All language subtitles for Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 5 Episode 1

I should pull the trigger.

Ask her out.

Make the lie the truth. That's it.

Let's put an end to this.

Together. All of the lie.

Gone for good.

Kaz is a minute.

And I'll save you. What will I do? A
three-day, two-night stay at the

Hawaiian Spa Resort. Hawaii!

I'm sorry if I kept you waiting. I'd
never do anything to ruin your life.

What if I told you there was a way to be
his girlfriend? I didn't know.

Like for real.

I've been... ...catching up to you.

Now you've taken too long and blown your
chance.

Let's put an end to this right here,
right now.

Thanks for the invite.

Really. Tell me the truth.

Is Kagu just one of your clients or
something more?

We're gonna settle this problem. Give
the ring back and tell Granny Nagami

everything. I'll be right there with
you.

Whoa! Hold it right there!

I can't.

What

if

I told you to do this as a client?

This is your last chance to get to
freedom.

I want to rent you out, Chizuru. You
won't say no, right?

One, two, three, four, five, six.

Thank you for watching!

People are low-key obsessed with the
idea of love.

If I want to keep a conversation going
at a party, all I have to do is mention

hot guys, clingy partners, or diet.

Just go online or walk past a magazine
rack and you'll see it.

Look, I'm not saying it's a bad thing.
People are free to try to find their

soulmates or rent them out. I mean, you
do you.

The truth is, life is all about killing
time until we die anyway.

The first time my parents threw away
something that I loved, I was only four

years old.

There was Berta.

staring at me from inside of an enormous
garbage bag, headed for the curb.

I remember his face more clearly than my
maternal grandma, who died that year.

Glass comes from upbringing.

That's what Dad always said, at least.

So whenever we kids messed up, he would
take it out on our mom.

That was the norm, unfortunately.

The stereotypical controlling father.

He was daunch in his beliefs.

He made sure we weren't exposed to any
ideas that didn't line up with his own.

The first time I met the Hakuba boy, I
was nine years old.

Go on.

Why don't you say hi to our new guest?

It's nice to finally meet you, Mommy.

It's nice to meet you, too.

I had no idea my parents were scheming
behind my back.

I read nothing into the frequent dinners
we had with their friends who were a

good family, as they'd say.

They were just dinners to me.

And he was just some boy who was
slightly older than me.

Nothing more.

I went to a combined middle and high
school. Your classic rich girl academy.

Thinking back, my father's saying was
basically its mission statement.

The rules were super strict, and since
it was an all-girls school, there were

almost no interactions with boys.

Also, I didn't learn this until after
I'd graduated, but my dad had influence

over the teachers.

And even the principal as well.

I'd come home after school every day to
find that my room had been thoroughly

cleaned. Cold is more accurate.

There'd be photos and books missing.

Anything that failed to meet my dad's
standards would get thrown away.

I guess he got what he wanted.

I mean, I was the picture of a perfect,
classy daughter who did exactly what she

was told.

Who wouldn't want an obedient pet like
that?

Something was buzzing inside, but I
didn't know it.

I didn't think much about where my life
was headed. After all, this was how

things had been since I was born.

Thanks to my mom's hand-me-down
smartphone, I was able to have some

semblance of a social life.

Wow, a triple combo!

It's hard to know you're a flower about
to bloom when you're busy tapping red

and yellow smileys.

It wasn't just me, though.

My dad didn't realize that even pets can
have that burning desire to be set free.

Seriously?

Heck yeah!

You might want to cool it with a
celebration, okay?

He was a boy from the next high school
over.

He was bright, sincere, and sweet, and
he cared about his family.

I'd seen him at the station a bunch of
times before, but we didn't officially

meet until some mutual friends
introduced us. We hit it off talking

about the same game we played, and three
weeks later, we were dating.

His name was Taro.

When I asked him what his family name
was, he said Urashima, just like in the

fourth hill. No cap!

I didn't tell my parents, of course. My
father wouldn't be happy about the fact

that he wasn't going to a prep school.

And when I told Taro about my
circumstances, he said we could take all

the time we needed.

It was wonderful.

We were the kind of couple you'd see at
any high school.

We went on your standard dates, giggled
about the silliest things, fought over

stuff that didn't matter, had normal,
boring meals.

dreamed of our future life together, and
made naive promises we could never keep.

Hanging out with him gave me a taste of
something I had never experienced.

I was walking a tightrope between a
sickeningly sweet romance and the daily

gamble of potentially getting caught.

Looking back on it now, the whole affair
was quite a rush.

I promise, I'm gonna make you happy!

I'll be super successful!

And I'll convince your dad, too!

We'll find our happily ever after.

Okay.

Before long, a fog lifted inside me, and
I could see clearly.

My whole life, I had followed my
parents' every word and stayed on the

tracks they laid out for me. But now,
after getting derailed for the first

time ever, I could see the light.

And it was enough to illuminate the
feeling that was blooming inside me.

I wanted to lay my own tracks in life,
cherish the things I held dear, and

spend my future with him.

Finally, I had desires of my own.

That feeling intensified over time until
eventually, it sparked a revolution

within me.

Are you alright?

You sure about this?

I'd spent 15 years living in darkness.

But now there was a ray of hope shining
ahead, like a beacon leading me to

freedom. I am. It took me a while to
think out.

Why?

Why should I break up with Taro?

Because you're going to marry Hakuba.

What? It's my freaking life. Why do you
get to decide that for me?

Mommy. Young lady, don't you care about
what happens to the family your

grandfather and I built up?

What?

What would a child like you know?

People bow before power and authority.

Love and passion don't stand a chance in
that fight.

They never have.

They act mighty, but that doesn't change
the fact that their hands are tied.

Are you Urashima?

Ultimately,

when life gets rough, they bend the
knee.

In that moment, whatever fragments of my
inner child still remained, died

instantly.

And yet, there was nothing I could do to
change what happened.

Sure, I thought about running away and
starting a new life.

But with college coming up, throwing my
current life away for independence and

starting from scratch seemed
unrealistic.

What? I lacked the knowledge, skills,
and courage to pull it off.

It just wasn't an option.

In the blink of an eye, my revolution
had died.

I thought it so important, but how
easily I let it go in favor of the safe

route offered by the same people who'd
killed it.

My hands were tied, and I had no choice
but to bend the knee.

The stones I'd desperately stockpiled
for a war against my dad ended up

becoming boomerangs, coming back to
shatter my own glass house instead.

After everything, part of me wondered if
it was all doomed from the start.

I wanted a happy life with Taro.

So I rejected the will of my overbearing
parents, the big childish cry for

independence.

You could say I did it for love.

On the other hand, you could say it was
my rebellious phase.

I've thought about it a lot, but
honestly, I still don't know which one

it was.

Let's be real.

When things get that intense, who can
accurately label their true emotions?

Alright, here you are.

Love and romance may make for good
conversation starters, but these days I

see them as nothing more than the labels
you slap on after the fact.

I'm not resentful in trying to start a
war.

I have no delusions about being able to
help someone else.

It's not even about revenge or my ego.

Nothing like that.

The reality is, when I see two people in
love, all I want to do is tear them

apart.

I want to rent you out, Jezero.

You won't say no, right?

I feel like yelling at them to quit
playing their stupid love games. This is

truly your last chance.

Let's go. We need to tell her the truth.

It's fine. Put that away.

I'll go voluntarily.

Seriously? Alrighty then.

Is there nothing else I can do?

Hello?

I'm sorry, I couldn't reply.

Where are you right now?

It's just that I'm with Cheezer and I
thought it would be best to talk in

person.

You want to meet in your room?

Got it. We'll head that way now.

time to go.

Okay,

clearly they're taking too long.

What is everyone up to?

Sure we didn't know the grown-ups of the
boys would show up. That rental

girlfriend couple said they'd be here.

Hang on a sec. It's hard to imagine
they're not together.

What if they just fail on the whole
thing?

Oh no, what if those two end up hashing
it out?

I don't have a second to waste. I need
to call them, like, right now and...

It's

you. What is this guy doing here?

Did he come by himself?

Why? Why is he staring at me? It's not
like he'd have anything to talk to me

about.

I'm sorry. I was just getting out of the
pool. If it's Kibe you're looking for,

he's not here.

Being alone with him would be super
awkward.

Plus, I have bigger fish to fry.

Not Kibe.

Huh?

I came out here to see you!

You what?

You hear that?

I came to see you. He's gonna declare
his love.

This kind of thing only happens at a
nice resort. You don't think it's a

flash mob, do you?

Like, I... I knew you would be here.

He's a ruined cousin and might be
together all alone.

He came to see me?

But why?

What could he want?

Everything about this is cringy.

It was way weird when we talked
yesterday.

None of this makes any sense.

There's only one thing we could possibly
talk about.

Kurebayashi, I want to thank you for
renting me out the other day.

What's done is done. You'd better not
bring it up again after all this time.

The last thing I want is for Cubby to
show up and see the two of us by

ourselves and think we're getting cozy
or whatever.

I have nothing to gain from this. End of
story.

You can't do this.

I don't want to talk alone, okay? I get
it. We're both here by some strange

twist of fate. But it isn't like we're
friends. We can at least agree on that,

right?

Yeah, I guess you're right. I'm sorry.

This is for the best.

I mean, I do feel bad for him.

But I can't think of another way out.

Besides, I need to call those lovebirds
ASAP.

Ow!

Poor kid.

And he's alone, too.

He's trying to pretend nothing happened.

Yo, Drama King!

So cringe.

If I end up like him, kill me.

Kid's a loser.

I forgot to bring more contacts. I only
have a day's worth.

I

was

too chilly after getting out of the pool
is all.

Well, I'm here.

What did you want to talk about?

Hold up. That chick's with him? But
she's super hot, though. You think she's

an idol?

We'll go in in a sec, but there's one
more thing that's been bothering me.

Huh?

Before your grandma passed away, did you
get to tell her the truth?

I didn't.

Oh, I see.

It must have been hard for you.

And so painful.

But you don't have to worry anymore.

We'll explain everything together like
we're on a team.

I'll tell her you didn't do anything
wrong.

And that the blame lies with Kazu below.

Let's go.

Why is he so quiet? What even is this?

I stayed because he said he wanted to
talk to me, but he's been clammed up for

like a whole minute now.

Why am I alone with this weirdo? This is
peak awkward overload.

Seriously, I just can't with this vibe.

So? We talking or just sitting here?

Oh my god, this is so annoying!

Whatever it is you want to say, can you
just be a man and spit it out already?

If you got a problem with me, I'll hear
you out, okay?

Is this about when I embarrassed you?
I'd be mad about it, too, if I were you.

It makes complete sense after what
happened.

So you came here to tell me I was
unprofessional, and you know what?

You're totally not wrong, all right?

Feel free to hurl all the trash talk you
want at me. I can take it.

I hope it'll make you feel a lot better,
too.

That's not it.

It made me happy to see you.

What?

Like, when your name vanished from the
site, I started to get kind of worried.

I'm not mad or anything anymore.

I mean, I'm the one who was trying to
act cool when I couldn't get a real

girlfriend in the first place.

All I came here to do was to tell you
that, nothing more.

And that's it.

I'm out. Later.

Geez, what's this deal?

Oh, is this it?

Such an old-fashioned design, isn't it?

Looks like it's straight out of a period
drama or something.

Did you try it on?

Never. No, not even once.

Yeah, people might freak out if they see
it, huh? What even matches it, you know?

When we tell her the truth, I wonder how
Granny Nagami will react.

But you have to admit, she's kind of at
fault too.

Who jumps the gun on a wedding ring when
a couple has only been dating for like a

year?

I still remember when we were dating and
he asked me to meet his grandma.

It was like, whoa, maybe we should slow
down.

Look, Nakomi's not a bad person,
honestly. But everyone in the Kinoshita

family is a bit on the weird side, you
know?

Like Kazu and his pathetic obsession
with you.

And it's kind of adorable.

The boy actually thinks he has a shot.

That must be why he keeps dragging the
whole ordeal out, even though he knows

he's breaking the terms of service.

It doesn't take an expert to know you
two are in different leagues. Come on!

You're gorgeous, you're an actress.

Could he be any more delusional?

He's not alone, of course.

I'm sure you're used to his type by now.

He sees what he wants to see, and why
wouldn't he, living the cozy life he

has? He thinks if he tries hard enough,
all his dreams will come true.

You could make it sound nice and say
that he's a dreamer.

But me, I'd say he's a fool.

Shoot, we're making Granny not only
wait.

Let's go.

Hmm?

Is something wrong?

All the stuff you said, you take it
back.

What?

I'm sorry.

I don't think I heard you right.

What was that?

I know this may not be what you want to
hear, but this whole thing, you're doing

it the wrong way.

You said his family is weird, but you're
talking to his grandmother behind his

back. You don't think that's weird?

Obviously, I know I should have dealt
with this on my own by now.

And yes, I know we shouldn't have let
the lie snowball into something bigger.

But Katya is his own person.

He should be able to decide when he
wants to lie or when he wants to come

clean.

I find it hard to believe that he's not
looking for an opportunity to do just

that. In fact, I've seen him try a few
times already.

I know he's tried time and again to tell
the truth.

You're right. That doesn't excuse the
fact that it's been dragging on forever.

Believe me, I feel truly sorry for
putting you on the spot like this. And

I'll apologize as many times as it
takes.

Still. That's said.

Because we're right here. You have a
fire to help keep you comfy.

You can't deny that our fake
relationship has made Nagami genuinely

happy. You do, don't you?

Answer me!

So this is what happens to someone who
lies every day of their life. It's so

clear to me now.

I guess we have different values when it
comes to how acceptable lying is.

Can't you see that all you're doing is
postponing the pain and ensuring she'll

be miserable later?

Think about your grandma, too. Was lying
to her really the kinder choice?

Have you considered the possibility that
your clients may have actual girlfriends

waiting for them at home? Where does
that fit in with your conscience?

Even if a lie appears to make someone
happy in the moment, the truth always

comes out. And sooner or later, it's
going to hurt somebody. You may not get

it because your entire job is built
around a facade, but lies are wrong.

Just like you.

That's enough.

Let's go.

No, he... I can't do this. It just
doesn't feel right.

Let's talk it out some more.

I'm sure I can convince you.

That really hurt.

I'm so sorry.

Truly. But I'm not going up there with
you.

All I can do is ask you not to tell the
agents your grandinogamy.

Like it or not, my fate is in your
hands.

I get how selfish this might seem to
you. The whole situation is out of

control. And I don't expect you to
understand.

But at this point, it's the only option
I have left.

Please. I'm begging you.

At least for now.

Keep our secret.

Please.

Mommy.

The Rent-A-Girlfriend anime hits episode
50 next time. I'm so glad I get to do

the preview with you again.

Mommy?

Katia! Forget about him. Let's talk
about the Hawaiian's resort.

Or better yet, Hawaii!

Oh, we should ask the bigwigs to take us
there.

I don't know if that's a good idea. Just
roll with it. Now, next time on Rent-A

-Girlfriend. Rental?

Girlfriend. You know what to do, right?

One, two, take me to Hawaii!

I knew you would come around.

Well, that makes one of us.