As definition this times explain us what is Yamato Nadeshiko we are at some gathering and Asuka and Tonomine are standing in girl Kimonos! Miyakozuka Dad calls
girls who want to be Yamato Nadeshiko and Orihada and Ryo come dressed as archers! What is going on?
We are one month back and class is choosing who will represent them in NadeshiKon! Yumeko is on her phone and talking, as it appears, with swindler! Lol! Anyway results are out and Ryo is chosen! Only she is new so she doesn't know what is NadeshiKon! As Yumeko narrates we find out that it is about girl who was so beautiful that guys contested for her! Love that in her version, she is the most beautiful girl and guys from the class are contestants, but they actually don't want to! Two guys are selected and one of them is of course Isono! They are supposed to pierce the fan with an arrow and Isono closes his eyes and other guy doesn't even shoot the arrow! Ha! So poor Isono is selected cause he accidently did it! What irony!
We are back in today and Yumeko-sensei explains that every year has one girl to represents them! Tachibana, Asuka and Ryo come to the preparation room where
they are greeted by Gardener Kitora! Kitora explains that he is there because of the flowers! Then Kuriko comes and she is obviously there to be with Kitora! I will not even ask why is Tachibana there!
Kuriko introduces us to four disciplines: Kimono dressing, tea ceremony, flower arranging and cooking! Also Ryo finds out she needs attendant who will help her
true competition! It has to be guy so that he can not be more skilled than a girl! Lol forever!
Asuka asks her if he can be her attendant and in his head he promises he will make her into Yamato Nadeshiko! They are standing and just looking in each others
eyes and Kitora asks Tachibana are they dating! Sudden crash makes everyone turn to see Orihada who broke vase! Tachibana compliments her and asks if she is third year Orihada-sensei who won last year and year before that! So she is older! Anyway she is leader in Tea Ceremony Club and Flower Arranging Club AND best in Archery Club! By the way she grabbed those flowers i would never tell she arranges flowers! And if you thougt that is all... She is sommlier, patissier and has licence for preparing fugu! Well, Ryo honey, you are in deep shit! Orihada tells Ryo not to be sad cause she will not win this year cause she will have next one! But then turns to Asuka and asks is he really going to be her attendant! When he says yes she seems little sad but tells Ryo they should fight fair!
First year representative is- Aiake! Ha! He had most votes and i loved reasons guys had to select him: I wish i were a girl like him; Nr 1 among girls i want
to date! OMG! He starts complaining but Kuriko orders him to stop whining and make new type Yamato Nadeshiko and he is totally into it! Hilariously his name
is Yamato!
Tonomine thinks it is so stupid till he hears Asuka will be there! At that moment Orihada comes and they have this HILARIOUS conversation where ach of them
thinks other should be happy cause he will be her attendant! Both of them are such egomaniacs that it is fantastic they put then toghether!
Asuka is teaching Ryo cooking and teaches her dish that can be served at any occasion! Smart! Nice one Asuka!
NadeshiKon is starting and Kuriko is host while one of the judges is Masamune Mom! orihada and Ryo are out and then comes Ariake in Kimono walking like lady!
Dude! But boys are not allowed so he is out!
First task for girls is to pick a kimono and dress it with boys help! Orihada picks pretty flowerish kimono and dresses herself beautiflly! but Tonomine doesn't like it and tells her he will make flower out of her!
Ryo dresses her kimono like it is practice gown for kendo! Ha! Lucky for her, Asuka is coming to the rescue! He fixes her kimono AND folds obi in beautiful musubi called Fukurasuzume(puffed sparrow)! Cute and makes her look like she has Angel wings! Interesting is that this knot with this long-sleeved kimono traditionally indicates woman is for marriage! Lol!
When girls are out boys compliment each other for their work! And the judges are in trouble deciding so girls end up even! Orihada and Tonomine are again
talking like they are awesome and other one had nothing to do with it! On the other hand Asuka and Ryo agree that both kimonos are equally beautiful!
Next is tea ceremony! Oh no! While Orihada is totally calm and does everything beautifully, Ryo mixes her tea so fast that it ends like green mud! Poor Asuka has to swallow it and says it is great! Orihada wins this round!
Flower arranging! They get to choose flowers and pot! Orihada makes it perfect but Ryos' pot falls on one side! Luckyly attendants have to comment and Asuka
makes it look like she wanted to make warrior defeated in battle and how nature is so unchallenging in her power of revitalisation! Asuka can i borrow your mind for couple of days! Please! On the other hand Tonomine starts by telling how colors are so good complimented but then surprises everyone saying this is obviously made with desire to win and that made flowers to lose their warmth! Wow! Way to destroy girl you're supposed to help! Ryo wins and Orihada confronts Tonomine! But he cuts her off!
Tonomine: I can only say good things about things that are really beautiful!
After short break it is time for cooking! Attendants are not allowed to help and Kuriko tells them to sit in the audience! Tonomine is like whatever but Asuka looks Ryo a little worried! And he should cause task is: Love bento! Orihad is cooking like professional but Ryo is making a mess while her father looks her with face of proud parent! Awww! So sweet!
But that wont help her cause her rice is half cooked, she puts too much oil and Asuka is so desperate that wants to make a meal and secretly give to her! But seeing how hard she tries he decides to help her by showing her with pantomime what to do! Heh! Everyone notices her change but only Tachibana knows!
Oriada makes Shokado-style bento with theme 'Autumn in Tokyo'! Wait wasn't the theme Love bento? Ryo is on and judges are skeptical about her dish but the taste charms them with first bite! She says she made it for her father, man who works for his family! In this round shore is even so they will have additional test!
Before that Ryo and Asuka are talking outside and she says she never payed attention on all this girl things! Asuka slips and says she don't have to cause he
will be beside her! They stand frozen for a second but she understands her words like encouragement for final battle and nothing more! You dense girl! But he is ok with that!
We are at first scene, and when Miyakozuka Dad says his words, Masamune Mom seems to recognise him! Later she finds him and it is clear they know each other and he knows her ex husband! They find out they are Ryo and Asukas' parents and Dad says that Asuka is like his father! That makes Mom a little defensive and she says they are not a like in any way and walks away leaving Dad with sad expression!
Girls are on their places for archery contest and Orihada says they should make this contest about Asuka! Ryo agrees! That is how girls fight over man!
Orihada is first and she misses cause wind knocks of her fan! Ryo is next and she closes her eyes feeling the wind and PIERCES THE FAN!
Asuka and Ryo go and place the arrow in the Nadeshiko shrine!
Except Tonomine and Orihad i was not so into this episode! Sure girls were fighting over Asuka but the fact that Asuka never even gave a chance to Orihada makes this all competition foolish! We are wasting time with this while we could spend it looking Asuka and Ryo kiss or something intresting!