# E6 - A Kiss of the Indirect Variety
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***SIGN*** Student Council Office
**[00:02] Masachika**
I'm an avid consumer of otaku media.
**[00:05] Masachika**
You can talk to me about most of
the popular anime or manga out there.
**[00:09] Masachika**
That's all.
**[00:10] Toya**
Thank you.
**[00:12] Toya**
That makes you an official member
of the student council.
**[00:15] Toya**
For today, could you shadow
the elder Kujo and help her out?
**[00:18] Masachika**
Sure.
**[00:20] Toya**
Thanks for that.
**[00:21] Toya**
While I'm sure you'll adapt in no time
thanks to your experience as vice president,
**[00:27] Toya**
I want you to work with the other
members while you learn the ropes.
**[00:31] Masachika**
Are we short-staffed or something?
**[00:33] Toya**
Yeah, disastrously so.
**[00:36] Yuki**
I apologize for interrupting...
**[00:38] Yuki**
But I think I'll head over to the art club
to discuss their upcoming exhibit.
**[00:44] Toya**
Yeah, take care of that.
**[00:45] Yuki**
I will.
**[00:47] Yuki**
Related to that,
**[00:49] Yuki**
I'm sure we'll end up discussing the budget,
**[00:51] Yuki**
so I'd like to ask Alisa-san,
the treasurer, to accompany me.
**[00:55] Alya**
Huh?
**[00:58] Alya**
I understand.
**[01:00] Alya**
I'll be gone for a bit, President.
**[01:02] Toya**
Sure. Go crunch those numbers.
**[01:08] Masachika**
*Something's about to go down.*
***SIGN*** Sometimes
***SIGN*** in Russian
***SIGN*** Hides Her
***SIGN*** Feelings
***SIGN*** Alya Sometimes Hides
Her Feelings in Russian
***SIGN*** Episode 6
***SIGN*** A Kiss of the Indirect Variety
**[02:47] Alya**
* I feel like I should*
* bring it up myself.*
**[02:52] Alya**
Suou-san.
**[02:55] Alya**
Do you have a moment to talk?
**[02:57] Yuki**
Of course.
**[02:59] Yuki**
Instead of doing it here,
**[03:00] Yuki**
why don't we use
that empty classroom for a bit?
**[03:07] Alya**
I'm going to run for president
together with Kuze-kun.
**[03:11] Yuki**
Yes, I'm aware.
**[03:14] Yuki**
Masachika-kun told me as much last night.
**[03:17] Alya**
He did?
**[03:20] Yuki**
Er, is that all?
**[03:22] Alya**
That is all. I have no intention of
apologizing, because I did nothing wrong.
**[03:28] Alya**
I simply wanted to give you the news in person.
**[03:33] Yuki**
Is that so?
**[03:35] Yuki**
Indeed, you have nothing to apologize for.
**[03:39] Yuki**
Masachika-kun chose this for himself.
**[03:44] Yuki**
I have no say in this decision,
**[03:47] Yuki**
nor do I have any intention
of taking any displeasure out on you.
**[03:52] Yuki**
However, I do find it regrettable
that he didn't choose me.
**[03:58] Alya**
Suou-san, do you...
**[04:02] Alya**
Nothing. Never mind.
**[04:04] Yuki**
Yes, I love him.
**[04:07] Yuki**
More than anyone in this whole wide world.
**[04:10] Alya**
R-Really?
**[04:12] Yuki**
Really.
**[04:14] Yuki**
I love Masachika-kun more than
I do Mother and Father, even.
**[04:23] Yuki**
What about you?
**[04:26] Yuki**
How do you feel about Masachika-kun?
**[04:29] Alya**
M-Me?
**[04:33] Alya**
Kuze-kun's my friend.
**[04:36] Alya**
A-And a very dear one, at that.
**[04:39] Yuki**
Do you like him?
**[04:41] Yuki**
Well? Are you in love with him?
**[04:45] Alya**
I'm... not talking about that sort of thing.
**[04:50] Yuki**
Well, I just told you how much I love him.
**[04:52] Yuki**
Now it's your turn.
**[04:54] Yuki**
Make yourself clear.
**[05:02] Alya**
I can't say if I'm in love with him or not,
**[05:06] Alya**
but I won't let you have him.
**[05:09] Alya**
He's mine!
**[05:15] Yuki**
Is that so?
**[05:17] Yuki**
I'm satisfied with getting
that much out of you today.
**[05:24] Yuki**
Let's head on over to the art club.
**[05:26] Alya**
Y-Yeah.
**[05:30] Yuki**
Oh, right, while we're here...
**[05:33] Yuki**
If you don't mind, may I call you Alya-san?
**[05:36] Yuki**
Hearing Masha-senpai
and Masachika-kun call you that
**[05:40] Yuki**
made me want to use
that lovely nickname as well.
**[05:42] Alya**
I don't particularly mind.
**[05:45] Yuki**
In return, please call me Yuki.
**[05:51] Alya**
Yuki... san.
**[05:53] Yuki**
I appreciate it.
**[05:57] Alya**
I...
**[05:58] Alya**
I feel like I said something crazy back there.
**[06:04] Masachika**
Masha-san, can you check this part?
**[06:06] Masha**
Oh, that's an error.
**[06:09] Masachika**
Yeah, I thought so. I'll fix it.
**[06:13] Masha**
Please do.
**[06:16] Masachika**
*Much to my surprise,*
**[06:18] Masachika**
*she's like a well-oiled machine at work.*
**[06:21] Masachika**
*On the other hand...*
**[06:24] Chisaki**
Huh? Where did I see this?
**[06:29] Chisaki**
What? Why?!
**[06:32] Toya**
Uh, Chisaki?
**[06:34] Toya**
I hear they're doing a large-scale
restock over at the library,
**[06:37] Toya**
and they're looking for people to help.
**[06:39] Chisaki**
I got it!
**[06:45] Toya**
Sorry about this, Kuze.
**[06:47] Toya**
Chisaki is more or less always like that.
**[06:49] Toya**
Still, she's a force to be reckoned with
in club and committee discussions.
**[06:54] Masachika**
I mean, everybody's got
their strengths and weaknesses.
**[07:00] Masha**
Let's take a quick break, shall we?
**[07:02] Masha**
I'll make some tea.
**[07:04] Masachika**
Oh, I'll help.
**[07:06] Masha**
No, it's fine.
**[07:09] Masha**
Have a seat and wait.
**[07:11] Masha**
I like making tea.
**[07:16] Masha**
Are you a milk tea person, Kuze-kun?
**[07:18] Masha**
How about sugar?
**[07:19] Masha**
Oh, we have jam too.
**[07:21] Masachika**
Jam? Like in Russian tea?
**[07:25] Masachika**
I'll take jam, then.
**[07:27] Masha**
Sure thing.
**[07:28] Masha**
And I assume you're okay
with protein powder, President?
**[07:31] Toya**
Nothing okay about that.
**[07:34] Masachika**
I didn't expect that kind
of joke from you, Masha-san.
**[07:38] Masachika**
Actually, wait.
**[07:40] Masachika**
Isn't black tea more of
a winter drink in Russia?
**[07:44] Masha**
Hmm, it depends on the household.
**[07:47] Masha**
We drank tea all year round
when we were there, at least.
**[07:52] Masha**
Partly because my mother
can't live without her tea.
**[07:57] Masachika**
She's Japanese, right? That makes sense.
**[08:00] Masha**
Do you know a lot about Russia?
**[08:03] Masachika**
Not really, but I did watch some
Russian movies with my grandfather.
**[08:09] Masha**
Oh, wow.
**[08:11] Masachika**
*Well, that was just my gateway.*
**[08:14] Masachika**
* In all honesty, I studied like crazy*
* because I wanted to talk to that girl.*
**[08:21] Masha**
Here you are. Enjoy.
**[08:24] Toya**
Thank you.
**[08:30] Masachika**
This is great.
**[08:32] Masha**
You think so? Thanks.
**[08:36] Masachika**
*This reminds me...*
**[08:40] Masachika**
* That mother of mine's*
* quite the tea aficionado herself.*
**[08:52] Masachika**
Oh, so the jam doesn't always go in the tea?
**[08:55] Masha**
It's personal preference.
**[08:57] Masachika**
Huh...
**[09:04] Masachika**
So sweet.
**[09:07] Yuki**
I'm back.
**[09:09] Alya**
So am I.
**[09:11] Masha**
Welcome back.
**[09:12] Masha**
Would you two like some tea too?
**[09:14] Yuki**
Oh, gladly.
**[09:16] Alya**
Give me.
**[09:17] Masha**
Sure. Give me a second.
**[09:27] Alya**
What?
**[09:28] Masachika**
Personal space? Hello?
**[09:30] Alya**
In Russia, it's considered bad luck for
a young lady to sit at the corner of the table.
**[09:35] Masachika**
Is it?
**[09:36] Alya**
It is.
**[09:38] Masachika**
*Bit too close for comfort, though!*
**[09:45] Masachika**
*Wait, what? Did something really go down?*
**[09:49] Masachika**
Uh, Masha-san?
**[09:51] Masachika**
Is what Alya said true?
Is there really a superstition like that?
**[09:55] Masha**
There is.
**[09:56] Masha**
They say unmarried people who take
the corner seat will never get married.
**[10:00] Masha**
Did you find someone
you would like to marry, Alya-chan?
**[10:04] Alya**
Of course not.
I just didn't feel like sitting there.
**[10:07] Masha**
What? Really?
**[10:10] Alya**
Drop it.
***SIGN*** Marriage isn't in the cards just yet.
**[10:16] Masachika**
*Yeah, we're only 15, after all.*
**[10:19] Masachika**
* Though something about*
* that phrasing's bugging me...*
**[10:21] Masachika**
* Wait, you're doing this*
* even with your sister around?!*
**[10:24] Masha**
Here, Alya-chan.
**[10:26] Masha**
Help yourself while you wait.
**[10:33] Alya**
What?
**[10:34] Masachika**
Nothing at all.
**[10:36] Toya**
All right, let's call it a day.
**[10:40] Toya**
Us second-years have something
to discuss with the teachers.
**[10:43] Toya**
The first-years may leave.
**[10:45] Chisaki**
Good work today.
**[10:46] Masachikaalyayuki**
Goodbye.
**[10:53] Masachika**
* Okay, Yuki definitely did something*
* she shouldn't have.*
**[10:59] Masachika**
Hey, Alya?
**[11:01] Alya**
What is it?
**[11:02] Masachika**
Can we stop by here for a bit?
**[11:04] Alya**
Huh?
**[11:06] Alya**
Why?
**[11:07] Masachika**
We need to talk about some stuff
regarding the presidential election.
**[11:13] Alya**
Oh...
**[11:15] Alya**
Sure, why not?
**[11:16] Masachika**
Okay, let's head in.
***SIGN*** So this isn't a date.
**[11:22] Masachika**
*Is that what you were hoping for, Alya-san?!*
**[11:32] Alya**
What?
**[11:33] Masachika**
I didn't say anything.
**[11:35] Alya**
I'm a bit worn out.
**[11:37] Alya**
I need some sugar to get
my brain working again.
**[11:40] Masachika**
That so?
**[11:42] Masachika**
Uh... did something happen with Yuki?
**[11:47] Alya**
Nuh-uh.
**[11:48] Masachika**
*Yuki! What the heck did you do?!*
**[11:53] Alya**
Are you and Yuki-san dating?
**[11:56] Masachika**
Hell nah.
**[11:58] Alya**
You're not?
**[11:59] Masachika**
Nope. Absolutely not.
**[12:01] Yuki**
But she said...
**[12:05] Masachika**
I'm only saying this cause you need to hear it.
**[12:07] Masachika**
She's not the prim-and-proper
lady she appears to be.
**[12:10] Masachika**
She's messing with you
and having fun seeing how you react.
**[12:15] Masachika**
Anyway...
**[12:16] Masachika**
Moving on to the election talk.
Let's get one thing out of the way.
**[12:20] Masachika**
We stand zero chance
of beating Yuki as things stand.
**[12:23] Alya**
Not beating around the bush, are we?
**[12:26] Masachika**
It's the truth. That's how big
a front-runner Yuki is.
**[12:33] Masachika**
Normally, you'd have three pairs of aspiring
candidates in the student council at this time.
**[12:39] Masachika**
In fact, at the start of middle school,
**[12:42] Masachika**
our council had six pairs—
Yuki and me included—
**[12:44] Masachika**
meaning 12 aspirants in total.
**[12:46] Alya**
That's so many.
**[12:48] Masachika**
That said, half of them dropped out at
the student congress right before the election.
**[12:53] Alya**
Student congress?
**[12:55] Masachika**
It's something of a debate contest
held between students.
**[12:58] Masachika**
If, say, the dispute between the baseball and
soccer teams hadn't reached a compromise,
**[13:04] Masachika**
they would've had to debate each other
at the student congress to decide who won.
**[13:08] Alya**
So that's what the events
I saw happening in the auditorium were.
**[13:14] Alya**
Anyway, what do you mean,
half of them dropped out?
**[13:18] Masachika**
When the congress features
presidential candidates,
**[13:21] Masachika**
it essentially becomes a
preview of the election.
**[13:23] Masachika**
Once they debate on policy
and one side beats out the other,
**[13:27] Masachika**
it establishes a clear pecking order
in the eyes of most students.
**[13:31] Alya**
I see what you mean.
**[13:33] Masachika**
Traditionally, the candidates fight each other
**[13:35] Masachika**
until the field gets whittled down
to three pairs or so.
**[13:39] Masachika**
Of course, not every candidate
joins the student council,
**[13:44] Masachika**
but the lack of numbers this year
is clearly abnormal.
**[13:48] Masachika**
Everyone's given up on beating Yuki.
**[13:53] Alya**
*What's with him?*
**[13:54] Alya**
*He's acting like this doesn't bother him.*
**[13:56] Masachika**
It goes to show that everyone thinks
she's a shoo-in as the next president.
**[13:57] Alya**
* Does he just not think anything of*
* coming to a restaurant with a girl?*
**[14:02] Masachika**
The benefits of being student council
president at our academy go without saying.
**[14:07] Masachika**
In fact, that title is of such great value
**[14:11] Alya**
*No wonder I had such a hard time drinking with it. When did I do this?*
**[14:11] Masachika**
that the elections were rife with
underhanded tactics until a few years ago.
**[14:19] Masachika**
But hey, thanks to all that,
now we get to have clean elections.
**[14:26] Masachika**
You listening to me, Alya?
**[14:28] Alya**
I am. I was just momentarily
distracted by my parfait.
**[14:32] Masachika**
I mean, it definitely looks great.
**[14:35] Alya**
*Get off my case!*
**[14:37] Alya**
* I'm only acting up because*
* of the way you're acting!*
**[14:45] Alya**
*Fine, I got it.*
**[14:46] Alya**
* If you're not going to get in the mood,*
* I'll get you in the mood myself!*
**[14:50] Alya**
Say, do you want a bite?
**[14:53] Masachika**
Nah, I'm good.
**[14:55] Alya**
You said it looks great, didn't you?
**[14:56] Alya**
No need to be shy.
**[15:00] Alya**
Here you go.
**[15:02] Masachika**
Uh, I can just get a fresh spoon.
**[15:05] Alya**
You'd call the staff over just for that?
It'd add to their washing load, too.
**[15:09] Masachika**
But...
**[15:10] Alya**
Hurry up!
**[15:12] Alya**
This is perfectly commonplace in Russia!
**[15:14] Masachika**
Wait, really?
**[15:16] Masachika**
*Nope, she's totally lying.*
**[15:18] Masachika**
Come on! Say "aah"!
**[15:21] Masachika**
*She even said the magic words!*
**[15:26] Masachika**
*Guh! An indirect kiss, also featuring tongue!*
**[15:35] Masachika**
Wow, that's sweet.
**[15:36] Alya**
Yeah?
**[15:44] Masachika**
*Is that Taniyama?*
**[15:49] Alya**
So, how do we beat Yuki-san?
**[15:52] Masachika**
Facing her head-on isn't gonna help.
**[15:56] Masachika**
We need to run a campaign that appeals
to students from a different angle.
**[15:58] Alya**
Like how, exactly?
**[16:00] Masachika**
Take President Kenzaki, for example.
**[16:03] Masachika**
One of the candidates in last year's election
was a former middle school president.
**[16:08] Masachika**
And yet, it was President Kenzaki
who came out on top.
**[16:12] Alya**
He wasn't on the council
in middle school, was he?
**[16:16] Masachika**
Nope, but he still won,
thanks to an elaborate strategy.
**[16:21] Alya**
What was it?
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**[16:22] Masachika**
The newspaper club profiled him
because they were amused by him running.
**[16:30] Masachika**
I'm sure they were mostly
messing with him at the start,
**[16:35] Masachika**
but as the coverage went on,
his appearance changed, and his grades went up.
**[16:39] Masachika**
People were watching
a success story unfold in real time,
**[16:42] Masachika**
and they started rooting for him.
**[16:45] Masachika**
And that wave of support
carried him all the way to victory.
**[16:49] Alya**
So you're saying I need a backstory
to rally support?
**[16:53] Alya**
To show all the students
how hard I'm working and all that?
**[16:57] Masachika**
Always quick to catch on, I see.
**[17:01] Masachika**
*But uh...*
**[17:01] Masachika**
*Whatcha gonna do with that spoon?*
**[17:05] Alya**
*What do I do with this spoon?*
**[17:14] Masachika**
Hey, uh, mind if I order something?
**[17:17] Alya**
Huh? Feel free.
**[17:22] Waitress**
Here's your order.
**[17:24] Waitress**
And the fresh spoon you asked for.
**[17:27] Waitress**
Please enjoy.
**[17:30] Alya**
You didn't have to.
**[17:32] Masachika**
Trust me, I had to do it for myself.
**[17:34] Alya**
Getting flustered over something so minor?
You're a bigger baby than I thought.
**[17:39] Alya**
And here I figured
you were used to female company.
**[17:42] Masachika**
Meanwhile, I'm over here
shocked by how casual you were about it.
**[17:48] Masachika**
What, is Russia rife with
indirect kisses or something?
***SIGN*** You're the only one I would do that with, dummy.
**[17:56] Masachika**
*Heh. Thanks.*
**[17:58] Masachika**
Hurry up and eat that. It's gonna melt away.
**[18:01] Alya**
You're right.
**[18:04] Alya**
Anyway, how exactly do I
build support like President Kenzaki did?
**[18:10] Masachika**
Hmm, well, you'd need to show everyone
just how hard you're willing to work.
**[18:15] Masachika**
Our first chance is
the first term's closing ceremony.
**[18:18] Alya**
Do you mean the student council address?
**[18:21] Masachika**
Yeah.
**[18:22] Masachika**
It's essentially the first policy speech
made to the whole student body.
**[18:27] Masachika**
I'm sure you realize how important that is.
**[18:30] Alya**
What should I say in my speech?
**[18:33] Masachika**
Whatever you like.
**[18:36] Masachika**
The audience is more likely to be
receptive if you speak your mind.
**[18:39] Alya**
What, do you not have
any specific advice to give?
**[18:43] Masachika**
You don't need to fake anything.
**[18:45] Masachika**
You're a perfectly captivating
human being as you are.
**[18:49] Alya**
Oh, yeah?
***SIGN*** How exactly?
***SIGN*** Praise me more.
**[18:56] Masachika**
*This is exactly what I mean, you charmer, you!*
**[19:04] Masachika**
I thought they'd play it safer
since they're a casual diner.
**[19:07] Alya**
Is that any good?
**[19:08] Masachika**
Yeah, kinda.
**[19:09] Masachika**
Wanna try?
**[19:11] Masachika**
*Wait, Alya can't handle this level of heat.*
**[19:16] Alya**
*That looks hot.*
**[19:18] Alya**
* But if I back out, he'll realize*
* I'm not a fan of spicy food.*
**[19:24] Alya**
I'll have just a bite, then.
**[19:26] Masachika**
Y-Yeah, go for it.
***SIGN*** A WHOLE
CHILI
**[19:37] Devilyuki**
Let her have it, bro.
**[19:39] Devilyuki**
Be honest. Seeing Alya-san
teary-eyed is such a turn-on, right?
**[19:43] Angelmasha**
No, don't bully Alya-chan like that.
**[19:46] Angelmasha**
Bad boy!
**[19:48] Devilyuki**
Get lost!
**[19:55] Masachika**
*Forgive me, Alya.*
**[19:57] Masachika**
Here you go. The best part.
**[19:59] Alya**
Th-Thank you.
**[20:15] Masachika**
Alya?
***SIGN*** You jerk!
**[20:23] Masachika**
You okay?
**[20:25] Alya**
What do you mean? I'm fine.
**[20:27] Masachika**
If you say so.
**[20:31] Alya**
Oh, yeah. What's Yuki-san going to do?
**[20:34] Masachika**
Huh?
**[20:35] Alya**
I mean, if you're running with me,
**[20:39] Alya**
that means she'll have to find
a new partn—running mate.
**[20:44] Masachika**
Well, she's absurdly popular on her own,
**[20:48] Masachika**
so I don't think it really matters...
**[20:51] Masachika**
But it'd have to be someone
who was on our student council, huh?
**[20:56] Masachika**
Yeah, we're in trouble if she
brings out the likes of Taniyama.
**[21:01] Alya**
Who's Taniyama?
**[21:03] Masachika**
Taniyama Sayaka.
**[21:04] Masachika**
Back in middle school, she took Yuki
to the wire in the election we won.
**[21:09] Masachika**
Never heard of her?
**[21:10] Alya**
Can't say I have.
**[21:13] Masachika**
*Did she give up on ever becoming president?*
**[21:19] Alya**
Kuze-kun?
**[21:20] Masachika**
Oh, uh...
**[21:21] Masachika**
Well, I'm sure we'll find out who Yuki's
gonna team up with soon enough.
***SIGN*** Seirei
Private
Academy
***SIGN*** Student Council Office
**[21:30] Yuki**
I'd like to introduce you all to someone.
**[21:34] Yuki**
Ayano.
**[21:39] Alya**
Kuze-kun?
**[21:43] Ayano**
Pleased to meet you.
**[21:45] Ayano**
I'm Kimishima Ayano from Class 1-C.
**[21:49] Ayano**
I'll be joining the student council
and handling general affairs.
**[21:55] Ayano**
I look forward to working with you all.
**[21:59] Ayano**
Masachika-sama, let's do our best
together as the general affairs team.
**[22:04] Masachika**
Ayano...