# E7 - A Work of Art, Isn't It?
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**[00:04] Raido**
Ready to eat, Aharen-san?
**[00:12] Raido**
Aharen-san, did you...
**[00:15] Raido**
forget your lunch?
**[00:21] Raido**
Are you okay, Aharen-san?!
**[00:24] Aharen**
I made it, but left it at home...
**[00:27] Raido**
That's a shame.
**[00:30] Aharen**
I'm going to the school store.
Wait for me.
**[00:35] Raido**
The school store?
**[00:36] Raido**
*You can't, Aharen-san!*
**[00:38] Raido**
*The school store...*
**[00:40] Raido**
*It's a den of brutality!*
**[00:42] Raido**
* A place of pure pandemonium where*
* the frenzied scrap over every last morsel!*
**[00:46] Raido**
*It's too dangerous to brave!*
**[00:49] Raido**
*I can't let Aharen-san face it alone!*
**[02:23] sign**
School Store
**[02:25] Boy A**
Ma'am, I need a rice ball!
***SIGN*** Episode Seven A Work of Art, Isn't It?
**[02:27] Boy B**
The yakiniku lunch!
**[02:27] Boy C**
Fried chicken!
**[02:28] Girl A**
Buns, buns, buns!
**[02:30] Raido**
It's as crowded as I figured...
**[02:33] Aharen**
I'm gonna go ahead.
**[02:34] Raido**
Huh? Are you sure?
**[02:39] Raido**
*Maybe Aharen-san can see it somehow...*
**[02:42] Raido**
* A shining road available*
* to only her, with her tiny body,*
**[02:47] Raido**
*between all those people!*
**[02:51] Raido**
You okay, Aharen-san?
**[02:53] Raido**
*So much for that idea.*
**[02:55] Raido**
Let's wait until the crowd thins out.
**[02:58] Aharen**
The lunches... are gonna sell out...
**[03:01] Raido**
* It's true they'll run out*
* of lunches at this rate,*
**[03:05] Raido**
*leaving only buns behind.*
**[03:07] Raido**
*Aharen-san needs rice for fuel.*
**[03:11] Raido**
* And there's only one way*
* she can clear this mob.*
**[03:15] Raido**
Aharen-san...
**[03:17] Raido**
Let's do it.
**[03:23] Raido**
You holding on tight?
**[03:25] Raido**
Then here we go.
**[03:27] Raido**
Excuse me. Let us through, please.
**[03:30] Raido**
There. Okay, Aharen-san,
go ahead and order.
**[03:34] Boy D**
Ma'am, I need one of these!
**[03:36] Boy E**
I'll take a bun!
**[03:37] Girl B**
A seaweed lunch here, please!
**[03:39] Raido**
*No one can hear her order, huh?*
**[03:41] Raido**
There's no way around it.
Let's pull back and rethink this.
**[03:43] Boy F**
I'll take a yakisoba roll!
**[03:45] Boy G**
A cutlet sandwich for me!
**[03:52] Raido**
I got pushed out!
**[03:54] Raido**
Aharen-san!
**[03:57] Raido**
Is that...
**[03:58] Raido**
Could it be?!
**[04:00] Raido**
*She's crowd surfing!*
**[04:01] Raido**
* Like at concerts where*
* you slide across a mass of people!*
**[04:05] Lunch Lady**
Okay, what can I get you?
**[04:11] Raido**
Aharen-san...
**[04:15] Raido**
Whoa!
**[04:16] Raido**
How'd it go? Did you get something?
**[04:18] Aharen**
The lunches were sold out already.
**[04:21] Aharen**
All I could get was this melon bun.
**[04:24] Raido**
I see. That's too bad.
**[04:26] Raido**
Will that be enough for you?
**[04:28] Aharen**
S'okay...
**[04:30] Raido**
*Doesn't seem that way to me at all.*
**[04:33] Shirorin**
Shirorin!
**[04:34] Raido**
It's come to this, Aharen-san.
**[04:36] Raido**
Here.
**[04:37] Aharen**
What?
**[04:39] Raido**
Let's trade. My lunch for that melon bun.
**[04:42] Aharen**
But then you won't have enough to eat.
**[04:46] Raido**
It's okay. I'm not that hungry.
**[04:49] Raido**
And you're always sharing your lunch with me.
Think of it as returning the favor.
**[04:55] Raido**
I appreciate it.
**[04:59] Aharen**
Thank you.
**[05:01] Aharen**
Then let's trade.
**[05:04] Raido**
Okay, let's head to the roof.
**[05:07] Raido**
Let's take a shortcut using the walkway...
**[05:14] Raido**
*No way! How?!*
**[05:16] Raido**
* Why is the beast from*
* Aharen-san's house at school?!*
**[05:22] Aharen**
He delivered my lunch.
**[05:25] Raido**
H-He did? Good for you.
**[05:31] Aharen**
Thanks, Nui. Run on home.
**[05:35] Raido**
*That dog is pretty smart, huh?*
**[05:40] Aharen**
I've got lunch now,
but is it okay if we still trade?
**[05:47] Raido**
Of course it is.
**[05:50] Sign**
Melon Bun
**[05:53] Aharen**
Thank you for the meal.
**[05:56] Raido**
*I know this is belated...*
**[05:58] Raido**
* But Aharen-san's lunches*
* sure are big, aren't they?*
**[06:06] Raido**
I am totally stuffed.
**[06:09] Ishikawa**
Hey, Raido.
**[06:10] Raido**
Ishikawa?
**[06:11] Ishikawa**
What's wrong? You got an upset stomach?
**[06:14] Raido**
No, not exactly.
**[06:15] Ishikawa**
There's still time before class.
**[06:17] Ishikawa**
Care to join us?
**[06:20] Ishikawa**
Sato-san had playing cards with her.
**[06:24] Sato**
It's more fun with a group anyway.
**[06:27] Raido**
Let's play old maid, then.
**[06:29] Ishikawa**
Sounds good!
**[06:30] Raido**
I'll deal the cards out.
**[06:32] Ishikawa**
Oh, thanks.
**[06:35] Raido**
* Sorry, gang, but I'm pretty confident*
* when it comes to old maid.*
**[06:40] Raido**
* It might look like a game of luck*
* or negotiation at first,*
**[06:43] Raido**
* but there's a a surefire*
* strategy to winning.*
**[06:46] Raido**
*And the bottom line is...*
**[06:48] Raido**
* you were all under my spell*
* before I even started dealing!*
**[06:54] Raido**
* It's said that if you end up*
* with an even number of cards left,*
**[06:59] Raido**
* you're twice as likely*
* to win a round in old maid.*
**[07:02] Sign**
Even
**[07:02] Raido**
* The reason being, if you have*
* an even number of cards,*
**[07:06] Sign**
Two different cards
to pair with
**[07:06] Raido**
*you have* two *chances to make a pair.*
**[07:08] Sign**
Odd
**[07:09] Raido**
* Whereas with an odd hand,*
* you only have the one.*
**[07:10] Raido**
Only one card
to pair with
**[07:14] Raido**
*Three of us will get thirteen cards,*
**[07:16] Raido**
*and one of us fourteen.*
**[07:18] Raido**
* Since fewer to start is better,*
* I'll make sure I get thirteen.*
**[07:22] Sign**
The First Key to Victory
**[07:22] Raido**
*The first key to victory!*
**[07:24] Raido**
*I casually suggest...*
**[07:26] Raido**
Okay, since I dealt the cards,
**[07:28] Raido**
why don't you go first
and draw from me, Sato-san?
**[07:33] Raido**
* I have someone else draw first,*
* ensuring I have an even number of cards.*
**[07:37] Raido**
*Good! It worked perfectly.*
**[07:39] Raido**
*Now the stage is set. Let the game begin!*
**[07:44] Aharen**
I'm out.
**[07:46] Sato**
Wow!
**[07:48] Ishikawa**
You're out already?
**[07:52] Raido**
*Old maid's a game of luck, huh?*
**[07:55] Ishikawa**
And I'm out!
**[07:56] Sato**
Me, too!
**[08:00] Raido**
*Still, there's more than one way to win...*
**[08:03] Raido**
Okay, let's start the next round.
**[08:05] Raido**
*You can't depend on luck.*
**[08:07] Raido**
*The second key to victory!*
**[08:07] Sign**
The Second Key to Victory
**[08:10] Raido**
*I draw the card Aharen-san picks.*
**[08:14] Raido**
*If it doesn't make a pair for her,*
**[08:17] Raido**
*it has to for either me or Sato-san.*
**[08:21] Raido**
*Here we go!*
**[08:31] Raido**
*She got the old maid, huh?*
**[08:33] Raido**
*Aharen-san usually has a poker face,*
**[08:36] Raido**
*but at times like this, she's easy to read.*
**[08:39] Raido**
* Let's avoid the obvious bait*
* and choose another card...*
**[08:44] Raido**
*Wait, no! Think about this carefully.*
**[08:47] Raido**
* Aharen-san is constantly*
* getting the better of me.*
***SIGN*** YANKEERAS
***SIGN*** RAIDO
LOSES
**[08:51] Raido**
* This could be a trap of hers,*
* anticipating my next move!*
**[08:55] Raido**
*That was a close one.*
**[08:58] Raido**
*But I'm one step ahead of you!*
**[09:06] Raido**
* She was able to anticipate*
* what I anticipated.*
**[09:09] Raido**
* But having the old maid at this point*
* actually works out for me.*
**[09:12] Raido**
*The third key to victory!*
**[09:12] Sign**
The Third Key to Victory
**[09:15] Raido**
* Hang on to the old maid*
* while everyone still has a lot of cards,*
**[09:19] Raido**
* then pass it on in the latter*
* half of the game when they're scarce.*
**[09:20] Ishikawa**
This one!
**[09:23] Raido**
* That way, it'll stay in the hands*
* of the other players*
**[09:24] Sign**
Old Maid
**[09:26] Raido**
*while it works it way back to me,*
**[09:27] Sign**
Old Maid
**[09:28] Sign**
Old Maid
**[09:29] Sign**
Old Maid
**[09:29] Raido**
* providing me with*
* a protracted period of safety.*
**[09:31] Raido**
*You can control the cards people pick, too.*
**[09:35] Raido**
*Humans have a tendency to choose*
**[09:36] Raido**
* from the side opposite*
* their dominant hand in tense moments.*
**[09:38] Sato**
Which one...?
**[09:41] Sato**
Maybe this one?
**[09:41] Raido**
*Good. I'll hold it until later in the game*
**[09:44] Raido**
*before sending it into circulation.*
**[09:55] Raido**
*All right! Now's the time!*
**[09:56] Raido**
*Go forth, joker!*
**[10:03] Sato**
Yay! I'm out.
**[10:08] Ishikawa**
So am I!
**[10:10] Raido**
* I should thank the gods*
* for this opportunity!*
**[10:13] Raido**
* This is the perfect one-on-one*
* duel against Aharen-san!*
**[10:19] Raido**
*The fourth key to victory: observation!*
**[10:19] Sign**
The Fourth Key to Victory
**[10:22] Raido**
* It's said that there's no better*
* psychological indicator than the eyes.*
**[10:35] Raido**
*There it is!*
**[10:36] Raido**
*This one!*
**[10:38] Raido**
*I did it.*
**[10:40] Raido**
*I won!*
**[10:50] Ishikawa**
Aharen-san wins!
**[10:53] Sato**
Congratulations!
**[10:55] Raido**
*Aharen-san... I...*
**[10:59] Raido**
*I don't know if I can ever trust you again!*
**[11:03] Raido**
How could this be? I saw you look away...
**[11:08] Aharen**
I got embarrassed that you
were staring at me...
**[11:12] Raido**
Oh, is that it? Sorry about that.
**[11:23] Raido**
*Yet again, I couldn't beat her...*
**[11:28] Raido**
*All when she's so willing to get close to me!*
**[11:34] Math Teacher**
And because of that,
**[11:35] Math Teacher**
we end up with this.
**[11:38] Math Teacher**
This formula will be on the test,
so make sure to note it down.
**[11:40] Raido**
*That's one opulent sleeping position.*
**[11:44] Teacher**
Okay, that'll do for today.
**[11:46] Ishikawa**
We've got class in another room next, right?
**[11:49] Raido**
Yeah.
**[11:52] Raido**
Aharen-san, we need to switch classrooms.
**[12:00] Raido**
You awake?
**[12:02] Raido**
We've got science next.
Let's get ready and head out.
**[12:12] Raido**
*Aharen-san's not moving.*
**[12:14] Raido**
*But why?*
**[12:16] Raido**
*I understand, though, Aharen-san.*
**[12:20] Raido**
*This is a sensitive age.*
**[12:21] Raido**
*Kids in middle and high school often*
**[12:23] Raido**
* feel the desire to skip class*
* for no particular reason.*
**[12:27] Raido**
* And look at Aharen-san's mute objection.*
* Not moving. Not saying a word.*
**[12:32] Raido**
*Her silence speaks volumes.*
**[12:34] Raido**
* She doesn't rush into*
* destruction or misconduct...*
**[12:36] Raido**
*She's so strong and proud.*
**[12:39] Aharen**
I was...
**[12:42] Aharen**
I was asleep in the same
position for so long...
**[12:45] Aharen**
Now I'm numb and can't move.
**[12:51] Raido**
Yeah, that makes sense. I knew it.
**[12:54] Raido**
You're just feeling numb.
**[12:56] Raido**
*What do we do about this?*
**[12:58] Raido**
*Okay!*
**[13:02] Raido**
Let's head to the science lab like this.
**[13:04] Aharen**
Thanks.
**[13:06] Shirorin**
Shirorin!
**[13:09] Raido**
How about now? Do you have feeling back?
**[13:11] Aharen**
I do.
**[13:13] Raido**
*Good. That takes care of that.*
**[13:17] Science Teacher**
All right, that's it for today.
**[13:20] Raido**
Let's get going, Aharen-san...
**[13:24] Raido**
Aharen-san, class is over.
**[13:29] Aharen**
I'm numb all over again.
**[13:31] Raido**
*Yeah, that makes sense.*
**[13:34] Raido**
*If she keeps falling asleep like this,*
**[13:37] Raido**
*she might never be able to leave school!*
**[13:41] Raido**
* Calm down! Always jumping to logical*
* extremes is a bad habit of mine.*
**[13:47] Raido**
* But I have to anticipate*
* a variety of scenarios*
**[13:50] Raido**
* or I won't know what to do*
* if something unexpected happens.*
**[13:53] Raido**
*Still...*
**[13:54] Raido**
* would I really be able to carry her*
* on my back for the rest of my life?*
**[14:03] Raido**
Aharen-san.
**[14:05] Raido**
Why are you so tired today?
**[14:13] Aharen**
I was up late thinking about what
kind of sides you'd want with lunch.
**[14:19] Raido**
*For me?!*
**[14:21] Aharen**
You didn't finish everything yesterday.
**[14:24] Raido**
*You got it wrong. It was all really good.*
**[14:27] Raido**
* There was just more than*
* I had room for in my stomach.*
**[14:31] Raido**
*But I've made up my mind, Aharen-san.*
**[14:34] Raido**
* I'm willing to carry you*
* for the rest of my...*
**[14:37] Raido**
Oh, you're feeling better?
**[14:40] Raido**
Good. That's great.
**[14:46] Futaba**
Tomorrow is finally the field trip!
**[14:49] Futaba**
* I'm gonna feed Akkun a homemade lunch*
* and get my hands on his stomach!*
**[14:55] Futaba**
* I made a test run today,*
* so I better try it out!*
**[15:01] Aharen**
Sorry, I forgot today was a half day.
**[15:05] Raido**
That's okay.
**[15:06] Raido**
I think it's really nice you made lunch.
**[15:08] Raido**
And it's nice to eat in the park
once in a while.
**[15:11] Futaba**
*I can't believe her!*
**[15:13] Futaba**
* She handmade lunch*
* so she could snare Akkun, too!*
**[15:18] Futaba**
Not on my watch!
**[15:20] Futaba**
Aharen Reina!
**[15:22] Aharen**
Futaba-chan?
**[15:24] Futaba**
I challenge you to a lunch duel!
**[15:27] Raido**
That's probably a bad idea.
**[15:29] Raido**
Sorry. Never mind.
**[15:31] Futaba**
You made Akkun lunch, too, didn't you?
**[15:35] Futaba**
Well, mine is obviously
way better than yours!
**[15:39] Raido**
Wow, you made that by yourself?
**[15:41] Futaba**
Go ahead and try it!
**[15:52] Raido**
That's interesting... I've never had
rolled egg with so many flavors.
**[15:56] Raido**
It's sweet... salty... acidic... bitter...
**[15:56] Futaba**
How do you like that?
I put my own special twist on it!
**[16:01] Futaba**
I'm gonna try yours now.
**[16:03] Futaba**
There's no way it's as good as mine, though.
**[16:10] Futaba**
It's so tasty...
**[16:14] Futaba**
A-Anyone can make nice rolled egg, though.
**[16:18] Futaba**
Let's try these meatballs next.
**[16:22] Futaba**
You can tell they're handmade
because they're so uneven.
**[16:25] Futaba**
There's no way this is...
**[16:30] Futaba**
*So good! It's right up my alley!*
**[16:33] Futaba**
* I hate to admit it,*
* but she really is a good cook!*
**[16:37] Futaba**
* Compared to hers, my lunch tastes*
* kinda funny and looks weird...*
**[16:43] Futaba**
A-Aharen Reina.
**[16:46] Futaba**
Um, would you...
teach me how to cook, please?
**[16:53] Futaba**
Quit acting so surprised!
**[16:55] Futaba**
I know to be polite when asking
for something, okay?!
**[16:59] Futaba**
I wanna be able to make
a lunch like yours, so...
**[17:06] Shirorin**
Shirorin!
**[17:10] Raido**
Good thing they let us
borrow the home ec room.
**[17:13] Raido**
They even said we could
use leftover ingredients.
**[17:16] Aharen**
Well, let's wash our hands and get cooking.
**[17:19] Futaba**
O-Okay.
**[17:23] Futaba**
It's done!
**[17:25] Futaba**
I did it myself...
**[17:32] Futaba**
It's tasty!
**[17:34] Aharen**
You did a good job, Futaba-chan.
**[17:37] Aharen**
I'm sure he'll like it.
**[17:41] Futaba**
I-I know that! You don't have to
spell it out for me!
**[17:45] Futaba**
Aharen Reina...
**[17:47] Futaba**
For today, um...
**[17:50] Futaba**
R-Really...
**[17:53] Futaba**
Really, how could you be so stupid?!
I totally tricked you!
**[17:57] Futaba**
Now I'm a better cook than you!
**[18:00] Futaba**
How naive do you have to be
to help your enemy like this?
**[18:03] Futaba**
Well, see you!
**[18:08] Raido**
She's a tough little cookie.
**[18:13] Futaba**
*I didn't say thank you again...*
**[18:26] Art Teacher**
Choose whatever subject you'd like.
**[18:28] Art Teacher**
The deadline is the end of next week.
**[18:30] Art Teacher**
You're free to use any tools
or materials in the art room.
**[18:32] Students**
Okay.
**[18:33] Ishikawa**
Having that freedom
makes it harder to decide, weirdly...
**[18:36] Sato**
I know what you mean.
**[18:39] Raido**
Are you undecided, too, Aharen-san?
**[18:42] Raido**
Let's think of something together, then.
**[18:44] Ishikawa**
Maybe something like a landscape drawing?
**[18:46] Raido**
*A landscape...*
**[18:48] Raido**
*Those are popular. Could be a good idea.*
**[18:54] Raido**
The trick is to give them depth
**[18:55] Raido**
and create the right sense
of scale between objects.
**[18:59] Raido**
Landscapes are hard, huh?
**[19:01] Futaba**
What do you two think you're doing?!
**[19:04] Aharen**
Futaba-chan.
**[19:06] Raido**
How'd the lunch go?
**[19:07] Futaba**
It didn't go anywhere!
**[19:10] Futaba**
Aharen Reina!
**[19:12] Futaba**
How dare you... How dare you...
**[19:15] Futaba**
How dare you poison that lunch?!
**[19:20] Raido**
Poison?
**[19:21] Futaba**
Akkun got an upset tummy because of it!
**[19:25] Raido**
Wait, did you take the lunch
we made that day?
**[19:30] Futaba**
I-Is that a problem?
**[19:32] Raido**
A big one!
**[19:33] Raido**
You need to make lunch fresh
that morning or it'll spoil.
**[19:40] Raido**
I think portraits are more up our alley.
**[19:42] Raido**
The first big step is to properly
observe your model.
**[19:52] Raido**
Uh...
**[19:53] Raido**
I think this might be
a little *too* much observation.
**[19:57] Raido**
You'll be my model next, Aharen-san.
**[20:04] Raido**
Um, models are supposed to sit still.
**[20:07] Aharen**
It's embarrassing to be watched...
**[20:10] Raido**
I see. Sorry. Let's try something else.
**[20:15] Raido**
Clay is one of the most fundamental
mediums for three-dimensional art.
**[20:18] Raido**
The important thing is
to create a sense of volume.
**[20:22] Raido**
*Maybe I can sculpt my sister...*
**[20:24] Raido**
*There. All done.*
**[20:29] Raido**
*Clay's tricky, huh?*
**[20:32] Raido**
What about you, Aharen-san?
**[20:36] Raido**
How long's that gonna take to finish?
**[20:38] Aharen**
About two months.
**[20:40] Raido**
*Way past the deadline, huh?*
**[20:48] Raido**
*A self-portrait ended up working out best.*
**[20:50] Raido**
* The deadline's today, but Aharen-san's*
* been locked up in her studio*
**[20:54] Raido**
*and hasn't come out...*
**[20:57] Raido**
Aharen-san, how's it going? Did you finish?
**[21:01] Raido**
I don't see anything...
What did you make, Aharen-san?
**[21:06] Raido**
Aharen-san?
**[21:08] Raido**
Are you okay?
**[21:14] Raido**
Aharen-san?!
**[21:15] Raido**
A-Are you asleep?
**[21:18] Raido**
Pardon me...
**[21:20] Raido**
* She's not breathing!*
* Her heart's not beating!*
**[21:24] Headlines from the upper right; clockwise**
An Unprecedented Sentencing! Execution
**[21:24] Raido**
*Did I kill her?!*
**[21:24] Headlines from the upper right; clockwise**
Previously
Unsolved
Cases
Connected
**[21:25] Headlines from the upper right; clockwise**
Classmate Arrested!
**[21:25] Headlines from the upper right; clockwise**
Lured In with Sweet Whispers
**[21:28] Raido**
*Stay calm!*
**[21:29] Raido**
* At times like this, the best thing*
* to do is CPR while calling for help!*
**[21:32] Raido**
Somebody, help!
**[21:35] Aharen**
What is it?
**[21:36] Raido**
Perfect timing, Aharen-san!
Aharen-san just fell!
**[21:39] Raido**
Call a teacher! Get the AED!
**[21:41] Raido**
And dial the emergency...
**[21:45] Raido**
Huh?! There're two Aharen-sans?
**[21:48] Aharen**
Oh, this?
**[21:51] Aharen**
It's the doll I made.
**[21:55] Raido**
*She made a life-sized doll?*
**[21:59] Raido**
*Kinda excessively realistic, huh?!*
**[23:35] Raido**
I'm glad you got a good grade
with that thing.
**[23:38] Raido**
It really is impressive.
**[23:41] Aharen**
You can have it if you like it that much.
**[23:43] Raido**
I couldn't possibly accept it.
**[23:46] Raido**
Not after you made it yourself.
**[23:54] Raido**
*I'm not gonna be able to sleep, am I?*