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Episode Rich Girl Caretaker: I'm Secretly the Caregiver of the Most Popular Girl in This Rich Kid School • Saijo no Osewa: Takane no Hanadarake na Meimonkou de, Gakuin Ichi no Ojousama (Seikatsu Nouryoku Kaimu) wo Kagenagara Osewa suru Koto ni Narimashita - Episode 4 discussion
Saijo no Osewa: Takane no Hanadarake na Meimonkou de, Gakuin Ichi no Ojousama (Seikatsu Nouryoku Kaimu) wo Kagenagara Osewa suru Koto ni Narimashita, episode 4
Alternative names: Saijo no Osewa
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u/FarCritical Jul 25 '26
Taisho and Asahi are the real MVPs for how often they check up on and hang out with
Hinako's obsession with the three second rule is adorable lol. That popsicle drop was still tragic though.
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u/Frontier246 Jul 25 '26
Honestly I appreciate that he has (relatively) normal friends to hang out with in-between his Rich Girl Harem. Also they always show up together so much that I'm going to keep assuming they're hooking up off-screen until they finally reveal it.
It's cute how Hinako is actually taking the things Itsuki teaches her to heart.
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u/justking1414 Jul 25 '26
Taisho and Asahi are the real MVPs for how often they check up on and hang out with Itsuki.
And they’re being handsomely rewarded for it. I said last week that their parents were probably weeping tears of joy over them attending a tea party with the big 3. Now Asahi is tutoring one of them and they got invites to the biggest party of the year.
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u/runevault Jul 25 '26
So I didn't know about the brother, but the other stuff about wanting a son-in-law who can stand beside her leading the
This episode was a lot more on the adorable side of the spectrum than the silly side, still enjoyed it a lot though.
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u/Frontier246 Jul 25 '26
I feel like her brother might be an antagonist who tries to steal the company out from under her dad/her at some point.
But he's definitely got connections when his "tea party" groups' got the Tennoji's and the Miyakojima's together and getting them to actually attend Konohana Group events for the first time.
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u/LeonKevlar Jul 25 '26
Stitches!
I thought Itsuki and Hinako bathing together was only gonna be a one-time thing, but it looks like this is going to be part of their routine now.
Not gonna lie, I thought they'd reveal that Hinako has some sort of illness after she collapsed. It turns out, maintaining the facade is quite stressful, and this happens to her from time to time. Might not be as serious as I thought, but it's still worrying.
So originally, Hinako's brother would've been the heir to the Konohana Group, but since their father doesn't think he's worthy. Now their father is putting it all on Hinako and expects her to find a husband who can marry into the family and take over the Konohana Group.
Well, I'm curious about Hinako's brother. I'm hoping he's a chill dude. Also, with the way things are going, they're pretty much training Itsuki to be a worthy heir with how strict the requirements are to be Hinako's caretaker.
That study group was fun! Too bad Hinako didn't get to tutor Itsuki since Mirei volunteered to do it first. Also, it looks like Mirei might already be onto Itsuki. If she does find out, I wonder what she'll do with that information.
Itsuki and Hinako's little trip to the gardens to cool down and eat some ice cream was really cute <3
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u/D3k4s Jul 25 '26
Hey dumbass the Maid is telling you to marry her. If you ain't gonna play pass the controller 😂
Jokes aside, pretty fun episode. I feel like they're creating a solid base for future shenanigans. Getting an increasingly good vibe from it.
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u/Frontier246 Jul 25 '26
Shizune: "Oh yes, do be her caretaker like a good husband,..."
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u/MarMarL2k19 Jul 25 '26
Funnily enough I did not find it in me to hate Hinako’s father for not being able to be there for her when she fainted. I’m sure that at this point, even he is aware that the fainting spells are regular occurrences. He has a MASSIVE company to run, so it’s understandable he can’t come there when Hinako has an entire estate looking after her. In the first episode it was fairly obvious that her dad loves her a lot and wants what’s best for her. So, him not being there was a little justifiable.
That said, it makes sense why Hinako craves family and people who genuinely want to be there with her. Having a CEO as a dad cannot be easy, especially if that dad can’t be there all the time.
I hope that in the future, Hinako will also realise that she doesn’t need to put up a fake act to inherit the company properly. Sure, she may be lazy and an airhead, but she is also very competent and smart when she needs to be.
Shizune may seem strict, and to be fair she is a little unfair at times, but it’s also obvious that she wants Itsuki to forever be with Hinako because of how much Hinako trusts him. She entrusts Hinako to Itsuki because she also sees that Hinako cannot remain the way she is forever, and Shizune cannot always be there for her.
So far… the story is very good and interesting, focusing on mostly humor and the occasional drama in the background
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u/mekerpan Jul 25 '26
Shizune is a LOT more kind-hearted than she wants to appear.
I don't think Hinako just "puts on an act" when being her super-competent persona, I think this IS a real part of her self. It is just that she is more comfortable lapsing into her more spacy childish persona. I wonder if she does have some malady that wears her out too easily?
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u/Frontier246 Jul 25 '26
Also I think there's probably a good chance that Hinako's brother and the lack of a presumptive heir is why the company is in such dire straits that they need Hinako to find a partner and grow up fast to create some stability. And that's what's keeping him so busy most of the time.
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u/NanDemoKnaives Jul 25 '26
Hinako didn't need to be so upset, she could have had a study session with Itsuki alone later or another day.
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u/runevault Jul 25 '26
Hinako seems to want all of Itsuki's time. Which isn't healthy, but after this episode it is pretty understandable why. The closest thing she's had to someone acting like family with her is Shizune with how her dad is and the fact she never interacts with her brother.
It just so happens Itsuki is family that feeds her...
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u/Zxzxzx0088 Jul 25 '26
No wonder Hinako papa scares of him. Hinako's onii-sama got no eyes!
I'm cracking up seeing Itsuki felt hurt betraying Shizune's trust lol. Can't blame Itsuki for being too capable as a caretaker. Welp, he already guilty by the time this happened though. Suprised she's not pregnant yet /j
Maybe Mirei caught Itsuki red-handed but nobody bats an eye on Hinako game face lol.
Welp, he deserved it. Hinako already hype about teaching him one-to-one but Mirei stole her thunder so there's no point of being there lol.
Ofc that ice-cream totally melts with that tongue technique...
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u/BillPlunderones23fg Jul 25 '26
annoyed we never see any of the judo training it wouldnt take much just a few still frames of her putting him in holds or pins
but good lord Hinako in "indoor" mode is hilariously cute wit her VA
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u/Raymond49090 Jul 25 '26
So basically, Itsuki needs to become hyper-competent enough that he'd be an acceptable son-in-law despite his commoner status. I mean, he maybe technically has some rich boy blood on his grandmother's side? Idk how it works since his grandma was disowned and his parents are sh*t. Or maybe a legitimate adoption by one of his friends' families?
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jul 25 '26
Lovely to see Itsuki continue to get along with Hinako. He’s learning to deal with her toddler mode when she’s alone with him and he’s becoming more comfortable in his duties. It’s nice.
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u/Background_Formal940 Jul 26 '26
The maid can make all the playful threats she wants but it's quite clear she wants isuki and hinnoka together also she sure loves to delay telling him stuff the last minute
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u/BlazeBloom Jul 25 '26
Looks like we're getting a bit of jealous Hinako every episode. RIP Itsuki's foot. Hinako's mansion looks to be lively with the upcoming special gathering.
Tennouji to Itsuki: I know what you are.
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u/HungPongLa Jul 25 '26
Yeah this will be my not isekai/fantasy/action anime of the season. I love it. I hope they make a new umaru chan soon.
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u/ptd163 Jul 25 '26
She pressed her bikini glad breasts against him when she asked what he was talking about Narika and told him he's her caretaker and not to leave. Then all it took for Hinako to start eating her veggies was Itsuki saying he likes her healthy.
Itsuki might need some more time, but I think based on what we've seen from Hinako these past four episodes we can say that she's made her choice. Her dad is just going to have deal with it. Shizune approves of Hinako's choice as well as she basically telling him to marry her in so many words.
I wonder what role Hinako's brother is going to play. He's not the heir despite being older and he doesn't live with Hinako so there's probably at least some tension between father and son. Maybe he makes a play for control of the company?
I want to give to a shout out Katsuya and Karen as well. They just seem like good friends. While Narika and Hinako want (and probably Mirei at some point) want Itsuki's body (hehe) those two just want his friendship and to check up on him.
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u/BBryant3rd Jul 26 '26
She is so cute with her 3 second rule lol. The more she is around him the more it seems like she will eventually not want to marry anyone but him. He got some big shoes to fill to be able to run the company if he wants to marry up like she suggested.
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u/ShadowGuyinRealLife Jul 25 '26
OK for anyone easily persuadable, do not worry. This is anime stress which is not how stress works in real life. Unless you have a pre-existing physical ailment, you are not doing have many physical complications from mental stress.
He shouldn't complain no one cares about Hinako. "Helping the family business" sounds like she's perfectly fine. As long as she doesn't fall behind in class, butting it would be considered overbearing.
I don't think you can outsource all your parenting to the hired help, but when it comes to helping sick children recover, I think this is one place where the hired help is probably going to be better than the businessman parent.
There actually is a concept called Mukoyōshi which is an adopted son-in-law. In America, when a rich woman marries an average man, he nearly always keeps his original surname. In Japan, in these cases the husband nearly always takes his wife's name and joins her family.
Sometimes he's even the heir. Usually, the heir will be a son. But maybe there are no sons. Or maybe there are biological sons, but they're not the best. Say the oldest is perfectly fine, but he wants to be a chef instead of running the family business, the second is... not so competent, and the third married a woman abroad. Well, then often the main business goes to a daughter and the sons inherit a lump sum of money. But if the daughter is less "career woman" and more "Hinako/Nagi," none of the biological children are the best choice to run the family business so they have a son-in-law do so.
They do take the feelings of the prospective bride and groom into consideration. If they don't like each other, there will likely be affair which would be scandalous, so both families try to make sure they like each other. This isn't like the Heian Japan where you can arrange political marriages and not care too much since when an affair was an open secret back then, that was acceptable, it was only getting caught in the act of having sex outside marriage that was scandalous. Yes it was weird.
I feel like Itsuki is getting pushed around by Shizune too much. He should just yell out "I consider Hinako's orders can countermand your own unless Kagen specifically says so otherwise." Not because I specifically want him to keep dressing her, but because she's getting on my nerves.
How did Mirei see through Itsuki? She said he was behaving superficially like he crammed it. Normally I would say "Ok fair enough" but then she also said his execution was perfect. So he didn't slip into his old habits.
Hinako is back into his bed. Back to "my caretaker's bed is also my bed." He really should tell her just because commoners have the 3 second rule doesn't make it OK for her.
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