E9 - Episode 9 Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:07] (Flashback) AOI     How do you not remember me?     How cruel can you be?! [00:14] MIRA     Good morning. [00:16] TAKUMI     Good morning. [00:19] AOI     G... Good morning. [00:22] TAKUMI     M-Morning. [00:24] (Flashback) AOI     I... hate you so much! SIGN    Astro Note [02:03] TERUKO     Mornin'. [02:06] TERUKO     Huh, Aoi-chan? Pretty unusual for you     to be eating breakfast here. [02:10] AOI     Can't I? [02:12] TERUKO     'Course you can. I'm just wondering     what brought this on. [02:17] TERUKO     Time to eat. [02:19] AOI     Nothing in particular. [02:33] TOMIHIRO     Explain this. [02:36] SHOKICHI     What is it? [02:37] TOMIHIRO     A notice for parents' visit day. [02:39] TOMIHIRO     Why didn't you tell me     about something so important? [02:41] REN     Because I don't want you to come, obviously. [02:45] TOMIHIRO     Why not? How awful! [02:46] REN     Who's the awful one here? [02:48] REN     Search your heart, and you'll find the reason! [02:54] REN     Everything you just thought of. All of it. [02:57] TOMIHIRO     You could tell what I was thinking? [03:01] REN     "What could it be? [03:03] REN     Is it because I went in a T-shirt     and sandals last time? [03:07] REN     Or is it because I was hungover     and threw up in the boys' bathroom? [03:10] REN     Or is it maybe because I started flirting     with his friend's mom? [03:13] REN     Or maybe..." [03:14] TOMIHIRO     Wow... You're amazing! [03:16] TOMIHIRO     You just read my mind. You must be a psychic! [03:20] TOMIHIRO     I'd better tell your teachers     to develop your special ability in class... [03:24] REN     Don't you dare show up! [03:28] NAOSUKE     What's wrong? [03:30] AOI     We kissed... [03:32] AOI     I think. [03:34] NAOSUKE     You think? [03:35] AOI     I was drunk, so I don't remember clearly. [03:41] NAOSUKE     So he's the kind of guy     who'd kiss a drunk girl? [03:44] NAOSUKE     Can't be too decent, if you ask me. [03:49] AOI     He treats everyone equally     with love and care. [03:53] AOI     So I want to believe that he's a decent guy. [03:57] NAOSUKE     Do you hate the landlady? [03:59] AOI     Huh? Why do you ask? [04:01] NAOSUKE     Oh, just curious. [04:03] AOI     I don't hate hate her. [04:05] AOI     But she eats everything     like it's the greatest meal ever. [04:09] AOI     I envy that. [04:13] MIRA     Bye. [04:14] SHOKICHI     Have a nice day. SIGN    A     S     T     R     O          L     O     D     G     E [04:20] SHOKICHI     I wonder what make that car is. [04:23] SHOKICHI     Rich people sure do live in style. [04:30] SHOIN     So the Hubby spy stole a dummy key? [04:34] MIRA     Yeah. So things should be fine now. [04:36] MIRA     You didn't have to come pick me up. [04:39] SHOIN     It's still not safe.     They'll know immediately that it's a fake. [04:42] MIRA     Really? How are they supposed to find out? [04:45] MIRA     I've never seen the actual one, either. [04:47] MIRA     If I were told it was the key,     I'd probably believe it. [04:52] MIRA     What a beautiful day.     Oh, I should've aired the futons. [04:56] MIRA     Did you know? Futons are really soft     and nice to sleep in after you've aired them. [05:01] SHOIN     Mira. [05:02] SHOIN     We have more important things     to take care of right now. [05:11] SHOIN     We need to find the key [05:13] SHOIN     and return to Planet Wid as soon as possible. [05:16] SHOIN     Bring up the entries on Astro Lodge. [05:18] ALEXA     Understood. [05:21] SHOIN     Let's review all the logs     we have on that building. [05:25] SHOIN     You start over there, Mira. [05:26] MIRA     Okay. [05:35] SHOIN     What is it? [05:35] MIRA     Leaves are starting to clog up the gutter.     I need to clean them up. [05:42] MIRA     Gosh, Room 3's window is wide open! [05:46] MIRA     Did I forget to close it     after cleaning last time? [05:49] MIRA     It'll be bad news if it rains. [05:51] MIRA     Let me go close it real quick. [05:52] SHOIN     Mira! [05:54] MIRA     Oh, right. I guess it won't rain today,     given how clear the skies were. [05:58] SHOIN     That's not the point. [05:59] SHOIN     Right now, you're barely acting     like Planet Wid's next queen. [06:03] SHOIN     The title of Astro Lodge's caretaker     suits you more. [06:06] MIRA     What? You really think so? [06:08] SHOIN     That wasn't a compliment. [06:10] SHOIN     What's gotten into you?     Do you not want to go home to Planet Wid? [06:14] SHOIN     You're our princess. [06:16] SHOIN     The Widi are eagerly waiting for you     to return with key in hand. [06:19] MIRA     I know that, but... [06:22] SHOIN     But? [06:23] MIRA     You know how we have so many rules     we have to abide by all our lives? [06:27] MIRA     I've been having my doubts     about them lately. [06:30] MIRA     I wonder if the established rules     are really right for us. [06:34] SHOIN     Mira. [06:35] SHOIN     Have you fallen in love? [06:36] MIRA     Huh? [06:38] MIRA     Where did that come from? [06:40] SHOIN     Just thinking you might've been     influenced by someone. [06:43] MIRA     Gosh, what are you saying? SIGN    For those who want a job right away! SIGN    Salary over 210,000 a month!! [06:53] [SONG] SIGN     Formal Employment No Overtime [06:53] [SONG] SIGN     Weekends and Holidays Off Potential Raises SIGN    Click for details! [06:55] NAOSUKE     That doesn't look too bad. [06:58] TAKUMI     Don't just waltz into my room! [07:00] NAOSUKE     Moving on from the unemployed life, eh? [07:01] TAKUMI     I am not unemployed! [07:03] NAOSUKE     What are you if not unemployed? [07:05] TAKUMI     Head chef at this historic Astro Lodge! [07:09] NAOSUKE     Phooey. [07:12] TAKUMI     What is it? [07:13] NAOSUKE     What is what? [07:15] TAKUMI     You came to talk to me     about something, right? [07:21] NAOSUKE     Do you really not remember Aoi-chan? [07:25] TAKUMI     Way to rub it in. [07:27] NAOSUKE     Do you or don't you? [07:31] TAKUMI     I don't. At all. [07:33] NAOSUKE     She's a nice girl,     don't you think? [07:35] NAOSUKE     You should respond to her feelings. [07:38] TAKUMI     What do you mean, her feelings? [07:39] NAOSUKE     Huh? [07:40] TAKUMI     What? [07:42] TAKUMI     Huh? What?! SIGN    35th Annual Battle of the Chefs Results Announced!     Miyasaka Takumi Becomes Youngest Ever to Win Grand Prize! [07:45] NAOSUKE     You're so dense. Take a look. [07:51] TAKUMI     Hmm? Is that... [07:54] TAKUMI     Aoi-chan? [07:57] MIRA     Coming. [08:02] MIRA     Ren-kun? [08:04] MIRA     You ran away? SIGN    Dear Parents and Guardians     Notice of Parents' Visiting Day [08:08] (Flashback) TOMIHIRO     As your father, I have every right     to attend parents' visiting day! [08:11] (Flashback) REN     Then I'll cut all ties with you! [08:15] REN     Now I have nowhere to go,     so I'll be hanging out here. [08:20] MIRA     B-But... [08:21] REN     Don't worry. You know what my pops is like. [08:26] REN     So I've learned to take care of myself. SIGN    A     S     T     R     O          L     O     D     G     E [08:45] TAKUMI     Huh? You're up early today, Wakabayashi-san. [08:48] TOMIHIRO     I wanted to see my boy. [08:50] TAKUMI     Huh? [08:51] TOMIHIRO     We're celebrating my dear son's      first time running away. [08:55] TOMIHIRO     Look this way, Ren. [08:57] TOMIHIRO     How's your first breakfast     since running away feel? [08:59] TOMIHIRO     Does it taste more grown-up? [09:03] REN     Thanks for the food. [09:04] TOMIHIRO     Hey, wait! [09:04] TOMIHIRO     Don't waste your food! Come on! [09:14] AOI     Good... morning. [09:16] TAKUMI     Huh? G-Good morning. [09:28] TERUKO     That makes ten. [09:30] TAKUMI     Matsubara-san? [09:31] TERUKO     That's the tenth sigh you've let out in a row. [09:34] TAKUMI     Huh? How long have you been following me? [09:36] TERUKO     Need a shoulder to cry on? [09:38] TERUKO     You're paying. SIGN    Pub [09:44] TERUKO     Beer tastes amazing after a hard day's work     when it's on somebody else's dime! [09:48] TAKUMI     Are you really younger than me? [09:51] TERUKO     So? What's bothering you? [09:54] TAKUMI     Keep this between us, [09:57] TAKUMI     but, uh... it seems Aoi-chan     has feelings for me. [10:03] TERUKO     And? [10:04] TAKUMI     "And"? [10:04] TERUKO     You were the only one who hadn't noticed. [10:08] TAKUMI     What's more, we worked     at the same hotel, apparently. [10:13] TERUKO     "Apparently"? You don't remember? [10:15] TAKUMI     I don't. [10:16] TERUKO     Yikes. You're a jerk. [10:18] TAKUMI     B-But we had so many staff. [10:21] TAKUMI     Of course I don't remember     each and every one. [10:26] TERUKO     "I'm such an asshole. [10:29] TERUKO     Not only did I forget all about Aoi-chan, [10:31] TERUKO     I accepted her invitation to the Insect     Festival, which she meant as a date invite, [10:34] TERUKO     led her on, and toyed with her feelings     like a total scumbag!" [10:39] TAKUMI     Please stop narrating for me! [10:42] TAKUMI     Also, "scumbag" is pushing it! [10:45] TAKUMI     What should I do? [10:47] TAKUMI     I don't know how to interact with Aoi-chan. [10:51] TAKUMI     What? [10:52] TERUKO     Beer tastes amazing when it's paired     with a side dish of schadenfreude. [10:56] TAKUMI     You're the jerk here. [10:59] TERUKO     Anyway, if you can't reciprocate her feelings, [11:03] TERUKO     your job is to make sure     that she can move on. [11:10] TERUKO     So chicks are into guys like you, huh? [11:12] TAKUMI     It's not like that. [11:15] TAKUMI     Don't you have someone you like? [11:17] TERUKO     I have zero interest     in dating and all that crap. [11:21] TERUKO     The time I spend as the idol Terurun     is what I live for! Terurun! [11:27] TAKUMI     Get me another beer from the tap! [11:33] TOMIHIRO     Pardon me. [11:35] TOMIHIRO     I know the room's messy,     but I only just got back from work. [11:39] MIRA     What? You work?! [11:41] TOMIHIRO     You don't have to act so surprised. [11:43] MIRA     Oh, sorry. [11:45] TOMIHIRO     I am technically unemployed, [11:47] TOMIHIRO     but I do day jobs     when I'm seriously low on cash. [11:51] TOMIHIRO     Let me make you some tea. [11:53] MIRA     Oh, don't mind me. [11:56] MIRA     U-Um, so, about Ren-kun... [11:59] TOMIHIRO     Sorry for the trouble we're causing you. [12:02] MIRA     It's no trouble! [12:05] TOMIHIRO     He can be a stubborn kid     who refuses to listen, [12:10] TOMIHIRO     but he'll grow bored of this     and come back eventually. [12:15] MIRA     O-Oh, but... [12:17] MIRA     Ren-kun seems to be really against     the idea of you visiting his school. [12:21] MIRA     Why not put his feelings first, just this time? [12:25] TOMIHIRO     I'm afraid I can't do that. [12:27] MIRA     Why not? [12:28] TOMIHIRO     I mean, I want to see where, how,     and with whom he's studying. [12:36] TOMIHIRO     But, well, I can't have him     getting bullied because of me, [12:40] TOMIHIRO     so I fully intend to behave this time around. [12:43] TOMIHIRO     I'll lay off the booze until the day is done. [12:46] MIRA     You? Lay off the booze? [12:48] TOMIHIRO     I'll make do with barley tea. [12:56] MIRA     Is that Ren-kun's mother? [12:58] TOMIHIRO     They look alike, right? [13:00] MIRA     They do, yes. [13:03] TOMIHIRO     And Ren and I look nothing alike. [13:06] TOMIHIRO     That's because we're not     actually related by blood. [13:09] MIRA     What? [13:10] TOMIHIRO     It's not really a big secret or anything. [13:13] TOMIHIRO     We were never married, so when she passed, [13:17] TOMIHIRO     there was talk of sending Ren to an orphanage. [13:21] TOMIHIRO     But a lawyer friend of Tasuke-san's     really helped us out, [13:26] TOMIHIRO     and so we got to live together as we do now. [13:29] TOMIHIRO     Whether we're blood-related or not     doesn't matter one bit to me, [13:35] TOMIHIRO     but society seems to think otherwise. [13:38] MIRA     I had no idea. [13:40] TOMIHIRO     Back then, I realized     beyond a shadow of a doubt [13:44] TOMIHIRO     that, of all the countless     living things on Earth, [13:47] TOMIHIRO     I love Ren most of all! [13:51] TOMIHIRO     And nobody can tell me otherwise. [13:54] TOMIHIRO     Mira-san, have you ever met     someone you love with all your heart? [13:58] TOMIHIRO     I can't say for sure, as I've basically     stumbled my way through life, [14:01] TOMIHIRO     but it's not every day you meet such a person. [14:04] TOMIHIRO     I love Ren. [14:06] TOMIHIRO     And love can change     your life in unexpected ways. [14:13] TOMIHIRO     Oh, but I guess I'm still     stumbling my way through life. [14:20] TOMIHIRO     I ended up talking about something     that's best discussed over a drink. [14:24] TOMIHIRO     Oh, look at the time. [14:25] TOMIHIRO     Have you had dinner yet? [14:27] MIRA     No, not yet. [14:29] TOMIHIRO     Ren needs to eat, too. [14:31] TOMIHIRO     You're taking care of him,     so let me buy you something. [14:35] MIRA     You can't. Aren't you seriously low on cash? [14:39] TOMIHIRO     Shall we go to war? [14:40] MIRA     "War"? [14:42] TOMIHIRO     I mean the supermarket's half-off meals. [14:44] MIRA     What the heck? [14:46] TOMIHIRO     Don't you know? [14:47] TOMIHIRO     In the deli aisle of the supermarket [14:49] TOMIHIRO     are warriors eagerly awaiting     the half-off discount stickers, [14:54] TOMIHIRO     and they go to war for the prizes they seek. [14:56] TOMIHIRO     In that way, the supermarket     becomes a war zone every single night. SIGN    3rd Grade Arithmetic [15:08] SHOKICHI     Took you a while. Find your eraser? [15:12] REN     Yeah. [15:17] SHOKICHI     Aoi-chan, are you good at arithmetic? [15:23] SHOKICHI     The text on this printout     is too small for me to read. [15:30] AOI     Oh, that part's wrong. [15:33] REN     Say... [15:35] REN     What's your father like? [15:38] AOI     Who knows? [15:39] REN     What do you mean? [15:40] AOI     Well, I grew up in an orphanage. [15:42] AOI     But from what I've heard,     he was quite the piece of trash. [15:46] AOI     Your father's nice, though. [15:48] REN     How? He's unemployed,     so he's trash all the same. [15:53] AOI     But the people around you can tell     that he showers you with love. [15:57] AOI     That's a very fortunate thing. [16:00] REN     Oh, Naosuke. [16:02] REN     Do you wanna know Naosuke's secret? [16:06] REN     Actually, Naosuke's... [16:09] AOI     Huh? Say what? [16:11] REN     It's true. I saw it with my own eyes. [16:19] TERUKO     Oh, hey, landlady! [16:22] MIRA     Welcome back. [16:23] TOMIHIRO     Wow, already drunk at this hour? I envy you. [16:28] TAKUMI     Where are you headed? [16:29] MIRA     To war. [16:30] TAKUMI     War? [16:31] TERUKO     Oh, the supermarket? [16:33] TOMIHIRO     We need to hurry, or those hyenas     will strip the place to the bones. [16:38] TAKUMI     Should I cook for you? [16:40] TAKUMI     We have some frozen pork,     so I could make stir-fry. [16:44] TOMIHIRO     Now, there's a proposition! Let's go home! [16:48] ALL     Let's eat! SIGN    Barley Tea [16:59] MIRA     Mm, delicious. SIGN    Today's Menu     - Fried Shrimp     - Miso Soup SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 [18:00] TAKUMI     Aoi-chan, are you free? [18:02] TAKUMI     What say we go for a picnic? [18:09] TAKUMI     This place feels great. [18:11] TAKUMI     Why don't we take a seat over there? [18:13] AOI     Okay. [18:16] TAKUMI     The triangles have plum,     and the circles have salmon. [18:19] TAKUMI     Oh, are you okay with dried plum? [18:21] AOI     I love it. [18:22] TAKUMI     Y-You do? That's great. [18:27] TAKUMI     Here. [18:28] AOI     Thank you. [18:30] TAKUMI     Eat all you want. [18:31] AOI     I will, thank you. [18:52] TAKUMI     There's someone I like. [18:56] TAKUMI     I'm in love with Mira-san. [19:00] AOI     I know. [19:03] AOI     It's obvious. [19:09] TAKUMI     Oh. [19:19] TAKUMI     Miss Riceball? [19:21] TAKUMI     I remember now!     You're Miss Riceball, aren't you? [19:25] TAKUMI     We met on the rooftop that one time! [19:26] AOI     Yes. [19:28] TAKUMI     I'm sorry. [19:29] TAKUMI     I'm really, really sorry! [19:37] TAKUMI     Seeing you eat like it was the most delicious     thing ever brought back the memory. [19:41] AOI     Am I making it look that good? [19:44] TAKUMI     You always eat with so much gusto.     It makes the food look great. [19:48] TAKUMI     That massive rice ball back then     looked so good, too. [19:54] TAKUMI     Wait, what? I'm sorry! [19:58] AOI     It's not what you think. [20:01] AOI     I'm happy, this is delicious,     and I'm so happy... [20:07] AOI     It's happylicious! SIGN    Notice of Parents' Visit Day [20:17] REN     You can come, but please never hit     on my friends' mothers again. [20:21] TOMIHIRO     Ren! [20:23] REN     Cut it out, Pops! [20:27] AOI     He actually was a decent guy. [20:29] AOI     He stopped me before I could say anything     so that I wouldn't have to get rejected. [20:33] NAOSUKE     You're awful cheery     for someone with a broken heart. [20:36] AOI     I thought there was something I lacked. [20:39] AOI     But I just didn't know that I had it     all along, and he helped me realize that. [20:44] AOI     And now I feel like there might be other     things I've never noticed about myself. [20:49] AOI     It's changed the way I look at my life,     in a positive direction. [20:52] NAOSUKE     Huh. I don't get it,     but whatever makes you happy. [20:56] AOI     Maybe it's time for me to go out     and see the world beyond Astro Lodge. [21:01] AOI     I owe it to you for easing me back     into conversing with people. Thanks. [21:06] NAOSUKE     I haven't done a thing. [21:08] AOI     Oh, right. You know Naosuke, the dog? [21:12] NAOSUKE     Huh?! [21:12] AOI     You know, the landlady's pet. [21:15] NAOSUKE     Oh, right, yeah. I remember now. [21:18] AOI     Ren-kun told me that Naosuke wasn't a dog... [21:26] AOI     but actually a cat. [21:28] NAOSUKE     A cat?! [21:30] AOI     He says he saw him chasing a mouse around     like the cat in that famous cartoon. [21:36] NAOSUKE     Th-That's great! A cat, huh? [21:40] AOI     But he's clearly a dog. [21:44] AOI     I'm scared of dogs, so I don't     like Naosuke much either. [21:53] MIRA     Good morning. [21:55] TAKUMI     Good morning. [21:56] MIRA     Uh, Miyasaka-san? [21:58] MIRA     Do you have some time to talk later? [22:15] AOI     Octo-san? SIGN    As the day of Terurun's concert draws near, SIGN    Teruko has her doubts about continuing her idol activities. SIGN    The Hubbies send in another one of their agents. SIGN    But are they after Takumi and not Mira?! SIGN    But are they after Takumi and not Mira?!