Highlights
- Mini Yaemori's interventions have been crucial in reviving Chizuru's movie and Kazuya's love life, spearheading the project in the right direction.
- Chizuru's lack of reaction to Kazuya's feelings reveals her own mutual sentiments, although it's unlikely that they will be reciprocated in the early stages of season 3.
- Kazuya's earnest sentiments for Chizuru shine through as he tirelessly distributes fliers till the last minute, and Chizuru's refusal of Umi's offer solidifies their future together.
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 3, Episode 4, "D-Day and Girlfriend," now streaming on Crunchyroll.
With the crowdfunding project’s deadline coming up soon, Rent-a-Girlfriend’s narrative has become rather volatile, with emotions and ardor running high. In the midst of this ambitious project, Chizuru and Kazuya are slowly opening up to the possibility of becoming the real deal. However, the two have a long road ahead of them before any sentimentalities can be exchanged between them, though the current events are certainly a step in the right direction.
Mini Yaemori, the newest addition to Rent-a-Girlfriend’s character roster, has become a centerpiece to both projects – Chizuru’s movie and Kazuya’s lovelife. Her efforts in reviving the crowdfunding project have been crucial, and not just for the movie. With one week left for the project’s deadline, Kazuya is in a race against time to save not just Chizuru’s dream but his own chances at finding love.
Mini Yaemori’s Interventions
Yaemori’s charming antics have landed her a place among Rent-a-Girlfriend’s most popular babes, as this blue-streaked beauty has been at the center of reviving both the crowdfunding project and Kazuya’s lovelife. Yaemori’s experience in the crowdfunding world has landed Chizuru’s movie in a good spot, with the project just shy of reaching its goal. With one week left, Kazuya and the rest have their work cut out for them. However, Yaemori’s efforts have spearheaded the project in the right direction, with success just around the corner.
While the movie side might be all set with Yaemori’s efforts, Kazuya’s lovelife still needs a lot of work before it can get back on track. However, Yaemori’s interventions may have made their relationship rather volatile. With Chizuru now aware of Kazuya’s feelings for her, it could potentially change their current producer-actress dynamic. Still, it’s possible for Chizuru to realize her own feelings for Kazuya and reciprocate the sentiments, though that’s unlikely considering season 3 is just in its initial phase.
Since Chizuru chose to ignore Yaemori’s revelation about Kazuya’s sentiments, it’s likely that similar emotions bottled up inside of her may surface. Perhaps Chizuru was already aware of Kazuya’s emotions, yet she chose to stay in denial, or maybe her own emotions blinded her to how Kazuya truly felt about her. Whatever the reason may be, Chizuru’s lack of reaction to the entire ordeal is a telltale of her mutual sentiments.
A Subtle Favor
Yaemori’s revival plan for the crowdfunding project was almost complete, with just one last task remaining – outreach. Chizuru was supposed to ask her fellow actors to spread the word about her project, a request that Umi was willing to fulfill. However, the request wasn’t free of cost as he demanded a favor in return – spending a day with none other than Chizuru herself. With over 240,000 followers, getting a shoutout from Umi was crucial for the project, forcing her to comply with his request.
With Kazuya’s own feelings on the line, he was bound to be against the idea of Chizuru and Umi together. However, Yaemori was able to cut through the noise and force Chizuru to go out with Umi, especially with the entire project on the line. Her voice of reason was able to suppress Kazuya’s bursting emotions, saving not just their relationship but the project as well.
However, Kazuya’s suspicions turned out to be correct after Umi asked Chizuru to be his girlfriend. Even with her movie on the line, Chizuru declined Umi’s request of grabbing a bite with him after the play. She was fully aware of the risks that came with declining his request, since the fate of her project rested in his hands. Still, her sentiments for Kazuya intervened, forcing her to decline his offer and help out Kazuya and the rest with the fliers.
The Crowdfunding Project’s Deadline
With the final day of the crowdfunding project coinciding with Chizuru’s date, tensions for Kazuya were at an all-time high. For him, the looming threat of the project’s failure pales in comparison to the thought of losing Chizuru to Umi. However, his earnest sentiments for Chizuru shined through as he decided on giving out fliers till the very last minute of the crowdfunding’s deadline. With the help of Ruka and Yaemori, Kazuya spends much of the day getting out fliers, albeit with dread and fear.
However, Kazuya’s patience pays off eventually as Chizuru returns to the scene, revealing that she had refused Umi’s offer. Despite her refusal, Umi still shares their project on his socials, giving it the final push it needed to reach the goal. With 30,000 Yen above the set goal, the crowdfunding project reached a successful conclusion, reviving hope for Chizuru’s dreams and Kazuya’s future with the love of his life. Since Chizuru left Umi for the sake of Kazuya, Rent-a-Girlfriend has already cemented the fact that the two will surely end up together soon enough.