02x02 - Kaguya Wants to Know/Kaguya Wants to Give a Gift/Chika Fujiwara Wants to Confirm It

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Window shopping!

Today we're going to stock up for fall!

"KAGUYA WANTS TO KNOW" Moeha, you don't actually buy things if you're window shopping.

"KAGUYA WANTS TO KNOW" Details, details!

The day has finally arrived!

This is my chance to befriend President's sister!

And his birthday is the day after tomorrow!

Window shopping!

--The original plan was to go during summer vacation,

--We'll put it off! --The original plan was to go during summer vacation,

--We'll put it off! --but it was delayed and finally rescheduled for today.

--It's so crowded today! --but it was delayed and finally rescheduled for today.

--It's so crowded today! --Coincidentally, it happened to be two days before Miyuki Shirogane's birthday.

It was the perfect opportunity to ask Kei advice about a gift for her brother.

Miss Fujiwara is hogging President's sister!

Oh, is that right? So, this is how you want to play it?

--I wanna be next to you, Kaguya! --Moeha...

"GLOW" I'm so happy you came today!

To be honest, I don't like hanging around with her.

She's not a bad girl or anything, but...

Isn't Kei cute?

All the boys think so,

but she's also really popular among the girls.

She's a hard worker who hates dishonesty and is like totally pure.

The type of girl you want to see get defiled!

"LET ME OUT" I wish I could lock her up in an underground cage and torment her for the rest of her life!

Of course I love you, too, Kaguya.

You're ranked number one on the list of people I want to devour!

Scary!

If I don't take Miss Fujiwara's place next to President's sister fast,

I feel like I'll never escape Moeha's clutches!

However,

"DISTANCE" Kaguya was blocked from taking the direct approach

"DISTANCE" with the person she really wanted to talk to.

With the Fujiwara Sisters monopolizing Kei Shirogane's sides,

Kaguya couldn't even break the ice.

newspaper deliveries...

What's this about newspapers?

Oh, nothing.

--Go for it! --Hayasaka always prepares my clothes,

so I've never bought for myself.

I'll wait here for them to finish their shopping.

Her profile! She looks just like President!

Um...

Yes? Is something wrong, Little Sis?

"Little Sis"?

What should I call you? "Miss Shirogane"?

"Kei" is fine, since you're older than me.

All right, Miss Kei.

"Kei."

Miss Kei.

Just "Kei."

Kei.

Yes.

It feels so unnatural to call her that when I barely know her!

But this is a major development!

Now I can ask her advice about what to buy President for his birthday!

Well, we're into fall already.

At this rate, Christmas will be right around the corner.

What kind of presents does the Shirogane Family usually exchange?

Yes! A natural conversation flow!

Christmas?

We don't really celebrate that at our house.

Our dad usually gives us each a bookstore gift card worth , yen, but that's about it.

I had no idea!

I'm sorry! Then, how about birthdays?

Do you give each other presents on your birthdays?

I'm not that close to my brother.

Why not?

After all, he's stupid, repulsive,

tells lies for no good reason and leaves his clothes inside out after taking them off.

--It's a pain in the ass. --Is President that messy at home?

He's like that with birthdays, too.

As a family, we agreed that buying presents is a waste of money,

so we decided to stop doing it.

But he'll slip , yen into my wallet without saying anything!

And when I call him to the carpet about it, he feigns ignorance.

See? He lies about the most idiotic things!

That's a moving story!

Well! She made him out to be an ogre at home,

but President is no different from at school! She made me nervous for a second there!

Are you all right?

You've got a little scrape.

Wash it off with water. There!

You'll be fine now.

Thank you!

Bye-bye!

Kei, didn't you just buy that handkerchief?

Yes.

But that was the best way to use it.

She's like him.

"SHE LIKES CAFFEINE"

"SHE LIKES CAFFEINE" She's like him!

"SPEAKING FLUENTLY"

"SPEAKING FLUENTLY" She's like him!

I have a coupon.

She's just like him!

She's just like President!

What should I do? Kei is reminding me more and more of him!

What's wrong with me? Even though Kei is next to me,

I feel like I'm on a date with President!

Shinomiya...

I had fun today.

Can we go out again together sometime?

Yes!

If possible, next time,

j-just the two of--

I had a great time today, too!

"SQUISH"

Let's hang out again soon!

Lowlife. The incarnation of carnal desire, throwing your body at men with no hesitation.

A foul woman who sees men as nothing more than prey.

In the first place, Kei is not a man.

--You've finally crossed the line that must never be crossed. --Me, too! Squishies!

"GRIN" Come on! You, too, Kaguya!

"GRIN GRIN"

I-If I must...

"TODAY'S BATTLE RESULT" Today's battle result...

"(LOWLIFE) KAGUYA WINS" Kaguya wins.

So...

...your research didn't go well?

No, but I did get some insight.

President has had a strict upbringing that emphasizes the value of money.

So, I don't think he'd accept anything that is obviously expensive.

Then, if it's a question of feelings, it's easy.

Really?

I take this and do this.

Now read this.

Um, "Your present is me."

Hayasaka!

"Kaguya and I are already on a first-name basis."

"Kaguya and I are already on a first-name basis." "You don't say..."

"TA-DA"

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHIROGANE"

What do you think? I had it specially made!

I had a feeling President craves cake, so there's no doubt he'll love this!

I bought strawberries with an exact sugar content of degrees and put them on.

And the sponge cake has a secret, too!

--I used the Shinomiya Family chef's pull to get top of the line sponge!

--How oppressive. How repellent. How embarrassing. --I used the Shinomiya Family chef's pull to get top of the line sponge!

Is something wrong, Hayasaka?

No. If this is what you want, it's not my place to say.

What? There's no need to be evasive.

You didn't use to be such a fool.

Fool?

Then, I'll see you tomorrow!

"KAGUYA WANTS TO GIVE A GIFT" Then, I'll see you tomorrow!

"KAGUYA WANTS TO GIVE A GIFT" See you tomorrow.

"KAGUYA WANTS TO GIVE A GIFT" Oh, good work today.

President and I are alone.

If I'm going to give him the present, it has to be now!

I'm sure it will move him to tears. But...

Fool.

My mind keeps getting snagged on that word.

Fool? Me?

"I'M SO HAPPY!! HAPPY!! HAPPY!! HAPPY!!" Miss Fujiwara's birthday party had a cake like this, too, didn't it?

"THIS IS WHAT IT'S LIKE?" Miss Fujiwara's birthday party had a cake like this, too, didn't it?

Like this.

"SHOCKING" It's totally different!

This one is obviously bigger! What did I do? That's a wedding cake!

"EMBARRASSED!!" I'm a fool!

In the first place, the idea of just the two of us celebrating his birthday...

Now that it's here, I'm embarrassed!

What should I do?

But you want President to have cake, don't you?

He's never been able to have it before!

It's not too late to call it off. Think about this with a clear head.

Anyone would be happy to have their birthday celebrated.

Even if it makes you want to crawl in a hole?

Do you feel the need to celebrate that badly?

But...

The mixed emotions in Kaguya's mind brought her to a standstill.

If that internal chaos was given a form, it would look like this!

"THE DEFENDANT KAGUYA SHINOMIYA"

"THE DEFENDANT KAGUYA SHINOMIYA" I, Kaguya Shinomiya, wanted to celebrate President's birthday,

"THE DEFENDANT KAGUYA SHINOMIYA" but now that it's here, I've chickened out.

"ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE KAGUYA (FOOL)" You really should celebrate President's birthday.

"ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE KAGUYA (FOOL)" It may be a little embarrassing, but not more than you can handle.

"ATTORNEY FOR THE PROSECUTION KAGUYA (ICE QUEEN)" The premise is flawed to begin with. Why do I have to celebrate his birthday?

Civil w*r in the brain! Court is in session!

This is absolutely ridiculous.

What was going through your mind when you prepared this cake?

Good question.

But it's his birthday, so it's only natural to want him to have a yummy cake!

You've got a point there, too.

That's the point that makes no sense.

Have you forgotten our objective here?

--Objective? --Objective?

To make Miyuki Shirogane confess his love to us.

To make him surrender from the bottom of his soul.

Yes! That's right!

That's what I've worked so hard for!

Why am I trying to please President right now?

You already know the answer to that, don't you?

You're in love, aren't you?

With President.

No!

It's nothing like that!

This cake is all part of the plan to get him to confess his love to me!

But that's not all, right?

You want to see a pleased expression on his face, don't you?

His smile would make you feel warm deep inside.

I know that because I am you.

Can't we just admit that much to ourselves?

But... But--

Stop right there.

We belong to the honorable, distinguished Shinomiya Family.

We must never be ensnared by nor devoted to some outsider.

Certainly, Miyuki Shirogane is top caliber,

and I admit an instinctive attraction to his looks.

Don't admit that!

However, that is no more than ephemeral infatuation.

Once we enter society and meet more people,

I'm sure we'll come across a man who can contribute more to the Shinomiya Family.

Am I wrong?

You're right. This is just trivial amusement.

It's not true love!

Even if President did confess his love,

it's not like I would date him!

There is no one!

There's no one in the world who is cooler than President!

I want to go out on a date with him! I even want to kiss him!

And then...

Is it really that wrong?

Do you even understand what you're saying?

Do you truly believe Father would allow such a thing?

I have a plan! I obviously wouldn't defy him without one!

I'm saying it's unnecessary to bear such a risk!

It's for the sake of happiness! That's worth the risk!

You're playing with fire, so the best thing you can do is extinguish it!

You're all overthinking this.

"JUDGE KAGUYA (CHILD)" Judge!

"JUDGE KAGUYA (CHILD)" This trial is about whether President's birthday should be celebrated or not, right?

Judge, what should I do?

How about compromising by saying to him, "I'm your present"?

Your verdict is crazy!

What do you expect? I'm a kid, so this is all over my head,

and it's not for me to decide anyway.

What? If you're not going to decide, Judge, who will?

You.

We are you after all. So, it's for you to decide.

So,

what do you want us to do?

Shinomiya, why did you turn off the light?

President...

Would you close your eyes?

This is embarrassing, so please keep them closed.

O-Okay.

"RUSTLE RUSTLE..."

"RUSTLE RUSTLE..." The sound of clothes rustling?

"STROKE..."

What? What is Shinomiya doing?

"CLICK" What? What is Shinomiya doing?

You can open them.

Happy Birthday, President.

And this is your birthday present.

A fan...

"UNYIELDING DILIGENCE IN ONE'S STUDIES" I think it's a little off season, but you seemed hot wearing the jacket even in the summer, so...

I did the calligraphy.

Thank you.

Well, I'm going home, too.

Also...

"SEALED" Whatever you do, please don't open that closet.

Okay.

See you.

I'm thrilled!

What is this?

What is this feeling?

Good job.

Today's battle result...

The Kaguyas win.

"ORIGIN: Studying so constantly that a hole is worn through one's metal inkstone." So cool! Nice!

"ORIGIN: Studying so constantly that a hole is worn through one's metal inkstone." Happy birthday, Shirogane!

"I wonder how many calories this whole thing is..." To celebrate...

"They ate the delicious cake afterwards (Especially Hayasaka)" A double eyecatch!

"Unyielding diligence in one's studies."

Studying so constantly that a hole is worn through one's metal inkstone.

A proverb derived from the story of how Sang Weihan passed the imperial exam.

It's a good expression.

Shinomiya did the calligraphy herself.

In other words, Shinomiya thinks this expression suits me.

"HEH HEH"

"CHIKA FUJIWARA WANTS TO CONFIRM IT" Hello!

"CHIKA FUJIWARA WANTS TO CONFIRM IT" Hello.

"CHIKA FUJIWARA WANTS TO CONFIRM IT" H-Hi!

But I have one big question.

The question is, why did Shinomiya alone celebrate my birthday that day?

--After all, when a woman celebrates a man's birthday alone,

--Kaguya, look at this! I put my ribbon in a different position today! --After all, when a woman celebrates a man's birthday alone,

--Kaguya, look at this! I put my ribbon in a different position today! --it has a certain meaning, doesn't it?

"UM..." She'd certainly be aware of how it looked,

"UM..." but still endured the embarrassment in order to celebrate it?

Correct.

But that's too good to be true.

And yet it is.

And this fan could become a w*apon to force Shinomiya to confess her love.

For example...

Where did you get that?

Oh, yesterday was my birthday. Shinomiya gave it to me as a present.

Yesterday was your birthday?

Kaguya, why didn't you tell me?

Getting the jump on me! Keeping President's precious time all to yourself!

Don't tell me you're in love with President.

Love?

You fell in love with him, huh?

Fait accompli!

--When it comes to a burgeoning romantic relationship, --Confess! Confess! Confess!

--pressure from outside is one of the most basic strategies. --Confess! Confess! Confess!

If the people around her accept it as reality,

she will be driven to accept it, as well.

But Shinomiya gave this to me as a present.

Should I exploit Shinomiya's good intentions to back her into a corner?

No, that's not the way I do things.

Besides, with this birthday present,

I've reached the level where she's giving me things!

It's only a matter of time before she confesses her love to me.

I won't tell them that she gave me a present.

That's the best move for now.

President, is that...

Oh, this was a present from a friend.

A friend...

A friend...

I see.

What?

Something's off.

Maybe...

Tell me, President...

Are you in love with Kaguya?

Wh-What kind of stupid question is that?

It only makes sense!

You didn't tell me about your birthday!

Doesn't that show you only wanted Kaguya to celebrate it?

--It only stands to reason, President! Hey, look at me!

--Shinomiya, you set me up! --It only stands to reason, President! Hey, look at me!

But of course.

Yes! The preparation was done before Kaguya and Fujiwara entered the student council room.

"TRUDGE TRUDGE" Yes! The preparation was done before Kaguya and Fujiwara entered the student council room.

Yes! The preparation was done before Kaguya and Fujiwara entered the student council room.

Yesterday was President's birthday?

--Oh, you didn't know? --I didn't hear about it!

That's strange.

He told me when his birthday was, but he didn't tell anyone else?

I have no idea why he would do that.

What was President thinking?

"BLUSH" Th-Then...

You only wanted Kaguya to celebrate it!

Isn't that why you didn't tell me about your birthday?

Why were you hiding the fact that Kaguya gave you the fan?

It's because you wanted to keep it all secret, from head to tail, huh?

I wanted to celebrate your birthday, too!

This is bad!

Fait accompli!

"GRIN GRIN" The fact that it was partially true made things even worse!

I didn't go far enough!

Kindness is forbidden in w*r!

Even when hunting a rabbit, the lion pulls out all the stops.

If that's the way you want to do it,

two can play at that game!

I only told Shinomiya about my birthday?

Don't be silly.

A year ago,

Shinomiya found out my birthday by looking at the student council roster.

It's not like I volunteered the information.

If anything,

Shinomiya is the one who didn't tell anyone else about my birthday for a whole year!

T-True.

I wonder why that would be!

Shinomiya also does things that are unnatural, huh?

In short, Kaguya is the one who wanted to celebrate your birthday alone?

How do you like that, Shinomiya?

It seems President has forgotten...

...what he was doing while we were checking our fortunes.

Everyone who was in here then could tell he didn't want to say his birthday.

--If I att*ck him on that... --President is using the fan!

"FLAP FLAP" --If I att*ck him on that... --President is using the fan!

...and bringing up that episode from a year ago...

--Just remembering something like that from so long ago

--He's really using it! That makes me so happy! --Just remembering something like that from so long ago

--He's really using it! That makes me so happy! --makes his affection for me plain to see!

Kaguya is distracted by the fan that she gave him!

"FLAP FLAP" Um, what was I saying?

"President, thank you for using the fan"?

No, that definitely wasn't it!

--Um, uh... --What's this? Shinomiya is suddenly squirming.

"SMIRK" But this is my chance!

This is where I bring her down!

As the sun set, the lit candles on the cake that Shinomiya prepared for me

twinkled beautifully in the quiet and dark student council room.

I was astonished by the amount of effort she put into that surprise.

"SMACK" Kaguya, i-is that true?

He whapped his cheek with it.

Kaguya!

What should I do? At this rate...

Hey.

Ishigami, listen to this!

Yesterday was President's birthday!

Yes, it was.

--Huh? --President...

I see you're using the fountain pen I gave you yesterday.

"ABOUT THE STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTION"

"ABOUT THE STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTION" Oh, this.

Ishigami, you knew it was President's birthday?

Well, sure.

It's only natural to know the birthday of someone who's always helping you out.

That's right.

So, to say I got the jump on you and then draw some weird conclusion...

It's like you're trying to stir up trouble.

Fujiwara, you didn't know it was President's birthday?

You're the only one who didn't know?

You're the only one?

Only you, Fujiwara?

I apologize for jumping to the wrong conclusion!

She slipped out of my grasp.

You can run, but it won't erase the truth that you forgot President's birthday!

Ishigami, that was great.

Thank you.

That was a great help!

I'll pay you back one of these days.

What? Did I do something to incur a grudge?

Today's battle result...

Fujiwara loses.

"Huh? This? It was a birthday present from Shinomiya."

"Huh? This? It was a birthday present from Shinomiya." "Huh..."