Episode 20

## Youth and Girlfriend

**"Youth and Girlfriend"** (青春と彼女, *Seishun to Kanojo*?) is the eighth episode of the second season of the *Kanojo, Okarishimasu* anime adaptation.

## Synopsis

Kazuya decides to spend his all-day date with Mizuhara reclaiming his lost youth... in a very peculiar fashion.

## Plot

While eating, Kazuya receives a call from Ruka, who tells him about her day. Ruka feels that Kazuya has been feeling down lately, and apologizes for what she said about Mami, as she probably complicated things as they are from the same class. Kazuya tells her not to worry and explains that she got one thing wrong, that Mami likes him, and in reality she may even hate him right now.

Kazuya recalls Chizuru is free on 20th and that he haven't rented her for a while. He checks the app and sees that Chizuru had ranked up and is now in Regular Class, and is no longer in the Rookie Class. He gets happy, but then sees that her hourly fee also increased by a thousand yen. Kazuya is fine paying more for Chizuru, but then realizes he can ask for more, since he is paying more. He normally always gets normal date plans, but the service allows all kinds of requests, like packed lunches and more. Kazuya then convinces himself they need to do some other things as Chizuru has grown tired of their usual dates.

Kazuya ends up booking a special request, but on the day of the date, he starts to panic if he should have done it or not. Chizuru shows up in a school uniform and Kazuya gets excited. He wonders if its really okay, and Chizuru explains that some of her clients do want to go out with a girl in school uniform. They go to Tokyo Dome City and Chizuru asks what is the date plan, but Kazuya is too distracted looking at her. Kazuya decides to be greedier and requests to hold hands with Chizuru. Something he always wanted to do with his girlfriend at Tokyo Dome City. Chizuru accepts and Kazuya is happy he accomplished part of his Dream Date. Next, he wants to do food sharing, which all couples do. He asks Chizuru if she wants churros as its a TDC thing to do. Chizuru accepts and wants for a chocolate one and Kazuya orders only one, stating he is fine, but wondering how to ask for a bite. Chizuru sees another couple sharing food and asks him if he wants a bite. Kazuya accepts, but wonders if she figure it out. As they eat it, Chizuru wonders what is next, figuring that Kazuya has a date plan and explaining that its not a bad thing.

They end up seeing Sumi and Chizuru quickly makes them hide from her, explaining it would be embarrassing for her to see them in school uniforms. Kazuya agrees and believes that Sumi will also freak out to not get in their date and may cause a disaster by accident. Seeing a chance, Chizuru pulls Kazuya and they run, however, Sumi feels something and turns.

Chizuru and Kazuya run into arcade room, however part of Kazuya's plan is a shared photo and he sees a photo booth. He suggests they go and Chizuru accepts. However, inside Kazuya wonders what plan to choose, friends or couple. As he panics, Chizuru chooses couple and explains they are a couple right now. The booth asks them to make a heart with their hands, then hold hands in lovely pose, then snuggle up. Next up, the booth asks them to face each other and hug. Kazuya panics if that would be too much, but Chizuru turns and opens her arms, asking him to hug. Kazuya gets super worked up and barely does it. The booth then asks for a passionate kiss. Chizuru is a bit surprised, but Kazuya is sure that ain't happening. Chizuru then makes an animal-like shape with her hand and suggest their hands kiss.

Kazuya waits for the photos in excitement, Chizuru runs to him, worried, and points out there are two girls with the same school uniform as hers. As the girls get towards them, Chizuru grabs Kazuya and they run, before Kazuya is able to take the photos. Chizuru suggest they get on the ferris wheel, as there no one will find them. That is actually on Kazuya's list, a romantic time on the ferris wheel. Before getting on, a woman takes a photo of them and Kazuya wonders why. On the wheel's cabin, Kazuya clams up as he doesn't know where to look. Chizuru then tells him a fact about the ferris wheel and Kazuya realizes that the entire day when he clams up, she started a convo. Chizuru notices a concert below them. Kazuya attempts to see it, but as he can't Chizuru makes him space on her side and invites him to come and see from there. Kazuya gets excited how close he is to her, but still can't see it and Chizuru guesses they are under an angle he can't see it now. Kazuya focuses, trying to avoid touching her in anyway, but ends up slipping and touches her chest. Chizuru slaps him, but apologizes for doing so. Kazuya she doesn't need to apologize as he lost his balance, but then recalls he touches something, but isn't sure what. Kazuya decides to change the subject and thanks her for being his rental girlfriend, and guessing its hard job, as sometimes she may run into creeps. Chizuru states the clients are surprisingly gentlemanly. However, she recalls a client wanted to show her a cool picture, but as he whipped his phone, some porn-y stuff came on screen, which was an awkward moment and Chizuru pretended she didn't see it. Chizuru explains that she goes to many places and have all kinds of experience. She is happy to hear that some guys who were timid and couldn't hold a conversations at first, become more talkative and end up telling her they got a girlfriend. She is only pretending, but its a fulfilling moment when even a lie bring happiness to people. Which is somewhat reminding her of her acting job. At the ride ends, the photograph woman tells them that their picture is ready and they can get it in a photo album for a thousand yen. Kazuya immediately accepts.

As its getting dark and they leave, Chizuru tells him about the play he watched. At a later date, she actually got contacted by a different produced who came to watch and she is rehearsing with them now. Realizing she will be in another play, Kazuya tells her he will come and watch her. Her role would be small, but if things continue that way, she will eventually have to stop being a rental girlfriend. Kazuya accepts it and they leave. Kazuya got his dream date with her, but on his way home, he couldn't stop thinking about her play. As she is getting closer to her dream, Kazuya wonders what he can do for her until that day arrives.

## Characters

* Kazuya Kinoshita
* Ruka Sarashina
* Mami Nanami
* Chizuru Ichinose
* Sumi Sakurasawa