Rent-a-Girlfriend (彼女、お借りします)

Granny?

"Kinoshita Nagomi" Granny?

"Kinoshita Nagomi" Oh, Kazuya?

"Kinoshita Nagomi" Your birthday party is tomorrow,

but I'm not sure if I should go with sushi or pizza.

Which do you prefer?

There it is, my "birthday party."

It happens every year on June 1st.

Eating together as a family on my birthday is one of our "blood rules."

"Congratulations on turning 14!" Eating together as a family on my birthday is one of our "blood rules."

"Congratulations on turning 14! | During puberty" Happy birthday, Kazuya!

Sushi, I guess.

Oh, I should have known.

"Nagomi: Word." Oh, I should have known.

"Kazuya: Where did you learn that?" "Nagomi: Word." Wait, that's it?

"Kazuya: Where did you learn that?" "Nagomi: Word." Oh, one more thing!

When is Chizuru-san's birthday?

Eh?!

We only just met last year, so I couldn't do anything for her,

but I'm thinking we should do something lavish, since she's turning 20 this year.

Oh, well, actually her birthday was a little while ago...

Huh?!

Inconceivable!

"Ear drum shattered." Inconceivable!

"Rattling and flopping" "Ear drum shattered." Inconceivable!

"Rattling and flopping" "Ear drum shattered." Why didn't you say anything?!

Well, I knew this would happen.

"This is why I didn't want to tell you." Well, I knew this would happen.

"Buddha have mercy." To miss the birthday of the wife of the Kinoshita family's heir two years in a row!

"Buddha have mercy. | I'm sorry dear, please forgive me." To miss the birthday of the wife of the Kinoshita family's heir two years in a row!

"Buddha have mercy." To miss the birthday of the wife of the Kinoshita family's heir two years in a row!

"Buddha have mercy." I'm a failure as head of the family!

We'll be shamed for generations!

I told you it's too soon for words like "wife"!

I've decided.

We'll hold a joint birthday party.

Huh?! Joint?!

Listen up, Kazuya!

Take responsibility.

Make immediate plans with Chizuru-san, and bring her here tomorrow, no matter what!

Huh?!

No, there's no way!

I'll be ready to welcome her by then.

I said I can't!

"Kinoshita Nagomi | LIVE audio call ended"

Dah!

Geez!

"Kiss and Girlfriend"

I'm not keeping carp on my balcony.

"So could you not throw their food over here?" I'm not keeping carp on my balcony.

Those are pellets for snakeheads, not for carp.

Whatever.

Are you free tomorrow night after five?

Is this for your grandma?

You're sharp.

It's always like that.

Tomorrow is actually my birthday.

When I told her your birthday was in April,

she suddenly said we should have a joint birthday party.

Well, I did think it was strange that your grandma didn't contact me.

V-Very insightful of you.

Sorry.

Huh?

I promised to go see my own grandma in the hospital tomorrow.

Oh, a hospital visit...

Since she gets nervous after examinations, it's been planned for a while.

So I can't do five.

Oh, I see.

I can't get in the way of her visiting her grandma.

Got it, sorry for being unreasonable.

I'll let my grandma know.

Hey, let me finish.

Eh?

As I was saying, I can go at six.

Cover for me until then.

Wha—

R-Really?!

I'm not doing this for you.

Until I quit the rental job, I'm still your "girlfriend."

Happy birthday.

She's so damn cute...

"La la la la"

Stop humming!

You're causing her trouble again!

"Ruka-chan"

Ruka-chan? "Ruka-chan"

"Ringing"

Happy birthday!

"There goes my left eardrum, too."

Huh? Kazuya-kun? "There goes my left eardrum, too."

Hello? "There goes my left eardrum, too."

Hello?

Wh-What's up?

A midnight birthday call.

A natural thing from your "girlfriend."

Is it already that late?

"Thanks..." Is it already that late?

I can't see you today, but you can have me all to yourself on Sunday. "June 1st"

S-Sure... "June 1st"

"No! No! No! No!"

Thinking about it, didn't it go badly when I told her I couldn't see her on my birthday? "No! No! No! No!"

Thinking about it, didn't it go badly when I told her I couldn't see her on my birthday? "No! No! No! No! | Oh my."

Thinking about it, didn't it go badly when I told her I couldn't see her on my birthday? "No! No! No! No!"

Thinking about it, didn't it go badly when I told her I couldn't see her on my birthday? "No! No! No! No! | Come on now."

Thinking about it, didn't it go badly when I told her I couldn't see her on my birthday? "No! No! No! No! | I want to see you on your birthday!"

It's great that you get along with your family.

It doesn't bother me at all if Chizuru-san isn't going to be there.

Huh?

Huh?!

C-Crap!

Oh, no!

It's not like that!

My grandma...

"Ruka-chan | LIVE audio call ended"

Gah, I screwed up! "Redial -> Ruka-chan"

Does she know?! Did she realize?! "Redial -> Ruka-chan"

It's no use, she won't answer.

I'll just have to make up for it on Sunday.

All set.

Well, shall we head to your family home?

Huh?

"Watch out for traffic"

Wh-Why are you here, Ruka-chan? "Watch out for traffic"

Wh-Why are you here, Ruka-chan?

Because I'm your "girlfriend."

I need to attend your birthday party at your family home.

You said we'd see each other on Sunday, though.

Yes, that's right.

T-This means...

...she totally knows.

"Her ribbon looks like horns." ...she totally knows.

Sorry for not telling you.

Mizuhara is coming today,

but that's because my grandma suddenly said we should hold a joint birthday party.

I wasn't hiding it.

Is that so?

It's no use...

She's pissed.

Seriously, is this going to turn out okay?

We're here.

Oh, it's a pretty big house.

It's not that big.

We only use the second floor.

The third and fourth floors are rented out to others.

I see, so you manage some apartments?

The money from that and the convenience store are just enough to get by.

It'd be bad if we went in arm in arm.

"Kinoshita"

Princess Chizu— "Kinoshita"

Huh? Ruka-dono? "Kinoshita"

Hello. "She really jumped the gun."

Chizuru said she'd come later.

Since this was so sudden.

Oh, I see.

I'll let you in.

That's unfortunate.

I know this was sudden, so I'm just glad she could find the time to come at all.

"Uh-huh." I know this was sudden, so I'm just glad she could find the time to come at all.

"Uh-huh."

At any rate, you're quite welcome, Ruka-dono.

Please come in.

Thanks for having me.

Princess Chizuru will probably feel better having a friend here as well.

Hey Kazuya, put your shoes away properly.

I want to be called princess, too.

"'Dono' isn't cute." I want to be called princess, too.

"Happy Birthday Chizuru-san! | Chizuru-san love"

What time will Princess Chizuru be here? "Happy Birthday Chizuru-san! | Chizuru-san love"

I think she said six. "Happy Birthday Chizuru-san! | Chizuru-san love"

There's no trace of this being my birthday.

There's so much sushi! "Bam"

Um, this isn't anything you could call a gift, but...

Eh?

For us?

It's the day your precious grandson was born,

so I thought it must be a very special day for your family.

Oh my, I suppose we'll accept.

You're pretty thoughtful for such a young girl.

What kind of appeal is she trying to make?!

O-Okay, Ruka-chan!

I'll give you the tour!

Tour?

What are you talking about, Kazuya?

This isn't a huge mansion.

"You're overselling the place." This isn't a huge mansion.

It's fine, you all pour some drinks or something!

Okay...

Here Ruka-chan, this is the kitchen.

We're good!

We're good, right?!

Huh? What do you mean?

I mean things are good between us!

My family still thinks Mizuhara is my "girlfriend,"

so don't go telling my grandma everything, okay?

"Don't tell them, okay?!" so don't go telling my grandma everything, okay?

Come on, you're killing me!

You two are so unfair!

You call her a rental girlfriend,

but you hid that she's coming to a birthday party with your family!

Are you up to something shady with her?!