3 - As Long As It's Research

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[00:02] Miyako
    It's so cold in this room.
[00:05] Miyako
    Why don't you turn on the heater?
[00:07] Itsuki
    It's been broken since this morning.
[00:11] Itsuki
    It's let me down.
[00:12] Miyako
    Are you getting it fixed?
[00:13] Itsuki
    They're coming in three days.
[00:15] ---
    For now, we're relying on the
    powers of the great kotatsu,
[00:19] ---
    but I can hardly work.
[00:21] Nayuta
    Senpai!
SIGN    The Beach!!
[00:23] Nayuta
    What about something like this?
[00:28] Itsuki
    Of course! There's always this option!
[00:30] Nayuta
    Yup!
[00:31] Miyako
    The beach? Are you actually thinking
    about going swimming in winter?
[00:35] Nayuta
    This is a chapter where they go
    to Okinawa for their school trip.
[00:39] Miyako
    Huh?
[00:41] Haruto
    What's up, Itsuki?
[00:43] Itsuki
    Hey, Haruto.
[00:44] ---
    I'm gonna take a little trip.
    You wanna come, too?
[00:47] Haruto
    Huh? To where?
[00:49] Itsuki
    Okinawa.
[00:50] Haruto
    Huh?
[00:51] Itsuki
    Okinawa!
SIGN    A Sister Is All You Need.
[02:34] Nayuta
    Meow!
[02:35] Itsuki
    Currently, it's 17 degrees Celsius.
[02:38] ---
    That's Okinawa for you.
    You'd never know it's winter.
[02:41] Miyako
    Is Okinawa somewhere you go just
    because you feel a little cold?
[02:47] Miyako
    More importantly, why did I come, too?
[02:49] Nayuta
    It's your loss if you worry about
    the little things, Myaa-san!
[02:52] Itsuki
    Since it's the off-season, booking our
    hotel and flight was a cinch, too.
[02:56] Itsuki
    Haruto should've just skipped the script
    meeting for his anime and come with us.
[03:07] Haruto
    Okinawa, huh? I'm jealous...
SIGN    Episode 3
SIGN    As Long As It's Research.
[03:20] Itsuki
    This beer is great! It pairs well
    with the goya champloo, too.
[03:24] Miyako
    Yeah! I couldn't even imagine what
    hibiscus beer tasted like, but...
[03:29] Miyako
    It's sweet, tart, and delicious.
[03:32] Nayuta
    I wanna try it, too.
[03:34] Miyako
    No. You can't drink alcohol
    until you're twenty.
[03:37] Itsuki
    That's right. Kids should
    just stick to their juice.
[03:42] Nayuta
    Is the fact that you don't
    see me as a potential lover
[03:45] ---
    also because I'm a child?
[03:50] Itsuki
    I'm sorry, what?
    I couldn't hear you very well.
[03:53] Nayuta
    Isn't it hard to pretend you couldn't hear me
[03:56] ---
    after you clearly reacted to it?
[03:59] Itsuki
    Yeah, I have no idea what
    you're talking about.
[04:01] Nayuta
    Is the fact that you don't
    see me as a potential lover
[04:06] ---
    also because I'm a child?
[04:09] Itsuki
    Sorry, did you say something?
[04:11] ---
    I couldn't hear you because the
    music in this place is so loud.
[04:14] Nayuki
    I love you, Senpai.
[04:17] Itsuki
    What was that about a dove?
[04:18] Nayuta
    Please go out with me.
[04:20] Itsuki
    And where would you like to go?
[04:22] Nayuta
    Let's have sex.
[04:23] Itsuki
    Honestly, I prefer the trumpet over the sax.
[04:26] Nayuta
    A one-night ***** would be fine, too.
[04:28] Itsuki
    Did you need a vase or a tub?
[04:31] Nayuta
    That's a bit painful.
[04:32] Itsuki
    The same could be said for your confession.
[04:36] Nayuta
    Then how about something prettier, like,
[04:37] Nayuta
    "My, doesn't the moon look lovely tonight"?
[04:39] Itsuki
    Yeah.
[04:40] Nayuta
    Huh? That was the line that Soseki
    Natsume used to say "I love you"...
[04:44] Itsuki
    I know. I knew what it meant
    and purposely ignored it.
[04:47] Nayuta
    And I love you because you're that way.
[04:51] Itsuki
    What about Arabs?
[04:54] Itsuki
    I'm getting tired of this, so could we stop?
[04:57] Nayuta
    Then... let me have some alcohol.
[05:01] Itsuki
    And I already told you. Here, have an egg.
[05:11] Nayuta
    Lick, lick...
[05:13] Itsuki
    How long are you going to lick that?
[05:20] Nayuta
    Look at you, just sticking your
    balls into a girl's face like that.
[05:24] Nayuta
    We definitely need to do something
    about that strange fetish of yours.
[05:28] Itsuki
    Don't make it sound so dirty!
SIGN    Little Sister
[05:37] Miyako
    Convenience stores in Okinawa
    are so interesting.
[05:39] Miyako
    They had so many varieties of alcohol that
    you can't get in Tokyo, so I bought some.
[05:43] Miyako
    Want some?
[05:49] Itsuki
    Where's Kanikou?
[05:50] Miyako
    She took a bath and immediately fell asleep.
[05:57] Miyako
    How is that?
[05:59] Itsuki
    Well, I guess it's good.
[06:09] Miyako
    Say, Itsuki...
[06:10] Itsuki
    Hm?
[06:15] Miyako
    How do you feel about Nayu?
[06:18] Itsuki
    She's a pervert.
[06:19] Miyako
    That's not what I meant.
[06:22] Miyako
    I mean, considering how often
    she tells you that she loves you...
[06:26] ---
    Don't you ever think about going out with her?
[06:28] Itsuki
    What's there to think about?
[06:30] ---
    I already turned her down once, ages ago.
[06:35] Miyako
    Huh? You did?
[06:37] ---
    When?
[06:42] (Flashback) Itsuki
    To answer your question
    from three days ago...
[06:44] (Flashback) Itsuki
    I can't go out with you.
[06:55] Itsuki
    And the day after I told her no,
[06:57] ---
    she started visiting regularly,
    which brings us to now.
[07:01] Miyako
    Oh...
[07:03] Itsuki
    What's with that look?
[07:06] Miyako
    I just felt bad for thinking that you were
    scum for stringing her along all this time.
[07:12] Itsuki
    Is that what you thought of me?
[07:16] Miyako
    So you don't have any feelings for Nayu?
[07:19] Itsuki
    That's a silly question.
[07:22] Itsuki
    It's worse because it's not like
    I don't have feelings for her.
[07:29] Miyako
    I see.
[07:36] Itsuki
    Have you ever read any of
    Kanikou's books, Miyako?
[07:40] Miyako
    I haven't...
[07:41] Itsuki
    If you have no plans to become
    a novelist, you should read them.
[07:45] Itsuki
    Your missing out if you haven't read them.
[07:48] Itsuki
    If you have time to read my stuff,
    read Nayuta Kani's books instead.
[07:59] Miyako
    I guess you've got a lot going on, too...
SIGN    Kokusai Street MAP
SIGN    Resort Hotels
SIGN    La
    La
    La
SIGN    Okinawa
[08:09] Miyako
    So we can plan on going to Shuri Castle
    and Churaumi Aquarium for sure,
[08:14] Miyako
    but where else do you two want to go?
[08:17] Itsuki
    A deserted island.
[08:18] Miyako
    Huh?
[08:19] Itsuki
    There's a part of my story where
    they end up on a deserted island.
[08:23] Itsuki
    If I can, I'd like to do
    some research for that.
[08:25] Miyako
    Well, there might be a remote
    island with no one on it...
[08:31] Miyako
    Pardon me.
SIGN    Chiraga 1 piece
    400 yen
SIGN    Samples Available
[09:23] Nayuta
    It's the ocean!
[09:27] Miyako
    I guess it's no surprise that
    the water's actually cold.
[09:29] Nayuta
    But since we're here, let's go swimming.
[09:32] Miyako
    What are you talking about?
    We don't even have swimsuits.
[09:34] Nayuta
    We don't need any!
[09:36] Nayuta
    No one else is around anyway.
[09:38] Miyako
    W-Wait, what are you doing, Nayu?!
[09:40] Miyako
    Itsuki, look the other way!
[09:45] Nayuta
    Splash!
[09:49] Miyako
    Hey! Put on some clothes!
[09:52] Nayuta
    It's so cold...
[09:53] Miyako
    Of course it is!
[09:55] Nayuta
    But it's not that bad, actually.
    Come on, hurry up and join me, Myaa-san.
[09:58] Miyako
    Th-That's cold! You're getting me wet!
[10:00] Nayuta
    Come on, you too, Senpai!
[10:02] Itsuki
    Are you stupid?
[10:14] Miyako
    I wonder if I'll ever be able to go
    to a world that sparkles like that...
[10:19] Nayuta
    Huh? What was that, Myaa-san?
[10:22] Miyako
    Oh, it's nothing.
[10:24] Miyako
    Itsuki, you'd better not move from there.
[10:26] Miyako
    I'll break your collarbone if you peek.
[10:28] Itsuki
    Like hell I would!
[10:32] Miyako
    So cold...
[10:35] Miyako
    What?
[10:36] Nayuta
    I've noticed it before,
    but your body is really toned.
[10:42] Nayuta
    Did you play any sports?
[10:47] Miyako
    I did karate from grade school until
    my second year in middle school,
[10:50] ---
    then I did some tennis and was on
    the basketball team in high school.
[10:53] Miyako
    I didn't take any of them seriously, though.
[10:56] (Flashback) Friend A
    A girl who does karate will never be popular.
[10:59] (Flashback) Miyako
    I don't really care about being popular.
[11:01] (Flashback) Miyako
    Sensei told me I had a lot of potential.
[11:04] (Flashback) Friend A
    Huh? Are you going to try
    for the Olympics, then?
[11:07] (Flashback) Miyako
    Not exactly...
[11:09] (Flashback) Friend A
    Then join the tennis club with me!
[11:12] (Flashback) Miyako
    Hm...
[11:14] Miyako
    I wonder if I would've been able to make
[11:17] ---
    something of myself if I
    had continued karate...
[11:20] Miyako
    Or would I have gotten
    discouraged at some point
[11:23] ---
    and ended up exactly where I am no—
[11:25] Miyako
    That's cold!
[11:27] Miyako
    Now you've done it!
[11:30] Nayuta
    Take that!
[11:31] ---
    Yah!
[11:37] Miyako
    For crying out loud...
[11:39] Miyako
    What am I even doing?
[11:43] Itsuki
    "What are you even doing?"
    would be my line...
SIGN    A carbonated beverage created in America. It has a unique medicinal aroma and a complex sweetness from various herbs. There are many fans of root beer all across the world. If you go to an A&W in Okinawa, you can get as many refills as you'd like! "Is this heaven?!" (Nayuta)
[12:08] Alba
    Now your little sister is mine!
[12:12] Alba
    Go! Finish him!
[12:20] Jin
    Megalodon!
[12:23] Megalodon
    I-It's not like I was trying
    to save you or anything.
[12:30] Mel
    It's finally over, Nii-san.
    Let's get married.
[12:33] Jin
    You don't care if I have sharkskin?
[12:36] Mel
    I don't mind at all.
[12:38] Mel
    Smooch.
[12:44] Setsuna
    How'd you like that?
[12:46] ---
    This is my new project after going to
    Okinawa and being awed by a whale shark.
[12:50] ---
    I call it "The Whale Shark's Little Sister."
[12:52] [SONG] Sign
    Setsuna Ena
     Illustrator
    (PN: Puriketsu) 16 years old
[12:52] Setsuna
    Holy crap! You're amazing, Sensei!
[12:55] Itsuki
    Yeah, I know, right?
[12:58] Itsuki
    Though, when I showed it to my editor,
    he rejected it immediately.
[13:02] Setsuna
    But, Sensei, how's a fish supposed
    to have sex with a human?
[13:06] Setsuna
    I saw something about salmon
    spawning on TV before,
[13:09] Setsuna
    and they were spraying their
    sperm all over the eggs.
[13:12] Itsuki
    Sharks are fish, but the eggs are
    fertilized in the female's body.
[13:15] Itsuki
    They even have the organs for that.
[13:17] Setsuna
    For real?! Sharks have dcks?
[13:20] Itsuki
    Yeah, so in the final scene where the
    protagonist and the heroine get together,
[13:24] Itsuki
    it'll be a super touching moment that
    could only be brought to you by a shark.
[13:27] [SONG] Sign
    Proposal
    "The Whale Shark's Little Sister (Not Finalized)"
    Concept: A romantic marine love story between a whale shark and a human girl.
[13:27] Itsuki
    And yet my moronic editor can't
    even understand this brilliance...
[13:32] Setsuna
    I'm gonna try drawing real quick.
[13:34] Itsuki
    Huh? Drawing what?
[13:39] Setsuna
    How about something like this?
[13:43] Itsuki
    This is...
[13:44] Setsuna
    I want some salmon roe now.
[13:46] Itsuki
    Huh? Salmon roe?
[13:47] Setsuna
    We were just talking
    about spawning, remember?
[13:50] Setsuna
    So now I wanna eat some salmon roe.
[13:52] Itsuki
    Then go eat some.
[13:53] Setsuna
    Come with me, Sensei!
SIGN    Keyaki
[14:04] Itsuki
    I was just planning to go to a
    conveyor belt sushi place nearby...
[14:08] Itsuki
    How did this happen?
[14:10] Setsuna
    The only place to eat salmon roe is Hokkaido!
[14:13] Itsuki
    Then why are we eating at a ramen place?!
[14:16] Setsuna
    Well, the ramen looked really good,
    so I suddenly wanted to eat that.
[14:21] Itsuki
    Well, whatever.
[14:25] Itsuki
    The ramen is definitely good.
[14:29] Itsuki
    All right. Well, we came
    all the way to Hokkaido.
[14:32] ---
    I might as well make the most of it.
SIGN    Little Sister
[14:42] Itsuki
    So cold...
[14:43] Itsuki
    Hey, how much farther to the hotel?
[14:46] Setsuna
    I think it's just up ahead.
[14:49] Itsuki
    Just for the sake of asking,
    you do know where the hotel is, right?
[14:53] Setsuna
    No worries! It should be
    in this direction, I think.
[14:57] Itsuki
    You think?!
[14:58] Itsuki
    Hang on a sec!
[15:00] Itsuki
    Let's see...
[15:01] Itsuki
    It's in the complete opposite
    direction, you dumbass!
[15:12] [SONG] Sign
    Local Cuisine: Sanchitei
[15:12] [SONG] ---
    Izakaya: Isoshunraku
[15:14] [SONG] Sign
    Dried Squid
[15:20] [SONG] Sign
    Freshly Boiled King Crab
SIGN    Sapporo Fresh Sea Food
SIGN    Donbee
SIGN    Flagship Restaurant
[15:29] Setsuna
    Holy crap! What's with this seafood bowl?
[15:32] Itsuki
    So many shrimps, too...
[15:36] Both
    Let's dig in!
[15:41] Itsuki
    There's more salmon roe than rice!
    This is way too much!
[15:45] Setsuna
    Hokkaido's friggin' awesome!
SIGN    Little Sister
[15:51] Setsuna
    I guess eating too much sea urchin
    and salmon roe will make you feel sick.
[15:56] Itsuki
    Up until now, I never knew the significance
[15:59] ---
    of shiso leaves and ginger
    on top of seafood bowls...
[16:02] Itsuki
    But apparently they were
    actually doing their job...
[16:06] Itsuki
    I want to eat some leaves.
SIGN    Little Sister
[16:17] Itsuki
    We have an hour until our flight.
[16:20] Setsuna
    Sensei, I'm actually gonna
    stay here about another week.
[16:24] Itsuki
    Huh?
[16:24] Setsuna
    Well, since I'm here, I thought I'd
    check out the Snow Festival, too.
[16:28] Itsuki
    That's way too sudden!
[16:29] Setsuna
    How about you, Sensei?
[16:31] Itsuki
    No. It's cold, and there're too many people.
SIGN    Little Sister
[16:36] Setsuna
    Well, Sensei, I'm gonna go cancel my flight.
[16:40] Setsuna
    I'll come by your place again sometime soon.
[16:42] Itsuki
    Sure.
[16:49] Itsuki
    Yes?
[16:49] Toki
    Itsuki?
[16:50] Itsuki
    What? If it's about the manuscript for
    volume 5, I haven't written it yet.
[16:53] Toki
    Don't admit that so boldly, you idiot.
[16:55] Toki
    I'm concerned about that, but I'm
    calling you about something else.
[16:58] Itsuki
    Oh?
[16:59] Toki
    Do you have any idea where
    Puriketsu-sensei is?
[17:02] Itsuki
    Setsuna? I was just with him.
    Did something happen?
[17:06] Toki
    He still hasn't finished the illustration
    for this month's volume.
[17:09] ---
    We're going to be past the deadline soon.
[17:11] Itsuki
    This month's? Seriously?
[17:12] Toki
    Where is he? When I find that
    brat, I'm going to kill him...
[17:17] ---
    after he finishes this month's illustration.
[17:19] Itsuki
    Wh-Who knows? I have no idea...
[17:21] Lady
    To all passengers on Flight 62
    departing at 2:30 PM for Haneda...
[17:21] ---
    He sort of does what he wants,
    so I'm not sure where he went off to...
[17:24] Toki
    Departing for Haneda?
[17:27] Itsuki
    Shit.
[17:28] Toki
    Itsuki, where are you right now?
[17:31] Itsuki
    H-Hokkaido?
[17:33] Toki
    What?!
[17:39] Itsuki
    Sorry, Setsuna. Do your best to survive.
[17:53] (Flashback) Setuna
    Sensei!
[17:55] (Flashback) Setsuna
    Why won't you let me draw the
    illustrations for your new series?!
[17:59] (Flashback) Itsuki
    Because it's not worthy.
[18:01] (Flashback) Setsuna
    Are you saying that my art
    isn't worthy of your series?
[18:05] (Flashback) Itsuki
    No, it's the opposite.
[18:09] (Flashback) Setsuna
    The opposite?
[18:14] (Flashback) Itsuki
    My series isn't worthy of your art.
[18:18] (Flashback) Itsuki
    My novel comes in way behind your art.
[18:21] (Flashback) Itsuki
    That's why, right now...
[18:23] (Flashback) Itsuki
    I won't be able to partner up with you again.
[18:29] (Flashback) Setsuna
    If that's the case, no problem!
[18:32] (Flashback) Setsuna
    I love that childish side you have.
[18:38] Itsuki
    Someday I'll write a series*
    worthy of your art.
[18:43] Itsuki
    Wait for me until then.
[18:50] Hilde
    Take that!
[18:51] Yuuna
    Now you've done it! Take that!
[18:55] One
    Jeez!
[18:56] Two
    Take that!
[18:58] One
    There!
[19:04] Yuuna
    Huh?
[19:04] Hilde
    Wait, it suddenly got cold...
    What's going on?
[19:16] Sieg
    What is that?
[19:21] Sieg
    Hilde!
[19:27] Nobushige
    No doubt about it...
    This was caused by magic!
[19:30] Sieg
    Hilde!
[19:31] Nobushige
    Sieg, wait! It's too dangerous!
[19:33] Sieg
    I'll be fine.
[19:34] Sieg
    A little blizzard like this can't
    rip apart our bond as siblings!
[19:44] Itsuki
    That's definitely a very realistic
    scene, if I do say so myself.
[19:48] Itsuki
    I guess that means my trips to Okinawa
    and Hokkaido were worthwhile after all.
[19:53] Chihiro
    Going to Hokkaido just two days
    after you went to Okinawa...
[19:56] Chihiro
    Don't you think you're a bit
    too free-spirited, Nii-san?
[19:58] Itsuki
    Nah, this is normal for a novelist.
[20:01] Chihiro
    Really?
[20:17] Itsuki
    Let's dig in.
[20:19] Chihiro
    Let's dig in.
[20:25] Itsuki
    These spring rolls are delicious!
[20:27] Chihiro
    I put both the chiraga that you got in Okinawa
[20:30] ---
    and the crab you got in Hokkaido in them.
[20:33] Itsuki
    I see. I guess that's one way to do it.
[20:37] Itsuki
    The fat from the pork
[20:39] ---
    and the juices from the crab mixed
    together create a rich umami.
[20:42] Itsuki
    The harmonious trio of texture
    with the crispy wrapping,
[20:44] ---
    the juicy, tender crab,
    and the crunchy chiraga...
[20:48] Itsuki
    It's a miraculous harmony of Japanese
    delicacies from the north and the south.
[20:52] Itsuki
    If I were to give it a name, it'd be, yes...
[20:54] Itsuki
    South... South... Southern...
[20:57] ---
    North... Northern Cross...
[20:59] Itsuki
    Southern Northern...
    Southerthern... Northerthern...
[21:03] Itsuki
    Well, I guess North and
    South spring rolls will do.
[21:07] Itsuki
    Yup, yup.
[21:09] Chihiro
    I'm glad you like them.
[21:13] Chihiro
    Well, see you later, Nii-san.
[21:14] Itsuki
    Yeah.
[21:16] Chihiro
    I wish you'd come home
    once in a while, Nii-san.
[21:21] Itsuki
    I will, when I feel like it.
[21:28] Itsuki
    Oh, yeah.
[21:29] Itsuki
    Here, I bought souvenirs for the family.
[21:31] Itsuki
    Awamori and nama chocolate.
[21:36] Chihiro
    Thanks! Mom and Dad will love it!
[21:39] Itsuki
    And here. You can have this if you want it.
[21:42] Chihiro
    Wow... Thanks!
[21:44] Chihiro
    A whale shark... Now we have matching straps!
[21:53] Itsuki
    Well, be careful getting home.
[21:55] Chihiro
    I will. Goodnight, Nii-san.
SIGN    Episode Four As Long As You're Working.
SIGN    Benio
SIGN    Whale Shark The largest species of fish currently living. They eat plankton and small fish, and they pose little danger to humans. A whale shark's giant body cruising through the water is a mesmerizing sight.