Y-You're from back then...!
Wait! Does that mean...?!
You're Asuha's...
Asuhariet's...
Papa!
Mama!
It's been so long!
Asuhariet has grown so big!
But why are you here?
I... I have so many things I need to say to you!
Ten years ago...
...you did all those things to me...
...when I was still just a kid...
And just when I thought you left,
you appeared out of thin air three years later.
You told me Asuha was my child,
left her with me and vanished again.
Don't you think it was irresponsible of you?
Papa...
Finally...
...I get to see you again, and this is all you have to say.
Mer-
I mean, what the hell?
Darling, you're an idiot!
Dar-
Wait!
Mama flew away.
Doki Fansubs Presents
Astarotte no Omocha!
kirameku orugooru
煌めくオルゴール
Glittering orgel;
nanairo Raindrops
なないろRaindrops
rainbow colored raindrop;
megami no Showcase
女神のShowcase
a goddess’ showcase;
sekaijuu purezento
世界中 プレゼント
a present for the whole world.
tooi kioku wo yobiokoshita
遠い記憶を 呼び起こした
Reawakening memories of long past;
kimi wo shitteru youna...
キミを知ってるような…
I now feel like I know you...
omoigakenai
思いがけない
It’s unexpected,
unmei wa itsudemo
運命はいつでも
but destiny is always...
sotto me wo dasu mono
そっと芽を出すもの
...gently sprouting.
tenshi no CLOVER
天使のCLOVER
Angel’s CLOVER,
nani mo iwazu ni kimi ni watasou
何にも言わずに キミに渡そう
without saying anything, I place it in your...
kashimia no youna te no naka
カシミアのような手の中
...hands, which are like cashmere.
kuchibue fuite
口笛吹いて
I blew a whistle...
tsuki to taiyou ni hohoenda toki
月と太陽に 微笑んだ時
...when the Sun and Moon smiled at me,
donna jumon yori tashika ni
どんな呪文より確かに
and better than any spell,
todoku deshou
届くでしょう
it will reach...
atarashii Stage
新しいStage
...a new stage.
Quotation of Crossing
This looks delicious!
I tried making some cinnamon rolls today.
Good morning, Lotte!
Yeah, good morning.
We're having cinnamon rolls this morning!
I see.
I see. Asuha-chan's mother, huh?
That's right.
That means,
Asuha-chan's hairpiece really is from the Monster Realm.
This is bad...
Um...
Yes?
Why do you say it's bad?
No. That's not...
Naoya-dono.
Yes?
The person you met last night,
the person you know as Asuha-chan's mother,
is the ruler of the Ygvarland Kingdom,
Mercelida the First.
In other words,
Princess Astarotte's mother.
What?!
Mercelida Asuha Astarotte Naoya
Um...
Mercelida Asuha Astarotte Naoya
T-That means...
Calm down, Naoya-dono.
Mercelida Asuha
That's right.
The princess and Asuha-chan have the same mother...
...but different fathers, which makes them half-sisters.
Such a thing...
To think that the princess and Asuha are sisters...
The queen's illegitimate child, huh?
But why?
If she was illegitimate, she could have just adopted her.
Why did she hide her in the Realm of Man with Naoya-dono?
Naoya-dono.
Yes?
I'd like to ask you to keep this a secret from the princess.
I understand.
Oh, welcome back!
Have you finished breakfast?
Yeah.
But Lotte didn't eat anything at all.
She must be down because her mum couldn't come to the party.
Papa, what's wrong?
Asuha, about yesterday...
Did you find out more about Mama?!
Where is she?!
Do you want to see Mama?
Yeah.
After all, I wasn't able to talk to her at all.
I have so much I want to talk to her about.
You're right.
I wasn't able to tell her what was really important, too.
The one thing I really wanted to say.
Yeah.
But before that,
there's something I have to tell you about your mum.
What is it?
You see...
I finally saw him again and...
I have so many things I need to say to you!
I guess I'm the one at fault, though.
I didn't get to see Lotte either.
I'm really bad at this.
But he didn't have to get so mad at me, did he?
Next time I see him...
Next time...
I want to see him again.
Excuse me, Your Highness.
What is it, Isold?
I'd like you to choose your escort for tonight.
Who shall it be?
Let me see...
E-Excuse me!
I've brought some drinks.
Drinks!
New girls?
What are your names?
N-Naomi.
So this is Mama's harem!
A-Asuha!
She's a cute little madam, isn't she?
T-This is my younger sister, Asuha.
Nice to meet you all!
I'm sure you'll grow up to be quite the woman.
You'll be a real beauty, just like your sister.
Thank you very much!
You want to go to see the queen?
You can't just request an audience with her,
considering the situation you're in.
I want to see her again if possible!
There's something Asuha and I need to talk to her about.
You're serious, aren't you?
Yes.
If you're going to sneak in,
the best way to get in is through the harem-the Peach Rose.
Zelda...?
Effie, you're here, too?
Sorry.
The harem should have less security than the palace itself.
I see...
That makes sense.
If you disguise yourselves and sneak in...
Disguise?!
That's right!
Wait just a second!
It'll be perfect if you wear this to sneak in!
Wha-
Isn't that a maid uniform?
Yay!
Zelda, Effie, give me a hand.
W-Wait a second.
What are you doing?!
Calm down!
If you don't try it on, we won't know if it fits!
Deal with it!
Papa, you're so cute!
Please excuse me!
I was so nervous.
That was pretty cool!
Everyone thought you were a woman!
I never thought we'd be forced to sneak into the castle with these outfits.
But it does seem like no one will suspect a thing now.
Let's hurry up and find Merce-san.
Yeah!
An attractive young man,
approximately 170cm tall.
In his twenties, but looks like he's only in his teens.
One who would probably look good in female clothing.
Ears as short as physically possible.
She's requesting someone rather specific tonight.
Yeah, it's almost as if she already has someone in mind.
But is there such man in the harem?
If there is, then it's the job of the Escort Selection Official to find him.
I suppose so.
Anyway, good luck.
Yeah.
Let's see...
What exactly...
...is this?
Doesn't look like this is the one.
Yeah.
Let's try the next room, Asuha.
You over there!
What are you doing here?
Um, well, I'm...
Um...
Stare.
I-Is something wrong?
Hold it! What are you doing, all of a sudden?!
Please stay still!
Stop it!
Not there!
You're male, aren't you?
Papa, your wig!
Your cover's already been blown, anyway.
You there.
Y-Yes?
You will be accompanying the queen tonight.
What?
The queen?
That's what I said.
Gladly!
This is my younger brother.
I-Is it all right for him to come along?
I guess that'll be fine.
Thank you.
I've brought your escort for the night.
You made sure to fulfil my request accordingly?
Excuse me.
Darling!
Asuhariet's here, too.
W-What are you doing here?
Need to get more complaints off your chest?
Queen... No, Mercelida-san.
I came here because there's one thing I didn't get to tell you.
Thank you.
I've...
I've been wanting to tell you that for a while now.
That's why I came all the way here.
I owe my life to this child.
She gave me a reason to live.
Thank you for giving birth to her,
and for giving her to me.
Thank you very much!
Mama.
For making me and Papa happy... thank you!
Gosh, what on Earth...?
Astarotte no Omocha!
Mother...
Merce-san...
What is it, Darling?
Please stop calling me "Darling".
Ten years ago, when I first met you,
you told me about all of that stuff.
About what?
About your sisters.
Everyone fought over the crown and ended up dying.
You told me you'd rather not have been born into royalty because of that.
That's what you said, right?
That's why you left Asuha with me, isn't it?
You did it so she wouldn't get involved in a battle with other royals.
So that she and her sister, the princess,
wouldn't start hating each other.
Am I right?
Hey...
Yes?
Lotte, she...
...hates me, doesn't she?
The princess doesn't hate you at all.
She loves you a lot.
That's a lie.
It's the truth.
I see...
Um...
Could I... make a request?
A request?
I'm back.
Welcome back, Naoya-san.
Sorry it took so long.
It looks like everything went well.
It did. Thanks to all of you.
Only getting back in the morning, huh? Must have been fun.
Princess...
The princess seems quite upset.
Seems that way.
Asuha, time for school.
Hurry up and get ready.
Yeah...
Geez.
Good morning.
Good morning!
Good morning.
Nice to see you back from the weekend.
Did you have a good weekend?
Yep.
Good morning.
Good morn-
What's up with her?
She seems really upset.
I guess she's still mad about the party last week.
She must have been pretty excited about the possibility of the queen showing up.
How boring.
Hey, Lo-
Good morning, everyone.
Queen Mercelida!
Wow!
I've made today "Special School Visitation Day".
Everyone, please be quiet.
I'll explain it now.
Oh, Headmaster Enja.
There are many of you whose parents were too busy over the weekend...
...to attend the party.
That left a few of you feeling bitter.
So today, we rushed to create an official "Visitation Day".
Even if I'm busy,
I still want to see my daughter grow up.
Mother...
Um, can I call my mum now?
Me, too!
Me, three!
So anyone can visit the school at any time today!
W-Why?
Everyone's in the same situation as you!
Everyone...?
I see.
Everyone's dressed up in gorgeous outfits.
They're all stoked.
Lotte's mum is actually the least fancily-dressed.
I guess I didn't put enough effort into my outfit.
Picking something out for a school visit is pretty hard.
Everyone looks really happy, thanks to the queen.
Yeah.
Good for you, Lotte.
Princess.
Thank you very much.
Thanks to your mother, my mother was able to come here, too!
I want to thank you, too.
Thank you!
You made all of this happen.
I'm happy. Thank you!
I-I didn't do anything...
If you're going to thank someone...
...it should be the queen.
Thank you!
You're welcome.
Mother...
Goodbye.
Bye!
See you tomorrow!
I guess everything worked out.
Mother, what's all this?
Oh, this?
I wasn't sure what you wear to a school visit,
so I just pulled some things out of my wardrobe...
...and brought them with me.
Lotte, are you okay?!
Y-Yes.
That's...
Oh, that's yours, isn't it, Lotte?
I've been meaning to give it to you for a while now,
but I never found the right timing...
Please keep this, Mother.
Huh?
S-So that when I go to your place next time,
we can sleep in the same bed...
I understand.
Oh, yes.
Huh?
Here you go.
I'd prefer it if you gave me these personally from now on.
I'll definitely come and see you.
Okay!
Thank you, Mother!
And then, Lotte's mum had a really nice suit on and looked really cool in it!
Right, Lotte?
Indeed.
Mother looks amazing whatever she wears.
The school visit was really fun!
That's great.
I'm glad.
Oh, that's right.
Did you kiss your mum on the forehead?
Huh?
If you make up with someone,
you have to kiss them on the forehead!
R-Really?
Hey! Don't teach her something like that!
Eh? Why?
It's the "Touhara-style make up forehead kiss"!
Is that bad?
That's not exactly the problem...
Then, what is the problem?
Well, um...
Spit it out!
It's not like you'd die after doing it once.
To Be Continued
MONOKURO no mainichi ima made futsuu ni kuraseteita no ni
モノクロの毎日 今まで普通に暮らせていたのに
Before, I was able to live these black and white days normally,
kimi nashi de wa mou irarenai
君なしではもういられない
but now I cannot imagine life without you.
tenohira SAIZU no aijou kimi ga kureta kara
手のひらサイズの愛情 君がくれたから
You gave me this palm-sized piece of love.
koborenai you ni…
零れないように…
I won't let it fall from my grasp...
kimi ga irodoru manatsu no FOTOGURAFU
君が彩る 真夏のフォトグラフ
You filled my midsummer photographs with colour.
kirameku toki wo nokosazu dakishimetai
きらめく時間を残さず抱きしめたい
I want to hold every last shining moment close to my heart.
kako no namida mo ayamachi mo samishisa mo
過去の涙も 過ちも 寂しさも
The tears, mistakes and loneliness I experienced in the past...
ima kono te ni aru shiawase ni tsunagatteru
今この手にある幸せにつながってる
...brought me the happiness that now lays in my hand.
futari deatta kyou no hi ni tsunagatteru
二人出逢った今日の日につながってる
They all made it possible for the two of us to be brought together on this day.
Next time:
Caret of Being Lost
I have nothing to do...
Yeah, nothing at all.
When I'm asleep, there's nothing to do.
When I'm awake, there's nothing to do.
Even when I jump...
Yeah, still nothing.
It's because I'm bored. That's why I can't help it.
I can't help it. Do you understand?