1. You fall in love with someone...Copy !req
2. P-Please be my girlfriend!Copy !req
3. confess that love...Copy !req
4. and become a couple.Copy !req
5. Everyone would say that's a wonderful thing.Copy !req
6. But they're wrong!Copy !req
7. Even among sweethearts,
there exists a distinct power relationship!Copy !req
8. A side that exploits
and a side that's exploited,Copy !req
9. a side that's devoted,
a side receiving devotion,Copy !req
10. a winner and a loser!Copy !req
11. If you're trying to live a noble life,
then you mustn't become a loser.Copy !req
12. Love is war!Copy !req
13. The person who falls in love loses!Copy !req
14. Shuchiin Academy!Copy !req
15. It's a prestigious school
with an ancient and honorable origin,Copy !req
16. founded as a facility
to educate upper-crust children.Copy !req
17. The focus on the nobility is gone,Copy !req
18. but many talented students
born into wealthy, distinguished familiesCopy !req
19. How do you do?Copy !req
20. and shouldering the future
attend the school.Copy !req
21. How do you do?Copy !req
22. Naturally ordinary people wouldn't be permitted
to lead and bring these students together!Copy !req
23. Everyone, look!Copy !req
24. The Student Council members!Copy !req
25. Kaguya Shinomiya, the vice-president
of the Student Council at Shuchiin Academy.Copy !req
26. Total assets: 200 trillion yen.Copy !req
27. Her family owns the Shinomiya Group,Copy !req
28. one of the top four financial conglomerates
in Japan, with over 1,000 subsidiaries.Copy !req
29. Befitting her superior lineage,
she's a talented young womanCopy !req
30. who has attained
splendid achievements in various fields,Copy !req
31. such as traditional performing arts,
music, and martial arts.Copy !req
32. That is Kaguya Shinomiya.Copy !req
33. And the young man Shinomiya supports is...Copy !req
34. Miyuki Shirogane, the president
of the Student Council at Shuchiin Academy.Copy !req
35. He's wise and intelligent,
strong and silent.Copy !req
36. He scores first place
in the practice exams.Copy !req
37. In contrast to talented Kaguya,Copy !req
38. his devotion to studying
commands awe and fear,Copy !req
39. and because of that exemplary behavior,Copy !req
40. he was selected to be
the Student Council president,Copy !req
41. despite being relatively new to the school.Copy !req
42. The weight of a solid gold braided cord
has been passed downCopy !req
43. from president to president
at Shuchiin Academy for 200 years!Copy !req
44. Those two always look so good together.Copy !req
45. There's even a dignity to them!Copy !req
46. Do you think they're dating?Copy !req
47. - Somebody, please ask them!
- I wouldn't dare!Copy !req
48. It would be presumptuous to even get close
to them, let alone ask such a question!Copy !req
49. It seems...Copy !req
50. there's a rumor going around...Copy !req
51. that we're in a relationship or some such.Copy !req
52. That's normal for their age.Copy !req
53. You should ignore it.Copy !req
54. That's all it is?Copy !req
55. They think Shinomiya and I are dating?Copy !req
56. The fools certainly do enjoy
talking about nonsensical love affairs.Copy !req
57. Although...Copy !req
58. if Shinomiya demanded that I go out with her,
I suppose I would mull it over!Copy !req
59. And I'm certain she has feelings for me.Copy !req
60. Probably just a matter of time.Copy !req
61. She should just take off the mask
of a perfect, pampered young ladyCopy !req
62. Shirogane, I need to talk to you.Copy !req
63. and make her blushing appeal to me.Copy !req
64. The ignorant children with their common talk.Copy !req
65. Who do they think I am?Copy !req
66. I'm a member of the Shinomiya family,
the heart of this country.Copy !req
67. How did they reach the conclusion
that I would be dating a commoner?Copy !req
68. Well, I suppose there could be
a very slight possibility.Copy !req
69. If he got on his knees and offered up
his body, soul, and hometown,Copy !req
70. I suppose I could train him
to be a man who measures up to me.Copy !req
71. Certainly, there's no man
who doesn't pine for me.Copy !req
72. It's probably just a matter of time.Copy !req
73. While they were engaging
in this kind of thing...Copy !req
74. half a year passed!Copy !req
75. Nothing of note happened during that period.Copy !req
76. By the way, today there were snailsCopy !req
77. in the interior of the apple and cherry relief
in the courtyard's water fountain.Copy !req
78. My younger sister once caught a cold
taking a dip in the water fountain,Copy !req
79. even though it was hot outside.Copy !req
80. When you act according to emotions,
nothing good results.Copy !req
81. During this period of nothingness,Copy !req
82. their thoughts shifted from,
"I wouldn't mind dating him/her"Copy !req
83. to "Maybe I'll make him/her
confess his/her love to me."Copy !req
84. Meanwhile, one other person had no idea
that two super high school-level mindsCopy !req
85. were engaged in sophisticated strategizing!Copy !req
86. That reminds me! Listen to this!Copy !req
87. I won a pair of movie tickets, but
my parents won't let me see stuff like that,Copy !req
88. So are you two interested?Copy !req
89. Hmm.Copy !req
90. Come to think of it,
I have a rare free weekend.Copy !req
91. So, Shinomiya, why don't we—Copy !req
92. Supposedly there's a jinx.
If a boy and a girlCopy !req
93. go see this movie together,
they'll become a couple.Copy !req
94. How romantic!Copy !req
95. Oh, Shirogane.Copy !req
96. Did you just invite me?Copy !req
97. You want to go with me to a movie
in which males and femalesCopy !req
98. are said to become a couple
if they see it together.Copy !req
99. Oh, dear, that sounds a lot like...Copy !req
100. Like I'm asking her out on a date!Copy !req
101. Shirogane's predicament was,
in romance,Copy !req
102. "The person who falls in love loses"
is the rule!Copy !req
103. As they were both full of pride, neither one
could confess one iota of romantic interest!Copy !req
104. What should I do? It's blatant.
The only thing I can do is smooth it over!Copy !req
105. Why don't we sell the tickets to a scalper?Copy !req
106. Oh, Shirogane,
I've never seen you this flustered before.Copy !req
107. It's cute.Copy !req
108. This is unacceptable! There is no escape route
on the path that Shirogane conquers!Copy !req
109. You're the one
who's going to run, Shinomiya!Copy !req
110. Yeah, I invited you, Shinomiya.Copy !req
111. I don't care about rumors like that,
but it seems you do.Copy !req
112. Do you want to see this movie with me?Copy !req
113. That moment, Shinomiya thought...Copy !req
114. After indicating the intent to invite me,Copy !req
115. he assigned me the choice
of whether we see the movie or not.Copy !req
116. Well played.Copy !req
117. I could choose to refuse,Copy !req
118. but then all of my preliminary arrangements
up to now would become meaningless.Copy !req
119. I went to all the trouble of fabricating a prize
and putting it in Chika's mailbox.Copy !req
120. All right!Copy !req
121. My plan to aim for one of Shirogane's
rare free days would be for nothing!Copy !req
122. And if I turn him down now,Copy !req
123. Shirogane may never invite me
to anything again!Copy !req
124. From the viewpoint of a young lady, I say no!
And I say no to that kind of choice!Copy !req
125. Yes, well...Copy !req
126. I can't help believing in stories like that.Copy !req
127. So if we are going,Copy !req
128. I'd like you to at least invite me
with more passion.Copy !req
129. "Miss Innocent" skill implemented!Copy !req
130. It's a negotiating skill passed on
from father to child in the Shinomiya family.Copy !req
131. It's said this calculated expression and voice
even make the gods' hearts beat faster.Copy !req
132. In truth, Shirogane's thoughts
were also in disarray.Copy !req
133. Well, I guess it's the man's duty
to ask a woman out.Copy !req
134. That thought crossed his mind!Copy !req
135. Of course, Shinomiya didn't
let that chance go by!Copy !req
136. She pursued without a moment's delay!Copy !req
137. I'm at the age where I'd like to try
a little romance, too.Copy !req
138. This battle of thoughts
seemed to be like a chess problem.Copy !req
139. Shinomiya cornered Shirogane, who searched
for an opportunity to turn it around.Copy !req
140. The brains of these prodigies
raced two steps ahead,Copy !req
141. clashing with each other as wheels
turned faster than any ordinary mind!Copy !req
142. Kaguya strengthened her defense.Copy !req
143. Shirogane tried to break through!Copy !req
144. They both constructed a theory
leading to a conclusion!Copy !req
145. The one who completed the theory first
would be the winner!Copy !req
146. If you don't like love stories,
you can also use the tickets...Copy !req
147. to go see the movie,
"The Birdie from Tottori."Copy !req
148. “The Birdie...Copy !req
149. from Tottori”?Copy !req
150. Chaos theory.Copy !req
151. Secretary Fujiwara's casual remarkCopy !req
152. added an element of chaos
into the theories that were all but completed!Copy !req
153. It was only one element, but like the Big Bang,
the chaos increased the possibilities.Copy !req
154. In order to process
the vastly expanded choices,Copy !req
155. Um, is something wrong?Copy !req
156. the wheels in their brains spun even faster,
going beyond their limits!Copy !req
157. As a result, their brains
craved a great deal of sugar!Copy !req
158. The only sugar in the Student Council office
was in a single steamed bun!Copy !req
159. Thus, whoever obtained the steamed bun
would be the winner!Copy !req
160. Afternoon classes are about to start.Copy !req
161. Well, see you again after school.Copy !req
162. It was a sophisticated
romantic battle of the brains,Copy !req
163. with the ingenuity and pride
of these two geniuses on the line.Copy !req
164. I repeat, it was a sophisticated
romantic battle of the brains,Copy !req
165. with the ingenuity and pride
of these two geniuses on the line!Copy !req
166. Huh?Copy !req
167. Oh.Copy !req
168. Oh dear, huh?Copy !req
169. A love letter?Copy !req
170. Yes.Copy !req
171. He was very passionate,
even asking me out to dinner.Copy !req
172. In other words, he invited you out on a date?Copy !req
173. A love letter to Shinomiya?Copy !req
174. Some men really are fools for love.Copy !req
175. We're talking about Shinomiya
who usually passes the time looking at me.Copy !req
176. Does this fellow know, next to me,
any other male in the vicinityCopy !req
177. would only register
as a talking weed?Copy !req
178. MR. WEEDCopy !req
179. Hello!Copy !req
180. There's no way Shinomiya would accept.Copy !req
181. Do you intend to go on the date?Copy !req
182. Of course.Copy !req
183. Crack!Copy !req
184. You've lost your mind, Shinomiya!Copy !req
185. Blindly accepting an invitation
from someone you've never met!Copy !req
186. He's someone who mustered the courage
to write me an enthusiastic love letter.Copy !req
187. I'm sure I'll fall for him.Copy !req
188. Ridiculous!Copy !req
189. You think I'll just let this happen?Copy !req
190. Somehow, I have to stop Shinomiya!Copy !req
191. Don't go on a date with any man but me!Copy !req
192. What's that?Copy !req
193. Oh, my. Do you find the prospect of another
person taking me away really that unpleasant?Copy !req
194. That's cute.Copy !req
195. This is as good as a confession of love!Copy !req
196. It's like I'm saying,
"Shinomiya, I love you!"Copy !req
197. I have to...Copy !req
198. I have to avoid that at all costs!Copy !req
199. Kaguya, are you really going?Copy !req
200. Yes.Copy !req
201. I'm really looking forward to it.Copy !req
202. At first glance, it seems Kaguya is thinking
only romantically, without any principles.Copy !req
203. As if I would really go.Copy !req
204. Flowers must be blooming
inside that boy's brain.Copy !req
205. Of course it's a bluff!Copy !req
206. If he wants to invite me out on a date,
he'd better start by offering me a countryCopy !req
207. and then be worthy of my consideration.Copy !req
208. Like I would just go out with him
as an act of charity?Copy !req
209. Shinomiya had no intentions
of going on a date with a talking weed.Copy !req
210. After all, it was only a strategy
to get Shirogane to stop her.Copy !req
211. A romantic battle of the brains!Copy !req
212. As they were both full of pride,
neither one could confess romantic interest!Copy !req
213. The only thing to do
was use resourcefulness and skillCopy !req
214. to make the other person
confess their love!Copy !req
215. Is there no way I can naturally
keep her from going? Think!Copy !req
216. Intelligence put to the test!Copy !req
217. It's pointless.
Until Shirogane bows his headCopy !req
218. and honestly begs me not to go,
I refuse to cancel.Copy !req
219. A clever scheme!Copy !req
220. That's the romantic battle of the brains!Copy !req
221. The ongoing duel between them!Copy !req
222. Shinomiya...Copy !req
223. as the president of Student Council,Copy !req
224. I can't endorse
illicit activities with the opposite sex.Copy !req
225. The ace up his sleeve.Copy !req
226. An ingenious approach.
Giving his opinion not as himself,Copy !req
227. but as the president of Student Council,
doesn't do him any damage.Copy !req
228. That's an exaggeration.
We're just going out for dinner.Copy !req
229. Our teacher will be the judge of that.Copy !req
230. Suspension from school is very possible.Copy !req
231. If you insist on going, well...Copy !req
232. TATTLE TO THE TEACHER!Copy !req
233. I'll run it by the teacher!Copy !req
234. Tattling to the teacher!Copy !req
235. It's tremendously effective,
but it's a risky choice,Copy !req
236. Naughty, naughty!
We're gonna tell the teacher!Copy !req
237. since the person who uses it
is likely to be labeled a coward.Copy !req
238. But for Shirogane, preventing Shinomiya's
date was more important than his honor.Copy !req
239. That determination had an effect on Kaguya.Copy !req
240. I didn't think Shirogane would use
a forbidden move like that.Copy !req
241. GRRR...Copy !req
242. But I'm going to stick to my guns!Copy !req
243. I don't mind.Copy !req
244. If it's true love,
I'm prepared to even accept expulsion.Copy !req
245. E-Expulsion?Copy !req
246. I'm prepared to offer my body and soul
for true love.Copy !req
247. Body and soul?Copy !req
248. Shirogane takes major damage!Copy !req
249. Th...Copy !req
250. That's ridiculous!Copy !req
251. No, it's not!Copy !req
252. He's conveyed his ardent love for me.Copy !req
253. Wouldn't it be dishonorable of me
not to be prepared for expulsion?Copy !req
254. S-Stop being silly!Copy !req
255. Then maybe I should confess my love!Copy !req
256. For the sake of argument...Copy !req
257. Just for argument,Copy !req
258. would you be able to forget
about this boy then?Copy !req
259. There...Copy !req
260. There's a possibility.Copy !req
261. Could something so easily swayed
be true love?Copy !req
262. If being wooed by another man
can make you forget him,Copy !req
263. then there's no way it's true love!Copy !req
264. I just said there's a possibility!Copy !req
265. I see, I see. Then it's true love.Copy !req
266. If you're worried about me, you should
stop me without regard to the way it looks!Copy !req
267. I don't care what you say!
I'm really going!Copy !req
268. Unless I get a tearfully passionate
confession of love, I really am going!Copy !req
269. Shirogane?Copy !req
270. I don't want anyone to have you, Kaguya!Copy !req
271. - I don't want you expelled!
- Fujiwa...Copy !req
272. No, no!Copy !req
273. - Don't go away!
- Hey...Copy !req
274. I'm crazy about you!Copy !req
275. - I love you!
- Enough! I won't go, so get off of me!Copy !req
276. Kaguya lost today's battle.Copy !req
277. TODAY'S BATTLE RESULTCopy !req
278. A PASSIONATE LOVE LETTER ARRIVED...Copy !req
279. Forget it!Copy !req
280. Why not? Just give me one bite!Copy !req
281. All right, but jeez.Copy !req
282. Here.Copy !req
283. Improper!Copy !req
284. Worth getting that angry about?Copy !req
285. They don't have enough self-awarenessCopy !req
286. about being students
of traditional Shuchiin Academy.Copy !req
287. Coaxing someone like that in public,
it's despicable!Copy !req
288. It's silly and vulgar!Copy !req
289. That's a mean way to put it.Copy !req
290. Shirogane, you brought
your own lunch today?Copy !req
291. Yeah. My grandpa in the country
sent us a lot of vegetables.Copy !req
292. It may not look great,
but I have confidence in the taste.Copy !req
293. Miyuki, eat it all up!Copy !req
294. It was the first time
Kaguya had seen such a lunch.Copy !req
295. Kaguya's own lunch was always prepared
by a team of chefsCopy !req
296. and delivered to her
during the lunch hour.Copy !req
297. Her lunch was nutritionally balanced,
of course,Copy !req
298. achieving harmony
with fresh ingredients as the foundation.Copy !req
299. That is the lunch that Kaguya knows.Copy !req
300. Boiled food! Red wieners! Rolled omelette!Copy !req
301. Hamburger! Pickled dried plum! And...Copy !req
302. seasoning over rice!Copy !req
303. All the food one could want
crammed into a box.Copy !req
304. It struck Kaguya it was like
the freedom of a child's treasure chest.Copy !req
305. Wieners sliced to look
like an octopus! They really exist!Copy !req
306. I want to try one, but...Copy !req
307. Kaguya's pride wouldn't allow it!Copy !req
308. Lunch, lunch.Copy !req
309. You brought lunch today?
It looks delicious!Copy !req
310. I know, right? I made it all myself.Copy !req
311. Lucky. Please give me a bite!Copy !req
312. Sure, I don't mind.Copy !req
313. Really?Copy !req
314. I'll give you this hamburger.Copy !req
315. All right!Copy !req
316. Hey! Chika?Copy !req
317. It's out of this world!Copy !req
318. The piping hot juice that spills
out of a hamburger is delicious,Copy !req
319. but there's something special
about a hamburgerCopy !req
320. that's yummy at room temperature
with all of the flavor locked in!Copy !req
321. - All right, eat this, too.
- Yay!Copy !req
322. Chika...Copy !req
323. I considered you a friend...Copy !req
324. but if your life was in danger tomorrow,
I wouldn't lift a finger to help you.Copy !req
325. What's that scornful stare about?Copy !req
326. You...Copy !req
327. You think my lunch is that miserable?Copy !req
328. Make fun of me?Copy !req
329. I'll teach you a lesson!Copy !req
330. Hot miso soup!Copy !req
331. It's no good if the rice gets cold and hard,
but if you have it with miso soup...Copy !req
332. in that instant,
the two merge into a supreme dish.Copy !req
333. Try it.Copy !req
334. Sure!Copy !req
335. Hey! Why did you take it
from the part he already ate from?Copy !req
336. That's an indirect kiss!Copy !req
337. That, too?Copy !req
338. The rice! The rice is melting in my mouth!Copy !req
339. Yes, just as using cold rice
for cooked rice with green teaCopy !req
340. DOESN'T STICK TOGETHERCopy !req
341. has been traditional for ages,Copy !req
342. there's marvelous compatibility
between warm soup and a cold lunch.Copy !req
343. DELICIOUS!Copy !req
344. This is delicious!
You're a genius, Shirogane!Copy !req
345. Okay, enough praise!Copy !req
346. How about that, Shinomiya?Copy !req
347. After all, this isn't secondhand knowledge!Copy !req
348. I bet you didn't know
how good cold rice could be.Copy !req
349. It's a discovery based
on experimentation and inspiration!Copy !req
350. Kaguya! Kaguya! Kaguya! Kaguya!Copy !req
351. He's on the level of Newton,
maybe even higher!Copy !req
352. Kaguya, let's go home together!Copy !req
353. I love getting to do a sleepover with you!Copy !req
354. It doesn't hurt, but I'm crying!Copy !req
355. Goodbye, Chika. We're no longer friends.Copy !req
356. She looks even more contemptuous!Copy !req
357. But why?Copy !req
358. I see. If that's how you want to play it,
then I have an idea, too.Copy !req
359. Just wait until tomorrow.Copy !req
360. A lot of effort was put into this.Copy !req
361. I just got bitten by the cooking bug.Copy !req
362. Huh. It actually looks good.Copy !req
363. I know it!
Then you're going to ask me, aren't you?Copy !req
364. Ask me for a bite.Copy !req
365. Then I'll be magnanimous, and...Copy !req
366. Gimme! Gimme!Copy !req
367. Good grief. Fine, Shirogane,
we can exchange lunches.Copy !req
368. And that's how I'll accept it.Copy !req
369. So come over anytime.Copy !req
370. Why don't we eat, too?Copy !req
371. Yeah!Copy !req
372. Octopus-shaped wieners again today!Copy !req
373. Yep. They're a staple.Copy !req
374. Nice! They're cute and yummy!
Nothing could be better!Copy !req
375. I don't know about that.Copy !req
376. Why not? That's how I think of them!Copy !req
377. All right, all ri...Copy !req
378. Shirogane...Copy !req
379. I recall you love oysters.Copy !req
380. What is this disturbing aura
she's been giving off since yesterday?Copy !req
381. Why is she offering me
a meaninglessly high-class dish?Copy !req
382. She must be plotting something.
Otherwise...Copy !req
383. Oh, my.Copy !req
384. That's a cute lunch.Copy !req
385. I'll give you this out of charity, Shirogane,
since I feel sorry for you.Copy !req
386. She feels sorry for me?Copy !req
387. Th-This is humiliating!Copy !req
388. I can't take it.Copy !req
389. I will not take it!Copy !req
390. I have nothing to give you
in exchange for this high-class dish!Copy !req
391. I'd be happy with octopus wieners!Copy !req
392. Kaguya? Doesn't that hurt?Copy !req
393. Is your head okay?Copy !req
394. Darn it! That sounds like an insult!Copy !req
395. Anyway, what is that?Copy !req
396. Oh, this?
Shirogane made lunch for me, too.Copy !req
397. There's no difference
in making it for one or two people.Copy !req
398. It's delicious!Copy !req
399. Really? Good to hear.Copy !req
400. Color is important to a lunch box, right?Copy !req
401. That's certainly true.Copy !req
402. Cattle in human form.Copy !req
403. Prideless parasite,
relying on someone else to survive.Copy !req
404. All that nutrition to your chest,
nothing for your brain!Copy !req
405. Repulsive creature!Copy !req
406. I swear I'll never forgive you.Copy !req
407. Shinomiya's eyes are like an assassin's!Copy !req
408. Crap! I have the club meeting today!
I'd better hurry and eat!Copy !req
409. My octopus-shaped wiener!Copy !req
410. I'll see you later!Copy !req
411. What am I doing?Copy !req
412. I feel like a fool.Copy !req
413. Kaguya...Copy !req
414. It's good, right?Copy !req
415. Let's share it!Copy !req
416. Chika...Copy !req
417. I'm sorry.Copy !req
418. I had the wrong idea about you.Copy !req
419. You're definitely a human being.Copy !req
420. What did you think I was before?Copy !req
421. Have confidence.Copy !req
422. TODAY'S BATTLE RESULTCopy !req
423. Today's battle.Copy !req
424. I've never lacked confidence about that!Copy !req
425. DUE TO SHIROGANE'S ESCAPING,Copy !req
426. Kaguya won.Copy !req
427. Good grief.Copy !req
428. What a nuisance Shirogane is.Copy !req
429. After all that preparation,
he still hasn't confessed his love to me.Copy !req
430. Kaguya...Copy !req
431. purely hypothetically,
if you truly fall in love someday,Copy !req
432. would you wait for that person
to confess their love, like now?Copy !req
433. Or would you confess your love?Copy !req
434. The romantic battle of the brains.Copy !req
435. It's a duel between two souls,
with their dignity on the line!Copy !req
436. If that time comes, I would consider
the risk of someone stealing him firstCopy !req
437. and come to the one
rational conclusion.Copy !req
438. Of course I would go.Copy !req
439. I would go.Copy !req
440. Please.Copy !req
441. Of course I... Of course.Copy !req
442. Please understand that she's not
having trouble because of a silly reasonCopy !req
443. like "Confessing my love
would be too embarrassing"Copy !req
444. or "What if he turned me down?"Copy !req
445. Who cares? It doesn't even matter!Copy !req