1. This was the moment
that I learned two things.Copy !req
2. That you don't realize
what's important to you until it's gone.Copy !req
3. And that...Copy !req
4. it's only too easy to lose.Copy !req
5. And that made me scared.Copy !req
6. Even if I bonded
with something precious to me...Copy !req
7. wouldn't I just lose it again?Copy !req
8. Just thinking that...Copy !req
9. Don't worry.Copy !req
10. I'm not going anywhere.Copy !req
11. YOZAKURA FAMILYCopy !req
12. PLAN 1
THE CHERRY BLOSSOM RINGCopy !req
13. All right! Lunchtime!Copy !req
14. Let's go to the cafeteria!Copy !req
15. Asano!Copy !req
16. Listen, we've got
a practice soccer match coming up.Copy !req
17. Help us out!Copy !req
18. Hey, how about a study group at my house?Copy !req
19. Let's go to karaoke after school!Copy !req
20. Asano!Copy !req
21. S-Sorry. Can't do it.Copy !req
22. Oh, crap, he turned us down again!Copy !req
23. What's this, our tenth straight fail?Copy !req
24. You play harder to get
than any girl, Asano.Copy !req
25. Asano! We've been in the same class
for a month now.Copy !req
26. Let's hang out!Copy !req
27. It makes us sad, you know!Copy !req
28. Hey, better back off now.Copy !req
29. - Huh? Why is that?
- Look at him.Copy !req
30. He's so nervous, he's blacked out.Copy !req
31. Answering us that first time
must have wiped him out.Copy !req
32. I thought that he would
have come around a little after a month.Copy !req
33. You have to feel sorry
for anyone who's that shy, huh?Copy !req
34. Yup.Copy !req
35. The thing is,
it's not like I'm shy or anything.Copy !req
36. I'm happy that they asked me to hang out,Copy !req
37. and it would be great
to talk about stuff with them.Copy !req
38. But...Copy !req
39. Forget it.Copy !req
40. Let's try again tomorrow, okay?Copy !req
41. You turned them down again?Copy !req
42. Mutsumi.Copy !req
43. But they were nice enough to ask you!Copy !req
44. Who cares? Just leave me alone!Copy !req
45. - I made us lunch, so let's eat!
- No, I'm—Copy !req
46. I know you haven't been eating right
because you're always working!Copy !req
47. I've got some of that salty tamagoyaki
that you like, Taiyo.Copy !req
48. And, hey, if you leave your carrots
again, you'll live to regret it!Copy !req
49. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
50. That's my boy!Copy !req
51. Wow, can you believe Yozakura?Copy !req
52. Still, why would the idol of this school,
Yozakura, do that?Copy !req
53. I hear that those two
are childhood friends.Copy !req
54. I-I'm so jealous.Copy !req
55. Look at you, always alone.Copy !req
56. It worries me, thinking that you could
spend the rest of your life like this!Copy !req
57. Who are you, my mom?Copy !req
58. Who are you to talk? Didn't you
turn down that third-year, Tanaka?Copy !req
59. Huh? Oh, yeah.Copy !req
60. He's smart, he's good-looking, and he's
the captain of the soccer team, right?Copy !req
61. I mean, what's not to like?Copy !req
62. Oh?
And who are you, Taiyo, my father?Copy !req
63. Hey, wipe that smug look
off your face!Copy !req
64. Never mind about me, okay?Copy !req
65. What you need to do is to finally
move on, or your parents will be sad.Copy !req
66. So that's why you need
to rehab your communication skills.Copy !req
67. Here! Say "ahh."Copy !req
68. How is this rehab?Copy !req
69. Never mind! Just eat!Copy !req
70. Ahh...Copy !req
71. Ahh!Copy !req
72. So tasty!Copy !req
73. M-Mr. Hirukawa?Copy !req
74. Come on! You promised
to stop snacking, remember?Copy !req
75. Hey, my bad.Copy !req
76. My body reacted
to the scent of your tamagoyaki.Copy !req
77. Hmm? What's wrong, Asano?Copy !req
78. Uh... Nothing.Copy !req
79. Where did he come from? Out of nowhere?Copy !req
80. Mr. Hirukawa, aren't you supposed to be
on a business trip overseas for a lecture?Copy !req
81. Well, I missed
your lunches so much, Mutsumi,Copy !req
82. that I changed my schedule
to come home earlier.Copy !req
83. Oh.Copy !req
84. Still, I have to say that white streak
is as gorgeous as ever!Copy !req
85. I wanna rub my cheek against it!Copy !req
86. Do that, and I'll report you!Copy !req
87. If you're done here, please go back
to the vice principal's office.Copy !req
88. Huh? Oh, but I'm not.
I'm so not done here yet!Copy !req
89. Hey, Asano,
come to my office when school's out.Copy !req
90. Huh? Y-You mean me?Copy !req
91. That's right.Copy !req
92. Uh... Did I do something?Copy !req
93. Right, see you later!Copy !req
94. Hey, wait—Copy !req
95. What's the deal with that guy?Copy !req
96. See ya, Asano!Copy !req
97. Uh... S-See you.Copy !req
98. - Hey, let's hit the karaoke booth!
- Hey, sounds good!Copy !req
99. What should we sing?Copy !req
100. A medley of this season's
opening themes, what else?Copy !req
101. Ever since that day, I've been
afraid to connect with other people.Copy !req
102. VICE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE
HIRUKAWA'S ROOMCopy !req
103. E-Excuse me!Copy !req
104. Hey, you're here?
I've been waiting for you!Copy !req
105. T-Too close.Copy !req
106. Um, what exactly am I here for?Copy !req
107. Oh, well... I really wanted
to show you my collection, see.Copy !req
108. Collection?Copy !req
109. Ta-da!
My "secret shots of Mutsumi" collection!Copy !req
110. Huh? What a pervert!Copy !req
111. I want your evaluation
as her childhood friend.Copy !req
112. I mean, I knew Mutsumi
was a favorite of Mr. Hirukawa's, but...Copy !req
113. See, look! This is my personal favorite!Copy !req
114. He's a lost cause.
This is pathetic.Copy !req
115. I guess I'd better report him.Copy !req
116. Y-Yes, it's nice.Copy !req
117. Hey, how about this one?Copy !req
118. Mutsumi playing Sevens at home!Copy !req
119. Isn't she cute?Copy !req
120. What?Copy !req
121. Hey, here she is at five.
I took this at the park.Copy !req
122. Brings back memories.Copy !req
123. Ugh!Copy !req
124. Aww... This is the one I took
when she was three,Copy !req
125. at her Shichigosan celebration.Copy !req
126. What an angel!Copy !req
127. Huh? Why would a teacher
like him have pictures like these?Copy !req
128. You see...Copy !req
129. I've been watching over Mutsumi
from the shadows all this time.Copy !req
130. Since Mutsumi is so gorgeous,
to shield her from all the undesirables,Copy !req
131. I've been keeping
an eye on her constantly,Copy !req
132. nonstop, without a break.Copy !req
133. That third-year kid, Tanaka,
was pretty pesky yesterday,Copy !req
134. but when I graciously asked him
to stay away from Mutsumi,Copy !req
135. he gladly agreed to comply in the end.Copy !req
136. Go on.
Once more, in a great big voice.Copy !req
137. I-I'll never go near Yozakura again!Copy !req
138. This dude... He's totally insane!Copy !req
139. I've got to do something,
or Mutsumi will—Copy !req
140. I envy you, Asano.Copy !req
141. Getting those homemade lunches
from Mutsumi...Copy !req
142. I've been looking the other way
since you're Mutsumi's childhood friend,Copy !req
143. but things have changed,
and that just won't be possible now.Copy !req
144. Damn it!Copy !req
145. I can't make a sound.
My legs are frozen, too.Copy !req
146. Mutsumi's in danger, but I...Copy !req
147. Don't take it personally.Copy !req
148. This is all for the sake
of my beloved kid sister.Copy !req
149. Huh?Copy !req
150. Stop it right there.Copy !req
151. Huh?Copy !req
152. VICE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE
HIRUKAWA'S ROOMCopy !req
153. Hey, you're awake!Copy !req
154. Morning, Taiyo!Copy !req
155. Mutsumi?Copy !req
156. Glad to see you're all right.Copy !req
157. Wh-Who are you?Copy !req
158. Taiyo, it's all right! Look, it's me!Copy !req
159. Nanao, there's no way
you're hiding all that behind Mutsumi.Copy !req
160. M-Mutsumi! Who are these people?Copy !req
161. Well, it's kind of a long story.Copy !req
162. But for now, let me introduce them to you.Copy !req
163. These are my siblings.Copy !req
164. S-Siblings?Copy !req
165. This is my big sister, Futaba.Copy !req
166. Nice to meet you.Copy !req
167. And this my big brother, Shinzo.Copy !req
168. N-Nice to meet you.Copy !req
169. This is Big Sis Shion.Copy !req
170. Yo.Copy !req
171. - And Kengo.
- Hey there.Copy !req
172. And Nanao!Copy !req
173. H-Hello!Copy !req
174. And this is our guard dog, Goliath!Copy !req
175. As you can see, we're a family of spies!Copy !req
176. It was really tough, keeping my mouth shut
about that for ten-plus years.Copy !req
177. What a relief!Copy !req
178. Hold up! Hold up! Hold up!Copy !req
179. Spies? What are you talking about?Copy !req
180. I can't process that like you'd said,
"We're a family of greengrocers!"Copy !req
181. It's just that
instead of eggplants and radishes,Copy !req
182. we deal in guns and intel.
Isn't it kinda the same?Copy !req
183. Not at all! It's totally different!Copy !req
184. I know! I'm getting pranked.
You're pranking me, right, Mutsumi?Copy !req
185. Like, this gun is just a toy, right?Copy !req
186. Hey, watch out!Copy !req
187. Well, hey.
Unlike in books and movies,Copy !req
188. being a spy is just
a common, ordinary job.Copy !req
189. Lately, there's been a surge
in cheap public-servant spies,Copy !req
190. so as freelancers,
we can't compete, can we?Copy !req
191. Oh, we'll be fine.Copy !req
192. I mean, we do lead the rankings
on the review sites, with 4.8 stars.Copy !req
193. Reviews for spies?
Isn't that a huge info leak?Copy !req
194. True that. And we've got Big Bro Kyoichiro
to boost our popularity.Copy !req
195. The undisputed number one "Male Spy That
Female Spies Want to Be Targeted By"!Copy !req
196. Well, he's also number one
in hate-thread size by a mile.Copy !req
197. What? Mr. Hirukawa?Copy !req
198. You know him, right?Copy !req
199. The eldest son
of the Yozakura family, Kyoichiro.Copy !req
200. As a person, he's flawed,
but in every other aspect,Copy !req
201. combat power, intelligence,
he's the best spy in our family.Copy !req
202. B-But why would your brother target me?Copy !req
203. Because we got a tip...Copy !req
204. that someone was plotting to kill Mutsumi.Copy !req
205. Hold on a second! I would never...Copy !req
206. Well, we did get the intel
from that moronic social media post.Copy !req
207. Huh? Social... media?Copy !req
208. Spies on social media?Copy !req
209. Not only that, they've got
a ton of followers too!Copy !req
210. Years ago, during a certain incident...Copy !req
211. Mutsumi suffered a near-fatal injury
because of Kyoichiro.Copy !req
212. That white hair is a remnant
of the stress from that accident.Copy !req
213. Ever since then, his sense of guiltCopy !req
214. has made him obsess over Mutsumi
to an abnormal degree.Copy !req
215. He's changed his name and job
so he can surveil her,Copy !req
216. and he'll interfere with everything,Copy !req
217. from her daily life
to her personal connections.Copy !req
218. He's turned into
a Mutsumi-protecting monster.Copy !req
219. Despite his hatred for you,Copy !req
220. he's always given you a pass
as Mutsumi's childhood friend.Copy !req
221. But now he has a reason
to justify getting rid of you.Copy !req
222. I really am sorry
that my brother is such an idiot.Copy !req
223. Oh... no... uh...Copy !req
224. Whoops. Speak of the devil.Copy !req
225. Wh-What's going on?Copy !req
226. Kyoichiro has
just returned to this house.Copy !req
227. He probably means to finish you off.Copy !req
228. Now, now, calm down.Copy !req
229. After all,
you're safest with us, you know.Copy !req
230. Shion, Shinzo...Copy !req
231. Every door leading
to this room has been locked.Copy !req
232. And I've set every trap
we have on hand.Copy !req
233. There's no getting through to that guy,
so what can we do?Copy !req
234. All right, you guys, we're going to
give that moron a beatdown!Copy !req
235. B-Beatdown?Copy !req
236. Well, not that
the odds are on our side.Copy !req
237. Even at five to one, our win rate
for past head-on clashes was a mere 30%.Copy !req
238. There's also a 42% chance of one of us
needing six months of recoveryCopy !req
239. and a 25% chance
of the house burning down.Copy !req
240. Well, then, we should just
look at it as an early renovation!Copy !req
241. B-But... it would be
because of me. That's too...Copy !req
242. It's always been a family issue.Copy !req
243. Don't give it a second thought.Copy !req
244. There's just one way
for you to survive this.Copy !req
245. What?Copy !req
246. Hey... Big Sis!Copy !req
247. You two need to get married.Copy !req
248. M-Married?Copy !req
249. Look at that steam.Copy !req
250. Well, who can blame him?Copy !req
251. HEALTH FIRSTCopy !req
252. If you marry into our family,
in accordance with our one rule...Copy !req
253. PEACE IN THE HOUSEHOLDCopy !req
254. "No killing among family members,"
your life, at least, can be preserved.Copy !req
255. You only have to exchange rings
to marry a Yozakura.Copy !req
256. This Cherry Blossom Ring is double-banded.Copy !req
257. The moment you give half to your spouse,
your marriage becomes official.Copy !req
258. Even that idiot isn't stupid enough
to break such an ironclad rule.Copy !req
259. And I think it'll be a good chance for himCopy !req
260. to finally get over his sister fetish.Copy !req
261. Well, that's just what I personally hope.Copy !req
262. To protect you and to protect Mutsumi.Copy !req
263. Not a bad idea, wouldn't you agree?Copy !req
264. Me and Mutsumi, get married?Copy !req
265. Marriage...Copy !req
266. family.Copy !req
267. No.Copy !req
268. I'm not marrying Taiyo.Copy !req
269. Mutsumi...Copy !req
270. I'm sorry, Big Sis Futaba.
I know you're looking out for us.Copy !req
271. But you know, right?
That Taiyo's lost his family.Copy !req
272. Even now, he can't talk to people
or even sleep.Copy !req
273. He's still coming to terms
with the loss of his family.Copy !req
274. No one knows better than Taiyo
what that pain is like,Copy !req
275. so casually telling him,
"Join our family..."Copy !req
276. that would be too cruel.Copy !req
277. Mutsumi...Copy !req
278. Gotcha.Copy !req
279. Sorry to be so insensitive.Copy !req
280. No, no, it's all right.Copy !req
281. What's going on?Copy !req
282. Why am I feeling so conflicted?Copy !req
283. Okay! Now that that's settled,Copy !req
284. let's do our best
to clobber that stupid eldest son!Copy !req
285. Yeah!Copy !req
286. What about strategy?Copy !req
287. Huh? Can't we just wing it?Copy !req
288. Sorry to drag you
into our family problems, Taiyo.Copy !req
289. I-I'm getting nervous.Copy !req
290. Hey, it's gonna be okay, Big Bro Shinzo.Copy !req
291. Leaving me out, so cruel of you.Copy !req
292. Let me join in on the fun!Copy !req
293. So? Who are we clobbering?Copy !req
294. Wh-When did he get here?Copy !req
295. Oh, hey, Shinzo.Copy !req
296. You renovated the traps
around the mansion, right?Copy !req
297. Well, evading them was a pain,
so I destroyed them all.Copy !req
298. My bad.Copy !req
299. S-Seriously?Copy !req
300. I'm only going to warn you once.Copy !req
301. Back off from these two, Kyoichiro.Copy !req
302. No can do.Copy !req
303. There's no guarantee that he's harmless,Copy !req
304. and for Mutsumi's sake, "guilty until
proven innocent" is how I roll!Copy !req
305. If you have a problem with that,Copy !req
306. as Yozakura, you can use force to...Copy !req
307. That's what
we're going to do, all right.Copy !req
308. All right. Time for a sibling fight!Copy !req
309. Sorry, Big Bro!Copy !req
310. Whoa.Copy !req
311. Sorry, Nanao.Copy !req
312. Big Bro is busy, so let's play later.Copy !req
313. Shinzo! Nanao! Get out of the way!Copy !req
314. That was pretty good teamwork, you know.Copy !req
315. But you left yourselves
way too open after that one strike.Copy !req
316. Now, enough with the training.
Just hand over that guy.Copy !req
317. Otherwise... I'm going to
rip this house to shreds.Copy !req
318. Wh-What's that?Copy !req
319. His special weapon, Steel Spider.Copy !req
320. Mutsumi, we're going to buy you some time,
so you take that kid and run!Copy !req
321. What?Copy !req
322. Let me go, damn it,
you jerk-ass eldest son!Copy !req
323. Don't rage like that, Futaba,
or your body will get julienned!Copy !req
324. Damn it!Copy !req
325. Hey, Kengo, what are you waiting for?Copy !req
326. Okay.Copy !req
327. Both of you, this way.Copy !req
328. This game is impossible
at your skill level, Shion.Copy !req
329. Shut up, perv.Copy !req
330. I don't care if it's
an impossible game or a crap one!Copy !req
331. For a real gamer,
fun means pulling out all the stops!Copy !req
332. That's so cool!Copy !req
333. A-Are they okay? The others?Copy !req
334. Yes. Remember what Big Sis Futaba said?Copy !req
335. We're not allowed to kill
any family members, so it's all good.Copy !req
336. B-But...Copy !req
337. Don't worry about it. Come on.
You need to hide now, Taiyo.Copy !req
338. Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere.Copy !req
339. How pesky were those drones?Copy !req
340. All right, come over here, Mutsumi.Copy !req
341. I wouldn't want to soil you
with his blood splatter.Copy !req
342. There you go. That's a good girl.Copy !req
343. Now, then,
dive into your big brother's arms!Copy !req
344. Awesome disguise there, Kengo.Copy !req
345. Right down to the same number
of eyelashes. I'm impressed!Copy !req
346. Whoops. You got me.Copy !req
347. But you still haven't mastered
the art of disguising others.Copy !req
348. Come on, Mutsumi.Copy !req
349. Be a good girl,
and tell me where you hid him.Copy !req
350. Damn it. What should I do?Copy !req
351. Listen up, Taiyo.Copy !req
352. Whatever happens,
don't ever come out of there, all right?Copy !req
353. Big Bro!
Stop this nonsense already!Copy !req
354. I'm telling you,
Taiyo's not trying to kill me!Copy !req
355. You know all about it, too, don't you?
About Taiyo's family?Copy !req
356. So please don't hurt Taiyo anymore.Copy !req
357. All right, fine, Mutsumi.
I won't lay a hand on him anymore.Copy !req
358. Big Bro...Copy !req
359. And I'm also not going
to let you out of the house anymore.Copy !req
360. What?Copy !req
361. Out there,
you'll attract the unsavory,Copy !req
362. and I'll have failed you
as your big brother.Copy !req
363. From now on, I'm going to do much,
much more to keep you safe, all right?Copy !req
364. Big Bro.Copy !req
365. It's dangerous,
so you don't need to go outside.Copy !req
366. The Internet is dangerous too,
so no smartphone for you.Copy !req
367. I'm going to rid the world of everything
that could put you in danger.Copy !req
368. School, your friends, fun, romance,
I'll get rid of them all.Copy !req
369. I'll eliminate all that's unnecessaryCopy !req
370. so you can have
a safe, peaceful household.Copy !req
371. Ah, just imagining it
makes my heart flutter!Copy !req
372. The day that I nearly lost you,
I vowed to accept any kind of painCopy !req
373. if only I could keep this child safe.Copy !req
374. I would give up my own life
in order to protect you, my beloved.Copy !req
375. Now then, Mutsumi...Copy !req
376. forget about that guy,
and let's live in peace.Copy !req
377. Okay.Copy !req
378. Sorry... Taiyo.Copy !req
379. Taiyo.Copy !req
380. Let Mutsumi go.Copy !req
381. I have no use for you anymore.Copy !req
382. Kindly refrain from sticking your nose
in my family's business.Copy !req
383. This guy is probably just like me.Copy !req
384. He's afraid to lose
what's precious to him.Copy !req
385. But making the precious person
he wants to protect look like that...Copy !req
386. I just know that's wrong!Copy !req
387. Mutsumi...Copy !req
388. Let's do it.Copy !req
389. That method that your sister said
would keep both of us safe.Copy !req
390. But...Copy !req
391. I'll be fine.Copy !req
392. Because you promised me
that you weren't going anywhere.Copy !req
393. Okay.Copy !req
394. Well, that was close.Copy !req
395. Damn that Futaba,
putting ideas in your heads.Copy !req
396. But there's no chance in hell
that I'd ever let you do that.Copy !req
397. Hey, Mutsumi...Copy !req
398. thanks for always protecting
the hopeless wreck that I am.Copy !req
399. That's why...Copy !req
400. from now on...Copy !req
401. I'm going to be the one to protect you!Copy !req
402. Are you both okay?Copy !req
403. I promise you,
I'm going to protect Mutsumi.Copy !req
404. Nice to meet you...Copy !req
405. Big Bro Kyoichiro!Copy !req
406. I-Impossible!Copy !req
407. Taiyo!Copy !req
408. All right!Copy !req
409. Hey, pretty good!Copy !req
410. Yeah, he sure is... awesome.Copy !req
411. You're so cool, Taiyo!Copy !req
412. Too bad for you, Kyoichiro.
But there's no time to be melancholy.Copy !req
413. - You did it! Good for you! Congrats!
- Wow! Amazing!Copy !req
414. You've got to teach that kid.
Protecting Mutsumi...Copy !req
415. what that really means.Copy !req
416. NEXT TIME
THE YOZAKURAS' LIFELINECopy !req