E6 - A Letter with the Princess

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[00:06] Morikuni
    Nice!
[00:08] Ichiro
    Is it emotional enough?!
[00:10] Morikuni
    It is, it is!
[00:13] Morikuni
    Until now, you've tended to skirt around
     scenes like this out of embarrassment.
[00:17] Morikuni
    But you nailed this one, 
    and it's really good.
[00:21] Ichiro
    It's a relief to hear you say that.
[00:24] Morikuni
    You're in the zone.
[00:25] Morikuni
    Did something good happen?
[00:29] Morikuni
    Just kidding!
[00:33] sign
    Hiiragi Apartments
[00:34] Ichiro
    I'm home.
[00:39] Ichiro
    That went great!
[00:42] Ichiro
    He approved the rough draft.
[00:51] Ichiro
    It's thanks to Goshiki-san.
    Or, maybe it's rude to say so.
[00:56] Ichiro
    But I'd like to see that
    look on her face again.
[01:00] Ichiro
    Maybe I'll spend some time with
    her before I start drawing.
[01:05] Ichiro
    Goshiki-san.
[01:07] Shiori
    Kuga-san.
[01:09] Ichiro
    Um, I'm done with the rough draft.
[01:11] Shiori
    Oh, that's good to hear.
[01:14] Ichiro
    And so...
[01:19] Ichiro
    I-I'd like to ask you to
    do the next batch of work.
[01:23] Shiori
    Work time!
[01:24] Ichiro
    Yeah, it won't be long from now.
[01:28] Ichiro
    I ended up talking about work.
[01:31] Shiori
    Thank you—
[01:36] Ichiro
    What's the matter?
[01:50] [SONG] OP
    Looks like it started before I knew it
[01:58] [SONG] OP
    Thanks to you, I'm all smiles
[02:05] [SONG] OP
    The usual townscape lends charm to the two of us
[02:13] [SONG] OP
    Funny how it looks like a starry sky
[02:22] [SONG] OP
    Suddenly buying flowers
[02:24] [SONG] OP
    Standing around in the kitchen
[02:26] [SONG] OP
    Sending a photo, because the setting sun is pretty
[02:29] [SONG] OP
    Trying to spend as much time with you as I can
[02:34] [SONG] OP
    This is all new for me
[02:39] [SONG] OP
    I hope tomorrow is like today
[02:45] [SONG] OP
    I've never felt this way before
[02:51] [SONG] OP
    We'll go on a date this weekend if possible
[02:57] [SONG] OP
    But it's fine if we stay home
[03:04] [SONG] OP
    I can't wait to see you
SIGN    Episode 6
SIGN    A Letter
SIGN    with the Princess
[03:16] Ichiro
    Did something happen?
[03:18] Shiori
    The other day, I stopped by two
    places to try out as an assistant.
[03:24] Ichiro
    Right, you did mention that.
[03:27] Shiori
    And earlier, I received this
    email from the first artist.
SIGN    To Shiori Goshiki-sama
SIGN    It was very helpful that
    you were so diligent as
    an assistant by
    complying with my
    sudden request for help.
SIGN    I apologize, but I think
    having you continue
    here would be difficult
    due to design-related
    discrepancies.
    However, I do think
    you could do work
    for other artists.
[03:34] Ichiro
    D-Design-related discrepancies, huh?
[03:38] Shiori
    I did think my pen technique was weak, and that
     I wouldn't have contributed much right away.
[03:46] Shiori
    But there aren't many local
    artists who haven't gone digital,
[03:50] Shiori
    and I would have welcomed the
    chance to get regular work.
[03:53] Ichiro
    This happens a lot.
    There's no need to worry about it so much.
[03:57] Ichiro
    What about the other place?
[03:59] Shiori
    I haven't heard back yet.
[04:02] Shiori
    Honestly, I suspect it'll be hard
    to become a regular there, too.
[04:05] Ichiro
    Wh-Why?
[04:07] Shiori
    There's the technical aspect,
     and it may be the case that...
[04:12] (Flashback) Shiori
    It's nice to meet you.
[04:14] (Flashback) Shiori
    I am Shiori Goshiki,
    and I hope to be your assistant.
[04:18] (Flashback) Shiori
    Here's hoping things go well today.
[04:22] Sano
    An upper-class lady persona?
[04:24] (Flashback) Sano
    I'm Sano. Nice to meet you.
[04:28] (Flashback) Sano
    It's a digital/analog hybrid, and I'd
    have you draw backgrounds by hand.
[04:33] (Flashback) Sano
    Then someone else would
    do the finishing touches.
[04:36] (Flashback) Shiori
    Just leave it to me!
[04:38] (Flashback) Shiori
    I've already practiced
    plenty with your work.
[04:41] (Flashback) Sano
    Oh... cool.
[04:43] Shiori
    I wasn't able to fully help out at that last
    assistant gig, so I've got to try hard today!
[04:51] (Flashback) Shiori
    I'm done!
[04:53] (Flashback) Sano
    Hey, good work. The small
    bits are drawn well, too.
[04:57] (Flashback) Shiori
    Thank you!
[04:59] (Flashback) Shiori
    I studied up.
[05:00] (Flashback) Shiori
    Ah, you actually have read it!
[05:03] (Flashback) Shiori
    Yes, it was very interesting.
[05:06] (Flashback) Shiori
    I've become a fan.
[05:07] (Flashback) Sano
    For real?!
[05:08] (Flashback) Shiori
    Yes.
[05:09] (Flashback) Sano
    E-Even though there are heaps of
    magical girl stories out there.
[05:15] (Flashback) Shiori
    Heaps?
[05:17] (Flashback) Sano
    You know, like the definitive classic 
    Magical Girl-Thing From Another World,
[05:22] (Flashback) Sano
    or the recent Mystic Knight Cappuccino.
[05:26] (Flashback) Shiori
    Sorry, I'm under-informed.
[05:29] (Flashback) Shiori
    It's only been about a year since
    I've started reading or drawing manga.
[05:35] (Flashback) Sano
    Oh, okay.
[05:37] Sano
    You're still new to it?
[05:40] (Flashback) Sano
    Was your family strict?
[05:42] (Flashback) Sano
    Oh, are you a real upper-class lady?
[05:46] (Flashback) Shiori
    A real...
[05:47] (Flashback) Shiori
    No, in my family, I'm a princess.
[05:53] (Flashback) Sano
    A princess?
[05:55] Shiori
    Maybe I should keep the
    princess thing secret.
[05:59] (Flashback) Shiori
    That is, it's a hobby.
[06:01] (Flashback) Sano
    A-A hobby.
[06:03] (Flashback) Shiori
    Yes, a hobby.
[06:05] (Flashback) Shiori
    I go around... acting like... a princess.
[06:10] (Flashback) Sano
    I-Is that so?
[06:18] Shiori
    I ended up deceiving him.
[06:21] (Flashback) Sano
    "Princess" is an unusual hobby.
[06:24] (Flashback) Sano
    Oh, but I don't mean that in a bad way.
[06:28] (Flashback) Sano
    It seems really out there, but that's cool.
[06:34] (Flashback) Sano
    Never mind.
[06:40] Shiori
    After that, the mood was a little, well...
[06:44] Shiori
    Maybe we had a failure to communicate.
[06:48] Ichiro
    You consider that a failure?
[06:51] Ichiro
    Sometimes it's a good fit, sometimes not.
[06:53] Shiori
    Yes, but even so, I suspect
    the cause lies with me.
[07:00] Ichiro
    Aren't you getting that tablet
    from Moka-nee next Sunday?
[07:04] Ichiro
    If you learn the ropes, I'm sure you
    could soon become a digital assistant.
[07:08] Ichiro
    I'm sure there'll be other
    workplaces that are good fits!
[07:13] Shiori
    Thank you.
[07:16] Ichiro
    I want to encourage her,
    but it's about work.
[07:20] Ichiro
    I shouldn't get too involved.
[07:24] Ichiro
    Um, Goshiki-san, didn't you write
    a list of things you want to do?
[07:28] Shiori
    Yes.
[07:29] Ichiro
    I wonder if there's anything
    I can help you with.
[07:33] Ichiro
    I-I want you to cheer up!
[07:44] Machi
    Wouldn't some meat cheer her up?
[07:47] Fumio
    Wouldn't it?
[07:48] Ichiro
    Meat?
[07:49] Ichiro
    Wait, you were listening?!
[07:51] Machi
    Is that a "no," then?
[07:53] Ichiro
    You know, I did say we'd go
    once I was done with work,
[07:56] Ichiro
    but one thing or another kept us from it.
[07:59] Ichiro
    But that's not one of the things
    Goshiki-san wants to do.
[08:02] Ichiro
    We can go some other time.
[08:04] Shiori
    No.
[08:05] Shiori
    There's an item on my list
    that says "celebratory meat."
[08:09] Ichiro
    These things you want to do
    aren't such high hurdles.
[08:14] Ichiro
    Well, then...
[08:15] Ichiro
    Let's go!
[08:18] Machi
    Yay! Barbecue!
[08:20] Fumio
    'Becue!
[08:23] Machi
    The barbecue place where we're going...
[08:25] Machi
    has good meat, and good curry, too!
[08:28] Shiori
    Curry?
[08:30] Machi
    It has tons of
    melt-in-your-mouth meat in it!
[08:33] Machi
    Fumio loves it, too!
[08:35] Fumio
    Love it.
[08:36] Ichiro
    It's unusual for a barbecue place
    to be known for its curry.
[08:40] Shiori
    I can't wait.
[08:42] Machi
    Oh, we're here!
[08:45] sign
    Barbecue Restaurant It's Beef!
[08:45] Fumio
    It's Beef!
[08:48] Shiori
    Oh, my!
[08:50] Shiori
    So this is yakiniku barbecue!
[08:54] Ichiro
    Is this your first time trying it?
[08:56] Shiori
    I've participated in barbecues with
    the children's group on the island.
[09:00] Shiori
    We have a yakiniku restaurant,
    but I've never been to it.
[09:07] Shiori
    Lovely!
[09:08] Ichiro
    I'm glad for you.
[09:11] Shiori
    According to things I've read, manga
    artists eat meat and live with animals.
[09:17] Machi
    That's a rather skewed perspective.
[09:19] Ichiro
    Sorry, our place doesn't allow pets.
[09:25] Shiori
    That's true.
[09:27] Shiori
    But I'm happy with just the meat.
[09:31] Shiori
    Let's go ahead and flip the meat.
[09:34] Machi
    Don't touch it with those!
[09:37] Machi
    Use the tongs.
[09:38] Machi
    Those long chopsticks are for salad!
[09:41] Shiori
    All right. Wh-What about this onion on top?
[09:45] Machi
    Leave it on top, and just grill one side!
[09:48] Shiori
    That makes sense.
    Machi-san, you make a great instructor.
[09:52] Machi
    Sorry, I got carried away.
[09:55] Shiori
    No, I'm glad.
[09:57] Shiori
    You're making the effort so we
    can enjoy a delicious meal.
[10:04] Machi
    I'm kind of embarrassed.
[10:08] Machi
    It should be good now.
[10:09] Ichiro
    Okay, shall we eat?
[10:11] Shiori
    Yes!
[10:25] sign
    Kawanaka Shopping District
[10:26] Machi
    I'm stuffed!
[10:29] Ichiro
    Did you like it?
[10:30] Shiori
    Yes.
[10:31] Ichiro
    Great!
[10:33] Ichiro
    I didn't expect this to be the day I'd finally get to
    experience a barbecue place like I'd wanted to.
[10:38] Ichiro
    It's time I cheered up.
[10:41] Ichiro
    Sure.
[10:47] Fumio
    Gum.
[10:49] Machi
    It's orange-flavored!
[10:50] Ichiro
    And it looks like our
     "minister of meat" is satisfied.
[10:54] Ichiro
    Thanks for coming along.
[10:55] Shiori
    Of course. Today was so much fun.
[10:59] Ichiro
    That much?
[11:04] Shiori
    I realize the island isn't the only reason
     I have a skewed perspective.
[11:19] (Flashback) Shiori (child)
    May I...
[11:24] (Flashback) boy
    Princess!
[11:27] (Flashback) girl
    Here you go, Princess.
[11:29] (Flashback) Shiori (child)
    Thank you.
[11:33] (Flashback) Shiori (child)
    Would you mind if I ate with you?
[11:38] (Flashback) girl
    We'll get yelled at if we
    get your clothes dirty.
[11:42] (Flashback) boy
    Come on, let's go.
[11:43] (Flashback) girl
    Yeah.
[11:52] Shiori
    When I think back, maybe as a
    child I was used to giving up.
[12:01] Shiori
    But now that I'm living away from the
    island by choice, here's what I think.
[12:06] Shiori
    I must keep moving forward and learning,
    not just give up because I'm incapable.
[12:12] Ichiro
    You're right.
[12:14] Ichiro
    Even now, I have lots of things where
     I'm liable to give up, so you dazzle me.
[12:20] Shiori
    I do?
[12:22] Ichiro
    Yeah.
[12:24] Ichiro
    But when I see the two of them
    smiling after that meat dinner,
[12:29] Ichiro
    it makes me glad I didn't
    give up on so many things.
[12:35] Shiori
    You're right.
[12:37] Shiori
    I need to apply myself more and more, too.
[12:41] Ichiro
    No, I didn't mean that!
[12:44] Ichiro
    You're definitely trying hard!
[12:46] Ichiro
    You don't need to overdo it.
[12:48] Ichiro
    Or maybe, you're fine as you are, or...
[12:53] Ichiro
    Sorry, what am I even saying?
[12:56] Ichiro
    It's like, you're fine the way you are.
[12:59] Ichiro
    I mean, wanting to change is a good thing,
    and it's not that I don't want you to...
[13:08] Shiori
    It made me happy to hear that
    I dazzle someone, though.
[13:12] Shiori
    I'll make an effort to
    be even more dazzling.
[13:17] Machi
    You two are so slow!
[13:23] Shiori
    Sorry, I'll hurry up!
[13:31] Machi
    Yum!
[13:33] Machi
    Nothing beats a popsicle after barbecue!
[13:40] Machi
    You want one, Goshiki-san?
[13:43] Shiori
    I thought I'd have some coffee.
[13:47] Shiori
    Where's Kuga-san?
[13:49] Machi
    In his room. He holed up
    as soon as we got home.
[13:52] Fumio
    Work?
[13:54] Machi
    I don't know. But I was hoping we'd
    play a card game or something.
[13:58] Shiori
    I see.
[14:03] Shiori
    Did I make some careless mistake earlier?
[14:08] Shiori
    Was it another failure to communicate?
[14:13] Machi
    It's spilling all over!
[14:21] Ichiro
    I'm such a mess.
[14:23] Ichiro
    There must have been something more
    I could have said to her.
[14:28] Ichiro
    I have plenty I want to convey,
    but when I try, the words fail me.
[14:40] Ichiro
    I know, a letter!
[14:43] Ichiro
    Maybe I can put it into writing instead!
[14:46] Ichiro
    "You've been dependable ever since I met you."
[14:57] (Flashback) Shiori
    I can keep going.
[15:01] (Flashback) Ichiro
    Which do you like best?
[15:05] (Flashback) Shiori
    I like this one.
[15:07] (Flashback) Shiori
    This is love!
[15:09] (Flashback) Shiori
    No, maybe I've always been
    an absentminded person.
[15:16] Ichiro
    Let's see, how do I word this?
[15:20] Ichiro
    C-Can't think of the right words.
[15:23] Ichiro
    I know!
[15:26] Ichiro
    I'll use illustrations!
[15:29] Ichiro
    Okay!
SIGN    At first, I definitely...
    but once we started working,
    I truly was surprised.
    You could have fooled me that
    you'd never been an assistant
    
[15:32] Ichiro
    Let's see.
[15:34] Ichiro
    "When I say 'beautiful,' I mean things like
    your posture and pen work, but now..."
[15:41] Ichiro
    But now, um...
SIGN    "and pen work, but now"
[15:47] Ichiro
    You know what!
[15:49] Ichiro
    Drawing a manga would be faster!
[16:04] Ichiro
    Done!
[16:06] Ichiro
    Okay.
[16:10] Shiori
    Yes?
[16:12] Ichiro
    Uh, it's Kuga.
[16:14] Shiori
    I haven't gotten dressed yet.
[16:18] Ichiro
    Of course! I'm sorry.
[16:20] Ichiro
    I tried drawing... writing a letter,
    if you'd like to read it.
[16:24] Ichiro
    I'll leave it in your mailbox.
[16:29] Shiori
    I'm sorry about yesterday.
[16:32] Shiori
    I'm sure I said something careless to you.
[16:35] Ichiro
    What are you talking about?
[16:39] Shiori
    Never mind, come on in.
[16:42] Ichiro
    Th-Thanks.
[16:49] Ichiro
    What's this?
[16:54] Shiori
    I thought about what I'm
    currently capable of.
[16:57] Shiori
    Maybe good communication isn't
    something I'll master anytime soon,
[17:02] Shiori
    but I can practice the art techniques
    that were pointed out to me.
[17:08] Shiori
    Also, it's a shame I haven't
    read the classics.
[17:12] Shiori
    I started reading
     Magical Girl-Thing From Another World,
[17:16] Shiori
    and it was so good I couldn't stop!
[17:19] Shiori
    It's hard to believe it's
    over thirty years old!
[17:22] Ichiro
    Goshiki-san is incredible.
[17:26] Ichiro
    How embarrassing!
[17:28] Ichiro
    Here she is putting her best foot forward, 
    and what have I been drawing?!
[17:34] Ichiro
    I-It might creep her out.
[17:37] Shiori
    Oh, you had a letter.
[17:39] Shiori
    I'll read it.
[17:40] Ichiro
    Oh, this is just...
[17:43] Shiori
    Can't you show it to me?
[17:49] Ichiro
    It's...
SIGN    To Goshiki-san
[17:52] Ichiro
    Well, I started writing
    about your good points,
[17:57] Ichiro
    but it just wasn't coming together as words.
[18:00] Ichiro
    You know what, just forget about it!
[18:02] Ichiro
    Sorry.
[18:14] Ichiro
    S-Sorry! I really should've 
    minded my own business!
[18:18] Shiori
    No, it's just a surprise.
[18:27] Ichiro
    At first, I simply thought a
    dependable person had arrived.
[18:33] Ichiro
    The Engagement Pact and your background
    are certainly points of concern.
[18:38] Shiori's speech bubble
    I do have the choice not to fall in love.
[18:39] Ichiro
    But the way you readily accept new things,
SIGN    I was unsure, and you told me which one you liked.
[18:44] Shiori's speech bubble
    I like this one.
[18:44] Ichiro
    and the way you have a different perspective,
    and speak your mind rather than being timid...
[18:46] Shiori's speech bubble
    If you need help, please tell me honestly.
[18:51] Ichiro
    It's hard to put into words, but the way you
    see things is always refreshing for me.
SIGN    It's hard to put into words, but the way you see things is always refreshing for me.
[18:59] Shiori
    Why is it so...
[19:02] Shiori's speech bubble
    This is love!
[19:03] Ichiro
    When you seem happy or like you're having fun,
    it makes me very happy, too.
[19:09] Ichiro
    That one time that rainy day,
    I felt the tension just melt away.
[19:09] Shiori's speech bubble
    Maybe I am an absentminded person.
[19:18] Ichiro
    I wanted you to know.
[19:21] Ichiro
    I realize there are many things I can't do, 
    and yet I try to hide that behind a brave front.
[19:30] Ichiro
    But you readily admit such things,
    and get yourself right out of a jam.
[19:37] Ichiro
    I thought to myself, how strong and lovely.
[19:42] Ichiro
    You have plenty of wonderful
    traits the way you are!
[19:50] Shiori
    This is eighty pages long!
[19:56] Shiori
    I'm so happy!
[20:27] Shiori
    I'll treasure it.
SIGN    Yudai Sano
[20:42] Ichiro
    It's Sano-kun.
[20:47] Ichiro
    Long time! What's up?
[20:49] Sano
    Long time, indeed.
[20:51] Sano
    Uh... I heard you have an assistant
    named Shiori Goshiki.
[20:56] Ichiro
    Oh! Did she hit you up for work?
[20:59] Sano
    Well, I wasn't sure whether to mention this.
[21:03] Sano
    But when I asked whether she'd tried
    working with you, she was like...
[21:08] (Flashback) Shiori
    Kuga-san sure is lovely.
[21:12] Sano
    You've got a fan in love with you*, no* doubt*!
[21:17] Ichiro
    W-We're actually dating.
[21:20] Sano
    Huh?!
[21:22] Sano
    I was dwelling so much on whether I should
    tell you, I got all short with her!
[21:27] Sano
    I'm really sorry.
[21:29] Ichiro
    No, it's okay.
[21:31] Sano
    Now I get it.
[21:33] Sano
    I'll have her come by again, then.
    And I don't need to worry about all this.*
[21:37] Ichiro
    Really?
[21:39] Sano
    She's a little unusual, but interesting.
[21:42] Sano
    And above all, she's got skills.
[21:44] Sano
    You're cool with it?
[21:45] Ichiro
    Of course! I'll tell her, too.
[21:47] Sano
    Awesome, please do.
[21:55] Ichiro
    Good.
[21:57] Ichiro
    Good for you, Goshiki-san.
[22:16] [SONG] ED
    A long red thread stretching into the distance
[22:27] [SONG] ED
    Meeting you, even if it meant having to cross hundreds of light-years
[22:38] [SONG] ED
    Maybe I'll slowly get used to
[22:45] [SONG] ED
    The two of us going out to have fun
[22:52] [SONG] ED
    A tug on my arm, by the bond that was formed that day
[23:02] [SONG] ED
    A little at a time, we've come closer together
[23:08] [SONG] ED
    More smiles for us
[23:12] [SONG] ED
    That place I first learned of, and the shops we'll visit again tomorrow
[23:25] [SONG] ED
    They'll all be part of these lovely days
[23:31] [SONG] ED
    Looking forward to it, good night
[23:46] Machi
    Got the flowers?
[23:47] Fumio
    Got 'em.
[23:48] Machi
    Got the candle and incense sticks?
[23:50] Chihiro
    Got 'em!
[23:50] Machi
    Good, we're ready!
[23:52] Machi
    Time to go visit the grave!
[23:54] Fumio
    Go! Go!
SIGN    Episode 7
SIGN    A Slight Fever with the Princess
[23:56] Chihiro
    So much excitement!