01x13 - The Shape of My Happiness

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Miyo-chan.

Are you all right?

The party's starting soon.

I'm sorry.

Are you nervous?

It's my first time wearing a dress.

I'm worried I can't walk properly…

Don't be silly!

The dress looks great on you,
and you have studied so hard, remember?

You'll be fine.

Believe in yourself!

Thank you so much, Hazuki.

Good!

Wonderful smile.

MY HAPPY MARRIAGE

THE SHAPE OF MY HAPPINESS

If I'm not able to carry myself properly,

I'll embarrass my husband-to-be.

I must do my best.

Miyo.

Sir.

Thank you for waiting.

Uh… uh-huh.

Um, sir?

How do I look?

Oh, you look beautiful.

Thank you very much.

You look dashing too, sir.

What are you saying, all of a sudden?

I-I'm sorry.

Shall we go?

Yes.

Everything is going swell.

She's the new fiancée of Mr. Kiyoka Kudo.

I heard she's from the Saimori family.

Saimori family?
I haven't heard that name in a while.

I wonder what she's like?

Until now, they have never
appeared together like this before.

Have they?

She's the rumored…

-She looks like…
-Sir.

-An ordinary girl.
-What?

-Mr. Kudo is here.
-I…

I might have done something wrong already.

I can sense everyone
harshly staring at me.

You haven't done anything wrong.

This is a social gathering party.

They're all just waiting
for the chance to meet you.

Miyo-chan!

Hazuki!

Oh? You can't still be nervous.

You have perfect manners and poise,
so there's no need to worry.

Thank you very much.

Mother!

Mother!

"Mother?"

Let me introduce you.

This is Asahi, my son.

We're living apart now.

We see each other once a month.

How do you do?

You're doing it wrong.

What?

You have to bow all the way down to here.

Asahi, stop that.

I'm sorry, Miyo-chan.

My son isn't used to situations like this.

I'm used to it!

I can't believe how much he's changed.

I've never seen Commander smile so gently.

Don't you think he should
treat me nicely like that too?

This wine is pretty good.

Don't ignore me!

Well, I agree he is acting
like a totally different person.

Right?!

His attitude completely changes
when he's with Ms. Miyo.

I can't even…

It's amazing how meeting someone
can affect a person in such a good way.

Did I really bow incorrectly just now?

Don't let it bother you.

He's just a child.

Miyo, do you have a minute?

Yes, of course.

There's someone I'd like you to meet.

Come with me.

Yes.

How do you like the party?

Are you getting used to it?

Yes, I think I'm managing.

You needn't pressure yourself.

You should get some fresh air
and relax a little bit.

Yes.

You're here, Kiyoka.

Thank you for waiting.

I'm glad you came.

It has been a while, Prince Takaihito.

It's all right. Come closer.

She must be the daughter of Saimori.

Yes.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

My name is Miyo Saimori.

He is Takaihito, the second son of Mikado,

who has the ability of revelation.

You can relax.

The reason I came here today is because

I needed to talk to you,
daughter of Saimori.

Concerning the string of incidents
from the Grave and onwards…

We caused so much trouble for you.

The Usuba family, the Saimori family…

My father disturbed all of your lives.

What does this all mean?

Everything was masterminded by Mikado.

As pathetic as it sounds, it is the truth.

But why did he…

My father feared Dream-Sight
more than anything.

That ability, depending on the level
of the gifted person, is said to

surpass the ability of revelation,
which bestows Mikado's position.

Nevertheless,

the Usuba family was not a threat,
provided they didn't possess Dream-Sight.

However,

Sumi Usuba was born
with the ability of telepathy,

which meant that she could give birth
to the maiden of Dream-Sight.

My father believed that
the stronger the blood bond,

more likely the maiden
of Dream-Sight will be born.

So he started to interfere
in the marriages

within the kinship of the Usuba family.

My father pulled some strings
to ruin their business, Tsuruki Trading.

He weakened the Usuba family.

And then,

he got the Saimori family, which had lost
their supernatural abilities to cooperate.

He used money and
the Usuba family's ability as bait.

He succeeded in separating Sumi

from the Usuba family by making her
marry into the Saimori family.

Thus you were born,
the daughter of Saimori.

However,

when the head of the family concluded
that you had no supernatural abilities,

in an unexpected move,
he made you get married to Kudo.

This changed the situation completely.

I sort of understand now.

Miyo was driven out of the family,
the seal was broken,

and His Majesty must have realized
Miyo's supernatural ability.

Was the Grave…

opened to target us?

Yes…

With your engagement being finalized,

you became the ultimate threat
to my father.

So it was an attempt to separate us…

But there's another reason why my father
committed such an outrageous act.

I request that you keep this between us.

{\an8}Mikado has already lost
the ability of revelation.

He must have felt frustrated.

He gave up the behind-the-scenes
political maneuvering he used to do.

He plotted to erase both of you
by opening the Grave,

even if it cost the lives
of innocent civilians.

I am seething with rage over this.

Because of my father's thoughtlessness,

innocent lives were
sacrificed without reason.

The Saimori family and the Usuba family
who cooperated are all victims…

of my father's selfish deed.

Does that mean

they will not be charged with any crimes?

{\an8}Correct.

{\an8}Because of my father,
your life has changed significantly.

I apologize from the bottom of my heart.

Even so…

I was able to meet my husband-to-be.

I'm happy now.

Is that right?

Yes.

I'm glad we could have this talk tonight.

Let's meet again.

Yes.

I'm impressed with the confident way
you spoke with Takaihito.

I feel I can rely on you.

Thank you.

Are you okay?

Does it hurt anywhere?

Oh my gosh, look what he's done.

I'm sorry, Miyo-chan.

It's all right.

That should do it for now.

Asahi.

Father.

You haven't been introduced yet, have you?

He's my ex-husband.

That's right.

I apologize.

I should have kept an eye on him.

I wasn't watching him either,
so we're both to blame.

Hey Asahi, come here.

You seem to have been in a bad mood
the whole day.

Is that true?

He was acting kind of strange
when he greeted Miyo-chan.

Asahi.

What is the most important thing
when you meet someone for the first time?

Smile.

Right. So don't be so grumpy all the time,

or Miyo-chan won't like you.

I don't care.

Huh?

I don't like Ms. Miyo anyway.

Ms. Miyo takes you away from me,
so I don't like her.

Oh, so that was the problem.

To tell the truth,
in our once-a-month meetings with Hazuki,

Hazuki mentions Ms. Miyo often these days.

But Asahi seems to not like it.

We never thought he would
be acting this way as a result.

You were jealous
of Miyo-chan, weren't you?

You silly boy.

Don't you know I love you so much?

Then who do you like better?
Ms. Miyo or me?

Do you like your father, Asahi?

Yes.

How about me?

I like you a lot.

Who do you like better, your father or me?

Huh? Um…

I love you so much.
You are special to me, Asahi.

But Miyo-chan is very important to me too.

{\an8}It's because you and Miyo-chan
are both precious family to me.

Ms. Miyo is family too?

Yes, she is.

You and I live separately,
but we're family, right?

Miyo-chan is not related to me by blood,

but I'm proud to be her sister.

Thank you.

Hazuki…

I-I'm proud to be your sister too.

See, this is what I was talking about.

It's so moving to hear you
suddenly say something like that.

So Asahi,

I want you to be nice to Miyo-chan too.

Um…

I'm sorry I spilled a drink on your dress.

How cute of you to be jealous like that!

-That's too tight, Mother!
-Asahi!

Mother!

Just like a fixed form of family
doesn't exist,

maybe there isn't
a fixed shape for happiness either.

Right now, a new shape of happiness
is being born somewhere.

And in the future,

there will be
new shapes of happiness to be born.

And…

we have our own shape of happiness.

Was I able to express it to Miyo?

TO MIYO SAIMORI
FROM HANA KANAO

Was Miyo able to feel
what I was trying to express?

From the many shapes of happiness,
we should try together…

to find our own,

as many as we can.

Miyo.

Good morning!

Oops.

Excuse me.

H-Here's some tea.

Thank you.

So, what brings you here?

Don't be mad at me.

I just came here to make a proposal.

What do you say to hiring me
as Miyo's bodyguard?

W-What?

From now on, Miyo needs to manage
her ability of Dream-Sight well.

If there's someone
who could protect Miyo besides you,

wouldn't that be more convenient?

That's what you came here to say?

I'm going to work.

Miyo-chan.

Kiyoka. We're coming in.

What is it now?

Good morning, Ms. Miyo.

Good morning, Ms. Yurie.

I understand Yurie coming.

But why are you here, Hazuki?

Hey.

What are you doing here?

Long time no see.

Actually, I'm here to offer Mr. Kudo
a certain proposal.

I came to ask him if he would hire me
to be Ms. Miyo's bodyguard.

That sounds reassuring.

Kiyoka and Miyo-chan should be pleased.

I thought so too.

This morning has been exhausting.

Sir.

Your hair string is loose.

Would you please crouch down
so I could tighten it?

Can you? Thanks.

There.

Sir.

Would you please crouch down again?

Is anything the matter?

{\an8}I hope you feel good enough
to do a great job at work.

{\an8}Miyo…

{\an8}Y-Yes?

{\an8}Why did you decide to do that?

Uh… Well I…

I thought maybe if I did that,
you might feel better.

Um, did it bother you?

I'm sorry.

It didn't bother me.

It made me feel better.

I'll be going now.

Have a nice day, sir.

Moments of happiness

go by in a flash.

Before I knew it,
it was the beginning of autumn.

In this scenery that I'm seeing
for the first time…

the shape of happiness
that my husband-to-be has given me so far

is an irreplaceable treasure to me.

I want to see my future
together with my husband-to-be.

I want to walk with him.

I have no doubt
our life together will be my own…

our own shape of happiness.