1 00:00:03,620 --> 00:00:04,230 You fall in love... 2 00:00:04,230 --> 00:00:05,980 P-Please... You fall in love... 3 00:00:06,500 --> 00:00:08,180 Go out with me! 4 00:00:08,180 --> 00:00:09,480 You confess... 5 00:00:12,490 --> 00:00:14,080 And you're bound to one another. 6 00:00:14,940 --> 00:00:19,160 They talk about how wonderful it is. 7 00:00:20,500 --> 00:00:23,120 But nothing could be further from the truth! 8 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,840 Even in romantic relationships, there exists a clear power dynamic! 9 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,140 The exploiter and the exploited. 10 00:00:29,140 --> 00:00:31,480 The master and the servant. 11 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,510 The winner and the loser. 12 00:00:35,900 --> 00:00:38,760 If you wish to live a life of luxury, 13 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,020 you cannot allow yourself to be the loser! 14 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,640 Love is war! 15 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:52,460 The first to fall in love... loses. 16 00:02:26,650 --> 00:02:29,620 The private Shuchiin Academy! 17 00:02:29,950 --> 00:02:33,610 Initially established as an institute to educate the children of noble and military families, 18 00:02:33,610 --> 00:02:35,870 it is a most prestigious school with a long and proud heritage. 19 00:02:35,870 --> 00:02:38,260 Even today, long after the abolition of the class system, 20 00:02:38,260 --> 00:02:40,810 many of the students enrolling here have been born into wealthy families, 21 00:02:40,810 --> 00:02:41,790 Good morning! many of the students enrolling here have been born into wealthy families, 22 00:02:41,790 --> 00:02:42,260 and may one day be the ones to lead this country. Good morning! 23 00:02:42,260 --> 00:02:43,010 and may one day be the ones to lead this country. 24 00:02:43,010 --> 00:02:43,630 Good morning, ladies. and may one day be the ones to lead this country. 25 00:02:43,630 --> 00:02:44,510 Good morning, ladies. 26 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,650 For someone ordinary to lead these students is unthinkable! 27 00:02:49,650 --> 00:02:50,850 Everyone, For someone ordinary to lead these students is unthinkable! 28 00:02:50,850 --> 00:02:52,860 please take a look! 29 00:02:52,860 --> 00:02:55,610 It's the two student council heads! 30 00:02:55,610 --> 00:03:00,150 The vice-president of Shuchiin Academy's Student Council: Shinomiya Kaguya! 31 00:03:00,150 --> 00:03:01,770 Total assets: two hundred trillion yen. 32 00:03:01,770 --> 00:03:05,330 With over a thousand subsidiaries, the Shinomiya Group is one of the Big Four—Japan's greatest conglomerates, 33 00:03:05,330 --> 00:03:07,730 and being born into it as the eldest daughter, 34 00:03:07,730 --> 00:03:10,130 she's a lady in the truest sense of the word. 35 00:03:10,130 --> 00:03:12,540 And as if to remove all doubt regarding the excellence of her bloodline, 36 00:03:12,540 --> 00:03:15,100 be it in performance arts, music, martial arts, or indeed, any field, 37 00:03:15,100 --> 00:03:17,860 the number of her outstanding achievements is already substantial. 38 00:03:17,860 --> 00:03:20,280 That is how talented Shinomiya Kaguya is! 39 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,600 And the man she supports is... 40 00:03:24,890 --> 00:03:28,640 The president of Shuchiin Academy's Student Council: Shirogane Miyuki! 41 00:03:28,640 --> 00:03:30,940 An austere man of incredible intelligence, 42 00:03:30,940 --> 00:03:32,770 he is always ranked first in the academy's mock exams. 43 00:03:32,770 --> 00:03:37,280 Unlike the multi-talented Kaguya, he earned respect and awe through his absolute devotion to his studies, 44 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:41,060 and due to this exemplary manner, despite having come from a different school, 45 00:03:41,060 --> 00:03:44,410 he was selected to become the student council president. 46 00:03:44,410 --> 00:03:47,640 Every student council president wears a 24-karat gold aiguillette, 47 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,410 and with it, the weight of 200 years of Shuchiin! 48 00:03:51,260 --> 00:03:54,170 They seem like the perfect couple every time I lay eyes on them! 49 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,920 One can almost feel the dignity emanating from them! 50 00:03:58,300 --> 00:04:00,760 Perhaps the two of them are dating? 51 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:02,340 If only someone would ask them! 52 00:04:02,340 --> 00:04:03,180 I'd never! 53 00:04:03,180 --> 00:04:06,080 To even enter their vicinity would be presumptuous of me, 54 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:07,680 never mind asking! 55 00:04:21,570 --> 00:04:23,200 It would appear 56 00:04:23,810 --> 00:04:26,450 we are the subject of some rumors. 57 00:04:26,450 --> 00:04:29,080 Discussing whether we are in a relationship. 58 00:04:29,450 --> 00:04:31,570 It's simply the age the girls are at. 59 00:04:31,570 --> 00:04:32,830 I wouldn't pay them any heed. 60 00:04:34,590 --> 00:04:36,330 Is that so? 61 00:04:36,710 --> 00:04:39,430 Shinomiya and myself dating? 62 00:04:39,430 --> 00:04:42,490 To engage in such trivial romantic gossip... 63 00:04:42,490 --> 00:04:44,840 How foolish our girls are. 64 00:04:44,840 --> 00:04:46,720 That said... 65 00:04:48,230 --> 00:04:52,730 If Shinomiya crawled over and begged me to date her, I'd consider it! 66 00:04:54,100 --> 00:04:57,650 Well... I've no doubt she's interested in me, 67 00:04:57,650 --> 00:04:59,470 so it's simply a matter of time. 68 00:05:00,750 --> 00:05:03,470 Soon, that ladylike act of hers will be shattered, 69 00:05:03,470 --> 00:05:03,710 President, there's a matter I'd like to discuss... Soon, that ladylike act of hers will be shattered, 70 00:05:03,710 --> 00:05:06,950 and she'll be entreating me all bashfully. President, there's a matter I'd like to discuss... 71 00:05:08,110 --> 00:05:11,170 How vulgar these ignoramuses' words are. 72 00:05:11,170 --> 00:05:13,580 Who do they think I am? 73 00:05:13,950 --> 00:05:17,010 I am of the Shinomiya line, the very heart of this nation! 74 00:05:17,010 --> 00:05:21,590 How could the thought of me dating a plebeian even occur to them? 75 00:05:22,710 --> 00:05:23,840 Well, 76 00:05:23,840 --> 00:05:27,970 I suppose the president does possess an ever-so-miniscule chance. 77 00:05:27,970 --> 00:05:32,660 Provided he kneels down, offers his hometown and submits his very body and soul to me, 78 00:05:32,660 --> 00:05:36,730 I may consider molding him into a man worthy of me. 79 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,780 After all, what man could possibly resist me? 80 00:05:41,780 --> 00:05:44,240 It's simply a matter of time. 81 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,180 And as the two of them thought that... 82 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,520 half a year passed! 83 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:58,160 During which... 84 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,420 nothing really happened. 85 00:06:04,670 --> 00:06:11,050 Actually, today in the garden's fountain, there was a snail in apple and cherry relief... 86 00:06:11,050 --> 00:06:15,540 My little sister once said it was too hot and dove into a fountain. She caught a cold. 87 00:06:15,540 --> 00:06:18,310 Nothing good ever comes from acting upon your emotions. 88 00:06:18,310 --> 00:06:21,280 And while nothing was happening, their thoughts shifted from 89 00:06:21,280 --> 00:06:27,400 "I wouldn't mind dating them" to "how do I force them to confess." 90 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:31,480 And as those two exceptional teenage prodigies played their high-level game of mental chess, 91 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,300 there was an utterly oblivious bystander! 92 00:06:33,300 --> 00:06:36,160 Oh, actually... 93 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:37,660 Listen to this! 94 00:06:37,660 --> 00:06:41,670 I won a pair of movie tickets, you see. 95 00:06:41,670 --> 00:06:45,670 But my family forbids me to watch such things... 96 00:06:46,370 --> 00:06:49,180 Would the two of you be interested? 97 00:06:50,010 --> 00:06:50,930 Oh? 98 00:06:50,930 --> 00:06:54,680 It's quite a rare occurrence, but it does appear I'm free this weekend. 99 00:06:55,070 --> 00:06:56,510 In which case, Shinomiya, we could— 100 00:06:56,510 --> 00:07:02,350 And y'know, if you go see this movie together, it'll bind you to one another! 101 00:07:02,350 --> 00:07:03,690 How wonderful! 102 00:07:04,470 --> 00:07:05,690 Perhaps I misheard, President, 103 00:07:05,690 --> 00:07:08,940 but might that have been an invitation? 104 00:07:09,950 --> 00:07:15,810 You wish to go, together, to see a movie which, allegedly, binds people together? 105 00:07:15,810 --> 00:07:17,610 My, my. Dear me. 106 00:07:17,610 --> 00:07:19,530 I'd almost call that... 107 00:07:19,530 --> 00:07:21,810 ...a bona fide confession! 108 00:07:21,810 --> 00:07:23,710 A sudden predicament for Shirogane! 109 00:07:23,710 --> 00:07:27,840 When it comes to relationships, "The first one to fall in love loses" is the absolute number one rule! 110 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:29,430 To this prideful pair, 111 00:07:29,430 --> 00:07:32,590 confessing first was completely out of the question! 112 00:07:33,340 --> 00:07:34,470 What do I do?! 113 00:07:34,470 --> 00:07:37,100 Such an obvious move, but I have to cover it somehow! 114 00:07:37,970 --> 00:07:40,450 P-Perhaps we could go and sell them to a scalper together? 115 00:07:40,450 --> 00:07:41,450 Oh, my. 116 00:07:41,450 --> 00:07:44,860 So even our dignified student council president gets flustered sometimes. 117 00:07:53,700 --> 00:07:55,990 Isn't that just adorable? 118 00:07:58,120 --> 00:07:59,480 Never! 119 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,120 However, escape is not an option either! 120 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,260 You'll be the one doing the fleeing, Shinomiya! 121 00:08:04,260 --> 00:08:06,750 You're absolutely right. I did invite you. 122 00:08:06,750 --> 00:08:09,620 I pay no heed to such silly myths, you see, 123 00:08:09,620 --> 00:08:11,760 but I can clearly see the same can't be said of you. 124 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:15,680 Would you like to go and see this movie with me? 125 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,760 For Shinomiya, an instant is all she needs. 126 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,080 You're clearly stating that you're inviting me, 127 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:23,770 and yet the onus of choice as to whether we're going has been placed on my shoulders. 128 00:08:23,770 --> 00:08:25,660 Well played. 129 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:30,260 I certainly have the option of thoroughly rejecting the invitation, 130 00:08:30,260 --> 00:08:34,030 but then all my efforts will have been for naught. 131 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:36,530 I went through all the trouble to fabricate a prize, 132 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,290 and delivered it to Fujiwara's mailbox. 133 00:08:39,290 --> 00:08:40,540 Yay! 134 00:08:40,540 --> 00:08:44,700 I even made sure to target a day when the president is free. 135 00:08:44,700 --> 00:08:46,540 All for naught! 136 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,550 Additionally, were I to refuse now, 137 00:08:49,550 --> 00:08:52,800 I may never again have the chance of being invited by him! 138 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:57,050 As a maiden, I can't let that happen! I won't let that happen! 139 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,360 Well... 140 00:09:00,560 --> 00:09:05,560 Unfortunately I cannot help but believe in such things. 141 00:09:06,250 --> 00:09:11,440 So were I to accept, at the very least I'd love to be invited in a more romantic manner. 142 00:09:11,900 --> 00:09:14,780 Skill: feigning innocence! 143 00:09:14,780 --> 00:09:18,050 An ancient negotiation skill, passed down the Shinomiya family for generations. 144 00:09:18,050 --> 00:09:23,590 This calculated, masterful expression and tone of voice would melt even the gods' hearts. 145 00:09:23,590 --> 00:09:26,730 Indeed, it was wreaking havoc with Shirogane's mind as well! 146 00:09:26,730 --> 00:09:29,670 Well, perhaps it is the responsibility of the man to confess? 147 00:09:29,670 --> 00:09:31,370 Such a thought crossed his mind! 148 00:09:31,370 --> 00:09:33,850 Shinomiya would surely seize this golden opportunity! 149 00:09:33,850 --> 00:09:35,550 Sensing an opening, she strikes! 150 00:09:35,550 --> 00:09:39,010 Even I'd like to experience love. 151 00:09:39,010 --> 00:09:40,510 I am at that age, after all. 152 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,890 The mind games have shaped into an elaborate chess match! 153 00:09:45,890 --> 00:09:47,650 Though Shinomiya has him cornered, 154 00:09:47,650 --> 00:09:49,950 Shirogane is looking for a way to make a comeback! 155 00:09:49,950 --> 00:09:52,470 Their minds, able to think several moves ahead, 156 00:09:52,470 --> 00:09:55,670 were performing calculations at a speed far beyond any ordinary person's, locked in an elaborate duel! 157 00:09:55,670 --> 00:09:57,310 Kaguya was bolstering her defenses. 158 00:09:57,310 --> 00:09:59,160 Shirogane had no intention of yielding. 159 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,660 Both were developing strategies that would grant them the checkmate! 160 00:10:02,660 --> 00:10:05,170 And whoever completed theirs first would be victorious— 161 00:10:05,170 --> 00:10:06,410 Ah! 162 00:10:06,410 --> 00:10:09,220 If you don't feel like going to a romantic movie, 163 00:10:09,740 --> 00:10:12,720 I also have tickets to Faulkner of Wingsville. 164 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:14,680 Faulkner... 165 00:10:14,680 --> 00:10:16,080 of Wingsville?! Faulkner... 166 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:17,970 Chaos theory. 167 00:10:18,180 --> 00:10:19,180 A single comment, dropped so casually by Secretary Fujiwara, 168 00:10:19,180 --> 00:10:20,580 Birdy, birdy, birdy! A single comment, dropped so casually by Secretary Fujiwara, 169 00:10:20,580 --> 00:10:22,940 has caused a speck of chaos to infiltrate their nearly completed strategies. Birdy, birdy, birdy! 170 00:10:22,940 --> 00:10:24,940 has caused a speck of chaos to infiltrate their nearly completed strategies. 171 00:10:24,940 --> 00:10:28,680 A mere speck it may be, but chaos is like the Big Bang! 172 00:10:28,680 --> 00:10:31,190 Every microscopic possibility expands exponentially! 173 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,820 To process the countless numbers of newly arisen possibilities, 174 00:10:35,820 --> 00:10:36,080 Um, is everything all right? To process the countless numbers of newly arisen possibilities, 175 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,320 calculations far exceeding their limits were suddenly thrust upon them! Um, is everything all right? 176 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:39,700 calculations far exceeding their limits were suddenly thrust upon them! 177 00:10:39,700 --> 00:10:43,280 As a result, their bodies required more sugar! 178 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:48,100 And the only source of sugar in the student council room was in this steamed bun! 179 00:10:48,100 --> 00:10:51,000 Therefore! The first one to lay their hands on that bun... 180 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:52,420 wins! 181 00:10:53,340 --> 00:10:56,090 Oh, afternoon classes are about to start. 182 00:10:58,900 --> 00:11:00,560 See you two after school! 183 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:10,230 This is the geniuses' high-level war of hearts and minds, where their pride and ingenuity are at stake. 184 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:18,940 Allow me to repeat! 185 00:11:18,940 --> 00:11:25,120 This is the geniuses' high-level war of hearts and minds, where their pride and ingenuity are at stake! 186 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:32,500 Oh? 187 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:34,500 My, my. 188 00:11:34,500 --> 00:11:37,500 My, my... Oh? 189 00:11:37,500 --> 00:11:39,200 A love letter? 190 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:40,260 That's right. 191 00:11:40,260 --> 00:11:44,040 It's rather romantic, asking me if I'd like to go out for a meal. 192 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:44,760 What? 193 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,510 Does that mean you're being asked out on a date?! 194 00:11:47,510 --> 00:11:49,660 A love letter addressed to Shinomiya? 195 00:11:49,660 --> 00:11:51,520 There truly are some utter simpletons in this world. 196 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:55,840 This is Shinomiya we're referring to. She spends the majority of her time with me. 197 00:11:55,840 --> 00:12:00,110 Did it not occur to his halfwit brain that, compared to me, most men appear to be little more than talking weeds? 198 00:12:00,110 --> 00:12:01,530 Hello! Did it not occur to his halfwit brain that, compared to me, most men appear to be little more than talking weeds? 199 00:12:01,530 --> 00:12:03,500 I doubt Shinomiya will even consider it. 200 00:12:03,500 --> 00:12:05,280 Are you planning to go on this date?! 201 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:06,580 But of course. 202 00:12:07,790 --> 00:12:09,600 Have you lost your mind, Shinomiya?! 203 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:12,540 Don't you dare go and accept an invitation from someone who you don't even know! 204 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:17,240 This gentleman mustered up all his courage to write and send me such a romantic letter. 205 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,520 I've no doubt he'll even steal my heart. 206 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:20,550 Preposterous! 207 00:12:20,550 --> 00:12:22,460 Over my stone-cold corpse! 208 00:12:22,460 --> 00:12:24,550 I must stop her somehow! 209 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:27,850 Don't you dare go on a date with someone other than me! 210 00:12:28,860 --> 00:12:29,600 Oh? 211 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:31,100 My, my. 212 00:12:31,100 --> 00:12:35,100 Is the thought of another man stealing me away from you really that unpleasant? 213 00:12:39,140 --> 00:12:41,110 Isn't that just adorable? 214 00:12:42,110 --> 00:12:43,940 That'd be a confession in all but name! 215 00:12:43,940 --> 00:12:46,560 It'd prove without a doubt that I have feelings for her! 216 00:12:46,560 --> 00:12:47,570 That is... 217 00:12:47,570 --> 00:12:48,480 That is something I must avoid at all costs. 218 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:49,980 Are you really planning to go? That is something I must avoid at all costs. 219 00:12:49,980 --> 00:12:51,360 Are you really planning to go? 220 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:52,120 Yes. 221 00:12:52,500 --> 00:12:53,580 I'm quite looking forward to it. 222 00:12:53,580 --> 00:12:54,460 At first glance, I'm quite looking forward to it. 223 00:12:54,460 --> 00:12:55,140 At first glance, 224 00:12:55,140 --> 00:12:58,340 Kaguya's actions may not appear to make sense, as though she were blindly chasing romance... 225 00:12:58,340 --> 00:13:00,220 Of course I have no intention of going. 226 00:13:00,220 --> 00:13:02,520 Is this girl's brain overgrown with flowers? 227 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:03,960 But obviously, it was all a bluff! 228 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:07,680 If you wish to ask me out on a date, offer me a country or two first, 229 00:13:07,680 --> 00:13:10,040 and then I might consider it! 230 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:13,400 Who would ever willingly offer themselves for free like this? 231 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,900 For Shinomiya, going on a date with a talking weed would be unthinkable. 232 00:13:16,900 --> 00:13:21,400 It was merely a strategy to force Shirogane to stop her. 233 00:13:23,300 --> 00:13:25,240 A war of hearts and minds! 234 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:29,420 To this prideful pair, confessing first was completely out of the question! 235 00:13:29,420 --> 00:13:34,250 Hence, they had no choice but to use every ounce of skill and cunning to force the other to confess! 236 00:13:34,250 --> 00:13:36,720 Is there no way to stop her in a seemingly natural way? 237 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:37,760 Think! 238 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:39,000 He's using his brain! 239 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:40,020 It's no use. 240 00:13:40,020 --> 00:13:45,220 I absolutely will not cancel this date until the president lowers his head and asks me upfront! 241 00:13:45,220 --> 00:13:46,510 An ingenious tactic! 242 00:13:46,510 --> 00:13:48,320 This is precisely what a war of hearts and minds entails! 243 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,760 Between them, a duel unfolds! 244 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:54,770 Shinomiya... 245 00:13:54,770 --> 00:13:59,060 As student council president, I simply cannot endorse illicit romantic relationships! 246 00:13:59,060 --> 00:14:00,270 An attack through a back door! 247 00:14:00,270 --> 00:14:03,260 By speaking as the student council president rather than as an individual, 248 00:14:03,260 --> 00:14:06,030 he can avoid damage—a brilliant maneuver! 249 00:14:06,030 --> 00:14:07,800 How overdramatic. 250 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:09,530 We're simply going out for a meal, nothing more. 251 00:14:09,530 --> 00:14:11,700 The teachers will be the judge of that. 252 00:14:11,700 --> 00:14:14,540 You could potentially even be suspended from school. 253 00:14:14,540 --> 00:14:16,940 However, if you really are that eager to go... 254 00:14:16,940 --> 00:14:18,040 Well, then... 255 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:21,790 I suppose I could humbly request the teachers make an exception, just for you! 256 00:14:21,790 --> 00:14:23,060 What?! 257 00:14:23,060 --> 00:14:24,550 Telling the teachers! 258 00:14:24,550 --> 00:14:27,260 That's naughty! That's naughty! While its power is tremendous, 259 00:14:27,260 --> 00:14:27,860 invoking it carries great risk, as you may be forever labeled a coward! That's naughty! That's naughty! 260 00:14:27,860 --> 00:14:31,220 We'll tell the teachers! invoking it carries great risk, as you may be forever labeled a coward! 261 00:14:31,220 --> 00:14:36,230 For Shirogane, however, stopping Shinomiya came well before maintaining his own dignity. 262 00:14:36,230 --> 00:14:38,260 Such was his resolve that it had an effect even on Kaguya. 263 00:14:38,260 --> 00:14:41,230 I can't believe the president used that forbidden technique. 264 00:14:41,230 --> 00:14:43,160 However, I will see this through until the very end! 265 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:44,230 I care not. 266 00:14:44,230 --> 00:14:49,240 If this is indeed true love, I shall accept— even at the cost of expulsion. 267 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:51,740 E-Expulsion? 268 00:14:52,220 --> 00:14:56,370 For true love, I am prepared to offer my body and soul. 269 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:59,370 H-Her... body and soul?! 270 00:14:59,370 --> 00:15:01,380 Shirogane takes massive damage! 271 00:15:01,380 --> 00:15:02,980 That's outrageous! 272 00:15:02,980 --> 00:15:04,520 It is not! 273 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:07,280 This gentleman is trying to convey his passionate feelings of love! 274 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,680 To respond with anything less than that would be to do him a dishonor! 275 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:12,140 D-Don't be ridiculous! 276 00:15:12,140 --> 00:15:14,010 In that case, if I confessed to you— 277 00:15:17,860 --> 00:15:20,020 H-Hypothetically, of course... 278 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:21,690 Hypothetically... 279 00:15:22,140 --> 00:15:24,690 Would you forget about him? 280 00:15:28,460 --> 00:15:32,950 Th-That is certainly a possibility... 281 00:15:37,450 --> 00:15:41,200 My, is that all "true love" means to you? 282 00:15:43,340 --> 00:15:46,340 If all it takes for you to forget about him is another man to flirt with you a little, 283 00:15:46,340 --> 00:15:48,300 I'd hardly call that "true love"! 284 00:15:48,300 --> 00:15:50,840 I only said that it was a possibility! 285 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:52,260 I see, I see. 286 00:15:52,260 --> 00:15:53,800 Talk about an exaggeration. 287 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:57,470 If you're worried about me, you should stop me without worrying about how others will view you, no?! 288 00:15:57,470 --> 00:15:58,600 Say what you will. 289 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:00,300 I'm going, for real. 290 00:16:01,140 --> 00:16:04,730 I'm really going unless he passionately confesses to me with tears in his eyes! 291 00:16:05,780 --> 00:16:07,840 President?! 292 00:16:11,650 --> 00:16:15,760 I don't want you stolen by anyone! 293 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:16,120 Please don't get expelled! 294 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:17,410 Fujiwa... Please don't get expelled! 295 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:19,820 Never! Never! 296 00:16:19,820 --> 00:16:21,260 Don't go anywhere! 297 00:16:21,260 --> 00:16:21,790 Hey! Don't go anywhere! 298 00:16:21,790 --> 00:16:22,500 Don't go anywhere! 299 00:16:22,500 --> 00:16:23,790 I love you! 300 00:16:23,790 --> 00:16:27,580 Fine, I won't go anywhere! Just let go of me! 301 00:16:28,660 --> 00:16:30,900 Today's battle outcome: 302 00:16:30,900 --> 00:16:33,050 Kaguya loses. 303 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:41,000 Nope! 304 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,100 Why not? That's no fair! 305 00:16:43,100 --> 00:16:45,000 Just one little bite! 306 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:46,060 What? 307 00:16:46,060 --> 00:16:47,520 Fine, but... 308 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:48,820 You're so hopeless. 309 00:16:48,820 --> 00:16:51,200 Say "ah"! 310 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:52,320 Ah! 311 00:16:56,410 --> 00:16:58,330 How vulgar! 312 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:00,460 Is it really that upsetting? 313 00:17:00,460 --> 00:17:04,240 Are they not aware of the fact that they're privileged students of this prestigious academy? 314 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:07,340 Such behavior in the public eye... 315 00:17:07,340 --> 00:17:08,340 Shameful! 316 00:17:08,340 --> 00:17:10,340 Utterly vulgar! 317 00:17:12,220 --> 00:17:14,170 I think you're being a bit too harsh about it. 318 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,510 President, did you bring your own lunch today? 319 00:17:17,510 --> 00:17:22,100 Yes. My grandfather sent me a lot of vegetables from the countryside. 320 00:17:22,460 --> 00:17:23,040 I'm rather confident in my own culinary skills. 321 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,040 Miyuki, eat nice and well, y'hear? I'm rather confident in my own culinary skills. 322 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:26,060 Miyuki, eat nice and well, y'hear? 323 00:17:28,580 --> 00:17:33,940 Kaguya had never laid eyes on a lunch like his before. 324 00:17:33,940 --> 00:17:39,200 Her meals are prepared by special chefs and delivered to her fresh during the lunch break. 325 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:44,300 A perfect harmony of nutritional balance and seasonal ingredients as a base. 326 00:17:44,300 --> 00:17:47,710 Those are the meals Kaguya is familiar with. 327 00:17:47,710 --> 00:17:53,800 Vegetables. Wieners. Rolled omelettes, patties, pickled plums, and... 328 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:55,220 A seasoning packet! 329 00:17:55,220 --> 00:17:57,440 It was as if everything he wanted to eat had been placed in there. 330 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:00,460 It was made with such freedom, as though it were a child's treasure box. 331 00:18:00,460 --> 00:18:03,180 And it was that fact that pierced through her heart! 332 00:18:03,180 --> 00:18:04,800 Octopus-shaped wieners?! 333 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:07,160 So such a thing does exist! 334 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:08,800 I want to try it! 335 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:10,230 However... 336 00:18:10,230 --> 00:18:11,620 Kaguya's pride would allow no such thing! 337 00:18:11,620 --> 00:18:13,230 Lunchtime! Kaguya's pride would allow no such thing! 338 00:18:13,230 --> 00:18:15,400 Oh, you brought your own lunch today? 339 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:16,660 Looks good! 340 00:18:16,660 --> 00:18:17,520 Of course. 341 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:19,110 I prepared it all myself. 342 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:22,560 I'm so jealous... Share a bite with me! 343 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,490 Huh? Sure, I don't mind. 344 00:18:25,660 --> 00:18:27,250 Really?! 345 00:18:27,250 --> 00:18:29,100 Here, you can have this patty. 346 00:18:29,100 --> 00:18:29,640 Yay! 347 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:31,250 Wha—Fujiwara?! Yay! 348 00:18:36,120 --> 00:18:38,760 It's so yummy.... 349 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:44,940 Patties are good when they're nice and hot and the juices are spilling out, 350 00:18:44,940 --> 00:18:49,360 but at room temperature, all the flavor gets locked in it so tightly! 351 00:18:49,360 --> 00:18:52,080 Thanks to that, it's still really good. 352 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:53,520 In that case, I'll give you this as well! 353 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:54,440 Yay! 354 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:57,900 Fujiwara. 355 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,410 I once thought of you as a friend, 356 00:19:02,140 --> 00:19:05,960 but now, even were you at death's door, I would look the other way. 357 00:19:07,410 --> 00:19:10,540 Why is Shinomiya glaring at me with such disdain?! 358 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:13,290 Is... 359 00:19:13,290 --> 00:19:16,390 Is my lunch that pathetic?! 360 00:19:16,390 --> 00:19:17,510 I can feel her condescension! 361 00:19:17,510 --> 00:19:19,260 I'll show her what I can do! 362 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,320 Oh! It's hot miso soup! 363 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:26,340 Rice in a lunchbox usually becomes cold and dry, 364 00:19:26,340 --> 00:19:28,770 but combine it with a little miso soup, and... 365 00:19:28,770 --> 00:19:32,270 Voilà! A masterpiece in but an instant! 366 00:19:32,820 --> 00:19:33,940 Give it a try. 367 00:19:33,940 --> 00:19:34,770 Yessir! 368 00:19:35,420 --> 00:19:36,380 Hey! 369 00:19:36,380 --> 00:19:38,620 Why are you eating from the same part he did?! 370 00:19:38,620 --> 00:19:39,780 That's basically an indirect ki— 371 00:19:40,660 --> 00:19:42,780 The cup too?! 372 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:47,580 Ah! The rice! 373 00:19:47,580 --> 00:19:50,790 The rice is dissolving in my mouth! 374 00:19:50,790 --> 00:19:51,980 Exactly. 375 00:19:51,980 --> 00:19:55,320 Just as tea is poured over cold rice as was done since ancient times, 376 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:58,800 a warm soup perfectly complements a cold lunch! 377 00:19:58,800 --> 00:19:59,760 It's delicious! 378 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:01,500 You're a genius, Prez! 379 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:03,550 Oh, stop it... 380 00:20:03,550 --> 00:20:05,550 How's that, Shinomiya?! 381 00:20:05,550 --> 00:20:07,800 But it's not like it just suddenly occurred to you! I'm sure you've never been graced by the wonders of cold rice! 382 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:08,720 It's definitely an idea based on your knowledge and experience! I'm sure you've never been graced by the wonders of cold rice! 383 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:09,820 It's definitely an idea based on your knowledge and experience! 384 00:20:09,820 --> 00:20:11,480 Kaguya! It's definitely an idea based on your knowledge and experience! 385 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:12,020 You're like Newton, or even better! Kaguya! 386 00:20:12,020 --> 00:20:13,540 Kaguya! You're like Newton, or even better! 387 00:20:13,540 --> 00:20:14,360 Kaguya! You're like Newton, or even better! 388 00:20:14,360 --> 00:20:15,600 Kaguya, let's go home together! 389 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:16,700 Kaguya! Kaguya, let's go home together! 390 00:20:16,700 --> 00:20:17,500 I'm so glad I can stay over! Kaguya! 391 00:20:17,500 --> 00:20:18,360 Kaguya! Kaguya! I'm so glad I can stay over! 392 00:20:18,360 --> 00:20:19,160 Kaguya! Kaguya! I'm so glad I can stay over! 393 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:19,680 Kaguya! Kaguya! I'm so glad I can stay over! 394 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:19,840 It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! 395 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:20,460 Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! 396 00:20:20,460 --> 00:20:20,660 Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! 397 00:20:20,660 --> 00:20:20,860 Kaguya! Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! 398 00:20:20,860 --> 00:20:20,910 Kaguya! Kaguya! Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! 399 00:20:20,910 --> 00:20:21,070 Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! 400 00:20:21,070 --> 00:20:21,110 Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! 401 00:20:21,110 --> 00:20:21,280 Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! 402 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:21,320 Kaguya! Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! 403 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:21,490 Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! 404 00:20:21,490 --> 00:20:21,530 Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! 405 00:20:21,530 --> 00:20:21,700 Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! 406 00:20:21,700 --> 00:20:21,740 Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! 407 00:20:21,740 --> 00:20:21,910 Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! 408 00:20:21,910 --> 00:20:21,950 Kaguya! Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! 409 00:20:21,950 --> 00:20:22,120 Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! 410 00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:22,160 Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! 411 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:22,320 Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! 412 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:22,370 Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! 413 00:20:22,370 --> 00:20:22,530 Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! 414 00:20:22,530 --> 00:20:22,570 Kaguya! Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! 415 00:20:22,570 --> 00:20:22,620 Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! 416 00:20:22,620 --> 00:20:22,740 Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! 417 00:20:22,740 --> 00:20:22,780 Kaguya! Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! 418 00:20:22,780 --> 00:20:22,820 Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! Kaguya! 419 00:20:22,820 --> 00:20:22,990 Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! Kaguya! Kaguya! 420 00:20:22,990 --> 00:20:23,070 Kaguya! Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! 421 00:20:23,070 --> 00:20:23,200 Kaguya! Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! 422 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:23,240 Kaguya! It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying! Kaguya! 423 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:23,280 Kaguya! Kaguya! 424 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:23,370 Kaguya! 425 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:27,940 Farewell, Fujiwara. 426 00:20:27,940 --> 00:20:29,580 We're through. 427 00:20:29,980 --> 00:20:33,080 Wh-What? The disdain in her glare has only intensified! 428 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:34,900 How is that possible? 429 00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:36,400 I see how it is. 430 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:40,210 If that's the game you wish to play, I have an idea of my own. 431 00:20:40,700 --> 00:20:43,350 Please do look forward to tomorrow. 432 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:48,180 Wow... 433 00:20:48,180 --> 00:20:50,600 Your lunch today certainly is extravagant. 434 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:55,100 Dear me, my chefs must have gotten a little carried away. 435 00:20:56,260 --> 00:20:57,960 It does certainly look delicious. 436 00:20:57,960 --> 00:20:59,300 Of course! 437 00:20:59,300 --> 00:21:02,990 You'll come crawling to me, I take it? Begging to grant you a bite! 438 00:21:03,380 --> 00:21:05,990 And then, since I am such a generous soul... 439 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:09,000 Please! 440 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:12,320 If I must. Let us exchange lunches, then. 441 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,000 I will agree like that! 442 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,500 Now, come! 443 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:19,680 Shall we eat as well? 444 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:20,960 Yeah. 445 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:25,720 Oh! You have octopus-shaped wieners again! 446 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:27,640 I can't go without them. 447 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:28,840 That's great. 448 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,740 They're cute and delicious—the perfect combo! 449 00:21:31,740 --> 00:21:33,860 I wouldn't go so far as to call them "perfect." 450 00:21:33,860 --> 00:21:37,780 Really? To me they are! 451 00:21:39,220 --> 00:21:40,720 Okay, oka— 452 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:42,030 President. 453 00:21:42,030 --> 00:21:45,060 If I recall, oysters are your favorite, no? 454 00:21:46,100 --> 00:21:48,860 It's the same as yesterday! What is this menacing aura?! 455 00:21:48,860 --> 00:21:52,290 Why are you offering such high-class food to me?! 456 00:21:52,290 --> 00:21:54,880 Without a doubt, she's plotting something! 457 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:55,600 Or else... 458 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:56,790 Oh, my. 459 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:00,040 Isn't your lunch just adorable? 460 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,740 I'll bestow this upon you, given your pitiful state. 461 00:22:03,740 --> 00:22:05,550 Am I being pitied?! 462 00:22:05,550 --> 00:22:08,220 S-Such humiliation! 463 00:22:08,220 --> 00:22:09,500 I'll never accept. 464 00:22:09,500 --> 00:22:11,180 No matter what, I will not accept! 465 00:22:11,500 --> 00:22:14,640 I have nothing to give you in exchange for such high-class food! 466 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:16,300 I'd gladly take those octopus-shaped wieners! 467 00:22:16,300 --> 00:22:17,300 Kaguya?! I'd gladly take those octopus-shaped wieners! 468 00:22:17,300 --> 00:22:18,230 Are you hurt?! 469 00:22:18,230 --> 00:22:19,940 Is your head okay?! 470 00:22:19,940 --> 00:22:22,610 That just sounds like you're insulting me! 471 00:22:23,420 --> 00:22:24,730 Actually... 472 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:26,540 What is that? 473 00:22:26,540 --> 00:22:28,300 Oh, this? 474 00:22:28,300 --> 00:22:31,280 Prez made lunch for me as well. 475 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:33,800 Making two lunches is no more effort than making just one. 476 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:37,080 Yummy! 477 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:39,580 Really? That's wonderful. 478 00:22:39,580 --> 00:22:42,240 It's important to have a colorful lunch! 479 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:42,590 I'm inclined to agree. 480 00:22:42,590 --> 00:22:44,000 You're livestock which has taken human form. I'm inclined to agree. 481 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:44,540 This is really good as well! I love it! You're livestock which has taken human form. 482 00:22:44,540 --> 00:22:47,420 You have not a shred of pride. You're a parasite whose only skill is taking advantage of others. This is really good as well! I love it! 483 00:22:47,420 --> 00:22:47,760 And this salad is made from Shirogane-grown vegetables. You have not a shred of pride. You're a parasite whose only skill is taking advantage of others. 484 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:50,120 All the nutrition goes straight to your chest instead of your brain! And this salad is made from Shirogane-grown vegetables. 485 00:22:50,120 --> 00:22:50,340 You are a filthy, disgusting creature! And this salad is made from Shirogane-grown vegetables. 486 00:22:50,340 --> 00:22:51,850 I'm gonna give it a try! You are a filthy, disgusting creature! 487 00:22:51,850 --> 00:22:52,220 I will never, ever forgive you. I'm gonna give it a try! 488 00:22:52,220 --> 00:22:53,300 Go ahead! It's really healthy! I will never, ever forgive you. 489 00:22:53,300 --> 00:22:54,120 That's great! I will never, ever forgive you. 490 00:22:54,120 --> 00:22:55,080 I will never, ever forgive you. 491 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:57,350 Shinomiya has the eyes of an assassin! 492 00:22:57,350 --> 00:23:00,520 Oh! I just remembered I have to meet with the clubs today! 493 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:01,690 I have to finish eating quickly! 494 00:23:01,690 --> 00:23:03,110 No! 495 00:23:03,110 --> 00:23:05,730 My octopus-shaped wieners! 496 00:23:05,730 --> 00:23:07,110 I'll be taking my leave, then! 497 00:23:11,740 --> 00:23:15,240 What am I even doing... 498 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:16,780 I feel like a fool. 499 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:21,000 Kaguya. 500 00:23:21,460 --> 00:23:23,500 Say "ah." 501 00:23:28,940 --> 00:23:30,510 Isn't it yummy? 502 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:32,340 Let's eat together. 503 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:40,480 Fujiwara... 504 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:45,220 I must apologize. I clearly misunderstood you. 505 00:23:45,220 --> 00:23:46,880 You are a human being after all. 506 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,400 What did you think I was?! 507 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:50,520 Be proud of that. 508 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:50,920 Today's battle outcome: Be proud of that. 509 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:52,540 I never doubted that I'm human! Today's battle outcome: 510 00:23:52,540 --> 00:23:54,360 I never doubted that I'm human! 511 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:57,140 Kaguya wins. 512 00:24:02,620 --> 00:24:04,170 Good grief. 513 00:24:04,540 --> 00:24:07,170 The president can be so difficult sometimes. 514 00:24:07,170 --> 00:24:11,580 Here I am, offering him countless opportunities, and yet he still refuses to confess. 515 00:24:12,360 --> 00:24:13,680 Mistress Kaguya. 516 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:18,020 Hypothetically, if you genuinely fell in love, 517 00:24:18,020 --> 00:24:20,760 would you be waiting for a confession as you are now? 518 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:22,440 Or would you confess yourself? 519 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:24,580 A war of hearts and minds. 520 00:24:24,580 --> 00:24:28,440 A battle of spirits, with dignity at stake. 521 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:30,300 If such a situation ever came to be, 522 00:24:30,300 --> 00:24:32,500 considering the risk of him getting stolen from me, 523 00:24:32,500 --> 00:24:34,450 there is only one logical conclusion. 524 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,200 I'd obviously be the one to con— 525 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:39,020 Obviously, I'd confe— 526 00:24:39,020 --> 00:24:40,700 Surely... 527 00:24:40,700 --> 00:24:42,620 I'd confess... 528 00:24:42,620 --> 00:24:43,710 I would... 529 00:24:43,710 --> 00:24:48,340 Surely this battle isn't happening because of petty reasons 530 00:24:48,340 --> 00:24:53,120 like being too embarrassed to confess or fearing a rejection? 531 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:58,900 Why does it even matter?!