9 - Kisses, Breasts, and Ponytails

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    Akihisa Yoshii is a young man
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    who is very particular about everything he does.
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    Time to eat!
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    When I have salt water as a side
    dish and sugar water as the main,
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    the meal seems a little extravagant, doesn't it?
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    The degree to which he is particular
    about things gets lower every day.
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    Coming!
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    Long time no see, Aki.
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    S...
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    Sis...?
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    What grows on its own? Hmm, what is it?
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    One more chance, one more
    chance. Never never give up!
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    One more chance, one
    more chance. Never give up!
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    BAKA and TEST
    - Summon the Beasts-
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    "Nice to encounter you,"
    that one's too easy!
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    There's only one answer
    that I decided on at the start
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    My heart fluttered. Will I pass?
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    I won't panic whether
    it's a matter of love or war
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    I sigh as I cram all night long
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    There's a genius dreamer inside of me
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    It'd be nice if everything I wanted came true
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    Pay no mind to other people's worlds
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    Perfect-area complete!
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    I'll definitely be waiting right here.
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    Perfect-area, I can hear someone wishing for it
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    Ah! Ear! Ear!
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    Why? We just keep missing each other
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    If you came to me for advice, it'd go like
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    "So, friends?" "Yes, friends."
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    That's a sad 0 points.
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    No! Do it again! Rewrite it!
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     I'm serious, one
    more chance please
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    You know, there's a future
    more wonderful than now
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    Make it more wonderful than
    now... my life, my life, my life
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    "Episode 9" "Kisses, Breasts, and Ponytails"
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    Akira Yoshii. 23 years old. E cup.
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    She is Akihisa's older sister who lives abroad.
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    Sis! You came here dressed like that?!
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    Why're you raising your voice
    all of a sudden? That's absurd.
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    Says someone who walks
    around in her bathrobe...!
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    You should let people finish their stories.
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    I have a reason for being dressed like this.
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    Sorry, Sis. What happened?
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    "A Day in the Life of Akira,
    Story of an Elegant Day, Episode 1"
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    I walked quite a ways from the airport
    in the heat with heavy luggage.
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    Uh-huh.
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    When I got on the train, I saw
    myself all sweaty in the window.
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    Uh-huh, uh-huh.
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    Although I was going to see my brother,
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    I should pay attention to my appearance.
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    I didn't want to show myself all sweaty.
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    Uh-huh.
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    So, in order to deal with the sweat,
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    I changed into a bathrobe
    since it's highly absorbent.
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    Stop right there! That's messed up!
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    Thus, I was able to reunite with
    my little brother while maintaining
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    the dignified appearance
    his older sister should have.
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    And that's even more messed up!
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    I'm glad that the train was rather empty.
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    "A Day in the Life of Akira,
    Story of an Elegant Day, Episode 2"
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    If it was crowded, I would've
     had problems changing.
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    Hold on a sec. Where'd you change?
SIGN    "Omitted (024 - 1)"
SIGN    "Omitted (024 - 2)"
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    Aki, I came here today because
    I have to attend to important affairs.
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    What?
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    I'll start my investigation
    now on how you're living
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    and decide if it's okay to
    let you continue to live alone.
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    What?!
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    When you started living alone,
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    I gave you two conditions to follow.
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    I'm sure you haven't forgotten them, have you?
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    If I say I did, will you get upset?
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    No, I won't.
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    Good! Well, I completely--
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    Instead of getting upset, I'll give you a kiss.
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    ...completely remember them!
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    Moreover, I'll give you an incredible kiss,
    then marriage will no longer be possible.
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    What're you planning to
    do to your own little brother?
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    Relax. It's me who won't be able to get married.
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    I can't relax!
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    You'll live the rest of your life
    feeling guilty towards your sister
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    since she won't be able to get married.
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    I remember them well, so please spare me!
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    Then, tell me what they are.
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    Uhm...
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    Aki. Close your eyes.
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    Ah! First, I can play video
    games for 30 minutes a day!
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    Second, illicit sexual
    relationships are forbidden!
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    Sorry.
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    Are they wrong?!
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    When they're correct, I can't kiss you.
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    Is that something you should be sorry about?
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    It's tidier than I thought.
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    You thought it'd be messier?
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    You're at that age, too, so...
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    I thought that your room would be
    buried in two thousand dirty books.
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    I don't have money to buy two thousand of them.
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    In other words, you have at least one book?
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    Ah!
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    As a semi-illicit sexual
    relationship, that's minus 20 points.
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    What's that score?
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    It's an assessment used to determine
    if it's okay for you to continue living alone.
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    I'll compare it with your next periodical
    test and reconsider the approval.
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    In other words, that means that if
    I get 20 more points in the next midterm,
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    it'll cancel out that 20 points, huh?
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    Let me ask you, just in case...
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    You're not in any other illicit
    sexual relationships, are you?
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    Doing what gives me how many negative points?
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    If you hold hands with a
    girl, that's minus 100 points.
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    What?!
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    If you go out with girls to
    see movies or have crepes,
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    or if girls make you lunch or waffles,
    you'll get minus 50,000 points.
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    What's the matter?
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    No, nothing.
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    You're a healthy young man.
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    I understand very well that you don't
    know what to do with your young body.
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    I didn't say that.
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    So I'll concede as much as I can as well.
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    Although I forbid illicit
    sexual relationships with girls...
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    I think I can accept your illicit
    sexual relationships with guys.
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    What happened?!
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    What happened to your sense
    of values while living abroad?!
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    The stars look... pretty.
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    These scores are...
    more terrible than I expected.
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    Be that as it may, I tried hard in my own way.
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    Trying hard is only a means to an end.
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    No matter how invaluable
    the act of trying hard is,
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    if you become proud of the effort itself,
    you're mistaking the means for the end.
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    You don't have to say that.
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    If you don't want me to say that to you,
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    please overcome the subjects
    you're bad at. Even one subject is fine.
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    Tsk. You do have a subject
    you're bad at too, you know.
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    What is that?
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    Cooking.
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    That has nothing to do with academics.
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    But it's necessary for living.
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    Well, all you're good at is
    academics. As for the rest...
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    If you say more, I'll kiss
    you to shut you up.
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    I'm sorry, I was wrong.
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    Yuuji... I want you to show me your cell.
[07:05] ---
    Why?
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    They said on a TV show
    last night that the traces
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    of your partner's infidelity can be
    found on their cell. Show it to me.
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    I refuse.
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    My eyes... My eyes hurt like they're burning!
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    If you resist, I'll take it by force.
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    Hey! Don't take my pants, too!
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    I heard that guys like
    seeing a shirt on a naked body.
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    It's not that we like to
    see ourselves like that!
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    I wanna see it, too.
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    Ah! Okay! I'll give it
    to you! I'll give it to you!
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    You will...?
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    Don't be so openly disappointed!
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    Geez... Here.
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    You get more e-mail from Yoshii than me.
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    So what?
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    That means that you're
    having a love affair with Yoshii.
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    Are you kidding me?!
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    Can I stay overnight at your place?
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    I kinda don't want to... go home tonight.
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    Hey, wait... Shouko! Sto--!
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    I'm all set now.
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    Good morning, Akihisa.
[08:02] ---
    Hm?
[08:02] ---
    What happened, Akihisa?
    You look healthier than usual.
[08:06] ---
    Yeah. I had a decent
    breakfast this morning, so...
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    Akihisa sold his manga books and
    video games to a second-hand shop
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    and got money for food.
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    Even if it's just during Sis's stay,
    I'd better pretend that I live a healthy life.
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    Or I'll get negative points.
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    Cool Biz?
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    Who'd follow Cool Biz just below their waist?!
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    This is all because you sent me a weird e-mail!
[08:31] ---
    There was nothing weird about it, was there?
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    Then read it out loud.
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    "Sent Box" "001 Yuuji" Let me stay over" "002 Yuuji: Love"
    "003 Yuuji: Don't let go" "004 Yuuji: Together"
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    "Can I stay overnight at your place?
    I kinda don't want to... go home tonight."
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    I don't get your true feelings!
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    You should wait to do something
    like that until you are older!
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    That's obscene, Yoshii!
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    Baka Test
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    Uhm... Yoshii.
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    Go to the nurse's office.
[09:06] ---
    You think something's wrong if I'm studying?!
[09:11] ---
    Did something happen, Aki?
    To see you suddenly studying...
[09:15] ---
    Hm?
[09:16] ---
    You're acting strange today.
[09:18] ---
    Nothing... really.
[09:22] ---
    Oh? You've got quite a well-made lunch today.
[09:26] ---
    Yeah, for a change...
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    Amazing... Who made it?
[09:30] ---
    Me.
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    Liar.
[09:32] ---
    That's a lie.
[09:33] ---
    I'm not lying!
[09:35] ---
    This is by someone very skilled.
    Is it either Sakamoto or Tsuchiya?
[09:38] ---
    Be honest and spit it out.
[09:40] ---
    Who made it for you?
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    I'll leave it to your imagination now.
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    You don't wanna go home today, right?
[09:49] ---
    You're that dirty, Aki?!
[09:51] ---
    I don't want to believe it!
[09:53] ---
    I hate you, Yoshii!
[09:54] ---
    What were you imagining?!
    And hey, why is Kubo here too?!
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    By the way, Akihisa...
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    why do you wanna stay over at my place?
[10:02] ---
    What? I-It's because I suddenly
    realized studying is important.
[10:03] ---
    Don't lie.
[10:05] ---
    Hey, I didn't even finish!
[10:06] ---
    Well, midterms are coming up soon.
    The idea of a study group isn't too bad.
[10:10] ---
    Really?
[10:10] ---
    But... at your place.
[10:14] ---
    N-N-N-No! Not my place! Today isn't... good!
[10:18] ---
    What're you hiding?
[10:20] ---
    Shall we go check it out?
[10:21] ---
    A house search...
[10:23] ---
    In any case, today isn't
    good! It's really messy!
[10:26] ---
    I'll help you tidy up.
[10:28] ---
    Well... but...
[10:30] ---
    Oh yeah, if the mess is from something
    that girls don't like to touch, then...
[10:33] ---
    I've got two thousand dirty
    books scattered all over, so...!
[10:37] ---
    I'll tidy them up!
[10:38] ---
    I'll ditch them all!
[10:40] ---
    Leave it to us!
[10:41] ---
    Dammit! That backfired big time!
[10:49] ---
    Idiot Test
[10:53] ---
    Are you really coming to my place?
[10:56] ---
    What on earth are you hiding, Akihisa?
[10:58] ---
    Considering that you brought
    a lunch that someone made...
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    In all probability, it's a girlfriend.
[11:03] ---
    What's that mean, Aki?! Explain it!
[11:06] ---
    Uhm, I didn't say anything.
[11:09] ---
    Don't worry. There's no way that Yoshii
    would date someone behind our back.
[11:14] ---
    Isn't that right, Yoshii?
[11:18] ---
    Your eyes are serious.
[11:21] ---
    Well, once we go inside,
    it'll probably be all clear.
[11:25] ---
    Unlock the door, Akihisa.
[11:27] ---
    I... I don't want to!
[11:29] ---
    Do you wanna experience the
    agony of wearing nothing but a shirt?
[11:32] ---
    I'd appreciate it if you
    look upward with watery eyes.
[11:35] ---
    Are you gonna sell it? Are
    you gonna sell my pure heart?!
[11:38] ---
    Tsuchiya, have him unhook
    the top two buttons of his shirt.
[11:43] ---
    Himeji, your request is too detailed!
[11:45] ---
    Okay, okay! I'll open it!
    You'll be happy if I open it, right?
[11:48] ---
    Your buttons?
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    No, the door!
[11:50] ---
    Ahhhhh!
[11:51] ---
    There's already something that
    I can't come up with an excuse for!
[11:54] ---
    This physical evidence is
    about as good as it gets.
[11:56] ---
    I'm so jealous that I wanna kill him.
[11:59] ---
    This isn't good, Yoshii.
[12:01] ---
    Huh?
[12:01] ---
    The size of this bra... doesn't fit you.
[12:07] ---
    She's not gonna admit it.
[12:10] ---
    Ah! Th-That's...
[12:12] ---
    That's a cotton puff for makeup.
[12:14] ---
    No, that's a fish cake.
[12:16] ---
    A fish cake?
[12:19] ---
    Ah! This is...
[12:20] ---
    Hm?
[12:21] ---
    A healthy lunch for a woman...
[12:25] ---
    What's the matter, Himeji?!
[12:27] ---
    I can't keep on denying any more.
[12:29] ---
    Why are underwear and
    cosmetics okay but a lunch isn't?!
[12:34] ---
    Oh, you brought friends?
[12:36] ---
    Ah! An older pretty woman...
[12:38] ---
    A nice body with big breasts...
[12:39] ---
    You're cruel, Yoshii!
[12:41] ---
    Give me back my pure heart!
[12:43] ---
    I don't understand what
    you're saying anymore...
[12:47] ---
    Okay. I'll be honest and tell you.
[12:51] ---
    She's my older sister.
[12:52] ---
    Older sister?!
[12:54] ---
    My name is Akira Yoshii.
[12:56] ---
    Thank you very much, everyone, for
    being friends with my stupid brother.
[13:03] ---
    I hope you'll continue to be friends with him.
[13:06] ---
    This is surprising! She looks like
    an ordinary older sister in every way.
[13:09] ---
    Thanks, Sis!
[13:11] ---
    I'm Yuuji Sakamoto.
[13:13] ---
    I'm Kouta Tsuchiya.
[13:15] ---
    I'm Hideyoshi Kinoshita.
[13:18] ---
    People often make a mistake,
    but I'm not a girl. I'm...
[13:21] ---
    A boy, right?
[13:23] ---
    You're the only one who
    recognized me as a guy at a glance!
[13:27] ---
    Sure, since there's no way that
    my stupid, ugly, good-for-nothing
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    little brother can get female friends.
[13:34] ---
    So these two are boys as well, right?
[13:37] ---
    What's with the sudden rude
    remarks?! You were acting so nicely.
[13:41] ---
    These three are all girls, okay?!
[13:43] ---
    No, she's right about me being a guy.
[13:45] ---
    Girls?
[13:48] ---
    Since when have you started bringing girls home?
[13:53] ---
    Ugh!
[13:53] ---
    "Akihisa's allotted points"
[13:54] ---
    You'll get minus 200 points for the act
    of illicit sexual relationships with girls!
[13:57] ---
    Nooooo!
[14:00] ---
    Akihisa... You've been
    having hardships too, huh?
[14:04] ---
    Yuuji...
[14:05] ---
    I'll allow illicit sexual
    relationships with boys.
[14:09] ---
    It's not like that!
[14:10] ---
    I'll give you 10 points for that.
[14:13] ---
    That doesn't make me happy or anything!
[14:16] ---
    Oh, Akihisa, since we suddenly came uninvited,
[14:19] ---
    we'll at least help you make dinner.
[14:21] ---
    Okay. Thanks.
[14:22] ---
    Me, too.
[14:23] ---
    I'll help, too.
[14:26] ---
    We'll be fine by ourselves!
[14:29] ---
    You girls take it easy here.
[14:30] ---
    What? But...
[14:32] ---
    Sis, keep them company.
[14:34] ---
    Okay. If you like, I can show you photo albums.
[14:37] ---
    What? Is that okay?
[14:38] ---
    Well then, I'll show you embarrassing pictures.
[14:40] ---
    Anything but those!
[14:41] ---
    That was a narrow escape.
[14:45] ---
    So, what's on the menu?
[14:47] ---
    With these, we can make paella. I like paella.
[14:53] ---
    In any case, did she know we were coming?
[14:56] ---
    No way. Since she doesn't know how
    to cook, she bought too much by mistake.
[15:04] ---
    Yeah, put it over there.
[15:04] ---
    This one is really good, too.
[15:07] ---
    Here you go.
[15:08] ---
    These are pictures of Aki taking
    a bath when he was two years old.
[15:12] ---
    H-He's really cute!
[15:15] ---
    These are pictures of Aki taking
    a bath when he was four years old.
[15:17] ---
    Oh, Aki's fallen asleep.
[15:21] ---
    These are pictures of Aki taking
    a bath when he was seven years old.
[15:24] ---
    So this was when he was
    in elementary school, huh?
[15:27] ---
    These are pictures of Aki taking
    a bath when he was ten years old.
[15:30] ---
    Hold on a sec! Why are they
    all pictures of me taking a bath?!
[15:33] ---
    These are pictures of Aki taking a
    bath when he was thirteen years old.
[15:38] ---
    Hey... Why are you all suddenly quiet?
[15:40] ---
    And these are pictures of
    Aki taking a bath yesterday.
[15:43] ---
    When'd you take them?!
[15:45] ---
    Don't look at them! Don't look!
[15:48] ---
    Hey, don't leave the pot unattended.
[15:48] ---
    Don't look at my private parts!
[15:51] ---
    Noooooooo!
[15:54] ---
    They made delicious-looking food.
[15:56] ---
    Oh? You made paella?
[15:58] ---
    Huh? Didn't you buy those foods for that?
[16:02] ---
    Th-That looks good, Aki.
[16:04] ---
    S-So you really can cook, huh?
[16:09] ---
    Ahhh! You must've seen them!
    You all must've seen them!
[16:11] ---
    Seriously, Aki is restless.
    Negative 10 points.
[16:16] ---
    It's your fault, Sis!
    You keep trying to annoy me!
[16:19] ---
    You hate me, don't you, Sis?!
[16:21] ---
    No. I do like you, Aki...
[16:25] ---
    What?
[16:26] ---
    ...as a woman.
[16:28] ---
    This is terrible!
[16:30] ---
    There's a Japanese saying that goes like this:
[16:33] ---
    "The stupider the child is,
    the more darling he is."
[16:35] ---
    Give up, Akihisa. She loves you
    more than anyone in the world.
[16:40] ---
    Does that mean that she thinks
    I'm the stupidest in the world?
[16:44] ---
    I think you're the stupidest in the world, too!
[16:47] ---
    I, too, am convinced that there's no
    one else who's stupider than you are.
[16:52] ---
    Stop it! Don't hurt my glass heart, everyone!
[16:55] ---
    You really are stupid, aren't you?
[16:58] ---
    Well... now that we're full,
    shall we start studying?
[17:02] ---
    If you like, I can help you study.
[17:06] ---
    Is that okay?
[17:07] ---
    I got a degree in education
    over there, so I think I can help you.
[17:12] ---
    Over there?
[17:13] ---
    Boston, in America.
[17:15] ---
    Could it... possibly be... Harvard University?!
[17:18] ---
    What?!
[17:20] ---
    I see...
[17:21] ---
    Leftover genes, huh...?
[17:22] ---
    What do you mean by that?!
[17:24] ---
    "Dirty Book"
[17:25] ---
    Well then, here are the reference books.
[17:27] ---
    I found six of them under the bed.
[17:29] ---
    My top secret!
[17:32] ---
    Aki, I'll give you minus 60 points for this.
[17:35] ---
    Does that mean 10 negative points per book?
[17:37] ---
    No. That's because you didn't have
    books with a focus on older sisters.
[17:40] ---
    That's too unfair!
[17:42] ---
    Well then, please use them as
    Health and Physical Education references.
[17:46] ---
    Stop it. My hobby is gonna
    be exposed to the light of day!
[17:49] ---
    Looks like Aki tends to study by focusing
[17:52] ---
    on the topic of girls with
    big breasts and a ponytail.
[17:57] ---
    Ah!
[17:59] ---
    W-Well, let's start studying, shall we?
[18:03] ---
    Why are you tying your hair up, Mizuki?!
[18:05] ---
    I thought it'd be in the
    way while I'm studying, so...
[18:08] ---
    I'll do it for you!
[18:10] ---
    You're mean, Minami!
[18:13] ---
    Why? That way, it won't be
    in the way while studying, right?
[18:16] ---
    Aki, you get minus 100 points.
[18:18] ---
    What?!
[18:19] ---
    Why?!
[18:21] ---
    Learn the reason on
    your own in your future life.
[18:28] ---
    What's the matter, Muttsulini?
[18:30] ---
    Where are the other 1,994 books?
[18:33] ---
    So you took it seriously...
[18:36] ---
    G-Good morning, Yoshii.
[18:38] ---
    Good morning, Aki.
[18:39] ---
    Hm?
[18:41] ---
    Good morning, you two.
[18:43] ---
    You changed your hairstyle, Himeji?
[18:44] ---
    Y-Yes, to change my mood.
[18:48] ---
    You changed your breast style, Minami?
[18:50] ---
    No! They were bigger when I woke up!
[18:53] ---
    Are you serious?
[18:54] ---
    Since I'm still growing,
    something like this can happen!
[18:59] ---
    I won't allow you to profane
    secondary sex characteristics.
[19:02] ---
    Tsk.
[19:06] ---
    Yesterday was fun, wasn't it?
[19:08] ---
    We made progress in our studies, too.
[19:10] ---
    But it looks like I'll be
    forbidden to live alone.
[19:12] ---
    I wish Sis would go back to America.
[19:14] ---
    You shouldn't talk about your family like that.
[19:17] ---
    She's a nice sister.
[19:19] ---
    She isn't nice. She tries to kiss
    me and gives me negative points.
[19:23] ---
    She enjoys teasing me.
[19:26] ---
    That's not true.
[19:28] ---
    Your sister loves you.
[19:31] ---
    Does that mean she really thinks I'm stupid?!
[19:34] ---
    She watches you and your surroundings very well.
[19:41] ---
    I think that means she really cares about you.
[19:48] ---
    I wonder if that's how it is.
[19:52] ---
    What shall I make tonight?
[19:55] ---
    She came all the way back to Japan.
    Maybe Japanese dishes would be good.
[20:03] ---
    I'm home!
[20:03] ---
    Oh, welcome home, Aki.
[20:06] ---
    Well then, I'll go get food for dinner, okay?
[20:09] ---
    Dinner? Wait, Aki.
[20:12] ---
    What is it, Sis?
[20:14] ---
    Your midterms are coming up soon.
[20:16] ---
    Can you afford to spare
    your time for cooking right now?
[20:20] ---
    I can't, but... you came all the way back, so...
[20:23] ---
    You're mistaking the means for the end.
[20:26] ---
    Huh?
[20:27] ---
    I came to check on your life, Aki.
[20:30] ---
    What's the point in you using your time for me?
[20:34] ---
    I won't know what to do if you use it as
    an excuse when the results aren't good.
[20:38] ---
    You don't have to cook for me.
[20:42] ---
    You focus on studying. I'll cook fo--
[20:46] ---
    What's with you?
[20:48] ---
    All you care about is the test results, right?!
[20:51] ---
    I'll go study as you wish!
[21:04] ---
    Stupid Sis!
[21:06] ---
    I'll definitely get good
    scores and show her I can do it!
[21:14] ---
    Good morning, Yoshii.
[21:16] ---
    Good morning, Aki.
[21:17] ---
    D-Don't talk to me.
[21:20] ---
    The stuff I memorized and
    crammed into my head might come out.
[21:22] ---
    R-Really?
[21:24] ---
    Then, we'll leave you alone.
[21:27] ---
    Okay then, we'll start the test. Start now!
[21:33] ---
    "Q. Answer the following questions."
[21:34] ---
    I can do this!
[21:35] ---
    Question 1. 334 BC! The last king of
    the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was
[21:41] ---
    Alexander the Great! Next!
[21:44] ---
    He must be taking the test right now.
[21:47] ---
    Well then, I guess I'll start, too.
[21:53] ---
    All right. I did my best.
[21:56] ---
    I'll have another look at
    them in the remaining time.
[22:00] ---
    Okay. Put your pencils down.
[22:02] ---
    Those in the back, collect the answer sheets.
[22:05] ---
    Ah!
[22:06] ---
    "Name: Alexander the Great"
[22:13] ---
    Goodbye, my life of living alone.
[22:19] ---
    Geez, you stupid Alexander the Great...
[22:23] ---
    You put the first answer in
    where you needed to put your name,
[22:26] ---
    so the rest of the answers
    became off by one, huh?
[22:28] ---
    Please...! Call me by my real name.
[22:31] ---
    Darius III.
[22:33] ---
    Ahh! Don't humiliate me any more than you have!
[22:36] ---
    I could've gotten a decent
    score if I didn't blunder.
[22:40] ---
    Do you think you'll be forgiven
    if you make the same mistake
[22:43] ---
    in a real college entrance exam?
[22:46] ---
    I tried very hard in my own way.
[22:48] ---
    I thought I told you that trying
    hard is only a means to an end.
[22:53] ---
    Yes ma'am.
[22:59] ---
    Sis is ruthless.
[23:14] ---
    Geez... What a mess.
[23:16] ---
    Hey, she doesn't cook, though.
[23:21] ---
    "Half-cooked" "Forgot to put in saffron"
    "The heat was too high"
[23:22] ---
    "Detergent got mixed in"
    "Sticky" "Too much salt"
[23:23] ---
    "Terrible taste"
[23:24] ---
    Are these... failed attempts at paella?
[23:30] ---
    Could it be that... she wanted to
    make my favorite food so she practiced?
[23:37] ---
    Trying hard is only a means to an end.
[23:40] ---
    If you become proud of the effort itself,
    you're mistaking the means for the end.
[23:46] ---
    Really... she's such a dummy.
[24:11] ---
    I'd have to say the first kiss
    tastes like strawberry milk
[24:19] ---
    As it turns to evening,
    I'm pushing my bike home
[24:26] ---
    So which is it, a delusion,
    a simulation, or a dream?
[24:33] ---
    After stumbling seven times,
    I stumble an eighth time, wahahaha
[24:41] ---
    Each day is different and
    every day is an anniversary
[24:48] ---
    Let's connect them together to that sky
[24:55] ---
    My future is bright. Do I see
    myself becoming someone big?
[25:03] ---
    Tomorrow too, for sure...
    it'll be sunny, with occasional smiles
[25:30] ---
    Say, Sis...
[25:31] ---
    Yes?
[25:32] ---
    Thanks for everything. I like you a lot.
[25:36] ---
    What're you...
[25:38] ---
    Of course, as family.
[25:40] ---
    Even if you say such a nice thing,
    I won't overlook the test score.
[25:43] ---
    That's a shame.
[25:45] ---
    One of these days...
[25:46] ---
    What?
[25:47] ---
    One of these days, if I feel like it,
[25:49] ---
    maybe I'll make dinner for you.
[25:52] ---
    Really?
[25:53] ---
    That is only if I feel like it.
[25:56] ---
    I look forward to it.
[25:59] ---
    Sis...
[26:00] ---
    What is it?
[26:01] ---
    Do you know what the best spice is?
[26:04] ---
    The best spice?
[26:07] ---
    Since I don't cook, I don't know. What is it?
[26:13] ---
    Yeah, I wonder what it is!
[26:16] ---
    Question 10. Name the Japanese novelist
[26:18] ---
    who introduced the "Adolescent Detective Gang"
[26:20] ---
    and the "Mystery Man of
    Twenty Faces" to the world.
[26:23] ---
    The thief is among us!
[26:24] ---
    It's not me.
[26:25] ---
    Next Episode! "Prep Tests,
    Mysterious Thieves, and Love Letters."
[26:27] ---
    This will be on the test.
[26:30] ---
    "Please join us again next week!"
    "Illustration: Mako Aboshi"