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Miss Miyo, isn't it?

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How do you do, my dear?

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I-I'm sorry for inconveniencing you!

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Come now.
It's what any proper person would do.

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That was…
I didn't mean to trouble you.

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I'm so terribly sorry, sir.

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There's no need to apologize.

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Main thing is that
I'm glad to see you're not hurt.

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Thank you.
But it was all due to my carelessness.

10
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Thank you so very much, sir.
I'm glad you were kind enough to step in.

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Hey, Miyo,
let's get out of the sun for a while.

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Right.

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Please take good care of yourself.

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Now, I'll leave you to your day.

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Miss Miyo, are you sure
that you're feeling alright?

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Yes. I'm sorry if I worried you.

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You have to take
better care of yourself, Miyo.

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Right.

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Yes, Miyo, you need to be careful.

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You have…

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no idea just how special you are.

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MY HAPPY MARRIAGE

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EPISODE 9
DROWNING IN DREAMS

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Miyo!

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Shh!

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Why would she
push herself that hard?

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So there were remnants of a gift-user

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and they were only there
during her nightmares?

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How feasible does it sound
to use a supernatural ability

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from a remote location?

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Only an Usuba could do
something like that.

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But there should've been a crack
in the barrier if that had happened.

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It's unlikely to have been
outside interference.

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This is speculation

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but the mounting evidence supports
my theory.

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I think it's connected
to her Usuba heritage.

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Miyo is an Usuba? Is that true?

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There's a strong case for it,
with a handful of clues to go off of.

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A wedding for a Sumi Usuba
marrying into the Saimori house.

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I suppose it just feels strange.

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I never would've thought
she could be one of the Usuba.

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Although Miyo wasn't born with the gift,

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hypothetically,
if the Usuba family blood is in her veins,

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there's a chance her body could be having
some kind of adverse reaction to it.

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That doesn't make sense.

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Why would it be a problem now?

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I wish I knew.

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By the way, it was the only
other possibility I could think of.

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Does she know anything
about the Usuba family gifts?

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Miyo lost her mother.
She was too young to ask questions.

51
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I doubt she's even aware
of her Usuba family.

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Even so…

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Even so?

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Even if I asked directly,

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she may not want to talk about it.

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She's been guarding her emotions.

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Trying to hide her feelings
more than normal.

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I'm sure she just doesn't
want us to worry about her.

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But I still wish
she'd give us the option to.

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Huh?

61
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What? Hey, what's wrong?

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You catch sight of a bear in there?

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Hm?

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Uh… Argh!

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A civilian attack.

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We think it was a Grave Grotesquerie.

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Go on, Godo.

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It was in the woods
near the Forbidden Land.

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They found a man in a rough way.

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Currently, he's unconscious
in a comatose state.

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Based on symptoms he's showing,

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and the Grave's condition,
it looks like Grotesqueries.

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They've already reached
the populated area this early?

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Our predictions
for their movement were way off.

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The Ministry of the Imperial House
can't manage this.

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It's only a matter of time
before they infiltrate the capital.

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I hate this…

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Why won't these nightmares ever stop?

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They keep playing over and over.

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I'm far from refined like Miss Hazuki.

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I feel like I'm sliding backward.

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She significantly decreased
my study hours since I collapsed.

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I'm wasting the perfect opportunity
to learn from her.

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I'm sorry,
I'll be working tonight too.

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Alright, I'll prepare you a lunch,

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then I can deliver it to you.

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No, it's all right.
You should take it easy and rest.

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Miyo.

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Uh, yes.

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How are you feeling?
Are you sure you're doing okay?

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I'm perfectly fine.

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Please don't feel the need
to worry about me. It's all right.

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All right then.

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Uh, sorry, Godo just called for me.
I have to go.

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Okay. I hope everything at work goes well.

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Based on what we've seen, it looks like
they're heading straight for the capital,

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and they'll descend like a plague.

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Have we heard anything
from the Ministry yet?

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We're still trying to get them to act.

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But they're slow to decide
and aren't measuring up to the task.

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Then we'll establish
a perimeter around the capital.

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Request urgent permission to take action.

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You're gonna sweep it
in one fell swoop, aren't ya?

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I'll go reach out to the Ministry
as soon as we're done here.

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For now,
prepare for deployment, Commander.

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Yes, sir.

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The imperial capital will be
under our unit's protection.

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Wow!

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Looks delicious!

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I had every intention of coming in
and making the food for us today,

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but I went to the kitchen,

112
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and everything was already prepared,
ready and hot.

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That's a lot of work
when you aren't fully recovered.

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It's fine. I'm feeling
much better now, so…

115
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please don't worry about that and enjoy.

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Thank you for the food.

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Mm! It's so good!

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Cooking is one of Miss Miyo's many skills!

119
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She's so very talented
with all that she does.

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You really are, Miyo.

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I couldn't make a tasty dish like this
to save my life.

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What? I'm sure that's not true.

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I mean it.
I'm actually a terrible cook.

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What?

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Even at girls' school,
my grades in cooking class were awful.

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I would burn whatever I grilled,

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and things were too salty, too spicy…

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Even holding a knife.

129
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My only skill was cutting my finger
and not noticing what I'd done.

130
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Oh, well…

131
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And that made for such a challenge
whenever you got married.

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Hey, I told you not to drag up the past.

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I honestly regret
how all of that turned out.

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You do?

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That's right.

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It is by far the biggest regret
that I have in life.

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I regret the way my marriage ended.

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I got married
pretty quickly, at only 17.

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Since I was born
as the daughter of the Kudos,

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I was prepared for a political marriage.

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But my husband was a kind and good man.

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I was truly happy.

143
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However,

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I didn't get along
with his family very well.

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Basic chores were not my strong suit,
and I was immature at the time.

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I was pretty far off
from their version of an ideal wife.

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My husband would normally comfort me.

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But there was one time

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where we both got emotional
while talking things out.

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After a big fight, we decided to divorce.

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But after that, I went to
my parents' house and cooled down,

152
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and I got hit with a wave of regret.

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I couldn't just go back.

154
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There were a lot of things to consider.

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In the end,
I felt as though I had lost so much.

156
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And maybe… I haven't tried
as hard as I should have.

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So that's what you regret
the most in your life?

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Hey, Miyo.

159
00:10:04,395 --> 00:10:05,313
Uh, yes.

160
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I admire you.

161
00:10:06,731 --> 00:10:08,608
You see the things
that you're not good at,

162
00:10:08,691 --> 00:10:11,235
and you don't run away
or make excuses for them.

163
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You stand up and face them.

164
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Huh?

165
00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,115
Thank… thank you.

166
00:10:16,824 --> 00:10:20,536
So I hope from now on
that you can prioritize how you feel.

167
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If you take that time,
then you can avoid having regrets

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-like mine.
-Huh.

169
00:10:25,041 --> 00:10:27,501
Think about what it is
you want for yourself.

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00:10:27,585 --> 00:10:29,211
What's your version of an ideal life?

171
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Oh, I'm not really sure
how to answer that.

172
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I think I want…

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to become a wife
that would be a good fit for Lord Kudo,

174
00:10:39,138 --> 00:10:42,975
to be like Miss Hazuki
by becoming a refined lady.

175
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I wish I was someone like that.

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00:10:45,728 --> 00:10:46,979
Miyo?

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Are you all right?

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00:10:49,315 --> 00:10:51,484
Yes, I'm fine. I was just thinking…

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It had never crossed my mind.

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I've never tried to picture
what an ideal life could be.

181
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However, there is one thing
that I'm certain of.

182
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And what is that?

183
00:11:02,703 --> 00:11:04,455
This is the place I want to be.

184
00:11:04,538 --> 00:11:06,248
Right by Lord Kudo's side.

185
00:11:08,417 --> 00:11:11,170
I love the way you talk about him
when he's not here.

186
00:11:11,253 --> 00:11:13,214
That is one lucky man!

187
00:11:17,510 --> 00:11:18,719
It was rough.

188
00:11:18,803 --> 00:11:20,638
Took more leg work than you could imagine.

189
00:11:20,721 --> 00:11:22,223
Found every Sumi in the capital.

190
00:11:22,807 --> 00:11:25,726
Well, if Sumi Usuba is one of them,
then it's well worth it.

191
00:11:25,810 --> 00:11:29,271
Listen, it's great that we got it
narrowed down to women named Sumi,

192
00:11:29,355 --> 00:11:31,357
but there's no way of telling
which one is the right one.

193
00:11:31,941 --> 00:11:33,067
She's our only lead.

194
00:11:33,150 --> 00:11:35,820
The only hope we have
of reaching out to the Usuba family.

195
00:11:36,445 --> 00:11:38,364
Any information is better than none.

196
00:11:38,906 --> 00:11:40,449
Please continue investigating.

197
00:11:46,914 --> 00:11:48,749
Would it be all right
if I join you?

198
00:11:51,335 --> 00:11:52,420
Yes.

199
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-Miyo.
-Huh?

200
00:11:58,384 --> 00:11:59,385
It's been…

201
00:11:59,468 --> 00:12:01,429
I wanted to say I'm sorry

202
00:12:01,512 --> 00:12:04,640
that work's been so busy
that we haven't had time to talk.

203
00:12:05,266 --> 00:12:09,145
Oh, no. Your work is very important.
I don't mind at all.

204
00:12:09,729 --> 00:12:10,563
Miyo,

205
00:12:11,397 --> 00:12:13,649
are you sure
that there's nothing bothering you?

206
00:12:13,733 --> 00:12:15,651
No. I'm fine.

207
00:12:16,569 --> 00:12:17,528
Is that so…

208
00:12:19,739 --> 00:12:22,491
Uh, what is… What's Miss Hazuki like?

209
00:12:22,575 --> 00:12:24,660
Do her mannerisms change
when she talks to you?

210
00:12:25,870 --> 00:12:30,249
Oh, I suppose you and I haven't
really talked about many personal things.

211
00:12:30,332 --> 00:12:32,418
Would it be all right
if I asked you about it?

212
00:12:33,419 --> 00:12:36,422
My sister and I,
our relationship has never been bad.

213
00:12:37,006 --> 00:12:39,842
Well, you're already aware
of how loud she is,

214
00:12:39,925 --> 00:12:42,178
which gets on my nerves
every now and then.

215
00:12:42,261 --> 00:12:44,472
It's less about "like" or "dislike".

216
00:12:44,555 --> 00:12:47,516
Those kind of feelings don't really apply
to our relationship.

217
00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:48,434
Huh.

218
00:12:49,393 --> 00:12:51,604
We grew up
in the same environment together,

219
00:12:51,687 --> 00:12:53,731
so we always know
what the other is thinking.

220
00:12:54,231 --> 00:12:55,775
We don't speak with restraint.

221
00:12:56,442 --> 00:12:58,694
Our personalities may not align,

222
00:12:58,778 --> 00:13:01,447
but I think as she is,
she's a good person.

223
00:13:02,865 --> 00:13:04,450
Does any of that answer your question?

224
00:13:05,117 --> 00:13:06,035
It does.

225
00:13:07,578 --> 00:13:10,331
What a wonderful person
to have grown up with!

226
00:13:11,123 --> 00:13:13,626
I haven't had
someone like that in my life.

227
00:13:14,168 --> 00:13:15,461
Miyo…

228
00:13:15,544 --> 00:13:17,213
…why don't you sit a little closer?

229
00:13:18,130 --> 00:13:19,465
What? Sit? Okay.

230
00:13:27,306 --> 00:13:29,475
If you're feeling lonely, then tell me.

231
00:13:29,558 --> 00:13:31,227
If you're in pain, then say that it hurts.

232
00:13:31,310 --> 00:13:32,186
Huh…

233
00:13:32,269 --> 00:13:34,230
I can't know what you're feeling
if you don't say.

234
00:13:34,313 --> 00:13:35,523
I…

235
00:13:35,606 --> 00:13:37,233
I'm not feeling lonely though.

236
00:13:37,817 --> 00:13:39,735
You aren't? Because I feel lonely.

237
00:13:45,199 --> 00:13:47,034
You're saying that you aren't lonely?

238
00:13:47,117 --> 00:13:47,952
I…

239
00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:51,247
really am.

240
00:13:53,123 --> 00:13:54,875
Why didn't you say that from the start?

241
00:13:55,584 --> 00:13:56,544
I…

242
00:13:58,462 --> 00:14:00,881
It's okay to tell me
how you really feel,

243
00:14:00,965 --> 00:14:02,633
know that I'm going to be there for you.

244
00:14:02,716 --> 00:14:04,176
Don't think that it's selfish.

245
00:14:04,260 --> 00:14:06,595
You can tell me anything.
I'll listen to all of it.

246
00:14:07,221 --> 00:14:08,138
Thank you.

247
00:14:08,222 --> 00:14:10,516
Don't feel guilty for seeking comfort.

248
00:14:10,599 --> 00:14:12,268
We're family now, are we not?

249
00:14:12,351 --> 00:14:15,145
Part of that is supporting each other
through thick and thin.

250
00:14:18,691 --> 00:14:20,651
Lord Kudo is very kind.

251
00:14:20,734 --> 00:14:21,694
But still…

252
00:14:22,486 --> 00:14:25,114
If I really want to become Mrs. Kudo,

253
00:14:25,197 --> 00:14:28,325
I can't use him as a crutch.
I must be strong.

254
00:14:29,118 --> 00:14:30,661
These are my problems.

255
00:14:30,744 --> 00:14:32,496
If I can't handle them on my own,

256
00:14:32,580 --> 00:14:34,957
how could I ever support a whole family?

257
00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:36,667
Is anyone home?

258
00:14:36,750 --> 00:14:37,918
Yes.

259
00:14:40,546 --> 00:14:42,047
Sorry for making you wait.

260
00:14:42,131 --> 00:14:43,549
How can I help you…

261
00:14:44,174 --> 00:14:45,050
Ah!

262
00:14:45,676 --> 00:14:46,802
You were the man who…

263
00:14:46,886 --> 00:14:48,888
Hello. It's lovely to see you.

264
00:14:48,971 --> 00:14:50,806
I wasn't sure how things had gone.

265
00:14:50,890 --> 00:14:53,058
Hopefully, you've recovered
since that day.

266
00:14:53,142 --> 00:14:55,102
Oh, yes. I feel much better now.

267
00:14:55,644 --> 00:14:58,314
That must've been a shock.
Thank you so much for being there for me.

268
00:14:58,397 --> 00:15:01,442
Oh, come now.
No need to thank me for any of that.

269
00:15:01,525 --> 00:15:04,069
Regardless, I was here to see a Mr. Kudo.

270
00:15:04,153 --> 00:15:06,655
Oh, no. He's actually at the office.

271
00:15:07,239 --> 00:15:09,158
Huh? That's strange.

272
00:15:09,241 --> 00:15:11,160
I was told that he was off duty today.

273
00:15:11,243 --> 00:15:13,037
He's very busy at work.

274
00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:16,081
He told me that he was called in
at the last minute and had to go.

275
00:15:16,707 --> 00:15:18,417
Is that so? That's unfortunate.

276
00:15:18,500 --> 00:15:20,586
I apologize I didn't call in advance.

277
00:15:21,170 --> 00:15:23,714
Arata Tsuruki is my name. Pleasure!

278
00:15:24,298 --> 00:15:26,342
Oh, right. I'm Miyo Saimori.

279
00:15:26,425 --> 00:15:29,094
Yes, I know.
I'm quite well aware of who you are.

280
00:15:29,178 --> 00:15:30,095
Me?

281
00:15:30,179 --> 00:15:32,056
It was the talk
of the social scene.

282
00:15:32,139 --> 00:15:34,350
A rumor that had everyone's ear.

283
00:15:34,433 --> 00:15:38,437
The infamous Mr. Kudo has finally
found himself a suitable fiancée.

284
00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:39,355
Oh…

285
00:15:40,689 --> 00:15:42,650
Although, I suppose the rumors

286
00:15:42,733 --> 00:15:45,361
of his "frozen tundra" personality
were right.

287
00:15:46,111 --> 00:15:47,863
Why would you say that?

288
00:15:47,947 --> 00:15:48,948
Miss Miyo,

289
00:15:49,031 --> 00:15:52,451
I'm afraid that you appear
to be absolutely exhausted.

290
00:15:52,534 --> 00:15:53,369
Hm?

291
00:15:53,452 --> 00:15:57,790
Yes, I noticed it in town.
This is the result of neglect, isn't it?

292
00:15:57,873 --> 00:15:58,874
Now,

293
00:15:58,958 --> 00:16:02,461
it is unacceptable to force you
to work to the point of fatigue.

294
00:16:03,462 --> 00:16:06,382
I… None of what happened is
Lord Kudo's fault!

295
00:16:06,465 --> 00:16:09,051
Having you push yourself
until you collapse.

296
00:16:09,134 --> 00:16:10,886
There's something wrong with that man!

297
00:16:11,804 --> 00:16:14,890
If he understood your true worth,
he wouldn't do this to you.

298
00:16:14,974 --> 00:16:18,268
Absurd! As if you aren't a lady already,

299
00:16:18,352 --> 00:16:20,354
expecting you to learn
the proper ways to behave,

300
00:16:20,437 --> 00:16:21,772
yet offering nothing!

301
00:16:21,855 --> 00:16:23,273
How do you know about that?

302
00:16:23,357 --> 00:16:24,858
Why would this be so important

303
00:16:24,942 --> 00:16:27,111
that he'd force a person
into this educational gauntlet?

304
00:16:27,194 --> 00:16:28,529
Please don't say such things!

305
00:16:28,612 --> 00:16:31,490
I was the one
who wanted to learn all of these at once.

306
00:16:31,573 --> 00:16:34,451
Lord Kudo is only cooperating
after I begged him to.

307
00:16:34,535 --> 00:16:37,162
Please don't say such awful things!

308
00:16:37,746 --> 00:16:38,747
Are you all right?

309
00:16:39,540 --> 00:16:41,917
Yes. Yes, it was nothing.

310
00:16:42,001 --> 00:16:44,837
I apologize.
What I've said to you is out of line.

311
00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:46,380
I shall take my leave now.

312
00:16:47,006 --> 00:16:49,883
I should as well. I'm terribly sorry.

313
00:16:49,967 --> 00:16:52,428
My attitude has been extremely rude today.

314
00:16:52,511 --> 00:16:54,930
I should have been forthright
from the start. Well…

315
00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:57,349
I have an offer for you.

316
00:16:57,433 --> 00:17:00,019
A unique role
that only you could ever fill.

317
00:17:02,187 --> 00:17:04,440
Please feel free to reach out at any time

318
00:17:05,774 --> 00:17:07,026
if the interest strikes you.

319
00:17:07,109 --> 00:17:07,943
SPECIAL ADVISOR
ARATA TSURUKI

320
00:17:12,031 --> 00:17:13,532
Have a good day!

321
00:17:16,118 --> 00:17:19,371
A role that only I could ever fill?

322
00:17:20,831 --> 00:17:22,541
He's late, isn't he?

323
00:17:22,624 --> 00:17:24,168
Whether he's Ministry staff or not,

324
00:17:24,251 --> 00:17:26,712
it's disrespectful to have you
waiting on him like this.

325
00:17:26,795 --> 00:17:28,172
It's not a problem.

326
00:17:28,255 --> 00:17:31,592
We can proceed with our preparations
for the operation regardless.

327
00:17:32,468 --> 00:17:34,053
You're looking pretty tired there.

328
00:17:34,136 --> 00:17:35,679
Don't concern yourself.

329
00:17:35,763 --> 00:17:37,848
After things are handled here,
I plan to go home.

330
00:17:37,931 --> 00:17:39,308
Glad to hear it!

331
00:17:39,391 --> 00:17:42,227
Poor Miss Miyo.
You should go home for her sake.

332
00:17:42,811 --> 00:17:43,854
Right.

333
00:17:46,315 --> 00:17:47,858
Permission was granted.

334
00:17:47,941 --> 00:17:50,527
Authority will now be transferred
to Commander Kudo,

335
00:17:50,611 --> 00:17:52,488
and you are free to act as you see fit.

336
00:17:52,571 --> 00:17:55,866
Thank you. We will start
the large-scale sweep operation.

337
00:17:55,949 --> 00:17:57,743
We need to get this under control quickly

338
00:17:57,826 --> 00:17:59,870
or further damage could strike
the capital.

339
00:18:00,454 --> 00:18:02,122
Thank you again for your help.

340
00:18:07,461 --> 00:18:11,256
Goodness! I can't say
how sorry I am for being late today.

341
00:18:11,340 --> 00:18:13,133
The impression was that you were off duty.

342
00:18:13,217 --> 00:18:16,386
I mistakenly ended up
at your home while trying to find you.

343
00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:22,142
I even had the pleasure of getting
to meet your fiancée, Miss Miyo.

344
00:18:23,727 --> 00:18:26,522
What a thoughtful
and well-mannered greeting I received.

345
00:18:26,605 --> 00:18:29,399
She seems to be brimming
with affection for you.

346
00:18:29,483 --> 00:18:33,737
Though, I find myself with less admiration
for how you treat her.

347
00:18:33,821 --> 00:18:35,364
She's a wonderful woman.

348
00:18:35,447 --> 00:18:36,281
What?

349
00:18:36,365 --> 00:18:39,201
I notice that
she's starting to look frail.

350
00:18:39,284 --> 00:18:41,787
Her health wastes away
a little more each day, doesn't it?

351
00:18:43,372 --> 00:18:45,999
She and I have crossed paths
on a previous occasion.

352
00:18:46,083 --> 00:18:48,418
She nearly collapsed on the street
when she was in town,

353
00:18:48,502 --> 00:18:49,920
and thankfully, I was nearby.

354
00:18:50,003 --> 00:18:51,046
What did you say?

355
00:18:51,130 --> 00:18:53,423
You don't know
a single thing about her, do you?

356
00:18:53,507 --> 00:18:56,718
Is Miss Miyo so inconsequential
that she's invisible?

357
00:18:56,802 --> 00:18:58,887
Actually, you don't even care, do you?

358
00:18:58,971 --> 00:19:01,348
The fact that you weren't there for her
when she needed you

359
00:19:01,431 --> 00:19:03,684
is more than enough proof of that.

360
00:19:04,268 --> 00:19:06,812
Right. You don't like small talk, do you?

361
00:19:07,396 --> 00:19:08,856
If you face any difficulties,

362
00:19:08,939 --> 00:19:11,567
please feel free to contact me
at a moment's notice.

363
00:19:13,735 --> 00:19:15,195
I would be happy to help you

364
00:19:15,279 --> 00:19:17,406
if there's anything
that I could assist you with.

365
00:19:19,408 --> 00:19:20,826
This is strange, boss.

366
00:19:20,909 --> 00:19:23,704
Out of all the Sumis
I've come across thus far,

367
00:19:23,787 --> 00:19:25,998
there's only one
who doesn't have a birth certificate,

368
00:19:26,081 --> 00:19:28,000
and they're not registered to a household.

369
00:19:29,418 --> 00:19:31,587
The name is "Sumi Tsuruki."

370
00:19:36,425 --> 00:19:37,259
SPECIAL ADVISOR
ARATA TSURUKI

371
00:19:37,342 --> 00:19:38,177
Tsuruki…

372
00:19:49,313 --> 00:19:50,147
Miyo!

373
00:19:54,776 --> 00:19:55,611
Miyo!

374
00:19:59,573 --> 00:20:00,407
Ugh…

375
00:20:01,909 --> 00:20:02,743
Miyo?

376
00:20:10,709 --> 00:20:13,378
I told her to rest, but she's…

377
00:20:14,796 --> 00:20:15,631
Miyo.

378
00:20:17,216 --> 00:20:19,384
Uh… Oh, you're home already.

379
00:20:22,054 --> 00:20:23,805
Uh, welcome back home.

380
00:20:23,889 --> 00:20:25,641
Sorry that I wasn't at the door.

381
00:20:25,724 --> 00:20:27,601
I-I should have greeted you.

382
00:20:29,686 --> 00:20:30,771
Lord Kudo?

383
00:20:30,854 --> 00:20:32,314
Miyo! Miyo, why?

384
00:20:32,397 --> 00:20:33,398
Why what?

385
00:20:33,482 --> 00:20:34,942
Why did you get so thin?

386
00:20:35,484 --> 00:20:37,152
Why did you not tell me
that you collapsed?

387
00:20:37,945 --> 00:20:39,404
But, but I was okay.

388
00:20:39,488 --> 00:20:41,615
Do you think
I don't know about the nightmares?

389
00:20:41,698 --> 00:20:44,159
Hearing you suffer
through them every night?

390
00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:46,828
How many times have I told you?

391
00:20:46,912 --> 00:20:48,956
Just talk to me, you can lean on me.

392
00:20:49,581 --> 00:20:52,417
Even after all this time, you won't.

393
00:20:53,502 --> 00:20:55,420
Am I really so untrustworthy
that you can't?

394
00:20:55,504 --> 00:20:57,172
No! That's not it!

395
00:20:57,256 --> 00:21:00,717
I didn't want to bother you
if it was something I could handle alone.

396
00:21:00,801 --> 00:21:02,761
You've spent all this extra time working.

397
00:21:02,844 --> 00:21:04,346
I didn't want to trouble you.

398
00:21:04,429 --> 00:21:07,933
It seemed like you were already
so busy and tired, I just couldn't do it.

399
00:21:08,016 --> 00:21:10,185
How am I the one who seems too tired

400
00:21:10,269 --> 00:21:11,937
when you can't even tell when I get home?

401
00:21:13,021 --> 00:21:16,275
If this is how it was going to end up,
I never should've even given you

402
00:21:16,358 --> 00:21:18,318
the opportunity to study
in the first place.

403
00:21:21,071 --> 00:21:24,324
Lord Kudo, that was cruel!

404
00:21:26,994 --> 00:21:28,954
That wasn't… I didn't mean…

405
00:21:29,746 --> 00:21:31,748
I never meant to talk to her like this.

406
00:21:32,374 --> 00:21:33,208
I just…

407
00:21:33,292 --> 00:21:35,460
I just wanted to be here with…

408
00:21:36,169 --> 00:21:37,838
Miyo!

409
00:21:41,883 --> 00:21:44,344
I did the worst thing
I ever could've done to her.

410
00:21:45,429 --> 00:21:46,263
With this,

411
00:21:46,763 --> 00:21:49,599
that was the same kind of treatment
as the Saimoris.

412
00:21:50,559 --> 00:21:54,229
I'm awful! That man was completely right.

413
00:21:55,814 --> 00:21:56,732
Ugh.

414
00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:00,986
SPECIAL ADVISOR
ARATA TSURUKI

415
00:22:10,329 --> 00:22:12,205
Tsuruki is going
to tell me everything.

416
00:22:13,081 --> 00:22:15,625
That's it. I have to end this.

417
00:22:15,709 --> 00:22:17,961
I'll do whatever it takes
to end her suffering!