"It's stupid, but." "I've always been in love with Saeko-san." "I wanted Saeko-san to be happy, so I became a chocolatier." "After now, no matter what happens," "I'll always remain a chocolatier." "That's the proof that I loved Saeko-san, no matter who I love from now on, that will forever remain." "So, I thought I should move on already," "I finally realized this." "Eh?" "Why tears?" "Is this her response?" "No way." "I shouldn't think about it to my own convenience." "Eh?" "But..." "Ah, thank you." "But I'm sorry, I'm already married." "It would have been better if we had met at another time." "To me, Souta-kun is the ultimate chocolate prince." "I don't need anything from you except chocolates, don't misunderstand, you idiot." "Idiot." "Idi" "I thought it would be something like that." "Wait, did something like that actually happen?" "It was too much of a shock, so I erased it from my memory?" "That's right, that's the memory I made up." "It's my usual daydreaming." "No, that's wrong." "That was something that really happened." "Why was she crying?" "I don't get it." "Ah, I see." "Saeko-san doesn't want to let go, even if it's a guy she's not interested in." "She's giving expectations so that things won't break off." "No, there was no leading on, I just kissed her on my own," "Saeko-san didn't even do anything." "Carefully look at reality." "Saeko-san cried and ran away." "She probably won't appear in front of me ever again." "I'm just being hated." "But." "No, but." "Could that be it?" "No, it can't be." "Ah, but." "But, but." "Ah, it's no good." "My head is going round and round, I feel like throwing up." "That's right." "Let's organize things." "Hypothesis 1:" "A standard rejection Tears = Got sentimental over not being able to meet a long time friend anymore." "Hypothesis 2:" "A standard rejection Tears = Crying is what Saeko-san does when she can't say something." "She actually thinks "He loved me for 12 years?" "Creepy!" "Scary!"." "Hypothesis 3:" "A standard rejection Tears = ?" "I'm not really sure but if she liked me, she would probably say something." "To begin with, married Saeko-san can't possibly be interested in me." "Hypothesis 8:" "Ummm." "Can I get an answer by worrying about this?" "Basically, I got rejected, I don't have to think about this anymore, right?" "That's fine, right?" "Ah, I don't know anymore." "It's all things I like." "What should I make next so that Saeko-san will be happy, that's all I thought." "Souta-kun, thanks for the chocolate." "It somehow seems like it would be a waste, so I couldn't eat any yet." "I was happy about Souta-kun's feelings." "I wonder if things would have been different if you had confessed before I got married." "But if that had happened, this chocolate might not have existed." "When I think of it like that, it might not have been possible after all." "I'm sorry." "Really, thank " "[Erase?" "]" "Hm, but doesn't that mean the way of Souta-kun's confessing was bad?" "Eh?" "If you want to receive a response, you need a concrete question, right?" "Like, "will you go out with me", didn't you ask anything?" "I didn't!" "But I couldn't ask such a thing." "I already understood that it was no good." "But if you don't demand an answer, it's like you just wanted to say it." "Saeko-san is already married, too." "She might be confused about why you would go out of your way to say it." "I'm sorry." "It was exactly like that." "What did Souta-kun think when you saw Saeko-san crying?" "Didn't you want to tightly hug her or anything?" "Ah, no." "I didn't hug her." "I didn't hug her, but..." "Actually..." "You don't have to seriously worry about it like this." "I think she'll definitely respond by White Day." "Yeah." "Well, if..." "If you don't get some reaction." "Ah, in that case, it's okay to think I got rejected, right?" "That's what I would think if it was me..." "Probably." "It's getting cold, let's eat." "This one with the avocado is delicious." "I'll let you have a taste, here." "Yeah, it's delicious." "I'm home." "Hey." " Hm?" "This is delicious." "Choco la vie is making such elegant boxes." "Don't just eat it!" "I can't believe this!" "What's wrong?" "I just ate a bit." "This wasn't for sale." "Souta-kun made it specifically for me." "Why is Koyurugi-kun making things specifically for you?" "And it's so extravagant." "He said as thanks for always being a good customer." "Are you hiding something?" "That time you wrote "date" on your cell phone schedule." "That was with him, right?" " What are you saying?" "Don't just look at people's cell phones without permission!" "Since I'm paying for the telephone bill, it's my right to look or do whatever I want, right?" "Isn't it obvious I went out with a girl friend?" "If it was a date, I wouldn't stupidly write it down." "Since I'm living with someone like you who has no problems looking at other people's phones." "I guess I have no choice but to ask Koyurugi-kun." " Wait, hey." "Are you going to choco la vie?" " Is that bad for you?" "If my long time kouhai finds out that my husband is such an embarassing person, obviously it's bad for me." "Men just don't get it, huh." "It's like their antennae are dull." "If you really want to go, why don't you just do it?" "Ah, that's it." "At Amano-san's home party." "Huh?" " The person you went on a date with." "You were all over one of the staff at Amano-san's home, right?" "Stop it." "Since you get so easily fired up like this, it went bad with your previous wife too, right?" "I'm sorry about yesterday." "I was wrong." "That's right." "It's ridiculous to have a fight just because of some chocolate." "You can't snap because of things like that." "You're right." "I was stupid." "Nobody's coming." "If you compare with Valentine's, obviously it will be like that." "This was the norm until then." "Yeah." "I know, but." "If I'm free, I just think about unnecessary things, and become worried." "I wish it would always be like before Valentine's." "It's almost White Day, it's going to get busy even if you don't want it." "If you don't take a bit of time to recover, you'll die." "That's right, but..." "Two weeks left until White Day." "(T/N:" "White Day is March 14)" "I wish it would come down already." "The guillotine's blade." "Souta-kun, you look worn down." "Somehow, I don't feel like eating." " It's not good for your body." "Stop waiting for White Day, why don't you call Saeko-san and ask her?" "Ah, that's not possible, right?" "I probably wouldn't be able to do it." "I'm sorry." "Ah, that's right." "On the 30th," "I'm going to be on Noel Marian's show." "Erena likes Noel Marian, right?" "Yeah." "You should come to see." "I'll get you tickets." "Ah, if it goes well with Saeko-san, the two of you should come." "That's not going to happen." " Eh?" "It's already ended with Saeko-san." "But since I'm settling things, I decided to wait until the 14th on my own." "It's already decided what the outcome will be." "I'll cleanly settle it." "If I do that, will Erena think about it properly too?" "About me." "Erena." "Are you free on the night of the 14th?" "Eh?" "Yes, if it's at night." "Then, let's be together when the date is changing." "I'm really stupid, I'm sorry." "It's okay." "I already know you're stupid." "With still no response from Saeko-san even on the 14th," "I'm supposed to wait for the moment the day changes into the 15th, but it will pass while talking about stupid things with Erena, when we realize, we'll laugh and hug." "With that, my new life will begin." "The time I'm waiting for right now, years later, we'll say "there was such a thing"," ""So stupid, that's youth", and laugh about it." "Probably..." "Together with Erena." "akamiso and the kitty bring to you Shitsuren Chocolatier 8" "White Day?" " Yes." "He decided to wait until then to conclude things." "Hmm, I see." "It's that, right?" "Even though Kurashina-san rejected you, you being surprisingly okay was, because that sex-friend-kun was there?" "Yeah." "So, if he gets rejected, this time, I want to support him." "That sounds suspriciously optimistic." " Eh?" "In reality, you want him to be rejected already, and make him yours, don't you?" "Stop hesitating all the time, tell him to look at you already." " I can't say such a thing." "Why not?" "We're just sex-friends." "I'm going ahead to bed." " Okay, good night." "Then, I'm off." "Bye." "White Day..." "Is over!" "The day of doom went by faster than I expected." "It's the first time since I was born that a White Day was so refreshing." "After this, we're going to a crêperie in Omotesandou with Matsuri-chan." "Won't Souta-kun join us with his girlfriend?" " Girlfriend?" "I mean Erena." "She's your girlfriend, right?" "Not yet." "She will be after this." "You're going ahead too fast." "Is it really okay like that?" "Yeah." " I see." "There was no contact from Saeko-san after all." "Well, I guessed it would happen." "Surprisingly, I " "Saeko-san." " Good evening, Souta-kun." "The chocolates were super delicious." "The gâteau au chocolat, the eclair series..." "Ah, and the mousse." "It was all things I love, I was so touched." "Thank you." "I'm glad you liked them." "Are you going on a trip?" "That's a pretty big bag." "Umm..." "I left home." " Eh?" "You ran away?" "Eh?" "Did you have a fight?" "With your husband." "Yeah." " I see." "Then, are you going to your parent's home?" " Ah, no, I can't go there." "My husband would find me right away." "I think my mom would also tell me to go back home." "Then, to your friends..." "My friends..." "I live at my family house, we don't have any empty rooms either." "I'm sorry." "Showing up suddenly and saying weird things." "Ah, no." " Then, I should go." "Eh?" "Where are you going?" "Hmm, I guess I'll search for a cheap hotel." "Eh?" "It's so late already." " It's okay, I'll figure something out." "Thank you so much for the chocolates." "They were delicious." "Saeko-san!" "Umm." "You can stay at the shop." "There's a bed in the storage room, when I'm working overnight, or to take a nap, I use it." "It's not a really nice place, but - Rather, it's really dirty, but, but if it's okay with that." " But I don't want to be a bother." "Not at all, it's completely okay." "Ah, but I still have some cleaning up to do, can you wait in the cafe over there?" "Is it really okay?" " Of course." "Let's just change the sheets and the pillow covers first." "No, before that, I should clean up a bit more." "No, I should sweep first." "Sweep." "Souta-kun, what are you doing?" " Eh?" "Ah, nothing." " Just now," "I thought I heard something, did someone come by?" "No, nobody came." " Hmm." "Are you going to stay here tonight?" "I'm not, I just thought I should clean up a bit." "What about your promise with Erena?" " Ah, I'm going over right after I finish up here." "Ah, should we help?" " No, no." "No, it's fine, it's fine." "See you tomorrow." "Good work." "Yes, yes." "While I'm doing these things.." "Souta-kun." "Eh?" " Souta-kun." "Sorry, I made up with my husband, so I'm going back home." "Wait, wait." "Whoa, seems likely." "Likely, likely, likely." "Ah, good evening." "Ah, good evening." "Is your work over for the day?" "Yes." "Ah, drinking at home?" "Yes." " I guess you would." "Today is " " Eh?" "Nothing." "Please come to the shop too again." "Yes." "Thank you." " Then..." "No matter how much you love a person, things can change, right?" "If Kaoruko-san had made a move, rather than Erena, it might have been Kaoruko-san in that position now." "Is Saeko-san really going to stay there?" "Is Saeko-san going to sleep in the bed I slept in?" "I don't know what she's really thinking." "Ah, it's here." "[I'm waiting at home!" "I bought wine!" "]" "I'm sorry that it's a place like this." " No, it's more than enough." "Ah, wait." "This is in the way, right?" "Alright." "Umm." "There's a bathroom and shower across this room." "I also put out towels and stuff." "Thank you." "Even though I came so suddenly, doing this and that for me..." "Souta-kun is my savior." "You're a prince." " No way, that's an exaggeration." "I didn't do anything significant, don't worry about it." "Ah, this is bad." "This mood is like I could do something wrong without thinking." "I'm sorry for thinking that, Saeko-san." "I'm sure you have some serious situation, and I'm being so imprudent." "I'm an idiot." "Ero-egoist." "Then, see you tomorrow." " You're leaving?" "Yeah." "I promised to meet someone." "I'll come tomorrow morning at 7." "I understand." "See you tomorrow." "Yeah." "See you." "The samurai would rather starve than misbehave himself." "Something like that?" "Saeko-san seemed lonely." "Maybe I should have stayed a bit " "No." "It would be bad if something happens." "The time I'm thinking that is bad too." "I have to go my meeting with Erena." "But it's not like we set a time," "I could go a bit later." "But I came out already, going back asking "are you okay" now would be really stupid." "But, but, being alone in someone else's place would be lonely." "I really should make some stupid conversation and distract her." "No, but can I stop it there?" "No, no, that can't happen." "Erena is waiting." "We're going to drink wine together." "But..." "If it's the bottom, straight to Erena's house." "If it's the top, I'll stay a bit more with Saeko-san." "No, that one happened because it got stuck." "Is the shoe's balance off?" "Alright." "There's something weird with this shoe!" "Alright!" "Alright." "I should text Erena." "Huh?" "Aaaah!" "Saeko-san, sorry." "I think I forgot my cell phone." "I'm coming in." "I'm coming in." "Your phone is here." "Why does Saeko-san have it?" "I wonder why?" "Stop it, seriously." "Really." "Saeko-san, you can't." "I'm home." "It's amazing, Souta-kun." " Hm?" "You really do smell like chocolate." "Really?" "I can't tell anymore." "It's true." "If I'm there, I feel like furniture." "Like a chair, or iron, or table, something like that." "And if I tell that to that person," "I'll be told "People are furniture too", and I'll smile and reply "You're right"." "Probably." "Saeko-san." "Was I able to become a prince?" "Or are you dirtied past the point of saving?" "Until yesterday, I was just having stupid fantasies, just a hopeless guy, just a chocolatier, but at last, I've graduated to an adulterer." "How is it?" "It's delicious!" " It's good?" "Yeah." " I'm glad." "Can I have some?" " Yeah." "Ummmm." "This is?" "Good morning, Kaoruko-san." " Ah, you see," "Saeko-san slept in the upstairs room last night." " I'm sorry." "I ended up sleeping in your work place." "Ah, Kaoruko-san." "This is the french toast Souta-kun made." "It's really super delicious." "Kaoruko-san, would you like one?" "Ah, Kaoruko-san eats it often, right?" "No, not even once." "I don't need such high calorie foods so early in the morning." "I'm at the age where my metabolism is dropping." "Eh?" "Eh?" "But it's delicious." "Wait a second." " Okay." "Kaoruko-san." "I'm sorry for acting on my own." "Saeko-san seems to have some situation at home." "How about Souta-kun?" "Did you go back home?" " That's right." "Hmmm." "I was in a hurried panic in the morning." "I ended up wearing the same clothes as yesterday." "My foot got cramped in the morning." "I thought is it still the growth period?" "!" "But no matter how you look at it, it's insufficient exercise, right?" "Well, I don't care." "It's Souta-kun's shop, use it as you like." "Thanks." "Sorry." "Just what exactly is going on?" "They were kissing that time too." "It couldn't be " "No, that wouldn't happen." "It's not like he has any reason to lie to me." "And there is that model woman." "You did it, Souta." "It's a huge win." "Well, I don't really know what Saeko-san is thinking." "She might go back home eventually when she calms down." "Did you tell Erena?" "Not yet." "Standing her up, and doing such a thing, it's the worst, but..." "If I contact Erena now," "I don't know what I should say." "I wonder if it's my fault." "Is it because I called it a sex friend from the beginning?" "If I had called Erena your girlfriend," "Souta might not have betrayed Erena last night." "Even if it's a joke, if you give a name to it, it becomes the name, huh." "That may indeed be the case." "But I never clearly said we're not sex friends either." "It's not Olivier's fault." "Thank you." " Thank you." "Hey, Kaoruko-san." " Hm?" "I just overheard, but, onii-chan and Saeko-san seem to have done it already." "Done it?" "!" "Excuse me." " Yes, welcome." "If that was the case, say it from the beginning." "I'm not going to get mad." "Kaoruko-san." "An assortment, please." "No, I definitely will get mad." "I'm really mad right now." "I'm not in a position where I have a right to be mad or anything, though!" "Huh?" "Dad." "That was fast." " Where is that woman?" "She's upstairs right now." "Matsuri-chan, good job." "Eh?" "Eh?" "Dad, what happened?" "We don't need help today." " Move." "Umm." "I'm Souta's father." "Nice to meet you." "I'm Yoshioka Saeko." "I heard you were staying here." "I'm sorry." "I've been a bother." "Ah, no." " With Souta-kun, we've had a good relationship ever since high school." "Recently, I've had some situation, and Souta-kun has helped me." "That guy, umm." "He told you to clean?" "No, I thought I should do something as thanks for allowing me to stay," "I did it on my own." "I'm truly thankful to Souta-kun." "I rushed out of home without any plans." "I was really troubled because I had nowhere to go." "Dad, listen " " You, look after her properly." "Eh?" " It's so sad for Saeko-chan." "Saeko-chan?" " Good girls like her, get caught by bad guys and have to suffer." "The Koyurugi DNA is hopeless." "It's not reliable." "You've got some nerve." "Even though you're married, making your way into another guy's place and doing this and that." "I couldn't imagine doing such a thing." "It's not something I should be saying, but." "Saeko-san seriously loves Souta-kun too, right?" "Eh?" "What "eh"?" "Eh?" "Wait, eh?" "Is it just playing around?" " No." "I never thought about whether "love" is serious or playing around." "You would know if it's playing around or serious, right?" "I think that I want to be loved by Souta-kun." "There might be lots of other women around him, but." "I want to work hard and become the one he loves the most." "That's what you call "seriously love", right?" "No, it's not." "That's just like a game, right?" "That's what's called playing around." "It's not baseball or shogi." " But the people playing baseball or shogi, they're doing it seriously too." "Trying to polish and discipline yourself with all your might, desperately trying to read that person's feelings." "Wrong, wrong, wrong!" "It's all wrong!" "It's wrong." "Eh?" "Is that so?" "How is it wrong?" "Eh?" "Well, baseball or shogi are different from love, right?" "Then, what would you call "seriously love"?" "You don't even know that much?" "!" "Look, for example." "For example, umm." "That's it." "For example, without caring about appearances, loving the person within unconditionally." "No, there is no way it would be unconditional." "Even for me, only after Souta-kun came back from Paris," "I fell in love with him because he became handsome." "That is..." "Anyway, the point is " "That's it." "Wishing for that person's happiness from the bottom of your heart, something like that, right?" "But did I ever wish for Souta-kun's happiness?" "I never thought that it would be good if it works out with Saeko-san." "Even when I heard that he would go out with the model," "I actually thought that it would be good if some problem came up and it fell apart." "Since he won't be mine anyway, I thought it would be fine if he was unhappy." "But I'm a serious person." "Rather than a flashy housewife or model," "I thought I loved Souta-kun much more seriously." "That's what I thought." "But then, what was I?" "In the end, it's just that I fell in love at first sight with the chocolate prince, and wanted to become the chocolate princess?" "Kaoruko-san." "What does it mean to "love seriously"?" "How would I know." "There's no way I would understand something you don't understand." "Just because I look like I understand, don't think that it's actually like that." "I don't understand anything." "I'm the same as that woman." "I'm the same, and now I'm below that woman." "Kaoruko-san, are you okay?" "Souta-kun, that woman is weird." "She's disgusting." "But I'm as disgusting as her." "Kaoruko-san?" "Souta-kun, you need to watch out." "Women are, disgusting beings." "Next episode..." "Saeko finally begins living in the land of chocolate." "Kaoruko and Erena are annoyed." "Souta is confused as usual." "Souta challenges Yoshioka to a duel." "My money's on Souta's dad." "Brought to you by akamiso." "Check the site for extra comments." "Shitsuren janken time again." "I tied again!" "I don't know what's up with this equality streak." "I wonder who I will finally lose against?"