Episode 9

Tea Party (お茶会) is the ninth episode of the Toilet-bound Hanako-kun anime.

Synopsis
Nene received an invitation from the mysterious handsome boy, Natsuhiko and she's ecstatic!

However, he knows about her secret, and while she's being swayed by his flirting, dumps water on her.

Turned into a fish and lost her consciousness, what Nene sees next is the beautiful girl she met before — Nanamine Sakura — and the boy who looks just like Hanako-kun — Tsukasa.

Funimation Description
After a surprise invitation, Nene finds herself kidnapped and taken to... a fancy tea party? Nene quickly drops her guard in coversation with the beautiful and mysterious Sakura, but is their meeting as innocent as it seems?

Plot
Nene reflects on what has recently happened between her and Hanako. During a confrontation on the rooftop, she met a boy looking just like Hanako, and after the episode things again became awkward between her and Hanako. Although she wants to know more, she cannot bring herself to ask Hanako about the boy, and so she is distracting herself by playing an idol raising mobile game.

As she celebrates the graduation concert of her in-game idol, Aoi tells her that she has an invitation from a cool older boy. Nene is excited at the possibility of romance, and makes her way through a crowd that is gathered to meet the upperclassman. She follows him outside despite herself, flustered and excited but confused about why he is seeking her. He introduces himself as Hyuuga Natsuhiko, and talks about his hobbies and openness to potential girlfriends, talking over Nene's questioning of whether they have met before. From this interactions, Nene thinks to herself that he has no substance. By Natsuhiko's offer he and Nene swap contact info, and Nene is finally able to ask about his intentions meeting her. Natsuhiko tells Nene that someone wants to meet her. She asks him why it is herself specifically, and he replies noncommittally that she is a special girl, flustering Nene again. Natsuhiko leads her to the end of the hallway, to where an empty goldfish bowl is sitting on the floor. As he picks it up, Nene asks why he has it. Natsuhiko simply asks her what she thinks it is for, and Nene replies that she has no idea, although she is mentally making a connection between the fishbowl and her curse.

At that moment, Tsukasa taps Nene on the shoulder before dumping a large bucket of water over her, causing her to transform into a fish. She flails her fins in a panic and yells, questioning what is going on. Tsukasa picks her up by the tail and opens his mouth wide, threatening to eat her. At this, Nene screams and flails, and is so alarmed that she faints. As Tsukasa puts her into the fishbowl, he remarks that she has died and Natsuhiko denies it.

Nene wakes up, in human form, to the pleasant smell of pastries on the table in front of her. She realizes she is wearing different clothes, and is shocked before remarking delightedly that they are cute. She questions where she is, wondering if she is in a boundary. Just then, Sakura enters carrying a box of tea leaves, and remarks that although she told Natsuhiko and Tsukasa to be gentle with Nene, they never listen. Nene recognizes Sakura from their first meeting in the library, and suddenly stands up and loudly exclaims her misconception that Sakura is Hanako's girlfriend. Sakura is dumbfounded, and begins to deny it before she is interrupted by Tsukasa, shocked and questioning if she has kissed Hanako, and Natsuhiko, desperately asking Sakura to deny Nene's declaration. As Tsukasa shakes Sakura back and forth and Natsuhiko screams on his knees on the floor, Nene recognizes Tsukasa from their first meeting on the rooftop. Remembering what transpired, she is put on guard. Sakura finally smacks both Tsukasa and Natsuhiko, and staunchly denies that she and Hanako are dating. Witnessing this, Nene remarks to herself that they to get along surprisingly well.

Sitting down at the table, Sakura formally introduces herself to Nene as Nanamine Sakura, a third-year high school student and, just like Nene, a human who has formed a bond with an apparition as payment for a wish. Sakura explains that she has formed a bond with Tsukasa, whom she describes as a bit childish, but surprisingly also reliable. At this, Nene looks at Tsukasa and thinks to herself that he really is similar to Hanako. Nene asks about Natsuhiko, to which Sakura replies coldly that she simply pretends he is not there. Sakura tells Nene that she has wanted to talk to her for a long time, due to them being in the same situation. As she brings Nene a cup of tea, she smiles and tells her she is sure they can be friends. As Nene sees Sakura from up close, she thinks to herself, again, that Sakura is very beautiful, resembling a doll. Immediately after, Nene realizes she is letting her guard down and shakes her head back and forth while urging herself to stay alert and think. She questions to herself what Sakura, Natsuhiko, and Tsukasa are doing in the unknown place, and thinks that they must have some relation to Hanako. She concludes that they are definitely suspicious, and resolves to herself not to be drawn in to whatever they are doing with her.

30 minutes later, Nene tearfully complains about Hanako as Sakura gives her sympathies. Nene remarks that the tea is delicious, and Sakura encourages her to have more. Then, Nene further complains about Hanako, and Sakura responds in kind by complaining about Tsukasa. Nene begins to ask a question about Tsukasa, to which Tsukasa introduces himself to Nene, telling her his name and that he is Hanako's younger twin brother. Nene is shocked at this revelation, before Tsukasa asks her if she and Hanako have kissed yet and if they are dating. Flustered, Nene responds by denying both and stating Hanako is not even her type.

Characters

 * Yashiro Nene
 * Hyuuga Natsuhiko
 * Tsukasa
 * Nanamine Sakura
 * Hanako
 * Akane Aoi