Episode 3

"Act 3: Nadeshiko" is the third episode of We Rent Tsukumogami.

Summary
Sanae gives Oko a hair pin that ends up being a Tsukumogami. Sanae is having a hard time getting along with her mother due to her mother being harder on her in hopes of making her a more dignified woman. Sanae is being told by her mother to stop being so childish.

Sanae explains that Oko sometimes looks sad to Seiji. Seiji realizes it is because she lost her family in a fire. Seiji talks with Sanae's mother to see how she feels. She just wants her daughter to represent the family to the best of her ability and to not be so childish. The tsukumogami theorize who Oko is currently in love with, assuming it is someone called Suou.

Usagi is troubled with not being as refined as the other tsukumogami. Usagi wishes that she would be worn by a dignified and mature woman. Seiji overhears this and takes her to Sanae to be worn. Sanae and her mother bond over combing each other's hair and resolve their quarrel. Also, Oko felt love at first sight due to seeing a beautiful comb in a store that she could not afford.