Yuzuki Arrives

**Yuzuki Arrives** (夕月 来タル, *Yuzuki Kitaru*) is the first episode of *Taisho Otome Fairy Tale* anime series.

## Summary

The disabled son of a wealthy family is banished to await death in exile--until his father purchases a girl to care for him and be his future bride.

## Plot

The first episode goes about a boy who was born into a wealthy family, and was raised without a single drop of affection. And to top it all off, he got into a car accident and lost everything. His mother, his right hand's function and also his father's expectation. Thus, he was driven away to a villa within the mountains of Chiba. Him being alive was just a trouble to them. Somewhere, a cloaked figure can be seen walking in a place full of snow. It was then revealed to be a girl. While walking, the girl started to sing.

The boy thought that his life was already over when he was just 17. There was nothing in the path to his future. He thought perhaps everything would be better if he were to never wake up again. Suddenly, light appeared before him and he heard someone's voice. He got up, thinking who would come this deep in the mountains during the snow. He opened the door and asked the person who he was. Before him stood a girl wearing a cloak. She greeted the man in front of her, which was revealed to be Tamahiko and introduced herself as Yuzuki. Yuzuki told Tamahiko that she was here to be his bride.

In a flashback with a conversation with Tamahiko's father, his father told Tamahiko that nobody in the Shima family was willing to take care of him. Tamahiko's father told him that he will purchase someone to take care of him as his bride. Knowing his father, chances are this girl are sold by her debt-ridden family, Tamahiko thought. He draped a cloth over Yuzuki's shoulder, saying that it would be bad if she catches a cold. Tamahiko brings Yuzuki to an unused room and told her to use this room as much as she likes before walking away.

The next morning, Tamahiko sits up thinking that once again, morning arrives without him being able to sleep. All of a sudden, he hears tapping noises outside his room. Curious, he opened the door and saw Yuzuki dashing towards him while cleaning the floor. Shocked, Tamahiko asked her what she was doing. Yuzuki greets him good morning. After washing up his face, Tamahiko returned to his room, telling Yuzuki to leave him be. Some time later, while Tamahiko was reading, Yuzuki came into his room, telling him to let her clean his room.

While Tamahiko was taking a bath, Yuzuki came in and told him to let her wash his back. Tamahiko says to just let him do it by himself. Yuzuki says no and says that it must be tough with just one hand with a evil smile. Tamahiko panics and eventually gave in. letting her wash his back. Tamahiko says that it must be great not having any worries and Yuzuki says how mean. Yuzuki tells him that she has some too, two in fact. Yuzuki removes the band that was keeping her braids intact and says that one of her worries is that her hair is thick and gets all wavy. Tamahiko found it amusing and chuckled. Tamahiko apologized for laughing but Yuzuki was smiling, saying that's how he looks like when he laughs. Yuzuki continues, saying that she is starting to like her hair a little bit because it brought a smile to Tamahiko. Tamahiko furrows his eyebrows and kicked Yuzuki out of the bathroom.

In Yuzuki's room, Yuzuki was tying up her hair. After tying her hair, she imagines herself in a school uniform. In a flashback with her and her friends, the four of them were sitting together at a table, sharing with each other what seems to be like snacks. At that moment when Yuzuki's friend told her that she will make a wonderful bride someday, Yuzuki tells her friends that she's leaving the girls' school to take care of her future husband. Her friend, Midori, tells her that she can do it, no matter who she'll marry, after all, Yuzuki works twice as hard as anyone else and wishes her happiness.

On December 31, Taisho 10 (1921), Tamahiko lays awake on his bed. Tamahiko couldn't sleep so he stood up and made his way to the living room with his blanket draped over his shoulders. Once Tamahiko settles down on the ground of the living room, he thinks about his father telling Tamahiko to get out of his sight, his brother telling him that he has failed as the second Shima son, his sister mocking him for retiring at such an early age, his younger brother telling him that he should have died instead of their mother, his younger sister saying that she couldn't care less if he went away and says farewell, useless good-for-nothing brother of mine. Tamahiko could be seen trembling from all these thoughts. From behind, Yuzuki came out from her room and sat in front of Tamahiko. Yuzuki set up a irori as she asks Tamahiko if she could stay up with him and Tamahiko to do as she likes. Yuzuki was overjoyed and she got up to get something from her room.

Tamahiko asks Yuzuki if she hates it, being chased deep into the mountains and given as a bride to a man like him. Before Yuzuki could answer, Tamahiko says that of course she hates it, a pessimist recluse like him with no future--it must be torture simply to live under the same roof. Tamahiko told Yuzuki to not hold back and tell him how she really feels. While Yuzuki shares about her life back in her school, she starts to sing the song she and her friends used to sing. While Yuzuki sings, Tamahiko has a recollection of the time his mother sang that song to his little sister. After telling Yuzuki about not wanting to go back to school and about his right hand, Yuzuki got up from her seat, went ever to Tamahiko and patted his head, while bringing him closer to her. Tamahiko blushes and asks why she was so kind to him. Yuzuki tells Tamahiko that he was kind, and has integrity when he asked her how far she walked and when he told her that it would be bad if she catches a cold. Yuzuki changes the subject and asks if they may sleep together, just for one night-- it's their first New Year holiday, saying that the both of them should greet the first morning of the new year together. Tamahiko panics as the New Year bell rang.

Tamahiko sits in his room, feeling nervous, thinking what he should do and that it was his first time. He remembers something and went to grab it-- "Juicy Night-Time Club- Special Edition" "Make Eros Yours". As he flips through the pages, Tamahiko thought that it was terrifying and Yuzuki opens the door to his room with her futon. Yuzuki got on her futon and said goodnight to Tamahiko, before going to sleep. Tamahiko was shocked when Yuzuki really meant sleep together. Tamahiko switches off the light and got into bed, throwing something, presumably the book that he was looking through earlier away. Yuzuki asked if he preferred if they shared one futon and Tamahiko sat up in surprise. Yuzuki says that they mustn't, that will have to wait until they're married. When Tamahiko wants to turn to lie on his side after lying down on his futon, Yuzuki grabs his sleeve while she was asleep and Tamahiko eventually falls asleep.

The next morning, Tamahiko was awoken by Yuzuki who greeted him good morning. Tamahiko abruptly sits up and Yuzuki says Happy New Year to him and also says that she made breakfast. Thinking that Tamahiko would get tired of New Year's dishes, she made hittsumi dumpling soup for him. Tamahiko grabs the bowl of soup from her and drinks the contents. Tamahiko thought that the soup was delicious and so he asked for seconds. While Yuzuki was grabbing seconds for Tamahiko, Tamahiko thinks that he was a pessimist who hates all this world has to offer. It was highly, highly unlikely that he would love Yuzu. Yuzuki smiles broadly at Tamahiko, with her hands reached out with the bowl of soup.

## Characters

* Tamahiko Shima
* Touko Shima *(flashback)*
* Tamayoshi Shima *(flashback)*
* Yuzuki Tachibana
* Stray Cat
* Midori
* Sachiko
* Machiko
* Teruko
* Tamaki Shima *(flashback)*
* Tamayo Shima *(flashback)*
* Tamao Shima *(flashback)*

## Trivia

* An ***irori*** (囲炉裏, 居炉裏) is a traditional Japanese sunken hearth. Used for heating the home and for cooking food, it is essentially a square, stone-lined pit in the floor, equipped with an adjustable pothook – called a *jizaikagi* (自在鉤) and generally consisting of an iron rod within a bamboo tube – used for raising or lowering a suspended pot or kettle by means of an attached lever which is often decoratively designed in the shape of a fish.