THE TRAITOR IS…
TSUZURA
Now, then,
the second round.
We'll have all ten of you stay on the same teams.
But we've all been paired up. Why would we…?
Why? Isn't it obvious?
Because it's so entertaining watching you all get panicked and confused.
Hello, everyone!
Registration for round two is open for the next ten minutes!
If anyone is interested, please come to the registration desk.
If I were in your shoes,
I wouldn't think twice about participating.
Because if you do nothing, you'll become a house pet.
You have ten minutes left.
Think it over carefully.
Mary?
I won't play the second round.
I'm… outta here.
You're not playing?
What about the donation?
I'm not in debt yet.
I'll make some excuse to borrow money from my parents.
I just hope they'll lend it to me.
What about after that?
You said we need some cash on hand to make money!
Did I?
You said we'd be champions
and that we were going to win.
Yeah! What's gonna happen to the gambling den?
Give up now, and we'll lose everything.
Sorry, but stop looking to me to deal with everything.
You two are fine without me, right?
Yukimi, you can already pay the donations.
Tsuzura, your family is rich.
But if you're in such a bad way, why not ask Moneybags Musubi?
He seemed to really like you.
What are you talking about?
You made her cry.
Mary…
What?
I don't know how that last game turned out that way.
I can't explain it.
But!
The Mary I know wouldn't give up because of that!
She wouldn't do that just because someone betrayed her!
You're strong and smart and always give it your all.
You never give up,
and in the end, you win!
That's a fact!
That's who you are, Mary, so I…
What an over-the-top performance.
Don't give up?
If you hadn't betrayed me, I would've won.
If there hadn't been a traitor…
Think about it.
There is another far more simple explanation.
So, what are you gonna do?
-Huh? -About the second round.
There's less than five minutes left.
Oh, right.
What Tsuzura said was right.
I'll play in the second round.
Mary!
Tsuzura. Thanks.
I see things clearly now.
Don't be silly. I only--
I'm not the type to lose because you betrayed me.
I'll gonna teach you a lesson.
Wait! What are you talking about?
Strong words!
I want you three to play too.
Of course! I wouldn't miss something this entertaining.
I don't know.
You're free to quit, but it's a waste not to play.
We'll win this time.
Come with me. I'll explain.
Of course, you're not welcome.
Hey! What's that supposed to mean?
It's a simple strategy.
Same as before, we'll all confess to someone different.
But won't we lose again like that?
We lost because Tsuzura betrayed us by telling them who we'd be confessing to.
So we're doing the same thing but without her.
The strategy itself is still effective with the four of us.
But then won't Hanatemari aim to couple up in the second round?
She may use the rule where a duplicate confession means a loss.
Think about it.
Even if that happened, only one of us would become a couple.
And one of the remaining three might pair up by chance,
leaving two players uncoupled.
Whatever advantages are used, the ball is still in our court.
In other words, we can win this game.
"We can win"? You're talking about the money, right?
I don't want to spend the night with some guy I don't know.
I'd rather die!
Sorry, but find someone else to be part of this team.
I'd prefer not to switch members.
What if the new member was working for the guys' side?
Yukimi,
you're really attached to that gambling den, aren't you?
Are you okay with losing it?
Taking on a risk for something you want.
Isn't that what gambling is about?
I'll give you the gambling den. This document guarantees it.
CONVEY OWNERSHIP TO YUKIMI TOGAKUSHI
Even if we lose, you'll still get the den.
Isn't that right?
Alright! Fine, I'll do it.
Okay. How about you two?
Of course, I'm in!
We've come this far. I'd like to stay until the end.
Inui, where can I get a lineup card?
Oh, those?
Here's an extra from before.
Let me choose the order and the guys we'll confess to.
I have a plan.
Okay.
1: INUI - SERA 2: KURUME - KOCHI
-Follow this plan. -I'm choosing Musubi again.
3: YUKIMI - MUSUBI 4: TSUZURA - ? 5: MARY - KUONJI
-Why this plan? -It's a secret.
But why? Please tell us!
So that's it.
Saotome says Hanatemari is the traitor,
but in reality, she doesn't trust anyone here.
5: MARY - KUONJI
So she put herself in the safest position, number five.
SERA KOCHI
MUSUBI KIBASHIRA
KOCHI
She's trying not to double up with anyone.
She took advantage of the fact that she has control over this group.
What a fiendishly clever woman.
This is gonna be fun.
There's three minutes left to register.
Please hurry!
So, Chief, what are you going to do about the second round?
No, I'm done.
Hanatemari doesn't seem like she'll confess to me, so…
When I think about it,
I'm sure Togakushi wouldn't like me even if we did go out to dinner.
I'm starting to feel like I don't care about any of this.
Besides, we can't repeat what we did, can we?
Well, that's true, but…
So let's call it quits for today.
What are you doing, Haruto?
We're guaranteed to win this game!
I'm telling you, 330,000 isn't nearly enough.
I know that, but…
Then put more effort into explaining what's going on!
Even if we lose, that dumbass Chief will cover our losses.
Looks like we have some good news.
Musubi, I found out what all the confessions are.
What?
Seriously? And?
It seems they discussed and decided who they'll be confessing to.
Yeah? Then we're in luck!
C'mon, Chief. Let's play the next round.
I don't really need to play for the money.
I heard something really great.
Togakushi will use "spend the night" on her wager and confess to you.
What? Really?
That's great, Chief!
If you play the next round, you'll definitely get some!
Registration for the second round has now closed!
Now, everyone! Laugh or cry all you want, but this is the final round!
Let's have some fun!
Let the Coupling Game round two begin!
We're following the plan. Everyone got it?
Got it!
You might wanna keep your voice down.
Relax. We're in this to win.
We're going to be champions!
Is anyone going to use an advantage?
I'll risk anything to win.
"Spend the night."
Anyone else?
Me too.
That's two using "spend the night."
-Excuse me. -Yes?
Well…
If you, too, want to win, take the biggest risk there is.
Then again, what would it matter to a traitor?
I'll use "spend the night" as well!
-What?! -Huh?!
Three using "spend the night"? Whoa!
Very well. Please begin.
I'll get us started!
Chief! I know you like Hanatemari,
but if you pick Togakushi, you'll get to go all the way.
You can do this.
I know!
CIRCLE THE OBJECT OF YOUR AFFECTION
This really was a surprise.
I can't believe all the same players are playing again.
And what's the deal between Saotome and Juraku, the Student Council President?
At least the worst-case scenario didn't happen.
Saotome abandoned Hanatemari for betraying her.
It makes sense for us four to share our confessions and exclude Hanatemari.
But the plan won't work because
I'm the traitor!
Okay. I've made my choice!
YES/NO
Musubi is the heir to a huge corporate fortune,
and the other four are hangers-on.
I'm helping them in return for a tidy sum.
Musubi is rich, but he isn't popular with ladies.
Plus, he has a strange obsession about girls being "prim and proper."
He's playing this game for the "advantages,"
but that kind of stuff really gives me the creeps.
Still, it has nothing to do with me.
Might as well just help them and get paid.
I mean, it's a waste to come to this school and not make money!
Sorry, you three. I hope you enjoy your "spend the nights"!
Let's begin. Who will go first?
That's me.
I confess to Sera.
But it's only for this game.
I'm still devoted to you, Kuonji!
Okay, next player, please.
I guess that's me.
Well, okay then…
I've already told the guys all our confession choices.
Other than Hanatemari, everyone else is guaranteed to couple up.
They'd suspect me if I didn't pair up with someone.
Your confession, please.
Ta-da! I confess to Kuonji!
-What? -Huh?!
Wait, Kurume. Did you forget our plan?
Hmm? Isn't it obvious?!
There's a traitor among us, right?
So then it's risky to follow the plan.
No, but…
He's totally glaring at me! I swear, it's not my fault!
Next.
Okay, it's my turn.
YUKIMI TOGAKUSHI
Togakushi agreed to Saotome's idea.
She should stick with the plan.
It's been a long journey.
Looking back, my life has been 17 straight years
of striking out with the ladies.
I'd confess my love but be rejected.
Girls were creeped out before I said a word.
I never even had a chance to talk to them.
But that ends this day.
Today, I will…
I will become a man!
Now, your confession, please.
Okay.
I'll score big time with this game!
I'll get paid!
My confession is to…
-This one's mine! -This one's mine!
Kibashira.
Huh? Me?!
I don't understand.
How'd this happen?!
Did Togakushi betray Saotome too?
Next, please.
That's me!
Dammit. What the hell's going on?
That dumbass Chief gave up on Hanatemari and chose Togakushi.
If they're not paired up, we won't get paid!
Your confession, please.
My confession is to…
Musubi!
The Chief was clearly interested in Hanatemari in the first round!
How can she make such a risky confession?
Musubi.
You're quite popular.
I might get jealous.
EPISODE 4: CONFESSING GIRLS
I love you too.
This concludes everyone's confessions.
The results are one couple formed,
Inui and Sera only.
Congratulations.
What? How could this be?
What a bunch of idiots.
Inui, I knew you were the traitor.
What are you talking about? I'd never--
No need to play dumb.
I know everything you did.
In the first round, I only told Tsuzura my confession,
but everyone still coupled up.
That really got me.
I could only conclude that Tsuzura had betrayed me.
But then I thought it over.
There was no way she'd do that to me.
After I realized that, I saw another possibility.
Mary!
I thought something was wrong from the start.
For example, the dealer never said any of our names during the game.
Next.
Next, please.
Next.
So, I thought about everything that's happened today
and remembered something.
The lineup card.
The lineup card?
Think about it.
In the first round, we sat in the order on the lineup card.
And, of course, we confessed in the order we were seated,
thinking that's what was on the card.
Right…
But what if the names were shifted one spot back?
INUI, KURUME, TOGAKUSHI, HANATEMARI, SAOTOME
KURUME, TOGAKUSHI, HANATEMARI, SAOTOME, INUI
In that case, we would confess in the order we were seated.
But our names were shifted one spot back on the cards.
So the guys cheated by learning about our confessions in advance,
and then they make their selections?!
SELECT GIRL #2? YES
It's like Juraku said.
"We haven't cheated."
In short, they allowed someone else to cheat.
The con would be obvious to the dealer, but not to us.
When I thought about that, I figured out what the con was.
Inui was the only suspect, as she submitted the lineup card.
That's what happened in the first round.
That's why this time, I wrote the lineup myself
to prevent Inui from cheating.
I see.
But then in the second round,
Inui would try a much simpler con, right?
Signaling.
It can be by smartphone, hand gestures, or whatever.
Once the confessions are communicated to the men's side, it's all over.
How did you upend their scheme?
Oh, that? It was really nothing.
I simply placed my trust in these three.
First off, I just met Kurume today, so we hadn't yet built mutual trust.
I thought she might've been the traitor.
So I took advantage of that.
If she were the traitor, that's fine.
If not, she probably thought I was the traitor.
After all, we didn't yet know if we could trust each other.
That means she would change her confession at the last minute.
She didn't trust me, and I simply trusted in that fact.
I see.
So, it was pure luck that I made the change.
I communicated my plan to Yukimi in writing.
I trusted that she wasn't the traitor
and that she would do as instructed.
No way! Was that when you…?
Yes, I signaled her in the transfer document I gave her.
It may have looked as if I was transferring my rights to the den,
but I wrote the name of one that didn't belong to me.
GIRLS' CHANGING ROOM NO. 2
I wondered why Saotome would write something like that.
I thought she might be telling me it was all an act.
That's why I changed who I was confessing to.
Then, what about Hanatemari?
She hadn't even heard about your plan!
Honestly, I was confused.
I always get in everyone's way,
so I accepted the idea that I'd be cast aside.
But Mary remembered.
She remembered our promise.
We're in this to win. We're going to be champions!
Then she said she'd risk anything to win.
And I believe that's what winners do.
I only spoke to Musubi today.
So, the biggest risk for me
would be confessing to him.
That was a huge gamble on my part!
What?! I don't get it!
Your plan was based on vague and unreliable signals.
Is that even possible?! What kinda relationship do you have?!
Isn't it obvious?
Mary is my Prince Charming.
In conclusion,
you all fell right into my trap.
The wager was doubled for this second round, right?
Thanks to you and you guys,
I made a ton of money off of your stupidity.
Thank you!
Why you…!
Would you please save the provocations for later?
We have business to attend to.
Wagers will be collected and winnings distributed
by the Public Morals Committee over the next few days.
The advantage promises are up to you.
Please contact us if anyone fails to deliver.
Table three is done.
Okay! The final group is done.
This concludes our schedule for today!
Did you enjoy today's Coupling Party?
Results may have varied for each of you,
but whether or not it turned out as you expected,
we hope you had a good time!
This concludes the 50th Coupling Party!
See you at the 51st event!
Farewell, everyone!
She made a two-million comeback in the second round.
See? It's just as I thought.
You're going to let her join?
Yeah. You don't mind, do you?
I'm sure she'll be a powerful ally
in bringing our plan to fruition.
Wow, I wasn't sure what would happen,
but I'm glad we won in the end.
Yes! That's so true.
It's all thanks to Mary.
Listen, you two.
I'm sorry!
Huh? Saotome?
I…
I questioned your loyalties
even though you did nothing wrong.
-I'm sorry! -No, stop. It's okay!
They tried to con you, so we totally understand.
In the end, we won, so it's a happy end--
I was so afraid.
I'm always holding you back, Mary.
I thought you had abandoned me.
If you ever really did that to me, I…
I learned something important today.
Trust is important too.
This may sound cheesy, but we won today because I trusted both of you in the end.
And we also won because you two trusted me.
You're making me blush.
Thanks for trusting me.
I promise you. I'll never question you two again.
Okay!
Subtitle translation by: Helen O'Horan