Shuffle! (SHUFFLE!)

( alarm ringing )

HMM.

GOOD MORNING, RIN.

- ( giggles ) COME ON, IT'S TIME TO GET UP NOW. - AW, GIVE ME A BREAK.

- IT'S EARLY STILL. JUST LET ME SLEEP A LITTLE BIT LONGER, PLEASE?

- BUT RIN, YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND ENJOY YOUR FOOD, RIGHT?

THERE'S HOT MISO SOUP WAITING FOR YOU,

WITH MUSHROOMS, JUST LIKE YOU LIKE IT.

- SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS? BE CAUSE THOSE ARE THE ONES I LIKE.

- SILLY, WHICH OTHER ONES ARE THERE?

- AND THOSE LITTLE GREEN ONIONS? YOU KNOW I LIKE GREEN ONIONS.

- ( chuckles ) HOW COULD I FORGET? - HMM.

- HOW DO YOU DO IT, KAEDE? I MEAN, YOU NEVER FORGET A THING, DO YOU?

- ( giggles ) NOT WHEN IT COMES TO YOU.

ANYWAY, BREAKFAST IS READY AND WAITING FOR YOU, OKAY?

SO, COME DOWN AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

- HARD TO BELIEVE WE'RE THE SAME AGE.

SO, THIS IS ME. I'M RIN TSUCHIMI.

I'VE BEEN LIVING WITH KAEDE FUYOU FOR EIGHT YEARS NOW.

BOTH MY PARENTS PASSED AWAY IN AN ACCIDENT, ALONG WITH KAEDE'S MOTHER.

SINCE THEN, KAEDE HAS PRETTY MUCH TAKEN CARE OF ME.

ALTHOUGH, SINCE I STAY HERE RENT FREE, I SHOULD REALLY BE DOING ALL THE WORK.

- HERE YOU GO, RIN. JUST LIKE I PROMISED. - OH, THANKS.

- UH, HEY, KAEDE, I KNOW I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE BUT WE COULD JUST HAVE TOAST.

- OKAY. I'LL MAKE TOAST TOMORROW. LET'S SEE, WHAT'S GOOD WITH TOAST.

- AH, WE CAN HAVE EGGS, AND BACON, AND MAYBE...

- NO, NO. I MEAN... - HMM?

- IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF WORK TO COOK ALL THIS EVERY MORNING, THAT'S ALL.

- OH, NO, NOT AT ALL. I REALLY LOVE TAKING CARE OF YOU, RIN.

IT'S WHAT I ENJOY DOING THE MOST.

DOES THAT BOTHER YOU?

OH, NO. I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.

- ( chuckles ) GOOD, WANT SOME TEA?

- HERE YOU GO. DON'T FORGET ABOUT YOUR LUNCH. - OH, THANKS.

- HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. WHERE'S YOUR LUNCH?

- ( gasps ) OH, NO, I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT.

- HUH, ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT ME INSTEAD OF HERSELF.

- I FEEL SO STUPID. THANKS FOR WAITING.

- NO PROB. HEY LOOK, I GUESS THE SATOHS ARE MOVING OUT.

- YEAH, THE TANAKAS, THE YAMAMOTOS, AND THE UESUGIS MOVED OUT, TOO.

SO DID THE GOSHOGAWARAS.

- THAT'LL MAKE EIGHT NEIGHBORS ON BOTH SIDES OF US, WON'T IT?

- YOU THINK MAYBE WE'VE DONE SOMETHING TO PISS THEM ALL OFF? - HUH?

- IS YOUR DAD GONNA BE GONE FOR A VERY LONG THIS TIME?

- HIS BUSINESS TRIPS ARE GETTING OUT OF HAND. - YEAH, I KNOW, RIGHT.

- HE SAID HE COULD BE GONE FOR AS LONG AS THREE OR FOUR MONTHS.

DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S WEIRD?

I MEAN LEAVING A YOUNG MAN AND A YOUNG GIRL IN A BIG HOUSE ALONE ALL THAT TIME?

- I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE, IT JUST SHOWS THAT HE TRUSTS YOU. - ( chuckles ) YOU THINK?

- 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, WHEN HE WAS LEAVING,

HE DID TELL ME I OUGHT TO 'GO FOR IT', SINCE I HAVE HIS APPROVAL.

( gasps )

- I THINK HE SHOULD BE PUTTING MORE THOUGHT INTO HIS DAUGHTER'S FUTURE.

ISN'T HE AFRAID GUYS ARE GONNA BE INTIMIDATED BY OUR RELATIONSHIP?

I MEAN, DOESN'T HE WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY?

- I THINK MAYBE DADDY MIGHT BE THINKING THE SAME THING ABOUT MY FUTURE THAT I AM.

- HUH? - OH, UH, NOTHING.

- I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU, RIN. I'M MAGNUM SAKAI, OF KAEDE'S PERSONAL GUARD,

THE KNIGHTS OF KISSY KAEDE OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE KKK.

UH, NOT THE MEAN GUYS WITH THE SHEETS.

( whimpers )

- WAIT, YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL? YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING.

SHUT YOUR MOUTH, RIN TSUCHIMI.

I HEREBY CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL FOR MISS FUYOU'S LOVE.

WOW, WHAT A CHARMER.

SO, "MISS FUYOU," HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING TURNED INTO A PRIZE?

- ( laughs awkwardly ) UH, I...

NOW, YOU DIE!

( screams )

- YOU CAN'T, I'VE ALREADY GIVEN MY WHOLE BODY AND SOUL TO RIN.

( cries )

- I'M SO SORRY, RIN. I DIDN'T REALLY MEAN THAT LIKE IT SOUNDED.

UH, KAEDE, LET'S JUST GO.

( cries )

- ARE YOU OKAY? - YEAH, I'M FINE.

( panting )

I GUESS WE FINALLY LOST THEM.

- THANK GOODNESS. I'M SO GLAD THERE WERE ONLY A FEW GROUPIES OUT TODAY.

- THEY DO THIS EVERY SINGLE MORNING.

WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO GET THE HINT AND LEAVE US ALONE.

HUH. OH MY GOSH, UH, RIN?

- HUH? OH, I'M SORRY. - THAT'S OKAY.

( grunts )

HELLO.

GOOD MORNING, RIN.

- SO, HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS MORNING, ASA?

- YOU WALKED TO SCHOOL TOGETHER AGAIN, HUH? DOES THIS MEAN YOU TWO ARE LOVEBIRDS, TELL ME.

- HUH? DID YOU JUST ATTACK ME OUT OF A SUDDEN FIT OF JEALOUSY?

- YOU BETTER BE CAREFUL RIN. US GIRLS HAVE FRAGILE HEARTS,

YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO STRING HER ALONG.

UNLESS YOU REALLY DO LIKE HER, WELL?

- DON'T BE SILLY ASA. BY THE WAY,

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD BE A LITTLE MORE GENTLE WITH ME FROM NOW ON, PLEASE.

- OKAY. IS THIS GENTLE ENOUGH FOR YOU? - AH. STOP IT, ASA.

- I BET YOU'LL BE DREAMING ABOUT THIS TONIGHT, WON'T YOU?

- WOULD YOU KNOCK IT OFF, PLEASE? - ( laughs ) JUST KIDDING.

- MAN, I REALLY WISH SHE'D STOP TEASING. I MEAN, SHE'S EMBARRASSING ME.

- DO YOU REALLY THINK I'M TEASING? - HUH?

DON'T MISS ME TOO MUCH.

- CRAZY GIRL. SHE REALLY KNOWS HOW TO MESS WITH A GUY'S BRAIN.

- IT'S ALL THAT ENERGY SHE JUST DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

SHE SURE WEARS ME OUT.

( students chattering )

KAEDE.

( grunts )

KAEDE! COME INTO MY BOSOM.

- ITSUKI, UM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO RIN?

WELCOME TO MY FISTS, ITSUKI.

- UH, I DON'T LIKE YOU LIKE THAT, MAN.

- WHEN ARE YOU GONNA LEARN TO LEAVE KAEDE ALONE.

- COME ON. I CAN'T HELP IT I CAN'T DEPRIVE MYSELF OF KAEDE'S LOVE, RIGHT?

- WHY ARE YOU SO STUCK ON KAEDE? THERE ARE OTHER GIRLS, YOU KNOW. TAKE MAYUMI FOR INSTANCE.

- AW, I GOTTA HAVE SOMETHING TO GRAB ON TO, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

- ( chuckles ) MAYUMI IS TOO FLAT CHESTED.

UGH. WHATEVER.

- ( giggles ) IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU, MAYUMI. - HI, KAEDE.

- THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING FLAT CHESTED, OKAY?

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THERE ARE LOTS OF GUYS WHO ACTUALLY PREFER IT.

- YEAH, THAT'S ONLY A TINY PERCENTAGE OF GUYS, AND YOU KNOW IT.

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? NO ONE WANTS D CUPS ANYMORE.

NOT D, NOT C, NOT B. IT'S ABOUT WHAT FITS IN YOUR HAND. LIKE THAT? HUH?

- UM, THAT'S REALLY EMBARRASSING.

- DOES IT FEEL LIKE KIND OF LIKE A BOARD?

- UGH. YOU KNOW WHAT? GUYS WHO CAN'T WAIT TO HUG EACH OTHER,

FIRST THING IN THE MORNING REALLY SHOULDN'T TALK.

- DON'T GET IDEAS. THAT WASN'T WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE?

- NOW WAIT JUST A MINUTE THERE, SUGAR LUMPS.

SEE, MY PRIORITY IN LIFE IS GIRLS, FOLLOWED BY FEMALES, LADIES, WOMEN AND BABES.

THE GIRLS ARE WHAT I ABSOLUTELY LIVE AND DIE FOR.

- LISTEN TO HIM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOCK HIM UP IF THIS TRANSFER STUDENT IS A GIRL.

- OH. THAT'S RIGHT, I THINK I'VE HEARD SOME PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THAT.

IS THE STUDENT HERE ALREADY?

- NO. I'M NOT SURE OF ALL THE DETAILS YET,

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GONNA BE HERE TOMORROW.

- I WONDER WHAT KIND OF PERSON THEY'LL BE.

- CONSIDERING THE WAY IT'S BEEN LATELY, I'M GUESSING EITHER A DEMON OR A GOD.

- THE TRANSFER STUDENT WILL BE A VERY PRETTY GIRL. - HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

- IT'S IN THE AIR. I CAN SMELL "PRETTY" FROM A MILE AWAY.

MY NOSE HAS NEVER BEEN WRONG BEFORE.

- YOU HAVE A VERY WEIRD NOSE KIND OF LIKE THE REST OF YOU. - YOU'D BE SURPRISED.

- ITSUKI'S SENSE OF SMELL IS RIGHT ON TARGET WHEN IT COMES TO GIRLS.

- WHAT DOES IT EVEN MATTER WHETHER IT'S A GUY OR A GIRL?

YOU'RE REALLY NOT INTERESTED?

OH, WELL YOU'VE ALREADY GOT KAEDE SO I GUESS IT'S NOT ALL THAT SURPRISING.

- COME ON, THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT IS.

- AW, RIN. IF YOU LOSE YOUR INTEREST IN GIRLS,

YOU'RE GONNA LOSE YOUR MAN CARD FOR EVER.

- AND THAT CAME FROM A GUY WHO HUGGED ME EARLIER.

- YOU'RE JUST TOO SPOILED FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.

YOU'VE GOT A GORGEOUS GIRL NAMED KAEDE TAKING CARE OF YOUR EVERY NEED,

SO, YOU'VE BEEN BLINDED.

AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU'RE LIVING A MAN'S DREAM COME TRUE.

- WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? - AH, YOU'RE HOPELESS.

- RIN, DO YOU, DO YOU THINK YOU'RE LIVING A FULFILLED LIFE EVERY SINGLE DAY?

YEAH, I DIDN'T THINK SO.

WELL, I SAY AFTER SCHOOL, WE ADD SOME FEMALE FULFILLMENT TO YOUR LIFE.

- THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE GOING FOR.

- ALL RIGHT CLASS, BUTTS IN SEATS.

TEN YEARS AGO, DUE TO THE INCIDENT NOW KNOWN AS THE "GATE OPENING,"

GATEWAY TO THE REALM OF THE GODS AND THE REALM OF THE DEMONS WAS OPENED.

SOON AFTERWARDS, THE GODS AND THE DEMONS BEGAN MIGRATING TO OUR WORLD.

NOW THERE ARE PLACES WHERE DEMONS, GODS AND HUMANS ALL STUDY TOGETHER.

SUCH AS OUR SCHOOL, VERBENA ACADEMY.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE HISTORY OF THE GATEWAY WILL BE ON THE FINAL EXAM.

IF YOU GET IT WRONG, I'LL MAKE YOU DO BUNNY HOPS WITH DUMB BELLS.

All: AW.

- Itsukido: YOU THINK YOU'RE LIVING A FULFILLED LIFE EVERY SINGLE DAY?

THE GIRLS ARE WHAT I ABSOLUTELY LIVE AND DIE FOR.

- I REALLY LOVE TAKING CARE OF YOU, RIN.

- MAYUMI LIVES FOR CHASING THE NEWEST SCOOP.

ASA TRIES TO ENJOY LIFE TO THE FULLEST EVERY DAY.

THEY ALL HAVE SOMETHING THAT FULFILLS THEM. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

- YOU SURE LOOK RELAXED RIGHT NOW. - ( gasps )

- MY CLASS IS APPARENTLY EXTREMELY BORING. SORRY, I'M SUCH A BAD TEACHER.

- ME, TOO, I MEAN NO, NOT THAT YOU'RE, THAT I'M...

- ( chuckles ) YOU LUCKED OUT, TSUCHIMI.

( sighs )

COME WITH ME, WE NEED TO TALK.

RIN, DID YOU EVER BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH GIRLS

FROM OTHER WORLDS WHEN YOU WERE A KID?