5 - The Witch of Ordinariness
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Saegusa, do you hear me?
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Come on out of there, Mirei!
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Stop this nonsense!
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Saegusa, answer us!
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If only... If only it weren't
for this leg... If only...
[00:19] ---
Saegusa! Do you realize
what you are about to do?!
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Please, Mirei, open this door!
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Stay away! I can't take any more!
I'll never skate again!
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From now on, I'm living the way Iwant to!
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Don't make any hasty decisions!
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I'm breaking it down!
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Farewell to who I've been up to today.
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Whoa...
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ENTER THE RED DOORS
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Up above the forest of slumber
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Two moons look down from the sky
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Where did you come from,
and where are you going?
[02:04] ---
Where are we going?
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ENTER THE RED DOORS
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Hmm. So that dream
would have to be a witch.
[02:34] ---
Probably. Even I can tell that much.
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What are you so angry about?
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I don't like seeing people in pain.
[02:43] ---
Mirei Saegusa... I've heard of her.
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Really, who breaks their own
leg with a hatchet?
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It must have been a pretty big deal.
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A cute girl like her...
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Are you in love?
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It's not that!
[03:01] ---
All right. We know her name.
I'll do some checking on my end.
[03:05] ---
Once I access the database, I ought to
be able to find something to go on.
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But listen to me;
I'm going to say this plainly--
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She's a witch. Your love isn't going anywhere.
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I told you, it's not like that!
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Huh? For me, too?
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If you don't want it, fine.
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Mirei Saegusa, 18, figure skater.
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At age three, her grandfather
took her to a local ice rink,
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where she discovers skating.
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She picks up spins and jumps by watching others,
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and is scouted out by a skating school
coach while she's skating for fun.
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She becomes a household name
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by winning the All-Japan
Championship at the age of 14.
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She becomes a domestic superstar.
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Afterward, with her rich
expressiveness and technical skill,
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she takes the world by storm, and,
coupled with her endearing good looks,
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--becomes a national idol.
--Mirei Cocoa is the flavor of love.
[04:04] ---
"High-Flying Jumper"
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As the favorite in the upcoming Olympics...
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"Fairy on Ice"
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"Goddess of the Rink"
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...she enjoys the fame of being a phenomenon.
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"World's Greatest"
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In her last appearance,
at the world championships,
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she messed up a triple jump and fell,
ending up in second place.
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Immediately afterward, for unexplained reasons,
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she came down with Sleeping Beauty
Syndrome, and fell into a coma.
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So now what?
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Saegusa, do you hear me?
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Come on out of there, Mirei!
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Stay away! I can't take any more!
I'll never skate again!
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From now on, I'm living the way I want to!
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Farewell to who I've been up to today.
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You like her?
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W-What? When did you get here?
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Mirei is pretty, isn't she?
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Huh?
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You look like you're wondering how I know.
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I can tell. I know everything
about you, Brother.
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Again, what is it with this "Brother"--
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I think she's crying for help.
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Huh?
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Maybe she's sending a telepathic message.
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Gotcha!
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Huh?
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I'm kidding. I just wanted
to see what you'd do.
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Why, you... Mess with your brother, will you?!
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There, you see? I've got you saying "Brother."
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I never said that!
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Did, too, did, too!
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"Ms. Mirei Saegusa"
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Please excuse me.
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Yurina, don't you end up like this, too.
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Was she really that famous?
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How is it I don't know her?
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I suppose I don't watch
figure skating. Did you know?
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Well, yeah.
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Still, why would a big star
like her smash her leg?
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In her last competition before
she went to sleep, she slipped up.
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She must have been driven
to despair over losing.
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If it were me, I'd never do anything like that.
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I'd have far too much fun being fussed over.
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There are worlds that the
common man can't understand.
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Maybe that's what it was.
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Say, what if we skipped
taking care of this witch?
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Hm? What's this, all of sudden?
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Oh, uh, this one is just...
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You don't care about your sister?
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Yes, I do, but...
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I want to help this girl out.
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Huh?
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Besides,
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she's already here.
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If you're not up for it,
that's fine. I'll go by myself.
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Hold on. Why are you so gung-ho this time?
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She came just to share her dream with me.
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I think it's some kind of sign.
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If I can do something for her,
I'd like to do it. Not to mention...
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I can't walk away from a cute girl's
telepathic message, you know?
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Well, I guess I have no right
to stop him, do I?
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What do you know?
It's just a regular college.
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I-I'm so sorry!
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Oh, no, my fault.
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Okay then, what do I do now?
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Figure skating? Do we even
have that at our college?
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Mirei Saegusa? No, don't know her.
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If there were a cute girl like that here,
this place would be jumping.
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Give me 20,000, and I'll find her for--
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Um, I can't seem to find her.
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Come on, use your head a little.
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Mirei Saegusa, someone from
your family is waiting for you.
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Please come to the General
Affairs windows at once.
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Excuse me, I'm Saegusa. I was just paged here.
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You said a family member was here...?
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Wait, really? Didn't we just...?
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Wow, I'm so glad I found you.
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But you have a whole
different image now, huh?
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Excuse me, but have we met somewhere before?
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Oh, we haven't met in person.
I mean, you're a celebrity, right?
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Ah, hold on! Hold on a second!
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I'm not going back! And who are you, anyway?
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What do you want, barging
into my world like this?!
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You're the one who called me, aren't you?
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Huh?
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You came to me for help, right?
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I don't know what you're talking about.
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I'm enjoying my life here.
Why would I want help?
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Let me go.
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You enjoy it here?
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Mind your own business.
This has nothing to do with you.
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It's just a regular college, isn't it?
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I suppose you wouldn't understand, would you?
[09:18] ---
No, no one would understand.
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But I've made up my mind.
I'm going to live a different life.
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I'd been standing in the rink
for as long as I can remember.
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Every morning at five o'clock,
I went running for ten kilometers.
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After school, I skated at the rink until it closed,
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and when I got back, it was gym work
and stretching until bedtime.
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Forget about field days and culture festivals,
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it didn't even matter if I had a test.
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I didn't even get to go on
field trips or school excursions.
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I always ate meals in a moving vehicle,
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and on days off, I spent 20 hours in the rink.
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Have you ever been so exhausted
that you fell asleep on the ice?
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Must be nice.
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Still, you started figure skating
because you liked it, right?
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I still like it, even now.
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Then...
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I've never thought that
my practices were too hard.
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But then, it isn't that I wanted a gold medal.
Nor did I want to be a star.
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I just...
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I just want to live a normal life.
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A normal life?
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When I was a child, I was happy just to skate.
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I wasn't anxious about anything.
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As long as I was on the ice, I could be myself.
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Then, at some point, I was besieged
by grownups I didn't know,
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and before I knew it, I'd been made an idol.
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I didn't want any of that.
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When I realized what had happened,
I'd lost sight of myself.
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It's not as though I don't
get what you're saying,
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but you're not missing anything.
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I mean, I don't think
a normal life is all that great.
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--If I had all your talent--
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--I've had it!
--If I had all your talent--
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I want to enjoy my youth
along with everyone else, too!
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I want to experience what so many
other people experience for myself!
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What's so wrong with wanting that?!
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Going to school, studying,
playing with friends...
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...finding lots of love...
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Being able to enjoy this moment...
just like everyone else--
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that's all I want, and yet...
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You're right. I'm sorry. You do have
the right to choose your own life.
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In that case, why don't you let me
show you an average campus life?
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Who, you?
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I am, after all, a college student, too. Come on.
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'Kay...
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18if.
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So? How do you like
an average campus life?
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It's incredibly fun! Coming here
was the correct decision, all right.
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Oh, yeah? Well if you're that delighted,
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it was worth it giving you the tour.
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Let me guess--Yuki?
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Wha--?!
[14:01] ---
Nice going! I'm behind you all
the way, really. I hope it goes well.
[14:05] ---
Yeah, thanks.
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Saegusa!
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Hey.
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Yuki!
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Listen, are you free on Saturday?
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Huh? Oh, yes. I have nothing special planned.
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In that case, I have two tickets
to a movie premiere.
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Want to come with me?
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W-With you?!
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What, am I not good enough?
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N-No, nothing like that!
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Okay, it's settled. This Saturday, okay?
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I'll be in touch.
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Okay.
[14:45] ---
What do I do, Haruto? I don't know
what I'm supposed to wear!
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Anything you wear will be fine.
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You're used to performing
at major venues, right?
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--Oh, jeez, what am I going to do?!
--Come on, give me a little advice
on the male mind that I can use!
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"Yuki"
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Oh, well, I don't know
if I can help you there.
[15:00] ---
Look, can you come along the day of the date?
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Don't be silly!
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Sorry to keep you.
[15:10] ---
H-Hello!
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Waiting long?
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No, not at all.
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Wow, I almost didn't recognize you.
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Huh?
[15:17] ---
Nothing. Well, ready to go?
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Oh, yes.
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I got worried about her and came after all.
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I had no idea there was
such a pretty place nearby!
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You never came here as a kid?
Like on a school outing?
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Listen, Yuki, thank you so much
for everything today.
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I've never experienced
anything like this before,
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so it almost seems like I'm still dreaming.
[16:30] ---
Oh, come on. All we did is
see a movie and get some tea.
[16:34] ---
Yes, but, um...
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I was very pleased we did it.
[16:49] ---
Say, Saegusa, do you still have some time?
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Huh?
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There's one more place I'd like to go with you.
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But, um...
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I'd like...
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I'd like to get to know you a little better.
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Okay.
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Why...?
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What's the matter?
You've never skated before?
[17:23] ---
No, I wouldn't say that.
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Good. Well, let's skate.
[17:28] ---
S-Sure.
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Yeah.
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This is better.
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Ah, this sensation--
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Um... I...
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That was pretty. The prettiest
I've seen you so far.
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Yuki...
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Yuki?!
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Come back to us, Mirei!
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Skate again!
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Skate, Saegusa!
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Saegusa!
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Mirei! Mirei! Mirei! Mirei! Mirei!
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Come on, skate, Mirei.
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After all, this is where you belong.
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N-No... Stop this...
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No!
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Like I told you, it isn't all that great.
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But why? How did this happen?
This is my dream, isn't it?
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I don't know. It was going
so well for a while there.
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But maybe that's just what your destiny is.
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Des... tiny...?
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The one place where you
can really be yourself is...
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Yes. Ultimately, this is the
only path I have, isn't it?
[19:50] ---
That's right, Mirei. You shine
brightest when you're on the ice.
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So keep right on skating. That's what your...
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...destiny is.
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Well, I'll be going, then.
[20:10] ---
Let me see you skate sometime
in the outside world.
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It's all right. Knowing you,
you'll be able to overcome this.
[20:42] ---
Mirei?
[20:44] ---
Can you understand me, Mirei Saegusa?!
[20:47] ---
Doctor! Doctor!
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Did she seem happy?
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Yeah. It looked like she had gotten over it.
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I see.
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Also...
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I sensed something while looking at her.
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That there was something inescapable
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that Ihave been carrying
without even realizing it.
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What would that be?
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Search me.
[21:32] ---
Huh? Again?
[21:35] ---
If you don't want it, fine.
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No, I think I'll eat.
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"The Witch of Ordinariness"
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I'm looking forward to some skating.
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If you became a hero of justice,
[23:30] ---
then you'd want to beat up
the bad guys, right?
[23:34] ---
Bad guys, baa!
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"Curses Return Upon the Casters"
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Next time's dream is
"Curses Return Upon the Casters."
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