Thorns of Love (恋のいばら)

'There were 13 female wizards in the kingdom.'

However, in the castle, there were plates of gold for the banquet...

There were only twelve plates,

so one of the women was not invited.

The celebration banquet was held in a very splendid and glamorous manner.

And then, the twelve female wizards...

- Yes? - Ah... no, your voice...

Huh?

No, it's okay.

- Hey. - Yes.

- Bring a cake to the VIP room; - It's time to wrap up soon.

I'm counting on you; it's a special request.

Okay.

Excuse me.

Surprise!

Congratulations!

Happy Birthday!

Riko, congratulations!

Happy birthday.

Congratulations!

Alright, I'm blowing off.

Kiss, kiss...

No, it's okay. Today is fine.

No, no... Take a good picture.

Oh come on.

Okay.

I thought you had forgotten.

Why would I?

Hey, when you're done, want to come over to my place?

Oh, but you have a photo shoot tomorrow, right?

It's okay.

Well, shall we go?

- Go ahead. - Wow, I'm home.

Yes.

- Hey hey, hey hey... - What, what?

- I'm back. - Welcome back.

Yes, yes, take off your shoes quickly.

Why do you wear those when you drink already?

- Hey Kentarō, give it a try. - Yes, there we go.

As usual, please bring your own shoes.

- Yes. - Yes, let's go.

There we go.

No, grandma...

This isn't the bathroom, grandma.

This way, this way.

Sorry, go ahead, I'll join you.

- Alright - This way.

Hm?

Can I look at this?

Sure, go ahead.

Be careful, it's a rare item.

Okay.

Hmm, it's no good.

Hey.

Huh?

Grandma.

Grandma?

Lend it to me, here.

Okay.

Don't pick up too much junk, okay?

Well then, I'm heading to work now.

Good.

Cute.

Adorable. Next time, no need for the wind.

Okay.

Cute.

- I'll drop by for a bit. - Yes.

No, no, it's different...

This, this, it's okay, right?

Sorry, sorry, sorry...

I'm sorry.

Can you put this down for me, please?

I've confirmed with your manager.

Hey, is this okay?

Sorry.

Both of these.

No... I'm sorry.

- Please. I beg you. - Please don't come in with your shoes on.

Well then, it's okay if you just lower one, so go ahead and take a picture.

It can't be done.

Huh?

The model's eyes look lifeless.

Hey, you know, who are you talking to?

Wait, wait...! I'm sorry.

Um... can we leave it as it is today, after all?

Oh, about the exposure issue... let's discuss that, shall we?

Ah, is that so? Well, feel free then.

- Nakajima? - I don't know. I'm done!

Thank you very much.

Smile.

Even if you force yourself to smile, it can boost your spirits.

Okay.

Excuse me, is there sound leakage?

No.

Ah... I see.

Um... What do you want?

You're Riko Majima, right?

- Who are you? - I'm Tomita.

I'm Momo Tomita.

Ah, I don't know...

I'm Kentaro's ex-girlfriend.

What do you want?

I have something I want to talk about.

You know

Yes?

Can you talk quickly? I'm busy.

I used to date Kentaro.

- Yeah, I heard earlier. - He broke up with me.

Surprise me with something.

Let's end it.

"The celebration feast was indeed Held in a splendid and lively manner."

And then, the twelve magical women

walked one after another before the princess, presenting gifts.

May you become a beautiful person.

May you have a kind heart.

May you have an angelic singing voice.

May you become wiser than anyone else.

And then, when the twelfth magician stepped forward.

A frightening voice echoed through the castle.

The owner of that voice was the 13th witch

who had not been invited to the celebration because there were not enough plates.

You really dared to ignore me.

Thank you for waiting.

What...

It's not like I bear a grudge against you or anything.

Hey...

How do you know about me?

You were on Kentarō's Instagram.

It's dangerous to post about your regular hair salon or similar places on social media.

I'm glad you did it, though.

Not good at all.

So what?

Your breakup has nothing to do with me, right?

So, I'm fine with not talking about Kentarō anymore.

Huh? Then what?

Do you know about revenge porn?

Huh?

My colleague became a victim of it.

Exposed to adult sites with that kind of video involving her ex-boyfriend...

It got exposed at work, and now she can't continue her job.

What are you talking about?

It happened to me too...

Realizing that I've been photographed like that by Kentarō several times,

I suddenly became anxious.

When we were together,

it's fine if it's just between us, I thought.

It felt special, like we had our own secret between just the two of us.

It seems like he's not picking up my calls and I can't get through at all.

Hey.

What?

Could you please help me?

With what?

Kentarō stores all the photo data,

both work-related and private,

on the hard disk of his room's computer.

I want to delete that.

Me? Why?

I was wondering if perhaps you might have been photographed too...

Is it from him?

It's unrelated, right?

Won't you come with me to his house?

I want to delete the data while he's not around.

No way, doing something like a thief.

I'm sorry.

But once I think about it, I get scared.

I haven't been able to sleep at all.

Mostly, his grandmother is also at home.

While his parents are on overseas assignment, Kentarō is taking care of her.

I know. I was dating him.

Right.

She's elderly and he mentioned that She go to bed by 10 o'clock.

In the first place, even if there were such photos,

Kentarō wouldn't do such a thing.

Even that colleague didn't think He was that kind of person.

Kentarō wouldn't do it.

But I heard

that data can be leaked Through Virus infection.

Just the fact that such photos exist in this world makes me anxious.

- Can't you please? - Stop persisting.

What?

I'll pay.

Oh, okay.

Please wait just a moment!

Please contact me if you change your mind.

Awesome!

Stop it already.

What？

Stop! Seriously.

- Please. - Stop it.

- It's okay. - It's not okay.

Just stop already!

At work, I end up taking pictures of things I don't want to.

However, while doing so, I start to want to capture things that

I truly find beautiful.

I won't show it to anyone.

The secret of two people.

It's not okay.

Is it really not okay?

No, delete it.

I understand, sorry.