Season 2 - 2nd STAGE E1 - The best games make reconnaissance fun 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.) [00:05] Game     Attack Families! SIGN    Super Attack Families [00:16] Game     Found! Okay? [00:18] Tomozaki     It was through this game, Attack Families*, SIGN    Winrate: 2221 Now matching... [00:20] Tomozaki     that I, Fumiya Tomozaki, got to know [00:22] Game     Found! SIGN    Winrate: 2169 [00:24] Tomozaki     Aoi Hinami, the heroine of our school, [00:28] Tomozaki     and, with her secret coaching, [00:30] Tomozaki     began to walk away from my*     low-tier-character self. [00:35] Tomozaki     She got me growing and developing [00:37] Tomozaki     by seeing life as a game,     and myself as the character I main. [00:41] Tomozaki     Hinami's strict with her instruction,     and we don't always see eye to eye, [00:46] Tomozaki     but little by little, I've come to see     how fun this game of life can be. [00:56] Tomozaki     Our eventful summer vacation     has come to an end... [00:59] Game     Game set! [01:01] Game     Winner: Found! [01:01] Aoi     One more match! SIGN    NO NAME: One more match!! [01:05] Tomozaki     Bring it on! [01:07] Tomozaki     ...and tomorrow's the first     day of the second term. SIGN    2nd Stage: Lv. 1 The best games make reconnaissance fun [01:19] Tomozaki     There. [01:25] Little Sister     You've gotten better.     Still have a long way to go, though. [01:29] Tomozaki     Th-thanks... SIGN    Sewing Room 2 [01:36] Aoi     Okay, since it's the first     day of the second term... [01:42] Aoi     let's confirm a few things     before we move forward. [01:46] Tomozaki     Sure thing. Hit me! [01:48] Aoi     Your ultimate goal is     "To be as satisfied with offline life as I am." SIGN    Ultimate Goal To be as satisfied with offline life as I am [01:53] Aoi     Your medium goal on the way there SIGN    Medium Goal: Have a girlfriend before year 3 [01:56] Aoi     is "Have a girlfriend     before starting year 3." [01:59] Aoi     Got that? [02:00] Tomozaki     Yep. [02:01] Tomozaki     As long as meeting that goal doesn't     involve any false confessions of love [02:06] Tomozaki     or spouting superficial stuff I don't mean, [02:11] Tomozaki     I don't have a problem with it. [02:13] Aoi     Very well. Then let's start... [02:17] Aoi     with this: [02:19] Aoi     observing interpersonal     relationships in the classroom. SIGN    Today's Task Observe interpersonal relationships in class [02:23] Aoi     It'll lay the groundwork for learning     how to read the mood in a room, [02:27] Aoi     and eventually how to control that mood. [02:29] Aoi     Just so you know, the key here is-- [02:31] Tomozaki     It's okay--I know. [02:34] Tomozaki     If I find a situation that'll     give me XP for trying, [02:38] Tomozaki     take the initiative and plunge right in. [02:43] Aoi     HEXactly! [02:44] Tomozaki     And there it is. [02:49] Mizusawa     Hey, Fumiya. [02:50] Tomozaki     Oh, hey. Morning, Mizusawa. [02:54] Mizusawa     Hey, did you hear? [02:56] Tomozaki     Hear what? [02:58] Mizusawa     Well... [03:02] Tomozaki     What?! Nakamura and Izumi? [03:05] Mizusawa     Shh! They're not making it public yet. [03:09] Mizusawa     You know how Erika is into Shuji, right? [03:12] Mizusawa     If this gets out, it'll mess up Izumi's     standing among the Konno girls. [03:18] Tomozaki     R-right... [03:22] Mizusawa     Hey. [03:23] Takei     Yo, Takahiro! And Army Boy! [03:25] Nakamura     Hey. [03:26] Nakamura     Yo. [03:27] Tomozaki     Mo... morning. [03:29] Mimimi     Brain! [03:31] Mimimi     Long time no see! Ooh, ooh--check this out! [03:35] Mimimi     See? It's the dolls I gave everyone! [03:38] Mimimi     AKA proof of our friendship! [03:40] Hanabi     We all put 'em on our bags! [03:42] Aoi     Great minds think alike! [03:44] Mimimi     You gotta put yours on     your bag, too, Brain. [03:47] Mimimi     Then we'll all match! [03:49] Tomozaki     No, I-I think I'll pass, thanks. [03:51] Mimimi     Ack! I've been shot down... [03:54] Mimimi     Oh, Tama! I'm just shocked! [03:57] Hanabi     Watch it, Minmi! Quit being so handsy! [04:00] Mimimi     Oh, pitiful old me! I need consoling! [04:03] Mimimi     Sniffity sniff. [04:03] Hanabi     And no sniffing people! [04:05] Mimimi     You're adorable! [04:09] Tomozaki     Good morning, Kikuchi. [04:11] Fuka     Good morning, Tomozaki. [04:17] Yuzu     Hiya, Tomozaki. [04:19] Tomozaki     Oh, hey, Izumi. It's been a while. [04:22] Yuzu     Yes, it has! [04:23] Tomozaki     I hear things are going great. [04:25] Tomozaki     With Nakamura. [04:26] Yuzu     Huh? Oh... y'know... [04:34] Ms. Kawamura     Now, today we're going to pick class     captains for the sports tournament, SIGN    Sports Tournament / Captains / Boys: / Girls: [04:39] Ms. Kawamura     one boy and one girl. SIGN    Events / Boys: Basketball / Soccer / Baseball SIGN    Girls: Basketball / Volleyball / Softball [04:41] Ms. Kawamura     Then the boys and girls     will each pick one event. [04:45] Ms. Kawamura     The captains' first job is to decide     which event to compete in. [04:50] Ms. Kawamura     Any interested candidates? [04:53] Takei     I'll do it! [04:55] Hashiguchi     Seriously? You want Takei in charge? [04:58] Matsumoto     He can't strategize his     way out of a paper bag! [05:00] Takei     No sweat! We've got soccer, don't we? [05:03] Takei     Well, I'm on the soccer team.     My leadership is on point! [05:06] Nakamura     Takei! [05:08] Nakamura     Weren't you the soccer captain last year--     right before a sudden losing streak? [05:12] Takei     Geez, Shuji, you remember that?! [05:19] Ms. Kawamura     Okay, that's Takei for the boys. SIGN    Sports Tournament / Captains Boys: Takei / Girls: [05:23] Ms. Kawamura     What about the girls? [05:24] Ms. Kawamura     Anyone? [05:26] Takei     You're not gonna do it, Aoi? [05:30] Aoi     I've got my student council     president gig--I probably can't. [05:34] Takei     Aw, seriously? [05:36] Mizusawa     Don't take it personally. [05:37] Mizusawa     No one wants to work with you. [05:40] Takei     What?! Is that what's going on? [05:45] Erika     What's wrong with Yuzu? [05:47] Yuzu     Huh? M-me? [05:49] Erika     You were our first-year     captain, weren't you? [05:52] Yuzu     Oh... um, but... [05:59] Yuzu     This year? I-I don't know... [06:05] Erika     Huh. [06:06] Erika     Well, whatever. [06:12] Erika     Okay, then: [06:14] Erika     What about Hirabayashi? [06:16] Hirabayashi     Huh? [06:17] Erika     She's good at, like, preparation and stuff. [06:19] Akiyama     Yeah, she is pretty preparation-y. [06:22] Kozaki     What's that even mean? [06:24] Erika     It'd be a big help if you'd be the     girls' captain, Hirabayashi. [06:33] Tomozaki     Right now I lack the power to do     anything about this situation. [06:38] Tomozaki     Say the wrong thing and I risk putting     Hirabayashi in an even tighter spot. [06:44] Erika     So what's it gonna be, Hirabayashi? [06:49] Hirabayashi     W-well, um... [06:52] Hirabayashi     I'll... I'll do it. [06:54] Ms. Kawamura     You don't need to let anyone twist     your arm on this, Hirabayashi. [07:00] Hirabayashi     No, um... it's fine. [07:04] Ms. Kawamura     Okay. [07:05] Tomozaki     Groups are tough, all right. [07:05] Ms. Kawamura     Then Hirabayashi will be the girls' captain. [07:09] Tomozaki     Izumi was kind of blah all day after that. [07:12] Tomozaki     She probably feels responsible for     Hirabayashi being put on the spot SIGN    Boys: Takei / Girls: Hirabayashi [07:18] Tomozaki     after she turned down the captain gig. [07:30] Tomozaki     Plenty happened this first     day of the second term. [07:34] Tomozaki     A secret meeting with the school     heroine in the morning. [07:37] Tomozaki     A normal conversation with     girls in the classroom. [07:41] Tomozaki     Hanging out among normie guys after school, [07:45] Tomozaki     teasing and being teased. [07:49] Tomozaki     I've gone through unimaginable     changes these past few months. [07:54] Tomozaki     But I didn't use a continue,     and I didn't cheat my way here. [07:59] Tomozaki     I've just been walking a little     further forward--every day. [08:05] Tomozaki     Still, [08:06] Tomozaki     if that's true, when did she-- [08:09] Tomozaki     when did Aoi Hinami start on her path,     and how far has she come? [08:16] Tomozaki     She got this far with dogged effort     after effort, just like me. [08:22] Tomozaki     But there's one big difference     between Hinami and me: [08:28] Tomozaki     Whereas I'm having fun and experiencing     the sparkle along the way, [08:34] Tomozaki     she's set her eyes on     some far distant point [08:39] Tomozaki     and is absorbed in moving forward,     like that itself is her only goal. [08:44] Tomozaki     What let her keep going for this long? SIGN    Sewing Room 2 SIGN    Mood = Norm for good/bad among a group [08:52] Aoi     "Mood" refers to the norm for     good or bad among a group. [08:56] Aoi     Erika Konno used the "plain     equals bad" mood... [09:02] Tomozaki     ...to label Hirabayashi as lower-ranked SIGN    Boys: Takei / Girls: Hirabayashi [09:06] Tomozaki     and push a hassle of a job onto her. [09:09] Aoi     That's right. Manipulating     this kind of group mood... [09:14] Aoi     ...is a must-have skill for being SIGN    Ultimate Goal To be as satisfied with offline life as I am [09:16] Aoi     satisfied with offline life. [09:17] Aoi     So your next small goal SIGN    Small Goal: Get Erika Konno motivated for the sports tournament [09:20] Aoi     is to get Erika Konno motivated [09:22] Aoi     for the sports tournament. [09:24] Tomozaki     What?! [09:25] Tomozaki     Now hang on a second!     There's no way that's even possible! [09:29] Aoi     Which is why it's going to     take some trial and error. [09:32] Aoi     It'll be a good way to practice the     interpersonal skills you've learned. [09:38] Aoi     It might actually be the game-iest     assignment you've had so far. [09:42] Tomozaki     "Game-iest"? [09:44] Tomozaki     Oh! [09:45] Tomozaki     I get it: SIGN    Assignment Quest Konno Erika / ~ In Search of Motivation Lost ~ [09:47] Tomozaki     This task-- [09:49] Tomozaki     this is an RPG, isn't it? [09:52] Aoi     That's our nanashi! SIGN    Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki S2 [09:58] Tomozaki     The first order of business in an RPG SIGN    Assignment Quest Konno Erika / ~ In Search of Motivation Lost ~ [10:01] Tomozaki     is doing some reconnaissance in town. [10:04] Tomozaki     In other words,     if Erika Konno is the dungeon boss, SIGN    Erika Konno / Fumiya Tomozaki SIGN    Erika Konno appeared!!! SIGN    But Fumiya Tomozaki [10:09] Tomozaki     I should ask around to learn her     weak points and how to defeat her. SIGN    is still no match for her!!! SIGN    Fumiya Tomozaki: Got a sec, Izumi? SIGN    Yuzu Izumi: Huh? What is it? [10:14] Tomozaki     Ooh! This is really starting     to feel like a game now! [10:19] Yuzu     Mmm, Erika really is     completely unmotivated. [10:23] Tomozaki     She sure is. [10:24] Yuzu     Hirabayashi doesn't have it easy, either. [10:27] Yuzu     I'm not sure she's the captain type... [10:29] Tomozaki     What do you think it would     take to motivate Konno? [10:32] Yuzu     That's a tough one. [10:35] Yuzu     Wait, why do you ask? [10:37] Tomozaki     Oh, it's just-- [10:39] Tomozaki     I just thought I'd help Hirabayashi     in whatever little way I can. [10:43] Tomozaki     I mean, I'd like to enjoy the tournament... [10:47] Yuzu     I totally get it! [10:48] Yuzu     I'm the type that wants to enjoy the     heck out of the sports tournament [10:51] Yuzu     and the culture festival and everything! [10:54] Yuzu     So I was wondering if there     was anything we could do [10:56] Yuzu     about Erika's lack of excitement. [10:58] Yuzu     I get along especially well with Erika, [11:01] Yuzu     but Shuji... well, he's not big     on talking this stuff out. [11:06] Tomozaki     Oh... is that so... [11:11] Yuzu     How to get Erika motivated... hmm... [11:14] Yuzu     She's a real stickler about     clothes and fashion-- [11:17] Yuzu     she'd probably step it up if I promised     her pricey cosmetics when we win. [11:20] Tomozaki     Yeah, I-I don't know... [11:23] Yuzu     Oh! Softball might do the trick, actually! [11:26] Yuzu     She was on the boys' baseball     team in elementary school. [11:31] Tomozaki     Konno, playing boys' baseball? [11:33] Tomozaki     You don't say... [11:48] Gumi     Ah, Tomozaki. Nice work today. [11:52] Tomozaki     You on break, too, Narita? [11:55] Gumi     You can call me "Gumi." [11:57] Gumi     Oof. [11:59] Tomozaki     This is Tsugumi Narita. [12:00] Tomozaki     She's a year younger than me,     but my senior here at work. [12:04] Gumi     Actually, my shift just ended, [12:07] Gumi     but I'm kinda exhausted, so I thought     I'd rest a while before I left. [12:12] Tomozaki     You sure get exhausted a lot. [12:15] Gumi     That's right--and I hate it. [12:17] Gumi     Which is why I think I'm gonna try     to move as little as possible. [12:22] Tomozaki     No, you need to do your job. [12:24] Gumi     Aw! Don't you want to make money     in the breeziest way possible? [12:29] Gumi     I want a zero-effort, no-walking,     never-tiring, always-resting life. [12:34] Gumi     That is my policy. [12:38] Gumi     Straight from the planet Apathy,     it's Gumi! Thanks in advance. [12:44] Tomozaki     Wait, so in that case... [12:46] Tomozaki     Do you drag your feet when it come     to sports tournaments, too? [12:49] Gumi     You betcha. [12:51] Tomozaki     Aha... [12:54] Tomozaki     In some ways, her attributes     are similar to Erika Konno's. [12:59] Tomozaki     Hey, can I get some advice? [13:03] Gumi     Oh, wow, what a pain. [13:06] Gumi     Erika definitely has it out     for that Hirabayashi girl. [13:10] Tomozaki     I kind of thought as much. [13:12] Gumi     I mean, as soon as Hirabayashi     takes on the captain role, [13:16] Gumi     I doubt Erika is gonna wanna     do much of anything. [13:19] Gumi     Unless something crazy happens. [13:21] Tomozaki     Something crazy? Like what? [13:23] Gumi     With me, it all comes down     to bang for your buck. [13:27] Gumi     Low effort, high reward. [13:29] Tomozaki     Oh, I get it. [13:31] Tomozaki     So if Erika Konno feels the same way... [13:33] Gumi     Right, yeah. [13:35] Gumi     She'll be plenty motivated if she can get     what she wants in a cost-effective way. [13:39] Gumi     That's just how we roll     on the planet Apathy. [13:43] Tomozaki     Low effort, high reward... [13:51] Tomozaki     The next person I thought I'd speak with SIGN    Read: I'd like your advice. Can you meet today? Fuka Kikuchi: Sure. Where should we meet? Read: How about The Baron? Fuka Kikuchi: Got it [13:54] Tomozaki     was Kikuchi. [13:56] Tomozaki     She may not stand out in class, SIGN    The Baron / Open 24 Hours [13:59] Tomozaki     but she's writing her very own novel, [14:01] Tomozaki     and I think she's a great observer of people. SIGN    Fuka Kikuchi: Sorry to keep you waiting, Tomozaki [14:05] Tomozaki     I-I'm sorry for contacting     you out of the blue. [14:08] Fuka     No, it's fine. You caught me as     I was getting off work, too. [14:12] Fuka     I'm just happy for the invitation. [14:21] Fuka     Konno? [14:23] Tomozaki     Uh-huh. [14:23] Tomozaki     What kind of person is she,     from your point of view? [14:27] Fuka     What kind of person...? That's a tough one. [14:30] Tomozaki     I mean, like... [14:32] Tomozaki     We're having all these discussions     about the sports tournament, [14:35] Tomozaki     and Konno is totally unmotivated, right? [14:38] Tomozaki     Under what circumstances do you     think she gives it her all? [14:42] Fuka     What would motivate Konno... [14:47] Fuka     This may not be a very nice     way of putting it, but... [14:53] Fuka     I think she really doesn't want people to     look down on her. That motivates her. [14:58] Tomozaki     People looking down on her, huh...? [15:01] Fuka     R-right. [15:05] Tomozaki     But why be like this for     the sports tournament? [15:09] Fuka     Well... if she acts like the     tournament is already stupid, [15:15] Fuka     then win or lose, no one     will look down on her. [15:18] Fuka     That's what I think, anyway. [15:20] Tomozaki     I can see that... [15:25] Fuka     Oh, but... [15:26] Fuka     Konno does have her friendly     side, and she's so honest-- [15:32] Fuka     I don't think she's bad, per se... [15:34] Tomozaki     Uh-huh. [15:37] Tomozaki     Now for all the intel I've     managed to collect: [15:40] Tomozaki     In order to light a fire     under Erika Konno, first... [15:45] Tomozaki     we make sure the girls' event is softball. [15:47] Tomozaki     Next... [15:49] Tomozaki     we find a low-effort, high-return way [15:53] Tomozaki     to stimulate her desire not     to be looked down upon. [15:57] Tomozaki     And what I need now [16:00] Tomozaki     is to find that key item that'll     hit her right where it counts. [16:04] Takei     Okay: SIGN    Boys 1. Basketball / 2. Soccer / 3. Baseball Chosen Sports Tournament Events [16:06] Takei     The boys' first choice is basketball! [16:09] Takei     I would have preferred soccer,     but whaddya gonna do? [16:12] Nakamura     Takei! [16:14] Nakamura     Can you even be a basketball captain? SIGN    Boys 1. Basketball / 2. Soccer / 3. Baseball [16:16] Takei     No sweat! I've been reading the manga! [16:19] Nakamura     "No sweat"--yeah, right! [16:23] Ms. Kawamura     All right--now for the girls. SIGN    Chosen Sports Tournament Events Girls / Basketball / Volleyball / Softball [16:26] Hirabayashi     Uh, um... [16:28] Hirabayashi     Then, uh, l-let's see what the girls want. [16:34] Mimimi     Ooh! Ooh! It's basketball for me! [16:37] Mimimi     With me and Aoi on the team, we can't lose! [16:40] Mimimi     Right? [16:42] Hirabayashi     Basketball... okay. [16:44] Hirabayashi     Anyone else have any preferences? [16:46] Tomozaki     This is bad. They'll never     get to softball like this. [16:52] Hanabi     I do! [16:54] Hanabi     I want to play volleyball. [16:57] Hirabayashi     One for volleyball. [16:59] Hirabayashi     Which should be our first choice? [17:02] Yuzu     Oh, I think I'd prefer     softball... or something. [17:07] Hirabayashi     Softball. [17:09] Hirabayashi     Do you all have reasons for your choices? [17:12] Hanabi     I do! Because that's what I wanna play. [17:19] Mimimi     Tama! [17:21] Mimimi     That's too simple to be a reason! [17:26] Hirabayashi     Th-then we'll move on to-- [17:28] Erika     But, like... [17:30] Erika     Why don't we just vote? [17:33] Hirabayashi     Oh, yeah... right. [17:39] Ms. Kawamura     Let's not go there, Konno. [17:41] Ms. Kawamura     I get it--I'm usually the first     to want to put things to a vote. [17:46] Ms. Kawamura     But I'd like to see if you can     talk things out instead. [17:50] Ms. Kawamura     I'll take over from here. [17:53] Ms. Kawamura     Each of you has to convince the class     with the reasons behind your choices. SIGN    Sekitomo [17:59] Ms. Kawamura     Okay, after all that discussion,     the girls have decided SIGN    Basketball: 2 / Volleyball: 3 / Softball: 1 SIGN    Softball: 1 [18:03] Ms. Kawamura     their first choice is softball. [18:05] Ms. Kawamura     The results will be posted over     lunch, so keep your eyes peeled. SIGN    Sports Tournament: Class Events SIGN    Boys: Basketball / Girls: Softball [18:19] Aoi     How to get Erika motivated, huh? [18:23] Aoi     I think it'll be pretty tough     the way things are now. [18:26] Yuzu     How are things now, exactly? [18:30] Aoi     I mean, as long as Hirabayashi's     the captain... [18:34] Yuzu     Oh, right. I figured as much... [18:41] Yuzu     I've made up my mind. [18:44] Yuzu     I'll take over the captain     position from Hirabayashi! [18:48] Yuzu     She looks like she's having a rough time. [18:51] Tomozaki     Are you sure about this, though? [18:54] Yuzu     I was struggling with whether     I should help her. [18:59] Yuzu     If I'd taken the captain job,     it'd basically be like Erika told me to. [19:04] Yuzu     I'd be going along just to get along,     and I don't like that side of me. [19:08] Yuzu     But that doesn't matter! I'm helping     Hirabayashi because I want to. [19:14] Yuzu     That's good enough, right?     I want to do it, after all! [19:18] Yuzu     And I think it might motivate     Erika a little bit, too. [19:23] Aoi     But, Yuzu... [19:25] Aoi     Are you really okay with this? [19:27] Yuzu     Yeah! And I'll work hard, too! [19:29] Tomozaki     Huh... [19:31] Tomozaki     She's neither bowing to the mood     or being pushed into the job. [19:36] Tomozaki     She's calling the shots. [19:38] Tomozaki     And that "I'm over it" smile...     She's a top-tier character, all right. [19:43] Tomozaki     A strategy began to come     together in my head. [19:47] Tomozaki     A plan that just might get     Konno ready and raring to go. [19:53] Tomozaki     The first item I'd need... [19:57] Mimimi     What'd you want to talk about, Brain? [20:00] Mimimi     Don't tell me--is it romance advice?! [20:03] Tomozaki     Nothing like that! [20:04] Tomozaki     It's actually about Konno. [20:07] Mimimi     Erika? [20:09] Tomozaki     Would you say Konno sees     Hinami as her rival? [20:15] Mimimi     I think so, yeah.     But where'd this come from? [20:18] Tomozaki     Oh, I have this idea, that's all. [20:30] Tomozaki     The next must-have item... [20:33] Tomozaki     Uh, hey... [20:34] Mizusawa     Hmm? What's up? [20:36] Tomozaki     You said Konno likes Nakamura. [20:39] Tomozaki     And that's a sure thing, right? [20:41] Mizusawa     Yeah. They're keeping it     on the down-low, though. [20:45] Mizusawa     Why do you ask? [20:50] Tomozaki     My strategy had come together. SIGN    Assignment Quest Konno Erika / ~ In Search of Motivation Lost ~ [20:55] Tomozaki     Hey... [20:56] Tomozaki     I'd like to confirm something     about my assignment. SIGN    Small Goal: Get Erika Konno motivated for the sports tournament [20:59] Aoi     Confirm something? [21:00] Tomozaki     I don't have to do this     all by myself, right? [21:04] Tomozaki     You won't mind if I get     other people to help out? [21:07] Aoi     Good question. Given that you're     up against Erika Konno, [21:10] Aoi     your skill alone may not be     enough to get the job done. [21:14] Tomozaki     In that case... [21:17] Tomozaki     could I even get your help, too? [21:21] Aoi     My help...? [21:23] Tomozaki     I'm not going to ask you what I should do. [21:27] Tomozaki     But can I include you in my strategy, [21:30] Tomozaki     tell you what I need you to     do, and have you do it? [21:34] Tomozaki     In other words, I'm still the     one with the controller-- [21:38] Tomozaki     but I'd be using you as     my selected character. [21:41] Aoi     Ah, I see. That would be fine. [21:45] Tomozaki     Yes! [21:46] Aoi     However... [21:47] Aoi     I won't interfere, not even if I think     your strategy's bound to fail. [21:52] Aoi     What's more... [21:54] Aoi     If there's any chance I'll     take damage, forget it. [21:58] Tomozaki     That's fine by me. [22:01] Tomozaki     All right! Now, about my strategy... [22:04] Tomozaki     Here it is. [22:05] Aoi     What's that? [22:08] Tomozaki     A three-pronged approach! E2 - A happy ending doesn't mean this game is over 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.) [01:31] Tomozaki     So how does that sound? [01:33] Aoi     I suppose I could help out     that much, anyway. [01:36] Tomozaki     Excellent! Please do! SIGN    2nd Stage: Lv. 2 A happy ending doesn't mean this game is over [01:41] Yuzu     Do you really think that'll be [01:43] Yuzu     enough to motivate Erika, though? [01:45] Tomozaki     Oh, don't worry. [01:47] Tomozaki     I've got other tricks up my sleeve. [01:51] Mizusawa     Aha... [01:53] Mizusawa     So that's what you had in mind? [01:55] Mizusawa     I thought something was afoot. [01:57] Mizusawa     Y'know, sometimes I'm surprised by [02:00] Mizusawa     how nasty you can be, Fumiya. [02:02] Tomozaki     Oh, shut up... [02:03] Mizusawa     But fine, I get it. [02:05] Mizusawa     I just need to let Erika     know all casual-like, right? [02:07] Tomozaki     Right. Thanks. [02:13] Tomozaki     That's everything that needed to be done. [02:17] Tomozaki     All that's left is     for the three arrows I've let fly [02:20] Tomozaki     to hit their mark according to plan. [02:34] Yuzu     That's our Erika! [02:35] Takei     Wow, a home run! SIGN    Girls' Softball [02:41] Tomozaki     My strategy was a success. [02:43] Tomozaki     All three arrows scored critical hits. [02:49] Tomozaki     The final boss has been defeated. SIGN    Yuzu Izumi: Conversation: A / Academics: C Sports: B Friendship: A / Effort: B [02:53] Tomozaki     The first arrow was Izumi. SIGN    Classroom / Konno's Motivation Meter / Day/Month [02:56] Yuzu     Say, Erika... [02:57] Yuzu     Now that I'm captain and all,     could you help me out? [03:01] Yuzu     We may as well make this fun for everyone. [03:04] Tomozaki     Konno apparently has     a real soft spot for her friends, SIGN    ... [03:08] Tomozaki     and here's her pal Izumi     asking her to pitch in. SIGN    Aoi Hinami: Conversation: S / Academics: S Sports: S / Friendship: A / Effort: S [03:12] Tomozaki     Next, the second arrow: Hinami. SIGN    Gym / Konno's Motivation Meter / Day/Month [03:15] Aoi     Got a second, Mika? [03:16] Akiyama     What is it? [03:18] Aoi     Erika's going to be in the game, right? [03:20] Aoi     Usually everyone participates. [03:22] Akiyama     Good question. Beats me. [03:24] Aoi     Erika doesn't look like     the softball type, after all. [03:28] Aoi     If she's not up to it, tell her she     can get by with, like, one pinch-hit. [03:32] Aoi     Then you can leave everything else up to me! SIGN    Gym / Konno's Motivation Meter / Day/Month SIGN    Erika! [03:37] Akiyama     Erika! SIGN    Blah, blah, yadda yadda [03:38] Akiyama     Blah, blah, yadda yadda... SIGN    Takahiro Mizusawa: Conversation: S Academics: A / Sports: A / Friendship: A / Effort: D [03:42] Tomozaki     And the third arrow, Mizusawa. SIGN    Classroom / Konno's Motivation Meter / Day/Month [03:45] Mizusawa     Hey, Erika. [03:46] Mizusawa     Shuji says he's looking     forward to the sports tournament. [03:50] Mizusawa     Yeah, he's one of those     athletic guys, y'know? [03:52] Mizusawa     And girls who are good     at sports? Totally his type. [03:56] Tomozaki     I think this one might actually be     the most effective. [04:00] Tomozaki     I mean... SIGN    Way Home / Konno's Motivation Meter / Day/Month [04:01] Tomozaki     Konno doesn't even know     yet that Nakamura and Izumi are dating. [04:06] Tomozaki     Could be a little distracting, though... SIGN    Girls' Softball [04:17] Mimimi     I'm going for a home run! SIGN    Girls' Softball [04:31] Tomozaki     "I want to make my friend Izumi happy." [04:34] Tomozaki     "I don't want Aoi Hinami     to look down on me." [04:37] Tomozaki     "I want Nakamura to find me attractive." [04:40] Tomozaki     These three wants can     all be satisfied by simply [04:43] Tomozaki     "doing my best in the sports tournament." [04:45] Tomozaki     In other words... [04:49] Tomozaki     Erika Konno reaped great     rewards for little effort. [04:55] Tomozaki     Meanwhile, [04:56] Tomozaki     in the boys' basketball event, [04:58] Tomozaki     Nakamura and Mizusawa, along with [05:00] Tomozaki     Tachibana of the basketball club,     moved onward to victory. [05:05] Tomozaki     In fact, Hinami had given me a task     for the basketball game as well. SIGN    Lay-Up Shots SIGN    Lay-Up Shots [05:11] Aoi     Lay-up practice. [05:13] Aoi     Stay in a position     where you can aim for a basket, [05:15] Aoi     and whenever you get     the ball, make the shot. [05:18] Aoi     If you can contribute to a win with that, [05:21] Aoi     you'll gain an     in with the athletic types, too, [05:23] Aoi     like Tachibana. [05:26] Tomozaki     I see... [05:28] Tomozaki     And so I spent the days     before the tournament practicing my lay-ups. [05:41] Tomozaki     Hinami was kind enough to tag along... [05:46] Tomozaki     but now I'm watching the game     from the bench. [05:49] Tomozaki     I ended up racking up     a flurry of fouls first thing. [05:56] Referee     You're outta here! [06:00] Mimimi     That's Brain for you! [06:06] Referee     And that's the game! SIGN    Victory [06:11] Mizusawa     Shake it off, Fumiya. [06:13] Tomozaki     Can it, will you? [06:14] Takei     Army Boy! Who gets ejected     in the first thirty seconds? [06:17] Nakamura     You really flopped it out there, Fumin. [06:20] Tachibana     Man, that was amazing! [06:22] Tomozaki     Spare me, Tachibana... [06:25] Tomozaki     And in the end, [06:27] Tomozaki     both our teams came in first place, SIGN    Congrats to This Year's Winners! / 2-2 / Boys' Basketball: 1st / Girls' Softball: 1st [06:31] Tomozaki     clinching our class's victory this year. [06:34] Takei     We're number one! [06:39] Tomozaki     Fantastic! [06:41] Mimimi     Victory hugs! [06:42] Tomozaki     Everyone's really enjoying themselves. [06:44] Tomozaki     It's like the entire class     had come together as one. [06:48] Tomozaki     What a wonderful happy ending this was. [06:54] Tomozaki     But soon enough I would come to learn [07:01] Tomozaki     that this game of life     isn't quite so simple. [07:09] Tomozaki     It started the day     after the sports tournament. [07:17] Konno     Oops. [07:18] Konno     Sor-ry. [07:20] Hirabayashi     It's fine. [07:22] Tomozaki     These little "accidents" kept on happening. [07:27] Tomozaki     A paper airplane would "accidentally"     hit Hirabayashi during a break, [07:37] Tomozaki     or Konno would "accidentally"     bump into her desk. [07:43] Tomozaki     Then, some days later, [07:46] Tomozaki     I realized, along with most of my classmates, [07:50] Tomozaki     that there was clear     malicious intent behind it. [07:57] Yuzu     I caused all this. [08:00] Tomozaki     Because it got out     that you were dating Nakamura? [08:04] Yuzu     Probably. [08:05] Yuzu     Lashing out at me     or Shuji would be too obvious. [08:10] Yuzu     Instead, she went after Hirabayashi. [08:14] Yuzu     I probably shouldn't say anything to Erika. [08:18] Tomozaki     Yeah, maybe so. [08:23] Aoi     I agree. [08:25] Aoi     Yuzu shouldn't say a word to Konno. [08:28] Tomozaki     You think so? [08:30] Aoi     This harassment is small potatoes. [08:32] Aoi     She can play it all off as purely     accidental, and that'll be that. [08:36] Aoi     If we don't want the situation to get worse, [08:38] Aoi     the smartest course of action right     now would be to watch silently. [08:41] Tomozaki     Hey... [08:43] Tomozaki     Is life really a god-tier game? [08:46] Aoi     What do you mean? [08:48] Tomozaki     I mean, we've got an irrational     negative event with no reason behind it. [08:54] Aoi     There are reasons, all right. [08:56] Aoi     Erika Konno liked Nakamura. [09:00] Aoi     Thanks to our help,     Yuzu started going out with Nakamura. [09:05] Aoi     Erika Konno kicked in, and our class won. [09:10] Aoi     Yuzu's relationship     with Nakamura became public. [09:13] Aoi     Hirabayashi is a timid girl. [09:17] Aoi     All of those events just fell like dominoes. [09:21] Aoi     What's happening now isn't irrational--     it was practically inevitable. [09:25] Tomozaki     What do you mean, inevitable? [09:27] Tomozaki     Are you saying Hirabayashi     has to just take her lumps? [09:31] Aoi     Well, yeah. [09:33] Tomozaki     Hinami... [09:35] Aoi     What's more, I don't personally see     the need to help her at this juncture. [09:40] Aoi     I mean, this is the kind of     harassment one can solve on one's own. [09:46] Aoi     Just because Hirabayashi     doesn't intend to do so-- [09:49] Tomozaki     C'mon, that's going too far! [09:52] Aoi     Look, we haven't seen anything that suggests [09:55] Aoi     Hirabayashi means to solve     this problem on her own. [09:58] Aoi     Doesn't that make Hirabayashi herself     another reason for Konno's behavior? [10:03] Tomozaki     So now Hirabayashi is responsible for it? [10:06] Aoi     Erika Konno's methods are cowardly     and awful, absolutely. [10:09] Aoi     Konno is in the wrong. [10:10] ---     No two ways about that. [10:13] Aoi     But it's the gamer who's     gripping the controller, [10:17] Aoi     clearing a path through     the situation at hand. [10:19] Aoi     The same goes for life. Isn't that right? [10:21] Tomozaki     For you and me, maybe! [10:23] Tomozaki     But to require everyone to be a gamer... [10:26] Aoi     If someone tries to     change something themselves [10:28] Aoi     and winds up not being able to     solve the problem at hand, [10:31] Aoi     I will help--enthusiastically so. [10:34] Aoi     But if they don't even try     to fix things on their own... [10:39] Aoi     I'm not required to help. [10:41] Tomozaki     That's not my thinking. [10:43] Aoi     I think it's the gamer who's in the right. [10:46] Aoi     And right now,     Hirabayashi isn't trying to be a gamer. [10:50] Aoi     I mean, I do intend to do something [10:53] Aoi     if things get any worse. [10:56] Tomozaki     I see... [10:58] Aoi     Hey, you're not considering doing     something about this, are you? [11:04] Tomozaki     If there's something I can do, I'll do it. [11:07] Aoi     Aha. [11:08] Aoi     Well, proceed carefully,     so things don't get worse. [11:14] Aoi     You can go without     an assignment for a while. [11:16] Tomozaki     Got it. [11:23] Konno     Like, what gives? SIGN    I know, right? [11:25] Konno     For real? SIGN    That's what he said! [11:28] Konno     Too funny! SIGN    I was over the moon! [11:32] Hanabi     Konno! [11:35] Hanabi     How long are you going to do this? [11:37] Hanabi     Enough nonsense! Cut it out already! SIGN    Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki S2 [11:43] Hanabi     How long are you going to do this? [11:46] Hanabi     Enough nonsense! Cut it out already! [11:49] Konno     Huh? What are you talking about? [11:51] Hanabi     Don't give me that! [11:53] Hanabi     Just because Nakamura's taken     doesn't mean you can lash out at people! [11:57] Konno     Huh... [12:10] Konno     Ooh, Hanabi! [12:11] Konno     You okay? You're shaking like a leaf. [12:15] Hanabi     Shut up! [12:16] Konno     Ow... [12:20] Hanabi     I-I didn't hit you that hard-- [12:22] Konno     You started it. [12:28] Boy Student     Uh-oh... [12:42] Konno     Oops. Sor-ry. [12:48] Tomozaki     There it was, out in the open,     almost too clear-cut: [12:52] Tomozaki     Erika Konno's maliciousness, [12:54] Tomozaki     now targeted at Tama. [12:59] Hanabi     Konno! You did that on purpose! [13:01] Konno     Huh? Lay off the assumptions, would you? [13:04] Hanabi     What assumptions?! [13:06] Konno     Besides, I apologized, didn't I? [13:08] Hanabi     You know that's not the issue here! [13:10] Konno     What, you gonna hit me again? [13:14] Konno     I'm against violence. [13:17] Hanabi     Well, I'm not using violence! [13:25] Mimimi     You're in the right here, Tama. [13:28] Tomozaki     You okay, Tama? [13:30] Hanabi     I'm fine. [13:31] Aoi     Hanabi... [13:33] Aoi     It's okay. [13:35] Aoi     I'll... I'll do something. [13:38] Hanabi     Aoi? [13:41] Tomozaki     Konno's attacks continued. [13:45] Tomozaki     She would "accidentally" bump     into Tama's desk, [13:48] Tomozaki     or one of her cronies would     "accidentally" knock Tama's chair over; [13:53] Tomozaki     all of Tama's pencil leads would     "accidentally" wind up broken, [13:58] Tomozaki     or the Konno girls would "accidentally"     trash-talk her loud enough in conversation [14:03] Tomozaki     that Tama could hear it loud and clear. [14:06] Tomozaki     But unlike when it happened     to Hirabayashi... [14:09] Hanabi     Konno! I know you kicked my desk again! [14:12] Tomozaki     ...every time Konno hurt Tama,     Tama called her out. [14:16] Konno     Geez, will you stop     with the false accusations already? [14:19] Hanabi     You did it yesterday, too! [14:21] Konno     Did you forget that time     you used violence against me? [14:26] Hanabi     That was an accident! [14:28] Konno     Huh? No, what I did was an accident. [14:31] Konno     What you did? [14:34] Konno     All. On. Purpose. [14:38] Mimimi     Stop, Tama! Whoa, girl! [14:41] Aoi     Okay, Hanabi--time to cool off. [14:45] Tomozaki     Hinami and Mimimi would calm her down     so she wouldn't get even more furious. [14:50] Tomozaki     This pattern repeated itself     over several days. [14:54] Seno     Hanabi really has it rough... [14:56] Kashiwazaki     She sure does. [14:58] Kashiwazaki     First Hirabayashi, now Hanabi-- [15:00] Kashiwazaki     it's like she doesn't care who she torments. [15:03] Seno     Right? [15:04] Matsumoto     That Natsubayashi     is really something else... [15:06] Hashiguchi     I never expected her to keep pushing     back on Konno like that, did you? [15:10] Hashiguchi     She's way gutsier     than she looks, that's for sure. [15:13] Akina     Still... [15:14] Akina     Konno may be terrible,     but Natsubayashi gets way too angry. [15:19] Akina     Not that Natsubayashi is in the wrong here! [15:22] Mutsumi     Hmm... I wish they'd     handle it a little better. [15:25] Mutsumi     No one wants to see that every dang day. [15:29] Sho     How many times is it, anyway? [15:31] Kazuya     Why even is Natsubayashi     still getting so mad? [15:35] Sho     I get that Konno is terrible,     but doesn't she understand [15:37] Sho     that all this classroom bickering     just sours the whole mood? [15:41] Kazuya     Well, Natsubayashi never did know     how to read a room. [15:46] Tomozaki     Eventually, the class's     mood went all off-kilter. [15:50] Tomozaki     Hinami was the one who put a stop to it. [15:53] Tomozaki     She stirred up sympathy for Tama,     aimed at the middle-ranking girls. [15:58] Tomozaki     Mimimi tried to be     with Tama as much as possible [16:01] Tomozaki     whenever we were on break. [16:04] Tomozaki     She'd hustle Tama out of the classroom,     avoiding contact with Konno. [16:08] Tomozaki     The efforts of these two [16:10] Tomozaki     kept something truly momentous     from taking place. SIGN    Sewing Room 2 [16:17] Tomozaki     This Tama thing-- [16:18] Tomozaki     it really went sour, eh? [16:20] Aoi     Yeah... [16:22] Tomozaki     You and Mimimi have her back for now, [16:25] Tomozaki     but at this rate, she'll only     become more and more isolated. [16:28] Aoi     Right. It can't go on like this. [16:31] Aoi     We have to do something. [16:33] Tomozaki     Lately it felt like Hinami hadn't been     going about things in her usual way. [16:38] Tomozaki     It's not that her methods were wrong*; [16:40] Tomozaki     she just wasn't the same old Hinami. [16:44] Tomozaki     Hey, Hinami... [16:46] Aoi     What? [16:47] Tomozaki     I think helping Tama is     the most important thing right now. [16:52] Tomozaki     More than anything else. [16:54] Aoi     And? [16:56] Tomozaki     And we could maybe ask her, you know, [17:00] Tomozaki     to stop striking back at Konno, or... [17:03] Aoi     Absolutely not. [17:06] Aoi     Hanabi is right. [17:08] Aoi     The situation is what's wrong. [17:10] Aoi     Hanabi does not need to change. SIGN    Good Suggestion / Bad Rule [17:15] Tomozaki     This was the exact opposite of what*     Hinami had been insisting thus far. [17:20] Tomozaki     If the situation is wrong,     we should fight in a way that fits it-- [17:25] Tomozaki     even if it means outwardly     distorting ourselves. [17:30] Tomozaki     That's her policy, the way she     racked up all those wins--or it was*. [17:38] Tomozaki     After class, Mimimi asked me to join*     her and Tama on the way home. [17:44] Tomozaki     Hinami stayed late for student council work. [17:47] Mimimi     Oh! You've got some     whipped cream on you, Tama! [17:49] Hanabi     Huh? Really? [17:53] Mimimi     Don't mind if I do! [17:54] Hanabi     Hey! Why'd you eat it? [17:56] Mimimi     Mmm, delicious! [17:58] Tomozaki     She doesn't like that, Mimimi. [18:00] Mimimi     What? Sure you do, right? [18:03] Hanabi     Of course I don't! Isn't it obvious? [18:05] Mimimi     Ack! What a shock! [18:16] Mimimi     How did things get to this point? [18:20] Tomozaki     Bad luck, bad timing... [18:23] Mimimi     Tama hasn't even done anything wrong. [18:26] Mimimi     Everyone's making her out     to be the bad guy... [18:29] Mimimi     I hate watching that happen! [18:35] Mimimi     Hey, Tomozaki. [18:38] Mimimi     Am I doing a good job? [18:41] Mimimi     You know: cheering her up? [18:43] Tomozaki     Yeah. [18:45] Tomozaki     I think you are. SIGN    Tomozaki [18:51] Tomozaki     At this point, Mimimi's goal must be [18:57] Tomozaki     for Erika Konno to give     in to Tama's resistance. SIGN    Hanabi Natsubayashi resists! SIGN    Erika Konno take 0 damage SIGN    Erika Konno: I'm against violence! SIGN    Hanabi Natsubayashi takes 170 damage!! SIGN    Minami Nanami: Tama~~!! SIGN    Minami Nanami: Mimimi's here ♪ [19:03] Tomozaki     If Konno's harassment stops SIGN    Minami Nanami: You okay, Tama?! SIGN    Minami Nanami: All patched up ♪ [19:06] Tomozaki     while Mimimi is looking after Tama, SIGN    Erika Konno: (...Not funny) SIGN    Erika Konno: (Forget this...) SIGN    Erika Konno left... [19:11] Tomozaki     we'd get the good ending. [19:15] Tomozaki     Hinami was controlling the mood     of the class as a whole, SIGN    Erika Konno manipulates the mood SIGN    The good/bad norm! SIGN    Hanabi Natsubayashi takes 170 damage!! SIGN    Aoi Hinami: Hanabi... SIGN    Aoi Hinami: I'll figure it out... [19:18] Tomozaki     buying more time. SIGN    Aoi Hinami manipulates the mood [19:20] Tomozaki     If all goes well, SIGN    The good/bad norm reverses! SIGN    Classmate x6 take 300 damage!! [19:23] Tomozaki     the mood--the norm for good     or bad-- will be flipped on its head, SIGN    Erika Konno takes 100 damage!! SIGN    Classmate x6 joined the party!! [19:27] Tomozaki     and she'll start painting     Konno as one of the bad ones. SIGN    Erika Konno: (...Not funny) SIGN    Erika Konno: (Forget this...) SIGN    Erika Konno left... [19:32] Tomozaki     But I have a different strategy in mind. SIGN    Fumiya Tomozaki / Hanabi Natsubayashi / Erika Konno SIGN    Erika Konno glares steadily [19:35] Tomozaki     What we need to aim for now [19:37] Tomozaki     is getting past all this     without hurting Tama. [19:41] Tomozaki     And for that, we can use a tactic     that every gamer knows: SIGN    Fumiya Tomozaki: (Thinking...) [19:45] Tomozaki     Retreat. SIGN    Fumiya Tomozaki: Tama! We're running! SIGN    Tama: !! [19:48] Tomozaki     The option to take time off school     until everything blows over. SIGN    Successfully escaped [19:52] Tomozaki     Sure, it's a little backward. [19:54] Tomozaki     But it WILL get us to the goal,     as "wrong" or dirty as it may be. [19:59] Tomozaki     NO NAME can't do that, but I can. [20:02] Tomozaki     That's the nanashi way. SIGN    Old AV Room [20:10] Hanabi     What did you want? [20:12] Tomozaki     Well, um... [20:14] Tomozaki     This thing with Erika Konno and everybody... [20:19] Hanabi     You know, Aoi once told me... [20:22] Hanabi     She said you're a little bit like me. [20:25] Hanabi     You just come out     and say what you're thinking. [20:28] Tomozaki     Yeah... maybe I do. [20:30] Hanabi     So what's this about Konno and everybody? [20:33] Tomozaki     Right. [20:34] Tomozaki     It must be hard with Konno attacking you     and everyone else avoiding you. [20:41] Tomozaki     And if it is, I wonder     if it might be better to remove yourself. [20:48] Hanabi     It is hard. [20:51] Hanabi     But you know... [20:53] Hanabi     I'm fine. [20:56] Hanabi     When I remind myself     that I'm in the right, I'm fine. [21:01] Hanabi     Breaking the Hanabi     that believes in things would be worse. [21:07] Tomozaki     Okay. Then you'll be all right. [21:10] Tomozaki     I've been playing games     on my own all this time. [21:14] Tomozaki     And all this time, I've been thinking: [21:16] Tomozaki     The righteousness inside me is more important     than how people see me. [21:21] Hanabi     Uh-huh. As long as I can be myself, [21:25] Hanabi     I can put up with anything. [21:28] Hanabi     But you know, Tomozaki... [21:30] Hanabi     Minmi's so sad. [21:34] Hanabi     And that's why I want to change. [21:38] Hanabi     I guess I really am like you. [21:41] Hanabi     I just say what I think,     and I suck at bending myself to fit. [21:46] Hanabi     Actually, I think you've     changed a lot lately. [21:48] Hanabi     You're better at reading a room,     better at fitting in. [21:52] Hanabi     You're like me, but you're challenging     yourself with your weaknesses. [21:56] Hanabi     I didn't think that was possible. [22:01] Hanabi     So show me how you do it. [22:06] Hanabi     Teach me how to fight, too. E3 - Battles go better when you're fighting alongside someone whose signature move is the opposite of yours 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.) SIGN    Old AV Room [00:02] Hanabi     Hey... [00:03] Hanabi     How did you change yourself, Tomozaki? [00:05] Tomozaki     Me? [00:06] Hanabi     I'm not good at, like,     getting along with people. [00:11] Tomozaki     Well, in my case... [00:15] Tomozaki     Oh, right. [00:16] Tomozaki     Hang on a sec. [00:18] Hanabi     Something wrong? [00:19] Tomozaki     Nothing. [00:21] Tomozaki     Um, in my case, I practiced my expressions,     posture, and the way I talked. [00:28] Tomozaki     In the past, I didn't emote much, [00:31] Tomozaki     I slouched all the time, [00:32] Tomozaki     and I always mumbled. [00:35] Tomozaki     The epitome of socially awkward. [00:37] Hanabi     But you sound so cheerful now,     and your whole vibe has changed. [00:43] Tomozaki     Oh... you think so? [00:46] Hanabi     Still got a weird way of     getting embarrassed, though! [00:48] Tomozaki     I haven't worked on that yet... [00:51] Tomozaki     But I think the very first thing you should     do is figure out exactly where you are. [00:57] Hanabi     Where I am? [00:59] Hanabi     What do you mean? [01:01] Tomozaki     Well, you see... [01:03] Hanabi     You still laugh weird, too!     It's creepy! [01:06] Tomozaki     I have to agree... [01:08] Tomozaki     Okay, that should be enough. [01:10] Recorded Hanabi     Still got a weird way of     getting embarrassed, though! [01:12] Recorded Tomozaki     I haven't worked on that yet... [01:14] Recorded Tomozaki     But I think the very     first thing you should do [01:15] Hanabi     Hey! I've been bugged! [01:16] Tomozaki     Wait—just listen. Tama, c'mon— [01:17] Recorded Tomozaki     is figure out exactly where you are. [01:20] Recorded Hanabi     Where I am?     What do you mean? [01:24] Recorded Tomozaki     Well, you see... [01:25] Recorded Hanabi     You still laugh weird, too!     It's creepy! [01:28] Tomozaki     How was that? [01:30] Hanabi     I'm pretty harsh, huh? [01:32] Tomozaki     Right! [01:33] Tomozaki     The way a person talks might not     be exactly how they picture it. [01:38] Tomozaki     Once you know how you talk, maybe you'll     figure out how you can change it. [01:43] Hanabi     Maybe so... [01:45] Hanabi     Okay! I'll give it my best shot! SIGN    2nd Stage: Lv. 3     Battles are better when you're against someone      whose signature move is the opposite of yours [03:20] Tomozaki     Okay, [03:20] Tomozaki     lift the corners of your mouth. [03:25] Tomozaki     Now run through the vowels. [03:30] Tomozaki     Okay! See how that feels? [03:32] Hanabi     Uh-huh! [03:33] Tomozaki     You catch on quick. That's our Tama! [03:36] Hanabi     Yay! [03:38] Tomozaki     Think you can practice on your own? [03:40] Hanabi     Woo! [03:42] Tomozaki     You're really good. Better than me, even. [03:46] Hanabi     Eh?! [03:47] Tomozaki     You're fully proficient. [03:49] Hanabi     Hey! You haven't taught me anything yet! [03:51] Tomozaki     Yeah, but... your basic     ability is way beyond mine. [03:55] Tomozaki     I don't think your expressions     or the way you talk [03:58] Tomozaki     are what's keeping you from     getting along in class. [04:01] Hanabi     Then what could it be? [04:04] Tomozaki     Hmm... [04:05] Tomozaki     Maybe try not arguing     with Konno for a while? [04:13] Hanabi     Got it. [04:15] Mimimi     Tama! [04:16] Mimimi     Sorry I kept you! [04:18] Mimimi     Hey... [04:19] Mimimi     Tomozaki, too? [04:21] Mimimi     What? Why? [04:23] Tomozaki     Um, well... this and that... [04:25] Hanabi     Aoi's not with you? [04:27] Mimimi     She'll have her hands full with     student council stuff for a while. [04:31] Mimimi     So, Brain, [04:32] Mimimi     what exactly is going on here, hmm? [04:35] Tomozaki     Oh... er... [04:36] Tomozaki     It-It's just... SIGN    Sewing Room 2 [04:44] Tomozaki     You're dead set against changing Tama, right? [04:48] Aoi     I told you, didn't I? There's nothing     wrong with Tama. [04:51] Aoi     So she shouldn't change. [04:54] Tomozaki     Even if she wants to? [04:58] Tomozaki     That's what she told me: [05:00] Tomozaki     the situation is making Mimimi sad,     so she wants to change herself. [05:04] Tomozaki     That's what she wants to     do—loud and clear. [05:08] Aoi     I see. [05:09] Tomozaki     I'd like you to help her, if     it's possible. [05:14] Aoi     If Hanabi changes, none of this matters. [05:19] Tomozaki     Hinami... [05:22] Tomozaki     On that day, [05:23] Tomozaki     the mood in the classroom shifted a little. [05:29] Tomozaki     This had always been where Konno and     Tama would start up their squabbling, [05:34] Tomozaki     and the class's mood would take a nosedive. [05:44] Tomozaki     Yes! SIGN    Old AV Room [05:50] Tomozaki     Great job, Tama! You really     restrained yourself. [05:53] Hanabi     Uh-huh. It's frustrating, [05:55] Hanabi     but I know there are more     important things. [05:58] Tomozaki     At this rate, though, things     might not get worse, [06:02] Tomozaki     but they won't get dramatically     better, either. [06:05] Hanabi     Yeah... I guess not. [06:07] Tomozaki     Now to create an atmosphere that'll make     the rest of the class take your side. [06:17] Hanabi     I just don't know what they're all thinking. [06:21] Hanabi     I kinda know what Konno is thinking, but... [06:25] Hanabi     The rest of the class? It's a     total mystery. [06:28] Tomozaki     Right... [06:30] Tomozaki     "Mood" and "flow" sure are tough. [06:33] Hanabi     For you, too? [06:34] Tomozaki     I've started to understand     them a little lately, [06:38] Tomozaki     but it took me about five     months to get to this point. [06:41] Hanabi     We probably don't have that kind of time. [06:45] Tomozaki     Right. [06:46] Tomozaki     We need some kind of big game-changing move [06:49] Tomozaki     that'll flip everything on its     head in a short span of time. [06:53] Tomozaki     But we'll need help. [06:57] Mizusawa     Well, well, you two! In a     bit of a pinch, are you? [07:01] Tomozaki     Mizusawa? [07:04] Mizusawa     I knew it, Fumiya. [07:08] Mizusawa     You are secretly up to something, after all. [07:11] Tomozaki     Wh-What do you mean? [07:13] Mizusawa     I thought you two might be scheming,     so I kept an eye on you. [07:17] Mizusawa     This is about Erika's harassment, isn't it? [07:19] Tomozaki     Uh... yes. It is, actually. [07:22] Mizusawa     Hit the nail on the head! [07:26] Mizusawa     You been holding up okay? [07:28] Hanabi     I'm fine. [07:30] Mizusawa     Oh, am I a third wheel here? [07:34] Tomozaki     It's not that. [07:36] Tomozaki     Wait, did you specifically drop     by to see how we were doing? [07:40] Mizusawa     Eh, you know. [07:41] Mizusawa     If you're going to stand up to Erika, [07:43] Mizusawa     shouldn't you have a slightly shady     character like me in the mix? [07:50] Tomozaki     Say... [07:51] Tomozaki     You and Nakamura don't really     get along with Tama, do you? [07:55] Mizusawa     And there it is. [07:57] Mizusawa     Well, she's like you—so that's good. [07:59] Mizusawa     See... [08:00] Mizusawa     Tama won't bend, right? [08:03] Mizusawa     And Shuji and Erika are both boss types,     so they're like oil and water with her. [08:08] Mizusawa     They had this huge blow-up fight     and dragged me and Takei into it... [08:14] Mizusawa     I took Shuji's side, so I can see     why I'd come off badly to her. [08:21] Mizusawa     So... yeah. [08:22] Mizusawa     Anyway, if you need any help, [08:24] Mizusawa     I'll be around. [08:27] Mizusawa     Later. [08:30] Tomozaki     Hang on, Mizusawa! [08:34] Tomozaki     I know what we have to do first! [08:37] Tomozaki     Tama, as of today, your task will be... [08:39] Tomozaki     "Make friends with Mizusawa"! SIGN    Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki S2 SIGN    Old AV Room [08:47] Mizusawa     Aha... [08:48] Mizusawa     Practice for getting along with     the rest of the class, eh? [08:52] Mizusawa     And you want me to be her study partner. [08:55] Tomozaki     Yeah. [08:56] Tomozaki     I think one reason she can't     integrate herself well [08:59] Tomozaki     has to do with putting up emotional     barriers and becoming unbendable. [09:03] Tomozaki     This could be the first step     to cracking that shell. [09:08] Mizusawa     Okay. I'll lend a hand—for you, Fumiya. [09:12] Mizusawa     The rest is up to Tama. [09:17] Hanabi     I'll give it a shot! [09:22] Mizusawa     We've never properly talked     like this, have we? [09:26] Hanabi     You're right... [09:27] Mizusawa     Do you hate me like you hate Shuji? [09:30] Hanabi     I've seen you hanging out with Nakamura and     saying a lot of mean things about me. [09:36] Mizusawa     Is that so... Mean things, huh. [09:38] Hanabi     I don't like that, so I've been avoiding you. [09:41] Mizusawa     Avoiding— [09:44] Mizusawa     Huh. [09:46] Mizusawa     Hey, Fumiya, she's got you beat     in the bluntness department. [09:49] Tomozaki     You ain't seen nothin' yet. [09:51] Mizusawa     Seriously? [09:53] Mizusawa     Okay, so... it does sound     like you hate me, then. [09:56] Hanabi     But, I mean, I can't know     what kind of person you are [09:59] Hanabi     if I don't try talking to you first. [10:01] Mizusawa     Hmm. In that case, is there     anything you want to ask me? [10:06] Hanabi     Not really. [10:09] Mizusawa     I had a feeling. [10:11] Hanabi     Oh—there is one thing I've wondered about. [10:14] Mizusawa     Yeah? Hit me. [10:16] Hanabi     Do you like Aoi? [10:18] Tomozaki     T-Tama! [10:20] Hanabi     Are the rumors true? [10:22] Hanabi     Aoi is so full of secrets...     I can't help but wonder. [10:26] Mizusawa     Hmm... [10:33] Mizusawa     Sure, I like her. [10:36] Hanabi     So it's true?! [10:37] Mizusawa     As a friend. [10:40] Hanabi     Oh. [10:41] Mizusawa     I see... You're into love and romance, huh? [10:45] Hanabi     N-No I'm not! [10:48] Mizusawa     There's no one you like? [10:50] Hanabi     No! And I wouldn't tell you if I did! [10:52] Mizusawa     Ah, so there is someone. Who is it? [10:55] Hanabi     Hey! [10:57] Hanabi     Don't go thinking I'm     interested in someone! [10:59] Mizusawa     Hmm... [11:01] ---     After-school strategy meetings...     Just the two of you... [11:04] Mizusawa     Pretty fishy. [11:06] Hanabi     No, it isn't! And it would     never be Tomozaki, anyway! [11:10] Tomozaki     Y-You don't have to deny     it quite so vehemently... [11:14] Hanabi     I-I'm sorry! [11:16] Tomozaki     No, no. I get it. [11:17] Mizusawa     Man, you two are a riot! [11:22] Mimimi     Tama! [11:23] Mimimi     I'm here! [11:25] Mimimi     Oh, Takahiro's with you today? [11:28] Mizusawa     Yo. [11:29] Mimimi     Why? What's going on here?! [11:33] Mimimi     What? [11:34] Mimimi     I see! They're both protecting you, eh? [11:37] Mimimi     Aren't you the smooth operator, Tama! [11:40] Mimimi     A beauty on each arm! [11:41] Tomozaki     Is it still "a beauty" when it's two guys? [11:44] Hanabi     I don't think so. [11:46] Mimimi     It's not?! Then what is it? [11:49] Mizusawa     A knight on each arm? Something like that. [11:52] Tomozaki     That might work for you, [11:54] Tomozaki     but I don't see myself     as a beauty or a knight. [11:57] Mimimi     Not that again! C'mon,     you can be plenty cool. [12:03] Mimimi     Have some confidence for once, wouldya?! [12:05] Tomozaki     S-Sure... [12:07] Mimimi     It makes me all sad to see you     down on yourself all the time. [12:11] Hanabi     I was kind of thinking that too. [12:14] Mizusawa     Yeah, you do tend to do that, Fumiya... [12:17] Tomozaki     I-I do, huh? [12:19] Mimimi     Okay, Brain! Minami Nanami     expects great things from you! [12:23] Tomozaki     I'll do my best... [12:25] Tomozaki     Wait—why are we talking about me?! [12:31] Hanabi     Okay, we're headed home. [12:34] Mimimi     You two are staying? [12:35] Tomozaki     We've got work after this. [12:37] Mizusawa     And some time to kill. [12:39] Hanabi     Thanks for today. [12:41] Tomozaki     Sure. [12:42] Mizusawa     See you tomorrow. [12:44] Mizusawa     So anyway... [12:45] Mizusawa     I'm glad Tama stopped fighting     with Erika. It's the right move. [12:49] Mizusawa     If she kept that up, she'd practically be giving     the class free reign to come after her. [12:56] Tomozaki     And all it takes is a shallow excuse     for "attacks" to become "punishment." [13:00] Tomozaki     You see that a lot online. [13:03] Mizusawa     So what's the next move? [13:05] Mizusawa     You're making headway in character creation, [13:07] Mizusawa     are you thinking of ways to break     down the walls she's put up [13:12] Mizusawa     between her and the rest of the class? [13:13] Tomozaki     Mmm, it'd be nice to come up with a     cut-and-dried way to make it all better... [13:19] Tomozaki     The key is being able to     get in a lot of practice [13:22] Tomozaki     in a setting where it's okay to fail. [13:25] Mizusawa     True enough. Gotta have that safety net. [13:30] Mizusawa     Should I invite Takei next time? [13:33] Tomozaki     Takei? [13:34] Mizusawa     She can mess up with him     as much as she wants. [13:38] Tomozaki     Oh! SIGN    Takei     Read: Right     Takei: I'm off to bed!!     Read: OK [13:39] Mizusawa     I'll let him know. [13:41] Mizusawa     But you gotta keep things simple with Takei. [13:44] Mizusawa     I'll just say we want him to cheer Tama up. [13:48] Mizusawa     And don't tell Shuji. [13:51] Mizusawa     Tama plus Shuji equals conflict     waiting to happen. [13:56] Mizusawa     We're better off keeping our     support for Tama under wraps. [14:00] Tomozaki     Ooh, right. [14:02] Mizusawa     I could wind up with a target on my     back just for helping out like this. [14:08] Tomozaki     You're something else, Mizusawa. [14:11] Mizusawa     What d'you mean? [14:12] Tomozaki     It's just... you're a good guy. [14:15] Tomozaki     You can do everything, but you're never mean. [14:20] Mizusawa     I don't know about that. [14:22] Mizusawa     You'll find that I'm     actually quite the schemer. [14:25] Tomozaki     R-Really? [14:26] Mizusawa     Like how I came to check on you two earlier. [14:30] Mizusawa     I did it in part because I was     hoping Aoi would be there. [14:34] Mizusawa     Me, I'm just another guy     doing what he wants. [14:40] Mizusawa     A certain someone once told     me that was the way to go. [14:46] Tomozaki     Oh... [14:50] Aoi     I mean, [14:51] Aoi     even if what you're doing     goes against my own policy, [14:55] Aoi     I don't have the right to stop you. [14:58] Tomozaki     This is about trying to change Tama, right? [15:02] Aoi     If it's what Hanabi herself     wants, my hands are tied. [15:07] Aoi     All I can do is see my own methods through. [15:13] Aoi     We'll suspend these meetings     for the time being. [15:16] Aoi     They'll resume once the     situation has improved. [15:26] Tomozaki     Konno's harassment continued     as usual that day. [15:30] Tomozaki     Bumping into Tama's desk, [15:34] Tomozaki     trash-talking Tama with her     minions so as to be overheard... [15:40] Tomozaki     And Tama kept on putting up with it. [15:42] Tomozaki     The class's mood became even     more sympathetic toward her. [15:48] Tomozaki     But what had me even more curious... [15:50] Tomozaki     was what Hinami was doing. [15:54] Tomozaki     During every break period, she'd     casually chat with Mao Kamimae, [15:57] Tomozaki     one of Konno's girls. [16:04] Mizusawa     Takei said he'd join us     after soccer practice. [16:07] Mizusawa     He's a real dum-dum, so don't     feel too uptight around him. [16:11] Mizusawa     In some ways, he's a little like you. [16:14] Hanabi     What? We're nothing alike! [16:16] Tomozaki     No, he's right. [16:18] Hanabi     Don't take his side! [16:20] Tomozaki     He says exactly what's on his     mind. I'm the same way, too. [16:26] Tomozaki     But you know... [16:28] Tomozaki     Takei's always been a     key member of our class. [16:31] Tomozaki     What's so different between him and us? [16:33] Mizusawa     Could be any number of things, but a big one [16:36] Mizusawa     is whether the group is used to you. [16:39] Tomozaki     Used to...? [16:41] Mizusawa     Remember when we were choosing     our sports tournament event, [16:45] Mizusawa     and Takei wanted to do soccer? [16:47] Mizusawa     Everyone just rolled with it     all, "Oh, this idiot again." [16:53] Mizusawa     But with Tama... [16:57] Tomozaki     Right... Even though she was just     naming her choice of event too... [17:01] Tomozaki     the mood got a little weird when she did it. [17:04] Hanabi     Yeah, and Minmi came to my rescue. [17:09] Mizusawa     Takei has this certain charm, right? [17:12] ---     And that's a big part of his character. [17:15] Mizusawa     But Tama can be a little prickly,     and her charm doesn't come across. [17:21] Hanabi     I'm not sure about all that... [17:24] ---     How am I supposed to be charming? [17:28] Mizusawa     Charm is about having a     consistent vulnerability. [17:33] Tomozaki     A consistent vulnerability? [17:36] Mizusawa     For example... let's see... [17:38] Mizusawa     Liking cheese too much, say. [17:41] Tomozaki     Ah! [17:43] Hanabi     Like Aoi? [17:44] Mizusawa     She's very obvious about her     lust for cheese: innocent, [17:49] Mizusawa     but with an almost exaggerated zeal. [17:52] Mizusawa     The people around her say, "Oh, that     Aoi," and it becomes part of her charm. [17:57] Tomozaki     I see... [17:58] Hanabi     I wonder if she does that on purpose. [18:02] Mizusawa     Who can say? [18:04] Mizusawa     Either way, it's food for thought, right? [18:07] Takei     Sorry! [18:08] Takei     I'm so— [18:10] Takei     late! [18:14] Mizusawa     See? All charm, this one. [18:17] Takei     Sorry, Tama! [18:19] Takei     I wish I could've done something to help! [18:22] Hanabi     Thanks for thinking of me, though. [18:24] Takei     I wanted to stop her, but     I didn't have the guts. [18:27] Hanabi     I get that. Konno's scary! [18:29] Takei     She sure is! [18:31] Takei     But I think you're totally     in the right here, Tama. [18:34] Hanabi     Oh, yeah? Thanks. [18:36] Takei     Don't thank me! I'm apologizing here! [18:41] Hanabi     It's fine, it's fine! [18:42] Takei     At least you've got people in your corner! [18:45] Takei     Me, Yuko... Sakura was     worried about you, too! [18:50] Hanabi     Yuko? Sakura? [18:52] Takei     Yuko Ueda and Sakura Kashiwazaki. [18:55] Takei     Heck, even Mao was just telling     Erika, "Rein it in, girl!" [19:00] Hanabi     Um... [19:01] Hanabi     Who's Mao? [19:02] Takei     Mao! Mao Kamimae, Erika's pal! [19:06] Hanabi     Really? [19:08] Takei     Really! [19:09] Tomozaki     Can I ask you something, Tama? [19:12] Hanabi     What is it? [19:12] Tomozaki     You're not really interested     in your classmates, are you? [19:17] Tomozaki     Their names weren't ringing any bells. [19:21] Tomozaki     I was the same way. [19:23] Tomozaki     I couldn't care less about any of them. [19:26] Tomozaki     But once I started talking     with all sorts of people, [19:29] Tomozaki     I saw that they all had their     own thoughts and concerns. [19:33] Tomozaki     I gradually started taking an interest     in people other than myself, [19:36] Tomozaki     and found myself wanting to know     specific things about them. [19:40] Tomozaki     I noticed that simply asking those     questions led to natural conversations. [19:45] Tomozaki     That's why I do think it's good to     practice a cheerful speaking style, [19:51] Tomozaki     but more than that, I realized it's     important to take an interest in others [19:55] Tomozaki     and work on accepting them. [19:59] Hanabi     Yeah... [20:00] Hanabi     If I don't care about my classmates... [20:04] Hanabi     I can't get along with them. [20:09] Takei     Whoa... that was awesome! [20:12] Takei     Go, Army Boy-—Tomozaki! [20:16] Mimimi     Tama! [20:17] Mimimi     I'm here! [20:19] Mimimi     Wait... [20:20] Mimimi     Now Takei is in the mix?! [20:22] Takei     You got that right! [20:24] Aoi     Huh? What's all this? [20:27] Mizusawa     It's Team Tomozaki, meeting to do     something about Tama's situation. [20:32] Tomozaki     Wait, why is this my team? [20:35] Mizusawa     You started this, didn't     you? Our fearless leader. [20:39] Tomozaki     Leader? I mean... [20:41] Mimimi     That's our Tomozaki! Brain and leader! [20:44] Tomozaki     I don't need any more titles,     thank you very much. [20:49] Aoi     Are you thinking about changing, Hanabi? [20:52] Hanabi     Hmm? What's up, Aoi? [20:54] Aoi     Oh, sorry. I was just curious. [20:59] Hanabi     I am thinking I'd like to change. [21:02] Aoi     I see... [21:04] Hanabi     Do you think I'm better off not changing? [21:07] Aoi     I... I don't want you to. [21:12] Aoi     Maybe I just don't want to think     that facing things head-on [21:16] Aoi     is the wrong thing to do. [21:19] Tomozaki     Hinami? [21:20] Aoi     But I can't make that decision for you. [21:24] ---     It's just what I want, that's all. [21:27] Hanabi     Thanks for your concern, Aoi. [21:31] Hanabi     But I've got Tomozaki and     the others backing me up. [21:34] Hanabi     I think I'm going to give it a solid try. [21:37] Hanabi     I'm counting on you, okay?     Just the tiniest bit, though. [21:40] Tomozaki     There's that excessive honesty again. [21:44] Aoi     I see. You are two peas in a pod. [21:50] Aoi     You've got my support, too! [21:52] Hanabi     Thanks, Aoi! [21:54] Tomozaki     As I watched Hinami, back to     being our perfect heroine, [21:58] Tomozaki     a thought popped into my head: [22:01] Tomozaki     Maybe the expression Hinami revealed     when she took off her mask [22:06] Tomozaki     was just another mask after all. E4 - Villagers have their own way of life 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.) [00:08] Mimimi     Tomozaki? [00:13] Mimimi     You wanted advice? [00:16] Tomozaki     You're always messing with Tama, [00:19] Tomozaki     so I figured you might be     able to give me some tips. [00:22] Mimimi     Now hang on, Tomozaki!     That's simply inexcusable! [00:25] Mimimi     I'm not messing with Tama— [00:28] Mimimi     I'm simply expressing my love! [00:32] Tomozaki     Uh, sure... [00:34] Mimimi     What a weak response! [00:36] Mimimi     C'mon, work with me here! [00:38] Tomozaki     Oh, um... [00:40] Tomozaki     Y-You sure have a funny way of     expressing your love, Mimimi! [00:45] Mimimi     Pulling out Tama's signature move?      Leave it to you, Brain! [00:48] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah? [00:50] Mimimi     Totally! [00:51] Mimimi     You're the only comedy partner for me, Brain! [00:54] Tomozaki     Now you're roping me into doing stand-up? [00:59] Tomozaki     Anyway, what is it about Tama that     you target for your teasing— [01:03] Tomozaki     er, your expressions of love? [01:08] Mimimi     Hmm... Her cuteness and her tininess? [01:12] Tomozaki     I figured... [01:15] Tomozaki     Okay, have you seen any good     comedy routines lately? [01:19] Mimimi     Huh? Where'd that come from? [01:22] Tomozaki     I was just thinking... [01:23] Tomozaki     if Tama had an obvious     vulnerability like Takei, [01:27] Tomozaki     the class could get used to     it as part of her character. [01:31] Tomozaki     It's for research. [01:36] Mimimi     Aha. [01:38] Tomozaki     I mean, I have a bunch of ideas, but... [01:42] Mimimi     Oh, Tomozaki. [01:44] Mimimi     You're a sneaky one. [01:46] Mimimi     So quick to get embarrassed, but when push     comes to shove... boy, can you shove. [01:52] Mimimi     Hah! [01:53] Tomozaki     What the— [01:54] Mimimi     Your hero complex has earned     you a piggy-nose punishment. [01:57] Tomozaki     I don't know what any of that means! [02:00] Mimimi     You don't have to! [02:03] Mimimi     Oh, man! You're so ugly! [02:06] Tomozaki     Y-You can be ugly on the outside     with a beautiful heart... probably! [02:11] Mimimi     Yeah, I know. [02:19] Mimimi     Comedy routines, was it? [02:21] Mimimi     Let's see... [02:24] Tomozaki     Wait... what the hell was all that about?! SIGN    2nd Stage: Lv. 4 Villagers have their own way of life [04:02] Akiyama     Oops. Sorry. [04:04] Tomozaki     The Konno girls' harassment     of Tama continued. [04:09] Tomozaki     But Tama kept on putting up with it, [04:11] Tomozaki     which made the class seem to     grow more and more sympathetic. [04:18] Tomozaki     Hinami, too, kept on creating a     protective atmosphere for Tama. [04:24] Tomozaki     And what's more... [04:25] Tomozaki     Hinami did what? [04:27] Yuzu     She asked me not to hang     out with Shuji for the time being. [04:33] Yuzu     Not even outside of school.     Erika might see us, she said. [04:36] Tomozaki     I guess it would get pretty     messy if Erika saw you. [04:42] Yuzu     Right? When I told Shuji, he got all huffy, [04:45] Yuzu     like, "Fine by me." [04:49] Yuzu     And that's why [04:51] Yuzu     I've been thinking I'd knit     or sew him something [04:56] Yuzu     to get on his good side. [04:59] Tomozaki     Would that even work on Nakamura? [05:03] Yuzu     Maybe I'm just being selfish. [05:05] Yuzu     I always dreamed of giving a     boyfriend hand-knitted presents, [05:10] Yuzu     but... [05:11] Tomozaki     Could you stop being all shy about it?      You're the one who brought it up. [05:19] Yuzu     Oh, sh-shut up! [05:22] Tomozaki     Still, it doesn't strike me as very     Hinami-like to make such a big ask of Izumi. [05:29] Tomozaki     She must be at her wits' end, too. SIGN    Old AV Room [05:36] Tomozaki     Then came lunchtime. [05:39] Mizusawa     Hey! Sorry I'm late. [05:42] Mizusawa     Took me a while to blow off Shuji. [05:45] Hanabi     Sorry for all this. [05:46] Mizusawa     Don't sweat it. How's the practice going? [05:49] Hanabi     Well... how is it going, professor? [05:53] Tomozaki     "Professor"? You can't mean me? [05:55] Hanabi     That's right. You coach me at every break. [06:00] Tomozaki     I-I guess so. [06:02] Tomozaki     Um... I think practice     is coming along nicely. [06:07] Hanabi     Really?! [06:07] Mizusawa     Good. Then let's see you in Takei Mode. [06:11] Hanabi     Got it. [06:14] Hanabi     Bring it on! [06:16] Mizusawa     Ooh, nice. [06:18] Hanabi     Right? I spent a lot of time practicing! [06:20] Mizusawa     Yeah? What did that involve? [06:22] Hanabi     I recorded myself talking, compared     it to how Takei and Minmi talk, [06:27] Hanabi     and corrected my own speech! [06:29] Mizusawa     So you modeled after Takei     and Mimimi? Good choice. [06:33] Hanabi     And Tomozaki didn't come up with that—I did! [06:37] Hanabi     Awesome, right? [06:39] Mizusawa     Totally awesome, yep. [06:40] Hanabi     Hey! Say it like you mean it! [06:43] Mizusawa     Oh, right. Sorry. [06:45] Hanabi     That too! [06:50] Hanabi     So what do you think? [06:52] Hanabi     I've been trying to speak     more cheerfully than before. [06:56] Mizusawa     Oh, yeah—you're a lot easier to talk to now, [06:58] Mizusawa     and I think your charm is coming through. [07:00] Hanabi     Really?! [07:01] Tomozaki     Okay, Tama, try that other thing next. [07:05] Mizusawa     Oh, there's more? [07:08] Hanabi     I used these comedy routines     Minmi told me about as reference. [07:12] Hanabi     If you would, Tomozaki? [07:14] Tomozaki     Here goes! [07:16] Tomozaki     Huh? Why are you so far away, Tama? [07:20] Tomozaki     I only look like I'm far away—     I'm just short! It's called perspective! [07:25] Tomozaki     Oh, really? [07:26] Hanabi     Yes, really! It's an optical illusion! [07:28] Tomozaki     But listen, this room is     bigger than I thought, too. [07:31] Hanabi     I told you, it's because I'm short! [07:33] Hanabi     It only looks bigger in comparison! [07:42] Mizusawa     What the heck? [07:44] Tomozaki     We thought this was an easy way [07:45] Tomozaki     to get the class used to Tama's     specific vulnerability. [07:50] Mizusawa     Not bad at all. You had     me wanting to join in. [07:56] Mizusawa     That's our Fumiya. [07:57] Mizusawa     The teacher and his brilliant student. [08:01] Tomozaki     Well, y-you know. [08:02] Hanabi     Ahem! "Brilliant" is right! [08:05] Mizusawa     Y'know what's sad, though... [08:07] Mizusawa     seeing the teacher left completely     in the dust by his student. [08:11] Tomozaki     I g-guess... [08:12] Hanabi     Tomozaki? [08:14] Hanabi     Too bad for you! [08:18] Mizusawa     I'd say Tama can start mixing     with the rest of the class now, [08:21] Mizusawa     but maybe be a little careful at first. [08:24] Tomozaki     Uh... so a little more practice in     a setting where it's okay to fail. [08:30] Mizusawa     Bingo. [08:31] Mizusawa     I'd like to bring someone in     for a dress rehearsal of sorts, [08:35] Mizusawa     but everyone's avoiding Tama right now. [08:38] Hanabi     Oh, right... This is gonna be tough. [08:41] Mizusawa     Aoi and Mimimi are on our side,     but they're too friendly with Tama. [08:44] Mizusawa     It'd hardly be practice. [08:46] Mizusawa     So that leaves... [08:47] Tomozaki     Izumi? [08:50] Mizusawa     If Erika happened to find out,     Yuzu's standing would suffer. [08:53] Tomozaki     Right... [08:56] Tomozaki     Oh! [08:57] Mizusawa     Did you think of somebody? [08:59] Hanabi     Ooh, ooh! Who is it? [09:01] Tomozaki     Let me check with them first. SIGN    Library [09:10] Fuka     I'm nervous... [09:12] Tomozaki     I-I get that. [09:14] Fuka     I just talk to Hanabi normally, right? [09:18] Tomozaki     Right. You haven't spoken     with her much, have you? [09:22] Fuka     No. I've thought of her     as one very strong girl... [09:27] Fuka     But no, I've never actually talked to her. [09:31] Tomozaki     What do you think about Konno harassing     Tama and everyone avoiding her? [09:39] Fuka     Well... [09:40] Fuka     I feel sorry for Hanabi. I think it's unfair. [09:45] Fuka     But I can't bring myself to blame     Konno or the rest of the class. [09:51] Tomozaki     What do you mean? [09:53] Fuka     Um... well, I don't agree with harassment [09:56] Fuka     or with going along with the     crowd to shun any one person. [10:02] Fuka     But I think Konno and the class must     be doing all this because they're weak. [10:09] Tomozaki     Weak? [10:12] Fuka     There must be a kind of uneasiness inside     them that they can't resolve on their own. [10:18] Fuka     If they don't vent it somehow,     it gets to be too much to bear. [10:21] Fuka     And they worry about how they look     to others, so they join the crowd. [10:25] Fuka     It might be something like that. [10:28] Fuka     I think Konno and the others     are acting like this [10:33] Fuka     in order to run away from     something they can't fix. [10:35] Fuka     Even though it's wrong. [10:37] Tomozaki     Running away, huh... [10:40] Fuka     Yes. [10:42] Fuka     Which is why I get the feeling, out of      Konno and the class and Hanabi, [10:46] Fuka     that Hanabi must be the     strongest of them all. [10:50] Tomozaki     You may be right. [10:51] Fuka     And I wonder if Konno and the others     aren't relying on that strength. [10:58] Fuka     Because you can lean on it and lean     on it—and Hanabi still won't fall. [11:03] Fuka     Still... [11:04] Fuka     his problem needs to be solved somehow. [11:08] Fuka     Which is why I'm glad I can be     a part of it, thanks to you. [11:14] Tomozaki     Right. Let's solve this together. [11:17] Fuka     We'll do our very best. [11:26] Tomozaki     It's from Tama. Volleyball     practice is over, she says. SIGN    Old AV Room [11:49] Mizusawa     Nervous? [11:51] Hanabi     Uh-huh. [11:52] Mizusawa     What, don't you trust Fumiya? [11:54] Hanabi     Nuh-uh. [11:56] Hanabi     This is all me. [12:07] Mizusawa     Kikuchi? SIGN    Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki S2 [12:15] Hanabi     Hello, Fuka. [12:17] Fuka     Y-Yes, hello. [12:19] Mizusawa     Is Kikuchi who you had in mind? [12:22] Tomozaki     Yeah, that's right. [12:25] Mizusawa     Hmm... [12:29] Mizusawa     Well, she is a neutral party     with no ties to Konno, [12:32] Mizusawa     and not especially friendly with Tama... [12:35] Mizusawa     I'd say she's ideal. [12:36] Tomozaki     R-Right? [12:38] Mizusawa     Did Fumiya talk to you, Kikuchi? [12:40] Mizusawa     About our strategy for helping Tama? [12:43] Fuka     Yes, he has told me about that. [12:45] Mizusawa     Okay. Er, why such formal speech? [12:49] Fuka     Um... we're not close yet. [12:53] Mizusawa     Well, whatever. Now, shall we? [12:56] Fuka     A-All right. [13:03] Mizusawa     There's more to you than     meets the eye, Fumiya. [13:06] Tomozaki     What's that supposed to mean? [13:08] Mizusawa     Nah, it's just... [13:10] Mizusawa     She may not stand out much, but     that Kikuchi is awful cute. [13:15] Mizusawa     What? [13:16] Tomozaki     Nothing. [13:18] Mizusawa     Hmm... [13:20] Fuka     Thank you in advance. [13:21] Hanabi     Same here. [13:23] Mizusawa     It's like some kind of competition. [13:25] Tomozaki     Yeah. I mean, it kind of     is a real contest for Tama. [13:30] Fuka     Um... where should we begin? [13:36] Hanabi     I didn't know you were friends with Tomozaki. [13:41] Fuka     Yes, I've had the recent     pleasure of his friendship. [13:45] Hanabi     Don't you think he's cheered up lately? [13:48] Fuka     I do. And I find it so wonderful when     people work to change themselves [13:52] Fuka     to be who they want to be. [13:54] Mizusawa     Wonderful... [13:56] Mizusawa     You heard her. [13:57] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah... [13:59] Hanabi     It's wonderful to change yourself? [14:01] Hanabi     Do you really think so? [14:03] Fuka     Yes, and if that's what a person wants to do, [14:06] Fuka     I think that's just spectacular. [14:10] Tomozaki     I mean, [14:11] Tomozaki     this is for Mimimi, after all. [14:14] Hanabi     Uh-huh! [14:17] Fuka     It's been rough lately, huh, Hanabi? [14:21] Hanabi     Sometimes I'm like, "Ugh,"     but I'm okay—honest. [14:24] Hanabi     I have Aoi and Minmi in my corner, [14:27] Hanabi     and Tomozaki and Mizusawa are helping out, too. [14:31] Fuka     Thank goodness. [14:33] Hanabi     I appreciate your concern, though! [14:35] Fuka     You have so many friends on     whom you can rely. I'm jealous. [14:40] Hanabi     Yeah, everyone but Tomozaki is a real rock. [14:44] Tomozaki     Hey! [14:46] Fuka     If all these people will flock to you     even in such a terrible situation, [14:51] Fuka     it must mean they really care about you. [14:54] Hanabi     N-Now you're just making me blush! [14:57] Fuka     You're a wonderful person,     Hanabi. And cute, too. [15:00] Hanabi     No! I'm just short, that's all! [15:03] Fuka     Short? [15:05] Hanabi     No, wait! Forget I said anything! [15:09] Mizusawa     Good thing we did this dry run. [15:11] Tomozaki     Yeah. [15:12] Mizusawa     Hey, Tama! [15:13] Mizusawa     Don't go running so far away     just because you're embarrassed. [15:16] Hanabi     I'm short, that's all! I only      look like I'm far away! [15:21] Mizusawa     Oh, really? [15:22] Hanabi     Yes, really! It's an optical illusion! [15:25] Fuka     You're cute, all right. [15:27] Hanabi     Look, it's like I said... SIGN    Old AV Room [15:34] Mizusawa     I think that's enough practice for today. [15:37] Mizusawa     How was it, Kikuchi? [15:38] Fuka     It was very easy to talk with Hanabi. [15:41] Mizusawa     I'd call that a success! [15:43] Mizusawa     Now we have to see if Tama can     start to care about her classmates. [15:49] Hanabi     Right. [15:54] Tomozaki     If you're anything like first-semester me, [15:57] Tomozaki     I'm betting your thinking goes like this: [16:00] Tomozaki     Whatever happens in class, it's a     world that has nothing to do with me. [16:05] Tomozaki     I can't be a part of any of that. [16:08] Hanabi     That's... [16:11] Hanabi     Yeah, maybe. [16:12] Tomozaki     Back when I felt that way, [16:15] Tomozaki     I could be surrounded by fun, [16:17] Tomozaki     yet that reality seemed less     relevant to me than fiction. [16:21] Tomozaki     Everything was just... gray. [16:24] Tomozaki     But once I took that blind leap, [16:28] Tomozaki     color came into that gray     world, slowly but surely. [16:32] Tomozaki     I began to be able to take more of     an interest in the people around me. [16:35] Tomozaki     Tama, you probably think people     don't like you very much. [16:41] Tomozaki     But truly bad people are rare. [16:45] Fuka     The way I see it, if I may... [16:48] Fuka     Konno, say, is a sore loser, and she     hates when people look down on her. [16:54] Fuka     But to the people she decides are her     friends, she can be compassionate as well. [16:59] Fuka     Kamimae and Akiyama must have     very little confidence, [17:04] Fuka     and so they make confident friends     to fill that void in themselves. [17:09] Fuka     Yet that's also a lovely     way to take the initiative [17:13] Fuka     and change the situation around them. [17:16] Fuka     Izumi puts others before herself and tends     to be on the losing side because of it. [17:22] Fuka     But that's kindness, too, that has her     feeling others' pain as if it were her own. [17:29] Fuka     Each character in the story     that is our classroom [17:34] Fuka     has their own worries,     their own growth, their own faults. [17:39] Fuka     There's not a person alive who     is truly thinking nothing at all. [17:43] Fuka     I wonder if that realization might     spark your interest a little. [17:50] Hanabi     Uh-huh. [17:52] Mizusawa     I've been thinking. [17:55] Mizusawa     You—and Kikuchi, too, who knows— [17:59] Mizusawa     for as slow as your progress     may be, it's careful as hell. [18:04] Mizusawa     The complete opposite of me. [18:08] Mimimi     Tama! [18:09] Mimimi     Here I am! [18:11] Mimimi     Wait... [18:12] Mimimi     Now you've got Kikuchi with you? [18:15] Fuka     H-Hello... [18:18] Aoi     What kind of match-up is this? [18:20] Mizusawa     Kikuchi's temporarily assisting     Team Tomozaki today. [18:25] Mizusawa     She was pals with Fumiya and     decided to lend us a hand. [18:28] Mimimi     Oh, okay. [18:30] Aoi     I didn't see that coming. [18:39] Mimimi     You're cute. [18:42] Mimimi     How could I have overlooked     such an adorable girl?! [18:46] Mimimi     Welcome... to Nanami World! [18:49] Fuka     N-Nanami... World? [18:52] Tomozaki     C'mon, Mimimi, dial it     down a notch, would you? [18:55] Tomozaki     She's not used to your     brand of... enthusiasm. [18:58] Mimimi     You're the worst! How could you     take Kikuchi's side and not mine? [19:02] Tomozaki     That's not the issue here! [19:05] Aoi     Yikes! I forgot to hand     in my journal entries! [19:10] Aoi     Will you come with me, Mimimi? [19:12] Mimimi     Huh? Me? [19:19] Mimimi     Okay, I'll tag along! [19:21] Mimimi     You too, Tama! [19:22] Hanabi     Me too? Why? [19:25] Mimimi     Just... c'mon! [19:27] Mizusawa     I forgot something, too, back     in the classroom. Be right back. [19:32] Tomozaki     Sure... SIGN    Today Takahiro: We're heading home! Good luck! Read Hey! [19:40] Tomozaki     I've been hornswoggled. [19:43] Fuka     This is the first time     we've gone home together. [19:47] Tomozaki     I-I guess so. [19:49] Tomozaki     Um... how did today go for you? [19:53] Fuka     Well... [19:54] Fuka     I was kind of nervous being around so     many people I hadn't talked to that much before. [19:59] Tomozaki     But it was nice to see you chatting     with everyone for a change. [20:04] Fuka     Was it? [20:06] Fuka     I thought it was nice having a front-row seat [20:09] Fuka     to see you enjoying yourself     with everyone for a change. [20:13] Fuka     Nice... and a lot of fun. [20:15] Tomozaki     R-Really? [20:17] Fuka     You're always showing me things     I've never seen before. [20:29] Tomozaki     Finally, the next day, [20:31] Tomozaki     Tama put her lessons to     work in the classroom. [20:35] Mimimi     Don't stand so far away, Tama—c'mere! [20:39] Hanabi     I'm not far away! It just looks     that way because I'm small! [20:42] Hanabi     It's called perspective! [20:43] Aoi     Hey, was this desk always so big? [20:47] Hanabi     It only looks big because I'm so small! [20:49] Tomozaki     Hinami helped out here, too. [20:52] Kashiwazaki     You're funny, Tama! [20:52] Tomozaki     She gathered the girls who were her     and Mimimi's friends around Tama. [20:58] Aoi     Hey, this group should hang out sometime! [21:00] Mimimi     Sure—how about tama-rrow? [21:03] Takei     Yes! [21:04] Hanabi     Hey, don't shoehorn me into this! [21:10] All     Cheers! [21:14] Hanabi     Thanks, gang! [21:16] Takei     Great job, Tama! [21:19] Mizusawa     Keep it like this, and Konno     should knock off the harassment, too. [21:24] Hanabi     You think so? [21:25] Mizusawa     Once the class is on your side, people will      start getting irritated with Erika [21:30] Mizusawa     if the mood in the classroom goes sour. [21:32] Mizusawa     And she's super sensitive to that stuff, [21:35] Mizusawa     so she'll give it a rest. [21:37] Hanabi     Oh, okay. [21:39] Mizusawa     Mimimi said she'll join us     once her club meeting's over. [21:42] Mizusawa     Aoi's still got student council work,      so she's a no-show. [21:46] Hanabi     What about Fuka? [21:48] Tomozaki     Oh, uh, apparently she has work today. [21:51] Takei     Hmm? What's this about Kikuchi? [21:54] Mizusawa     Ask Fumiya. They're friends. [21:57] Takei     Oh? Is Army Boy finally growing up? [22:00] Tomozaki     It's not like that! [22:02] Hanabi     You're blushing, Tomozaki. [22:07] Akiyama     Hello, Erika? E5 - If you keep upgrading your initial equipment, it'll usually become your most powerful weapon 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.) SIGN    2nd Stage: Lv. 5 If you keep upgrading your initial equipment, it'll usually become your most powerful weapon [01:53] Mimimi     O-Oh, wow... [01:54] Aoi     How awful. [01:55] Hanabi     Th-This was from you, Minmi. [01:59] Hanabi     I'm sorry. [02:01] Mimimi     Don't worry about it!     I'll get you another one. Okay? [02:05] Hanabi     But... [02:06] Mimimi     It's fine! We'll be     matching again in no time. [02:09] Mimimi     Right? [02:10] Hanabi     Yeah, but... still... I'm so sorry, Minmi. [02:16] Hanabi     Really, really sorry. [02:19] Tomozaki     Tama... [02:25] Hanabi     Tomozaki? [02:27] Hanabi     You know... [02:30] Hanabi     When I saw this, I was all ready to     shout, to say, "Quit screwing around!" [02:37] Hanabi     But... [02:39] Hanabi     Everyone's been doing so     much for me, you know? [02:42] Hanabi     Coming up with all these ideas... [02:45] Hanabi     I didn't want all that to be for nothing, [02:47] Hanabi     so I just sucked it up. [02:50] Tomozaki     Yeah? [02:52] Tomozaki     You did good. [02:53] Hanabi     It took everything I had. [02:57] Hanabi     Still... [03:01] Hanabi     I... I just want to run away. [03:06] Mimimi     Tama... [03:13] Mizusawa     Fumiya. [03:16] Mizusawa     You sure that's the best move? [03:19] Tomozaki     Mizusawa... [03:27] Tomozaki     Right. Thanks. [03:29] Mizusawa     We don't have any proof, after all, [03:33] Mizusawa     and the ringleader's not around. [03:37] Tomozaki     Yeah... right. [03:41] Aoi     This is unacceptable. [03:45] Hanabi     Aoi? SIGN    Old AV Room [03:58] Yuzu     Erika's gone too far. [04:02] Takei     I'm so sorry I couldn't do anything, Tama. [04:05] Hanabi     Thanks, everyone. [04:08] ---     And I'm sorry. [04:09] Mimimi     You don't need to apologize for anything! [04:15] Yuzu     H-Hey, I know! [04:17] Yuzu     I've been knitting and sewing a lot lately— [04:20] Yuzu     I bet I can fix this right up! [04:22] Hanabi     Thanks. I'll take you up on that. [04:26] Yuzu     Okay! Leave it to me! [04:28] Yuzu     Let's see... take this here and... [04:31] Mizusawa     Whoa, are you sure? [04:34] Yuzu     O-Oh, definitely! I've already     made tissue covers and stuff. [04:38] Mizusawa     Tissue covers? That sounds pretty... simple. [04:42] Yuzu     B-Busted... [04:47] Aoi     Let's stay with Hanabi as     much as we can for now. [04:53] Aoi     We don't know what might happen. [04:55] Mimimi     You got it. SIGN    Tomozaki [05:04] Little Sis     What the heck is this all about? [05:08] Tomozaki     Oh, y'know... [05:47] Konno     What the hell? [05:48] Konno     Who did this to my desk? [05:54] Konno     It had to be Hanabi. [05:57] Aoi     Hanabi's been with me all day. [06:00] Konno     Excuse me? What's it to you, Aoi? [06:03] Aoi     Because I can prove Hanabi didn't do it. [06:06] Aoi     Plenty of people would have     seen her with me, too. [06:11] Konno     Well, then! [06:12] Konno     In that case... [06:14] Konno     it must have been you, Mao. [06:17] Kamimae     No! Why would it be me? I didn't do it. [06:22] Konno     Then who did? [06:23] Konno     You, that's who. [06:26] Kamimae     Where do you get off accusing     me without any proof? [06:31] Konno     Huh? [06:33] Kamimae     Jeez, assume much? Who do you think you are? [06:36] Akiyama     M-Mao! [06:39] Konno     Why the sudden attitude? [06:41] Konno     You've been sketchy as hell lately. [06:45] Kamimae     Me, "sketchy"? [06:46] Konno     You're all distant. You're off     having fun somewhere else! [06:52] Kamimae     What are you talking about? [06:57] Kamimae     Besides, I can do what I want, can't I? [07:01] Konno     Oh, so it's like that? [07:04] Konno     You're sick of us teasing you, [07:06] Konno     so you thought you'd jump     ship to another group, huh? [07:09] Konno     How lame is that? [07:11] Konno     Watch yourself—your lameness     is written all over your face. [07:17] Kamimae     Well, you're the one who looks     like some stupid middle-schooler [07:21] Kamimae     with that dumb black off-the-shoulder     thing you always wear. [07:23] Kamimae     Why don't you give it a rest? [07:35] Konno     What did you just say to me, Mao? [07:40] Kamimae     I said that off-the-shoulder thing     you always wear is stupid and lame. [07:48] Kamimae     And you suck at putting on lashes. [07:52] Kamimae     They look all fake and crappy again today. [07:54] Konno     That's enough out of you! [07:58] Kamimae     Ow! [08:04] Yuzu     She's a real stickler about     clothes and fashion— [08:06] Yuzu     she'd probably step it up if I promised     her pricey cosmetics when we win. [08:10] Fuka     I think she really doesn't want people     to look down on her. That motivates her. [08:16] Tomozaki     Such a pinpoint attack... [08:29] Akiyama     Mao... are you okay? [08:32] Boy A     What's wrong? [08:33] Girl B     Did something happen? [08:34] Girl C     What's with Mao? [08:35] Girl D     Erika's desk? [08:37] Girl E     Seriously? [08:38] Girl F     A fight? [08:38] Tomozaki     With this mood, she'll have     to apologize—or else. [08:45] Konno     Um... [08:46] Konno     Mao? Uh... [08:49] Tomozaki     That's the class queen for you:     ultra-sensitive to the mood. [08:52] Aoi     Apologize. [08:57] Aoi     Apologize, Erika. [09:00] Konno     What? To her?! [09:02] Kamimae     Jeez. You're unbelievable. [09:05] Konno     No—I was just— [09:08] Aoi     Erika... that was uncalled for. [09:12] Aoi     I know it was in the heat of the moment, [09:15] Aoi     but not apologizing just isn't right. [09:18] Seno     Yeah, that was uncalled for. [09:20] Kashiwazaki     Erika really is in the wrong here. [09:24] Kazuya     Kinda sours me on her. [09:26] Akina     How hard is it to say she's sorry? [09:27] Hashiguchi     I've never seen her apologize before, so... [09:33] Tomozaki     The mood— [09:37] Tomozaki     it's being manipulated. [09:39] Tachibana     I'm against violence! [09:42] Konno     Huh? That was an accident. [09:45] Konno     Don't you know what "violence" means? [09:46] Konno     Tell them, Mika. [09:49] Akiyama     B-Beats me... [09:52] Kawaguchi     Aren't you the one who doesn't     know the meaning of the word? [09:54] Matsumoto     No kidding. [09:55] Tachibana     Then what Natsubayashi did     wasn't violence, either. [09:59] Tomozaki     The class will automatically     start judging Konno. [10:04] Tomozaki     As a shallow excuse for punishment... [10:08] Tomozaki     This will settle it. [10:10] Aoi     Still... [10:13] Aoi     Don't you think she has to apologize? [10:16] Nakamura     Totally. [10:18] Nakamura     C'mon, Erika. All of this     has been your fault. [10:23] Nakamura     Just apologize already. [10:27] Tomozaki     That just now— [10:29] Aoi     Don't you think she has to apologize? [10:31] Tomozaki     Was she looking at Nakamura? [10:35] Aoi     Apologize now and Mao will forgive you, too. [10:38] Aoi     Right? [10:40] Tomozaki     This time it was Izumi. [10:42] Yuzu     That's right, Erika. [10:45] Tomozaki     I knew it. [10:47] Yuzu     She knows it was in the heat of the moment. [10:50] Tomozaki     No... their words contain... [10:52] Yuzu     Apologize to each other and you'll be square. [10:55] Tomozaki     ...a reversal spell... [10:56] Nakamura     Yeah, Erika. [10:58] Tomozaki     ...cast by the demon queen! [11:02] Konno     What gives? What is it with you two? [11:06] Konno     Don't get so cocky just     because you're a thing now. [11:09] Yuzu     E-Erika? [11:11] Tomozaki     It's basically like this: [11:13] Tomozaki     Hinami called on Nakamura and Izumi in turn [11:17] Tomozaki     and they both agreed with her. [11:21] Tomozaki     That's all. [11:23] Tomozaki     But to Konno... [11:25] Tomozaki     It probably looked like the     two were ganging up on her [11:30] Tomozaki     as a couple. [11:32] Aoi     See? They're both saying it, too. [11:35] Konno     Why don't you get a room already?     It's disgusting. [11:41] Hashiguchi     Get a room? [11:43] Matsumoto     Where'd that come from? [11:45] Kawaguchi     Jealous much? [11:47] Konno     Look, you guys are totally beyond lame. [11:51] Konno     Just because you started dating doesn't mean [11:53] Konno     you get to hold hands and dogpile me. [11:56] Konno     It's just mean! [11:59] Konno     What the hell... Seriously... [12:01] Konno     Quit... Quit making fun of me already! [12:06] Konno     You can date whoever you want, okay? [12:10] Konno     But going on about how perfect you     are for each other is just gross! [12:16] Tomozaki     The illusion that the demon queen had spun [12:19] Tomozaki     was visible only to Erika Konno. [12:21] Tomozaki     Which meant... [12:23] Sho     What? [12:24] Seno     Dunno. [12:25] Hashiguchi     Now that's a victim complex. [12:26] Kawaguchi     Right? [12:29] Konno     Are you two seriously, like, twelve? [12:33] Yuzu     Erika... [12:34] Aoi     I get how you feel, but these two     don't mean to make fun of you. [12:40] Aoi     I think maybe you're losing     perspective, Erika. [12:44] Aoi     You're getting carried away     with this crush of yours. [12:49] Aoi     I get it. That kind of     thing happens to me, too. [12:52] Aoi     But try to calm down for a sec. Okay? [12:55] Tomozaki     Why even go there? [12:58] Konno     But I... I don't... [13:01] Tomozaki     Hinami. [13:10] Aoi     Well! That's the end of that! [13:14] Aoi     Sorry for saying all that weird stuff. [13:16] Aoi     I don't think we can speak calmly right now, [13:19] Aoi     so let's talk later, when we're     not raring for a fight. [13:22] Aoi     C'mon, wipe your tears. [13:24] Aoi     Tissues, tissues... [13:28] Aoi     Sorry, Shuji—can I have a tissue? [13:30] Nakamura     Yeah, sure. [13:31] Nakamura     No problem. [13:33] Yuzu     I've already made tissue covers and stuff. [13:40] Nakamura     Here you go, Erika. [13:55] Girl A     Whoa... [13:56] Girl B     Did she just...? [13:57] Konno     No—wait— [13:59] Boy A     Unbelievable. [14:01] Tachibana     You know, I've always     thought she was selfish. [14:04] Boy B     Always going around acting     like she's the queen. [14:07] Konno     No... [14:08] Konno     That was— [14:09] Girl A     She's been crying for a while now. [14:11] Girl A     Is she going for sympathy points? [14:14] Boy C     Seriously! [14:15] Girl B     Lashing out just because the     guy you like is taken... [14:19] Boy D     That's so lame! [14:23] Kamimae     Serves you right. [14:30] Kamimae     Oops, sorry. [14:32] Kamimae     It was an accident. [14:34] Tomozaki     The mood... the norm for good or bad... [14:38] Tomozaki     had flipped. [14:39] Boy A     Whoops! [14:40] Boy A     An accident. [14:41] Boy B     Me, too—an accident. [14:55] Tomozaki     At this rate, there's no one who can— [14:57] Hanabi     Hey! [14:59] Hanabi     Just because Konno did it doesn't     mean you can do it back. [15:02] Hanabi     It's just as wrong when you do it! [15:07] Tomozaki     This is too righteous. [15:10] Tomozaki     With the class mood as it stands now... [15:12] Hanabi     You can't just gang up and     attack people like that! [15:16] Hanabi     Knock it off! [15:18] Tomozaki     ...it might not fly. [15:20] Hanabi     Let's end this on good terms     and have a fresh start. [15:25] Hanabi     Tama-rrow is another day! [15:31] Kashiwazaki     You're amazing, Hanabi! [15:35] Seno     She really is! I didn't see that coming. [15:37] Seno     But y'know, she could be right. [15:40] Tachibana     I mean, if the main victim     says we should stop... [15:44] Matsumoto     I guess we'd better stop. [15:50] Yuzu     Erika! [15:54] Mimimi     That was so cool, Tama! [16:07] Kamimae     I'm sorry, Natsubayashi. [16:10] Akiyama     For everything. [16:13] Hanabi     Eh. It's fine. [16:15] Hanabi     But I'm not the only one you need to talk to. [16:20] Akiyama     Um, Hirabayashi... I'm sorry. [16:23] Kamimae     Me, too. [16:24] Hirabayashi     Oh, uh... [16:26] ---     O-Okay. [16:28] Hirabayashi     That's all right. [16:30] Aoi     Thanks, Hanabi. I don't think I could      have quelled that on my own. [16:35] Hanabi     Thank you, Aoi—for fighting for me. [16:39] Aoi     You fought plenty hard yourself. [16:42] Hanabi     Yeah... [16:44] Hanabi     But I kinda didn't want to     see you doing that, Aoi. [16:50] Aoi     Hmm? Doing what? [16:54] Hanabi     I just... [16:56] Hanabi     I really didn't. SIGN    Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki S2 [17:03] Hanabi     I... I made Aoi do something terrible. [17:08] Tomozaki     You talking about what Hinami did? [17:10] Hanabi     Yeah... [17:11] Hanabi     She was really angry. [17:16] Tomozaki     It was shocking, yeah. [17:19] Hanabi     I'm pretty sure Aoi didn't     want to do what she did. [17:23] Hanabi     But because of me... [17:26] Tomozaki     I thought [17:27] Tomozaki     Tama had picked up on Hinami's ulterior     motives and was disappointed in her. [17:33] Tomozaki     But... [17:35] Tomozaki     You trust Hinami, don't you? [17:40] Hanabi     Thanks for everything—both of you. [17:42] Hanabi     I gotta get to my club meeting! [17:45] Mizusawa     Tama's half right. [17:48] Mizusawa     Is that about the shape of it? [17:49] Tachibana     Yeah... pretty much. [17:52] Mizusawa     The way I see it, [17:54] Mizusawa     I'm someone who can spot the parts     of Aoi that she hides inside herself. [18:00] Mizusawa     You probably know about     those better than I do. [18:06] Tomozaki     Well... [18:09] Mizusawa     Ah, never mind. Even if you did, [18:12] Mizusawa     it wouldn't be fair of me to ask. [18:15] Mizusawa     The team's taught me something lately, too. [18:19] Mizusawa     How to come right out and     say what's on your mind. [18:22] Mizusawa     So I'm just gonna say what I'm thinking: [18:33] Mizusawa     I like Aoi. [18:35] Mizusawa     What do you think of her? [18:44] Tomozaki     It was several days later. [18:46] Tomozaki     The animosity toward Konno had gradually     dissipated after Tama's scolding. [18:53] Tomozaki     She didn't take back her throne at     the top of the class, of course, [18:58] Tomozaki     but Izumi's efforts and Konno's     naturally strong communication skills [19:04] Tomozaki     restored her to a perfectly     respectable standing. [19:08] Tomozaki     The rest is up to Konno's maneuvering. [19:12] Tomozaki     And how did Tama fare in all this? [19:16] Tomozaki     Simply put, she gained     a bunch of new friends. [19:20] Kashiwazaki     Tama! We've gotta try karaoke sometime! [19:22] Hanabi     Mmm, I'm not big on karaoke. [19:26] Kashiwazaki     You're so honest! [19:28] Tomozaki     Whenever Tama came right out with an opinion, [19:31] Tomozaki     people got a kick out of it:     "That's Tama for you!" [19:35] Hanabi     But I'll go if Minmi is coming. [19:38] Mimimi     What the—?! [19:39] Mimimi     I'm feeling the love! SIGN    Hey, Minmi! Back off! [19:43] Kashiwazaki     You sure do love Mimimi, don't you, Tama? [19:46] Hanabi     N-No I don't! It just looks     that way 'cause I'm so small! [19:51] Kashiwazaki     Huh? What's your size got to do with it? [19:57] Hanabi     I-I mean... [19:58] Kashiwazaki     Oh my gosh! Just look at you blush! [20:02] Kashiwazaki     A-dor-a-ble! [20:05] Mimimi     Hey! Hands off my Tama! [20:07] Kashiwazaki     Aw, c'mon... [20:09] Hanabi     I'm not yours either, though, Minmi. [20:11] Mimimi     What?! [20:12] Tomozaki     This is "the class being used     to her character" in a nutshell. [20:18] Tomozaki     At any rate, her relationship     with Nakamura improved, too. [20:22] Nakamura     Huh? What about you, Hanabi? [20:25] Hanabi     I'm firmly in the downtown camp. [20:27] Hanabi     Let the guys go to the     soccer game without us! [20:30] Nakamura     Man, you really are stubborn, aren't you? [20:33] Hanabi     Oh, like you aren't? [20:36] Tomozaki     As Mizusawa suggested, it's not     like Nakamura truly hated her. [20:41] Tomozaki     I think he just wanted     a reason to forgive her. [20:45] Tomozaki     Difficult stuff. Human relationships     are so complicated. [20:51] Mimimi     Okay, everyone, listen up! [20:54] Mimimi     Now, I've gathered you all here     today for one big reason... [20:59] Mizusawa     Ooh, are they ready? [21:01] Takei     Finally! [21:02] Mimimi     Ta-dah! Reinforcements! [21:06] Hanabi     Reinforcements? [21:12] Hanabi     Are these...? [21:17] Mimimi     Check this out! [21:26] Mimimi     Now we're all set! [21:31] Hanabi     Tomozaki, I bet you're the     one who came up with this. [21:35] Tomozaki     You got me. At least now we all match, right? [21:39] Hanabi     Oh, Tomozaki, you're such a dum-dum. [21:41] Hanabi     But... thanks! [21:44] Tomozaki     Yep. [21:45] Yuzu     I worked hard to sew those! [21:47] Nakamura     It's kinda coming apart here, though. [21:49] Yuzu     What?! No way! [21:50] Nakamura     Kidding. [21:51] Yuzu     L-Lying, you mean. [21:53] Yuzu     Cut it out! [21:56] Aoi     Okay, okay. [21:57] Mizusawa     That's enough flirting, you two. [21:59] Nakamura     We're not flirting! [21:59] Yuzu     But we're not flirting! [22:05] Aoi     They're kind of pretty all laid out like this. [22:08] Tomozaki     Yeah, they are. [22:10] Mimimi     Such a colorful circle—sorta like... [22:13] Mimimi     like fireworks! [22:16] Hanabi     "Hanabi"—get it? [22:18] Mimimi     Hey, don't steal my line! [22:22] Hanabi     Since we're all here, let's take a picture! [22:25] Mizusawa     Hey, yeah. [22:26] Mimimi     Yes! To show our friendship! [22:28] Takei     Let's do it! Let's do it! [22:32] Hanabi     Say "cheese"! [22:34] Mimimi     Tamaya! [22:48] Tomozaki     A thought occurred to me... [22:51] Tomozaki     about the cruel way Hinami     brought Konno down a peg. [22:54] Tomozaki     Make no mistake: [22:56] Tomozaki     That wasn't some spur-of-the-moment thing. [22:58] Tomozaki     It was premeditated malice, a plan carefully [23:01] Tomozaki     constructed in advance to hurt     Konno—deeply and completely. [23:06] Tomozaki     Maybe because I've been acting on my     trust in her as her student so far, [23:12] Tomozaki     but part of me thought she     couldn't really be like that... [23:19] Mizusawa     What do you think of her? [23:23] Tomozaki     My answer to Miyazawa's question? [23:26] Tomozaki     She's the teacher who brought     color to this game of life. [23:33] Tomozaki     I'd like to know Aoi Hinami better. [23:37] Tomozaki     **That's what I thought of her. E6 - Everyone has different expectations about a big event 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.) [00:13] Tomozaki     Now what? [00:15] Tomozaki     Here, in this loaded pause, [00:18] Tomozaki     what would NO NAME... [00:19] Tomozaki     what would Hinami do? [00:24] Game Announcer     Game set! [00:26] Tomozaki     Wait, what? [00:27] Game Announcer     Winner: Found! [00:30] Tomozaki     This might be what Hinami was thinking: [00:35] Tomozaki     If I'm going to get caught up     in some high-risk mind games, [00:38] Tomozaki     I'm better off just taking a sure hit. [00:42] Tomozaki     Way too single-minded, if you ask me. SIGN    NO NAME: I win [00:49] Tomozaki     Jeez. Competitive much? SIGN    NO NAME: I win nanashi: Big deal, 1 out of 14 [00:54] Tomozaki     And after that... [00:56] Game Announcer     Game set! [00:57] Game Announcer     Game set! [00:59] Game Announcer     Game set! [01:00] Game Announcer     Winner: Found! [01:02] Tomozaki     In the end, [01:05] Tomozaki     I beat her handily, 17 matches to one. SIGN    NO NAME: I win nanashi: Big deal, 1 out of 14 nanashi: Sorry, 1 out of 17 [01:09] Tomozaki     Sorry. [01:10] Tomozaki     Turns out I'm pretty competitive, too. SIGN    2nd Stage: Lv. 6 Everyone has different expectations about a big event SIGN    Sewing Room 2 [02:47] Aoi     Now, then: [02:48] Aoi     Let's go through some facts first, shall we? [02:51] Aoi     You had something to ask me     about the Hanabi situation? [02:57] Tomozaki     Yeah. [03:02] Tomozaki     What you did to Konno...     that was all calculated. [03:06] Tomozaki     Do I have that right? [03:08] Aoi     Yes. [03:10] Aoi     I made Erika think that Nakamura     and Yuzu were in cahoots. [03:15] Aoi     Once she's off-balance, it only     takes a little push to tip her over. [03:20] Aoi     While exploiting her weaknesses,     I made an example out of her, [03:23] Aoi     then shut it all down with     no one else in the wrong. [03:27] Aoi     That's all. [03:29] Tomozaki     Still, you didn't have     to be so cruel about it. [03:33] Aoi     Cruel, huh? [03:36] Tomozaki     You used someone's crush to tear     her pride to shreds in public. [03:42] Tomozaki     For me, that... that was a step too far. [03:45] Aoi     If I hadn't, I wouldn't have been     able to stop Konno so quickly. [03:50] Aoi     She was all fired up... [03:52] Aoi     I had to crush her spirit completely. [03:55] Tomozaki     But was that final blow really necessary? [03:59] Tomozaki     You didn't need to use Nakamura like that. [04:02] Tomozaki     Brandishing the tissue     cover Izumi made for him... [04:06] Tomozaki     That's just kicking her when she's down. [04:08] Aoi     I suppose you're right. [04:10] Tomozaki     Then why do something so cruel? [04:13] Aoi     Cruel? [04:14] Aoi     When you consider what she'd done     to Hanabi, I don't find it cruel at all. [04:19] Tomozaki     In other words... it was revenge? [04:23] Aoi     Yes, that's right. [04:27] Tomozaki     I see... [04:29] Aoi     What? [04:30] Aoi     So I get angry. Is that so surprising? [04:33] Tomozaki     No... [04:35] Aoi     I like righteous Hanabi,     who stays true to herself. [04:40] Aoi     When Erika Konno started     harassing Hirabayashi, [04:44] Aoi     Hanabi called her out—in her     own words—in front of everyone. [04:48] Aoi     It was uncalculated. She was undaunted. [04:52] Aoi     I thought her strength was beautiful. [04:55] Aoi     So when Konno was trampling that for     no reason, I couldn't let it go. [05:01] Aoi     That's why I worked to destroy     everything about that situation. [05:05] Aoi     And why I didn't feel like     letting it just hang there. [05:08] Aoi     That's all. What's wrong with that? [05:11] Tomozaki     I mean... [05:13] Tomozaki     Nothing, but— [05:15] Aoi     Right? Then what's the problem? [05:18] Tomozaki     Here's how I see it: [05:20] Tomozaki     Hurting someone for no real reason,      no real gain, is just... [05:26] Tomozaki     When it comes to how NO NAME plays the game? [05:30] Tomozaki     It's not right. [05:33] Aoi     Maybe so, now that you mention it. [05:37] Aoi     Still, [05:39] Aoi     there are some things even I can't forgive. [05:47] Yuzu     Good morning, Tomozaki. [05:50] Tomozaki     Hey, Izumi. Mornin'. [05:52] Yuzu     Sure has gotten cold, huh? [05:54] Tomozaki     That's November for you. [05:56] Tomozaki     Oh, that reminds me... [05:58] Tomozaki     What's been going on with     Konno and Kamimae lately? [06:02] Yuzu     Mmm, you know... girl stuff... I guess? [06:07] Yuzu     Outwardly, it looks like     they're getting along, [06:10] Yuzu     but Erika and Mao both badmouth     each other behind their backs... [06:14] Tomozaki     And in bringing them together,     you're caught in the middle. [06:20] Yuzu     Exactly! [06:22] Yuzu     But I figure it's something only I can fix. [06:25] Yuzu     I'll hang in there! [06:27] Tomozaki     Must be rough. [06:29] Yuzu     It's better than the two of     them being all awkward. [06:34] Yuzu     I owe Tama some big-time thanks. [06:38] Mimimi     So tiny and cute again today, Tama! [06:38] Yuzu     Not a lot of people could pull that off. [06:41] Hanabi     Back off already, Minmi! [06:41] Yuzu     I could learn something from her myself. [06:47] Yuzu     You've got to change what you     don't like about yourself. [06:50] Tomozaki     I think you've changed     quite a bit lately, Izumi. [06:54] Yuzu     Yeah. I've been thinking that, too. [06:59] Tomozaki     Yeah? SIGN    Culture Festival [07:09] Ms. Kawamura     Okay, the culture festival is coming up. [07:12] Ms. Kawamura     The big day is December 22. [07:15] Ms. Kawamura     Go on and get fired up. It's your      last chance to have fun. [07:19] Ms. Kawamura     You'll be in full-on study mode soon enough. [07:22] Ms. Kawamura     We'll pick four committee     members in our next homeroom, [07:27] Ms. Kawamura     so think it over if you're interested. [07:32] Tomozaki     I hadn't even thought about the     culture festival. [07:37] Mimimi     Brain! [07:40] Tomozaki     What's up, Mimimi? [07:41] Mimimi     Are you gonna be on the     culture festival committee? [07:46] Tomozaki     I get the feeling Hinami will     make it one of my tasks... [07:50] Tomozaki     Mmm, I don't... [07:51] Mimimi     What?! Is that a "no"? [07:54] Mimimi     But I'm expecting such big     things from you, Brain! [07:58] Tomozaki     Yeah, but I can't actually     do anything, though. [08:02] Mimimi     There's that modesty again! [08:05] Mimimi     Knowing you, I'm positive     you'll do something nifty! [08:11] Tomozaki     I've never looked forward to     a culture festival before... [08:15] Mimimi     No way! Seriously? [08:17] Tomozaki     But... this year I do. A little. [08:20] Mimimi     There you go! There you go! [08:22] Mimimi     You gotta overwrite all those old unfun     memories with this year's festival! [08:27] Tomozaki     Yeah... I guess so. [08:30] Mimimi     Tomozaki! [08:33] Mimimi     Let's make this year's culture     festival super-ultra-fun! [08:38] Tomozaki     You got it! SIGN    Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki S2 SIGN    Sewing Room 2 [08:45] Aoi     All right, let me ask you... [08:49] Tomozaki     Ask me what? [08:50] Aoi     First, there's Yuzu. [08:51] Aoi     Then Mimimi and Hanabi, [08:54] Aoi     and finally Fuka. [08:56] Aoi     Who would you most want to date? [08:59] Tomozaki     Huh?! [09:01] Aoi     Or... [09:03] Aoi     maybe you'd like to date me? [09:07] Aoi     Tell me. Who do you like? [09:10] Tomozaki     W-Well, uh... [09:15] Aoi     What's wrong? You're all red. [09:19] Tomozaki     Damn her... [09:21] Tomozaki     Now hang on. Why's Izumi even     an option? That's not right! [09:28] Aoi     Ah, I see. You may have     gained a level or three, [09:32] Aoi     but you're eternally chaste at heart. [09:34] Tomozaki     Mind your own business. [09:36] Aoi     Listen, there's no rule saying you     can't go after a girl who's attached. [09:42] Aoi     It's not like she's married. [09:45] Tomozaki     That is true... [09:47] Aoi     What if Yuzu broke up with Nakamura     and said she wanted to date you? [09:53] Tomozaki     What?! But that would never happen! [09:56] Aoi     No, it wouldn't. [09:58] Tomozaki     Hey! [09:59] Aoi     But what if it did? What would you do? [10:02] Tomozaki     I mean, jeez, I don't... [10:06] Aoi     That goes for other girls,     too—not just Yuzu. [10:09] Aoi     If Mimimi or Hanabi or Fuka confessed     their love to you, what would you do? [10:14] Aoi     Have you ever given it even     the slightest thought? [10:18] Tomozaki     No, I mean, it wouldn't happen. [10:21] Aoi     That's true... [10:23] Aoi     But your inability to say one way or     another ties into your current situation. [10:29] Aoi     Another what-if... [10:31] Aoi     Let's say... [10:34] Aoi     After school, a girl says she     has something to talk about [10:37] Aoi     and gets you somewhere alone. [10:40] Aoi     She's a little embarrassed, but reveals     that she's liked you for a while now. [10:57] Aoi     Well? Are you picturing it? [10:59] Tomozaki     Huh?! [11:00] Aoi     Wasn't there someone you could     imagine dating? Just a little? [11:05] Tomozaki     No—well... maybe... [11:09] Aoi     Dating her will be the main     focus of our work going forward. [11:14] Aoi     Oh, and ideally, there'd be two     or more of them at any time. [11:17] Tomozaki     Two or more?! Why on earth? That's messed up! [11:22] Aoi     Some wiggle room is crucial. [11:25] Tomozaki     But two or more at the same time...     There has to be another way. [11:29] Aoi     Just being able to think "I have other     girlfriends" gives you a broader perspective [11:35] Aoi     and wiggle room for     whatever you decide to do. [11:37] Aoi     That way you can keep a cool     head for decision-making. [11:41] Aoi     This isn't just defense. It's offense, too. [11:45] Aoi     In other words, [11:46] Aoi     you throw one girl into a tizzy     by hinting at others waiting in the wings. [11:52] Tomozaki     This is all really dark... [11:55] Aoi     If you think that's dark,     you're only proving that [11:57] Aoi     you're still in the     starry-eyed romantic stage. [12:00] Tomozaki     Y-You mean it gets darker? [12:03] Aoi     And don't forget the result of all this: [12:06] Aoi     You'll gain confidence in yourself for     having done something that seemed so difficult. [12:12] Tomozaki     I get it... [12:15] Aoi     And with that... [12:17] Aoi     Which two girls? SIGN    Small Goal: Who do you want to get closer to? [12:18] Aoi     Who do you want to get closer to? [12:24] Tomozaki     Can my answer wait a while? [12:29] Aoi     If you insist. [12:31] Aoi     But time is of the essence, so... [12:33] Aoi     Here—I'll give you an     easy little task, too. [12:37] Tomozaki     Pinstagram? [12:41] Tomozaki     A woman who can do anything     would take good pictures. SIGN    402 posts / 6085 followers / 94 following Aoi Hinami [12:46] Tomozaki     Look at you, getting the most out of life. [12:49] Tomozaki     Wait— [12:50] Tomozaki     you have six thousand followers?! [12:53] Tomozaki     That's insane... [12:54] Aoi     Not really. [12:56] Aoi     There's demand for it. [12:57] Aoi     It's just what happens if you     keep posting high-quality photos. [13:03] Aoi     I honestly didn't plan for it. [13:06] Tomozaki     Huh... [13:07] Aoi     We got off-track. [13:09] Aoi     Anyway, I want you on Pinstagram. [13:14] Tomozaki     Me on Pinsta, eh? [13:16] Aoi     Yes. In order for you to live     a normie life here at school, [13:21] Aoi     you need to boost your image among our class. [13:24] Aoi     The smallest things will     shake up the hierarchy. [13:28] Aoi     It changes based on how others see you. [13:33] Tomozaki     Yeah, I get that. [13:36] Aoi     So your mini-task will be SIGN    Mini-Task: Create private Pinstagram and self-promote [13:39] Aoi     to create a private Pinstagram     account and do some self-promotion. [13:44] Aoi     Simple enough. I'll send     you the details later. [13:50] Tomozaki     Okay. SIGN    Here are those details. Simple, right? Pinsta Tasks: Selfie w/ Shuji & Takei [13:57] Tomozaki     She calls this simple? SIGN    Pinsta Tasks: Selfie w/ Shuji & Takei, Takahiro in glasses, Hanabi making a face, Minami eating ramen, Selfie w/ Fuka [14:00] Tomozaki     This is going to be incredibly hard. [14:07] Fuka     I'm glad everything's calmed down. [14:10] Tomozaki     Uh-huh. [14:12] Fuka     Wasn't Hanabi amazing, though? [14:14] Fuka     It's as if she soared over     all those walls in her way. [14:18] Fuka     I'm sure Hanabi always     had the strength to fly. [14:22] Fuka     She just didn't know how to use her wings. [14:26] Tomozaki     Right. [14:27] Tomozaki     And once you can fly, you have total freedom. [14:31] Fuka     That's true. [14:32] Tomozaki     Kikuchi, I need to thank you     again for all you've done. [14:37] Tomozaki     You were a huge help. [14:39] Fuka     S-Sure. [14:40] Fuka     I'd be happy to help again if you need me. [14:43] Fuka     Not that I can do very much. [14:46] Tomozaki     Sure you can! [14:48] Tomozaki     I might be leaning on you again someday. [14:52] Fuka     Whatever you need. [14:54] Tomozaki     G-Great. I'll let you know. [14:58] Fuka     Uh-huh. [15:00] Fuka     Still... [15:02] Fuka     I don't know what Hinami was thinking. [15:05] Fuka     Something felt a little... off. [15:08] Tomozaki     "Off," huh? [15:10] Tomozaki     So Kikuchi picked up on that, too. [15:13] Fuka     I'm wondering why Hinami     thought to go to such lengths. [15:18] Fuka     It really has me curious... [15:20] Fuka     There must be something inside Hinami     that just couldn't forgive her. [15:26] Aoi     There are some things even I can't forgive. [15:31] Fuka     When someone's angry, [15:33] Fuka     I think it's because the way     things are doesn't match [15:36] Fuka     the way they think things ought to be. [15:39] Tomozaki     How things ought to be, huh? [15:45] Tomozaki     I wonder what that is for Hinami? [15:50] Fuka     Oh, right! [15:53] Fuka     There's something I'd like you     to see, if you don't mind. [15:59] Fuka     I wrote a new novel, so,     um... if you could... [16:03] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah, sure. Of course. [16:07] Fuka     Okay, I'll... I'll bring it next time! [16:13] Tomozaki     Oh! SIGN    Hanabi making a face, Minami eating ramen, Selfie w/ Fuka [16:14] Tomozaki     I forgot to do my assignment. SIGN    Selfie w/ Fuka Kikuchi SIGN    Today How are those photos coming? Read: Couldn't take any... SIGN    Today How are those photos coming? Read: Couldn't take any... The day's not over yet. [16:26] Tomozaki     My most likely option now... SIGN    Hanabi making a face, Minami eating ramen, Selfie w/ Fuka [16:29] Tomozaki     Since Tama, Mimimi, and     Kikuchi aren't around... SIGN    Pinsta Tasks: Selfie w/Shuji & Takei, Takahiro in glasses [16:36] Tomozaki     It'll have to be a selfie     with Nakamura and Takei [16:39] Tomozaki     or Mizusawa wearing glasses. [16:47] Takei     Get 'em! [16:51] Game Announcer     Game set! [16:53] Mizusawa     You really are good at this, Fumiya. [16:55] Takei     Shake it off, Shuji! [16:57] Nakamura     Tch! We're takin' a break! [17:01] Tomozaki     Yikes! [17:08] Tomozaki     It's hard to get the timing     right for a photo... [17:12] Tomozaki     If I suddenly suggest a selfie,     I know they'll think it's weird. [17:17] Tomozaki     I need some kind of excuse... [17:19] Mizusawa     Given any thought to the     festival committee, Shuji? [17:22] Nakamura     Oh yeah... [17:23] Takei     You're doing it, right? [17:25] Nakamura     Kinda have to, don't I? [17:27] Mizusawa     Yes. What about you, Fumiya? [17:30] Tomozaki     Huh? [17:31] Mizusawa     The culture festival committee.     You're gonna join, right? [17:35] Tomozaki     Eh? Uh, yeah! [17:37] Tomozaki     Wait. Now I'm... on the committee? [17:43] Tomozaki     I was too focused on my assignment. [17:46] Nakamura     We oughta start heading home. [17:48] Mizusawa     Okay. [17:49] Takei     Homeward bound! [17:57] Tomozaki     Damn. My photo homework... [18:00] Tomozaki     Isn't there anything I could— [18:04] Tomozaki     H-Hey... [18:08] Tomozaki     L-Let's take a picture with this! [18:11] Nakamura     Huh? That's out of the blue. [18:14] Takei     What gives, Army Boy? [18:16] Tomozaki     Well, uh... I was thinking     of going on Pinstagram. [18:19] Takei     Army Boy on Pinstagram?!     Sure thing! Fire away! [18:24] Nakamura     Well, I'm not a little kid,      so I'm heading home. [18:27] Tomozaki     Aw, don't be like that.     C'mon! It'll be like a memento! [18:32] Nakamura     What are you talking about? [18:34] Mizusawa     I mean, why not? [18:36] Mizusawa     Let's do it. You too, Shuji. [18:38] Nakamura     You gotta be kidding... [18:40] Nakamura     Sheesh. [18:42] Nakamura     Hurry up already. You get one shot, pal. [18:45] Tomozaki     O-Okay. SIGN    Sewing Room 2 [18:50] Tomozaki     The assignment was to take a     selfie with Nakamura and Takei, [18:54] Tomozaki     but Mizusawa wound up in there, too. [18:57] Aoi     Mmm... that doesn't bother me. [19:00] Aoi     But this shot is blurry as all hell. [19:03] Tomozaki     W-Well... that's because... [19:06] Aoi     Just be mindful from now on. [19:08] Tomozaki     O-Okay. [19:10] Aoi     Now let's whip up one     of these babies for you. [19:14] Tomozaki     A Pinsta account, you mean? [19:18] Aoi     Exactly! [19:19] Tomozaki     There it is. [19:21] Aoi     I hate to use this blurry     thing as your account icon. [19:24] Aoi     But it's the only one you have, right? [19:26] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah... SIGN    Pinstagram Cancel / Open [19:29] Aoi     While you're setting up your account, [19:32] Aoi     I'll explain your additional task. [19:35] Tomozaki     I have an additional task? [19:37] Aoi     We'll be putting together our festival     committee today during homeroom. SIGN    Culture Festival Tasks: Join the committee [19:42] Aoi     You'll be taking a spot on it. [19:45] Tomozaki     Yeah, I already raised my hand for     that without you assigning it. [19:51] Tomozaki     Yesterday, Nakamura and the guys and I     were talking about doing it together. [19:55] Aoi     I see. You've come a long way. [19:59] Aoi     I expect the girls' members will     be from the normie camp as well. [20:03] Aoi     Not only will this earn you XP, [20:07] Aoi     but seeing you all working together will     make a good impression on the class. SIGN    Pinstagram Log In [20:14] Tomozaki     The same idea behind Pinsta. [20:16] Aoi     Right. [20:17] Aoi     Then use your opinions to     actively market yourself. [20:23] Aoi     That's your new assignment. SIGN    Show maximum enthusiasm on all fronts [20:24] Aoi     Just show the absolute greatest enthusiasm     you can muster on any and all fronts. [20:30] Tomozaki     The g-greatest enthusiasm, on all fronts... [20:34] Tomozaki     Got it. [20:36] Ms. Kawamura     All right. SIGN    Culture Festival Committee Boys / Girls [20:37] Ms. Kawamura     Time to choose our committee     members for the culture festival. [20:40] Ms. Kawamura     We need four guys and four gals. [20:43] Ms. Kawamura     First, the boys. [20:45] Takei     I'll do it! [20:49] Ms. Kawamura     Okay, for the boys, SIGN    Boys: Takei / Mizusawa / Nakamura / Tomozaki [20:52] Ms. Kawamura     we have Takei, Mizusawa,     Nakamura, and Tomozaki. [20:56] Ms. Kawamura     Next up: the girls. [20:57] Ms. Kawamura     Any takers? [20:59] Mimimi     Here! [21:00] Mimimi     Count me in! [21:02] Ms. Kawamura     And Nanami kicks us off. Anyone else? [21:05] Mimimi     Tama! Come create the     culture festival with me! [21:09] Hanabi     Pass. [21:10] Mimimi     Dang, girl! That was fast! [21:15] Mimimi     Aoi! [21:16] Aoi     Another pass. [21:18] Mimimi     C'mon! Turning me down twice in     a row? I've got feelings, y'know! [21:23] Aoi     Sorry, sorry! I just have all     this student council work. [21:28] Mimimi     Oh, right... [21:30] Ms. Kawamura     Too bad, Nanami. [21:33] Ms. Kawamura     Anyone else? [21:35] Kashiwazaki     I could do it! [21:37] Seno     Me, too! [21:39] Mimimi     You go, Sakura and Yuki! [21:41] Yuzu     Um... me too. [21:43] Mimimi     That's our Yuzu! [21:46] Ms. Kawamura     Okay, our girls are SIGN    Girls: Nanami / Kashiwazaki / Seno / Izumi [21:47] Ms. Kawamura     Nanami, Kashiwazaki, Seno, and Izumi. [21:50] Ms. Kawamura     Committee members, front and center! [21:55] Tomozaki     I was to show every last drop of the     enthusiasm I had in me here on the committee. [22:01] Tomozaki     That, and... [22:07] Tomozaki     decide who I wanted to date. E7 - Important items are usually lying around in enchanted forests 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.) SIGN    Class Stall - Octopus balls (3) - Okonomiyaki (3) - Café (8) - Manga café (10) - Crêpes (5) - Ramen (5) [00:06] Tomozaki     It was decided that our class     would host a manga café. [00:11] Tomozaki     Now we committee members were     staying behind to discuss SIGN    Gym Stage - Chorus (7) - Dance (3) - Play (12) - Karaoke (5) - Fashion Show (7) [00:16] Tomozaki     the play we'd perform on the     special stage in the gym. [00:21] Mizusawa     Let's come up with some     ideas for our play here [00:25] Mizusawa     and have the class pick one in homeroom. [00:29] Yuzu     Okay. [00:30] Nakamura     Yeah, but where do we even start? [00:34] Takei     We gotta do Momotaro! [00:36] Nakamura     What are you, a kindergartener? [00:38] Takei     Aw, why not? [00:40] Yuzu     Hmm... What about Romeo and Juliet? [00:43] Mizusawa     Whoof, what a cliché. [00:45] Kashiwazaki     Some kind of romantic drama, maybe! [00:47] Seno     Like The Phantom of the Opera. [00:52] Aoi     Just show the absolute greatest enthusiasm     you can muster on any and all fronts. SIGN    Show maximum enthusiasm on all fronts [01:00] Tomozaki     H-Hey, why don't we use this     chance to do an original play? [01:05] Takei     Original? SIGN    2nd Stage: Lv. 7 Important items are usually lying around in enchanted forests [02:41] Yuzu     Then it's official: our class will     be putting on an original play! SIGN    Plays - Romeo & Juliet (9) - Romantic Drama (8) - Phantom of the Opera (4) - Momotaro (1) - Original (12) [02:48] Yuzu     And here's your director: Tomozaki! SIGN    Director! [02:51] Nakamura     Remember, this is your bright idea. [02:53] Takei     Go get 'em, Army Boy! [02:55] Mizusawa     We're counting on you, Fumiya. [02:56] Yuzu     You've got this! [02:58] Tomozaki     Well, my opinion definitely did get across... [03:01] Mimimi     Thanks in advance, Director Brain! [03:04] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah... [03:05] Tomozaki     So while I think about this play... [03:08] Aoi     First, there's Yuzu. [03:10] Aoi     Then Mimimi and Hanabi, [03:13] Aoi     and finally Fuka. [03:15] Aoi     Who would you most want to date? [03:19] Tomozaki     Can I even do this? [03:29] Takei     Man, what an exhausting day. [03:32] Mizusawa     All those meetings didn't help. [03:34] Mimimi     And, hey, Yuzu! [03:36] Mimimi     You're going to be the promem leader! [03:39] Takei     Promem? [03:40] Takei     Hey, Army Boy—what's "promem"? [03:43] Tomozaki     It's an abbreviation. [03:45] Tomozaki     It stands for a culture     festival project member: [03:48] Tomozaki     someone on the class committee [03:50] Tomozaki     who also helps runs the     festival at the school level. [03:53] Tomozaki     Izumi volunteered and got     named leader, remember? [03:57] Tomozaki     Oh, right... You were asleep. [04:01] Takei     Oh, okay, yeah! [04:03] Tomozaki     It's crazy that you can sleep like that. [04:06] Mimimi     Even during the sports tournament,     Yuzu would step in as captain. [04:10] Mimimi     She's just been brimming with energy lately! [04:14] Yuzu     Yeah, I thought I'd try     spreading my wings a little. [04:18] Nakamura     Just don't overdo it. [04:20] Yuzu     Thanks, Shuji. [04:23] Mizusawa     Aw. Sweet. [04:24] Nakamura     Shut it. [04:27] Takei     See ya! [04:32] Mimimi     Later! [04:36] Tomozaki     What can I knock off my Pinsta list? SIGN    Minami Nanami eating ramen [04:39] Tomozaki     Mimimi eating ramen... Hmm. [04:42] Yuzu     Bye! [04:45] Tomozaki     Mimimi and ramen... Could be     tough to get the pieces in place. [04:51] Tomozaki     It's in these little details where     Hinami's sadism really shines. [04:57] Mimimi     I'm so psyched for the play! [04:59] Mimimi     How about one about basketball? [05:01] Mimimi     Maybe where the star racks up fouls right     after the game starts and gets ejected! [05:06] Tomozaki     Gee, sounds familiar. [05:08] Mimimi     Good one! [05:10] Mimimi     I had a hard time letting     go of the comedy-act option. [05:14] Mimimi     With your quick comebacks,     we'd get all the laughs! [05:18] Tomozaki     Please, spare me. I'm not     cut out for the stage. [05:24] Mimimi     I guess as a brain and all, you are      better suited for brain stuff! [05:29] Tomozaki     So my nickname means I ought to stick     to the thinking part of things? [05:33] Mimimi     That's right! You're quick! [05:36] Tomozaki     Well, I'm used to it by now. [05:38] Mimimi     I guess we just really get each other... [05:42] Mimimi     wouldn't you say? [05:43] Tomozaki     Whoa! [05:44] Mimimi     Oho! You're built surprisingly solid, Brain! [05:48] Tomozaki     No, you're just really light— [06:02] Mimimi     O-Oh, wow! That's quite     the compliment, you know! [06:07] Mimimi     Uh... Looks like the light's green! [06:09] Mimimi     'Kay, Tomozaki, let's head home! [06:12] Tomozaki     Right... [06:17] Tomozaki     M-Mimimi? [06:22] Mimimi     Wh-What is it? [06:25] Tomozaki     Um, well... [06:30] Mimimi     Ah, to be bringing such     a young high-school girl [06:34] Mimimi     to a place like this! [06:36] Tomozaki     I-I was just hungry! And— [06:39] Mimimi     I mean, so am I. I'm cool with it! [06:42] Tomozaki     Maybe I was a little forceful     in how I made it happen... SIGN    Minami Nanami eating ramen [06:47] Tomozaki     ...but at least now I'll be able to get     that photo of Mimimi eating ramen. [06:52] Mimimi     Okay—I'm having the gyoza combo! [06:55] Tomozaki     Huh? Gyoza?! [06:57] Mimimi     What about you? [06:59] Tomozaki     Um, well... [07:01] Tomozaki     Ramen... I guess? [07:03] Mimimi     Okay! [07:05] Tomozaki     I just assumed that Mimimi     would order ramen... [07:10] Tomozaki     but this is a gyoza chain. SIGN    Manchuria Gyoza [07:14] Mimimi     This is a pretty rare event, eh, Tomozaki? [07:18] Tomozaki     I-I guess so. In fact, this     might be the first time [07:23] Tomozaki     I've invited anyone to a meal after school. [07:25] Mimimi     Wha—? [07:27] Mimimi     Then what gave you the idea to invite me? [07:31] Tomozaki     What gave me... the idea? [07:34] Tomozaki     W-Well, you know... the ramen... [07:37] Mimimi     The ramen? [07:38] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah! I was really, really     craving some ramen— [07:43] Mimimi     That bad, huh? [07:45] Mimimi     You want two? [07:46] Tomozaki     I couldn't... [07:49] Tomozaki     And with the normie superpower "conversation     autofeed," my alibi was complete. [07:55] Tomozaki     Thank goodness. If I'd     answered her honestly... [08:00] Tomozaki     I wanted to have pictures on     my phone of you eating ramen! [08:06] Mimimi     Say what? [08:09] Tomozaki     I can just picture it. [08:12] Employee     Here you go! [08:15] Mimimi     Let's dig in! [08:17] Tomozaki     Yeah, let's... [08:21] Mimimi     Mmm, yum! [08:23] Tomozaki     Now what? [08:24] Tomozaki     How do I get a picture     of Mimimi eating ramen? [08:29] Mimimi     Why are you looking at     me like that, Tomozaki? [08:32] Tomozaki     Oh... sorry. I was just... [08:35] Tomozaki     Did... Did you want a bite of ramen? [08:39] Mimimi     Huh? [08:41] Mimimi     Um... one bite? [08:43] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah... One bite... [08:49] Tomozaki     Wh-What's wrong? [08:52] Mimimi     Am I thinking too hard? [08:55] Tomozaki     A-About what? [08:59] Mimimi     Oh, nothing. [09:02] Mimimi     Okay, lay it on me! [09:08] Mimimi     Whoa! What's with the photo shoot? [09:11] Tomozaki     I-I-I messed up! [09:13] Mimimi     Messed up what? [09:15] Tomozaki     I-I thought, uh... I thought     you were going to eat my egg... [09:19] Mimimi     I would never! [09:21] Mimimi     But why all the photos? [09:23] Tomozaki     For, um... for evidence! [09:25] Mimimi     Jeez, you're obsessed with this egg! [09:28] Tomozaki     I-I just really like them, that's all! [09:31] Mimimi     Honestly... [09:33] Mimimi     Here you go. Thanks! [09:35] Tomozaki     S-Sure. [09:38] Mimimi     Hmm. Something's not quite right. [09:41] Tomozaki     Like what? [09:46] Mimimi     Hey, Tomozaki! [09:49] Mimimi     Have some of mine. Here! [09:53] Tomozaki     Oh, no, no, no, no, no! [09:57] Tomozaki     What's she trying to do? [09:59] Tomozaki     This is that, you know, that thing,      that "say aah" thing— [10:06] Tomozaki     What's her angle? What battle is she fighting?     Why all this pressure?! [10:10] Tomozaki     I-I don't even know how to turn her down... [10:14] Tomozaki     F-Fine! [10:25] Tomozaki     I didn't even get to enjoy it. [10:29] Mimimi     Something's fishy, all right. [10:30] Tomozaki     Huh? [10:37] Tomozaki     What the—did I make her mad?     What did I do? [10:41] Tomozaki     I-I have no idea... [10:43] Tomozaki     But it'd be weird to apologize. [10:45] Tomozaki     I don't even know what     I'd be apologizing for. [10:49] Tomozaki     Damn, she's going to finish first! [10:52] Tomozaki     What will it do to the mood     if I make her wait for me? [10:55] Tomozaki     I've got to eat fast, too! [11:02] Mimimi     Wh-Whoa, Tomozaki! What's the rush? [11:06] Tomozaki     I-It's just that... [11:10] Tomozaki     You were going to... finish     your gyoza first... [11:13] Tomozaki     I didn't want to make you wait... [11:16] Mimimi     You're one odd duck, Tomozaki! [11:19] Mimimi     Okay, see you later! [11:21] Tomozaki     Yep—later! SIGN    Can you only take blurry pictures or what? [11:41] Tomozaki     You've got me there, Miss Hinami. SIGN    Make sure you're thinking about who you want to date. SIGN    Fuka Kikuchi I'll bring that novel tomorrow. Close / Show SIGN    Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki S2 [11:59] Fuka     S-Sorry for the wait. [12:01] Tomozaki     I-It's no problem! [12:03] Fuka     Um... here. [12:05] Tomozaki     Thanks. I'll let you know what I think. [12:08] Fuka     Th-This is a first for me! [12:13] Fuka     I-I've never shown anyone my work     before, so please—go easy on me. [12:20] Tomozaki     Y-Yes, of course. Thank you. [12:23] Fuka     Thank you. [12:27] Everyone     One, two, three... [12:28] Everyone     Shoot! [12:30] Takei     I lost again? That's four times in a row! [12:37] Nakamura     Up to the foot of the hill, now. [12:39] Yuzu     Sorry! [12:41] Aoi     Thanks! [12:43] Mizusawa     Man, four in a row... [12:45] Mimimi     What are the odds? [12:46] Hanabi     You suck at rock-paper-scissors, Takei. [12:49] Tomozaki     Shake it off! [12:51] Takei     Damn it! [12:52] Takei     I'll win next time—you'll see! [12:54] Mimimi     Ooh, a race! I've got this in the bag! [12:58] Nakamura     Hey, wait! [12:59] Yuzu     Huh? We're running now?! [13:07] Hanabi     Everyone's so full of energy. [13:08] Aoi     Okay— [13:10] Aoi     here I go! [13:14] Tomozaki     That look just now... [13:17] Tomozaki     That meant, "Here's your chance. Check     off another one while you can." SIGN    Hanabi Hirabayashi making a face [13:27] Tomozaki     Hey, Tama... [13:30] Hanabi     Hmm? What's up? [13:31] Tomozaki     Can I ask you a favor? [13:34] Tomozaki     Tama's always so straightforward— [13:37] Tomozaki     best to just put it all right out there. [13:40] Tomozaki     I just started a Pinsta account, [13:42] Tomozaki     and I'd like to put a picture     of you making a face on there. [13:46] Tomozaki     Would you mind? [13:47] Hanabi     Well, this is sudden. [13:49] Tomozaki     I thought it might be a fun,     different thing to post. [13:52] Hanabi     Hmm... sure, I guess. Here! [13:56] Tomozaki     Wow, th-that was quick... [14:00] Hanabi     Take the picture already! [14:02] Tomozaki     O-Oh, right! [14:05] Hanabi     Okay, now one with you. [14:07] Tomozaki     Huh? [14:09] Hanabi     Hurry up! [14:10] Tomozaki     A-All right... [14:13] Hanabi     Hmm... It's not all that great, is it? [14:18] Tomozaki     Huh? [14:20] Tomozaki     When I sent it to Hinami later, [14:23] Tomozaki     she finally gave me the barest minimum     of praise: "Well, it's in focus." SIGN    Tomozaki [14:35] Tomozaki     The manuscript Kikuchi had given me [14:38] Tomozaki     was a collection of five short stories,     loosely connected by shared themes. SIGN    0.8-Carat Pain Lugor and the Giant Stone The Moon's Not Reflected in His Eyes Clockwork Birthday [14:43] Tomozaki     Every one of the stories she     wrote was gentle and warm. [14:50] Tomozaki     Huh? SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly [14:52] Tomozaki     Is that where it ends? [14:59] Tomozaki     I never thought the father     would show up at the end! [15:03] Fuka     Oh, that! [15:05] Fuka     It came to me after I was done—     I changed it. [15:08] Fuka     I figured it would be a     weight off Wolfin's mind. [15:12] Tomozaki     Yeah! [15:13] Tomozaki     Oh, and I liked how the beast-person     Lugor didn't break the rock— [15:17] Tomozaki     Mita the human did! [15:20] Tomozaki     Like he was using brains, not brawn, [15:22] Tomozaki     to pierce the wall between their species. [15:24] Fuka     I'm so happy you understood all of that... [15:28] Tomozaki     Oh, actually, that last story cut     off halfway through. Was that— [15:34] Fuka     Huh? You mean... the dragon story? [15:37] Tomozaki     Yeah, the dragon story. [15:44] Fuka     My mistake! I-I'm so sorry! [15:47] Tomozaki     Mistake? [15:49] Fuka     That one's not finished yet. [15:52] Fuka     I write everything in the     same file, you see, so... [15:55] Fuka     It must have gotten printed     along with the rest. [16:00] Tomozaki     Ah, I see. [16:02] Tomozaki     That one made the biggest     impression on me, though— SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly [16:06] Tomozaki     a tale of raising the last dragon. [16:10] Tomozaki     It's as if the characters really came     alive in my head while I was reading it. [16:17] Tomozaki     You know... it's like what you     said before, about Andi's books. [16:23] Fuka     What I said? [16:25] Tomozaki     Uh-huh. [16:25] Tomozaki     That when you're reading, the book's     world blinks right into your head as is. [16:29] Tomozaki     When I was reading that story, [16:32] Tomozaki     the world it described hit     me as so real, so colorful. [16:39] Tomozaki     That last story in particular [16:41] Tomozaki     made me feel like I do when     I read Andi's novels... [16:45] Tomozaki     Or something like that. [16:47] Tomozaki     K-Kikuchi?! [16:50] Fuka     Oh, um, I... I'm sorry. [16:53] Tomozaki     Wh-What's wrong? [16:57] Fuka     I've loved Andi's work all this time, [17:00] Fuka     and I've always wanted to     write something similar. [17:06] Fuka     Really... always. [17:08] Fuka     I know I'm still just starting out and all, [17:12] Fuka     but to hear that from you,     after you read my work... [17:17] Fuka     It just makes me so happy. [17:20] Tomozaki     I see... [17:23] Tomozaki     Hey, Kikuchi? [17:24] Fuka     Yes? [17:26] Tomozaki     Why don't you use this last     story to write our class play? [17:33] Tomozaki     I'd love to see the whole class     performing something you wrote. [17:40] Fuka     But I... [17:42] Tomozaki     Sorry! You don't have to. [17:46] Fuka     I'm scared. [17:49] Fuka     That last story... [17:51] Fuka     It was coming along so     smoothly when I started, [17:54] Fuka     and I came to love each and     every one of its characters. [18:00] Fuka     It became one of my favorite stories.      It means the world to me. [18:05] Fuka     But that's why I'm having     such a hard time deciding [18:09] Fuka     what conclusion this beloved story,      these dear characters, [18:14] Fuka     should reach in the end. [18:16] Fuka     And that's why I couldn't write an ending. [18:20] Tomozaki     Oh... is that why... [18:22] Fuka     It's all so precious, I'm afraid it'll break. [18:26] Tomozaki     I see. Then this story might be     better off staying inside you, [18:30] Tomozaki     where it can be nurtured carefully over time. [18:34] Fuka     Or that's what I would have said,      not too long ago. [18:39] Tomozaki     Huh? Then... [18:47] Yuzu     Okay! [18:48] Yuzu     How's the play coming along? [18:51] Yuzu     Any original stories we can use? [18:54] Tomozaki     If I could? SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly [18:56] Tomozaki     I'm wondering if we could use this as a base, [18:59] Tomozaki     discussing it together, choosing roles,      and tweaking as we go. [19:03] Nakamura     Hmm. Can't say I really get it,     but it has, like, actual sentences. [19:09] Seno     It's a fantasy story. [19:10] Kashiwazaki     Could be fun! [19:12] Mimimi     That's our Brain! Taking care of business! [19:15] Mizusawa     Hey, Fumiya... [19:17] Mizusawa     did you write this? [19:19] Takei     Army Boy? Seriously? [19:21] Tomozaki     No, Kikuchi did. [19:24] Mizusawa     Huh! I see how it is. [19:27] Tomozaki     Wh-What's that supposed to mean? [19:33] Fuka     I-I'm still working on the second half. [19:37] Fuka     Thanks for your patience! [19:43] Fuka     I've always been afraid     to leave my own world. [19:48] Fuka     But with all our conversations recently... [19:53] Fuka     I'm watching you go before me,     leaping from a lonely world [19:59] Fuka     to one that's still unknown. [20:01] Fuka     And it occurred to me: [20:02] Fuka     I'd like to see that world, too. SIGN    Our Original Play "My Unfamiliar Way to Fly" [20:13] Kashiwazaki     Then we're all set! [20:15] Seno     Kikuchi, could you write up a quick     synopsis before our next meeting? [20:20] Fuka     Y-Yes, that should be fine. [20:23] Mizusawa     Okay. Then we can start     assigning roles, right? [20:27] Yuzu     Yeah! [20:29] Takei     All right! I'll take the lead! [20:31] Nakamura     Takei! [20:33] Nakamura     Literally anyone but you. [20:48] Tomozaki     Things were looking good     for the culture festival. [20:52] Tomozaki     Now to tackle Hinami's tasks— SIGN    Takahiro Mizusawa in glasses [20:55] Mizusawa     Something on your mind? [20:56] Tomozaki     Whoa! [20:58] Tomozaki     M-Mizusawa?! [20:59] Mizusawa     Man, you really are more     than you seem, Fumiya. [21:04] Tomozaki     Huh? What do you mean? [21:07] Mizusawa     Hmm... You don't need to know. SIGN    Takahiro Mizusawa in glasses [21:12] Tomozaki     "Mizusawa in glasses," eh? [21:15] Tomozaki     H-Hey, Mizusawa. Are you free     tomorrow or the day after? [21:19] Mizusawa     What's this about? Rare for you to ask. [21:22] Tomozaki     I-I guess so. I'd like to get out somewhere. [21:26] Mizusawa     Hmm... Does that mean you're free tomorrow? [21:31] Tomozaki     Yeah. [21:33] Mizusawa     Perfect. We'll go to a culture festival. [21:36] Tomozaki     A culture festival? [21:39] Mizusawa     At Gumi's high school. [21:42] Mizusawa     It's invitation-only, [21:46] Mizusawa     but I managed to score two tickets. [21:48] Mizusawa     We can scope out another school's     festival while we're at it. [21:52] Tomozaki     Oh, okay. Sure thing. [21:54] Mizusawa     Incidentally, Gumi goes     to an all-girls school. [21:58] Tomozaki     Huh? All... girls? [22:01] Mizusawa     Yep: all girls! [22:04] Tomozaki     All... girls... E8 - Sometimes the main character can't enter the village of another species on his own 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.) SIGN    Special Invitation Ticket 73rd Tokujo High Culture Festival Host: Tsugumi Narita Guest: Fumiya Tomozaki SIGN    Tokujo Festival [00:09] Mizusawa     C'mon, relax those shoulders.     And smile! Smile! [00:12] Tomozaki     R-Right... [00:15] Tomozaki     Well, I made it on an outing     with Mizusawa. But now... [00:19] Tomozaki     Now to tackle Hinami's tasks. SIGN    2nd Stage: Lv. 8 Sometimes the main character can't enter the village of another species on his own [01:58] Mizusawa     Okay, first we do some flirting. [02:00] Tomozaki     Huh?! What about scoping out their festival? [02:03] Mizusawa     That's what we say we're here for. [02:05] Mizusawa     But if two guys come to an     all-girls school festival, [02:08] Mizusawa     there's really only one reason. [02:10] Tomozaki     Are you serious? [02:12] Tomozaki     But jeez, I'm not sure I can just... [02:16] Tomozaki     Wait—Mizusawa?! [02:18] Mizusawa     Hi there! [02:20] Mizusawa     What's that? Looks delish. [02:21] Mizusawa     Did you bring that from home? [02:23] Mizusawa     That was fast! Extroverts     are something else... [02:27] Mako     Nope! We bought them here. [02:30] Mizusawa     Oh, yeah? I thought you two were     just super into cotton candy. [02:35] Sayaka     What the heck? [02:35] Mizusawa     You know, since you both liked     it enough to bring your own. [02:38] Sayaka     C'mon, as if! [02:41] Mizusawa     Hey, can I have a bite? [02:43] Sayaka     No, I don't think so. [02:45] Mizusawa     Oh, I wasn't asking you. I     was asking this girl here. [02:49] Sayaka     Meanie! [02:50] Mizusawa     You'll give me a bite, won't you? [02:52] Mako     Well, I guess... [02:56] Mizusawa     Whoa! It tastes just like cotton candy! [02:59] Sayaka     That's because it is cotton candy. [03:01] Mako     Hey, what are you doing here, anyway? [03:03] Sayaka     Did you come alone? [03:05] Mizusawa     Actually, I got separated from my friend. [03:08] Mizusawa     Let me know if you see him, okay? [03:11] Sayaka     We don't know what he looks like. [03:13] Mizusawa     Oh! I'll send you a picture, then. [03:15] Mizusawa     And tell me if you see him. [03:17] Mizusawa     How should we be in touch? By snail mail? [03:19] Mako     That makes no sense! [03:21] Mizusawa     Right, right. Then we'll do this. [03:24] Sayaka     Um... [03:25] Mako     What do you think? [03:26] Mizusawa     So it's snail mail after all? [03:27] Sayaka     No, that's kind of a hassle. [03:30] Mizusawa     It is, yeah. And I don't     want to share my address. [03:34] Mizusawa     So what do we do? [03:36] Mako     I guess Litter would work. [03:38] Mako     Better than snail mail! [03:39] Mizusawa     Okay! [03:41] Sayaka     You're really slick, you know that? [03:43] Mizusawa     No, no! I'm just worried     about my poor lost friend. [03:47] Mako     Oh, of course. [03:49] Mizusawa     Later! [03:50] Mako     Hope you find your friend! [03:55] Mizusawa     Well? [03:57] Mizusawa     What's my score? [03:59] Tomozaki     A perfect hundred. [04:03] Mizusawa     I mean, it all starts by     striking up that conversation. [04:07] Mizusawa     That opening line isn't about what     you say—it's how you say it. [04:12] Tomozaki     How I say it... [04:14] Tomozaki     According to Mizusawa, it went like this: [04:17] Tomozaki     When a stranger suddenly     starts talking to someone [04:20] Tomozaki     who's not mentally prepared for it, [04:22] Tomozaki     that person won't be in listening mode. [04:25] Tomozaki     But after they acknowledge you and     you can hold onto their awareness, [04:29] Tomozaki     you've got your first conversation. [04:31] Tomozaki     Once that's underway,     just talk about whatever. [04:36] Tomozaki     You can ask questions—anything at all. [04:38] Tomozaki     And like with the cotton candy earlier, [04:39] Tomozaki     it's easy to get a response if you touch     on something they have with them... [04:43] Tomozaki     if you're quick enough about it. [04:45] Tomozaki     You know, I did some pretty similar stuff [04:48] Tomozaki     as part of Hinami's assignments... SIGN    Ramen [04:54] Tomozaki     Hey, uh... [04:55] Tomozaki     You like Hinami, right? [04:58] Mizusawa     Aoi? Yeah, I like her. [05:01] Mizusawa     What about it? [05:03] Tomozaki     I just... Here you are     chatting up other girls... [05:07] Mizusawa     Aha. It's not like Aoi and     I are dating at the moment. [05:12] Tomozaki     I-I know, but, like... [05:15] Tomozaki     I kind of feel like it's not sincere. [05:18] Mizusawa     Sincere, eh? [05:20] Mizusawa     Tell me, Fumiya, [05:22] Mizusawa     what do you think makes a guy attractive? [05:25] Tomozaki     L-Let's see... [05:26] Tomozaki     He keeps himself presentable,     plays it cool... what else? [05:31] Tomozaki     He's good at taking the lead     in conversation... Like that? [05:35] Mizusawa     Hey, three right answers! Nice. [05:38] Mizusawa     But you know what? [05:39] Mizusawa     The most essential aspect,     more than anything else... [05:44] Mizusawa     Attractive guys attract people. [05:47] Tomozaki     Huh? SIGN    Sewing Club [05:49] Mizusawa     If a guy's reasonably     presentable and attractive, SIGN    Love Fortunes [05:53] Mizusawa     staying cool will come naturally. [05:55] Mizusawa     If he's attractive, SIGN    Ring Toss [05:56] Mizusawa     girls will feel like they have to act     fast before someone else snaps him up. [06:01] Mizusawa     That's how being attractive winds     up making you even more attractive. [06:04] Mizusawa     It's a hotness spiral. [06:07] Mizusawa     So I'm raising my value out     there and playing it cool... [06:13] Mizusawa     until I eventually get Aoi interested in me. [06:16] Tomozaki     I get it now! [06:17] Tomozaki     Basically you're flirting with all these     girls to boost your attractiveness [06:21] Tomozaki     so that Hinami will decide to notice you. [06:24] Mizusawa     Not exactly. [06:27] Mizusawa     I'm also playing the field because     I want to. That's a big part of it. [06:30] Tomozaki     Hey! [06:32] Mizusawa     Oh, and one more correction: [06:35] Mizusawa     Aoi won't decide to notice me. [06:37] Mizusawa     I'll make her notice me. Right? [06:39] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah... SIGN    Ultra-Scary SIGN    Haunted House [06:46] Tsugumi     Hey, you came! [06:50] Mizusawa     Hey. [06:51] Tomozaki     H-Hi. [06:52] Mizusawa     Hey, you grew antennae! [06:55] Gumi     These aren't antennae. They're ears! [06:59] Gumi     I'm a cute li'l bunny rabbit. [07:02] Tomozaki     You're even apathetic about your     culture festival, huh, Gumi. SIGN    Scary Haunted House [07:05] Gumi     That's an Apathy-nian for you. [07:08] Mizusawa     Apath-what now? [07:09] Gumi     Come see our ghosts. [07:12] Gumi     They're not exactly scary or anything. [07:14] Tomozaki     I wouldn't go around advertising that... [07:16] Gumi     Right? [07:18] Gumi     How's it going? See any cute girls? [07:22] Tomozaki     Huh?! [07:22] Mizusawa     Hey, why do you assume we're     out here hitting on girls? [07:26] Gumi     I mean, two guys at a     girls' school festival... [07:28] Gumi     why else would you be here? [07:30] Mizusawa     Eh, I'd say it's going so-so. [07:32] Gumi     See? I knew it! [07:34] Gumi     What about you, Tomozaki? [07:35] Tomozaki     Me? I'm not hitting on anybody. [07:38] Gumi     You don't have a girlfriend, do you? [07:42] Gumi     Check out my class! This is your big chance. [07:49] Tomozaki     My chance... [07:50] Mizusawa     You heard her, Fumiya. Shall we? [07:53] Tomozaki     Yeah, okay. SIGN    Entrance [07:55] Tsugumi     Two guests? Right this way. SIGN    Exit [07:58] Ghostly Voice     Thank you very much... [08:01] Tomozaki     That wasn't scary at all. [08:03] Mizusawa     Nope. [08:04] Mako     Hey there! [08:06] Mako     I see you found your friend. [08:09] Mizusawa     Hey, Mako and Sayaka! [08:12] Tomozaki     When did he learn their names?! [08:15] Mizusawa     Did you check out the haunted house? [08:16] Mako     Oh, from Tsugumi's class? [08:18] Sayaka     No, not yet. [08:20] Mizusawa     You definitely should go.     It's terrifyingly unscary. [08:24] Mako     But a haunted house has to be scary! [08:27] Mizusawa     You can totally see all the ghosts, too. [08:29] Tomozaki     Okay, now to pull a Mizusawa... [08:33] Tomozaki     I-It's seriously not scary. [08:35] Mako     Wow, really? [08:37] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah! It's... surprising, actually. [08:40] Sayaka     Surprising, huh? [08:46] Tomozaki     I guess I'm not ready for this yet. [08:48] Mizusawa     Whoa! [08:49] Mizusawa     I bet those look amazing on you, Mako. [08:52] Mizusawa     Put them on for a sec. [08:53] Mako     Huh? [08:54] Mizusawa     Oh, yeah! So flattering! [08:57] Mako     Some compliment... [08:59] Mizusawa     Were those some kind of prize? [09:01] Sayaka     Yeah, from the ring toss. [09:02] Mako     These, too. [09:07] Tomozaki     Those glasses would look pretty     killer on you, too, Mizusawa. [09:15] Mizusawa     Well? [09:17] Mako     They really suit you! [09:19] Mizusawa     There's that non-compliment again... [09:21] Tomozaki     They really do look good, Mizusawa! [09:24] Tomozaki     Why don't I take a picture? [09:25] Mizusawa     Hey, good idea! Will you do the honors? [09:28] Mizusawa     Get in here, you two. [09:32] Mako     You player! [09:33] Mizusawa     Can we put it on Pinsta? [09:35] Mizusawa     He's been getting into that lately. [09:38] Mako     Well... [09:39] Sayaka     Sure, I guess. [09:41] Tomozaki     Okay, here goes! [09:43] Mizusawa     Cheese! [09:44] Mako     Ready! [09:49] Tomozaki     Those count as glasses, right? Good. SIGN    Tokujo Festival [09:55] Mizusawa     Man, I wanted to see your     game out there, Fumiya. [09:59] Tomozaki     Not at my current level, you don't. [10:02] Mizusawa     Your current level, huh? [10:04] Mizusawa     Don't be so down on yourself. [10:07] Mizusawa     You've been reading self-help     books or something, right? [10:10] Mizusawa     Well, it shows. [10:13] Mizusawa     You didn't realize? [10:15] Mizusawa     You've been asking more questions     lately—specific ones. [10:22] Mizusawa     Oh, and you found a good rhythm     that makes you easy to talk to. [10:26] Tomozaki     R-Really? [10:27] Mizusawa     Yes, really. [10:28] Tomozaki     Huh. [10:30] Mizusawa     For someone so awkward to     come so far so quickly... [10:35] Mizusawa     You must have worked hard,     tackling one thing at a time. [10:43] Mizusawa     You can try to hide it, but     I can see right through you. [10:47] Mizusawa     You've gotta admire a hard worker like that. [10:51] Tomozaki     I... [10:52] Tomozaki     Well, thanks. [10:54] Mizusawa     That feeling, right there... [10:56] Mizusawa     when someone says those things to you? [10:59] Mizusawa     That's how you talk to a girl. [11:02] Tomozaki     Why, you... [11:05] Mizusawa     Later, Fumiya. [11:07] Tomozaki     Even if Mizusawa's last speech     was couched as a joke, [11:11] Tomozaki     I was glad that someone     had recognized my efforts. SIGN    Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki S2 SIGN    Selfie w/ Fuka Kikuchi [11:28] Fuka     Tomozaki? [11:30] Fuka     There you are. [11:38] Fuka     Um... how is it? [11:41] Tomozaki     Each character's introduction and     features are so well organized. [11:45] Tomozaki     It's looking great! [11:47] Tomozaki     Now we can move ahead     with stuff like costumes. [11:50] Fuka     Thank goodness. [11:51] Fuka     Oh, and I wanted to ask... [11:54] Fuka     About how much time will we have to perform? [11:58] Tomozaki     Good question. I'll have to check. [12:01] Fuka     Yes, please do. I'll need to adjust     things with that time in mind. [12:08] Fuka     If I need to make it shorter,     things will need to be cut... [12:14] Tomozaki     I'm looking forward to this culture festival. [12:17] Fuka     So am I. I've been indifferent     about it until this year. SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly [12:23] Fuka     To think that dipping my toes in just a little [12:25] Fuka     would change my point of view so much. [12:32] Tomozaki     Say, Kikuchi... how about     we take a selfie together? [12:35] Fuka     A selfie? [12:37] Tomozaki     Like, "Ready to work hard on the play!" [12:40] Tomozaki     We'll get the script in the shot, too. [12:45] Fuka     Okay. If you'll do the honors... [12:48] Tomozaki     All right, then. Let's see... [12:50] Tomozaki     Can I come over there? [12:52] Fuka     Um... uh-huh. [12:54] Tomozaki     O-Okay, so... [12:58] Tomozaki     I-I'm sorry! [13:00] Fuka     No, i-it's okay. [13:05] Fuka     Um, the selfie? [13:06] Tomozaki     Oh, r-right! The selfie! [13:09] Tomozaki     O-Okay, here goes... [13:11] Fuka     Uh-huh... [13:15] Tomozaki     I'll send this to you later, okay? [13:18] Fuka     Okay. SIGN    Sewing Room 2 [13:23] Aoi     You're doing well! [13:24] Aoi     You've gotten a fair few likes, too. [13:27] Tomozaki     I guess so, yeah. [13:28] Aoi     Still, I never thought it would come to this. [13:33] Tomozaki     Glasses are glasses, right? [13:35] Aoi     True enough. [13:37] Aoi     Add in the selfie with Fuka     that you showed me yesterday [13:41] Aoi     and that's all of your photo tasks. Congrats! SIGN    Mini-Task: CLEAR! Create private Pinstagram and self-promote [13:44] Tomozaki     Thanks! [13:45] Aoi     You're not going to post the one with Fuka? [13:48] Tomozaki     She said she was too shy. [13:50] Aoi     That happens. [13:52] Aoi     Still, I didn't think you'd suggest     performing a play with Fuka's script. [13:58] Aoi     I know I told you to approach the     festival with enthusiasm, but... [14:03] Tomozaki     I would have wanted to do that even     if it didn't tie in to a task. [14:07] Aoi     Well, as long as it gets you closer     to your goals, anything goes. [14:14] Tomozaki     Hey, Hinami? [14:15] Tomozaki     You're so invested in getting     me to live that normie life. [14:19] Tomozaki     Why is that? [14:22] Aoi     Don't you remember? The first     time nanashi and NO NAME met. [14:27] Aoi     You were all, "You can't change     characters in real life," [14:32] Aoi     that it was a tier issue. [14:34] Tomozaki     Oh, that's right. [14:38] Aoi     I heard that and wanted to     prove that I was in the right. [14:43] Aoi     That's all. [14:46] Aoi     What? [14:47] Aoi     You look like you're not buying it. [14:50] Tomozaki     I-It's just— [14:51] Aoi     I'm a sore loser. [14:54] Tomozaki     I mean, if you say so. [14:56] Aoi     But never mind that. [14:58] Aoi     Have you decided who you want to date? [15:01] Tomozaki     Well... [15:02] Aoi     You said you wanted to wait,     so I gave you a grace period. [15:06] Aoi     You are thinking about it, aren't you? [15:08] Tomozaki     Yeah... I guess so... SIGN    Small Goal: Who do you want to get closer to? [15:14] Aoi     I'll need your answer soon. [15:17] Aoi     At least two girls you'd like to date. [15:20] Aoi     Got it? [15:22] Tomozaki     Got it. [15:25] Mimimi     Brain! [15:26] Mimimi     Please just say yes and don't ask why! [15:30] Tomozaki     Out of the blue? No way! Tell me why. [15:34] Mimimi     Well, turns out the track-and-field     club is talking about [15:38] Mimimi     doing a comedy bit at the culture festival. [15:41] Tomozaki     But I'm not in track. [15:44] Mimimi     It's okay! I got permission     to go outside the club. [15:48] Mimimi     You're the only straight man for me, Brain! [15:52] Mimimi     So please... will you do me this favor? [15:56] Mimimi     Please? [15:58] Tomozaki     Hmm... SIGN    Show maximum enthusiasm on all fronts [15:59] Tomozaki     "Show maximum enthusiasm     on all fronts" it is. [16:05] Tomozaki     Yeah, sure. [16:06] Mimimi     Oh, c'mon, isn't there some way— [16:09] Mimimi     Wait... [16:09] Mimimi     Huh?! [16:10] Tomozaki     You're the one asking. Why so surprised? [16:14] Mimimi     It was just so quick and easy! [16:17] Mimimi     Wait a sec... [16:18] Mimimi     You're jonesing for more of our     husband-and-wife routine, eh, Tomozaki? [16:23] Tomozaki     I am not. [16:26] Mimimi     Th-That's my handpicked partner for you... [16:30] Mimimi     Such sharp comebacks... [16:32] Tomozaki     But we won't have much time to practice,     what with the class play and all. [16:37] Mimimi     No sweat! [16:39] Mimimi     Just leave it to me! [16:43] Mizusawa     Hey, Mimimi. [16:45] Mimimi     Morning, Takahiro! [16:47] Mizusawa     Oh, and Fumiya. [16:49] Tomozaki     Don't you "oh, and" me! [16:52] Mizusawa     Hey, I heard from Gumi. [16:54] Mizusawa     She's coming to our festival. [16:56] Tomozaki     Wow, she is? [16:59] Mimimi     Gumi? [17:03] Tomozaki     You'll need to rewrite your     short story into a script, [17:08] Tomozaki     but you're still having a     hard time with the climax? [17:11] Fuka     Y-Yes. [17:14] Tomozaki     Um... what exactly is giving you trouble? [17:18] Fuka     I can't decide if Libra, the hero,     will wind up with Kris or Alucia... [17:25] Fuka     and what should happen to     the one he doesn't choose. [17:29] Fuka     I think I might be... afraid     to make that decision. [17:36] Fuka     Afraid of dictating that the relationship     among the three should go one particular way. [17:42] Tomozaki     In that case— [17:45] Tomozaki     and this may just be my thinking here— [17:49] Tomozaki     which of the two would you     choose, if it were up to you? [17:54] Fuka     I don't think I could choose. [17:58] Tomozaki     No? [17:59] Fuka     Maybe I personally have     an idea of what I'd do. [18:05] Fuka     But what should I do as     far as the story goes? SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly [18:08] Fuka     Where could I take the characters     that would be best for their world? [18:14] Fuka     These are the kinds of     things I need to consider. [18:17] Tomozaki     Best for their world, huh? [18:21] Fuka     It feels kind of insincere to     let my feelings get in the way. [18:26] Tomozaki     Hmm... [18:32] Tomozaki     Um, Tomozaki? [18:35] Tomozaki     Isn't there someone that you like? [18:41] Tomozaki     M-M-Me? [18:43] Tomozaki     Yes. You. [18:45] Tomozaki     I-I... well... good question. [18:51] Tomozaki     If you had two or more     special people in your life, [18:56] Tomozaki     and you could only choose one of them... [19:01] Tomozaki     How would you choose that one person? [19:09] Tomozaki     Probably, if I'm being honest... [19:12] Fuka     Yes? [19:14] Tomozaki     I think I'm... [19:16] Tomozaki     I'm not in a position to make     that choice in the first place. [19:23] Tomozaki     Right. That's how I truly feel. [19:27] Tomozaki     Hinami keeps grilling me about who I choose, [19:31] Tomozaki     even coming up with that hypothetical     about girls confessing their love. [19:35] Tomozaki     But I've kept putting my answer on hold. [19:39] Tomozaki     Because deep inside, that's how I feel. [19:43] Tomozaki     For 17 years, this bottom-tier nature     has been ingrained deep in my soul. [19:48] Tomozaki     I'm not the one who gets chosen, much     less the one who gets to choose. [19:55] Tomozaki     When Hinami gave me that     confession hypothetical, [19:57] Tomozaki     what governed my mind in that moment [20:00] Tomozaki     was an indescribable remorse,     a sense of guilt... [20:04] Tomozaki     "A bottom-tier character like you,     choosing? Don't get so cocky." [20:09] Tomozaki     In other words, an underlying     feeling of incompetence [20:12] Tomozaki     controlling my thoughts in this game of life. [20:16] Tomozaki     And it had nested deep within me. [20:21] Fuka     I see. [20:23] Tomozaki     Mmm. [20:25] Tomozaki     So I find this kind of     stuff hard to talk about. [20:30] Tomozaki     I'm really sorry I couldn't be more helpful. [20:59] Mimimi     Brain! [21:02] Tomozaki     Mimimi? Don't scare me like that! [21:04] Mimimi     Your fault for being wide open. [21:07] Tomozaki     Says who? [21:08] Mimimi     Still at it at this hour, eh? [21:10] Mimimi     Did you have a little     one-on-one with Kikuchi, hmm? [21:14] Tomozaki     Uh... I guess so. [21:28] Tomozaki     Okay, see you. [21:30] Mimimi     By the way, Mr. Tomozaki... [21:31] Tomozaki     Wh-What now? [21:33] Mimimi     Who on earth is this Gumi person? [21:37] Tomozaki     Oh, she's this girl who     works with me and Mizusawa. [21:40] Mimimi     Really? Is that all she is? [21:43] Mimimi     Seems pretty fishy to me! [21:45] Mimimi     My sources tell me you went     to her culture festival. [21:50] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah, because she invited us. [21:52] Mimimi     That's fishy, all right! She     goes to an all-girls school! [21:56] Tomozaki     What's that got to do with it? [21:59] Mimimi     It's just, you know... [22:01] Mimimi     You don't seem like the     going-to-festivals-at-girls'-schools type. [22:06] Tomozaki     Like they'd arrest me if I     went into a girls' school? [22:09] Mimimi     Oh, man, not this again... [22:12] Tomozaki     "This" what, exactly? [22:14] Mimimi     Never mind! [22:17] Mimimi     You know, when you're cool, you're     cool, but when you're not... wow. [22:23] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah? [22:25] Tomozaki     Wait, are you saying I'm cool sometimes? [22:27] Mimimi     You are! [22:28] Mimimi     You're helpful in so many ways, you     did so much for Tama—all that stuff! [22:33] Tomozaki     Oh. [22:36] Mimimi     I respect you, Brain, you know that? [22:39] Tomozaki     Huh? [22:40] Mimimi     I've told you you're like Tama, right? [22:43] Mimimi     A scaredy-cat, sure, but     you'll still go all-out, [22:46] Mimimi     and you head straight     for what you want to do. [22:51] Mimimi     It's like... [22:52] Mimimi     You just go ahead and do all these     things I want to do, but can't. [22:58] Mimimi     I think that's really wonderful. [23:01] Mimimi     And that right there? [23:05] Mimimi     That's what I like about you. [23:12] Mimimi     You thought I meant I liked you     that way just now, didn't you! [23:16] Tomozaki     N-No... Jeez. [23:19] Mimimi     I actually do, though...     like you that way. [23:28] Mimimi     See ya! [23:38] Tomozaki     Huh?! E9 - If you don't make up your mind, the story won't advance 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.) SIGN    Tomozaki [00:04] Tomozaki     "You thought I meant I liked     you that way, didn't you!" [00:07] Tomozaki     "I actually do like you that way." [00:11] Tomozaki     Who, a bottom-tier character like me? [00:14] Tomozaki     This calls for some top-tier assistance. SIGN    Aoi Hinami [00:19] Tomozaki     I guess I'll have to go     to Hinami for advice... SIGN    Takehiro Mizusawa: Sorry, Fumiya. Can you come to work? Someone called in sick. SIGN    Takehiro Mizusawa: Sorry, Fumiya. Can you come to work? Someone called in sick. [00:25] Tomozaki     Mizusawa? SIGN    2nd Stage: Lv. 9 If you don't make up your mind, the story won't advance [02:02] Mizusawa     Sorry for the short notice. [02:04] Mizusawa     This is a big help. [02:05] Tomozaki     Sure. [02:07] Mizusawa     What's wrong, Fumiya? [02:09] Tomozaki     It's not like I can tell him about Mimimi. [02:13] Mizusawa     Aha! Girl trouble, perhaps? [02:18] Mizusawa     Hey, I got it right. [02:20] Mizusawa     So were you dumped? Did you jump     the gun on confessing your love? [02:25] Tomozaki     Dumped? No, not dumped... [02:28] Mizusawa     Oh? Then did someone open up to you? [02:31] Mizusawa     You've been spending a lot of     time alone with Kikuchi lately. [02:34] Tomozaki     Huh? Kikuchi? [02:37] Mizusawa     No? [02:39] Tomozaki     Uh... no... [02:42] Mizusawa     Hmm... Then that means... [02:45] Mizusawa     the other possibility would be... [02:49] Mizusawa     Mimimi? [02:51] Mizusawa     Whoa, seriously? Mimimi? [02:56] Mizusawa     Hmm. [02:57] Mizusawa     I see. [03:00] Mizusawa     So what's got you confused? [03:02] Tomozaki     I don't even know if it counts     as a confession, for one. [03:07] Mizusawa     It's hard to say. [03:10] Mizusawa     Could be a confession, or     she could be playing games. [03:14] Tomozaki     Games... [03:16] Mizusawa     If you want to continue the     relationship you've had so far, [03:19] Mizusawa     you can totally go on     as if nothing happened. [03:23] Tomozaki     I-I can, huh? [03:25] Mizusawa     Although I would say that... [03:27] Mizusawa     if you wanted to date her in this     situation, you can probably do that, too. [03:33] Tomozaki     What?! [03:34] Mizusawa     Keep it down! [03:36] Tomozaki     S-Sorry... [03:38] Mizusawa     But yeah, I can see why     she'd be feeling the heat. [03:42] Mizusawa     What's that mean? [03:44] Mizusawa     Remember? Attractive guys attract people. [03:48] Mizusawa     Mimimi's probably fretting about     you getting snapped up by Kikuchi [03:55] Mizusawa     or someone at the girls' school. [03:57] Mizusawa     Y-Yeah, but even if I did get snapped up, [04:00] Mizusawa     there are plenty of other options... [04:02] Mizusawa     Listen. [04:04] Mizusawa     When are you going to quit     with that masochistic crap? [04:07] Mizusawa     You're just wielding your     weakness as an excuse [04:10] Mizusawa     so you don't have to acknowledge     anyone's expectations or goodwill, [04:14] Mizusawa     and it's a terrible habit. [04:16] Mizusawa     Haven't you noticed? [04:18] Mizusawa     Whenever you're putting yourself     down, you look almost relieved. [04:24] Mizusawa     Don't do that. [04:27] Mizusawa     A truly cool guy is only relieved [04:30] Mizusawa     after raising the bar for himself,     then eagerly putting in the work [04:35] Mizusawa     to be able to clear it. [04:38] Mizusawa     I mean, honestly, you're free     to keep denigrating yourself. [04:42] Mizusawa     I don't care either way. [04:43] Mizusawa     But when you put yourself down, [04:47] Mizusawa     it upsets the people who like you. [04:59] Tomozaki     I guess I am an undisputed bottom-tier     character in this game called life. [05:04] Tomozaki     I go on about truth and sincerity while     using my own weakness as an excuse, [05:09] Tomozaki     shutting down my thoughts with "No one     would ever choose the likes of me." [05:13] Tomozaki     But maybe I knew that, somewhere deep down. [05:18] Tomozaki     Maybe I was just pretending not to notice. [05:21] Tomozaki     Which is exactly why I'm     going to voice this truth [05:26] Tomozaki     in the realest sense of the word: [05:29] Tomozaki     Yes, Minami Nanami... [05:34] Tomozaki     She... she likes me. SIGN    Sewing Room 2 [05:40] Aoi     Now then, SIGN    Today's Task: Decide who you want to get closer to [05:41] Aoi     you've chosen your two or     more girls to pursue, yes? SIGN    Small Goal: Who do you want to get closer to? [05:47] Tomozaki     Can I ask you something, Hinami? [05:50] Aoi     What? [05:51] Tomozaki     What does it mean to... to fall for someone? [05:56] Aoi     How can you ask something so     embarrassing with a straight face? [05:59] Tomozaki     S-Stop it. I was doing fine     till you said something. [06:04] Aoi     Well, if we look at it analytically... [06:07] Aoi     It's when reliance, lust, possessiveness,     and interest coincide. [06:13] Aoi     Precisely speaking, it would be an emotion [06:17] Aoi     made up of a combination of these factors. [06:19] Tomozaki     No, I mean in a more individual way. [06:23] Tomozaki     Something like... who do I like? [06:27] Tomozaki     How do I even know how to tell? [06:33] Aoi     Are you still going on about that? [06:35] Tomozaki     I do want to make up my mind, [06:38] Tomozaki     but I can't yet. Or something. [06:41] Aoi     See, this is why you need to     choose two or more people. [06:46] Aoi     You honestly can't decide, yet you're     compelled to narrow it down to just one. [06:51] Aoi     Isn't that much more insincere? [06:56] Aoi     Or perhaps there's not a single     girl you're vaguely interested in? [07:02] Tomozaki     No... that's not it... [07:05] Aoi     I'm not telling you to run out     there and declare your love. [07:09] Aoi     You don't even have to be certain about it. [07:12] Aoi     Just decide who you'd like to become     closer to from now on. That's all. SIGN    Small Goal: Who do you want to get closer to? [07:19] Tomozaki     Got it. [07:21] Tomozaki     The girls I'm interested in [07:24] Tomozaki     are Mimimi and Kikuchi. [07:29] Aoi     An extremely appropriate answer, given     all your hesitation. What a letdown. SIGN    Small Goal: CLEAR! Who do you want to get closer to? Mimimi / Kikuchi [07:36] Tomozaki     Oh, hush. [07:38] Aoi     Okay, so starting today, [07:40] Aoi     you'll get closer to them     on the premise of building [07:43] Aoi     a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. [07:46] Tomozaki     Boyfriend... girlfriend... [07:48] Aoi     Picture this: [07:50] Aoi     Mimimi comes to your room, [07:53] Aoi     and the two of you sit on your bed, alone. [07:55] Aoi     A lot of words are exchanged, [07:57] Aoi     your fingers are entwined... [08:01] Aoi     Or you're with Fuka, [08:03] Aoi     and a lot of words are exchanged, [08:05] Aoi     your fingers are entwined... [08:09] Aoi     Okay! [08:11] Aoi     Looks like you got it. [08:13] Tomozaki     Damn her... [08:15] Aoi     Now, first up, your new goal: SIGN    New Goal: Decide which one you like [08:19] Aoi     Decide which one you like. [08:22] Aoi     Once you have that answer, [08:24] Aoi     work on conveying your feelings to her. [08:27] Aoi     Your small goal will be... SIGN    Small Goal: Complete event map (before culture festival) [08:29] Aoi     to complete a normie romance event     map before the culture festival. [08:35] Tomozaki     An event map? SIGN    Minami Nanami Route - Event 1 - Event 2 - Event 3 Fuka Kikuchi Route - Event 1 - Event 2 - Event 3 [08:38] Tomozaki     Like in a dating sim? [08:43] Aoi     Hexactly! [08:45] Aoi     And if you ultimately confess your     feelings to her and start dating, SIGN    Medium Goal: Have a girlfriend before starting year 3 [08:49] Aoi     you'll have met your medium goal. [08:52] Tomozaki     Now hang on a second... [08:53] Aoi     What is it? [08:55] Mizusawa     I don't want to make confession a goal. [08:58] Mizusawa     If I'm going to tell a girl how I feel, [09:00] Mizusawa     it can't be for some goal or task... [09:05] Mizusawa     it's got to be because I,     myself, want to tell her. [09:10] Aoi     What? Are you saying that the     process is what matters here, [09:14] Aoi     regardless of the outcome? [09:17] Aoi     nanashi is saying this? [09:19] Tomozaki     I do think the outcome is important, too. [09:23] Aoi     Right? Then who cares? [09:26] Tomozaki     nanashi's play style is all about valuing     both the process and the result. [09:30] Tomozaki     That's how I got to be     Japan's top-ranked player. [09:33] Tomozaki     I mean, [09:35] Tomozaki     it's got to be more efficient to     fight that way IRL, too, right? [09:40] Aoi     Well, if you insist, I guess, sure. [09:45] Aoi     Okay, next we'll go into more     detail on the event map. SIGN    Small Goal: Complete event map (before culture festival) [09:49] Tomozaki     Right. [09:50] Aoi     I've just sent you three     events you'll need to clear. [09:56] Aoi     First up: SIGN    Discuss what you're looking for in a dating partner [09:58] Aoi     Discuss what you're looking     for in a dating partner. [10:02] Tomozaki     Th-That's pretty direct... [10:04] Aoi     Second: SIGN    Touch each others' hands on purpose for at least 5 seconds straight [10:05] Aoi     Touch each others' hands on purpose     for at least 5 seconds straight. [10:09] Tomozaki     Wh-What?! [10:11] Aoi     Third: SIGN    Wear matching accessories just for you two [10:12] Aoi     Wear matching accessories, just for you two. [10:15] Tomozaki     Wait wait wait!     Aren't these all incredibly hard?! [10:22] Aoi     They are. But you can do it. [10:25] Tomozaki     Eh? [10:26] Aoi     After all, you've managed to     complete almost every task so far. [10:31] Aoi     Isn't that right? [10:46] Tomozaki     Here goes. [10:50] Mimimi     This new cheese curry on     the school lunch menu... [10:53] Mimimi     pulling some strings as     student council prez, I see! [10:56] Aoi     Who, me? No way! [10:58] Mimimi     Are you sure? [11:09] Tomozaki     Wh-What's going on? [11:11] Aoi     What's wrong, Mimimi? [11:14] Tomozaki     Damn. Now Hinami will see that     Mimimi's acting weird, too. [11:27] Tomozaki     Mizusawa said we could always     just carry on as we always had, [11:32] Tomozaki     but that's looking unlikely. SIGN    Did something happen with Mimimi? Nothing in particular SIGN    Ah. Well, as long as you're getting through those tasks of yours [11:50] Tomozaki     First, what we're looking for in a partner... SIGN    Discuss what you're looking for in a dating partner [11:56] Fuka     Sorry I'm late. [11:57] Tomozaki     Whoa! [11:59] Fuka     I-I'm sorry. [12:01] Fuka     Did I startle you? [12:03] Tomozaki     Oh, no... you're fine. SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly First Draft [12:08] Tomozaki     Oh, wow! [12:10] Tomozaki     It's like a real script! [12:13] Fuka     Isn't it? [12:15] Tomozaki     That was fast, though. You're done already? [12:18] Fuka     Um, I still haven't figured     out the second half. [12:23] Tomozaki     Oh, no? [12:25] Fuka     But it's kind of fun, somehow. [12:29] Fuka     I get so excited when I picture these     characters coming to life on stage. [12:34] Fuka     And a little nervous, too. [12:37] Tomozaki     I get it. [12:39] Tomozaki     All those people watching     the festival stage... [12:44] Tomozaki     Okay, I'll give this a read-through [12:48] Tomozaki     and we'll met up again after school. [12:50] Fuka     Thanks in advance. [12:52] Tomozaki     Oh, um, a-actually... [12:55] Fuka     Yes? What is it? [12:56] Tomozaki     Well, uh... [13:00] Fuka     What's wrong? SIGN    Discuss what you're looking for in a dating partner [13:04] Tomozaki     Now what do I do? [13:09] Tomozaki**     I know! If Fuka's my choice... [13:13] Tomozaki     Earlier you said you were     trying to figure out [13:17] Tomozaki     who the hero Libra would wind     up with at the climax, right? [13:21] Fuka     Right. Kris or Alucia. [13:25] Tomozaki     People who see romance as a     matter of who winds up with who [13:29] Tomozaki     are going to be really     invested in this story. [13:32] Fuka     Uh-huh. [13:33] Tomozaki     So, um... if a guy and     a girl are g-going out, [13:40] Tomozaki     what do you think their criteria should be? [13:43] Fuka     Their criteria for choosing someone to date? [13:46] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah. Right. [13:50] Fuka     There's still so much I don't know... [13:55] Fuka     But I think it probably depends on [13:59] Fuka     what "dating" means to any given person. [14:05] Tomozaki     What it means? [14:07] Fuka     If someone is simply interested     in trying this "dating" thing, [14:12] Fuka     or if a couple wants to put a name     on the relationship they share... [14:18] Tomozaki     I see. [14:20] Tomozaki     That probably counts for my task, anyway... SIGN    Discuss what you're looking for in a dating partner [14:24] Tomozaki     But I'd like to take it a step further. [14:29] Tomozaki     O-Okay, then, what does "dating"     mean for you personally? [14:37] Fuka     Me? Personally? [14:40] Tomozaki     Uh-huh. [14:42] Fuka     Um... [14:43] Fuka     Well, there's this Andi story,     "The Scissorman's Lie." [14:49] Tomozaki     Oh, that one. The short love story     about the Scissorman and the princess. [14:53] Fuka     Right. SIGN    The Scissorman's Lie [14:55] Fuka     A man with scissors for hands who     hurts people without meaning to [15:00] Fuka     gets pulled into a storybook world     and falls in love with a princess. [15:05] Fuka     A bond gradually grows     between the lonely pair. [15:09] Fuka     The Scissorman is the only     one for the princess, [15:13] Fuka     and the princess is the only     one for the Scissorman. [15:18] Fuka     I think dating might mean being able     to create that kind of relationship. [15:24] Tomozaki     Where no one else could     take your partner's place. [15:29] Fuka     That's right. [15:30] Fuka     A special relationship, where no one     else will do, taking one ideal shape. [15:38] Fuka     I think that might be what     "dating" means to me. [15:44] Tomozaki     One ideal shape, huh? [15:46] Tomozaki     I'll have to give that some thought myself. [15:49] Fuka     You don't have a take on it? [15:53] Tomozaki     Mmm... I never really thought about it. [15:56] Fuka     Oh, I see. [15:58] Tomozaki     But that's all the more reason I ought to     pin down my own definition of "dating." [16:05] Fuka     Well, once you do,     please share it with me. [16:12] Fuka     Oh! To, um... to help with     the script, that is... [16:18] Tomozaki     A-As reference. [16:20] Fuka     Right. As reference. [16:28] Mizusawa     Yo, Fumiya. [16:30] Tomozaki     What's up, Mizusawa? [16:34] Mizusawa     Sure is awkward between you and Mimimi. [16:36] Tomozaki     Oh, well... [16:38] Tomozaki     you know... [16:40] Mizusawa     This calls for drastic measures. [16:43] Mizusawa     Let's get to lunch. [16:44] Tomozaki     Huh? SIGN    Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki S2 [16:53] Mimimi     Oh! Mapo bowl for you, Brain? [16:56] Tomozaki     A-And ramen for you, Mimimi? [17:01] Mimimi     Hey, Tomozaki? [17:03] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah? [17:05] Mimimi     About... About yesterday... [17:10] Mimimi     I mean, don't worry about it too much. [17:14] Mimimi     In fact, forget it! [17:16] Mimimi     Or, well, not exactly. [17:19] Mimimi     Let's just be like we always     have been... or something. [17:23] Tomozaki     S-Sure. [17:24] Tomozaki     Got it. [17:28] Hanabi     Huh! Who knew? [17:30] Mizusawa     Same goes for you, right, Aoi? [17:32] Aoi     That's right! [17:34] Aoi     I've had people ask if you     and I are dating, Takahiro! [17:39] Mizusawa     Oh, yeah, those two would     make a great couple. [17:44] Tomozaki     If you do say so yourself. [17:46] Aoi     Actually, Tomozaki... what about you? [17:51] Tomozaki     Um... [17:53] Tomozaki     I can feel her pressing me to     make the most of this setting [17:58] Tomozaki     to get my tasks over with. [17:59] Tomozaki     M-Me? [18:01] Aoi     Yeah! It's like you seem to have     something going on, but you don't... [18:06] Aoi     or it seems like you don't, but you do. [18:08] Tomozaki     Well, which is it? [18:09] Mizusawa     Oh, he might. He was at that girls' school     culture festival, after all. [18:15] Mizusawa     Talking to girls and everything. [18:20] Mizusawa     I wouldn't be surprised if     something developed after that. [18:24] Mimimi     I-Is that true, Brain?! [18:26] Tomozaki     N-No, there's nothing! [18:29] Mimimi     Hmm... [18:31] Hanabi     You know, Minmi... [18:32] Mimimi     Wh-What? [18:34] Hanabi     You're weird today. [18:35] Aoi     Oh, that? I thought so, too. [18:39] Aoi     I bet she's hiding something from us! [18:42] Mimimi     I-I wouldn't... say that... [18:46] Tomozaki     Whoa, Mimimi—this is not the     time to be looking my way! [18:50] Mimimi     Now, now. Setting that aside... [18:54] Mimimi     Whoops—my ramen's gonna get soggy! [18:57] Mimimi     Everyone eat up fast before it gets cold! SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly [19:07] Tomozaki     "My Unfamiliar Way to Fly" went like this: [19:13] Tomozaki     In a world where dragons     and humans lived in harmony, [19:16] Tomozaki     there was one very special     breed of flying dragon. [19:21] Tomozaki     Susceptible to stress and wary of humans, [19:24] Tomozaki     the most important factor in raising them was [19:27] Tomozaki     never exposing them to the     impurities of the world. [19:31] Tomozaki     Libra, the locksmith's son, and Alucia,     next in line to be queen, were both 15. [19:37] Tomozaki     They grew up together, despite     their different backgrounds. [19:40] Tomozaki     When Libra was younger, he visited the     castle on an errand for his father, [19:44] Tomozaki     where he met the smart and determined Alucia, [19:47] Tomozaki     and the two became friends. [19:49] Tomozaki     One day, while his father was working, [19:53] Tomozaki     Alucia invited Libra to explore the castle. [19:58] Tomozaki     Inside it was a garden they     were forbidden to enter. [20:03] Tomozaki     Out of curiosity, the two went in. [20:07] Tomozaki     There before them was a pure-white     dragon with huge wings [20:12] Tomozaki     and Kris, a young girl who knew     nothing of the outside world. [20:17] Tomozaki     Kris had been abandoned     outside the castle as a baby, [20:22] Tomozaki     and was also 15 years old. [20:24] Tomozaki     She lived here, apart from the world,     to serve as the dragon keeper. [20:30] Tomozaki     Neither she nor the dragons     were permitted to have contact [20:32] Tomozaki     with any humans who weren't royalty. [20:37] Tomozaki     The king sentenced Libra to death for     having entered the forbidden garden. [20:43] Tomozaki     But Alucia confronted her father,     the king, with a hard truth: [20:49] Tomozaki     the king had illegitimate children     hidden throughout the kingdom. [20:55] Tomozaki     Alucia bluffed that Libra     was one of these children, [20:58] Tomozaki     making him royalty—and her brother. [21:04] Tomozaki     And if Libra were royalty, he     couldn't contaminate the dragons. [21:10] Tomozaki     Not wanting his dirty little     secret to go public, [21:14] Tomozaki     the king vacated Libra's sentence, [21:17] Tomozaki     and Libra was charged with caring for Kris. [21:25] Tomozaki     Um... [21:27] Tomozaki     I enjoyed it. [21:29] Fuka     Y-You did? Really?! [21:31] Tomozaki     Uh-huh. It felt a lot like the way     it did when I read the story itself. [21:36] Fuka     Thank goodness... [21:39] Fuka     Um, w-would you say you     had any concerns so far? [21:44] Tomozaki     Hmm... [21:46] Tomozaki     Maybe the characters? [21:48] Fuka     The characters? [21:50] Tomozaki     They feel... more ordinary now, or something. [21:53] Tomozaki     I'm sure the story is easier     to understand this way, [21:56] Tomozaki     but it's like there's     something off about them. [22:00] Fuka     Maybe so... [22:02] Fuka     I actually did change the concept a little. [22:06] Fuka     I simplified the characters to make it     easier for everyone to play the various parts. [22:11] Fuka     But in making them easier to understand,     they may have become more broadly drawn. [22:17] Tomozaki     Ah, I see. [22:19] Tomozaki     Her short stories are strong on portraying     the characters' fine details, [22:24] Tomozaki     the particular ways they think,     even their inconsistent feelings. [22:27] Tomozaki     That was a big part of its charm. [22:30] Fuka     I thought I'd do without complex emotions [22:32] Fuka     and bring straightforward     thoughts to the forefront. [22:37] Tomozaki     But I feel like that weakened     the sense I had before [22:40] Tomozaki     that these were living,     breathing characters. [22:43] Fuka     Can I keep on writing this as is? [22:48] Tomozaki     I... I think you should go     back the original characters. [22:55] Tomozaki     It might make them harder to perform, [22:58] Tomozaki     and it might be hard for you to     get that across in just dialogue. [23:04] Tomozaki     But... [23:05] Tomozaki     I think that way is absolutely     more interesting. [23:10] Fuka     All right, understood. I'll give it a try. [23:16] Tomozaki     Way too much happened today. [23:19] Tomozaki**     I feel like my head's going to pop. [23:22] Tomozaki     What should I be thinking about? [23:25] Tomozaki     What should I do? [23:27] Tomozaki     What does "dating" mean? [23:29] Tomozaki     And if I ever find out... [23:32] Tomozaki     who will I most want to be with, [23:35] Tomozaki     Mimimi or Kikuchi? E10 - The patterns carved into the stone tablet are connected to the mysteries of the world 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.) [00:02] Aoi     I heard it from the horse's mouth: [00:04] Aoi     Mimimi told you she liked you. [00:06] Tomozaki     Yeah. I'm sorry I hid it from you. [00:10] Aoi     That's all right. So for now... [00:13] Aoi     as you progress through your event map, [00:16] Aoi     you'll be focusing on Fuka instead, SIGN    Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Minami Nanami [00:19] Aoi     since you've already met     your goal with Mimimi. [00:21] Tomozaki     Again with that "goal" stuff... [00:24] Aoi     Still, if you'd like, [00:27] Aoi     you can check off the boxes     for Mimimi, too. SIGN    Event 5 Event 6 Event 7 Event 8 Minami Nanami [00:32] Tomozaki     Huh? Really? [00:35] Aoi     You do seem to prefer     challenges that coincide with [00:38] Aoi     what you want to do. SIGN    2nd Stage: Lv. 10 The patterns carved into the stone tablet are connected to the mysteries of the world [02:12] Mizusawa     Okay, first of all, [02:14] Mizusawa     we decide who gets what part. SIGN    Roles: Libra Kris [02:16] Mizusawa     Starting with the hero, Libra. [02:19] Mizusawa     What's he like? [02:20] Tomozaki     Libra is... [02:21] Tomozaki     He's good at closing the distance     between him and others. [02:24] Tomozaki     He's considerate, smart, and     brimming with curiosity. [02:28] Takei     That's me! Who else? SIGN    Takei: 1 Tachibana: 10 Mizusawa: 23 [02:33] Yuzu     Takahiro it is! [02:35] Takei     Huh?! Why? [02:39] Mizusawa     I'm not entirely sure I'm fit for     the role, but since it's mine now... [02:45] Mizusawa     I'll do it proud. SIGN    Libra: Mizusawa Kris Alucia [02:47] Mizusawa     Next is Kris. [02:49] Tomozaki     Kris is fearful, but so innocent—a     slightly childlike girl. SIGN    Seno: 5 Kashiwazaki: 9 Natsubayashi: 20 [02:57] Yuzu     Tama it is! [03:00] Hanabi     Okay. I'll do my best. [03:02] Mizusawa     The last main character is Alucia. [03:05] Tomozaki     She's brilliant and quick-witted: [03:08] Tomozaki     the perfect girl whom     everyone can rely on. [03:13] Mizusawa     Which means, well... [03:15] Mizusawa     you know. [03:17] Aoi     I see I'm going to have to raise my hand. SIGN    Libra: Mizusawa Kris: Natsubayashi Alucia: Hinami [03:21] Yuzu     Okay, Aoi it is! [03:23] Yuzu     A round of applause for     our three main characters! SIGN    Good luck! SIGN    Break a leg! SIGN    Can't wait! SIGN    Manga Café | Play [03:31] Mizusawa     Okay, so this is how we'll divvy things     up between the play and the manga café. [03:38] Fuka     Thanks, Tomozaki. [03:42] Fuka     This is kind of fun. Now     that we have our actors, [03:47] Fuka     I'm getting all these ideas... [03:50] Tomozaki     Oh, yeah? [03:51] Mimimi     B-Brain! [03:53] Mimimi     We need to have a meeting of our own! [03:56] Mimimi     I'm not sure we'll make it in time, though! [03:58] Tomozaki     Oh, right! The comedy act. [04:01] Mimimi     That's right, Brain! Did you     forget? You little so-and-so! [04:05] Tomozaki     Sorry... I've been kinda busy. [04:07] Mimimi     Well, you are directing     the class play, after all. [04:10] Mimimi     I'll do you a favor: how about     we meet after school today? [04:16] Tomozaki     How is that doing me a favor? [04:18] Mimimi     Is that okay, Kikuchi? [04:21] Fuka     Um, sure. [04:26] Tomozaki     So, uh, what should we do? [04:29] Mimimi     Y-Yeah, Tomozaki... what? [04:32] Tomozaki     Did you have any suggestions? [04:35] Mimimi     Well, um... I was thinking about,     like, a married-couple routine... [04:40] Tomozaki     M-Married couple... [04:43] Mimimi     But, um, then I changed my mind. [04:47] Tomozaki     Oh... okay. [04:50] Mimimi     Listen... [04:53] Mimimi     Look... I told you, didn't I? [04:56] Tomozaki     Um... you mean... [04:59] Mimimi     That I like you. [05:01] Tomozaki     R-Right... [05:03] Mimimi     What did you think? When     I told you... like that. [05:09] Tomozaki     Um... I was glad. Really glad. [05:14] Mimimi     Uh-huh. [05:16] Tomozaki     But honestly... [05:18] Tomozaki     It's like I'm still not sure     what exactly to do now. [05:24] Mimimi     Oh... [05:25] Mimimi     Still, you're probably— [05:30] Mimimi     Wait, is this okay?! I'm not getting     annoying or anything, am I? [05:33] Tomozaki     No, no, it's fine... [05:44] Mimimi     W-Well, good. [05:46] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah. [05:50] Tomozaki     Hey... [05:53] Tomozaki     What do you think it means for     a—for a girl and a guy to date? [05:58] Mimimi     Wh-Where'd that come     from? A girl and a guy—? [06:01] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah. Like, why a couple would date. [06:06] Mimimi     Can I be serious for a second? [06:09] Tomozaki     Sure. [06:10] Mimimi     I told you before how I can't     really break into first place, [06:18] Mimimi     that I can't be someone special. [06:20] Mimimi     I tell myself not to think that way, [06:23] Mimimi     but it's so deeply ingrained in me by now [06:25] Mimimi     that I can't really change. [06:27] Mimimi     But you... you gave me the chance to try. [06:32] Tomozaki     You mean, the election? [06:34] Mimimi     Yeah. [06:35] Mimimi     And with Tama and Erika... lots     of times, really. [06:40] Mimimi     Even though I couldn't do anything at all, [06:42] Mimimi     it's like you changed the     world to get things solved. [06:46] Mimimi     I want to be someone like you— [06:49] Mimimi     but that's not something I can do. [06:53] Mimimi     So, yeah! [06:55] Mimimi     At first it was kinda spur-of-the-moment,     saying I liked you—like how I like Tama. [06:58] Mimimi     But the more I thought about it... [07:01] Mimimi     I started to realize that I felt the same. [07:04] Tomozaki     The same? [07:06] Mimimi     About you. [07:08] Mimimi     I really do like you. [07:13] Mimimi     So maybe that's it. [07:15] Mimimi     Maybe that's... the reason I chose you. [07:20] Mimimi     Oh, man—am I getting annoying again?! [07:23] Tomozaki     No, not at all. [07:26] Mimimi     Oh, geez, now I'm all embarrassed. [07:29] Mimimi     Forget what I said here today! [07:31] Tomozaki     Eh?! A-All right. [07:34] Mimimi     But I'd be too lonely if you     forgot it all, so never mind. [07:38] Tomozaki     What the heck? [07:40] Mimimi     Look, a girl's mind is complicated, okay? [07:42] Tomozaki     It is, eh? Complicated, huh... [07:46] Mimimi     See you later, Brain! [07:48] Mimimi     Sleep warm! [07:51] Tomozaki     Hey... what about our comedy practice? SIGN    Tomozaki [08:00] Mimimi     So maybe that's it. [08:02] Mimimi     Maybe that's... the reason I chose you. [08:07] Tomozaki     Then what about me? [08:10] Tomozaki     What are my special reasons? [08:14] Fuka     Here, Tomozaki. SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly Second Draft [08:16] Fuka     Now that the roles have been     assigned, I adjusted the dialogue. [08:20] Tomozaki     In one night? [08:21] Fuka     Yes. I still haven't finished     the last scene, though. [08:29] Tomozaki     Ah... she changed more than     just the dialogue, I see. [08:35] Tomozaki     Since Kris had been caring for     the dragons all this time, [08:38] Tomozaki     she'd never left the garden. [08:40] Tomozaki     That's the kind of sad girl she was. [08:43] Tomozaki     But the garden had everything: [08:47] Tomozaki     a fluffy bed, [08:49] Tomozaki     fresh, clean water, [08:52] Tomozaki     a warm bath. [08:55] Tomozaki     She read fairy tales and books of myths. [08:58] Tomozaki     She was served the same     meals as the royal family. [09:02] Tomozaki     But what the garden lacked     was everything else. [09:09] Tomozaki     The first change is in the     scene where they meet. [09:13] Tomozaki     When Kris, who lived in solitude     —knowing neither joy nor sorrow— [09:16] Tomozaki     first meets Libra and Alucia, [09:19] Tomozaki     the first draft had her reacting like this: [09:24] Kris (Fuka)     Other... humans? Oh! I'm Kris! [09:29] Kris (Fuka)     What are your names? [09:31] Tomozaki     It showed her curiosity about the outside     world, as well as how forthright she was. [09:37] Tomozaki     But after the rewrite, it went like this: [09:40] Kris (Fuka)     Other... humans? [09:43] Kris (Fuka)     Wh-Who are you? What are you doing here? [09:47] Tomozaki     Her guardedness and fear     came to the forefront. [09:50] Tomozaki     Although she'd hoped to be     released from her solitude, [09:53] Tomozaki     she still feared change     and the unknown world. [09:57] Tomozaki     Libra, too, wasn't the simple hero     he'd been in the first draft. [10:04] Tomozaki     He was awkward and made a lot of mistakes, [10:06] Tomozaki     but made friends via his     resolve to see things through. [10:09] Tomozaki     Now he was more of a realistic young man. [10:12] Tomozaki     In other words, both of them had     their weaknesses highlighted. [10:17] Tomozaki     But not Alucia. [10:20] Tomozaki     Take when she meets Kris and     the dragon, for example. [10:24] Tomozaki     Originally, Alucia sensed     danger and tried to escape, [10:30] Tomozaki     but in the revised script: [10:32] Alucia (Fuka)     Libra, move. [10:34] Tomozaki     Alucia immediately moves to break     the dragon's wing herself. [10:39] Tomozaki     That makes it her fault that     the dragon can no longer fly. [10:43] Tomozaki     It no longer matters     whether Libra is unclean. [10:47] Tomozaki     But Libra notices and stops her. [10:50] Libra (Fuka)     What are you doing? [10:51] Alucia (Fuka)     It would take a lot to     execute a royal like me. [10:56] Alucia (Fuka)     So please... let me do this. [10:59] Libra (Fuka)     But if you do, Alucia... [11:01] Libra (Fuka)     it's your heart that will die! [11:07] Tomozaki     Thanks to Alucia's bluff,     Libra's life was spared. [11:12] Tomozaki     Here the story shifts to the     relationships between the three [11:16] Tomozaki     during their time in the garden. [11:18] Tomozaki     With their new roles of     caretaker and educator, [11:22] Tomozaki     the three built a warm but strange     family-friend relationship. [11:28] Tomozaki     Kris enjoyed decorating with     flowers and reading books. [11:34] Tomozaki     But to keep her from     the world's impurities, [11:37] Tomozaki     she was allowed only     myths and fairy tales. [11:40] Tomozaki     After exhausting the     castle's stores of books, [11:42] Tomozaki     she became engrossed in Libra's     tales of the outside world. [11:47] Libra     The giant dragon is actually     the fastest of all dragons. [11:52] Libra     They move at such high speed: boosh, boosh! [11:55] Kris     Wow! Tell me more! [11:58] Libra     Nowadays there are even facilities that     generate magic from their movements. [12:04] Libra     Apparently it was a huge discovery, being     able to turn physical power into magic! [12:08] Kris     Really? That's amazing! [12:10] Libra     I know a little magic myself.     Just one spell, though: Unlock. [12:17] Kris     That's physical power, isn't it? [12:20] Kris     What's magical about opening a lock? [12:23] Libra     You got me. [12:25] Tomozaki     Libra told her all about the real world. [12:28] Tomozaki     A world where people lived,     sometimes argued, [12:31] Tomozaki     loved one another, and     occasionally died. [12:34] Libra     But see... [12:35] Libra     As long as I have this, I can go all kinds     of places and see all kinds of things. [12:40] Libra     So even if this is all I     have, that's fine by me. [12:44] Kris     I see. Your Unlock is a very... [12:49] Kris     a very marvelous spell! [12:52] Tomozaki     Meanwhile, Alucia was talented [12:54] Tomozaki     and hard-working enough to     have won magic tournaments. [12:58] Tomozaki     She was tough on Kris during     their lessons together. [13:01] Alucia     Look, it's just some folk belief that     holds all non-royals are tainted. [13:05] Alucia     There's no basis for it. [13:06] Alucia     Noble society loves its     old-fashioned traditions. [13:11] Kris     Th-That's a little frightening... [13:13] Kris     Say, could we study something more pleasant? [13:16] Kris     Perhaps some delightful tales     of the outside world...? [13:19] Alucia     Hmm... Okay, do you know     what butterflies are? [13:23] Kris     Yuck! They're insects, aren't they? [13:27] Kris     Like this? [13:29] Alucia     That's a pill bug. [13:30] Alucia     Both are insects, but a     butterfly is different. [13:33] Kris     But that's the only insect we have in here. [13:36] Alucia     See, this is why you need to study. [13:39] Alucia     You need basic knowledge to understand     stories about the world outside. [13:43] Kris     Hmm, it feels like you're buttering me up... [13:46] Kris     Like a butterfly... get it? [13:48] Alucia     Mmm. Now let's pick up where we left off. [13:51] Kris     Oh, don't be a pill... bug! Get it? [13:54] Alucia     Yes, yes. Now, where we left off... [14:00] Hanabi     Tama-rrow! [14:01] Kris     Pill... bug! [14:04] Tomozaki     Kris is totally Tama. [14:07] Tomozaki     And this Alucia... [14:10] Tomozaki     She's way too similar to     the face behind her mask. [14:14] Tomozaki     The story's turning point     hinged on the flying dragon. [14:18] Tomozaki     Flying dragons become capable     of flight before they turn 13. [14:22] Tomozaki     Those that can't fly by then are thought to     have lost the power of flight due to impurities. [14:29] Tomozaki     The flying dragon Kris was     raising turned 13 this year... [14:32] Tomozaki     and still couldn't fly. [14:35] Tomozaki     But what impurity could     be robbing it of flight? [14:40] Libra     Kris, did you know? [14:42] Libra     Flying dragons can read people's minds. [14:45] Kris     Their minds? [14:47] Libra     They're kind, too. [14:49] Libra     They never forget all they owe     to the human who raises them, [14:53] Libra     and they do all they can to     grant that person's wishes. [14:58] Kris     Do you mean... [15:00] Libra     Say, Kris... [15:04] Libra     You don't want to fly, do you? [15:08] Tomozaki     In this way, Kris's weakness was revealed. [15:12] Tomozaki     The garden had everything.     Everything and nothing. [15:17] Tomozaki     Therefore, she was lonely and     wished she could leave. And yet... [15:22] Tomozaki     her desire to fly from this garden     and gain everything it lacked [15:28] Tomozaki     was overshadowed by her     fear of an unknown world. [15:32] Tomozaki     That's right: what kept the     dragon tied down [15:37] Tomozaki     was none other than Kris's own mind. SIGN    Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki S2 [15:43] Tomozaki     That was really good. [15:45] Tomozaki     I think it's even more     interesting than the novel. [15:49] Fuka     R-Really? [15:50] Tomozaki     Uh-huh. [15:52] Tomozaki     The part where they learn why the dragon     can't fly stayed with me the most. [15:57] Tomozaki     Kris being afraid struck me     as so realistic... so human. [16:03] Fuka     Oh? I thought it might. [16:06] Tomozaki     You did? [16:07] Fuka     Oh, um... Was there anything else? [16:11] Tomozaki     I liked what happened after they figured     out what was up with the dragon, too. [16:16] Fuka     Oh! I like that part, too! [16:19] Tomozaki     Libra suggests that he and Kris [16:22] Tomozaki     both ride the dragon to see     the outside world together. [16:37] Tomozaki     Kris was just afraid to see     the world all by herself. [16:42] Fuka     That's right. [16:43] Tomozaki     But when she's with Libra... she can fly. [16:47] Fuka     Kris wanted to fly out into the glittering     outside world, but was afraid. [16:51] Fuka     Libra's the one who brought her     out of her lonely, walled garden. [16:57] Fuka     The view Kris saw from     there must have changed [17:01] Fuka     the gray world she'd been     seeing all her life. [17:07] Fuka     Ever since I was little, I'd felt     like everything I saw was gray. [17:15] Fuka     What's wrong? [17:17] Tomozaki     Tell me: what was Libra     especially good at again? [17:22] Fuka     Mmm... I'd say he was best at     saying whatever was on his mind. [17:29] Tomozaki     This script isn't pure fiction. [17:33] Tomozaki     This is Kikuchi's own story. [17:40] Tomozaki     You want to know about Hinami? [17:43] Fuka     Yes. [17:44] Fuka     So I can paint a more detailed     picture of Alucia's personality. [17:49] Tomozaki     Alucia's personality? [17:52] Fuka     Libra is awkward, Kris is fearful... [17:55] Fuka     Alucia is strong, but she needs a weakness. [17:59] Fuka     As I was writing, I started     to have my doubts. [18:03] Tomozaki     Doubts? [18:05] Fuka     As in, how can Alucia even     be this strong? [18:14] Aoi     An interview? Now you've got me nervous. [18:17] Tomozaki     Go ahead, Kikuchi. [18:19] Fuka     Okay. [18:20] Fuka     Um... What drives you to work     so hard at so many things? [18:27] Tomozaki     But that interview was empty, [18:29] Tomozaki     just nice-sounding words with a little     venom that seemed like it could be real. [18:35] Tomozaki     I doubt there were any answers that     Kikuchi would want to put in her story. [18:41] Fuka     I think Hinami was lying to us. [18:47] Fuka     No matter how fluent her speech, the motive     at the center of it all stayed hidden. [18:52] Fuka     She acted like she was saying     how she really felt, though. [18:56] Fuka     Which means... [18:58] Fuka     Alucia isn't just going     along with her environment [19:01] Fuka     and working hard out of a sense of duty... [19:05] Fuka     there's something... unusual there. [19:10] Tomozaki     I think so, too. [19:12] Tomozaki     But I didn't know what... [19:14] Tomozaki     even though I knew the face behind her mask. [19:20] Tomozaki     Care to dig a little deeper, Kikuchi? [19:24] Tomozaki     See what makes Hinami tick? [19:31] Maebashi     I'm Maebashi. Nice to meet you. [19:34] Tomozaki     Tomozaki. Same here. [19:38] Fuka     I-I'm Kikuchi. Glad you could come. [19:42] Tomozaki     Okay, let's get started. [19:45] Tomozaki     Oh, I do have Hinami's     permission, by the way. [19:48] Tomozaki     Let's see... [19:49] Tomozaki     Tachibana went to middle school with Hinami. [19:52] Tachibana     Right. [19:53] Tomozaki     And Maebashi, you've been her     classmate since grade school? [19:57] Maebashi     That's right. [19:59] Tomozaki     All right, we'll start with middle school. [20:02] Tomozaki     Has anything stuck with you, Tachibana? [20:05] Tachibana     What I remember... is her dating the     Vice President of the boy's basketball club. [20:11] Tomozaki     Huh?! Really? [20:13] Tachibana     He was this cool older     guy. The girls loved him. [20:16] Tachibana     And she dumped him right away! [20:19] Tomozaki     So she always stood out, huh... [20:22] Maebashi     Mmm... [20:23] Maebashi     I wouldn't say that. [20:25] Tomozaki     What do you mean? [20:27] Maebashi     I don't think Hinami stood out     much in grade school, anyway. [20:32] Fuka     She didn't? [20:34] Maebashi     She was earnest, friendly—a good kid. [20:37] Maebashi     Oh, and I remember her being     really family-oriented. [20:42] Tachibana     Right! So do I. [20:44] Maebashi     I got the impression that she     loved her little sisters a lot. [20:49] Tachibana     Plural? [20:51] Tomozaki     Oh, so she has little sisters? [20:54] Maebashi     Say hi to Hinami for me! [20:57] Tachibana     Thanks for everything! [21:02] Tomozaki     What's up, Tachibana? [21:05] Tachibana     You know how Maebashi said "sisters," plural? [21:08] Tomozaki     Yeah, she did say that. [21:10] Tachibana     See, that's weird right there. [21:13] Tachibana     I mean, Aoi only has one younger sister. [21:18] Tomozaki     Are you sure about that? [21:21] Tachibana     Yeah, pretty damn sure. [21:27] Tomozaki     It's not really something we can pry into. [21:30] Tomozaki     She's never said a word about it. [21:33] Tachibana     Right... [21:35] Fuka     Let's just... [21:37] Fuka     stop here. SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly Third Draft [21:43] Fuka     I've made some revisions concerning Alucia... [21:46] Fuka     but I haven't written past the scene     where Kris takes flight with Libra. [21:51] Tomozaki     That's all right. [21:52] Tomozaki     We can do plenty of rehearsals     with just the first half. SIGN    Spare Classroom A In Use [22:04] Tomozaki     O-Okay! [22:07] Tomozaki     Let's do a read-through of our script! E11 - Even fairies feel lonely when they're away from their spring by themselves 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.) SIGN    Spare Classroom A In Use [00:04] Tomozaki     O-Okay! [00:05] Tomozaki     Let's do a read-through of our script! [00:08] Tomozaki     Does anyone have any questions? [00:13] Tomozaki     Whoa, what's with this mood? [00:18] Aoi     Oh! I have a question for Fuka: [00:22] Aoi     Alucia's emotions here—is she     more desperate? Or resolved? [00:27] Fuka     Um, it's more the latter. [00:30] Aoi     Got it! [00:31] Tomozaki     Wow, Hinami, nice assist! [00:34] Aoi     So... [00:36] Aoi     Like this? [00:39] Aoi     If I don't do something, you'll be killed. [00:44] Aoi     So please... let me do this. [00:48] Aoi     How's that? [00:49] Fuka     P-Perfect... [00:53] Takei     Cool! [00:54] Tomozaki     I mean, she is already acting     all the time, anyway. [00:59] Aoi     I hate to do this, but I have a     student council thing after this. [01:04] Aoi     Is it okay if I slip out? [01:07] Tomozaki     A-ha! To create a pretext for     spending less time in rehearsal, [01:11] Tomozaki     she starts out with a bang that'll     make her more persuasive. [01:15] Tomozaki     From what we just saw,     yeah, you should be fine. [01:18] Fuka     Sure—no problem. SIGN    2nd Stage: Lv. 11 Even fairies feel lonely when they're away from their spring by themselves [02:52] Hanabi     Wh-Who are you? What are you doing here? [02:56] Mizusawa     I'm Libra, the locksmith's son. [02:59] Mizusawa     And this is... [03:01] Erika     Freeze, all three of you. [03:03] Nakamura     Seize that man! [03:05] Tachibana     His Highness's orders! [03:07] Hashiguchi     Resistance is useless! [03:08] Matsumoto     Come quietly, now! [03:10] Yuzu     Having escaped execution thanks to     Alucia's quick thinking, Libra... [03:14] Kashiwazaki     Hah! Ow ow ow... [03:16] Takei     You can't just take things—that     makes you a thief! [03:19] Seno     Calm down, Father. [03:23] Tachibana     Nice work! [03:25] Tomozaki     Yeah, good job. [03:27] Tomozaki     Our first day went off without a hitch. [03:29] Fuka     I was nervous, but I had fun. [03:32] Tomozaki     Yeah? Well, that's good. [03:34] Fuka     Thank you so much for all your support. [03:38] Tomozaki     Not at all! I'm doing this because I want to. [03:43] Fuka     But... you're so busy. [03:47] Fuka     You've got that thing with Nanami... [03:50] Tomozaki     The comedy skit? [03:51] Fuka     Right. That's something else you have to do. [03:57] Fuka     So, um... that's what you     should do tomorrow. [04:00] Tomozaki     Huh? But what about our rehearsal here? [04:03] Fuka     I'll... I'll do my best. [04:09] Fuka     I've been thinking... You've     changed, Hanabi's changed... [04:15] Fuka     and I'm the only one getting left behind. SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly [04:19] Fuka     So... it's about time I change, too. [04:23] Tomozaki     Oh, okay. [04:25] Fuka     Don't you think this could     spark real change for me? [04:31] Fuka     That would be the ideal, anyway. [04:34] Tomozaki     Yeah. I understand. [04:37] Fuka     I'm going to go for it. SIGN    Tomozaki [04:48] Fuka     That would be the ideal, anyway. [04:52] Tomozaki     What is it...? [04:53] Tomozaki     Something about that     word—"ideal"—doesn't sit right... SIGN    Spare Classroom A In Use [05:00] Fuka     O-Okay, let's start from the first scene. SIGN    Top Secret [05:07] Mimimi     Ta-da! I've actually finished our script! [05:10] Tomozaki     Wow, really? [05:12] Mimimi     Now let's give our married-couple     routine a whirl! [05:15] Mimimi     Clap-clap-clap-clap! [05:17] Mimimi     Hello there! [05:19] Tomozaki     Wait wait wait! I can't just     jump right in like that! [05:22] Mimimi     Huh? Why not? [05:23] Tomozaki     I haven't even seen the script! [05:25] Mimimi     Even though we're friends, Brain?! [05:27] Tomozaki     Even though we're friends. [05:29] Mimimi     See? That's what I call great flow! [05:32] Tomozaki     Huh? [05:33] Mimimi     What we did just now! [05:35] Mimimi     We were just having a normal conversation, [05:36] Mimimi     but it started sounding     like a comedy skit, right? [05:38] Tomozaki     Ah! [05:40] Mimimi     Which makes this natural     married-couple comedy! [05:44] Mimimi     Let's get rehearsing! [05:49] Mimimi     Hey, I know! Why don't we go to the zoo? [05:52] Tomozaki     I wouldn't want to be there if     the lion escaped its enclosure. [05:56] Mimimi     So I'll bring a tranquilizer gun. [05:58] Tomozaki     You know they'll confiscate it at the gates! [06:03] Mimimi     Don't you think our usual     conversations are funnier? [06:08] Mimimi     This really feels like     we're reading a script. [06:11] Tomozaki     Oh... [06:13] Mimimi     The funniest comedians come across     like they're having an impromptu chat. [06:18] Mimimi     So even though memorizing     this is part of the process, [06:21] Mimimi     maybe not every line should     be carved in stone. [06:25] Tomozaki     Yeah. But that's kind of terrifying. [06:28] Tomozaki     I guess... [06:29] Mimimi     But you and me always have such crazy     conversations... couldn't it work? [06:34] Tomozaki     Now that you mention it... maybe? [06:36] Mimimi     That's right! We'll conquer the world! [06:40] Tomozaki     What's this "world" stuff? It's     just the culture festival. [06:43] Mimimi     See? Nice comeback! [06:46] Tomozaki     Sheesh... [06:49] Tomozaki     I have fun with Mimimi—and so, by     extension, it's easy to picture us dating. [06:57] Tomozaki     But how is that different from being friends? [07:02] Mimimi     Here. [07:04] Mimimi     Nice work today. [07:07] Mimimi     You've had a lot on your     mind lately, huh, Brain. [07:11] Tomozaki     You can tell? [07:12] Mimimi     Aww, c'mon! Your ol' uncle     is always here for advice! [07:15] Tomozaki     My uncle, huh? [07:17] Mimimi     It's not healthy to keep stuff to yourself. [07:20] Mimimi     And if a girl my age is saying     it, you know it's true! [07:25] Tomozaki     What, so you're not my uncle after all? [07:28] Mimimi     Don't you worry about that. [07:31] Tomozaki     Um... thanks. [07:33] Mimimi     F-F-For what?! [07:35] Tomozaki     For worrying about me. [07:37] Mimimi     Oh, well, y-y-you know... [07:40] Tomozaki     I've actually had a lot of     things to think about lately: [07:44] Tomozaki     the script for our play, Hinami... [07:48] Mimimi     Aoi? [07:50] Tomozaki     She's playing Alucia, right? [07:52] Tomozaki     We asked her a lot of questions for the part, [07:55] Tomozaki     like, "Why do you push yourself so hard?" [07:59] Mimimi     Oh, that. I've been wondering that     myself, ever since the election. [08:04] Mimimi     And how maybe she and I are the same. [08:07] Tomozaki     The same? [08:09] Mimimi     I told you how I need to be in first     place because I'm not special, right? [08:15] Tomozaki     Yeah. [08:17] Mimimi     So I'm thinking... [08:18] Mimimi     maybe Aoi shoots for first place     so she can be special, too. [08:23] Tomozaki     That could be. [08:27] Tomozaki     Mimimi? [08:29] Mimimi     If so, that worries me a little. [08:32] Tomozaki     How so? [08:34] Mimimi     Maybe Aoi and I are the same: [08:36] Mimimi     hollow. [08:39] Tomozaki     Hinami, hollow? [08:42] Tomozaki     I mean, I don't know what     her core motivation is. [08:48] Mimimi     To try that hard and still be     empty inside... How sad is that? [08:52] Mimimi     And if it's true... then she might... [08:56] Tomozaki     Might what? [08:58] Mimimi     She might not ever come     to me for advice. Right? [09:02] Tomozaki     It's true. I doubt Hinami would     unload on Mimimi about herself. [09:07] Tomozaki     And not just Mimimi... [09:10] Tomozaki     I can't picture her opening     up to anyone at all. SIGN    Cast Libra: Takehiro Mizusawa Alucia: Aoi Hinami Kris: Hanabi Natsubayashi King: Shuji Nakamura Knight: Erika Konno [09:16] Tomozaki     How can you even be that strong, SIGN    Aoi Hinami [09:19] Tomozaki     Aoi Hinami? SIGN    Spare Classroom A In Use [09:25] Tomozaki     When I joined rehearsals for     the first time in two days... [09:29] Fuka     Could you be more dignified     there, please, Nakamura? [09:33] Nakamura     You mean like this? [09:35] Takei     Yikes! That's not     dignified—that's intimidating! [09:38] Nakamura     Say what? [09:39] Takei     C'mon, a king's more like this! [09:42] Erika     What's so kingly about that? [09:45] Yuzu     Right? Not dignified in the slightest. [09:47] Takei     Aw! It is too dignified! [09:47] Seno     How long do I have to keep doing this? SIGN    Alucia [09:50] Kashiwazaki     Want to swap? [09:51] Nakamura     Cut it out already. [09:52] Seno     Oh, thanks. [09:54] Hanabi     Hey—focus! Help Fuka out here! [09:59] Yuzu     Oh, sorry! Keep going. [10:03] Fuka     O-Okay, um... [10:06] Tomozaki     What's rehearsal been     like these past two days? [10:09] Mizusawa     Oh, Kikuchi's been trying to     really actively talk to everyone. [10:14] Tomozaki     To everyone? [10:16] Mizusawa     Yeah. Like when you were     assigning parts earlier. [10:19] Mizusawa     It feels like she learned from watching you. [10:22] Mizusawa     Y'know, though, I hate to say this... [10:25] Mizusawa     She's not really used to that kind of role. [10:28] Tomozaki     Well... no. [10:29] Mizusawa     So it's like... our tires are     spinning, and we keep losing focus. [10:35] Mizusawa     And Aoi hasn't been around—she's     busy with student council work. [10:44] Fuka     Good morning, Tomozaki. [10:47] Tomozaki     Morning, Kikuchi. [10:49] Tomozaki     Could it be... finished? [10:51] Fuka     Yes. I know it took a long time, but... [10:54] Fuka     I've finished the script. [10:57] Tomozaki     Ooh! [11:03] Tomozaki     The script went in a different     direction than I'd anticipated. [11:09] Tomozaki     After Libra and Kris took     off on the flying dragon [11:11] Tomozaki     and Kris got a taste of how     beautiful the world was, [11:14] Tomozaki     she began asking to venture into town. [11:17] Tomozaki     Libra accompanied her out of the castle. [11:21] Tomozaki     She didn't know how shopping worked, [11:23] Tomozaki     and got a real scolding from the greengrocer. [11:25] Tomozaki     Thus Kris came to know the real world. [11:29] Tomozaki     Eventually, Kris got to thinking: [11:31] Tomozaki     this garden she'd been cooped     up in for all this time, [11:34] Tomozaki     this place she wanted to     leave... she did nothing [11:38] Tomozaki     in return for clean clothes     and delicious food, [11:42] Tomozaki     and she could read all the     fairy tales she desired. [11:45] Tomozaki     It may have been a little too convenient. [11:50] Kris (Fuka)     Say, Libra... am I spoiled? [11:54] Libra (Fuka)     Eh? [11:55] Kris (Fuka)     Being shut away in this garden, [11:59] Kris (Fuka)     never having to work hard to live... [12:01] Kris (Fuka)     The outside world is pretty from a distance, [12:05] Kris (Fuka)     but I'll have to work hard     if I want to be part of it. [12:09] Tomozaki     In the end, Kris sneaked out     of the castle and went missing. [12:14] Tomozaki     Libra and Alucia searched     desperately for her. [12:16] Tomozaki     But the castle's residents did     nothing about the missing girl. [12:21] Tomozaki     Kris had finished raising the flying dragon, [12:23] Tomozaki     so as far as they were concerned,     she was only baggage. [12:29] Tomozaki     Kris took a job at the greengrocer's. [12:33] Tomozaki     Despite a string of failures, [12:35] Tomozaki     Kris used her own skills to     learn what life required of her, [12:38] Tomozaki     and decided to live in the outside world. [12:41] Tomozaki     Libra and Alucia celebrated her new venture. [12:47] Tomozaki     I sure didn't see that coming. [12:50] Tomozaki     Still... [12:53] Tomozaki     It's so similar to what I felt back then... SIGN    Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki S2 [13:01] Tomozaki     I read your script. [13:03] Fuka     H-How was it? [13:05] Tomozaki     Um... Why was Kris... like that? [13:11] Fuka     Like what? [13:14] Tomozaki     She left the garden and Libra and Alucia... [13:17] Tomozaki     and decided to live alone     in the village, right? [13:20] Fuka     Yes... SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly Fourth Draft [13:22] Tomozaki     I'm sure you put a lot of thought into this, [13:25] Tomozaki     but reading that actually     made me kind of sad. [13:31] Tomozaki     I felt like it was negating everything     about her life in the garden. [13:40] Fuka     One of my favorite Andi books     is The Popple on Raptor Isle. [13:46] Tomozaki     The Popples... [13:48] Tomozaki     Oh, right... You mentioned that before. [13:50] Fuka     It's an incredibly positive story. [13:54] Fuka     This Popple, a blind creature,     was living all on its lonesome [13:59] Fuka     when it left on a journey     in search of friends. [14:02] Fuka     At first, all the other creatures     feared it because it was different. [14:07] Fuka     But it made friends through     the power of its words. [14:10] Fuka     And after making all these     friends of other species, [14:15] Fuka     they all went on a voyage to see the ocean. [14:18] Fuka     After reading it, I thought this     Popple was an ideal for the world. [14:24] Tomozaki     An ideal... for the world? [14:27] Fuka     It didn't even know what     kind of creature it was, [14:31] Fuka     but it reached out to all these     other species and made friends. [14:35] Fuka     All thanks to the power of     language and a little effort. [14:40] Fuka     That's how it made friends. [14:43] Fuka     It reminded me of a certain two people. [14:47] Tomozaki     Two... You mean... [14:49] Fuka     Yes. You and Hanabi. [14:54] Fuka     I like this Popple's tale, and think     it's a great storytelling ideal... [14:59] Fuka     an ideal for the world. [15:03] Fuka     I thought I needed to be     more like that Popple. [15:07] Fuka     But I just kept giving up. [15:10] Fuka     Maybe it was impossible. [15:13] Fuka     But when I saw you and Hanabi, I thought: [15:17] Fuka     You're both so brilliant,     such ideal people... [15:21] Fuka     And maybe, just maybe, I     could be like that, too. [15:24] Tomozaki     So you're aiming for that ideal yourself? [15:27] Fuka     Kris is the same way. [15:29] Fuka     Working hard to change like the     Popple did, to fit in in the world. SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly Fourth Draft [15:34] Fuka     After all, changing like that is ideal. [15:39] Fuka     I was fretting over who'd     be with whom in the end. [15:44] Fuka     But this story was really     about how Kris lives her life. [15:51] Tomozaki     Uh-huh. [15:52] Tomozaki     Got it. [15:54] Tomozaki     But these new parts of the script... [15:57] Tomozaki     Can we set them aside for now? [16:00] Fuka     Set them... aside? [16:02] Tomozaki     Mull over it for a while, and     if it has to be that way, [16:05] Tomozaki     we'll go ahead with it as is. [16:08] Tomozaki     I know we don't have a lot of time, but... [16:10] Tomozaki     It really does feel much too sad. SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly Fourth Draft [16:14] Fuka     Understood. SIGN    Spare Classroom A In Use [16:19] Fuka     Okay. Places, everyone. [16:22] Nakamura     Where do I go again? [16:23] Takei     The king's right here! [16:25] Erika     Isn't that my spot? [16:27] Takei     Is it? [16:29] Tachibana     I'm here, right? [16:31] Fuka     Um... [16:32] Aoi     Hey, slow down! Think about Fuka here! [16:37] Aoi     Shuji, you're here. [16:39] Aoi     Erika, you're over here,     and Tachibana, you're here. [16:42] Aoi     Right, Fuka? [16:44] Fuka     Yes, right. [16:48] Matsumoto     Where am I again? [16:49] Hashiguchi     Here, I think? [16:51] Fuka     Matsumoto, you're here, [16:53] Fuka     and Hashiguchi, you're here. [16:55] Tomozaki     Maybe it's because the school's     perfect heroine Aoi Hinami is here, [16:59] Tomozaki     but Kikuchi seems to be     mimicking how she does things. [17:05] Fuka     O-Okay. Let's begin. [17:07] Mizusawa     Why is she like that? [17:09] Tomozaki     Could you not sneak up on me?! [17:13] Tomozaki     Kikuchi's been thinking about a lot of stuff. [17:17] Mizusawa     Hmm. A lot, eh? [17:20] Tomozaki     Yeah, well... [17:23] Mizusawa     Tell me. Maybe I can help. [17:27] Tomozaki     She thinks she has to     become this world ideal. [17:33] Tomozaki     Changing to fit in better, making friends... [17:37] Tomozaki     She says she has to do these     things to fit this ideal. [17:41] Mizusawa     A world ideal, eh? [17:44] Mizusawa     I mean, sure, if she says so. [17:47] Tomozaki     The way she puts it feels a little loaded. [17:50] Mizusawa     No, I think it's a good thing. [17:52] Mizusawa     She's determined to change herself [17:54] Mizusawa     and is actively working     toward making that happen. [17:57] Mizusawa     And she's doing a great job! It's impressive. [18:01] Tomozaki     I suppose so. [18:03] Mizusawa     And so is her reason for     it: to fit this ideal. [18:08] Mizusawa     Pretty ironic that it's the     opposite of you, though. [18:12] Tomozaki     The opposite? [18:14] Tomozaki     If you mean the directions we're moving     in, I think they're actually the same. [18:19] Tomozaki     Making an effort to change so     we fit in with everyone else. [18:23] Tomozaki     That's what Tama and I did. [18:26] Mizusawa     Ah, okay! So that's what     it looks like to you. [18:29] Tomozaki     Wh-What? [18:31] Mizusawa     Look, Kikuchi's talking about     the world's ideals, right? [18:40] Mizusawa     Your ideal is from your own     perspective: "I'd like to do this." [18:45] Mizusawa     While Kikuchi's takes a bird's-eye     view: "The world needs me like this." [18:50] Mizusawa     Totally opposite, right? [18:54] Tomozaki     I changed myself so I could enjoy     my playthrough of this game of life. [19:00] Tomozaki     Tama changed herself so she     wouldn't be making Mimimi sad. [19:08] Tomozaki     We both did it so we could     be our ideal selves. [19:12] Tomozaki     Then why is Kikuchi doing it? [19:17] Tomozaki     Is that how it is? [19:19] Tomozaki     Drawing nearer to the world's ideals [19:22] Tomozaki     is an objective, player-oriented     way of thinking, like Hinami's. [19:32] Fuka     Yes, that's right. [19:34] Fuka     I do feel like I see things from     what you call a "player" perspective. [19:42] Fuka     But this has me thinking... [19:45] Fuka     It might actually be an author's perspective. [19:49] Tomozaki     An author's... like scripts and novels? [19:53] Fuka     Well, yes, those too, but more than that. [19:56] Fuka     An author of this story we call the world. [19:59] Tomozaki     The world's author? [20:03] Fuka     For a long time now, I haven't     thought about what I'd like to do [20:06] Fuka     so much as how to make this world     more beautiful, how it should be, [20:11] Fuka     what an ideal form would look like. [20:14] Fuka     A very authoresque way     of thinking about things. [20:17] Fuka     So I'm okay with this. [20:20] Tomozaki     With a player perspective? [20:23] Fuka     Those are your words, Tomozaki. SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly Fourth Draft [20:28] Fuka     In the game world, the opposite of     "character" may well be "player." [20:33] Fuka     But in the world of novels, I think the     opposite of "character" is "author." [20:40] Fuka     So I'll be all right holding     onto my author's perspective. [20:48] Fuka     I do want to take on that ideal form. [20:53] Fuka     Just like Hinami. [20:55] Tomozaki     Like Hinami, huh...? [20:57] Fuka     Yes. [20:58] Fuka     After all, she's a very     ideal person, isn't she? SIGN    Tomozaki SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly Fourth Draft Fuka Kikuchi [21:09] Tomozaki     The whole premise was off. [21:12] Tomozaki     I was playing the game of life as a player. [21:17] Tomozaki     Kikuchi was writing the     story of life as an author. [21:22] Tomozaki     But really, she's aiming to be     a perfect heroine like Hinami. [21:27] Tomozaki     Is that the path Kikuchi should be taking? SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly Fourth Draft Fuka Kikuchi [21:31] Tomozaki     Still, it's not for me to say what     should go on inside Kikuchi's head. [21:36] Tomozaki     Inside Kikuchi's head... [21:43] Tomozaki     A-ha. SIGN    The Popple on Raptor Isle Michael Andi Translated by Emiko Murata Read Now [21:44] Tomozaki     There it is. SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly Fourth Draft [22:03] Tomozaki     I read the whole thing... SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly Fourth Draft Fuka Kikuchi [22:05] Tomozaki     and found a clue that     could give me an answer. E12 - Sometimes the ancient tome in the first town is the key to the final dungeon 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.) [00:08] ---     Morning, Kikuchi. [00:10] ---     Good morning, Tomozaki. [00:13] ---     I read The Popples. [00:16] ---     You did?! [00:24] ---     I didn't know it was available as an ebook. [00:27] ---     You said the book was almost     impossible to find in stores, [00:31] ---     so I thought, "Maybe..." [00:34] ---     Here. [00:35] ---     See? SIGN    The Popples on Raptor Isle [00:39] ---     Wow... SIGN    Table of Contents [00:49] ---     So, um, having read it...     what did you think? [00:53] ---     I thought the best part     was at the very end, [00:55] ---     where everyone used the power of     words to convey the ocean's beauty [00:59] ---     to the blind Popple. [01:02] ---     I knew it! [01:03] ---     There was something else     that stuck with me, too. [01:08] ---     Something else? [01:10] ---     The firelings. SIGN    Chapter 7: The Firelings SIGN    2nd Stage: Lv. 12 Sometimes the ancient tome in the first town is the key to the final dungeon [02:55] ---     The Popple makes friends with everyone... [02:57] ---     The Popple makes friends with everyone... [02:58] ---     everyone but the firelings. [03:01] ---     That's right. Not everyone can be friends. [03:07] ---     The Popples is... kind of a grown-up story. [03:12] ---     When I read that part of The Popples*... [03:20] ---     it felt about as jarring as when     Kikuchi was talking about her "ideal." [03:28] ---     You said you see things from     an author's perspective, right? [03:33] ---     Right. [03:34] ---     But if that's true... you should be able     to accept that these firelings exist. SIGN    The Popples on Raptor Isle [03:43] ---     The Popple was a freak, yet it made     friends with all these other species. [03:48] ---     The Popple was a freak, yet it made     friends with all these other species. [03:49] ---     And yes, that's ideal. [03:52] ---     Still, as the author Michael     Andi crafted that world, [03:55] ---     he included the firelings, [03:58] ---     who couldn't make friends with the others. [04:04] ---     You said that you needed     to be like the Popple... [04:09] ---     but then aren't you rejecting the firelings? [04:13] ---     If you really did have     an author's perspective, [04:15] ---     you'd say the world could have     both the Popple and the firelings. [04:19] ---     Saying that you have to be like the Popple [04:22] ---     shows that you're thinking about     how you should be for yourself. [04:27] ---     That may be true... [04:30] ---     I know I'm playing with fire. [04:33] ---     I'm negating the words Kikuchi's     been using to define herself [04:37] ---     and trying to suggest     different words instead. [04:40] ---     But I see a Kikuchi who'd ushered     Kris to such a sad conclusion, [04:46] ---     a Kikuchi who was doing     everything she could to fit in, [04:52] ---     and I think, "I want to help her." [04:53] ---     Not that I should help her... [04:56] ---     I want to. [04:59] ---     I don't think you need a player's     or an author's perspective. [05:03] ---     You can see life through your own     eyes: from a character's POV. [05:08] ---     You've just lost sight of that     because you're overthinking things. [05:13] ---     I just don't know. [05:16] ---     I don't know what I'm looking     at, what my goals are... [05:22] ---     I mean... everything I see is gray. [05:31] ---     Well, that's easy. [05:34] ---     Andi's books. [05:36] ---     You love Andi's books. [05:39] ---     That's one fact that's never going to change. [05:43] ---     Is that enough? [05:45] ---     Yep. After all, Andi's books are     what showed you a world of color. [05:51] ---     Right now, you think you     have to change to fit in. [05:56] ---     But if you were a fireling, [05:59] ---     and everyone else were a different species... [06:03] ---     you could find friends     at the firelings' lake. [06:09] ---     Is this... [06:11] ---     You'll find a bunch of friends     who like the same things. [06:15] ---     Some of whom you'll want to meet in person. [06:21] ---     I mean, that place is nothing but firelings. [06:26] ---     You're really amazing, Tomozaki. [06:30] ---     Nah. Just sneaky, that's all. [06:33] ---     Still... are you sure? [06:36] ---     You and Hanabi changed so     splendidly, you fit in so well... [06:42] ---     and only I stay the same? [06:44] ---     Right. [06:47] ---     I'll give it to you straight: [06:49] ---     The friendships you make at     school? They're nothing special. [06:54] ---     I've changed myself over     these past six months, [06:58] ---     gotten involved with all kinds of people, [07:00] ---     and, I think, made a lot of     what I'd consider friends. [07:05] ---     But that was all about me     clicking with those people [07:10] ---     and school was just what brought us together. [07:13] ---     And in these past six months, [07:17] ---     the encounter I'm most happy to have had [07:22] ---     was the day I gave a blanket denial of     this school and the normie way of life, [07:29] ---     and Hinami threw it back in my face. [07:33] ---     I did as she said, and set     out to play the game of life. [07:37] ---     My superficial way of thinking     was actually sour grapes, [07:42] ---     a sore loser not accepting defeat. [07:45] ---     But that's not entirely true. [07:49] ---     I can't say the grapes were all that sour. [07:54] ---     It's simply that some grapes are     sweeter or more sour than others. [08:01] ---     I came to know that truth. [08:06] ---     You don't need to be friends     with everyone just because [08:10] ---     you think the world demands it of you. [08:14] ---     I see... [08:16] ---     So I'm fine just as I am. [08:20] ---     I'm not some freak who doesn't     belong in this world. [08:27] ---     Right. Of course not. [08:30] ---     Right... [08:33] ---     Now, getting back on track... [08:36] ---     With what? [08:38] ---     With this here. Do you     know how to use this app? [08:43] ---     Let's see... first     you make an account... [08:48] ---     It's really very simple. [08:53] ---     If the sweet grapes are hanging out of reach, [08:56] ---     seek out the sweet     strawberries on the ground. [08:59] ---     If you don't care for sweet things,     look for tasty nuts instead. [09:04] ---     And if you're not even hungry,     go have fun however you want. [09:10] ---     That's all there is to it. [09:18] ---     Tomozaki! [09:19] ---     Morning, Kikuchi. You're happy today. [09:22] ---     I've made up my mind. [09:25] ---     The previous draft ended with Kris leaving [09:28] ---     and making an effort to fit     in with the outside world. [09:32] ---     But now, Kris will apprentice at     a studio to become an artisan, [09:37] ---     crafting her beloved flower decorations. [09:39] ---     Hey, nice! [09:49] ---     I'm sure Kris was lonely in her garden, [09:52] ---     and she didn't know anything     about the outside world... [09:55] ---     But I figured she'd like     working with flowers. [10:00] ---     So I think she'll be happy,     having chosen that path. [10:07] ---     Cool. [10:38] ---     Hey, Kikuchi? [10:40] ---     Yes? [10:42] ---     I'd like to talk with you about     something after the festival. [10:53] ---     Howdy, Brain! [10:55] ---     Hey, Mimimi. Morning. [10:57] ---     We're pretty much set with the     play, right? The script and all? [11:03] ---     Yeah, just about. [11:05] ---     So I can ask you to start     focusing on our thing now? [11:11] ---     Oh, sure. I can get some     real practice in now. [11:15] ---     Excellent! We are a married     couple, after all. [11:19] ---     We're doing a married-couple routine: an act. [11:24] ---     Nice comeback! Keep that up, 'kay? [11:27] ---     You bet. [11:31] ---     The days leading up to the festival     were packed with rehearsals and prep. SIGN    Sekitomo High School Culture Festival Play My Unfamiliar Way to Fly SIGN    Manga Café Banchoo [12:24] ---     - And now, finally... [12:26] ---     the festival's tomorrow! SIGN    Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki S2 SIGN    Sekitomo Festival SIGN    Sewing Room 2 SIGN    Medium Goal Have a girlfriend before starting year 3 [12:41] ---     Now, have you figured it out? [12:44] ---     Do you know who you'll choose, based     on your feelings: Fuka or Mimimi? [12:50] ---     Yes. I've decided. [12:52] ---     Good. [12:55] ---     Hey, about the play's script... [12:58] ---     How much influence did you have on the story? [13:01] ---     I was just Kikuchi's sounding     board whenever she got stuck. [13:05] ---     It's almost entirely her own work. [13:08] ---     I see. [13:09] ---     Why do you ask? [13:12] ---     No reason. [13:13] ---     I was just a little curious about     the extent of your involvement. [13:18] ---     You were at our interview, after all. [13:21] ---     Anyway, today's the big day! [13:23] ---     Are you ready? [13:25] ---     You bet I am. SIGN    Sekitomo Festival [13:31] ---     Today's the day I say what I feel,     so I can do what I want to do. [13:32] ---     Today's the day I say what I feel,     so I can do what I want to do. [13:36] ---     I absolutely can't afford to fail. SIGN    Manga Café Banchoo [13:42] ---     Brain! [13:44] ---     Morning, Mimi... mi... [13:46] ---     Ah! I see my appearance has you captivated! [13:53] ---     Well? Well? Cute, right? Totes adorbs? [13:57] ---     Yeah, real cute. [13:59] ---     The crab, that is. [14:00] ---     The crab?! [14:04] ---     All right, everyone. Get     in here for a class photo! [14:08] ---     Hey, finally! [14:11] ---     Tomozaki... [14:12] ---     Where's your T-shirt? [14:14] ---     Don't worry. I'm wearing it. [14:17] ---     See? [14:19] ---     Okay, then. [14:22] ---     This looks like it's gonna be one     fun festival. For both of us. [14:26] ---     Right? SIGN    Sekitomo Festival [14:45] ---     Mizusawa! Tomozaki! [14:49] ---     Hey there, Gumi... and Mako and Sayaka! [14:55] ---     We had no idea you guys     were Gumi's friends! [14:58] ---     Long time no see! [15:00] ---     Oh, y-yeah. [15:02] ---     Huh? What happened to your nose glasses? [15:05] ---     Those were a one-day-only deal! [15:07] ---     Hey, have you seen this dude's Pinsta? [15:10] ---     Here, look. [15:12] ---     He really did post it! [15:14] ---     Those look great on you, Mizusawa. [15:16] ---     Here we go again with the non-compliments! [15:19] ---     Leave it to Mizusawa...     No, I can't lose my nerve! [15:25] ---     Y-Yeah, and that got a     fair number of likes, too. [15:29] ---     There you are, Brain! [15:31] ---     It's almost time... [15:39] ---     Are these girls compensated?! [15:40] ---     Absolutely not! [15:42] ---     Hey, shouldn't we get in one last rehearsal? [15:46] ---     Yeah, we should. [15:48] ---     Oh, are you doing something, Tomozaki? [15:51] ---     Um, yeah. A comedy routine, actually. [15:55] ---     Comedy? [15:57] ---     There's more to you than     meets the eye, huh, Tomozaki. [16:00] ---     Now you're doing comedy with this cutie? [16:03] ---     Huh?! [16:04] ---     And after you were picking up     girls at our girls' school... [16:07] ---     Y-You went to a girls'     school to flirt, Brain?! [16:12] ---     I-I wasn't really flirting, per se... [16:14] ---     B-B-Brain! Since when were     you s-such a shallow guy?! [16:22] ---     N-No! Mizusawa was— [16:24] ---     You were with Takahiro?! [16:26] ---     Now I know it's the truth! [16:29] ---     All right—let's get rehearsing! [16:33] ---     Don't change the subject! [16:35] ---     Break a leg, you two! [16:45] ---     Looking for Tomozaki? [16:47] ---     He and Mimimi should be in the     multipurpose hall right about now, [16:50] ---     doing their comedy routine. [16:52] ---     Oh, um... yes, right. [16:56] ---     Fuka? [16:58] ---     I'll do my best to make     this performance a success. [17:01] ---     I know. Thank you. SIGN    Multipurpose Hall Entrance This Way SIGN    Sekitomo Festival [17:11] ---     Well, th-this is it... [17:13] ---     Why are you so nervous? [17:15] ---     Sh-Shouldn't I be? [17:20] ---     Oh, it'll be fine! No one's     expecting too much, anyway. [17:24] ---     It's not like we're going to be good. [17:28] ---     Sh-Shouldn't we be?! [17:30] ---     Yes, that—right there!     Nice and natural! [17:34] ---     See? We'll be fine. SIGN    Comedy Haniwanya [17:39] ---     Next up is a comedy routine from Haniwanya! [17:43] ---     All right, give it your best shot! [17:44] ---     All right, give it your best shot! [17:46] ---     That's our name? [17:48] ---     You don't like it? I was torn     between that and "Haniwaniwa." [17:53] ---     They're both essentially the same! [17:58] ---     Okay, Brain. Let's do this! [18:00] ---     Yeah! SIGN    Sekitomo Festival Comedy Haniwanya [18:01] ---     Hi there! [18:03] ---     All right, here we go: [18:06] ---     Just listen to this, Tomozaki! [18:08] ---     What is it, Nanami? [18:10] ---     We've been doing this     for years and years now. [18:15] ---     We started this duo barely a month ago. [18:19] ---     Heck, we only started talking to     each other a little while back. [18:22] ---     Oh, don't say that! [18:29] ---     So anyway— [18:33] ---     Huh? [18:42] ---     What's my next line again? [18:47] ---     Um... [18:50] ---     I-I have to... [18:54] ---     I have to... to say something*...* [18:58] ---     Tomozaki! [19:00] ---     Do you know how we got our name? [19:03] ---     Um... [19:05] ---     Because you and I both love haniwa! [19:10] ---     Haniwanya! SIGN    Sekitomo Festival [19:17] ---     She'd go that far to cover for     me and my forgotten line... [19:23] ---     I've got to do something...! [19:26] ---     So anyway, here we are doing comedy. [19:29] ---     Are you ignoring me?! SIGN    Sekitomo Festival [19:39] ---     But listen, Nanami: I managed     to get some time off. [19:43] ---     Uh-huh? SIGN    Sekitomo Festival [19:47] ---     Well, that went sorta okay. [19:49] ---     Yeah. [19:51] ---     Hey, I'm sorry. I totally blanked     out there. You really saved me. [19:56] ---     No problem! All part of a wife's job. [19:59] ---     Look, we are not married! [20:03] ---     Next time, the ramen's on me. [20:04] ---     You got it. [20:07] ---     Thanks. I mean it. [20:09] ---     All's well that ends well, right? [20:13] ---     We did pretty good for rank     amateurs... didn't we? [20:16] ---     Probably, yeah! We were definitely good! [20:19] ---     Yeah. We definitely were. Probably. [20:25] ---     I better get going. [20:27] ---     Oh, the play? [20:30] ---     The play... with Kikuchi? [20:33] ---     Yeah. [20:35] ---     I'll be back. [20:37] ---     Of course. [20:41] ---     Listen, Mimimi... I— [20:43] ---     Tomozaki? [20:47] ---     That was fun, huh? The comedy. [20:52] ---     Yeah. [20:54] ---     I really had a lot of fun. [21:02] ---     Now get going, you. [21:06] ---     Right. [21:21] ---     Aw... [21:25] ---     It's over! [21:31] ---     It's all over... [21:41] ---     Kikuchi! [21:42] ---     Tomozaki... [21:44] ---     Any minute now. [21:48] ---     Yes. [21:57] ---     And now for Class 2-2's     original performance, [22:01] ---     "My Unfamiliar Way to Fly." E13 - You're sure to find what you want on the other side of the magic door 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.) SIGN    2nd Stage: Lv. 13     You're sure to find what you want     on the other side of the magic door [00:05] Alucia (Aoi)     Say, Libra... [00:07] Alucia (Aoi)     How far are we going to go? [00:09] Libra (Mizusawa)     We haven't walked that much. [00:11] Audience A     That's Hinami! [00:11] Libra (Mizusawa)     Besides, the real fun is in the exploring. [00:12] Audience B     Look! Mizusawa! [00:16] Libra (Mizusawa)     And if we get caught, [00:18] Libra (Mizusawa)     they shouldn't get too mad: you're with me. [00:23] Libra (Mizusawa)     Oh! A dead end. [00:26] Libra (Mizusawa)     Wait... [00:27] Libra (Mizusawa)     there's a door. [00:28] Alucia (Aoi)     Will it open? [00:30] Libra (Mizusawa)     Leave it to me. [00:31] Libra (Mizusawa)     This is a job for a locksmith's son. [00:36] Narrator (Yuzu)     There, in the middle of the     castle, was a hidden garden. [00:41] Narrator (Yuzu)     A girl named Kris was looking     after a flying dragon. [00:46] Narrator (Yuzu)     Non-royals were forbidden to enter. [00:49] Kris (Hanabi)     Wh-Who are you? [00:50] Kris (Hanabi)     What are you doing here? [00:52] Libra (Mizusawa)     I'm Libra, the locksmith's son. [00:55] Libra (Mizusawa)     And this is Alucia. [00:57] Libra (Mizusawa)     She's the first princess of this kingdom. [00:59] Libra (Mizusawa)     We've been friends since we were... [01:04] Libra (Mizusawa)     Alucia? [01:11] Libra (Mizusawa)     Alucia, what are you doing?! [01:13] Alucia (Aoi)     Let me go! [01:15] Alucia (Aoi)     If I don't break this dragon's wing, [01:18] Alucia (Aoi)     you'll be killed! [01:23] Knight (Erika)     Freeze, all three of you. [01:25] Libra (Mizusawa)     Your Highness! [01:27] King (Nakamura)     Seize that man! [01:29] Guard (Tachibana)     His Highness's orders! [01:31] Guard (Hashiguchi)     Resistance is useless! [01:32] Guard (Matsumoto)     Come quietly, now! [01:34] Alucia (Aoi)     Father... [01:35] Alucia (Aoi)     Libra is my younger brother— [01:37] Alucia (Aoi)     one of the illegitimate children you     have scattered around the kingdom! [01:42] Narrator (Yuzu)     Having escaped execution thanks     to Alucia's quick thinking, [01:46] Narrator (Yuzu)     Libra began working as a caretaker     for both the dragon and Kris. [01:51] Kris (Hanabi)     Here, eat up. [01:53] Kris (Hanabi)     They're medicinal herbs Libra gathered     in the valley of the flying dragons. [01:59] Libra (Mizusawa)     Yes—it ate them! [02:01] Libra (Mizusawa)     Now I know it'll be able to fly! [02:05] Kris (Hanabi)     It's not flying. [02:07] Libra (Mizusawa)     D-Don't look at me like that. [02:13] Narrator (Yuzu)     Some months passed... [02:16] Kris (Hanabi)     Alucia! Did you really win     the magicraft competition?! [02:20] Libra (Mizusawa)     That's amazing! [02:22] Alucia (Aoi)     I don't care how I placed. [02:24] Alucia (Aoi)     I just wanted this: [02:26] Alucia (Aoi)     a gem that increases magic power. [02:29] Alucia (Aoi)     This will definitely get     that dragon off the ground! [02:33] Kris (Hanabi)     I really must thank you, Alucia. [02:36] Kris (Hanabi)     What do you want? [02:38] Alucia (Aoi)     What do I want...? [02:43] Alucia (Aoi)     I guess maybe there isn't anything I want. [02:46] Kris (Hanabi)     Huh? [02:47] Alucia (Aoi)     I just work hard every day, because     I'll eventually have to be queen. [02:53] Kris (Hanabi)     "Just" nothing—that's really fantastic! [02:56] Alucia (Aoi)     I think you misunderstand me, Kris. [03:00] Alucia (Aoi)     I have everything. And yet... [03:05] Alucia (Aoi)     that's why I have nothing at all. [03:14] Alucia (Aoi)     Goodness! [03:16] Alucia (Aoi)     What a strange thing to say! [03:18] Alucia (Aoi)     All right: [03:18] Alucia (Aoi)     let's test out this gem! [03:23] Kris (Hanabi)     It's not flying. [03:26] Alucia (Aoi)     D-Don't look at me like that. [03:31] Libra (Mizusawa)     Say, Kris... flying dragons     can read people's minds. [03:34] Kris (Hanabi)     Their minds? [03:36] Libra (Mizusawa)     They're kind, too. [03:38] Libra (Mizusawa)     They never forget all they owe     to the human who raises them, [03:42] Libra (Mizusawa)     and they do all they can to     grant that person's wishes. [03:46] Kris (Hanabi)     Uh-huh... [03:47] Libra (Mizusawa)     Kris... [03:49] Libra (Mizusawa)     you don't want to fly, do you? [03:54] Kris (Hanabi)     Maybe not. [03:56] Kris (Hanabi)     I've always thought I wanted     to leave this garden. [04:02] Kris (Hanabi)     But now... [04:05] Kris (Hanabi)     The outside world had been     something I'd yearned for. [04:09] Kris (Hanabi)     But... while listening     to your stories about it, [04:13] Kris (Hanabi)     I found myself getting scared. [04:16] Libra (Mizusawa)     Scared? [04:17] Kris (Hanabi)     After all, [04:19] Kris (Hanabi)     I don't know anything about     what it's like out there, [04:21] Kris (Hanabi)     or what kind of people I'll find. [04:25] Kris (Hanabi)     Could I even find my place in that world? [04:29] Kris (Hanabi)     Would other people accept me? [04:32] Libra (Mizusawa)     In that case, Kris... [04:34] Libra (Mizusawa)     we'll go flying together! [05:03] Tomozaki     Nice. [05:06] Narrator (Yuzu)     The dragon took to the air     with no issues at all. [05:09] Narrator (Yuzu)     Kris got permission to leave the castle, [05:11] Narrator (Yuzu)     and Libra took her to the village. [05:15] Kris (Hanabi)     Wow! [05:16] Old Lady (Kashiwazaki)     Ah! Ow ow ow... [05:17] Libra (Mizusawa) & Alucia (Aoi)     Are you all right? [05:19] Kris (Hanabi)     I'm sorry, ma'am! [05:21] Greengrocer (Takei)     You have to pay money     for the things you want! [05:24] Kris (Hanabi)     I-I'm sorry! [05:26] Greengrocer (Takei)     You can't just take things—that     makes you a thief! [05:29] Girl (Seno)     Calm down, Father. [05:31] Alucia (Aoi)     I apologize. This girl is unfamiliar     with the ways of the world... [05:35] Libra (Mizusawa)     Well, I'm against it. [05:38] Libra (Mizusawa)     You shouldn't be working     in the outside world. [05:41] Kris (Hanabi)     Why not? [05:43] Libra (Mizusawa)     I'm sure you have other     paths you could follow. [05:48] Kris (Hanabi)     Like what?! [05:49] Kris (Hanabi)     Do you want me to live here     in this garden forever? [05:52] Libra (Mizusawa)     No, that's not what I... [05:54] Kris (Hanabi)     Tell me... [05:56] Kris (Hanabi)     what's so wrong about me wanting to     see the same world everyone else does? [06:02] Kris (Hanabi)     Why can't I get along with everyone? [06:06] Kris (Hanabi)     Why don't I know the things     everyone takes for granted? [06:10] Kris (Hanabi)     Am I... an entirely different creature? [06:14] Kris (Hanabi)     Tell me, Libra... [06:20] Narrator (Yuzu)     Some days later... [06:23] Libra (Mizusawa)     Read this, Kris. [06:26] Kris (Hanabi)     A letter, for me? From who? [06:30] Kris (Hanabi)     "Thank you for the beautiful     crown. It made me so happy." [06:37] Libra (Mizusawa)     It's from the greengrocer's daughter. [06:39] Libra (Mizusawa)     I gave her one of your handmade     flower-crowns for her birthday. She loved it. [06:45] Libra (Mizusawa)     Hence the letter. [06:47] Kris (Hanabi)     My floral work did that...? [06:50] Libra (Mizusawa)     That old woman we bumped into?     You made her happy, too. [06:55] Libra (Mizusawa)     Don't you see? [06:58] Libra (Mizusawa)     So many people have smiles on their     faces because of your flowers. [07:03] Libra (Mizusawa)     You do have a place in the world. [07:05] Libra (Mizusawa)     And you're not a different creature. [07:08] Kris (Hanabi)     Uh-huh... [07:10] Libra (Mizusawa)     So c'mon... [07:14] Libra (Mizusawa)     Fly! On your own wings this time! [07:30] Tomozaki     Now for the ending. [07:33] Kris (Hanabi)     Well... here I go. [07:36] Libra (Mizusawa)     You can always come back     if things get too tough. [07:40] Alucia (Aoi)     I won't be that soft on you. [07:43] Alucia (Aoi)     You go become the best     flower artisan around— [07:47] Alucia (Aoi)     and you'll come home not to the garden, [07:51] Alucia (Aoi)     but to the castle, Kris! [07:53] Kris (Hanabi)     You got it! [07:57] Kris (Hanabi)     Yes... [07:58] Kris (Hanabi)     This is what I should be doing. [08:02] Kris (Hanabi)     At long last, [08:04] Kris (Hanabi)     I've found my own way to fly! [08:09] Tomozaki     It's over... [08:11] Tomozaki     and it was a success! [08:15] Alucia (Aoi)     Libra! [08:16] Alucia (Aoi)     We've got a letter from Kris! [08:19] Libra (Mizusawa)     Really? [08:21] Libra (Mizusawa)     What's she say? [08:23] Kris (Hanabi)     "Dear Libra and Alucia, [08:27] Kris (Hanabi)     "I'm sorry I haven't come to visit. [08:31] Kris (Hanabi)     "I'm doing well. [08:32] Kris (Hanabi)     "I have my own atelier now." [08:36] Tomozaki     I don't know this part... [08:40] Kris (Hanabi)     "I've heard the news about you two. [08:43] Kris (Hanabi)     "So you finally got the     king's permission, huh? [08:47] Kris (Hanabi)     "Congratulations on your marriage! [08:53] Kris (Hanabi)     "I'm giving you both my very best     floral decoration, with my thanks. [09:00] Kris (Hanabi)     "Libra, Alucia. May every happiness be yours! [09:05] Kris (Hanabi)     "Best wishes, Kris!" [09:17] Tomozaki     This story—it's Kikuchi's story. [09:20] Tomozaki     Kris is Kikuchi, [09:22] Tomozaki     and my behavior is reflected in Libra. [09:27] Tomozaki     If those two didn't wind up together... [09:32] Tomozaki     This must be [09:34] Tomozaki     Kikuchi's answer. SIGN    Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki S2 [09:42] Tomozaki     Right. I guess that's life     for you. It's one tough game. [09:47] Tomozaki     It's unreasonable; the more     you try, the harder it gets; [09:53] Tomozaki     there are way more things that     go wrong than go right... [09:57] Tomozaki     But... it's not a garbage game. [10:02] Tomozaki     I'll rest for a bit. And then... [10:05] Tomozaki     I'll go back to this game called "life." [10:09] Mimimi     Tomozaki! [10:16] Tomozaki     Mimimi... [10:20] Mimimi     The play... [10:22] Mimimi     Did it mean what I think it means? [10:26] Mimimi     Libra is you, and Alucia is Aoi... [10:30] Mimimi     and Kris is Kikuchi. [10:32] Mimimi     I want to be talking about how great     it was, how much I enjoyed it. [10:39] Mimimi     But that scene at the end—and you and     Kikuchi avoiding each other afterward... [10:46] Mimimi     It's just weird! You both     worked so hard on it! [10:50] Mimimi     It's weird for you two not to be together     after a huge success like that! [10:57] Tomozaki     I guess so. I... [11:00] Tomozaki     She turned me down. [11:12] Tomozaki     Mimimi... [11:18] Mimimi     Kikuchi's in the library! [11:21] Mimimi     The play can't be the only     way she gives you her answer! [11:26] Mimimi     Brain! [11:27] Mimimi     Aren't you the best gamer around? [11:30] Mimimi     Then stick with it to the bitter end,     till you know for sure it's over! [11:40] Tomozaki     Thanks. [11:42] Tomozaki     I'll go there now. [12:14] Fuka     Tomozaki... [12:18] Tomozaki     Listen... [12:19] Fuka     Yes? [12:22] Tomozaki     About that last scene... [12:24] Tomozaki     That's how it all turns out, huh? [12:28] Fuka     I'm sorry. [12:30] Tomozaki     No apology necessary. [12:36] Fuka     That's... [12:39] Fuka     the conclusion I chose. [12:42] Tomozaki     It's probably not my place to ask why... [12:48] Tomozaki     but I'd still like to know. [12:51] Fuka     I'd been thinking... [12:54] Fuka     It's true that Kris might like Libra. [12:58] Fuka     She really does feel like she     wants to be with him forever. [13:03] Tomozaki     You mean... [13:05] Fuka     But... [13:06] Fuka     Alucia must be with Libra. [13:11] Tomozaki     Wait—why? [13:14] Fuka     Alucia is clever but empty: a girl     who's missing the part at her core. [13:21] Fuka     And Libra is awkward but curious:     a boy with things he wants to do. [13:27] Fuka     They're complete opposites... [13:31] Fuka     which is why they'd make an ideal couple. [13:35] Tomozaki     "Ideal"...? [13:38] Tomozaki     What happened to being     true to yourself instead? [13:41] Fuka     At first I thought it would work. [13:44] Fuka     But... SIGN    Sekitomo High School Culture Festival Play My Unfamiliar Way to Fly [13:46] Fuka     It turns out I was wrong. SIGN    Sekitomo High School Culture Festival Play My Unfamiliar Way to Fly [13:49] Fuka     I was satisfied with what     you told me at first, [13:53] Fuka     that I shouldn't approach life     itself from an author's viewpoint [13:58] Fuka     and that I should try to face my own emotions [14:01] Fuka     without forcing them to     fit the world's ideals. [14:05] Fuka     When I did, [14:06] Fuka     the world looked so vivid—like     the world Libra showed Kris. [14:12] Fuka     I thought, "Wow, Tomozaki really is amazing." [14:17] Tomozaki     Then... [14:19] Fuka     But that doesn't work for me. [14:25] Fuka     To live according to one's own emotions [14:28] Fuka     in this story we call the world... [14:30] Fuka     It's too selfish with regard to     how the other characters feel. [14:37] Fuka     So I'm going to rein myself in and     live in a way I can see as sincere. [14:44] Fuka     That's my conclusion. [14:47] Fuka     Because that's how I want to live. [14:52] Fuka     And yet—I can't forget... SIGN    Sekitomo High School Culture Festival Play My Unfamiliar Way to Fly [14:56] Fuka     I can't forget the glittering scenery     and the world all a-sparkle, [15:00] Fuka     like it was in the other ending. [15:05] Fuka     Even though that's just selfish! [15:11] Tomozaki     We're the same. [15:13] Tomozaki     Do you remember, Kikuchi? [15:15] Tomozaki     Until very recently, I'd been     ignoring the world at large. [15:20] Tomozaki     I had no interest in ideals. [15:22] Tomozaki     I lived in freedom, prioritizing     my desires over anything else. [15:28] Tomozaki     But then I met a certain magician SIGN    Ultimate Goal To be as satisfied with offline life as I am [15:31] Tomozaki     who taught me how to live     with an ideal in sight. [15:35] Tomozaki     So I gave it an honest try,     and started seeing results. [15:40] Tomozaki     But along the way, I thought:     This isn't working after all. [15:45] Tomozaki     Using skills to get by feels     insincere to me somehow. [15:50] Tomozaki     But being honest to my     emotions—that was sincere. [15:56] Tomozaki     Does that sound familiar? [16:01] Tomozaki     I started with emotions and     learned how to aim for an ideal. [16:06] Tomozaki     You started with an ideal world and     learned how to be true to your emotions. [16:13] Tomozaki     We're opposites. SIGN    Sekitomo High School Culture Festival Play My Unfamiliar Way to Fly [16:16] Tomozaki     Do you know what I did? [16:20] Tomozaki     I embraced both: [16:22] Tomozaki     ideals and emotions. [16:24] Tomozaki     All I had to do was make the     effort to have both at once. [16:29] Tomozaki     The same goes for you. [16:32] Fuka     For me... too? [16:34] Tomozaki     You don't have to pick just one. [16:36] Tomozaki     You can do your honest best to have both. [16:40] Tomozaki     Simple, right? [16:43] Fuka     But... [16:47] Fuka     I don't know how. [16:50] Fuka     If Libra is meant to be with Alucia, [16:53] Fuka     and I twist that plot just for     the sake of my own emotions... [16:57] Fuka     Isn't that just selfish? [17:02] Tomozaki     In Kikuchi's version of the world's ideals, [17:05] Tomozaki     the two of us aren't meant to be. [17:10] Tomozaki     On the other hand, I'm     pretty sure she likes me. [17:15] Tomozaki     She has to make that contradiction work. [17:19] Tomozaki     And, yes, as she says, [17:22] Tomozaki     it might be tough in the fictional     world of Kris, Libra, and Alucia. [17:30] Tomozaki     But in this world? It's a cinch. [17:35] Tomozaki     I've got it, Kikuchi. There     is one foolproof method. [17:41] Tomozaki     It was that simple. [17:44] Tomozaki     If Kikuchi can't twist how she     thinks the world should be [17:49] Tomozaki     based only on her own emotions... [17:54] Tomozaki     I like you, Kikuchi. I     want us to be a couple. [18:00] Tomozaki     I, Fumiya Tomozaki, should choose Kikuchi. [18:08] Tomozaki     Remember what you said? [18:10] Fuka     Huh? [18:12] Tomozaki     Libra and Alucia each have what the     other lacks, so they belong together. [18:19] Tomozaki     Don't you think the same     goes for Libra and Kris? [18:24] Tomozaki     Fretting over the same things,     but in opposite order— [18:27] Tomozaki     and we find that our words gave     each other a way to move forward. [18:32] Tomozaki     Even from an author's perspective     on this story of life, [18:37] Tomozaki     don't you think this     relationship is pretty ideal? [18:45] Fuka     You know... [18:47] Fuka     Libra was always good at opening locks. [18:50] Tomozaki     Uh-huh. And remember what the Popple said: [18:55] Tomozaki     "Words are magic." SIGN    Complete event map (before culture festival)     Medium Goal: CLEAR!     Have a girlfriend before starting year 3     Congratulations!!     Today's Assignment Next Goal: [19:05] Aoi     Now, then. [19:06] Aoi     First of all: congratulations. [19:08] Tomozaki     It's all thanks to you. [19:11] Aoi     Me? [19:13] Aoi     I only wanted to prove that I was right. [19:17] Tomozaki     True enough. [19:18] Aoi     You get it now, right? [19:20] Aoi     Your character change was a big success. [19:23] Aoi     However! [19:24] Aoi     This is no time to relax. [19:26] Tomozaki     I'm aware. SIGN    Ultimate Goal To be as satisfied with offline life as I am [19:27] Aoi     You're nowhere near this final goal. [19:31] Aoi     I'll keep dishing out tricky     assignments, so stay on the ball. [19:37] Aoi     Oh, and I'm sure you remember     the matching-accessories task. [19:40] Aoi     You never did complete it. [19:44] Tomozaki     G-Got it. Hit me with your best shot! [19:54] Mimimi     I see. So it went well. [19:58] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah, it did. [20:00] Mimimi     That's a top gamer for you. Never say die! [20:07] Mimimi     But dang, Brain, you're a player! [20:10] Tomozaki     I-I'm really not... [20:13] Mimimi     Oh, it's fine. [20:16] Mimimi     Knowing you, Tomozaki, you thought things     over really well when it came to me, too. [20:21] Mimimi     I get it. [20:23] Tomozaki     Sorry. [20:25] Mimimi     So... Let's just shake it     off, all right? Both of us! [20:30] Mimimi     Okay? [20:31] Tomozaki     Got it. [20:33] Mimimi     But you know... [20:35] Mimimi     If you think I'm going to like you     forever, you've got another thing coming! [20:39] Mimimi     You silly Brain! SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly Fuka Kikuchi [21:13] Fuka     I've finished the novel, too. [21:16] Fuka     I'd love for you to read it. [21:21] Tomozaki     What's wrong? [21:22] Fuka     Well, um... SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly [21:25] Fuka     It's not actually the official version. [21:28] Fuka     It's a story I wrote for myself. [21:31] Tomozaki     For yourself? [21:33] Fuka     You told me that I can be     honest with my own emotions. SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly Fuka Kikuchi [21:40] Fuka     So this isn't about what's best for the     story world, but what's best for me. [21:47] Fuka     I tried my hand at that     kind of story instead. [21:49] Tomozaki     Such was our comfortable, mutually     understanding relationship. [21:53] Tomozaki     I didn't think the coziness we felt would     change at all just because we were dating. [21:58] Tomozaki     However... [22:01] Tomozaki     All right. I'll read it later     and tell you what I think. [22:04] Fuka     No, you can't. [22:07] Fuka     I want to know here and now. [22:11] Fuka     I-I'll wait. [22:13] Tomozaki     O-Okay... SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly Fuka Kikuchi [22:16] Tomozaki     Then, uh... [22:19] Tomozaki     Kikuchi had started being just the     tiniest bit demanding toward me. [22:26] Tomozaki     This here... [22:28] Fuka     Yes? [22:29] Tomozaki     Sorry—hang on. SIGN    You've completed the accessories task [22:32] Fuka     Hmm? Is something wrong? [22:35] Tomozaki     It's nothing. SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly Fuka Kikuchi [22:38] Narrator (Fuka)     Though still unaccustomed     to the outside world, [22:41] Narrator (Fuka)     Kris felt like she could walk forever and     ever as long as Libra was by her side. [22:52] Libra (Tomozaki)     It's a little embarrassing,     me being a guy and all... [22:56] Kris (Fuka)     Oh, come on! [22:57] Kris (Fuka)     I've always wanted to match like this. [23:01] Kris (Fuka)     Do you remember what the two of     us saw from way up in the sky? [23:06] Kris (Fuka)     I'd never seen such a     splendid world in my life. [23:11] Libra (Tomozaki)     Right—and I never knew being     up there could feel so amazing. [23:17] Kris (Fuka)     But you know the most important     thing you taught me? [23:23] Kris (Fuka)     This world is absolutely full     of splendor all around us— [23:27] Kris (Fuka)     and you don't have to fly to see it. [23:32] Kris (Fuka)     So thank you. [23:36] Kris (Fuka)     I love you, Libra.