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Hayate no Gotoku: Episode List
(16-20)

16 "I Won't Lose Even If I Lose"
"Maketemo Makendō" (負けてもマケンドー)

Discovering that he is to fight Combat Butler Kaede, Hayate did not back down at all. But before he can fight him, Hayate saw Kaede hitting Koutarou out of nowhere. He then said that Koutarou shouldn;t ask him to fight, believing that his master should fight his battles only by himself. Kaede then punished him for that while eveyone watches on. Hayate mention if Kaede should do that. Himuro said that as their butlers, they should teach them what is to do and what is not to do, becoming their teachers instead of their servants. Kaede soon attempt to finish Koutarou off when Hina defended him, telling the bulter not to make a nuisance in her club even though she made harsh comments on Koutarou. He soon realizes what Kaede wants him to do and then challenges Nagi to a duel. But because Nagi did not know how and Koutarou being the lousiest fighter of the club, Hina took Nagi place instead. Koutarou reluctantly accept it and the duels began. However, the purpose of this fight is overshadowed by the fact that Nagi will still not join the club no matter what the results may be. It is inevitably a lost cause.

Kaede and Hayate stared their fight first with Kaede on the offensive early. Hina and Koutarou then fight, with Koutarou saying that this is for their love. Hina completely did not udnerstand what he said and finish him off with a hit on the head. While that fight ended, Hayate's fight with Kaede has just started. Hayate is in a pinch at this moment in time with Kaede attacking with everything he got with ultimate moves being unleashed. Hayate can barely stand receing that attack but continues on realizing how powerful a professional combat butler is. He tries to think of a way to defeat Kaede since he cannot shame Nagi, and soon realizes what to do as soon as Himuro told him something which Hayate took it differently. With Kaede's attack imminent, Hayate uses the fallen Koutarou as a shield to receive his attack, making his way around Kaeda to his back and hit him perfectly. Hayate defeated Kaede like this. At the end of the day, Kaede congratulates Hayate for defeating him and wishes to fight him again when he has learned a ultimate move or two. He will fight even more seriously then. Nagi still did not want to join the club with comments like how smelly the protectors were and wondered why people would like to do that like wearing those. That made Hina very angry and give her a slap on the head. At the school gates, Hina wonder if Hayate want to join the club instead. But Hayate disagrees. Hina hopes to be the first to witness his ultimate move though. They return home with Hayate thanking Maria again for the chance to go to school. He told Maria how he can become a professional combat butler now. To facilitate in Hayate's training, Nagi built a tiger's den for him to train in. He find Tama inside as the training began. Maria can only watch helplessly.

17 "For Your Sake, I'll Give My Best Blasting Through Everything"
"Anata no Tameni Meippai Nagi Taoshimasu" (あなたのためにメイっぱいナギ倒します)

(We have a taste of Nagi's manga in this episode. i still did not understand what's going on over there. Her manga definitely hard to understand and hard to read as well. She's definitely going to kill me for that.)

When her work was rejected by a manga magazine, she become dejected becayuse of it. She wants Hayate to comment on her manga but Hayate simply can't. Nagi blames the manga magazine for not paying attention to young creators like herself that made it hard for them to continuing drawing. Maria soon meet with Hayate and talk to him about Nagi's hobby of drawing a manga and said that she did at least one manga a month. Hayate is glad that she actually have a hobby like this. Nagi soon realizes why she did not get selected by the manga magazine. That is beacuse she lack life experiences. She decides to get it no matter what and started by asking what Hayate did during the age of thirteen. She discover something scary as well as something enraging with Hayate being able to win awards for drawing manga as well. Then she came to Maria, trying to help her. However, she made a mess out of it, thrashing things no matter where she goes. Maria looks to be ready to kill someone for the damage done. Nagi then choose to go grocery shopping. Together with Hayate, he tries to teach her how to do it. But Nagi think it is troublesome and brought the whole shopping mall at once. She then went to clean a storage room in her mansion and discover various Klaus' things inside. Klaus is there acting as a status and said that it is his place of relaxation. Nagi decides to lock him in before she left the store.

Nagi ask Hayate what she should do next. Hayate mention serving guests. Isumi is there to be her next victim when she visit her mansion while she is lost chasing her eraser. Nagi is happy that she is here and waste no time serving her. However, it is with her horrible mix of tea leaves and stuff. Hayate has a taste of it and almost died. He change the tea immediately and serve his own blend that is at least nicer. Isumi taste it and said it is good. Nagi, thinking that it is her blend is rather happy and go for the next life experience. She visit many people to her mansion with the intention to cook for them. However, what she cooked is absolutely disgusting. To save their guests, Hayate made the food himself and serve it to the guests without her noticing. The food of course turn out great and Nagi is happy being praised by the masses. However, Hina knew that it is Hayate who cook this and thank him. Hayate ask Hina not to tell Nagi about it. She agreed. With the guests leaving safely, Nagi feels that she has gained enough life experiences and now know she wants to draw a manga that will bring happiness to everyone who read it. Unfortunately, Yukiji happens to still be in the mansion and find out about Nagi's food. She have a taste of it and dissolve it right on the spot when Nagi discovered her food here left unattended and knew Hayate has lied to her. She then think that she has truly make a mess out of it and feel like a failure. She ask Hayate if he think that she does not have talent as well. Hayate said reversely, telling her that she has a talent called passion and she should continue with what she is doing. He mention that her manga may be a bit too much experience and hope that she would lower it and that give Nagi a chance to redeem herself again. However, it seems that she did not listen at all as Hayate find out.

18 "The Rare Card is Swimsuit"
"Rea Kādo wa Mizugi Desu" (レアカードは水着です)

The students at Hakuou Academy head for their beach class to an remote island via a plane. Being afraid of heights, Hina did not come with them. While on the plane, Hayate, since this is his first flight, is a bit nervous about it. Nagi is there to comfort him. The trio is happy to see a sea of clouds. Taiga still tries to serve Himuro the best that he can. Kaede still train Koutarou no matter where they go. Hayate then thank Nagi for paying the cost of the beach class but cannot do it properly with his airsickness. Klaus and Tama slept all the way there. Upon reaching there, they took a bus and arrive at a hotel and meet the man in charge of the island, Schmidt hen Bach. He said that he will create a happy and fun memories on this island for them. We shall find out how. The class is then head to their respective rooms and within an instant, is called up to the swimming pool. Yukiji order them to warm up there before heading to the beach. But suddenly, a robot interrupted them with Schmidt inside. He then terrorizes them, forcing them to dance inside the pool with nerve controlling attachments. The students tries to call for help but no one came except for Hayate. But when he tries to save them, he instead is made to do the same. After this ordeal is over, all of them were almost dead in the pool itself. After they have recovered, Yukiji tries to teach Schmidt a lesson but it's lunchtime. Schmidt then have them wearing swimsuits of his choice. Hayate and Nagi can only watch as the trio become his first victims.

Lunchtime is finally here and they enjoyed it. But Schmidt has something else under his sleeves. He release a alligator to the class and it attack them swiftly. The scene changes to the snowy mountains where Isumi is lost again and found by a dog. Hina went shopping back home and is made to play a game by an interviewer. The scene returns back to the beach class with Klaus releasing the alligator after seemingly catching it a while ago. The beach class then enjoy playing by the beach. The trio went for some sightseeing. Himuro and Taiga went on a boat. Kaede and Koutarou went Klaus went scuba diving. Klaus and Tama went water skiing. Hina is seen practicing her swings. Nagi and Hayate merely walked along the beach. Yukiji become the observer and is served by Schmidt. No sooner than he left, the beach class is swallowed by a whale. They meet Schmidt inside who is about to lead them to a undersea cruise. Hayate and Nagi can only watch on with Klaus and Tama sleeping again. Ayumu is seen inside her room again doing something. Returning back to the beach class, they finally have their dinner. Schmidt tries to toast everyone but none of them responded. However, they merely look at him. Izumi finally had enough of Schmidt and suggest they leave now. Yukiji agree with them along with the class. But Schmidt refuses to let them go. He has something else on his sleeves again and sent strange people to attack the beach class. All the butlers defend their masters except for Kaede. Schmidt is finally defeated by Yukiji with an enlarged sledgehammer. They got on the plane and started moving back home. But to their surprise, Schmidt is the pilot of the plane and he is sending them to the mountains for a mountain class. Yukiji can only call his name shockingly.

19 "Saki-san's Personal Business (National Version) 2007"
"Saki-san no Yaboyō (Zenkokuhan) Nisennana" (サキさんのヤボ用 (全国版) 2007)

Nagi, Maria and Hayate were watching a cursed video with Hayate finding out about the curse and felt fearful of it. They have no idea the curse will surface in a form Maria feared the most. At the video rental store, Saki return with a sad look on her face and that worried Wataru. Hayate still talk about the cursed video after days later, realizing that the curse is nothing but a lie. Maria treat Hayate a slice of the watermelon when Wataru took a slice out of nowhere. He is here to get back the videos Nagi has rented and overdue. Wataru reveal that the cursed video they saw is a fake and the scene where something will crawl out from the well is nothing but a cockroach. But by merely drawing a picture of a cockroach on a piece of paper, Maria become fearful of it. Wataru then talk about Saki being sorrowful. He think it is something he did and Hayate mention the coming-to-age ceremony. Wataru then remember that he promise Saki a present when it is time for her to go through that ceremony. He think that this is the reason why she is upset. He then ask Hayate if the ceremony is actually important. Having no experience at all, Hayate decdies to ask Maria instead. This only make Maria upset since she has never gone through that ceremony before as she is still 17. (20 is the age where the ceremony is needed) Back home, Wataru then ask if she is upset that he did not buy anything for the ceremony. Saki then mention that it is sad that no one buy anything for her on her birthday. This made Wataru rather anguished. Immediately, Wataru request Nagi to help him. Nagi told him where he can buy the present, a 'Furisode'. However, Wataru soon realizes that it' is simply too expensive for him. Nagi then offer to lend her money to buy that. Wataru is left to decide. Hayate came to the kitchen only to realize Maria is preparing a ceremony insanely. Apparently, Maria has a fear of the cockroaches and simply lose control of herself trying to stay away from them. As expected, the abomination of the curse, .Roachman appeared. It chase Maria and Hayate all the way out of the house..

Meanwhile, Saki wonder why her grandmother, Rei Kijima did not call her yet. Her grandmother happens to be a jack of all trades, helping people all over the world. But she end up dying in the desert unti Wataru's grandfather, Enkyou Tachibana, appeared. He manage to urge the old lady to fight on and she did. Now, Enkyou and Rei continues to fight crime all over the world. Because of their meeting, it pave the way for Saki to meet Wataru. Hoping to repay the man that save her grandmother's life, Saki decides to dedicate herself to raise Wataru to a wonderful man. However, Wataru is more than capable of taking care of himself rather than Saki taking care of him. In the end, Saki end up learning stuff from him. It is found out that Rei and Saki went all over the world merely to search for her parents that happen to still be living in Ueno. Wataru then left the mansion and is spotted by Isumi. Within the boundaries of the mansion, the Roachman still chases after Hayate and Maria. It seems that no one can stop the Roachman, including Klaus and the Security Robots. It eventually catch up with them and tries to attack them. Hayate is knocked down by it and when the Roachman is about to strike the last blow on Hayate, Maria mirculously protected Hayate. Seemingly frightened by the maid, the Roachman retreated. it is then that Maria is relieved. She immediately went to check on Hayate and then worries that the Roachman might attack Nagi next. Fortunately, Isumi is there to exorcise it. Hayate and Maria return to find that out. Nagi appear and told Isumi that Wataru has something to say and give to him. Isumi then made a trip to his home and find out directly from him what he wants to say and give. Apparently, Nagi and Isumi are mistaken. Wataru did wanted to take the opportunity to confess his love to Isumi but failed to do so. He end up sending her away with some videos. Saki return home to find out about the present, a 'yukata', he wishes to give to him. Saki then told him that she wasn't sad because of him forgetting to buy her the present. Wataru can only feel relieved about that. Fireworks display happens to be within the neighborhood and Saki in the new yukata from Wataru went to the fireworks festival with Wataru. Nagi and Maria, in their own yukata, were there with Hayate as well.

20 "I Like Books, but Sing It, Great Submarine Castle"
"Hon wa Suki desu ga, Utae Dairyūgūjō" (本は好きですが、歌え大竜宮城)

Nagi tricks Hayate into wanting to go to school while celebrating the coming of the summer holidays. Yukiji is seen at her room in school, enjoying the summer holidays in her own way. However, the trio from Student Council came to disturb her peace. Back at the mansion, Hayate think about learning a ultimate attack. Hayate think that Maria should know a ultimate attack or two. Maria convinced them that she doesn't. As a suggestion, she told him and Nagi to head to the mansion's book vault to find a book to learn ultimate attacks. Since there is a section full of manga and game books, Hayate took no time teasing her that she is only be there for those things. Nagi nearly kicked his butt because of that. Nagi frankly decides to help him to find that book. But Maria end up finding it instead. Maria remember Himegami using that book once. Hayate and Nagi are confident that they will truly find a ultimate attack from this book. Nagi began reading through the book on her own. She seems to be reading the wrong sections of the book where the ultimate attacks are basically useless. She then find out about a section that teaches one to be make another love her. Nagi swear that she would definitely learn this while she refuse to give the book for Hayate so that she can find some time to learn it. In the end, she find out that that technique cannot be used whatsoever. Falling off the cliff while reading the book and end up being saved by Hayate, Nagi finally realizes that the book is basically useless except for some part that teaches one to control 'chi' and other fighting techniques. But when she find out that Hayate is merely learning them because of Hina, she burn the book and left Hayate with a bump on his head.

Nagi decides to walk out of the mansion on her own and Hayate try to find out why. Nagi began to wonder whether Hayate is starting to love Hina more than her. She then meet Ayumu who challenge Nagi over Hayate. At the same time Hayate and Maria find Nagi with Ayumu and decides to follow them to where they are going. Maria find out from Hayate his relationship with Ayumu as well. Ayumu did find out why Hayate is in Nagi's mansion as well. That is why she challenge Nagi over the possession of Hayate. Ayumu took Nagi to the karaoke box and decides to have a singing competition with Nagi. Being here for the first time, Nagi has much to ask Ayumu about this place. Hayate and Maria manage to arrive here and book a karaoke box next to theirs so that they can observe them. However, Maria is totally obsessed with the karaoke box and forget about observing Nagi whatsoever. In the other box, Ayumu realizes Nagi is a good singer. It happens because she is trained by professionals to sing like them. In the end, Ayumu just has to admit defeat. Nagi is taken by SP peacefully with Ayumu wanting to challenge Nagi in something next time. Meanwhile, Maria simply haven't had enough of singing yet. Hayate simply cannot persuade her to leave whatsoever. Scenes of how Hina, the trio and Yukiji spend their first day of summer holidays are shown as well.