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Wilhelm, how is the fairy tale
we heard last month coming along?
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I've written it down, Jacob.
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Is that you, Charlotte?
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Come in.
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Dear brother Jacob.
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Dear brother Wilhelm.
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What fairy tale did you discuss today?
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A tale of an unfortunate child
who lost her parents.
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"Cinderella."
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Her stepmother and stepsisters abuse her
once she is all alone.
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Poor thing.
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Fear not.
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An earnest, hardworking girl
is bound to find happiness in the end.
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What say you, Tsuruko?
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Viscount Otawara,
I appreciate your proposal, but...
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You have cause for concern?
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I'm worried what your daughter will think.
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- You needn't be concerned about that.
- Truly?
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Kiyoko encouraged me to remarry.
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She wants a new mother.
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She does?
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That's right.
You need not worry about a thing.
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Come live here with your daughters.
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OTAWARA
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This is our new home.
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Watch your step.
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Mama, are we dreaming?
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I've never seen
such a magnificent building.
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Are we really going to live here?
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Enough. The daughters of a viscount
must not say such things.
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That's better.
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Madam Tsuruko.
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We bid you and your daughters welcome.
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"Sawako Otawara."
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It has a nice ring to it.
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"Makiko Otawara" sounds far more ladylike.
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Who asked you?
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- My name is charming and elegant!
- Oh, please.
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Enter.
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And you are?
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I'm Kiyoko!
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Dear Mother! Dear sisters!
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I'm your new daughter
and their little sister!
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I've dreamed of this day.
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I wondered for so long
what my new family would be like.
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Now my dream has come true.
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No, it's better than I dreamed.
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I doubt anyone could be
as happy as I am now.
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Please, think of me as family
and let me know what I can do for you.
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I promise I'll be a good little sister
to the both of you.
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And this little one is my friend.
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I hope you'll be friends with her too.
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I expected a selfish brat,
but she's just an innocent child.
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She even called us "dear sisters."
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She'd probably do whatever we ask.
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Say, did you see her hairpin?
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Is that all you think about?
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Well, those amethysts
certainly were lovely.
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They were.
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Perhaps she would give it to us
if we asked.
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Who's being selfish now?
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What atrocious etiquette.
Mind your manners.
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Miss Kiyoko?
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I'm doing like you do, dear sisters.
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Eating this way is so fun and yummy.
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Let's all eat this way from now on.
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My mother wore these when she was little.
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I'm sorry they are hand-me-downs.
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How lovely!
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This is quite nice.
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That one would look better on me.
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How dare you take that!
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Hey, hands off!
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Now look what you did.
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It's your fault, you pig!
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What did you say?
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- What if I got hurt?
- You shouldn't pull so hard!
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- They are utterly vulgar.
- Yoshi.
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They're pretty, as you'd expect
of a former geisha's daughters,
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but they're a disgrace
to the Otawara family.
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Nothing like Miss Kiyoko.
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They even took
all the late madam's kimonos.
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The kimonos are wasted on them.
Why didn't I get one?
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Enough of that.
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It was Miss Kiyoko's idea.
She's thinking of her family.
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Yes, ma'am.
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Isn't this fun?
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They are all so nice.
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My new mother seems smart,
and my sisters are so kind.
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I look forward to this.
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I really do.
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Who cleaned
the children's rooms yesterday?
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Tomi or Yoshi, I think.
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We can find out, but why do you ask?
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Makiko's hairpin has disappeared.
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What?
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Miss Kiyoko gave it to you?
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Yeah. I mean, yes, she did.
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When she found out
how much I adored her hairpin,
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she said it looked better on me.
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Why do you get it?
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Silence!
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Why didn't you tell us?
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Kiyoko said to keep it a secret.
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She felt bad the kimono got torn.
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Ouch!
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That hurts! Let me go!
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She was prancing around
like a crow with a shiny new thing.
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Caught her red-handed.
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How dare you!
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I believe this is yours.
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My hairpin!
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You filthy thief!
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You've sullied
its beautiful craftsmanship!
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I didn't know it was yours!
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I found it in the garden!
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- You liar!
- Makiko!
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That's quite enough.
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I won't stand for you
tarnishing my husband's name.
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I want you out of this house.
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Everything here belongs to my husband,
every last thing.
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I cannot allow a thief like you
to live here.
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I'm so jealous.
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You get all the good stuff.
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Too bad for you.
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I hate you.
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What Yoshi did was wrong,
but those sisters are plain greedy.
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It wasn't hers in the first place,
so she's no better than Yoshi.
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It must be their upbringing.
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Forgive me! I'm terribly sorry!
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Fetch another bowl.
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At once, sir.
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What's wrong with everyone?
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You're acting so oddly.
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Everything is fine.
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If you have something to say, say it.
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Enough of this deliberate display
of nervousness and fear!
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- Makiko!
- She's right.
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You dare question our upbringing?
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I know you look down on us!
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Settle down.
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Is what they say true?
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Not in the least!
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I'm terribly sorry, dear sister.
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How would you get by without servants?
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No more treating them harshly.
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Well?
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Dear sister.
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Here, use this to wipe the soup.
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Won't you please forgive her, for my sake?
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Okay?
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You're done wearing it?
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It's too heavy.
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They all hate us, don't they?
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Yes, they do.
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The servants only see us
as stepchildren of humble means.
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It's no wonder
they want to steal a hairpin or two.
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But what a foolish thing to do.
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Of all the hairpins,
she stole the one Kiyoko...
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What is it?
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Doesn't it seem odd to you?
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What?
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It's clearly an expensive hairpin.
Anyone can see that.
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So why would she show it off like that?
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That's like telling everyone she stole it.
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Is someone trying to make us look bad?
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Who would do such a thing?
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Even I didn't know
Kiyoko gave you that hairpin.
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- Kiyoko?
- Kiyoko?
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I was just...
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You were eavesdropping.
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Don't tell me you were behind all this.
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- I have no idea what you're--
- She's right.
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You're the one who gave me that hairpin.
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What are you talking about?
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Leave me alone!
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Miss Kiyoko!
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Please stay with us. Please!
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Miss Kiyoko!
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So she fell on her own?
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According to Miss Kiyoko,
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she went to their room to console them
and noticed they were acting strangely.
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She ran, but one of them
laid hands on her,
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causing her to lose balance
and fall down the stairs.
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That's not true!
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Are you saying she lied?
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We did bicker a bit, but that's it.
We never touched her!
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So you're calling my daughter a liar.
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We are not related by blood,
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but I've done my best
to offer you a life of comfort here.
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That ends today.
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No!
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Wait!
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Kiyoko.
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Kiyoko!
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I believe my sisters
were simply trying to save me.
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But it startled me
because I wasn't thinking straight.
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That a hand struck me just then
was but bad luck.
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So it's not my sisters' fault
I fell down the stairs.
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It's all mine!
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Miss Kiyoko's leg must still hurt,
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but she forced herself out of bed
to defend her sisters.
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Kiyoko.
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Are you saying you forgive them?
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Why, of course, Father.
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They are family, after all.
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{\an8}I would do anything to be with my sisters.
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{\an8}So please tell me you'll forgive them.
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Dear sister.
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I have a gift for you.
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Oh my.
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I'm certain they'll suit you well.
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This one is too plain for you.
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Why are you dressed like that?
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Isn't it obvious?
I must never outshine my dear sisters.
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Think of me as a maid
at your beck and call.
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Dear sisters.
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They'll suit you well. I'll be your maid...
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Dear Makiko!
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Dear Sawako!
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They are family.
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I'd do anything to be with you.
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Dear sisters.
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They'll suit you well.
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Dear sisters! We're family.
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I'd do anything to be with you.
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The stepsisters have been
even harder on us lately.
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Miss Kiyoko tries so hard to appease them,
but it's never enough.
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Then why don't you go tell Kiyoko?
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Tell her our family isn't welcome here.
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Say you want us kicked out.
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Heavens no.
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I am terribly sorry.
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Who asked you to apologize?!
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What is it?
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Did I do something wrong again?
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It's my fault. Please forgive them.
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Kiyoko?
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What are you doing?
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Get back here!
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Kiyoko, did she do something to you?
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I'm fine, dear Father.
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I won't stand for any more
of their bad behavior.
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Perhaps it was a mistake
to welcome them into our home.
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JAPANESE PASSPORT
MAKIKO OTAWARA
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A trap laid by Kiyoko?
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That's right.
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She had it all planned out.
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How utterly absurd.
You have a vivid imagination.
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No, Mama!
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Something about her gives me the creeps.
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Enough of this nonsense.
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What if her father caught wind of this?
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What if he did?
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He can't kick us out. Don't you get it?
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She'd cry, say it's her fault,
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and we'd look all the more wicked for it.
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Let me ask you this.
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What would Kiyoko gain
from doing such things?
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Let's assume she does it
to make herself look good.
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That's perfectly understandable.
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But elevating her stepsisters
by acting like their maid?
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Who would go that far?
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Kiyoko would!
265
00:18:00,829 --> 00:18:04,208
I know that you two despise Kiyoko.
266
00:18:04,208 --> 00:18:05,250
- No!
- No!
267
00:18:05,250 --> 00:18:06,710
Listen to us, Mama!
268
00:18:06,710 --> 00:18:07,795
Enough.
269
00:18:08,295 --> 00:18:09,713
I'm getting a headache.
270
00:18:22,893 --> 00:18:24,269
What is it now?
271
00:18:28,774 --> 00:18:32,111
Madam, you don't look well.
272
00:18:32,111 --> 00:18:35,489
I'm fine. I just had a lot on my mind.
273
00:18:36,782 --> 00:18:39,326
This is so utterly dreary.
274
00:18:39,326 --> 00:18:41,453
Something is troubling you.
275
00:18:42,037 --> 00:18:46,750
If there is anything I can do for you,
Madam, you need only ask.
276
00:18:54,049 --> 00:18:55,175
"Madam"?
277
00:19:16,905 --> 00:19:18,907
Your father died?
278
00:19:18,907 --> 00:19:21,451
That's right. He's dead.
279
00:19:21,451 --> 00:19:24,037
How sad. Terribly sad.
280
00:19:24,538 --> 00:19:25,455
How come?
281
00:19:26,039 --> 00:19:28,709
It's sad when someone dies.
282
00:19:28,709 --> 00:19:29,918
Really?
283
00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:34,298
But I'm fine.
284
00:19:34,965 --> 00:19:35,966
Fine?
285
00:19:41,555 --> 00:19:42,556
Kiyoko.
286
00:19:43,348 --> 00:19:44,975
What are you wearing?
287
00:19:48,228 --> 00:19:49,479
It's a celebration.
288
00:19:49,479 --> 00:19:53,567
We'll be even closer now, won't we?
289
00:20:22,679 --> 00:20:24,264
OTAWARA
290
00:20:26,183 --> 00:20:29,102
{\an8}FIVE YEARS LATER
291
00:20:36,235 --> 00:20:39,404
How has Mother been feeling lately?
292
00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,287
You're asking the wrong person.
293
00:20:48,872 --> 00:20:50,707
Well? How is she?
294
00:20:52,834 --> 00:20:55,462
She had a slight fever again this morning.
295
00:20:55,462 --> 00:20:56,922
That is concerning.
296
00:20:56,922 --> 00:21:01,885
Madam is ever so worried
you might catch whatever she has.
297
00:21:02,469 --> 00:21:03,637
I see.
298
00:21:03,637 --> 00:21:04,888
I'll be going out.
299
00:21:05,514 --> 00:21:07,182
Have them ready the car.
300
00:21:07,724 --> 00:21:08,642
Yes, ma'am.
301
00:21:09,935 --> 00:21:11,395
She never sits still.
302
00:21:11,895 --> 00:21:13,313
Miss Makiko.
303
00:21:14,481 --> 00:21:15,440
What?
304
00:21:15,941 --> 00:21:20,195
If anything is not to your liking,
please do not hesitate to let me know.
305
00:21:21,822 --> 00:21:23,031
"Not to my liking"?
306
00:21:23,782 --> 00:21:26,785
I'm surprised you had to ask.
307
00:21:26,785 --> 00:21:29,288
You know perfectly well there is.
308
00:21:31,415 --> 00:21:35,294
Those two have taken over this house.
309
00:21:35,294 --> 00:21:38,797
I don't understand why
Miss Kiyoko doesn't kick them out.
310
00:21:39,506 --> 00:21:43,051
- Do they have something on her?
- Don't be absurd.
311
00:21:43,885 --> 00:21:50,225
There is no one kinder or purer of heart
than Miss Kiyoko.
312
00:21:51,351 --> 00:21:52,602
I beg your pardon.
313
00:21:52,602 --> 00:21:55,439
It is time for your medicine, Madam.
314
00:22:00,569 --> 00:22:02,529
How are you feeling?
315
00:22:03,155 --> 00:22:04,448
The same as always.
316
00:22:06,658 --> 00:22:08,035
Where are my daughters?
317
00:22:08,035 --> 00:22:10,662
They have both gone out.
318
00:22:11,455 --> 00:22:12,372
I see.
319
00:22:12,956 --> 00:22:13,915
Here you are.
320
00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,794
It always has such an awful smell.
321
00:22:18,295 --> 00:22:19,671
I am terribly sorry.
322
00:22:20,213 --> 00:22:22,799
But bitter medicine has blessed effects.
323
00:22:37,105 --> 00:22:39,733
Is this what it's like to be happy?
324
00:22:41,610 --> 00:22:44,279
Father died in a car accident,
325
00:22:45,322 --> 00:22:47,783
but each day is a joy now.
326
00:22:48,408 --> 00:22:50,994
I hope it lasts forever.
327
00:23:00,128 --> 00:23:02,255
You're leaving Mother all alone?
328
00:23:04,341 --> 00:23:05,550
Don't go!
329
00:23:05,550 --> 00:23:07,219
I'll do anything you ask!
330
00:23:09,429 --> 00:23:13,725
They are all here with me
and let me do anything I want.
331
00:23:14,768 --> 00:23:16,103
Anything.
332
00:23:18,980 --> 00:23:21,149
But you're right. It's frightening.
333
00:23:21,775 --> 00:23:24,361
Who knows when this happiness
might vanish?
334
00:23:25,278 --> 00:23:29,074
Happiness truly is a fragile thing.
335
00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:35,872
{\an8}MRS. TSURUKO OTAWARA
AND HER DAUGHTERS
336
00:23:35,872 --> 00:23:37,666
{\an8}Count Ichijo?
337
00:23:37,666 --> 00:23:43,088
Yes. He invited us to a ball
he will be holding next month.
338
00:23:44,005 --> 00:23:48,051
If he's a count,
he must be a man of great standing.
339
00:23:48,051 --> 00:23:51,763
Count Ichijo is indeed a great man.
340
00:23:51,763 --> 00:23:53,640
So is his heir, Lord Masataka,
341
00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:57,769
a naval officer who was
top of his class at Imperial University.
342
00:23:58,395 --> 00:24:00,814
Everyone says he's a true gentleman.
343
00:24:01,982 --> 00:24:04,568
Kiyoko, you're not going?
344
00:24:06,027 --> 00:24:08,405
That is out of the question.
345
00:24:08,405 --> 00:24:10,782
One such as I could never attend.
346
00:24:11,825 --> 00:24:14,494
You need not worry about me.
347
00:24:14,995 --> 00:24:15,912
Madam.
348
00:24:16,997 --> 00:24:21,168
I'll let my daughters respond,
but see that they behave.
349
00:24:22,335 --> 00:24:23,211
Yes, Madam.
350
00:24:25,046 --> 00:24:27,132
A count, is he?
351
00:24:27,132 --> 00:24:29,676
We must have new clothes made for you.
352
00:24:29,676 --> 00:24:32,721
Something more lovely and lavish
than everyone else's!
353
00:24:33,388 --> 00:24:37,434
No time to dawdle.
I will order your dresses at once.
354
00:24:41,313 --> 00:24:42,731
What is she up to?
355
00:24:43,231 --> 00:24:45,066
How should I know?
356
00:24:45,567 --> 00:24:47,027
I suppose you're right.
357
00:24:47,694 --> 00:24:54,075
It seems the count's heir
will be seeking a bride at the ball.
358
00:24:54,075 --> 00:24:55,994
That's nobility for you.
359
00:24:57,120 --> 00:24:58,246
That's rude!
360
00:24:58,246 --> 00:24:59,498
Hold your horses.
361
00:25:02,209 --> 00:25:04,586
This could be our chance.
362
00:25:04,586 --> 00:25:07,005
Our chance? For what?
363
00:25:16,348 --> 00:25:18,350
Now it's getting interesting.
364
00:25:23,230 --> 00:25:24,648
I've had it!
365
00:25:25,232 --> 00:25:28,193
None of these suit me!
Is this all there is?!
366
00:25:28,193 --> 00:25:30,779
Those pearls look nice.
367
00:25:30,779 --> 00:25:32,906
Those were Madam's favorite.
368
00:25:34,032 --> 00:25:37,661
"Madam"? Is that how
you still think of her?
369
00:25:37,661 --> 00:25:40,914
- And our mother is some imposter?
- Please forgive--
370
00:25:40,914 --> 00:25:43,208
Do you think she's an imposter?
371
00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:45,335
No, not at all.
372
00:25:49,381 --> 00:25:51,216
They were but cheap trinkets.
373
00:25:51,841 --> 00:25:56,221
We must have only the most lovely
and elegant jewelry for you.
374
00:25:57,889 --> 00:26:00,517
Yes, of course.
375
00:26:01,017 --> 00:26:03,395
These will suit me just fine.
376
00:26:14,239 --> 00:26:15,448
Makiko.
377
00:26:16,491 --> 00:26:17,492
Don't worry.
378
00:26:20,912 --> 00:26:23,832
Hold your horses.
This could be our chance.
379
00:26:24,457 --> 00:26:26,793
Our chance? For what?
380
00:26:28,962 --> 00:26:31,715
You mean, if Lord Ichijo chooses...
381
00:26:31,715 --> 00:26:36,386
No one could possibly object.
He's the son of a count.
382
00:26:37,053 --> 00:26:41,099
This is our chance to escape,
to be free of Kiyoko.
383
00:26:41,099 --> 00:26:42,767
We can take Mama with us!
384
00:26:45,562 --> 00:26:47,731
If we can catch the heir's fancy,
385
00:26:47,731 --> 00:26:50,817
we'll finally be free of this life.
386
00:27:20,639 --> 00:27:22,849
The late Viscount Otawara's daughters.
387
00:27:22,849 --> 00:27:24,392
You mean stepdaughters.
388
00:27:24,392 --> 00:27:26,144
Like lipstick on a pig.
389
00:27:39,616 --> 00:27:40,742
Is this yours?
390
00:27:41,701 --> 00:27:44,245
Why, thank you.
391
00:27:45,622 --> 00:27:47,290
I am Masataka Ichijo.
392
00:27:48,458 --> 00:27:49,459
And you are...
393
00:27:51,211 --> 00:27:53,004
I am Sawako Otawara.
394
00:27:53,505 --> 00:27:56,383
This is my elder sister, Makiko.
395
00:27:57,217 --> 00:27:58,802
Thank you for attending.
396
00:27:59,803 --> 00:28:01,179
If you please.
397
00:28:08,186 --> 00:28:12,273
They were ever so excited
as they left for the ball.
398
00:28:13,650 --> 00:28:15,318
I can hardly wait.
399
00:28:15,318 --> 00:28:18,822
They are unruly,
lewd, crass, and ignorant.
400
00:28:19,447 --> 00:28:23,076
How will two ladies
so unsuited to a viscount's household
401
00:28:23,076 --> 00:28:25,745
seize this eagerly awaited opportunity?
402
00:28:27,455 --> 00:28:28,832
You little...
403
00:28:29,416 --> 00:28:30,917
What are you up to?
404
00:28:42,637 --> 00:28:44,347
You drink with such gusto.
405
00:28:44,931 --> 00:28:47,100
You don't like women who drink?
406
00:28:47,684 --> 00:28:50,145
What about equality of the sexes?
407
00:28:50,729 --> 00:28:53,440
I'm all for equality.
408
00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:54,607
Lord Masataka.
409
00:28:56,025 --> 00:28:57,026
Excuse me.
410
00:29:00,530 --> 00:29:01,906
Give me another!
411
00:29:01,906 --> 00:29:03,658
Slow down, will you?
412
00:29:03,658 --> 00:29:06,077
What's the big deal?
413
00:29:06,077 --> 00:29:08,371
We're at a ball.
414
00:29:16,129 --> 00:29:16,963
Makiko?
415
00:29:22,051 --> 00:29:23,303
She's beautiful.
416
00:29:33,813 --> 00:29:35,273
Kiyoko.
417
00:29:39,444 --> 00:29:40,820
Dear sister!
418
00:29:42,405 --> 00:29:43,573
Please forgive me!
419
00:29:45,033 --> 00:29:50,789
After seeing you off,
I just could not resist joining you.
420
00:29:51,623 --> 00:29:54,667
All I had was this shabby dress
from 20 years ago,
421
00:29:55,376 --> 00:29:57,712
an heirloom from my late mother.
422
00:29:58,421 --> 00:30:04,177
I wanted to wear it so I could attend
a ball with her, just once.
423
00:30:04,761 --> 00:30:07,847
Please forgive me!
424
00:30:10,266 --> 00:30:11,100
Why you...
425
00:30:11,100 --> 00:30:14,103
That's rich coming from you.
426
00:30:14,103 --> 00:30:15,605
Sawako.
427
00:30:15,605 --> 00:30:17,232
Acting all pathetic.
428
00:30:17,232 --> 00:30:19,818
You truly are a horrible person.
429
00:30:19,818 --> 00:30:21,402
You make me sick!
430
00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:26,533
You've had too much to drink.
431
00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:28,535
Lord Ichijo.
432
00:30:29,410 --> 00:30:30,787
Do not worry yourself.
433
00:30:31,287 --> 00:30:33,248
I shall take care of Lady Kiyoko.
434
00:30:34,666 --> 00:30:36,543
Hey, let go of me!
435
00:30:37,126 --> 00:30:39,045
I bet you're enjoying this!
436
00:30:39,045 --> 00:30:42,590
The nerve of you,
humiliating your stepsisters like this!
437
00:30:42,590 --> 00:30:45,802
Kiyoko! Bravo on a scheme well played!
438
00:30:46,553 --> 00:30:48,221
You fiend!
439
00:30:51,391 --> 00:30:52,684
Such nonsense.
440
00:30:52,684 --> 00:30:55,562
I must go home at once.
441
00:30:55,562 --> 00:30:57,605
My sisters will be upset with me!
442
00:30:58,189 --> 00:31:00,066
What are you so afraid of?
443
00:31:00,900 --> 00:31:01,818
Calm down.
444
00:31:02,610 --> 00:31:05,321
Come, let us dance.
445
00:31:06,447 --> 00:31:10,034
Dancing to music will soothe your nerves.
446
00:31:13,621 --> 00:31:14,789
Yes, milord.
447
00:31:25,884 --> 00:31:28,094
{\an8}They're perfect for each other.
448
00:31:28,094 --> 00:31:31,055
{\an8}I've never seen a lovelier couple.
449
00:31:33,933 --> 00:31:38,980
I never saw you
after Viscount Otawara passed away,
450
00:31:38,980 --> 00:31:40,982
but I would like to change that.
451
00:31:42,567 --> 00:31:44,444
I do not wish to be rude,
452
00:31:45,153 --> 00:31:48,656
but is there not something off
about your sisters?
453
00:31:48,656 --> 00:31:50,783
Please do not say that.
454
00:31:51,284 --> 00:31:53,661
My sisters mean no harm.
455
00:31:54,495 --> 00:31:55,496
Lady Kiyoko.
456
00:32:52,470 --> 00:32:53,346
PASSPORT
457
00:32:53,930 --> 00:32:56,975
Sending my dear sisters to study abroad?
458
00:32:57,558 --> 00:32:59,644
An ill-advised plan.
459
00:32:59,644 --> 00:33:00,937
Indeed.
460
00:33:00,937 --> 00:33:03,606
How can Father not see that?
461
00:33:04,357 --> 00:33:07,652
If only he hadn't meddled,
462
00:33:07,652 --> 00:33:11,364
he could've been my doll
to play with forever.
463
00:33:12,657 --> 00:33:14,826
But I don't want him anymore.
464
00:33:37,098 --> 00:33:39,726
I thought we were family.
465
00:33:40,351 --> 00:33:41,352
We are family.
466
00:33:42,020 --> 00:33:46,107
Each of you has a special place
in my heart,
467
00:33:46,107 --> 00:33:48,818
my dear, precious dolls.
468
00:33:49,402 --> 00:33:50,403
Kiyoko.
469
00:33:55,158 --> 00:33:57,952
How strong you are to have lasted so long.
470
00:33:58,703 --> 00:33:59,620
But...
471
00:34:01,622 --> 00:34:03,458
I don't need broken dolls.
472
00:34:22,935 --> 00:34:24,771
- You seem happy.
- Huh?
473
00:34:24,771 --> 00:34:26,647
You look delighted.
474
00:34:29,734 --> 00:34:32,612
Yes, I am having a wonderful time.
475
00:34:35,448 --> 00:34:36,449
Please wait!
476
00:34:37,450 --> 00:34:38,868
Must you leave already?
477
00:34:39,619 --> 00:34:41,079
Did I offend you?
478
00:34:41,579 --> 00:34:42,580
Not at all.
479
00:34:43,498 --> 00:34:45,541
May I see you again?
480
00:34:45,541 --> 00:34:48,044
No, this will be the last time.
481
00:35:05,937 --> 00:35:08,231
Mama!
482
00:35:08,231 --> 00:35:10,775
Please! Open your eyes!
483
00:35:11,818 --> 00:35:13,986
Kiyoko! You little...
484
00:35:14,695 --> 00:35:16,531
What did you do to Mama?!
485
00:35:16,531 --> 00:35:17,698
Miss Makiko.
486
00:35:17,698 --> 00:35:19,951
You killed her, didn't you?!
487
00:35:19,951 --> 00:35:21,494
Murderer!
488
00:35:21,994 --> 00:35:23,037
Miss Makiko!
489
00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:28,042
You kept us away from Mama!
It was all part of your trap!
490
00:35:28,042 --> 00:35:29,877
I'm sorry, Mama.
491
00:35:30,378 --> 00:35:35,091
We feared Kiyoko would hurt you
if we defied her.
492
00:35:35,091 --> 00:35:38,219
What utter nonsense, Miss Sawako.
493
00:35:38,219 --> 00:35:41,180
You people never questioned
what was happening!
494
00:35:42,431 --> 00:35:45,852
Madam had been ill for a long time.
495
00:35:46,477 --> 00:35:48,604
Now she is resting in peace.
496
00:35:48,604 --> 00:35:50,648
You think this was an illness?!
497
00:35:51,190 --> 00:35:53,985
You won't get away with this!
498
00:35:56,529 --> 00:35:59,574
I believe it's
a momentary lapse of reason.
499
00:35:59,574 --> 00:36:03,452
But painting you as a villain?
500
00:36:04,287 --> 00:36:05,913
It's quite awful.
501
00:36:06,873 --> 00:36:11,836
I failed to understand
how they were feeling.
502
00:36:12,461 --> 00:36:16,299
I shall brew Madam's medicine for them.
503
00:36:17,300 --> 00:36:20,344
It has a calming effect.
504
00:36:21,179 --> 00:36:25,808
I must devote myself
to serving them from now on.
505
00:36:26,851 --> 00:36:29,103
I will serve them with all my heart.
506
00:36:30,104 --> 00:36:31,647
Miss Kiyoko.
507
00:36:38,404 --> 00:36:42,783
Now that Viscount Otawara
and his wife, Tsuruko, are gone,
508
00:36:43,492 --> 00:36:46,871
I, the eldest daughter,
am the head of this household.
509
00:36:47,496 --> 00:36:50,499
Yet you suddenly turn up,
asking to see Kiyoko?
510
00:36:50,499 --> 00:36:55,504
You may be the son of a count,
but is that not a terribly rude request?
511
00:36:56,172 --> 00:37:00,801
With all due respect,
Kiyoko is the viscount's blood heir.
512
00:37:00,801 --> 00:37:03,304
Kiyoko put me in charge.
513
00:37:04,055 --> 00:37:06,641
Everyone knows you mistreat her
514
00:37:06,641 --> 00:37:11,270
and work her to the bone
like some maidservant.
515
00:37:11,270 --> 00:37:13,731
That, too, was Kiyoko's wish.
516
00:37:13,731 --> 00:37:15,733
I have nothing to be ashamed of.
517
00:37:16,776 --> 00:37:17,944
This is pointless.
518
00:37:18,653 --> 00:37:19,612
What?
519
00:37:21,822 --> 00:37:23,115
You little minx!
520
00:37:23,115 --> 00:37:24,533
You stole him from me!
521
00:37:24,533 --> 00:37:26,661
Please forgive me, Miss Sawako.
522
00:37:27,578 --> 00:37:28,746
Lady Kiyoko!
523
00:37:29,789 --> 00:37:32,083
Lord Masataka!
524
00:37:32,083 --> 00:37:33,084
Lady Kiyoko!
525
00:37:35,044 --> 00:37:36,295
Lord Ichijo.
526
00:37:38,673 --> 00:37:39,674
You poor thing.
527
00:37:42,134 --> 00:37:43,719
I'm taking Kiyoko with me.
528
00:37:44,720 --> 00:37:49,558
Do as you wish, but this house is ours.
529
00:37:50,142 --> 00:37:52,853
You have no legal right to it.
530
00:37:53,354 --> 00:37:55,731
Lady Kiyoko inherited everything.
531
00:38:03,531 --> 00:38:04,573
Open up!
532
00:38:04,573 --> 00:38:07,493
Do you hear me?!
I'll never forgive you for this!
533
00:38:07,493 --> 00:38:10,246
Open up, I say!
534
00:38:10,246 --> 00:38:12,206
We can stop acting now.
535
00:38:21,841 --> 00:38:25,094
We're finally free.
536
00:38:33,311 --> 00:38:36,564
They managed to escape.
537
00:38:37,106 --> 00:38:39,150
I've been outwitted.
538
00:38:39,859 --> 00:38:43,612
Their disgraceful behavior at the ball,
the way they treated the servants...
539
00:38:43,612 --> 00:38:48,034
It was all just an act
to marry me into the Ichijo family.
540
00:38:48,617 --> 00:38:50,369
A geisha's daughters indeed.
541
00:38:51,078 --> 00:38:54,248
They played the count's son like a fiddle.
542
00:38:55,624 --> 00:38:57,126
What a pity.
543
00:38:57,626 --> 00:39:01,672
They entertained us longer than anyone.
544
00:39:03,674 --> 00:39:05,593
"Us," you say?
545
00:39:06,344 --> 00:39:07,553
Hardly.
546
00:39:07,553 --> 00:39:12,141
Don't be silly. Have we not played
this game together from the start?
547
00:39:12,767 --> 00:39:14,393
Have we?
548
00:39:14,393 --> 00:39:15,561
Of course.
549
00:39:16,228 --> 00:39:18,022
What will you do now?
550
00:39:18,522 --> 00:39:19,690
What do you mean?
551
00:39:20,191 --> 00:39:21,817
What's next?
552
00:39:22,651 --> 00:39:25,404
{\an8}What's next? I'm not sure.
553
00:39:32,286 --> 00:39:33,704
Can't sleep?
554
00:39:36,207 --> 00:39:39,460
I was just thinking.
555
00:39:40,002 --> 00:39:41,253
About what?
556
00:39:42,630 --> 00:39:46,550
About all the fun we'll have.
557
00:39:53,557 --> 00:39:57,019
This shall be ever so fun.
558
00:41:31,489 --> 00:41:36,118
{\an8}Subtitle translation by: Jason Franzman