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Please keep what I'm about to sing

Just between us, okay?

The truth is, I want to keep my desires hidden deep in my heart

A secret, a secret

I want to take shortcuts

Never getting soaked by the rain

Never getting knocked over by the wind

Even if that's being devious, smile

Even if I'm a coward, play with me

I don't want to feel sad

Never getting soaked by tears

Never feeling at my wit's end

Just smile and think I'm insensitive

Only tell me about fun things

See, there are faces I want to see and voices I want to hear

When I wake up I trumpet my joy:

Good morning! Let's have another fine day!

"Princess Jellyfish" Good morning! Let's have another fine day!

"Princess Jellyfish"

What a fierce attack has breached our castle walls!

We've been saying for a while that we had to fix this corner, huh...

These lines look like the Metropolitan subway map.

Clara... you've got it so good...

No!

I want to forget! I want to forget! I want to forget! I want to forget!

- Could it be evil spirits again? - Memories, begone!

Whatever, where's Chieko?

On the phone, I think...

What are you saying?

I'm saying I decided to sell!

People have been trying to get us to for years, you know!

I thought this might be the perfect opportunity.

So, I'm thinking I'll use the money to study language in Korea!

But Mother...

You tell all the boarders, okay honey?

Just say, "Amamizu-kan'll be gone a year from now! Sorry, girls."

But...

"I Want to Be a Jellyfish"

Please excuse me.

Shu, are you done already?

I'm sorry; I'm just not hungry...

Is he lovesick after all? Because he's a virgin?

He's a virgin!

Are you all right? That presentation is today, isn't it?

Yes. I'm just sleep-deprived. I stayed up late last night researching.

A virgin researching on the internet?

He's a virgin!

Like... on how to kiss and stuff?

"How to Kiss" Like... on how to kiss and stuff?

"Search" Like... on how to kiss and stuff?

"Search"

"If she closes her eyes, she's giving you the OK."

A nosebleed!

That's sickening!

He's a virgin!

Why, Kuranosuke, you haven't eaten a bite either.

Huh? Oh, yeah, it was sickening... I mean, I have to get going.

To class?

Exactly. Well, then, if you'll excuse me, Father...

For heaven's sake.

Well, I have to get ready too.

Shu. Even if they ask you something, don't make your position clear.

Promoters of redevelopment projects are always painted as the villains.

Depending on the situation... you understand?

Yes.

Mom, my chest feels too tight.

I'm so mortified I don't want to remember it at all,

but somehow I always catch myself thinking about him...

Each time, it feels as if someone's wringing my heart out like a wet rag.

I've never felt pain like this before.

Don't tell me I'm starting to... fa-fa-fall...

Fall in!

Tsukimi.

"Amamizu Area Urban Renewal" "Local Explanatory Presentation"

We're marching to battle!

A power outage?

"Amamizu Area Urban Renewal" "Local Explanatory Presentation"

So this is the place...

Even Dong Zhuo won't be expecting an attack in all this rain!

The smell of rain-soaked asphalt is sort of nice, isn't it?

Stay strong, everyone. Amamizu-kan's future is at stake.

Right.

Forward... march!

For some reason I'm scared all of a sudden...

I'll wait here.

Me, too.

What?! I don't want to do this alone!

Are you here for the explanatory presentation, ladies?

A-A career woman?!

Please, come in; we're about to get started.

Hmm? Er, hello?

This is Clara!

The Sisterhood can't cope with career people in suits either.

I'm sure it stirs up their insecurities.

This way. There are plenty of seats.

Why is...

...Kuranosuke's brother here?

...Amamizu-kan's legion of ghouls here?

Where's Tsukimi?

Here! Right here!

Apparently Shu doesn't realize it's her.

To think a simple change in appearance makes him not recognize her...

He seems to be a particularly dense Homo sapien.

Clara!

I-It's kind of a different atmosphere...

Boy, do we stand out.

E-Er, is this...

All right, we're about to start, so please sit down.

Come right in! Here we go.

Tsukimi! Lead the vanguard!

What?!

M-My heart! Hello... I have to say hello to him!

Stop being so fast, heart!

Um... P-P-P-Pardon my rudeness the other day.

Is she talking about the zombie act?

Right, sure.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for braving the rain to come here.

I'd like to begin this presentation on Amamizu Area Urban Renewal.

I'm Shoko Inari, and I represent Global City Create,

the company who will be working

on Amamizu area's redevelopment project, "Active City Amamizu."

It's a pleasure to meet you all.

Tsukimi! Tsukimi!

- The main elements of the redevelopment will be Hotel Createur Tokyo, - I see a demon standing behind that vixen.

- The main elements of the redevelopment will be Hotel Createur Tokyo, - She must be a servant of the underworld!

- The main elements of the redevelopment will be Hotel Createur Tokyo, - Mayaya, quiet down!

- Our firm's luxury hotel, - The gentleman next to her is really good-looking.

- And the attached commercial facilities that will make up Createur Mall. - The gentleman next to her is really good-looking.

- And the attached commercial facilities that will make up Createur Mall. - Let's put the train track on an overpass.

You two would switch your allegiance to the enemy?!

That man is the Xun You to her Cao Cao!

- Ls he an older man, too? - Excuse me, ladies in the fifth row!

Do you have a question?

Coming in at #1 on this week's

"Things the Sisterhood Can't Deal With":

"People looking at them"!

"People looking at them" "People looking at them"!

"People looking at them"!

We shall never forgive that vixen!

She publicly...

...humiliated us! It shall be neither forgiven nor forgotten!

It was your fault for acting up.

Say, where's Chieko?

Maybe we left her behind.

I suppose she can't run in a kimono...

I'll go get her.

Oh, no, I'll go. This is a job for the lowest one on the totem pole.

Really?

Yes!

All right, let's break for ten minutes,

and then I'll take your questions.

My pouch.

That man in the fifth row is former minister Koibuchi's son.

Really? You've got a keen eye.

But the fact that he came today means he'll support us, right?

You just keep proving you've got a lot to learn.

Old Baldy's approval ratings are in the single digits.

People are starting to call for the dissolution of the Diet.

There's a good chance they'll back the opposition to score support if it comes to that.

That's why he came.

To figure out which stance is to their advantage.

Wait, does that mean you're going to do the usual?!

Obviously! Why do you think the company's given me this position?

Oh, and I'll let you handle the Q&A session.

What?!

Okay, then...

Mom, we're powerless.

We got so intimidated by that beautiful lady,

we ran away without managing to voice a single protest.

I'm sure he was disgusted, too.

Yes... today, he was...

He was like a different person than the one at the aquarium.

He didn't try to talk to me at all.

Forget talking; he didn't even look my way.

He was lost in admiration of the beautiful lady,

and I didn't even rate a glance.

My chest feels tight. My throat is burning.

I...

I...

I really...

You're too kind. When I saw the weather report this morning,

I thought, "I have to bring one!"

But I always end up doing this.

The other day I got soaked right through, and...

If... If I'm ever reincarnated...

I don't want to be a human.

But not a dog or a cat, either.

Because there are cute ones and not-cute ones.

If I'm reincarnated, I...

I want to be a jellyfish.

A jellyfish just rocking gently on the waves.

You're finally back!

Is everyone out tonight? The place is locked, and I can't get inside!

Hey, why are you so drenched?

It's commercial time!

Clara!

It's the second half!

Tequila!

Hey! What's wrong?

Come out of there, Tsukimi! Tsukimi!

Why am I so depressed, Mom?

It's crazy, but maybe what happened at the aquarium

made me feel like I was... being treated like a normal girl?

Welcome back. Did you borrow his umbrella?

Of course I did.

No man would just send me home without one in this rain.

I have to say, though, your way of hooking men is pretty classic.

"I don't have an umbrella, so please let me share yours"?

Not even the high school kids are doing that one anymore.

Can it! With a guy like that, the classics work the best.

I have to get home fast and change clothes, so start driving.

What, you're doing it now?

With a guy like that,

the best thing is to call him up right away "to return it."

We're home...

"No Boys Allowed" We're home...

"No Boys Allowed" Welcome back!

"No Boys Allowed" Or actually, whoa! There's a pile of trash talking to me!

Or actually, whoa! There's a pile of trash talking to me!

What I'd like to know is, what are you doing here?!

Hey, more importantly, isn't it hot-pot day?

Salmon sounds good to me.

Silence! We've got bigger fish to fry today!

We're all worn out from the explanatory presentation!

Presentation? Don't tell me you went looking like that?

Did they turn you away at the door?

We're free to wear whatever we choose!

It has nothing to do with the redevelopment!

Yeah, right.

Nobody wants to hear a trash heap tell them not to redevelop.

I... I can't breathe!

Well? How'd it go? Did you get to say "Please don't tear down Amamizu-kan"?

Well, we're all cold from the rain, so why don't we take a nice, hot bath?

You can see the streetcars from the window of the bathhouse on Block 2.

I'd rather go to Block 4. The clerk there has this quiet hotness...

I'll take that as a no.

So that's why Tsukimi is so down.

I'm home...

Chieko!

You're so late. I thought Tsukimi went to go get you...

Well, I certainly never saw her.

And?! What happened?!

Were you able to able to land a hit against that vixen?!

How? I followed you out...

It's all over!

In any case, my mother is the owner,

so we can't accomplish anything by protesting.

Amamizu-kan will be swept away by the raging seas of time,

and in a few years it'll be a modern hotel,

and no one will even remember this place!

You're right...

We're just boarders, after all.

You're gonna give up without a fight?

Tsukimi, get out here!

Get out here! Come on!

Tsukimi! Tsukimi!

She's dead!

That made an awful noise...

- What? - I think she broke a bone!

Er...

Tsukimi, you're gonna give up without a fight?!

Man, she's said that twice now.

This is the only place you belong, isn't it?!

This is the only place!

Is this really the time to mope?!

Doesn't her voice sound kind of low?

Yeah, really manly.

You don't have time to be depressed either!

All of you get your butts into the bath...

That bruise is really something...

...and take off those rags!

My umbrella? What, right now?

Yes, I suppose that's fine...

- All right. - I'm home!

Ugh, the wig makes my head hot! These clothes are hard to move around in!

I'll still look like a chick as long as I leave the bra stuffed!

I'm wearing makeup anyway!

What's all the racket about?

Oh, Bro, perfect timing! I'm gonna borrow Hanamori and the car!

Sorry, but I have to go out.

What?!

Then I'll tag along. Drop me at Amamizu-kan!

Amamizu-kan?

Can I ask you something?

What do you want? I'm in a hurry here!

Does Tsukimi really live at Amamizu-kan?

Huh? You're asking me that now?

It's just that she wasn't at the presentation...

Wait, "presentation"? The one in Amamizu?

Yeah, that one.

Are you with the enemy? You're one of the ones trying to tear it down?!

Well, not necessarily. But it's possible...

Hey!

Oh, Sir! You've been such a stranger lately.

You're always saying "Let's do lunch," so when are you going to take me out?

This weekend? Sure, that's no problem!

I'm a lonely single girl, so I don't even have anywhere to go on Friday nights!

Hmm? What do I want to eat?

Oh, Mr. Kubota? Thank you so much for treating me the other day!

It was so, so, so delish!

I could see why Michelin gave it two stars!

More like, I bet they'll give you three next year!

Honestly, all the restaurants you open are just...

Really? You're going to open another new one?!

Tomorrow? Nope, no can do.

And quit dragging your feet! Have you convinced your wife yet?

What? A hotel? You booked a room?

Sure, I'll meet you there if you get her to sign the forms.

So hurry up and sell that passé kimono shop!

Property values there are going to plummet next year.

Hmm? You bought me some Chanel?

Okay, I'll get it from you next time I see you, but for now, close the deal!

Stupid old lech...

Miss Inari, anyone would think you were a Ginza girlfriend-for-hire.

So, I heard you were talking about me to a girl in Section 3?

Huh? I only said you were good. You know, at the company party.

You twit! If you just say I'm "good,"

it sounds like I close my deals between the sheets or something!

It does?

That's how women's minds work.

Well, since you actually do close them between the sheets...

What was that?

U-Uh...

I like public bathhouses, but the Nunnery bath isn't half bad either!

And I get fresh clothes!

Which look just like the ones you wore before.

What just happened?

What?! What are you...

That definitely sounded like Mayaya

getting taken down with a one-armed shoulder throw...

Tsukimi, go peek inside.

M-M-Me?

But I always lose it watching horror movies and stuff!

Oh, no! What in the world is going on in there?!

She could already be dead.

Hurry, Tsukimi!

Huh?!

W-Well?

Is a crane weaving in there or something?

There's a strange woman I've never seen before.

What?

It can't be...

Nicole Richie-style.

What do you think?

"Nicole Richie"?

Who's that? A relative of Bae's?

Sean Connery's not really my type.

If we're talking about "rack railways," the Shin-Etsu...

Lionel Richie's daughter! Paris Hilton's friend!

Google her later and read the Wiki article!

Now listen up. This is how drastically clothing can change a person!

I'm not going to tell you to change your look and be untrue to yourselves,

or be Stylish or anything like that.

But at least understand that you can't fight in those clothes!

To do battle, you have to dress for battle.

You have to get the people who judge by appearances

to stand up and take notice!

It's not that hard. It's something anybody can do, whenever they want.

So...

...armor yourselves!

Mom, why do you think he goes to such trouble for us?

- Maybe he and his brother are teaming up to tease me?

- C'mere, Banba! - Maybe he and his brother are teaming up to tease me?

- No, I know that's just me being too self-conscious.

- Tsukimi! Have you got an extension cord? - No, I know that's just me being too self-conscious.

- Yes! - No, I know that's just me being too self-conscious.

But for some reason...

A moment ago my heart felt so heavy and painful,

and now it's suddenly lighter...

Ugh, this hair!

- That hurts. - Fine, then!

Afro... sealed!

Banba, you look so cute!

Somehow, I'm starting to feel...

"Aren't we having a hot-pot party today?" Somehow, I'm starting to feel...

"Aren't we having a hot-pot party today?" ...so lighthearted.

...so lighthearted.

I really want you to realize that you're gorgeous

Why haven't you realized it before this?

It's like you've lost your heart

I want you to realize it right away, right away, I want you to understand

I want you to realize it right away, I want you to realize your beauty

Because you're so very beautiful

I want to convey that to you

Your loveliness, forever and ever

I'll be so happy if you'll just realize your loveliness

I care about you, you know

Please, realize your beauty