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8 - An Idol Character, Too

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[00:02] ---
    Um...
[00:04] ---
    Can I ask you one thing?
[00:08] ---
    Good morning!
[00:10] ---
    Oh, Maika, I was just interviewing—
[00:13] ---
    We're getting a new member, right?
[00:16] ---
    Nice to meet you! I'm Hideri Kanzaki!
[00:20] ---
    I'm a spunky high school student!
[00:21] ---
    I look forward to working with you!
[01:55] ---
    AN IDOL CHARACTER, TOO
[02:03] ---
    You're as cute as a doll!
[02:06] ---
    Manager, is our new co-worker
    starting today?
[02:09] ---
    No, I haven't made up my mind yet.
[02:15] ---
    Please don't cry!
[02:17] ---
    Hey, what's all the commotion back here—
[02:25] ---
    Hello? Is this the police?
[02:27] ---
    Why are you always so quick
    to call the police?
[02:31] ---
    Well, I kind of get it, but not really.
[02:35] ---
    We could have a cute new member
    otakus would love.
[02:38] ---
    We've been busy lately
[02:41] ---
    and shorthanded.
    So why not hire on the spot?
[02:45] ---
    Is there a problem?
[02:47] ---
    There might be a slight overlap
    with Mafuyu's character.
[02:51] ---
    Oh yeah, it might be a little similar
    to Hoshikawa's lolita character type.
[02:55] ---
    Well, I classify Mafuyu
    as more "lolita-granny"—
[02:59] ---
    STAB
[02:59] ---
    Stab!
[03:04] ---
    Good morning.
[03:05] ---
    H-Hole!
[03:08] ---
    Good...
[03:09] ---
    morning.
[03:13] ---
    Is this the newbie?
[03:14] ---
    Yep! Adorable, right?
[03:17] ---
    Manager, give the thumbs-up already!
[03:19] ---
    I think we've got a rare find here!
[03:22] ---
    Add another person to make
    the work load easier on me.
[03:27] ---
    All right.
[03:29] ---
    If you all insist, then I will.
[03:33] ---
    Really? I get to wear the café's uniform
    even though I'm a boy?
[03:36] ---
    A boy?
[03:36] ---
    A BOY!?
[03:39] ---
    A girl who talks like a boy!
    That's craftily adorbs!
[03:42] ---
    Whoa, so she already comes
    with her own character.
[03:46] ---
    Say, where's my uniform?
[03:50] ---
    Oh, for today, you can wear
    our spare shirt and pants.
[03:55] ---
    This is so sudden
    that I don't have an extra uniform yet!
[03:58] ---
    Um, if you don't mind,
    you could wear my spare uniform.
[04:03] ---
    Thank you!
[04:05] ---
    Can you tell me your sizes?
[04:07] ---
    I'll order a uniform for you.
[04:11] ---
    From the top, 73, 56...
[04:16] ---
    Just small, medium or large, please.
[04:21] ---
    How do I look?
[04:25] ---
    It looks good on you! Very cute!
[04:27] ---
    Maybe a little big.
[04:29] ---
    I actually like that!
[04:35] ---
    All right, everyone else suit up
    and get ready to open!
[04:39] ---
    Okay.
[04:45] ---
    Welcome!
[04:47] ---
    A new girl?
[04:49] ---
    Thank you for coming to see me today!
[04:56] ---
    Everyone!
[04:57] ---
    Be sure to take a selfie with me on
    your way out!
[05:03] ---
    So she's an idol character.
[05:05] ---
    Wow!
[05:07] ---
    Maika, Maika!
[05:09] ---
    Could you help me for a minute?
[05:11] ---
    Sure. Is there something
    you're not sure about?
[05:17] ---
    Ta-da! Twin idols!
[05:23] ---
    Twin idols...
[05:25] ---
    Maika, please do your sadist character!
[05:33] ---
    The newbie is pretty popular.
[05:36] ---
    Yeah.
[05:38] ---
    That's a lukewarm response.
[05:40] ---
    Strange, when we've got
    a good new worker.
[05:43] ---
    Well, the thing is...
[05:48] ---
    - What's wrong?
    - Are you okay?
[05:51] ---
    I-I saw it.
[05:54] ---
    An evil black lifeform...
[05:58] ---
    R-Roach!
[06:02] ---
    Oh, just a cockroach?
[06:04] ---
    You startled us with that scream.
[06:07] ---
    What is it?
[06:08] ---
    Well, after all...
[06:11] ---
    It's heading towards Hideri!
[06:12] ---
    The black lifeform!
[06:16] ---
    SLAM
[06:18] ---
    Hand...
[06:19] ---
    With her hand...
[06:25] ---
    Without any hesitation!
[06:27] ---
    Amazing!
[06:29] ---
    Hideri, that was manly of you.
[06:32] ---
    I-I was so scared!
[06:35] ---
    Don't come near me with that hand!
[06:37] ---
    FWOOSH
[06:38] ---
    Filth has to be sterilized!
[06:43] ---
    Never mind "manly."
[06:46] ---
    Your new co-worker is a man.
[06:51] ---
    A so-called "femboy"!
    We really did get a great find this time!
[06:55] ---
    Well, that's fine,
[06:58] ---
    but you should write "male"
    on your resume.
[07:01] ---
    What? I can't put "girl"?
[07:04] ---
    No.
[07:05] ---
    Come to think of it,
    why did you apply here?
[07:10] ---
    My dream is to become a cute idol!
[07:14] ---
    I think that's why God made me so cute!
[07:19] ---
    He's calling himself "cute."
[07:21] ---
    But my parents don't understand,
[07:24] ---
    so I want to show them
    just how talented I am as an idol
[07:27] ---
    by first gaining fans here!
[07:32] ---
    Otherwise...
[07:34] ---
    I'll have to inherit the family farm!
[07:38] ---
    I hate being surrounded by bugs!
[07:40] ---
    And pigs! I want moe pigs!
[07:44] ---
    I want to get people's attention!
[07:53] ---
    You're the manager here? Wow!
[07:56] ---
    Then can we go in next time?
[08:00] ---
    By all means! If you come in,
    delicious sweets will be on the house.
[08:05] ---
    Yay! Awesome!
[08:08] ---
    It's okay to bring a lot of your friends
    from school, too.
[08:12] ---
    Then should we barge in with everyone?
[08:14] ---
    Yeah!
[08:15] ---
    Then we'll see you soon, Manager!
[08:17] ---
    PLEASE WAIT FOR ME
[08:18] ---
    Bye-bye!
[08:20] ---
    I'll be waiting!
[08:24] ---
    A-Akizuki! What was that for?
[08:27] ---
    Hitting on high school girls
    in broad daylight?
[08:30] ---
    No! Just trying to bring in
    more customers!
[08:33] ---
    If Maika saw that,
    she'd get the wrong idea.
[08:37] ---
    If Maika saw that,
    she wouldn't think anything of it!
[08:41] ---
    That's because you suck badly at courtship
    and haven't made any progress.
[08:45] ---
    That hurts, Akizuki.
[08:50] ---
    Kanzaki?
[08:51] ---
    You were there?
[08:53] ---
    So that's what the manager's like!
[08:55] ---
    CHUCKLE...
[08:56] ---
    Hey, don't gesture like that.
[08:58] ---
    This is like Miu #2.
[09:02] ---
    All right!
[09:03] ---
    If you suck at it, Manager,
    I've got various lectures for you!
[09:07] ---
    Really?
[09:08] ---
    However, you have to say I'm cute!
[09:13] ---
    If the cost of advice
    is calling him "cute," that's cheap.
[09:17] ---
    Besides, you're always
    calling this and that "cute."
[09:19] ---
    Cu...
[09:20] ---
    "Cu..."?
[09:23] ---
    You're cute.
[09:26] ---
    Is it that distasteful to you?
[09:28] ---
    That's his problem. But all right, fine!
[09:32] ---
    First, compliment her!
[09:34] ---
    Whether you say she's cute or whatever,
    girls are pleased to be praised!
[09:38] ---
    Me, too! I like people who compliment
    the selfies I put up on my SNS!
[09:46] ---
    What do you think?
[09:51] ---
    You sure have a lot of photos on here.
[09:53] ---
    Why are they all with sad eyebrows,
    a duck face and thigh-high socks?
[09:59] ---
    Shut up. Ask me that again,
    and I'll clock you.
[10:04] ---
    Welcome!
[10:07] ---
    Um, table for two.
[10:07] ---
    First, compliment her!
[10:08] ---
    First, compliment her!
[10:10] ---
    You're here again?
[10:12] ---
    Please sit where you want, but at a table
    where you won't be in the way.
[10:15] ---
    - Right!
    - Right!
[10:15] ---
    Go on, compliment her! Compliment her!
[10:17] ---
    Shoo, shoo!
[10:20] ---
    Maika...
[10:21] ---
    Yes?
[10:22] ---
    Maika, you're so kind and wonderful.
[10:25] ---
    GONG
[10:28] ---
    Wasn't I being sadistic?
[10:31] ---
    No, that's not what I meant!
[10:33] ---
    I guess I'm not cut out
    for customer service.
[10:37] ---
    No!
[10:39] ---
    Maika, you're taking it the wrong way!
[10:46] ---
    You're useless when it comes to saying
    something in words, Manager.
[10:49] ---
    Yep.
[10:50] ---
    Then gain points by your actions!
[10:52] ---
    Actions?
[10:53] ---
    Yeah. For example...
[10:55] ---
    I'm going back to work.
[11:00] ---
    Help her out like this.
[11:06] ---
    You tripped me.
[11:09] ---
    It was a performance
    to give the manager guidance.
[11:12] ---
    I think I can do that!
    I'm gonna help Maika now!
[11:17] ---
    I'll take your order.
[11:19] ---
    But try not to spit as you give it.
[11:21] ---
    SHIVER SHIVER
[11:23] ---
    Come on, make it snappy!
[11:26] ---
    M-Manager?
[11:29] ---
    We're not serving you any food!
[11:31] ---
    Wha... Whaaat?
[11:34] ---
    What were you thinking?
[11:36] ---
    Helping someone doesn't mean
    interfering with their work!
[11:39] ---
    Right.
[11:40] ---
    This time, we made it look like it was
    a "surprise sadist act" from the manager.
[11:45] ---
    Jeez.
[11:46] ---
    What are you doing,
    you lousy piece of poop?
[11:50] ---
    Poop? Now I'm poop?
[11:53] ---
    Hey, don't say "poop" in the kitchen!
[11:55] ---
    All right, this is rather obvious,
    but let's move on to presents!
[11:59] ---
    Presents?
[12:01] ---
    Yes. Let's see, to practice,
[12:04] ---
    treat me to an expensive dessert buffet.
[12:07] ---
    - Forget it.
    - Humph.
[12:08] ---
    HUMPH
[12:08] ---
    But giving her a present is a good idea.
[12:13] ---
    I'm not quite the same person
    I was before!
[12:20] ---
    They're so cute!
[12:25] ---
    I'm taking a break!
[12:27] ---
    Okay.
[12:33] ---
    Maika!
[12:35] ---
    As an employee here, please partake!
[12:38] ---
    Th-This much goes above and beyond
    my status as an employee!
[12:42] ---
    I can't partake!
[12:44] ---
    What? Uh...
[12:45] ---
    Th-Then...
[12:46] ---
    Is there anything else you would like?
[12:48] ---
    Please just name it!
[12:52] ---
    I don't need to take a break!
[12:55] ---
    Maika!
[13:01] ---
    What's the sigh about?
[13:04] ---
    Did something happen?
[13:06] ---
    Actually, during my break,
[13:09] ---
    the manager had a luxurious spread
    out in the back room.
[13:14] ---
    I've heard of something like that before.
[13:17] ---
    When a parent
    is going to abandon their child,
[13:19] ---
    they suddenly treat them to something,
    since it's going to be the last time.
[13:23] ---
    Am I going to be let go?
[13:26] ---
    I don't think so.
[13:28] ---
    That's not going to happen.
[13:30] ---
    That could've been my last supper!
[13:33] ---
    No!
[13:35] ---
    It didn't mean that, Maika!
[13:37] ---
    Manager...
[13:38] ---
    I'm not going to let you go!
[13:40] ---
    Please stay here forever!
[13:43] ---
    What I wanted to tell you today is...
[13:47] ---
    What I wanted to tell you,
    Maika, is that I l...
[13:52] ---
    - "L..."?
    - "L..."?
[13:54] ---
    I like you a lot!
[13:59] ---
    R-Really?
[14:01] ---
    I like you a lot, too, Manager!
[14:05] ---
    - Slip!
    - Slip!
[14:07] ---
    Really?
[14:08] ---
    Yes! Very much!
[14:12] ---
    What is this?
[14:29] ---
    I stocked up on writing paper,
[14:32] ---
    so I don't have to go outside
    until the next event.

[14:37] ---
    Hideri?
[14:40] ---
    Yoo-hoo!
[14:43] ---
    Huh?
[14:46] ---
    Hi-de-ri!
[14:53] ---
    I was so engrossed in my phone
    that I didn't notice you!
[14:56] ---
    It's dangerous to fiddle
    with your phone while walking.
[14:59] ---
    Sorry.
[15:01] ---
    By the way, I see that you normally
    wear glasses, Miu.
[15:04] ---
    I wear contacts at work,
    but otherwise I go with glasses.
[15:08] ---
    Wh-What is that, like an idol thing?
    I won't stand for that!
[15:13] ---
    Idol thing?
[15:16] ---
    Jeez...
[15:17] ---
    I guess I always have to be on guard!
[15:19] ---
    So you're shopping incognito today?
[15:23] ---
    Well, I wouldn't say "incognito."
[15:27] ---
    Are you out shopping, too, Hideri?
[15:30] ---
    I've been searching high and low
    for a new outfit,
[15:34] ---
    but I haven't found anything good!
[15:37] ---
    How can I put it?
[15:39] ---
    There just aren't any clothes
    that can match my charm!
[15:43] ---
    DRAG DRAG
[15:43] ---
    Then I'll help you look.
[15:47] ---
    I make clothes shine!
[15:50] ---
    People should see me as a whole kit
    together with my clothes!
[15:57] ---
    What kind would be good?
[16:02] ---
    What kind are you looking for?
[16:04] ---
    The first condition is that it has to be cute,
[16:07] ---
    and I also want it to make an impact!
[16:09] ---
    How about aiming for the gap?
[16:12] ---
    Aim for the adorbs gap! I like it!
[16:17] ---
    I LIKE SUSHI
[16:21] ---
    Oh, that's cute.
[16:23] ---
    I'm not interested in "jokey cute."
[16:26] ---
    Sorry, sorry. Is there an outfit
    you'd like to try on, Hideri?
[16:31] ---
    An outfit that takes advantage
    of my potential!
[16:35] ---
    What do you think
    about the gothic lolita look?
[16:38] ---
    Cute! Cute!
[16:40] ---
    Of course! Because I'm wearing it!
[16:45] ---
    What are you doing?
[16:48] ---
    Please keep your mouth shut.
[16:52] ---
    But gothic lolita is expensive,
    way over my budget.
[16:57] ---
    If you can't do gothic lolita,
[17:00] ---
    how about trying something a little mature?
[17:03] ---
    The sexy route?
[17:05] ---
    Nice!
[17:07] ---
    But...
[17:08] ---
    that kind of thing would look great on me.
[17:11] ---
    It might be too stimulating for my fans!
[17:15] ---
    Oh dear...
[17:19] ---
    PUNCH
[17:19] ---
    Hey, please stop
    punching me softly in the stomach.
[17:27] ---
    There are more shops down this way,
    so let's take a look...
[17:33] ---
    What's wrong?
[17:34] ---
    You keep squirming.
[17:37] ---
    I want to pick flowers.
[17:40] ---
    Oh, the restroom, right?
[17:43] ---
    No!
[17:44] ---
    Idols do not go to the restroom!
[17:48] ---
    Jeez!
[17:52] ---
    Impact there right now will make me...
[17:52] ---
    PUNCH
[17:57] ---
    Picking flowers!
[18:01] ---
    Hideri!
[18:02] ---
    I found a restroom!
[18:04] ---
    I told you,
[18:06] ---
    I don't have to go to the restroom!
    I want to pick flowers!
[18:09] ---
    Is that right?
[18:10] ---
    Then shall I search for flowers?
[18:14] ---
    Just this time! Just this one time,
    I'm going to the restroom!
[18:17] ---
    Yeah, yeah.
[18:18] ---
    I'll be right back!
[18:23] ---
    Please don't aim for early retirement
    due to a scandal.
[18:26] ---
    I wasn't thinking! This time for sure!
[18:31] ---
    Huh?
[18:32] ---
    That is the men's room, right?
[18:33] ---
    Then why?
[18:36] ---
    I feel much better!
[18:44] ---
    I didn't know
    what was going to happen back there.
[18:47] ---
    If I'd sprung a leak in the street,
    it would've resulted in a major scandal—
[18:51] ---
    Excuse me.
[18:52] ---
    Oof...
[18:55] ---
    What's wrong?
[18:56] ---
    I staggered for a moment
[18:59] ---
    under the weight
    of my heavy drawing paper.
[19:03] ---
    Let me carry it for you.
[19:05] ---
    HEAVY
[19:08] ---
    Paper is pretty heavy.
[19:10] ---
    But that's okay.
[19:12] ---
    I'll carry it.
[19:14] ---
    I can't have you staggering around
    when we're walking together.
[19:17] ---
    Besides, this isn't like boxes of cabbages
    that need to be shipped out.
[19:23] ---
    I mean, my character
    is supposed to be really weak, but...
[19:29] ---
    What are you doing?
[19:37] ---
    I just can't find a decent outfit!
[19:40] ---
    Even though we've been
    to a bunch of shops...
[19:43] ---
    Now I can't make it to the top of Stile!
[19:47] ---
    That's what you're after?
[19:49] ---
    Instead of buying something,
[19:50] ---
    why don't you try
    making your own outfit?
[19:54] ---
    Actually, I tried that several times,
[19:57] ---
    but I'd get obsessive about the details.
[19:59] ---
    The materials were surprisingly expensive,
[20:02] ---
    and by the time I finished it,
    the season would be over,
[20:04] ---
    so I didn't have a chance to wear it!
[20:06] ---
    And the style I made it in
    would be out of style by then!
[20:10] ---
    That's what can happen when you make
    something based on the season.
[20:14] ---
    Oh, I have an idea!
[20:16] ---
    If you're not opposed to it,
[20:17] ---
    how about asking Mafuyu
    if she has any outfits she doesn't need?
[20:22] ---
    What kind of clothes
    does Mafuyu wear again?

[20:25] ---
    I'm not interested in anyone but myself,
    so I can't really remember,

[20:29] ---
    but Mafuyu is short, so...
[20:32] ---
    MAFUYU
[20:34] ---
    Um, I don't know
    if a smock would look good on me.
[20:39] ---
    A smock?
[20:45] ---
    - How cute!
    - Not bad.
[20:48] ---
    Is cosplay your hobby, Mafuyu?
[20:51] ---
    No.
[20:53] ---
    I just get satisfaction
    out of buying the outfits.
[20:56] ---
    This is more cosplay
    than someone's used clothing!
[21:01] ---
    It's cute, but I can't
    walk outside wearing this!
[21:05] ---
    You need to understand TPO,
    Time, Place and Occasion!
[21:08] ---
    Okay, okay.
[21:09] ---
    Is that right?
[21:10] ---
    In that case...
[21:12] ---
    Could this be your...
[21:14] ---
    That's right. I just couldn't
    make myself throw it away, so I kept it.
[21:18] ---
    - Hi-de-ri...
    - Hi-de-ri...
[21:22] ---
    MAFUYU
[21:23] ---
    I knew it!
[21:25] ---
    I knew your intention was to use me
    as a plaything from the very beginning!
[21:29] ---
    Okay, okay.
[21:30] ---
    What's the harm?
[21:33] ---
    N-No!
[23:11] ---
    Big Brother! Welcome home!
[23:14] ---
    We've been waiting for you!
[23:21] ---
    Today we'll introduce you to a new friend!
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    I'm Hideri!
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    OWNER INAUGURATION, SISTER ATTACK
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    Next time,
    "Owner Inauguration, Sister Attack."