Episode 19

## Ex-Girlfriend and Girlfriend

**"Ex-Girlfriend and Girlfriend"** (元カノと彼女, *Motokano to Kanojo*?) is the seventh episode of the second season of the *Kanojo, Okarishimasu* anime adaptation.

## Synopsis

Kazuya wakes up with the worst hangover ever and struggles with his fragmented memories. Meanwhile, someone finds out about his workplace and decides to make an appearance...

## Plot

Kazuya wakes up with a bad hangover. He doesn't really remember what happened last night, but have some memories with Chizuru and wonders if she took care of him. He sees, he was invited in a group chat with everyone who were drinking last night. He then sees that Chizuru is invited too and its with her private number, and not the rental girlfriend account. He gets super excited, but starts to worry that if he adds her as a friend, if she will block him.

Kazuya heads to school for some mandatory classes and ends up meeting his friends and the girls from last night, however, Chizuru isn't with them and the girls explain that she was mad at them for inviting boys without telling her and won't be joining them today. After the classes, Kazuya returns home, but he is still hangover. As he opens his fridge, he sees a drink that Chizuru had left him for hangover and realizes she indeed had helped him last night. Meanwhile, Chizuru looks at her phone and wonders if she should add Kazuya's private number as a friend.

At work, Ruka stares at Kazuya and wonders if he has something to say to her. Kazuya can't figure out what she means, and Ruka explains that after the other day, Chizuru won't be between them anymore, but Kazuya states it was all fine as Chizuru believed him that nothing had happened between them. Ruka can't believe it, realizes that Chizuru and Kazuya must had got closer for she to believe him. A customer then comes, but Kazuya is shocked to see its Mami, and wonders how she knows he works there. Kazuya wonders if she likes to do karaoke solo, but Mami states she came to use the karaoke room as study room and finish her report. Mami explains that Yoshiaki told her he works here, and since she was nearby, she decided to come and visit him. Ruka wonders if Kazuya knows Mami, and while panicking, he explains they are from same college. He feels that he shouldn't let them talk and wants to take Mami to her karaoke room quickly. Hearing that Mami called Kazuya "Kazu-kun", Ruka gets suspicious and goes with them to the karaoke room. After starring Kazuya for a moment, she asks Mami what kind of relationship they have. Mami states they are just classmates, but wonders why she asked. She then guesses that Ruka likes Kazuya. Ruka states its more than that and starts saying she is his girlfriend, but Kazuya shuts her up, trying to say that their boss doesn't allow them to chat. Ruka wonders why is he hiding it. As he is panicking too much and she overheard Mami saying she and Kazuya have been at a karaoke before, Ruka recalls that Kazuya turned to Chizuru after his ex dumped him. Ruka realizes that Mami is his ex, but wonders why she keeps acting like Kazuya is still hers. Ruka starts to wonder if Kazuya still likes her and if she is actually third in line, after Chizuru and Mami.

Kazuya takes out Ruka, but she gets back inside and tells Mami that she is Kazuya's girlfriend. She guesses that Mami is his ex, but states that Kazuya now belongs to her, and Mami shouldn't think she is something special for being his first. Ruka then guesses its Mami who can't let go of him as she came visiting him at the place he works. Ruka reveals she even spend the night at his place recently, and Kazuya couldn't stop telling her he loves her. Kazuya tries to stop her and denies some of the things she says, but Ruka continues. Ruka tells Mami that she is something from his past and needs to get out of his life. Mami apologizes, but wonders if he has a real girlfriend, why he needs a rental girlfriend. Kazuya nods to Ruka, telling her that Mami knows about Chizuru. Ruka explains that she is quite accepting and knows she is his number one option. Kazuya states its just a special research, like he said before. Mami apologizes and decides to leave. Kazuya then turns to Ruka and sees her crying, stating she hate Mami, and that she loves Kazuya the most.

Heading home, Mami is angry. She didn't expect Kazuya to have a girlfriend, but feel something is off. She know about the rental girlfriend and didn't mind it and the bag she saw was for a more adult woman. The next station is Kazuya's station, but to Mami surprise, she sees Chizuru getting on the train with the bag that was at Kazuya's place. Mami recalls her conversation with Yoshiaki, who told her that his friends and family know about Chizuru, and possibly his coworkers, which is how she found out about where he works. Mami calls Chizuru to sit to next to her and tells her she needed to do something around here. Mami wonders if Chizuru lives around here, but Chizuru explains she also needed to do something around there. Mami then compliments Chizuru's bag and asks her from how long she had her. As Chizuru tells her she had it for a while, Mami laughs. When they got of the train, before going their ways, Mami asks Chizuru if she stopped seeing Kazuya, and Chizuru confirms.

Later, Mami is sure that the bag belonged to Chizuru. She wonders if she forgot the bag there or she was actually there when Mami visited Kazuya. And believes they are closer than rental girlfriend and client. However, she can't understand Ruka, and decides to check what Kazuya follows on twitter. Mami sees a tweet from Kazuya's grandma and decides to follow her.

## Characters

* Kazuya Kinoshita
* Yoshiaki Kibe
* Shun Kuribayashi
* Ruka Sarashina
* Mami Nanami
* Chizuru Ichinose