"Did lips, painted with poison, just come to my room?" "It seems as if my mind and body are melting with your kiss." "Hateful self, 19 years old Hateful self, 19 years old" "Your heart is so beautiful it's almost nauseating." "Why would you kiss someone like me, who can't do a thing?" "Hmm?" "Hateful days, 19 years old Hateful face, 19 years old" "L-L-L-Like a black swallowtail butterfly," "I want to fly on magnificent wings!" "P-P-P-Please don't say it's ridiculous!" "That kind of life is good..." "It's good!" "(L-L-L-Like a black swallowtail butterfly...)" "Geez!" "Suddenly saying she wants to eat saikyo miso marinated mackerel for an appetizer is just..." "She's overly enthused about ordering!" "Really!" "That Yuko-san is, whether you'd call it selfish or..." "Watanuki!" "Hey, Watanuki!" "Can't you see that I'm busy right now?" "I said, Watanuki!" "Whaddaya want!" "?" "The pot is boiling over!" "Huh?" "Boiling over..." "Boiling over..." "Hot!" "Hot!" "Ouch!" "That's what I was trying to tell you!" "Trying to tell you..." "If you saw it, you could've just turned off the heat, you know!" "A plain ol' part-time job is painful on a body." "Is it ready yet?" "Not yet!" "I've had nothing but disturbances from the beginning!" "I don't care about that, but while I was waiting, I ran out..." "Ran out..." "Ran out..." "Eh!" "?" "You've already drank it all!" "?" "Could you fix me up some more?" "Ah..." "Yeah, yeah, I've got it." "Ah!" "This is saikyo miso, right!" "?" "Ah..." "Don't snatch food before it's ready!" "It's just a little, it's all right." "Not allowed!" "Definitely not!" "It will decrease your appreciation for the taste of the marinated mackerel." "Please remember to restrain yourself a little!" "Because you don't have any appetizers, you're drinking liquor." "Because you're drinking, you'll want more and more appetizers." "Giving you..." "It seems like a customer is coming." "Umm..." "Excuse me..." "I was walking and by the time I realized what was going on," "I'd come in here." "As I thought, she came in involuntarily." "Does she have a trap set up or something?" "This is a shop." "A shop for the granting of wishes." "Wishes?" "Yes." "The fact that you came in here means that you have a wish." "I can grant that wish." "However, there is the matter of payment..." "This is, without doubt, coercive salesmanship." "Coercive sales..." "Coercive sales..." "Over there!" "I can hear you!" "I would like to hear your wish." "Umm..." "As far as a wish goes, nothing in particular comes to mind..." "But now that you mention it, recently my pinky has been feeling heavy and it won't move." "I even went to the hospital and had it looked at, but they said there wasn't anything really wrong with me." "Do you have any worrisome vices?" "Vices?" "I don't know." "I don't think so, though." "Really?" "Yes." "Probably." "What's that?" "Smoke?" "I'll give you this." "If you feel like doing so, place it on your pinky." "If I do, my finger will get better?" "It's best if you believe so." "If you don't think you need it, then you can throw it away." "But consider this, what do you use your pinky for?" "Pinky?" "Hmm..." "K-K-Kunogi-san!" "?" "Himawari is fine." "Just call me by my first name." "Okay?" "Oh..." "Himawari-chan..." "What are you doing here?" "This is where everyone goes after practice." "Oh, I see!" "Girls have mat exercises, don't they." "And the boys play soccer, right?" "I watched from inside the gymnasium." "Watanuki-kun, you scored the winning goal, right?" "That was cool!" "The opposing keeper was pretty good, though." "That was Doumeki Shizuka-kun, wasn't it?" "Even though neither of you are in the soccer club..." "You guys are great!" "Ah..." "That was a fluke, I'm sure." "There's no way that moron should've been able to save my shot." "Call it a fluke, impossible, a miracle..." "Yes, it was a miracle!" "You think a miracle would occur six times at this school?" "What do you call a shot that I was able to stop six times?" "That was on purpose!" "You were intentionally kicking the ones that seemed easy." "What would I do that for?" "That was so we would take pity on you, but I won't!" "I'm going, you moron." "Moron!" "?" "Don't run away from me!" "I'm not running." "Because of my fool opponent, I'm going to be late to my club activities." "I said, don't call me a fool!" "That seems nice." "How!" "?" "Oh yeah!" "Watanuki-kun, are you not involved in any clubs?" "Yeah." "It's not quite the same, but I have a part-time job." "Is that so?" "Where?" "Well, whether you'd call it a convenience agency or a consultation firm, we kind of help people out." "Oh..." "That seems interesting!" "Are any of them interesting, I wonder..." "A few?" "Pu, pu, pu!" "Well, I'll see you tomorrow, Watanuki-kun." "Ah..." "Yeah." "Good luck with your job!" "Thank you!" "She certainly is cute, Kunogi Himawari-chan!" "She said, "Good luck with your job!"" "For Watanuki Kimihiro the man, today is looking sunny!" "Your face is poor." "Agh..." "Umm..." "Hello?" "You couldn't hear me?" "I said, "Your face is poor."" "Uh..." "Whose?" "Isn't it obvious?" "Yours." "To say something like that now..." "But it is." "Your face is poor." "Your face is poor." "They say your face is poor!" "Hehe!" "That's something I was genetically predisposed to at birth, a hereditary act of God, if you will...." "Don't misunderstand." "I'm not talking about your facial features." "What I meant was that your countenance for today was poor." "Countenance?" "Different from other fortunetelling, that by palm reading or physiognomy is a thing that changes moment by moment." "Particularly physiognomy..." "There's no way..." "I even got to talk to Himawari-chan today," "I rather think it's lucky." "Himawari-chan?" "Yes!" "Kunogi Himawari-chan!" "You could say I'm attracted to her." "Man!" "Is she really pretty!" "Well, it does happen that talking to someone changes one's luck." "Now that you mention it, that Doumeki jerk did get in the way." "If my countenance has become poor, perhaps it's his fault..." "Doumeki..." "Somehow it seems I've heard that name before." "You're likely to be more compatible with that person." "Please stop it!" "That guy is nothing." "He's rude and he butted in right in the middle of Himawari-chan's and my budding adolesence!" "However..." "Huh?" "I don't really think that girl is going to be your Goddess of Fortune or anything..." "Eh!" "?" "T-T-T-That's..." "There's no such connection!" "Huh?" "Huh?" "What's the matter?" "It seems she has come again." "Welcome." "Umm..." "Without realizing it, I've come again." "That's all right." "It was inevitable, after all." "You've put on the ring?" "Yes." "Today there is no black smoke." "Is that due to the ring?" "But your bad habit hasn't been cured." "Huh?" "How old are you?" "I'm 21." "Ah!" "Employed?" "Yes." "Where?" "An advertising agency." "In project management." "Bad habits..." "You really don't have any?" "Huh?" "Here's one." "And here's another." "Have I done something wrong?" "I don't know." "Is there anything else that has changed?" "Now that you mention it, for some reason now it's not only my pinky," "I can't raise my arm very well either." "If you don't figure it out quickly, you'll lose your hand." "That ring has gotten dirty between now and then." "Bad habits?" "I really can't think of anything in particular, but if I figure it out, will I be able to move normally again?" "Once you realize it, everything will be as good as new." "I understand." "Would you like some tea?" "Watanuki-kun, bring out some tea." "Huh?" "Thank you." "But after this I promised..." "Promised?" "Who?" "The guy I'm seeing now." "When I was in college, he was one year my senior." "Now, he works at a consulting firm for foreign companies." "What's that terrible smell?" "I would love some tea next time I stop by." "Well then, take care!" "Maru, Moro, please show our guest out." "Yes, Mistress." "Please, this way..." "She probably won't be coming here anymore." "Uh..." "What do you mean?" "Somehow your..." "Yuko is fine." "There was this black smoke coming out while she was answering your questions..." "Yes." "The reason that girl can't move her fingers is due to that smoke." "I believe she's at her limit." "The little finger is a very precious thing." "Yuko-san, may I go out for a bit?" "Go out?" "Are you planning to tell her what I said?" "She has to realize her bad habit for herself." "She must fix this herself." "But I'm going..." "Do as you please." "It's all right if you don't come back today." "In exchange, I'll have you work today's amount tomorrow." "Strange, she shouldn't have been able to go so far." "Ah!" ""Koguma Dental" Ah!" ""Koguma Dental" Sorry, after you just got here..." ""Koguma Dental" Five bentou lunches, please!" ""Koguma Dental" Okay!" "I'm going." ""Koguma Dental" Tea too, please!" ""Koguma Dental" Got it." "Huh?" "Didn't she say she was meeting her boyfriend?" "She's going to be 28 this year... 28?" "Is that so?" "She may not look it, but she's a veteran here." "When we go to parties, she seems to lie a lot about her age though." "If she didn't say, you'd have no idea..." "She's so cute..." "Even so, she doesn't have a boyfriend." "She said she had dinner with him just last weekend." "Oh?" "Did she say what he was like?" "I believe I heard her say he works in the Minami Aoyama Design office." "She's changed it again..." "That's a lie." "She's really not had a boyfriend this entire time." "Is that so!" "?" "About six months ago, it was a lawyer." "Before that, it was a young import sales businessman." "Probably just posturing..." "Adopting others profiles..." "I don't think she intends any harm by it." "I'm sure it all just sort of slips out." "Oh?" "It's just a bad habit." "Bad habit?" "That's it!" "Excuse me..." "Could you answer some questions for our survey?" "Sure, of course." "How old are you?" "22." "Ah!" "Your job?" "Apparel-related." "Are you married?" "Yes, I am." "It comes out whenever she is lying..." "Thank you very much." "For some reason my body feels odd." "I can't really move my neck well either." "Oh wow!" "What a coincidence!" "Long time, no see." "It has been a long time!" "Is everything going well?" "As good as ever, I suppose." "Ah!" "You have a ring!" "From your boyfriend!" "?" "Yes." "It's beautiful!" "Is it an antique?" "Yes, it is." "But it's not on your ring finger." "He's very particular." "He still hasn't saved up enough for an engagement ring." "So does that mean you're going to get married?" "What does he do?" "He's a pediatric doctor." "Huh?" "A doctor!" "?" "You're going to marry a doctor?" "That is really wonderful!" "We haven't made any plans yet." "I still think it's a little early." "He says at any time." "But I'm still hesitant." "Oh!" "The light's about to change." "I'm sorry, stopping you like that..." "I'll call you soon!" "Next time we'll go out for a drink!" "Sure." "See you!" "For some reason, the ring seems to be getting even dirtier than before..." "Maybe if I polish it, it will clean up." "No!" "Don't take it off!" "What?" "My body won't move." "Didn't I say you needn't come back today?" "More than that, you accompanied her to the hospital." "That's so like you." "I couldn't help it, now could I." "There wasn't anyone around who knew her." "Happily, it didn't cost her her life." "Hmm..." "Is that so?" "Yuko-san, why didn't you tell her?" "That she needed to stop lying?" "A lie is something a person tells and stops telling for their own sake." "It's not just something you can tell a person to do." "Besides, we cannot say whether or not what happened this time was brought upon by herself." "What do you mean?" "Perhaps this just became an excuse..." "An excuse?" "Of course, everything from here on is dependent upon her." "You've come to." "How are you feeling?" "I feel fine." "There was someone waiting for you, but he went home some time ago." "Huh?" "Who?" "The guy who came here with you." "I thought maybe he was your younger brother." "He was wearing glasses and a school uniform, I think." "Or could it have been a younger boyfriend?" "Can I ask you something?" "What is it?" "Did you know what was going to happen to her from the beginning?" "Or what will happen from now on?" "If that's the case, then Yuko-san, you know everything I've decided to do from now on?" "Maybe, if that's what you believe, then that could be the case." "That's..." "The world, you see, though it appears to be expanding infinitely, is truthfully quite small." "The extent you can see yourself, the extent you can grasp, the extent you can feel, is not all." "The world is not just what has existed from before..." "It is something you make yourself." "Uh, umm..." "I can't see at all where this is going." "It's okay if you don't understand just yet." "By the way..." "I'm hungry." "Make dinner." "Wha!" "?" "You want me to prepare a meal for you!" "?" "A meal!" "A meal!" "No fair!" "Earlier, you said I was done for the day!" "Well, when you came back so suddenly, I changed my mind." "You know, always calling out "You" is awfully formal, isn't it?" "No, I think it's pretty normal." "From now on, all friendly, I will call you Watanuki." "Without an honorific!" "?" "What's more, that's my surname!" "There's nothing "all friendly" about it." "Watanuki, I want to eat taichazuke!" "[tea over rice and sea bream]" "And hirezake!" "Toast the fin well!" "[warmed sake with toasted fish fin]" "Fine." "Geez!" "That Yuko-san!" "She's a maniac about ordering!" "Taichazuke!" "Taichazuke!" "Taichazuke!" "Watanuki!" "Hey, Watanuki!" "Whaddaya want!" "?" "Can't you see I'm busy!" "?" "The fin is burning!" "Burning." "Burning." "Eh!" "?" "Well, I told you so..." "Hot!" "Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot!" "Don't stand there and laugh!" "Help me out!" "Put out the fire!" "P-P-Put out the fire!" "It certainly is nice to have such a good part-timer." "Working hard with such tolerance..." "Looking after Maru and Moro..." "And he seems to get along well with Mokona..." "Ah!" "Hot!" "Hot!" "Watanuki Kimihiro..." "From now on, take your time making a world for yourself." "This feeling is welling up for the first time." "The transparent ring connects, yes, our eyes meet, baby, it's you." "Unto the coloring of the sky, reincarnation is beginning." "The lamp of my heart is lit, the door of insight is opening." "More than glossing things over, I'd rather have your real intentions." "Reserve is the password, someday we'll solve it." "This feeling is welling up for the first time." "Pulling my arm, facing each other, don't be afraid, call a name..." "Even I will certainly be reborn." "Falling, crying, feeling, everything for a reason." "Fox, dog, badger..." "Those that inform of evil omens..." "Those that lead the way to an abominable future..." "Interest, curiosity, nonchalance..." "Excuses are always trivial things." "What's essential compensation?" "Tears, blood, a life?" "Next time, Holic, "Angel"." "Shall I grant your wish?"