this, but...
I won't do anything to make Akane-san sad,
so please put your faith in her.
My goodness, he's certainly brave.
You are irrelevant.
You are irrelevant
Of course not.
Oh, we match!
If you insist so, then do as you please.
Mother?
But that doesn't mean I've forgiven you.
I understand.
I won't go back on my words!
The next time I see an opportunity, I will eliminate him.
Yes, ma'am.
Thank you very much, Mother!
Man! Isn't this great, Akane-san?
It feels like the case is closed—
Which reminds me, you kissed Seiji-kun earlier, didn't you?
You're definitely back to normal, Akane-san.
I'll kill you!
Get back here, you homewrecker!
For some reason, whenever Guri-chan shows up, things instantly become boring.
How mean! I was just trying to support to my friend!
Since when am I friends with you?
What? Then what are we, Akane-san?
You and I are rivals, obviously!
What are you smiling for? It's creepy!
You're the creepy one, Akane-san!
She said they're rivals.
Maybe we should've called our relationship that, too.
Absolutely not.
You're right. I made myself want to puke just saying that.
Onee-sama!
Owie...
Yuzu, I'm sorry I scratched your face.
I-It's all right! In fact, any injury I receive from you is as a reward to me—
I mean, it will heal soon!
I'm also sorry for borrowing your line.
It's fine. I'm happy so long as you're safe.
Yuzu...
You saved me.
Thank you, Yuzu.
What's wrong, Yuzu-chan?!
Whoa! She's all gooey!
I can die happy now...
What's with Yuzu-chan's reaction?
You don't know, Ameisha?
It seems your daughter is in love with Akane-san.
Huh?!
And she's also dating that boy.
Wha...
Eh? Huh? What?!
Tsuruoka! What is the meaning of this?! Explain!
I told you to report to me about everything regarding Yuzu-chan!
B-But the young lady—
Akane-san, I don't get the complicated details,
but you can talk to me when things happen.
I can at least listen. Okay?
Seiji-kun...
You know, I was thinking about it the whole time.
About a future where I could never see you again...
I still wanted to be with you, even though I knew I would have to leave you someday.
And then, that day came.
So I decided that I would spend the rest of my life reliving my happiest days.
But I don't have to give up anymore, do I?
Seiji-kun, I'm really glad I fell in love with you.
Hey, hey, Seiji-san, look at this!
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It's the cultural festival, Seiji-san!
Feels like peaceful days are back, doesn't it?
Don't go touching Seiji-san, you little monkey!
Isn't there a way to make you two get along?!
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End Card Illustration: Nitsuka Asu