Original subtitles

I have an announcement to make, dear sisters.

What are you about to start,

Rosa Chinensis en bouton?

Introduce yourself.

I'm Yumi Fukuzawa of Year 1 , Peach Class.

I see. Miss Yumi Fukuzawa.

How is that written in kanji?

"Fukuzawa," as in Yukichi Fukuzawa.

"Yu" is the " shimesu" radical with " right."

And the " mi" is the " mi" for the Year of the Snake.

What a nice auspicious sounding name.

So?

What of this Miss Yumi Fukuzawa?

Dear sisters, don't you think it rude to stare at her so?

Look, you have completely frightened Yumi.

A forest of briars...

Red, white, and yellow. Surrounded by the three Lady Roses.

Rosa Foetida, let us first hear what Sachiko has to say.

Agreed, Rosa Chinensis.

I shall fulfill the promise I made earlier.

I choose Yumi.

Are you serious?

Of course.

I hereby declare that I shall make Yumi Fukuzawa my petite soeur.

The maidens, who flock to Mother Maria's garden,

pass through the tall gates today yet again with innocent, angelic smiles.

Their pure hearts and bodies are clad in deep-colored uniforms.

So that the pleats of their skirts are not disturbed...

...and so that their white sailor collars are not set aflutter,

it is customary here to walk slowly and with decorum.

The Private Lillian Girls' Academy, a garden of maidens.

Maria Watches Over Us

The Troubling Declaration of Sisterhood

Me? Rosa Chinensis en bouton's petite soeur?

Me, become the little sister of the Red Rose's rosebud?

It all began this morning.

One moment.

Um, were you addressing me?

Yes, I am the one that spoke, and I was addressing you.

There is no mistake.

Hold this.

Oh...

Your scarf is crooked.

You should always keep your appearance neat.

Mother Maria is watching you.

Goodbye.

G-Goodbye! T-Thank you very much!

The Red Rose's rosebud... Rosa Chinensis en bouton!

Oh, is that all?

That was so careless of me.

Forget about it.

Then there'll be no problem.

Why?

Lady Sachiko Ogasawara is the star of Lillian Girls' Academy.

A star won't remember...

...every encounter she has with ordinary students.

Did you hear?

About how Shimako became Rosa Gigantea en bouton, right?

Chosen over all the second-year students.

Not that. Shimako supposedly had an offer, not only from Rosa Gigantea,

but from Lady Sachiko as well.

What?!

Lady Sachiko had asked her first,

but she apparently accepted the rosary from Rosa Gigantea.

Meaning Lady Sachiko was rejected.

In the high school division at Lillian Girls' A cademy,

there is a system of "soeurs."

"Soeurs" means "sisters" in French.

Just like how a big sister guides her little sister,

through this system of upperclassmen counseling underclassmen,

a pure and righteous academic lifestyle has been passed down...

...without the need for particularly strict school regulations.

Lady Sachiko is famous for her dislike of sloppy appearances.

But maybe it's a good thing that you don't have a big sister, Yumi.

Huh? What do you mean?

There was a first-year student...

...who walked in front of Lady Sachiko with her scarf untied on purpose.

She was not only given the cold shoulder,

but her big sister was admonished for it, too!

Yumi! Yumi!

Tsutako! Are you done cleaning the classroom already?

Yes, which is why I hurried over here, so I wouldn't miss you.

Is there something I can help you with?

Yumi, we have club activities to attend to, so we'll excuse ourselves.

I'll return the Cleaning Logbook to the faculty office.

You're aware that I belong to the Photography Club, aren't you?

Y-Yes...

I guess it's true that you keep your camera with you at all times,

except during class.

I always obtain the consent of my subjects before I release my photos.

Like this...

Incidentally, the title is " Discipline."

C-Could I have this?!

I thought you'd say that.

What?

I know.

That you secretly admire Lady Sachiko.

I won't mind giving you a copy, but on two small conditions.

Conditions?

One, you'll let me display it at the school festival in the exhibition corner...

...of the Photography Club.

Tsutako, you must be joking.

I assure you, this is no joke.

The second condition...

...is to receive permission from Rosa Chinensis en bouton.

From Lady Sachiko?!

Tsutako, you could negotiate with her yourself.

Even I, Tsutako, find the officers of the Yamayuri Council terrifying.

It would be even more impossible for me.

Why?

Lady Sachiko is not someone who concerns herself...

...with the uniform scarf of a mere underclassman.

And yet, this morning, she retied yours with her own hands.

That's extraordinary!

Even if they don't know it themselves,

people who are drawn to one another...

...tend to involuntarily come together, don't you think?

Look.

It's as if you're soeurs.

Do you suppose Lady Sachiko is really here?

The word is that the officers of the Yamayuri Council...

...gather at the Rose Mansion every day after classes...

...in preparation for the school festival.

Do you have some business with the Yamayuri Council?

Shimako! Why are you here?

Shimako is Rosa Gigantea en bouton,

so it's natural for her to be here.

You came at the perfect time.

Shimako, won't you please announce us?

Yumi and I would like to speak with Rosa Chinensis en bouton.

Lady Sachiko is probably upstairs.

Why don't you come in?

This way.

The Yamayuri Council...

...is what you would call the Student Council at a normal school.

Its formal member officers are limited to,

Rosa Chinensis, Rosa Foetida, and Rosa Gigantea, the three Lady Roses.

The younger sisters of the Lady Roses,

such as Lady Sachiko and Shimako, are called "boutons,"

and they are acknowledged by everyone as the next Roses to bloom.

Meeting in Progress Please Be Quiet Yamayuri Council

This is so arbitrary!

You are being mean, dear sisters!

It seems Lady Sachiko is here.

Then, the person we just heard was...

This happens all the time.

Here you are.

Oh...

Would you like any sugar or cream?

Miss Yoshino Shimazu.

The petite soeur of Rosa Foetida en bouton.

No, thank you.

Yumi.

Y-Yes?

If you would like,

please feel free to visit the Rose Mansion whenever you wish.

After all, you are now Sachiko's soeur.

And you are a precious fellow member to us now as well.

Rosa Chinensis, do you mean to acknowledge Sachiko's assertion?

Rosa Foetida, if Sachiko has made up her mind,

we are no longer at a stage where it is our place to object, are we?

Uh, um...

You stay quiet.

We won't be able to draw any conclusions for a while, don't you think?

At the very least,

not while one of the main players here is looking so bewildered.

You are right, Rosa Gigantea.

Maria Watches Over Us

Here!

What is it, Miss Tsutako Takeshima?

I'm honored that you know who I am, Rosa Gigantea.

Yumi is one thing, but every student at the academy knows you.

Pardon me, but I don't understand what is going on at all.

Yes, it would be rude of us not to explain.

There is no need for an explanation.

I have chosen my soeur.

That's all there is to it.

We can end the meeting for today.

What are you doing, saying whatever you please?

If you wish for the meeting to end, you may go alone.

Leaving Yumi here, of course.

The truth is...

According to Rosa Chinensis,

for this year's school festival,

the Yamayuri Council has settled on putting on...

...a performance of Cinderella, starring Lady Sachiko.

There was no problem with that in and of itself,

but Lady Sachiko had thought that the prince...

...would be played by Rosa Foetida en bouton, Lady Rei Hasekura.

Oh, I'd heard from the start that I was the understudy.

On the same hill as Lillian is a boys' school called Hanadera Academy...

...and the Student Body President of Hanadera...

...was actually to play the Prince.

So you decided this when I wasn't present.

Because on the days we had meetings with Hanadera,

you were always wriggling your way out of them.

This is what happens when you don't rein in your dislike of men.

Uh, but how is Lady Sachiko's unwillingness to play Cinderella...

...related to making Yumi her little sister?

That was because Lady Sachiko does not have a little sister...

...and the Lady Roses said someone incapable of...

...even finding a petite soeur would not have a say in the matter.

So, I just have to go find one this instant, right?!

That was not to say that...

...we expected her to make just anyone her petite soeur.

To think she would grab...

...the very first underclassman she ran into outside the room...

...and make the girl her soeur...

This isn't " The Straw Millionaire."

Are you all right?

Yes, I just fell on my bottom.

Thank goodness.

By the way, you're a first-year student, aren't you?

Do you have a big sister?

No, I don't , but...

Very well.

In other words,

Lady Sachiko made me, someone she had met only today, her petite soeur,

all because she wants to be excused from the role of Cinderella.

And as for the reason she wants to be excused from the role...

You're interesting.

Huh?

You were making a bunch of funny faces.

What?

There's an unpredictability to you. I approve.

At any rate, we cannot acknowledge such a relationship.

As your grande soeur,

this will bring my character into question as well.

I shall look after Yumi every step of the way.

I shall educate her and raise her to become a respectable Red Rose.

Quit speaking on the spur of the moment.

The truth is, you didn't even know Yumi's name until just now, did you?

That is...

Please wait.

I believe this was not the first time these two have met.

After all, Yumi came here to see Lady Sachiko.

Is this true?

Yes...

We even have proof.

T-Tsutako...

I see.

So the two were previously acquainted.

You have our apology for that. You have our apology for that.

When... did we meet?

She doesn't even remember what happened this morning!

I believe you can tell by looking at this,

but Yumi and I are quite close.

Very well.

You have my approval.

Dear sister!

However,

that is not to say you have my approval to step down as Cinderella.

What of the promise?

That was something you were going on about on your own.

If we were to change roles at this late date,

what would become of the school festival?

You are the next Rosa Chinensis.

You must be fully aware of the consequences.

I am going home.

Wait.

Let me confirm one thing.

What is Yumi to you?

Do you still think of Yumi as your soeur even now?

Of course! Yumi is my little sister!

Dear sister, do you mean to insult me?

You make it sound as if I made Yumi my soeur merely to use her.

S-She didn't ?

Good.

If you had abandoned Yumi now,

I would have had to sever my ties of sisterhood with you as well.

Have you already given her your rosary?

Not yet.

Though, if you wish,

I would not mind performing the ceremony before all of you here.

That might be nice.

Um...

Don't move, Yumi.

Am I okay with this?

Am I really okay with becoming her soeur like this?

Um...

Please wait.

Lady Sachiko, dear sisters,

haven't you forgotten something important?

Yumi's feelings.

You think she might not accept the rosary?

I would not presume to say that,

but I believe it only proper to ask her what her feelings are on the matter.

I see.

Even if it is an offer made by Rosa Chinensis en bouton,

there is no knowing if she might decline as Shimako did.

But Yumi is one of Lady Sachiko's admirers.

I think so, too.

Watching her, I immediately figured out that she was a fan of Sachiko's .

But shall we ask as a formality?

After all, there is the rare possibility.

It seems Sachiko wishes to make you her petite soeur,

but are you inclined to accept Sachiko's rosary?

I am very sorry.

I just cannot become your soeur, Lady Sachiko.

Why? I have the right...

...to at least ask that, don't I?

Have you grown to hate Sachiko, now that you've seen her true colors?

Hate her?! It's not like that...

I can't explain it very well, but...

Just because I'm a fan of hers...

...doesn't necessarily mean that I want...

...to become her little sister...

Precisely because I am a fan,

I have my own pride as a fan, so...

Either way, you've been rejected yet again.

This year's first-year students are something else.

Poor Sachiko.

A shocking second defeat in a row.

If you feel sorry for me,

won't you please do something about the Cinderella matter?

Um...

Oh, you...

You were still here?

Um, would it be possible to ask the people of Hanadera...

...and have them withdraw from the production this one time?

Do you mean to try to save Sachiko after all that's happened?

I mean, all of you share some responsibility...

...in that Lady Sachiko was not properly informed...

Be quiet!

I know that you are saying this for my sake.

But please don't blame our dear sisters.

You're right...

Just forcing her to dance with a boy against her will would be...

If we force underclassmen to do things that they don't find reasonable,

we cannot lead the Student Council.

But making changes at this late date would be...

Let's make a bet.

If we tell her to play Cinderella without letting her have a say,

just as Yumi says, it isn't fair.

So how about we give Sachiko a chance...

...and have her agree to play a game with penalties?

And if I win this?

You can step down from the role of Cinderella.

This time, it's a promise.

I understand.

So? What is this bet?

Whether you can make Yumi your soeur or not.

The deadline is the day before the school festival.

Making someone accept your rosary when she's already declined you once...

...will be a nearly impossible feat.

Oh, yes, and one other thing.

To make sure you don't accept Sachiko's rosary...

...to help her when you have no interest in being her soeur,

if you accept and the role of Cinderella becomes vacant,

you'll be taking her place.

The moment you accept the rosary, you'll be Sachiko's soeur.

It's the duty of the little sister to fill the hole...

...left by her big sister, right?

Then, rather than a bet between Lady Sachiko and the Lady Roses,

won't this be more of a match between Lady Sachiko and myself?

Why didn't you accept?

If you'd become her little sister,

it would've been easier to negotiate with Lady Sachiko, too.

So you were worried about the photograph and not me, weren't you?

Mother Maria's heart, that is the blue sky. So you were worried about the photograph and not me, weren't you?

Mother Maria's heart, that is the blue sky.

The vast blue sky that envelops us.

The vast blue sky that envelops us. Mother Maria, today has been quite an eventful day.

The vast blue sky that envelops us.

The vast blue sky that envelops us. If you could, please restore tranquility to my days as soon possible.

If you could, please restore tranquility to my days as soon possible.

Mother Maria's heart, that is the oak tree.

The strong oak tree that protects us.

The strong oak tree that protects us. This song, it's " Mother Maria's Heart."

The strong oak tree that protects us.

The strong oak tree that protects us. I've always thought it strange since kindergarten, but...

The strong oak tree that protects us.

The strong oak tree that protects us. The blue sky, the oak tree, the bush warbler, the Yamayuri lily...

The blue sky, the oak tree, the bush warbler, the Yamayuri lily...

Mother Maria's heart, that is the bush warbler. The blue sky, the oak tree, the bush warbler, the Yamayuri lily...

Mother Maria's heart, that is the bush warbler. I can understand all that.

Mother Maria's heart, that is the bush warbler.

Mother Maria's heart, that is the bush warbler. It's likening Mother Maria's heart to beautiful things.

Mother Maria's heart, that is the bush warbler.

But I wonder why it's the sapphire.

The bush warbler in the forest who sings with us. But I wonder why it's the sapphire.

The bush warbler in the forest who sings with us.

The bush warbler in the forest who sings with us. I'd never even questioned that.

The bush warbler in the forest who sings with us.

The bush warbler in the forest who sings with us. I wonder if it's just me.

The bush warbler in the forest who sings with us.

Mother Maria's heart, that is the Yamayuri lily.

Mother Maria's heart, that is the Yamayuri lily. One moment.

Mother Maria's heart, that is the Yamayuri lily.

The white Yamayuri lily that even we desire.

The white Yamayuri lily that even we desire. Remember this.

The white Yamayuri lily that even we desire.

The white Yamayuri lily that even we desire. I shall become your soeur, without fail.

Mother Maria's heart, that is the sapphire.

Mother Maria's heart, that is the sapphire. Good day.

Mother Maria's heart, that is the sapphire.

The shining sapphire that adorns us.

Preview

I don't really understand Lady Sachiko.

Preview

Trying to force me to become her soeur...

Trying to force me to become her soeur...

Just be quiet.

You must merely become...

...the petite soeur of Rosa Chinensis en bouton.

To think she can rattle off such a long title so easily...

To think she can rattle off such a long title so easily... "An Unnerving Duet"

Dear sister really is amazing! "An Unnerving Duet"

"An Unnerving Duet"