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Ms. Chihuahua!

Come in.

As I said, I only have instant noodles.

That's fine. I was actually craving instant noodles.

In that case, choose whichever you want!

Wow, you bought so many!

I don't often eat them so I didn't know what to get.

I can help, I know a lot about them!

Hang on, let me see…

I would say… the best one is this one!

The noodles and soup match perfectly

and the package design is a classic, so it's loved by everyone.

This one comes second! It's quite spicy at first.

But then you start to taste the subtle sweetness.

Makes you wonder, "Is it spicy or is it sweet?"

Kind of like me.

I see. Which one's next?

The next one is the third best, right?

The third place goes to this one!

This one's an interesting one. Kind of like a fan favorite.

-Which one do you want? -I'll have…

The second place!

-I'll take the first place, and… -And?

The third place. Can I have two?

Of course!

Yay!

Oh, no!

-Are you okay? -Sorry.

All right, then!

Huh? Oh…

Thank you for the food.

I haven't had noodles in a while.

SPICY MISO

Yum!

Miss, you need to really go all out!

Yeah.

No, you can do better!

Like this!

Wait…

Oh, yeah.

I'll sneak out after I eat this.

Sneak out?

Your neighbors will gossip saying,

"The new tenant's already got some handsome guy in her room."

I don't care what others think of me.

I've lived my life worrying about people's opinions

but I'm done being a good girl.

I guess I'm too old to call myself a girl…

You've grown a lot.

It's all thanks to you…

I guess.

Oh!

But still, I think I'll leave after this.

I, um…

can't sleep well without my own pillow.

Until when can you stay at the dormitory?

My boss said until the end of September.

-Hey… -Oh?

Give me one minute.

Hello? Ayaka?

Yeah, it's Kaoru!

Really?

I mean, I'm flattered but…

I'll call you back, okay?

I love you!

Mwah!

-She's my customer. -Yeah, I know. Your princess.

They're just being polite by saying they'll treat me to dinner.

-This one even said she'll marry me-- -How nice.

-Are you perhaps… -I'm not mad.

Are you sure?

Are you going to continue being a host?

Yeah, I can't do anything else.

When I was questioned,

I was the only one who took so long to read the report.

You taught me so much,

but when I saw those long sentences, my head started to hurt.

Being a high-paid host in such a glamorous world

made me think that I was cool and successful.

But being outside the club…

I suddenly felt so lost.

That can't be…

true.

It's okay. I'm used to it.

Well, I'm full now!

-Can I put these here? -Yes.

The owner of THE JOKER was very worried about you.

You're lucky you have someone who cares about you.

And I'm sure you will find your way!

You met my boss?

He told me about your host name.

I gave him the name Kaoru.

Can I ask why you named him Kaoru?

I stank of sweat, so it's probably "Kaoru" as in "Smell."

I wasn't showering regularly back then.

I doubt that!

Kaoru means fragrant, not smelly.

Especially the way your name is written with the special "O."

It indicates that it means something smells pleasant

or to have a subtle scent in old Japanese.

So it has a nice meaning.

Huh…

Have you heard of The Tale of Genji?

There's a man called Kaoru in it.

He was called that because of his natural, pleasant scent.

He was a diligent and prideful man, who had many love affairs.

Kind of like you, don't you think?

You’ve had a tough few days.

You were awake?

Miss…

Can I keep pretending to be asleep?

But I already know you're pretending.

It's okay.

You don't need to treat me like one of your customers.

I had sworn to never love someone again.

But right now…

I'm willing to get hurt again as long as I can keep watching him sleep.

There's no escaping from love.

-Sorry, did I wake you? -No.

You're leaving?

You have work, right?

I mean, I need to leave at some point…

Do you want to live here with me?

It'll be hard to find a place to live without work, right?

You've become so forward all of a sudden.

It's not all of a sudden. I thought about what you said last night.

I thought hard.

-But you were sleeping! -Be serious.

Huh?

Do you not want to?

-Of course not! -What?

I mean, think about it…

If the school finds out that you're living with me, what will happen?

I don't want you to be criticized because of me.

They might not approve of it, but…

I won't be breaking any laws.

You really are so naive!

When something is incomprehensible to society, it just gets obliterated!

-Don't you get it? -I will be honest and tell the school.

-Tell them what? -That I want to date you.

I am not going to hide it.

They might not understand right away, but…

I'll do my best to make them understand.

Have you lost it?

It's an all-girls school!

"I fell for a host and now I want to move in with him!"

-Is that what you'll say? -Yes.

-You're crazy! -Yes, I am.

Forget it!

I…

I'll look for a job outside the host club industry.

Living together

will have to wait until then.

Do you understand what I mean?

Yes.

It's so bright!

I don't usually go outside this early.

Were you always still asleep at this time?

No. I was going to bed at this time.

Wow! I bet you feel kind of jet-lagged.

I don't mind it.

My days are longer now.

Boom! Oh, it's quite shaky!

What? Oh, yeah. You're right!

-I'll see you later. -Okay.

What? You want to date him?!

That host guy? What do you mean?

-I want to be in a relationship with him. -You can't be serious!

You need to stop seeing him right now!

She could've dated him in secret but she decided to tell us in advance.

But there's no way--

That must've taken a lot of courage and determination.

I thought it over and changed my decision so many times…

In the end, your love for him won.

Yes.

He also decided to quit being a host, and find another job.

Oh, is that so?

Perhaps you helped this young man find his way in life.

However, we did make a promise with our students' parents.

"As a teacher and a mentor to minors, I will never again be involved

with people who work at host clubs which are deemed evil under social norms."

Ms. Ogawa.

Keeping promises is the most important thing for those who serve God.

Please vacate the premises.

As in, I have to resign?

Since it's still summer vacation,

Mr. Sakura can take over your role from the start of next term.

In order not to upset the students,

we'll tell them you had to resign due to family circumstances.

Oh, but I feel like that's a bit harsh…

I want our students to be taught by a teacher who puts them first.

I wish you all the best.

Vice Principal!

Thank you for visiting our store! Right now, we are…

The writing is tiny!

"Work in a new environment."

QUALIFICATIONS

College graduates only?

Experience in customer service! Yes!

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

Oh, high school graduates only…

I don't have a driver's license.

GIVE US A CALL, AND BRING YOUR CV IN!

OLD HAG

He's not picking up.

Yuki!

Yes!

Okay. Let's do this. Good!

Try texting him.

He can't text very well.

His club closed down and he's jobless, right?

Go get the three million yen before he uses it all!

Don't talk about money in front of Yuki!

Did Taiga lose his job?

He's fine!

-Let's make you look cute! -Yeah!

THE LION AND THE MOUSE

I need to wet your hair. Ready?

-It's cold! -Is it? Okay, once more!

All right.

Now, then…

Wow, it's grown a lot!

REGARDING THE COMPLIANCE MANAGER'S RESIGNATION

Oh dear…

RESIGNING: SEIJI OGAWA

-Yoji. -Oh, hello.

The CEO asked me to be an advisor to the subsidiary.

I guessed this would happen.

This way, please.

You must be relieved, though.

Punishment for harassment cases are very severe lately.

But they gave you another position.

They must trust you.

Don't try to console me. I haven't given up yet.

What?

I will get those who set me up and get back to headquarters.

I'll play dirty if I have to. Nothing will stop me.

You should also not give up on Manami.

But, sir…

I think there are times when we need to give up.

I told the host, Kaoru…

Manami's new address.

-What? -Uh, well…

I guess I kind of acted as a mediator.

They made me want to help them!

-Have you gone mad? -No.

I've never felt this calm, actually.

Losing Manami made me realize why she fell for him.

Why is it?

I think you were one of the reasons.

What are you implying I did?

Perhaps you suffocated her with your love.

You had too many expectations of her.

And helped her before she even failed.

Of course, it was Manami's decision to follow the paths you chose for her.

It was all she could do. However…

I think she probably felt constricted all her life.

What gave you that idea?

Meeting Kaoru made me realize it.

Sure, he's a host and from a social perspective,

he's perceived as scum and a good-for-nothing.

But he lives freely.

I don't mean to say he's pure-hearted.

But I do think he's the type of person who can overcome any obstacles.

Manami needs someone like him!

How irresponsible!

Her life could fall apart because of that scum!

I believe Manami can crawl back up!

And for your information, I am also pretty scummy!

Goodbye!

Do you understand the meaning?

STUDENT FILE

Ms. Morimura, what do you think?

Ms. Ichikawa, tell me what you think.

Ms. Tamura?

This isn't the time to study English.

I said give it back!

What's going on?

-Throw it up high and… -Welcome! Oops!

Here you go.

The vice principal told me.

Thank you for taking over the role of homeroom teacher next term.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

I'll be fine.

Since I watched over this class with you as your assistant.

This…

might come in handy.

HARUNA NAKAMURA

SELF-DRIVEN, LITTLE SUPPORT NEEDED

There's so much information…

FIGURE OUT WHAT TO STUDY ABROAD

You worked hard putting together all this information.

Will you not say goodbye to the students?

Unfortunately, the vice principal wants me

to leave without telling them what happened.

I don't want to cause any distractions for my students, either.

I understand.

I'm still surprised myself, to be honest!

Your words helped me make this decision.

We don't fall for someone in order to be happy.

I can ask the vice principal to at least give you the chance

to say goodbye to the students.

Thank you.

But even if I did have the chance to say goodbye,

I can't tell them the truth.

If I have to lie to them, I'd rather not say anything.

-Welcome! -Can I have an iced coffee, please?

Right away.

Hey!

Why did you want to see me all of a sudden?

-Are you going to university? -Yes.

I was planning to take a gap year and save up,

but decided to start job hunting.

Wow, you got over it quickly!

Being a host was only ever temporary for me.

But there are moments when I miss being a host so much.

I know what you mean.

Being in that club helped me escape from reality.

Yeah.

And making customers happy, gave me delusions about my self-worth.

Thank you for waiting, here's you're iced coffee.

Hey, do you…

have a girlfriend?

No way.

I knew having a girlfriend would be a hindrance for a host.

True.

I doubt I can have a normal dating life.

I can't look at women the way others do.

Oh, could it be that you're in love with someone?

She said she wants to…

live together.

Huh…

But honestly, I don't know what to do.

Because being a host is like, playing a role as an actor, right?

Roles in a play where you're called Tsubasa and I'm called Kaoru.

Which was why I had no issue with saying stuff like "I love you."

I was even putting my arm around them and didn't feel shy at all.

I feel like I've said "I love you" enough for a lifetime.

Yeah.

But in reality, I can't do anything.

Do you think it's okay for people like us to truly fall for someone?

I wish I could say…

"I love you!"

Just like that, but…

I feel like it sounds tainted and I can't say it.

If it's troubling you that much, your feelings must be real.

I'm so envious!

-Such pure love! -Hey, stop it!

What's with you? Sorry.

-Excuse me, is that for Ogawa in room 510? -Yes.

-Apologies. -No problem.

If you could sign here, please.

Hello?

How's your new place?

Uh, yeah. I'm not used to it yet.

Do you want me to bring you food?

No, don't worry! I'm doing fine.

But actually…

I have something to tell you.

-What is it? -It's about the school.

I had to resign.

What?

Uh, what? Hello?

I told them I wanted to start dating Mr. Takamori.

And they asked me to quit.

Takamori? You mean…

That host called "Kaoru"?

His name's Taiga Takamori.

A serious relationship? Really?

Yeah.

What?

So, what are you going to do from now on?

Don't worry, I'll find a job somewhere by myself.

But can you really see a future with him?

I don't want to say this, but…

I can only see you being dumped and this ending in tears.

I think most people would think so.

But…

Any relationship could fall apart, right?

I don't know why…

but I don't feel scared.

I was so scared of falling for someone before.

I'm sorry to make you worry. I'll come talk to you once I settle down.

Okay.

In that case, I won't tell your dad about Mr. Takamori.

Or about your resignation yet. Okay?

All right! Talk to you soon!

Welcome back!

RESUME

TAIGA TAKAMORI

It looks so messy.

This should help.

ASSIGNMENT

TAIGA TAKAMORI TAKA / GA

Right. I got this!

-Hiya! -Oh, it's you.

I came to see you because I was worried about you!

-Did you get a new job? -Not yet.

Well… I guess there's no rush.

You must have a lot saved up.

I have no money to give you.

I decided to quit being a host.

What?

But you'll be wasting your talent!

Any club would hire you with your looks.

I thought you hated hosts.

That's true.

But for you, I doubt there are any other jobs out there.

It doesn't matter. I won't give you a penny.

Leave him if he gets mad at you for this!

Don't be mean to me, Taiga!

I want to help him get back on his feet!

Yuki needs his dad around, too.

He's such a lousy dad! Yuki will be totally fine without him.

I didn't have my dad around but I grew up nice and tall, didn't I?

Oh, I almost forgot! Have a look at this!

I cut Yuki's hair today.

How cute is he?

Remember I used to cut your hair?

I've more than paid you back for that.

Since you're here, there's something I want to ask you.

Who is my dad?

Why the sudden interest?

I figured it was a good opportunity to ask.

Why do you care about it now?

Fine…

I thought I'd ask.

Since it's my last chance.

Last chance?

We will never meet again.

-What? -I want to change.

So don't ever contact me, okay?

I'm going to block your phone number, too.

What on earth are you saying?

I am your mother!

Is that so?

Oh, really? That's the way you want to be, huh?

Fine, then!

I will never contact you again!

Yeah, that would be great.

Take care of Yuki, okay?

You have no idea how I feel.

Screw you!

All right, then. Ready?

It's cold!

Keep your eyes closed.

Okay.

Look at me. You look so cute!

ASSIGNMENT

I got you a moving gift.

-Oh, thank you! -Congratulations.

-These are so pretty! -I wasn't sure what to get you.

I thought you could use them with Kaoru.

Thank you. I'll take good care of them.

Taking care of it doesn't mean it will never break.

You know, it's made of glass.

If you hit it somewhere, it cracks easily.

If you drop it, it'll shatter.

But if you lock it away so you won't break it,

it becomes opaque and dirty.

To be honest, I have doubts about him being able to live a normal life.

If I were you, I'd hide my feelings and push him away.

But you can't do that because you are you!

I don't think I'll cry no matter what happens this time.

Are you sure?

What if he's seeing one of his "princesses" right now?

What?

Miss! I bought some snacks for us!

-Hey! Can I come in? -Of course.

-Let's eat these together! -Yes!

-Hey! -Oh, hey.

I don't want to be a third wheel so I'll go now, but just one thing…

-That's kind of scary-- -Good! I want you to be scared!

Don't you dare date Manami half-heartedly.

I won't allow it.

Make her cry, and I'll kill you.

Understood?

Thank you for having me!

She was so cute.

She even said she wanted to marry me.

She was very cute and clever.

She really was your pride and joy.

So why…

Why is she treating me this way?

She just grew up, that's all.

I worked so hard all my life.

Why?

Why do people look down on me and trample on my feelings?

Darling…

Please pull yourself together.

No one is trying to trample on your feelings.

Move.

What?

This is not Manami's, is it?

I have no idea.

The only person who'd wear this…

would be that host!

Hey, stop it!

I can't do this anymore!

Manami and I do not belong to you!

Um…

I have a job interview at a restaurant.

-A restaurant? -Yeah, they're looking for a waiter.

No need for a high school diploma.

But I need a CV…

Let's write one together.

I've resigned from my job.

What? Why? Because of me?

You're not the reason.

It's my fault. I just wasn't trustworthy enough.

I feel bad for my students, but I'll find another school to teach at.

I told you!

There was no need for you to tell them everything!

I didn't want to hide it.

You're being so dumb!

Teaching isn't something that just anyone can do!

-Why do you have to make your life hard? -I didn't want to lie.

Everyone lies, everyday.

You think you can live life without lying?

That's why, at least I didn't want to lie about us.

You're so frustrating!

-It's a lot to handle! -You don't have to tell me that!

Huh? What happened?

It must be the breaker.

Okay.

I found it! You need to remember this.

Rich people like you wouldn't know about it,

but the breaker in places like this can get overloaded.

It'll reset if you push the one on the left up.

-That's the one. -I can't reach.

All right.

-Ready? -What?

Go!

-Yay, it's on! -Hey, careful!

-Are you okay? -Yes.

You're heavier than I thought.

I'm a lot to handle after all.

I…

I want to be with you.

That's all I want.

I…

-What's wrong? -Well…

Miss…

Can you read me a book?

-A book? -Yeah, a book.

-I don't have anything I can read you. -There must be something!

-Oh, look. How about this? -What?

"A gathering of delicious northern seafoods!"

"Sea urchin and salmon roe rice bowl!"

-This is how you write sea urchin? -Yes. Now it's your turn!

"There are crabs for the first 100 customers."

"From Hokkaido."

-"Shipped directly." -Directly! Good!

"Premium…"

-Selection. -Selection?

-"Snow crab!" -That's right!

-"Selection of snow crabs." -Yes!

"It'll be such a feast!"

Well done!

Before I met you I avoided reading any letters.

But now whenever I see them, I try to pay attention to them.

I still can't write well though.

Oh, I know!

I ALSO

I ALSO WANT TO BE WITH YOU

THANK YOU

SHALL WE HAVE SOME WINE?

YES, LET'S DRINK!

COOL, CHEERS!

You've gotten so good at writing this one!

Stop making me blush. Come on, next sentence!

CHEERS!

Cheers!

Who could it be? It's so late.

What's wrong?

-Dad, what are you-- -Sorry for showing up unannounced.

Hello.

You're Kaoru, huh?

My name's Takamori.

-Nice to meet you. -No need for that!

-You need to leave right now! -What?

-My family's fallen apart because of you! -Stop!

I didn't raise you just so you could spend your life with a host!

Have you ever thought about her parents' feelings?

I doubt you have the ability to do that.

You wouldn't be a host otherwise!

That's enough!

I heard you didn't even go to high school, but that's not an excuse!

Even without a proper education, there are many people with decent jobs.

But you took the easy way out and gave up on such a life!

-Stop it, please! -Don't defend this scum!

Manami, I told you, you're too vulnerable--

Move.

Don't touch my daughter with your filthy hands!

That's it. Stay down there!

You do not belong in our world!

So you do have some self-control.

You were testing him?

Retire from the entertainment business.

There must be vocational schools that would accept you!

Get into one, and find a secure job that's stable for life!

-School…? -Educational background isn't everything!

But I need you to show me that you can push yourself!

It's a way for you to take responsibility as a man!

Miss…

why are you crying?

You haven't…

given up on me, have you?

I'll show him.

I'll show him.

Ms. Chihuahua, I'm glad I couldn't write kanji.

Because if I were able to write kanji,

we wouldn’t have ended up together, right?

THE REVISED ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS ACT LAW WAS ENACTED ON JUNE 28, 2025

Subtitle translation by: Emily J.