Episode 7

is the seventh episode of the The Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat anime series. It will first air in Japan on May 25th, 2013.
==Plot==
After the destruction of the storehouse, Youto takes refuge in the still-intact main house for the night. With Tsukushi having wished for the world to end, Youto can't shake the feeling that there may be deeper consequences beyond the storehouse being destroyed. These troubling thoughts keep him awake, and he struggles to get any sleep.
At breakfast however, everyone is exceedingly calm, assuming that school has been cancelled due to the typhoon. Azusa tries to phone her family, but the call doesn't go through. They soon realize that the landline, mobile phones, and TV are all out of service. To pass the time, Tsukiko suggests playing a game of Daifugo.
Before they can start however, the storm shutters break, allowing rain and wind to enter the house. They discover that the courtyard has transformed into a muddy river, threatening to flood the house. Tsukushi likens the situation to a massive storm that struck twelve years ago, while Youto suspects this might be a lingering effect of Tsukushi's wish.
The group begins moving items upstairs, but the second floor is also compromised due to roof leaks. Tsukushi mentions a secret room, assuring herself that it should be safe, but Tsukiko catches on to the slip. Despite Tsukushi's protest, the group enter the secret room to discover the space filled with years of photographs and memorabilia of Tsukiko that Tsukushi has obsessively collected. Tsukiko begins tearing down the photos, while Tsukushi sinks into despair.
The group works together to move furniture and electronics to the mezzanine floor. Youto takes on the majority of the heavy lifting, earning reluctant praise from the others.
While moving items, Youto stumbles upon a family altar, where photos of the Tsutsukakushi sisters' parents are displayed. Reflecting on how much the sisters have done for him, he pauses to offer a prayer. Tsukushi arrives and observes Youto's gesture, expressing approval. It suddenly strikes Youto that they should probably move the altar too, but Tsukushi only takes the photos, explaining that the altar is just a box and that the truly important things are etched in one's heart. She recounts memories of their parents, though her stories are obviously exaggerated.
After most of the moving is finished, water begins flooding into the house. Youto asks Tsukushi to pray to the Stony Cat to undo her wish, begging her to believe him when he says the Cat God can truly grant wishes. Surprisingly, Tsukushi admits that she believes him, as the Cat God had granted one of her wishes before — when she and Tsukiko were little, tthey had a trivial fight. Tsukushi wished to make up with her sister, and in response, the Cat God manifested a block of wood and a chisel. Using these, Tsukushi created the Stony Cat statue on the hill, which made Tsukiko very happy.
Returning to the topic at hand, Youto urges Tsukushi to cancel the wish she made last night. Tsukushi attempts to do so, and a loud noise follows, but the storm outside does not stop. Firmly believing that it should be possible to cancel a wish, Youto runs to the kitchen window to check, finding that the storehouse has been restored to its original state, proving that Tsukushi's wish only resulted in the storehouse's destruction alone.
He then receives a phone call from Ponta, who questions why Youto missed school, claiming that the typhoon has already passed and the weather outside is clear. However, the Tsutsukakushi household remains trapped in a storm, indicating further supernatural interference.
Despite the flood entering the house, it hasn't reached the kitchen or the banquet hall, even though both rooms are in the first floor. As the game of Daifugo is currently taking place in the Banquet Hall, Youto deduces that whoever wished for the storm, wished for this as well. While Tsukiko explains the rules of the game to Tsukushi and Azusa, Youto quietly signals Azusa to come out.
Alone with Youto, Azusa begins speculating what might happen if rescue doesn't come, likening their situation to Noah's Ark. She asks Youto a bizarre question — whether he can "hang in there enough to make a soccer team." She assumes that Youto has called her here to plan for such a scenario, but Youto breaks it to her that he simply needed a favor.
He asks Azusa to distract Tsukushi for about ten minutes. Azusa initially refuses, citing her dislike for Tsukushi, and demanding Youto to at least explain a little of why, promising that she'll try to understand. Youto explains that he needs to talk to Tsukiko for a bit and doesn't want Tsukushi to overhear, because it might hurt her due to her tendency to get lonely so easily. With this, Azusa remains silent, but decides to help.
With Tsukushi distracted, Youto goes in the banquet hall. Tsukiko has finished shuffling the cards and is ready to play. Sitting down, Youto questions Tsukiko whether she's enjoying their current situation. Tsukiko answers no, prompting Youto to challenge her acceptance of their predicament. However, she quietly admits that the house was beginning to feel overwhelming anyway — too large, too empty, and too much for just two people.
Leaning against Youto, Tsukiko brings up Youto's earlier mentions of wanting to become her older brother, expressing her own wish for such a relationship. She insists that nothing significant would come of it, calling it something akin to a good luck charm. However, Youto refuses, explaining that he cannot grant that wish — this isn't his home, he can't stay with her forever, and he can't keep her satisfied forever.
Tsukiko is hurt by his response. Sitting back up, Tsukiko demands to know why he has changed his mind after she came to terms with a sibling relationship being all that they can share — now, she's been robbed of the right to even be that. As he speaks, the storm aggressively intensifies, ripping their entire roof apart. Wind and flood are released into the banquet hall, and all the cards are blown away.
Declaring that she doesn't like liars, Tsukiko stands up and prepares to let herself be blown away by the storm. However, Youto catches her just in time and pleads with her to listen to him. Youto explains that he wants to be more of a brother-in-law rather than a blood-related brother, reassuring Tsukiko that their connection doesn't require constant togetherness to be meaningful. He proposes maintaining a balance between closeness and independence, which preserves the excitement of their meet-ups and allows them something to look forward to when away from each other. He then invites Tsukiko to come to his house and meet his family, where they can eat and play together.
Tsukiko demands Youto to swear that he will honor his promise to play cards after the storm is over. As he nods in affirmation, Tsukiko cancels her wish. The storm outside abruptly ceases, damaged parts of the house are restored, the floodwaters imbued with the Cat God's power rise as raindrops back into the sky, and the scattered cards reassemble into neat stash.
Afterwards, their lives return to normal. Two weaks later, Youto prepares to fulfill his promise to Tsukiko by hosting her, Azusa, and Tsukushi at his home. Before doing so however, he arranges to meet Tsukushi at a government office, intending to clear the misunderstanding about his fictitious younger brother.
Meeting up, Youto hands Tsukushi his family register as proof that his younger brother doesn't exist. Initially confused, Tsukushi carefully examines the document before tearing it into pieces. She declares herself Youto's "ally," misunderstanding the situation and believing him to be the younger brother who has been rejected by his family.
Believing that the younger Yokodera is in need of a family, Tsukushi mentions previously speaking to Tsukiko, who stated that she didn't care about anyone known as "Yokodera's younger brother." With this, Tsukushi decides that they have no reason to hesitate any longer. She adds that she still loves Tsukiko, so she's not cheating on her, and is serious about both of them.
When Youto awkwardly asks her to explain, Tsukushi blushes and calls him dense. In a sudden and dramatic gesture, Tsukushi kisses Youto on the cheek, which is witnessed by Azusa as she arrives.
Azusa runs away and somehow ends up inside the Tsutsukakushi family storehouse. Approaching the Stony Cat, she blames herself for everything and makes a desperate wish: to become "a different me."
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