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If you like her so much, why don’t you marry her?

Summary:

While reporting to her unsatisfied superior, Akeno is is given a party invitation to draw San to him. Nagasumi is watching TV while San tries to talk to him about laundry, but he does not pay much attention to her at all. Nagasumi simply grabs the remote back from her when she turns the TV off, and he becomes excited after finding Luna on a TV program. Finding that he is much more interested in Luna, San brings up their marriage. Nagasumi unthinkingly mentions that they only got married because of the course of events, which shocks San. This makes them both get into a small argument, and Nagasumi refuses to apologize even after hearing his parents’ advice.

At school, everyone else sees that the two are clearly arguing as well. Mawari convinces San that Nagasumi would be the one to apologize, while Akeno listens from a bathroom stall. Kai approaches San in the classroom, but Akeno stops her before he can say something unnecessary. The Seto family then meets with Akeno to discuss the part invitation sent by MinamotoYoshio. Gouzaburou prepares to deny his participation, but it is a hard offer to refuse. San also agrees to go after being asked by her mom.

When Luna hears about Nagasumi’s argument with San, she gives him some of her special treatment. San suddenly appears to the scene, but neither of them are able to apologize yet. San says the phrase “honarana” to Nagasumi before leaving him. Maki wonders if it is ok for San to not tell Nagasumi about the party while she prepares in her room, and she decides to leave him alone. San sees the ring Nagasumi gave her in her jewelry box, and she decides not to bring something so precious after her memories of that day return.

The next day, Nagasumi finds that San is gone. His parents have no idea where she is either. Nagasumi brings up the phrase San told him to his dad, knowing that it was a Seto dialect. His dad replies that it can mean “yorushikun” or “gokigenyo”, which troubles Nagasumi. Nagasumi’s mind is troubled all throughout his day at school, as he finds that the rest of the Seto family is gone. Kai confronts Akeno about the family’s appearance, and he finds out the situation even without her response. Hearing the name Minamoto Yoshio, Luna appears to warn of his actions as well. Luna wonders if they will take Nagasumi as well, and Kai replies that it is up to Nagasumi’s feelings.

Nagasumi continues to think about San while wandering around town, finding no clues to her location. Nagasumi sees the ring left behind in San’s room, which makes him despair at the thought of not knowing what she meant by the last words she said to him. The Seto family finds that they are the only guests at the Minamoto party, and Yoshio quickly becomes excited after seeing San. Smelling a fragrance in the room, the Seto family is quickly put to sleep. Before San faints, she calls out Nagasumi’s name.

Mawari meets Nagasumi while he looks into the distance on a bridge, and she expresses that he is not being his usual self. After her encouraging words, Nagasumi decides that he cannot be without San. He yells out that he will do anything to take her back, which results in Kai’s submarine showing up right away. Kai declares that they will bring San back, promising to give Nagasumi the details later. Nagasumi enters the submarine to see Luna, and Mawari salutes them off in the sunset. Elsewhere, the Seto family remains trapped with Yoshio preparing to do something to San.

Translation note: I’ve been coming across this lately, but some Japanese phrases just don’t come off the same in english. “Honarana” is a Seto dialect which can have multiple meanings according to Nagasumi’s father. It can mean “yorushikun”, which typically means “pleased to meet you” in english, or it can mean “gokigenyo”, which is typically used as a more formal greeting to someone. However, The words can mean different things. Basically, Nagasumi is troubled by not knowing what kind of goodbye that is. Ah~ why didn’t I just write a short summary to cover this up? Japanese study is fun!

Preview: Nagasumi’s turn to save San

Impression:

Oh no. In preparation for the final episode, this one is the build up to a huge climax. I guess the series will be ending with a second huge event. The beginning of the episode started off with some typical relationship quarrels, but being Seto no Hanayome, this lead up to something pretty bad. I’m sure San was showing some jealousy towards Nagasumi’s liking of Luna again, and the leaving of the ring obviously had a bigger impact than intended. Yoshio is an annoyingly creepy character, and he reminds me of that guy from Fruits Basket (I forgot his name, but he’s got the lisp and everything.). I’m guessing that his action against San will end up being something silly though. Also, I know this is for the build up, but did anyone else think that Luna’s personality change was a bit too dramatic in this episode? Mawari was a bit off as well. I really loved the ending BGM, and it’s just leading us on to the powerful climax. With all the episodes leading up to this, it’s Nagasumi’s turn to show us what he’s got. On another note, Ren in a china dress was awesome and San might have been extra cute this episode. Who wouldn’t want a wife like that?