Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki With no written rules, the real world is hard for gamer Tomozaki Fumiya, but he’s about to get experience he needs from a seasoned player. Season 1 E1 - Say what you want; famous games are usually 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.) [00:01] ---     "Old AV Room" [00:16] ---     "Super Attack Families" [00:19] ---     "Super Attack Families" [00:19] ---     Popularly known as Tackfam. [00:22] ---     Simple yet deep, it possesses     a rare level of perfection [00:26] ---     and thus the biggest player base     in today's online-gaming world. [00:32] ---     "Super Attack Families" [00:33] ---     Truly a god-tier game. [00:39] ---     I'm playing Shuji Nakamura, who has     an overwhelmingly full offline life. [00:45] ---     He's tops when it comes to looks,     grades, sports, and girls-- [00:49] ---     the eternal leader of our class. [00:51] ---     I, on the other hand... [00:54] ---     Sure, in life I might be on the losing team. [00:58] ---     But not here. Not in this game. [01:03] ---     After all, I, Fumiya Tomozaki, [01:06] ---     am a top-ranked Tackfam player-- [01:11] ---     and the best in Japan. [01:15] ---     This character sucks. [01:17] ---     I picked a bad character. That would explain it. [01:21] ---     N-No... [01:23] ---     Found and Foxy are just about     identical abilities-wise. [01:26] ---     They're a bad match, I mean. [01:28] ---     These two don't play well together. Clearly. [01:31] ---     Well, Foxy does fall quickly,     so it's easier to string together combos. [01:36] ---     Right? This dumb game     is all about the match-ups. [01:41] ---     Now you're just making excuses. [01:44] ---     Am I wrong? Do you enjoy     winning a game like this? [01:48] ---     This garbage game? [01:51] ---     That's a gamer's biggest shame,     blaming the game when you lose. [01:56] ---     No effort, no reflection... [01:58] ---     I'd still win with the characters swapped! [02:01] ---     Want to try, then? With different characters? [02:04] ---     And if I win, you accept your defeat. [02:07] ---     Fine, fine. I'll acknowledge your mad skills. [02:11] ---     That's not all. [02:12] ---     What? [02:13] ---     You called Tackfam a garbage game. [02:18] ---     I want you to say that it's a god-tier game. [02:25] ---     For the second time, I claimed total victory. [02:29] ---     "Lv. 1: Say what you want;     famous games are usually fun" [02:30] ---     Hmm? You're just heading home now, Shuji? [02:32] ---     Yeah, well, you know. [02:35] ---     What's been keeping you so long? [02:37] ---     Whatcha up to? [02:39] ---     Nothing. [02:41] ---     Hey, you two... [02:43] ---     Your club meetings are over, right?     Let's stop somewhere on the way home. [02:46] ---     Yeah, let's! [02:48] ---     Oh, yeah, count me in! [02:55] ---     Life is a god-tier game--or so     one famous copypasta goes. [03:00] ---     But from where I stand, that's B.S. [03:04] ---     You get discriminated against     or treated poorly for your face, [03:06] ---     your build, your age. [03:08] ---     No matter how hard you try,     if your health fails you in the clutch, [03:11] ---     it's all for nothing. [03:13] ---     All these absurd rules going unchallenged. [03:17] ---     I'm a good example. [03:19] ---     I just happened to wind up playing     Tackfam with Nakamura today [03:23] ---     after he heard I was good at it. [03:25] ---     Most of the time, I don't really talk to anyone. [03:28] ---     Unreasonable and unbalanced.     That's what life is. SIGN    "Who's coming to Omiya?" "Takei: OK" SIGN    "Takahiro: No prob" SIGN    "Yuzu-san: Me me me! Where in Omiya?" [03:33] ---     "Only because you're not trying!" [03:37] ---     I'm sure that's what some people would say. [03:40] ---     Just some biased thinking from someone     born as a top-tier character. [03:47] ---     And some noob gamer born lucky enough     to enjoy blazing through life on easy mode [03:54] ---     doesn't get to talk about life. [03:56] ---     I should know. I've dominated     plenty of games in my day. [04:02] ---     The game of life is garbage. [04:08] ---     "Now matching..."     "Winrate: 2219" [04:10] ---     "Winrate: 2219" [04:11] ---     "Winrate: 2219" "Winrate: 2136" [04:13] ---     "Winrate: 2136" [04:16] ---     He's gotten better. [04:19] ---     And he hasn't just been studying me, either. [04:22] ---     He's refined his own counterstrategy. [04:26] ---     I'm still better at fighting maneuvers     and combo-building. [04:30] ---     But he's already got me beat at dodging combos. [04:34] ---     I'm not great at that. [04:37] ---     At my level, I rarely get caught up     in combos in the first place. SIGN    "These are the rankings for the current rating battle. When the season ends, the top 100 players will be recorded. *Restricted players are not shown." [04:41] ---     And it's not just me. Lots of top-tier players     are better at offense than defense. [04:46] ---     But this opponent, this NO NAME... [04:46] ---     "Winrate Rankings" [04:50] ---     For someone who's     nationally ranked second after me, [04:52] ---     he's too experienced in defense. [04:55] ---     Which means... [04:57] ---     He must purposely be eating combos     on the regular--as training. [05:02] ---     So he can beat me someday. [05:10] ---     I better watch my back. [05:14] ---     "NO NAME: Do you live in the Kanto region?" [05:14] ---     "NO NAME: Do you live in the Kanto region?" [05:16] ---     Um... [05:18] ---     "NO NAME: Do you live in the Kanto region?" [05:18] ---     "nanashi: Yeah...?" [05:20] ---     "NO NAME: If you like," [05:22] ---     "NO NAME: we could meet up?" [05:27] ---     Anyway, the point is... [05:27] ---     There should already be rumors about me     taking on Nakamura in Tackfam. [05:31] ---     Make sure you're taking good notes. [05:34] ---     Yet no one's saying a thing. [05:37] ---     They must have guessed what happened, [05:40] ---     and now they're treading lightly. [05:43] ---     All right, let's grab some lunch. [05:46] ---     Okay. [05:47] ---     Wonder what's on the menu! [05:48] ---     Hey, now! [05:50] ---     You're on duty today, too, Shuji! [05:51] ---     Oh, am I? [05:53] ---     You're coming with me to the staff room first. [05:57] ---     What a pain. [05:58] ---     Aoi Hinami. [05:59] ---     The best student in our grade. SIGN    "Top 20 Midterm Scores" "Aoi Hinami" "Kengo Abe" "Minami Nanami" [06:02] ---     The highest-scoring girl athlete in our school. [06:07] ---     Track-and-field ace. [06:10] ---     Classic Japanese beauty with brains to match. [06:14] ---     With her simple innocence, a perfect heroine     beloved by men and women alike. [06:20] ---     For someone as bad at real life as I am, [06:22] ---     she doesn't inspire a sense of     likability so much as sheer awe. [06:29] ---     Tomozaki! [06:31] ---     Huh? Oh... [06:33] ---     Hinami? [06:35] ---     I heard you played Tackfam with Shuji! [06:37] ---     Huh? Um... well... [06:40] ---     I guess word got out, huh? [06:42] ---     Everyone's talking about it. [06:44] ---     So? Who won? [06:46] ---     Well... [06:47] ---     Tch. I lost. [06:50] ---     Wow! Really? [06:52] ---     Forget that guy. C'mon, Aoi. [06:55] ---     See you later, Tomozaki. [06:58] ---     Don't listen to Shuji! [06:59] ---     Aw, can it, dum-dum. [07:03] ---     It's the weekend. [07:04] ---     I've come to my rendezvous point     to meet NO NAME. [07:08] ---     I accepted his invitation because I wanted     to see just what kind of man this was: [07:08] ---     "Today"     "nanashi here. I've arrived"     "What are you wearing?" [07:13] ---     the only player who could potentially beat me. [07:14] ---     "NO NAME: NO NAME here.     I have a navy jacket and a beige skirt." [07:17] ---     "skirt." [07:18] ---     A girl?! [07:28] ---     N-NO NAME... is that you? [07:32] ---     Hi! I'm NO NAME! [07:35] ---     Huh? [07:36] ---     Eh? [07:37] ---     Hi... Hinami? [07:42] ---     Hang on a second. Let me gather my thoughts. [07:46] ---     You're Tomozaki, right? [07:48] ---     We're in the same class. [07:50] ---     You're nanashi?! [07:52] ---     Um... yeah. [07:54] ---     And you're NO NAME? [07:57] ---     This sucks. [07:59] ---     Huh? [08:00] ---     I don't want to believe that nanashi     is really some dead-end loser. [08:09] ---     I have got to stop getting so carried away     when it comes to Tackfam! [08:13] ---     Sorry? [08:14] ---     It's nothing. Sorry. [08:17] ---     Okay, so maybe I startled you. [08:19] ---     Still, it's not unusual to have     different personas in school and out. [08:23] ---     Don't you agree? [08:24] ---     Well... [08:25] ---     Oh, but now that you've seen me     like this... it doesn't matter. [08:29] ---     Um... [08:31] ---     Finding out that you're NO NAME was...     surprising, I guess? [08:35] ---     Well, I'm disappointed. [08:37] ---     To think nanashi, the one person I respected, [08:41] ---     is really a rock-bottom loser     who's given up on life. [08:46] ---     I... [08:47] ---     Was all that really necessary?! [08:50] ---     Hey, it's the truth. [08:52] ---     Even so... some truths can go unsaid! [08:57] ---     It's rude to be so blunt to     someone you hardly know. [09:02] ---     That's... That's all I meant. [09:05] ---     Yeah, it was rude, sure. I apologize for that. [09:09] ---     But I'd say your outfit is plenty rude. [09:13] ---     People can wear whatever they want! [09:15] ---     There's a minimum standard     when you're meeting people. [09:19] ---     Look at you: [09:20] ---     dirt-caked sneakers, [09:22] ---     jeans with tattered hems, [09:24] ---     shirt full of wrinkles... [09:26] ---     Did you even consider     fixing that bedhead of yours? [09:30] ---     Still, for me to be saying     all this is indeed rude. [09:34] ---     I apologize again: I'm sorry. [09:38] ---     I don't feel like discussing Tackfam anymore. [09:40] ---     Later, nanashi. [09:44] ---     Hang on a sec. [09:46] ---     What now? [09:47] ---     Someone like you with high initial stats [09:50] ---     has no idea where I'm coming from. [09:53] ---     Life is unbalanced. It's a garbage game! [09:57] ---     A bottom-tier character like me--     awkward, ridiculed for everything, [10:00] ---     no confidence in his communication skills... [10:02] ---     There's no way I can win     against top-tier characters like you! [10:06] ---     Life has no rules. [10:08] ---     You work hard, but get nowhere.     There's no right answers. [10:11] ---     It's a garbage game. [10:12] ---     I despise normies like you,     with your rich offline lives! [10:17] ---     You and your baseless self-confidence, [10:18] ---     going around in packs and pretending it's fun! [10:21] ---     I'm not confident at all--     even if I have reason to be. [10:25] ---     I feel alone even in groups.     Can't have fun like that. [10:28] ---     This way of life--it's in my bones. [10:31] ---     This is me. [10:33] ---     But I'm fine with that. [10:35] ---     I'm fine with my loner life, fun in its own way. [10:39] ---     So don't force your values on me! [10:43] ---     Sure sounds like sour grapes to me. [10:45] ---     What the hell? [10:46] ---     You hate rich offline lives? [10:49] ---     I mean, it'd make sense if you knew     the joys of a normie life. [10:53] ---     But you've never even had a taste, have you? [10:57] ---     Like I said: sour grapes. [10:59] ---     Life's a garbage game? [11:01] ---     You lost, and you're blaming the game.     Aren't you ashamed? [11:04] ---     No effort, no reflection... [11:07] ---     You're not fit to be called a gamer. [11:12] ---     I get what you're trying to say, but... [11:14] ---     You can't... [11:17] ---     You can't change characters in real life. [11:19] ---     "Change characters"? [11:21] ---     If I were a top-tier character like you--     attractive, smart, athletic-- [11:26] ---     I'd be doing a little better. [11:28] ---     But... [11:31] ---     Come with me. [11:39] ---     What the...? [11:39] ---     "Super Attack Families" [11:40] ---     How... how did this happen? [11:48] ---     Oh! Um... hello. [11:51] ---     Are... are you Aoi's... younger sister? [11:54] ---     Older sister? [11:56] ---     Well? [11:57] ---     Yes...? [11:58] ---     Like, what, a C-plus, maybe? [12:01] ---     Huh? [12:02] ---     It's me. Aoi Hinami. [12:04] ---     What?! [12:06] ---     I took my makeup off. [12:08] ---     You don't have to act that surprised. [12:11] ---     You were talking about differences     in characters, right? [12:13] ---     Do you get it now? [12:15] ---     A little effort and you can do a lot     with your appearance stats. [12:18] ---     W-Well, yeah, but still... [12:21] ---     I can't wear makeup--I'm a guy. [12:23] ---     And my face is what it is. [12:26] ---     That's a bottom-tier character for you. [12:28] ---     You don't understand anything, do you. [12:31] ---     Listen, a person's appearance     comes down to two things: [12:35] ---     expression and posture. [12:37] ---     But your base facial structure... [12:40] ---     Not a big deal. [12:43] ---     Watch this. [12:45] ---     Expression! [12:46] ---     And... posture! [12:49] ---     Whoa. [12:50] ---     You can get pretty close to normie-level looks [12:52] ---     just by perfecting these two elements. [12:56] ---     Don't assume my base stats are high.     They're not. [12:59] ---     I've lived my life as an ordinary person-- [13:01] ---     heck, as someone even less than ordinary. [13:04] ---     At least through grade school, anyway. [13:07] ---     So I can say this with conviction: [13:09] ---     You can gain communication skills     and confidence, with effort. [13:13] ---     That's the thing. [13:15] ---     I've gotten through so much on effort alone. [13:17] ---     But I just couldn't reach nanashi     in Tackfam, no matter what. [13:22] ---     So I considered nanashi to be     more capable of effort than I was, [13:27] ---     and I respected him. [13:30] ---     And yet... [13:31] ---     In the game of life, this same nanashi [13:34] ---     wasn't just losing--he was barely even fighting. [13:37] ---     He was a jerk, and all he did     was keep running away. [13:40] ---     And that absolutely infuriates me. [13:43] ---     It's horrible! Unforgivable! [13:45] ---     If the person who's beating me     is a worthless jerk, [13:47] ---     doesn't that make me worthless, too? [13:54] ---     Life's not unreasonable or unbalanced. [13:57] ---     The game of life may look like it has no rules, [14:00] ---     but it has a beautiful structure consisting of [14:03] ---     many simple rules in combination. [14:06] ---     Life is the ultimate godly game. [14:09] ---     Fumiya Tomozaki--no: nanashi. [14:12] ---     I'll teach you the rules of this game,     one by one. [14:17] ---     And you will play it like you mean it! [14:23] ---     I consider life to be a garbage game, [14:26] ---     so I can't say you're especially convincing. [14:30] ---     I see. [14:32] ---     But I agree that making no effort     and blaming the game for your loss [14:37] ---     is a gamer's greatest shame. [14:39] ---     There's nothing I hate more. [14:42] ---     Oh? How very nanashi of you. [14:44] ---     And you're NO NAME--the only player I respect. [14:50] ---     I watch you play and I can see all     the effort and hard work you put in. [14:51] ---     "Super Attack Families" [14:56] ---     But it's probably not the same. [14:59] ---     We can't understand one another. [15:02] ---     There's one thing I want to ask you. [15:04] ---     You said life is a god-tier game, right? [15:06] ---     Tell me: Exactly how god-tier is it? [15:09] ---     Well, as far as I can tell,     it's way up there in first place. [15:13] ---     I knew it. [15:15] ---     People who say life's a god-tier game     just look down on all other games. [15:20] ---     Life alone gets its own special perspective. [15:23] ---     They only compare life to a game     after they've snubbed all the rest. [15:29] ---     Yeah--first place. [15:31] ---     Life comes in first place by a mile.     Right alongside Tackfam. [15:36] ---     I probably should have said     life is the better game, [15:41] ---     but it's a god-tier game tied     with Tackfam for first place. [15:45] ---     Disappointed? [15:46] ---     You're the Tackfam master, after all. [15:47] ---     "Super Attack Families" [15:49] ---     Maybe there's no point in playing two games     that are equally engaging. [15:54] ---     It's not that--I never thought I'd say this,     but I'm moved. [15:59] ---     Rats. I messed up. [16:01] ---     I should have offered you something     with more merit than Tackfam. [16:06] ---     I really must do something about     my habit of getting carried away [16:08] ---     when it comes to that game... [16:10] ---     I'd been playing Tackfam entirely for myself. SIGN    "398 - Nameless Fighter: Fought nanashi last night and ate four straight. He's too good" "399 - Nameless Fighter: Oh, nanashi? Well, yeah" [16:15] ---     I was good enough to be called awesome online, [16:17] ---     but I got no recognition from anyone around me. [16:20] ---     I kept giving my time     to Tackfam and got results. [16:24] ---     I don't need anyone's approval IRL. [16:27] ---     I believe Tackfam is a god-tier game--     and that's enough. [16:32] ---     That's what I really thought. [16:34] ---     But now that Aoi Hinami,     who knows life better than anyone, [16:38] ---     is telling me that it's a game     that's just as engaging as Tackfam, [16:42] ---     I feel like my efforts     have finally been recognized. [16:48] ---     Sure, I'm being contradictory. [16:51] ---     I mean, life is a garbage game,     and Tackfam is god-tier. [16:53] ---     "Super Attack Families" [16:55] ---     And yet... [16:57] ---     The effort I put in solely for myself     that no one would acknowledge-- [17:02] ---     it's found enormous affirmation here,     in Aoi Hinami's words. [17:07] ---     Life is a god-tier game. [17:09] ---     If what you're saying is true... [17:12] ---     Yes? [17:15] ---     Then the gamer in me wants to play. [17:17] ---     Oh, so you believe me now? [17:20] ---     Not entirely, no. [17:22] ---     But you can't tell if a game is godly     or garbage without playing it. [17:29] ---     So I'll give it a shot and see for myself. [17:32] ---     That's what a gamer would do. [17:33] ---     That's our nanashi! [17:35] ---     Tell me the rules of this game we call "life." [17:39] ---     Let's see... [17:41] ---     Life's a game with a lot of freedom. [17:43] ---     What's the first thing that happens     in a game with that much freedom? [17:48] ---     Um... [17:50] ---     Character creation? [17:54] ---     HEXactly! [17:55] ---     Um, what was that-- "HEXactly"? [18:00] ---     The first thing you do in life     is character creation. [18:03] ---     No, before that. [18:05] ---     What are you talking about?     You're imagining things. [18:08] ---     Those are for you. [18:10] ---     Masks? [18:11] ---     We'll discuss this further over lunch. [18:18] ---     Ready? Now watch this. [18:21] ---     This is my pretty-mode mouth. [18:24] ---     And this is with pretty mode off. [18:27] ---     Oho... [18:28] ---     Simply raising the corners of one's mouth [18:29] ---     can really change that at-a-glance impression. [18:32] ---     From now on, you'll wear a mask at all times-- [18:35] ---     mealtimes excepted. [18:37] ---     And under that mask... [18:39] ---     you will go about your life smiling ear to ear. [18:42] ---     Train your mimic muscles and your     mouth-corners will begin to turn up naturally. [18:47] ---     Ah. [18:48] ---     Here you are. [18:51] ---     And starting next week, [18:53] ---     we'll meet in Sewing Room 2 in the old school     30 minutes before and after classes [18:57] ---     to go over your tasks for the day     and review your performance. [19:02] ---     If we're going do this,     we're going to do this right. [19:04] ---     Going to do this right, huh...? [19:09] ---     She's a fellow gamer, all right. [19:15] ---     Oh, I nearly forgot. [19:17] ---     This was technically an offline meeting     between NO NAME and nanashi, right? [19:22] ---     Yeah, I guess so. [19:24] ---     What's wrong? [19:25] ---     You know... [19:27] ---     Since we met offline and all... [19:29] ---     Hmm? What about it? [19:32] ---     Ugh, jeez! [19:34] ---     Don't you get it? [19:36] ---     We're supposed to exchange Tackfam friend codes! [19:40] ---     That's what! [19:41] ---     Oh. [19:42] ---     "Tomozaki" [19:51] ---     What are you doing, Fumiya? [19:54] ---     You're creepy enough as it is. [19:56] ---     Try not to get any creepier, will you? [19:59] ---     I'm the one you're embarrassing at school. [20:09] ---     "Sewing Room 2" [20:14] ---     A first day to remember! [20:17] ---     What do you think? Not a bad atmosphere, eh? [20:19] ---     Yeah... like an abandoned building. [20:22] ---     As of today, you are a player     in the game called "life." [20:28] ---     Now, every game has goals. [20:32] ---     Your ultimate goal: [20:33] ---     "Ultimate Goal     To be as satisfied with offline life as I am" [20:34] ---     To be as satisfied with offline life as I am. [20:37] ---     Isn't, uh... isn't that a little too hard? [20:40] ---     In order to reach this ultimate goal, [20:43] ---     you'll need medium and small goals, too. [20:47] ---     This is exactly what I do     when training for Tackfam. [20:50] ---     There's our nanashi! That'll save us some time. [20:54] ---     First, a small goal: [20:57] ---     Get a family member or close friend SIGN    "Small Goal Get a family member or friend to ask, 'Do you have a girlfriend?'" [20:59] ---     to ask if you have a girlfriend. [21:02] ---     Sorry? [21:03] ---     "You're practically glowing these days" [21:05] ---     and "For a second, I didn't even     recognize you" are also acceptable. [21:08] ---     Just get a third party to notice that your     appearance and/or vibe has improved. [21:14] ---     Y-Yeah, all right. [21:15] ---     Next, a medium goal. [21:17] ---     As a rule, the tasks I give you     will be toward this goal. [21:22] ---     It's the most important one. [21:24] ---     Medium goal: [21:25] ---     "Medium Goal     Have a girlfriend before year 3" [21:26] ---     Have a girlfriend before starting     your third year of high school. [21:29] ---     What?! [21:31] ---     You'll be completing daily tasks     toward this goal. [21:34] ---     Today's task: SIGN    "Medium Goal Have a girlfriend before year 3" "Today's Task Talk to at least three girls at school" [21:36] ---     Talk to at least three girls at school. [21:39] ---     But... like... [21:40] ---     "Ultimate Goal     To be as satisfied with offline life as I am" [21:41] ---     These hurdles are starting out way too high! SIGN    "Small Goal Get a family member or friend to ask, 'Do you have a girlfriend?'" [21:44] ---     A bottom-tier character in the game of life [21:46] ---     would hardly be talking to any girls-- SIGN    "Medium Goal Have a girlfriend before year 3" "Today's Task Talk to at least three girls at school" [21:49] ---     having a girlfriend is out of the question! SIGN    "Medium Goal Have a girlfriend before year 3" "Today's Task Talk to at least three girls at school" [21:51] ---     It's an unreasonable ask! [21:54] ---     And yet... [21:56] ---     Aoi Hinami--NO NAME--is asking it     of me in all seriousness. [22:02] ---     In which case... [22:03] ---     I have no choice but to go through with it. [22:06] ---     To be honest, I'm more uneasy than anything. [22:21] ---     "Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki" E2 - It feels awesome to gain a bunch of levels after a battle 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.) [00:00] ---     "Sekitomo" [00:02] ---     Here at Sekitomo High, [00:04] ---     the girls can choose to wear     either a ribbon or a necktie. [00:07] ---     But there's an unspoken understanding     that the unpopular girls [00:11] ---     aren't allowed to wear neckties. [00:14] ---     Hinami's notes for today's task [00:16] ---     concerned who I should     speak to--and about what. [00:20] ---     Two of the girls were on Team Necktie. [00:24] ---     The first is your neighbor, Yuzu Izumi. [00:27] ---     The second sits next to you     in home ec: Minami Nanami. [00:31] ---     The third is all up to you. [00:34] ---     Now, as for what you should talk about... [00:42] ---     Um... Sorry, Izumi--got a second? [00:45] ---     Hmm? What is it? [00:46] ---     Er... do you have any tissue? [00:49] ---     I've got a cold, but I forgot to bring any. [00:52] ---     Oh, sure. Hang on. [00:55] ---     When you're talking to someone     you've never talked to before, [00:59] ---     you need a straightforward point of entry. [01:01] ---     Your cold is a great in--you're     wearing a mask and everything. [01:06] ---     Ooh, sorry! I don't have any after all. [01:09] ---     N-No, no, that's totally fine. [01:12] ---     Hey, Kikuchi, do you have any tissue? [01:14] ---     I sure do. [01:15] ---     Huh?! [01:16] ---     Here. [01:18] ---     Here you go! [01:19] ---     Th-Thanks. [01:22] ---     Erika! [01:23] ---     That discontinued eyeshadow     you were telling me about? [01:24] ---     Um... [01:26] ---     I can't find it anywhere. [01:27] ---     Thanks. [01:28] ---     Sure. [01:29] ---     This is Fuka Kikuchi. [01:31] ---     I wonder if this conversation counts. [01:38] ---     Tomozaki? [01:39] ---     Wh-What is it? [01:41] ---     Um... why are you grinning? [01:44] ---     Ah! It's just, uh, my teeth hurt! [01:46] ---     That was a grimace! [01:48] ---     Oh, is that what it was? [01:50] ---     Poke-ity, poke, poke! [02:08] ---     "Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki" [03:26] ---     "Lv. 2: It feels awesome to gain     a bunch of levels after a battle" [03:30] ---     And one more thing: [03:32] ---     When you talk to these girls,     make sure I'm nearby. [03:36] ---     Just in case anything happens. [03:38] ---     Next up is Minami Nanami. [03:41] ---     She's in the track-and-field club with Hinami-- [03:44] ---     another class darling. [03:47] ---     "Home Economics" [03:51] ---     Nanami's here, but not Hinami. [03:54] ---     Which means I can lay low for now. [03:57] ---     This isn't me getting cold feet-- [04:00] ---     I'm just following Hinami's instructions. [04:03] ---     What gives, Tomozaki? You're here early! [04:05] ---     What the hell?! [04:06] ---     I can't very well ignore her     now that she's talked to me. [04:09] ---     Maybe if I tell her the real     reason I got here so early-- [04:10] ---     Hellooo? [04:13] ---     I came early to talk to you! [04:16] ---     Say what? [04:18] ---     That'd be way too creepy! I'd be dead meat! [04:21] ---     What's wrong? Earth to Tomozaki! [04:21] ---     What do I do? How do I respond?! [04:25] ---     Oh, uh... no reason. [04:27] ---     No reason, huh? Well, yeah, sure. I get that. [04:31] ---     Now what? [04:33] ---     The conversation's started--     I've got to keep it going. [04:38] ---     Isn't it fantastic, though? [04:40] ---     Hmm? What is? [04:42] ---     I mean, I gave you this     dead-end "No reason" reply, [04:46] ---     and you still responded with "I get that." [04:48] ---     And it's like, isn't it great how     teenage girls can be so empathetic? [04:55] ---     Um... never mind. Sorry. [05:00] ---     What the heck, Tomozaki?     What are you, some old fart? [05:04] ---     N-no, it's just that--     young women these days-- [05:07] ---     But you're young, too! [05:10] ---     No, I was just... [05:12] ---     Look, teenage girls nowadays use "sick"     to mean all kinds of things, right? [05:17] ---     In the same way, empathy is like     this theme with teenage girls, and-- [05:21] ---     Stop! You sound like you're     on a talk show--just stop! [05:25] ---     What's going on, Minmi? [05:27] ---     Oh, Tama! [05:29] ---     Our itty-bitty Tama! [05:31] ---     Cut that out! I asked you a question! [05:34] ---     Well, Tomozaki here was     talking like some old man. [05:37] ---     Now what did he say again? [05:38] ---     No clue. Pass! [05:40] ---     You there! Uh... Tomozaki, was it? [05:43] ---     Explain! [05:44] ---     Huh?! [05:45] ---     Good luck, Tomozaki! [05:46] ---     What--? "Good luck"? [05:48] ---     Um, well, the thing is-- [05:49] ---     What's everyone all worked up about? [05:51] ---     Hey, Nakamu, check this out!     Tomozaki is hilarious! [05:55] ---     Oh? He is, is he? [05:59] ---     So what is it? [06:00] ---     Tell us all about it, Tomozaki. [06:01] ---     It's just, um... [06:03] ---     Nanami said I got here early, [06:06] ---     to which I replied, "No reason," [06:08] ---     and she said, "I get that." [06:10] ---     And when I said I was impressed by     the empathy of teenage girls today, [06:14] ---     Nanami started laughing. [06:17] ---     Right, right! [06:18] ---     And? [06:20] ---     Is that it? [06:21] ---     Yeah. [06:23] ---     That's not funny at all. Right? [06:25] ---     Nope! Not in the slightest. [06:27] ---     Seriously? All three of you     have a busted sense of humor. [06:31] ---     No, dude, you're the weirdo. [06:33] ---     What? Nakamu, you meanie! [06:35] ---     What's so weird about me, huh? [06:37] ---     Hey! Are you listening to me? Nakamu! [06:39] ---     Let's put it to a vote, then: [06:41] ---     Who thinks Mimimi was the weird one here? [06:43] ---     Me! [06:44] ---     That's three votes. [06:46] ---     Okay, who thinks I'm the weirdo? [06:48] ---     Me! [06:49] ---     Me, me, me! Me, me, me, me, me! [06:51] ---     Natsubayashi's been     acting strange all this time. [06:51] ---     Say it all you want--it won't change anything. [06:54] ---     What even is this? What's happening? [06:57] ---     I'm not too sure myself, but if     Natsubayashi's the only one not voting, [07:00] ---     it's going to get real uncomfortable. [07:02] ---     Then I won't vote, either. [07:05] ---     Me! [07:07] ---     Put me down with Mimimi here. [07:09] ---     Nobody asked you, Aoi. [07:12] ---     What? Why not? I was listening,     too, you know. [07:15] ---     I mean, c'mon, Shuji... [07:17] ---     You're the one who lost to Tomozaki in Tackfam. [07:26] ---     Just 'cause you're still salty doesn't mean     you can pick on him like this. [07:29] ---     Petty much? [07:30] ---     No wonder Shimano dumped you. [07:33] ---     "Younger guys are sooo not worth it." [07:36] ---     Ha! [07:39] ---     You sound just like her! [07:41] ---     Hey! [07:42] ---     Shut up, dammit! [07:46] ---     Tch... [07:49] ---     Okay, so that's two votes: me and Mimimi. [07:52] ---     Who else? [07:53] ---     I vote for Nakamura, too. [07:55] ---     Hey, that's playing dirty! [07:58] ---     And so does Tama! [08:00] ---     We have four votes! So Shuji's the one     with the weird sense of humor. [08:04] ---     Thanks for playing, Nakamu! [08:05] ---     Tch. Guess there's no arguing     with a majority vote. [08:08] ---     Now, you'll be wanting revenge. [08:10] ---     Why not challenge Tomozaki in Tackfam again? [08:13] ---     All right, fine! [08:15] ---     Just you wait, Tomozaki. [08:17] ---     Oh, uh, yeah. Sounds good. [08:23] ---     And then he turned into,     like, a total yikes-fest... [08:25] ---     Thanks for that, Aoi. [08:27] ---     You were really cool! [08:30] ---     Don't mention it, Hanabi. [08:32] ---     I was just about to ruin everything again. [08:35] ---     Yeah, your face is like an open book. [08:38] ---     Great job out there, Tama! [08:40] ---     You did good, kid! [08:44] ---     Whoa, Minmi! Not there! [08:48] ---     H-Hey, c'mon! Stop that, Minmi! [08:49] ---     Would you prefer here? [08:50] ---     What in the...? [08:51] ---     Hey, Mimimi, this is too much! [08:54] ---     Hmm... I didn't expect to hear that from you. [08:57] ---     Hah! [08:59] ---     H-Hey, now! [09:01] ---     Let's see here... isn't our Aoi ticklish [09:04] ---     right... about... here? [09:08] ---     S-Stop that, Mimimi! [09:11] ---     What? What? What? What?! [09:19] ---     Now do you give up? [09:20] ---     Man! I really am no match for you. [09:23] ---     Hey! [09:25] ---     Enough of your sexual harassment! [09:26] ---     Still as stuck on Aoi as ever, I see. [09:29] ---     No, I am not! [09:31] ---     Still... I wanted to thank you, too, Minmi. [09:35] ---     For what? Gee, you sure say     some complicated stuff sometimes. [09:41] ---     Try me again tama-rrow! [09:42] ---     Forget all that! Just let me thank you! [09:46] ---     Um... Hinami? [09:50] ---     You really saved my skin     back there. Thanks. [09:53] ---     No biggie! [09:55] ---     You know, Tomozaki,     you're funnier than I thought. [09:58] ---     I was in the background listening and laughing! [10:00] ---     It was like he was on some kinda talk show! [10:05] ---     It wasn't that funny, Nanami. [10:07] ---     Sorry, sorry! Oh, and you can call me "Mimimi." [10:10] ---     Huh?! [10:11] ---     I think our teachers are the only     ones left who call her "Nanami." [10:15] ---     What about you, Hanabi? [10:17] ---     Whatever. [10:19] ---     So... "Tama"? [10:20] ---     Um, why "Tama," anyway? [10:24] ---     Your name's Hanabi Natsubayashi, right? [10:26] ---     'Cause we say "Tamaya!" when     we see great fireworks--AKA hanabi! [10:31] ---     And it's cute. Like her! [10:33] ---     Right! You're fine with it, right, Tama? [10:35] ---     Tama! [10:36] ---     Don't mess around with people's names! [10:41] ---     You know how I was teasing Nakamura earlier? [10:41] ---     "Sewing Room 2" [10:43] ---     That had to be done. [10:46] ---     It did? [10:47] ---     He's really holding a grudge     against you for his Tackfam defeat. [10:52] ---     Enough that people are tiptoeing around it. [10:54] ---     He's a key member of our class, [10:56] ---     so if he's rude to you,     you'll wind up on shaky ground. [11:00] ---     "Ultimate Goal     To be as satisfied with offline life as I am" [11:00] ---     And that's bad news if     you want to be successful IRL. [11:03] ---     So we had to set off his emotion-bomb     as soon as we could. [11:08] ---     "Set off"? [11:09] ---     Yeah--just by saying it out loud in front     of everyone and making it into a joke. [11:15] ---     You make it sound easy, but... [11:17] ---     Most likely I'm the only one     who could have pulled it off. [11:20] ---     No one else has the guts. [11:22] ---     Yikes. She's fairly terrifying. [11:25] ---     In any case, you were a big help. Thanks. [11:28] ---     Sure thing. [11:29] ---     Anything else you might have     picked up on today? [11:32] ---     That I'm an awful conversationalist, maybe? [11:35] ---     Like, I don't know the right things to say. [11:37] ---     But the home ec room     got pretty lively, didn't it? [11:41] ---     For someone just starting out, I'd say     today's field practice was a huge success. [11:45] ---     Seriously?! [11:46] ---     But you totally whiffed the rest of it. [11:49] ---     First Kikuchi sees you grinning under your mask, [11:52] ---     then you blow your nose without     even trying to be discreet. [11:55] ---     You're the lowest of the low. [11:57] ---     You could be at the earth's core,     and that still wouldn't be low enough! [12:00] ---     Hinami's carrot-stick swapping     is giving me whiplash. [12:03] ---     Any other concerns? [12:06] ---     Let me see... [12:08] ---     That thing with Tama. [12:10] ---     She seemed kind of off. [12:13] ---     Ah. She's extremely stubborn--     or sincere, perhaps. [12:17] ---     She won't go along with a     certain mood just to get along. [12:20] ---     Mimimi and I really like that about her, [12:24] ---     but she's a bad match for people like Nakamura, [12:27] ---     who wind up controlling     the conversational tone. [12:31] ---     They've had their little spats. [12:33] ---     I'm sure Nakamura means no ill will-- [12:36] ---     he just wants her to go with the flow for once. [12:39] ---     Aha. Sounds like a real pain. [12:42] ---     If only Mimimi or I could     always be with her, but we can't. [12:47] ---     It's tough. [12:48] ---     Well, I think that's about enough for today. [12:51] ---     Tomorrow we'll start correcting     your posture, so come ready! [13:01] ---     "Today's Task Posture" [13:01] ---     Your mind and body are linked. [13:04] ---     Improving your posture will     change your timid state of mind. [13:07] ---     Uh, like this? [13:09] ---     Yep. Nice. [13:13] ---     Wh-Wh-What are you--? [13:15] ---     Checking your muscles. [13:17] ---     Can you chill? I'm just touching your butt. [13:20] ---     Now step away from the wall. [13:22] ---     R-Right. [13:23] ---     This is kind of hard. [13:26] ---     You're using muscles that you don't usually use. [13:29] ---     From now on, whenever you're     standing, stand like that. [13:32] ---     Whenever I'm standing, huh? [13:33] ---     And you can take off the mask. [13:36] ---     But keep practicing! [13:37] ---     Now for an additional task: [13:37] ---     "Today's Task Posture" [13:40] ---     Talk to me and someone with me--     Mimimi, Hanabi, a guy in my circle-- [13:45] ---     several times over the course of the day. [13:48] ---     You'll keep doing this every day this week. [13:48] ---     "Today's Task     Posture; join in conversations (all this week)" [13:51] ---     Again, you make it sound so easy. [13:54] ---     Hey! Posture! [13:58] ---     And this medium goal here... [14:01] ---     "Have a girlfriend before     starting year 3"... right? [14:05] ---     This'll also help lay the groundwork for that. [14:07] ---     I want to see the reactions of these girls     you talk to and the conversational mood [14:11] ---     before deciding on the next steps: [14:14] ---     Who should you be getting close to? [14:16] ---     What should you be practicing? [14:18] ---     You've thought about all that? [14:20] ---     Of course I have! [14:22] ---     When you're entering a boss battle, [14:24] ---     it's common sense to check if your level's     high enough to handle them, right? [14:29] ---     True enough. [14:30] ---     Using game metaphors makes me     realize we're on the same page. [14:34] ---     Today I'm heading home with Hashiguchi,     Matsumoto, and Mimimi. [14:39] ---     Make sure you join in our conversation. [14:41] ---     You still doing strength training? [14:42] ---     Oh, yeah. [14:44] ---     And not just during club meetings, either! [14:46] ---     What are you working on? [14:47] ---     Pretty much everything. [14:49] ---     So, uh, does that include the butt muscles? [14:54] ---     The butt? [14:57] ---     Oh, I'm working on my butt, too! [14:59] ---     Seriously? [15:00] ---     Like, with at-home training? [15:02] ---     Yeah--you know. [15:03] ---     So the secret to Aoi's sizzling physique [15:06] ---     is all in her butt muscles! [15:09] ---     Sorry about that. [15:10] ---     And thanks. [15:11] ---     Don't worry about it. [15:13] ---     Now, just to let you know: [15:15] ---     You and Mimimi are both getting off at Kitayono. [15:18] ---     What?! [15:19] ---     No running away.     Hang in there and do it right! [15:23] ---     I didn't know you lived in Kitayono, too. [15:27] ---     Uh... yeah. [15:29] ---     Why are you so nervous? [15:30] ---     Y-You sure have a lot of energy, Mimimi. [15:33] ---     Right? [15:34] ---     I intend to live my life with nothing     but energy and a smile on my face! [15:38] ---     I'm not sure if that's amazing or rough. [15:42] ---     Why rough? [15:43] ---     I mean, there have to be times when     you can't be all smiling and bubbly. [15:47] ---     That's when you need a smile the most! [15:49] ---     Or hard times'll be that much harder. [15:52] ---     Oh, right. Hinami was saying that     the mind and body are linked. [15:56] ---     Well! Don't you two sound buddy-buddy! [15:58] ---     Huh?! Um, n-no! [16:00] ---     Y'know, I've been wondering... [16:02] ---     Yeah? [16:04] ---     Give it to me straight, Tomozaki. [16:05] ---     Something fishy's going on     between you and Ao, right? [16:08] ---     "Fishy"?! [16:09] ---     You've been giving each other     all these looks lately-- [16:13] ---     so what's the scoop? [16:14] ---     There's no scoop! [16:15] ---     As if Aoi Hinami would have     anything to do with the likes of me! [16:20] ---     That's true! [16:21] ---     You agreed a little too quickly. [16:24] ---     Good one! Y'know, you can be     pretty funny sometimes, Tomozaki. [16:27] ---     Oh, hush. [16:28] ---     You should let your fun side shine!     You're always so glum. [16:33] ---     That's none of your business. [16:35] ---     Besides, I'm fine not having fun all the time. [16:40] ---     Huh! What do you mean? [16:41] ---     Well... how can I put this... [16:44] ---     Like, fun isn't always the right answer...     or something. [16:47] ---     For example, I like Tackfam, right? [16:50] ---     And you're super good at it, too, I hear. [16:52] ---     So? What about it? [16:54] ---     Well, it's like... I don't play Tackfam     because I want to have fun; [16:59] ---     I play my very best     because I like Tackfam itself. [17:01] ---     The fun is just a bonus. [17:05] ---     Huh. You might be a little     like Tama in that respect. [17:10] ---     Like Tama? [17:11] ---     She won't bend--or she won't     let herself be bent. [17:15] ---     Like... even in a situation where     she'd have more fun if she did bend, [17:20] ---     she won't, unless she's okay with it all. [17:22] ---     And that's awesome!     I totally respect her for that! [17:25] ---     With me, it's like, "Always be bending!" [17:27] ---     I bend this way and that, even bending     over backwards to make things fun. [17:31] ---     What do you think? Is that admirable? [17:33] ---     I-I had no idea. [17:35] ---     I'm actually a young maiden     with lots of worries. [17:38] ---     Though my worries are small     potatoes compared to Tama's. [17:42] ---     Yeah, that Tama... [17:44] ---     She does seem to have it rough. [17:46] ---     Right? [17:47] ---     Which is why I, flexible as I am,     am trying to protect her. [17:51] ---     I see. So you support each other. [17:54] ---     Yes, that's right: mutual support! [17:56] ---     Though I guess you could say     I'm doing most of the supporting. [18:02] ---     Well, I'm down here. See you later! [18:04] ---     Oh, uh, yeah. Later. [18:11] ---     Looks like you did well. [18:13] ---     It was a topic even I could handle, [18:15] ---     and Mimimi just kept up the energy level. [18:17] ---     Maybe so. [18:19] ---     Still, you seem to be good     at speaking your mind. [18:23] ---     Isn't everybody? [18:26] ---     Not necessarily. [18:28] ---     Take Mimimi. [18:29] ---     Minami is super flexible. [18:31] ---     Is she good at saying what's on her mind? [18:34] ---     Okay! [18:35] ---     I get it: Mimimi'd be good at     agreeing with those around her. [18:40] ---     And Hanabi. [18:41] ---     Now, she'd have no problem     speaking her mind. [18:43] ---     No! [18:44] ---     I can see that. [18:46] ---     You've talked with different types of people. [18:48] ---     Have you met anyone else like her? [18:50] ---     Now that you mention it... [18:53] ---     So it's actually difficult to just     come out and say what's on your mind. [18:58] ---     Which is why this is, in some sense, [18:59] ---     your weapon, your strong point,     your killer technique! [19:03] ---     If you ever find yourself in trouble, [19:05] ---     you can rely on that skill. [19:07] ---     I see... [19:09] ---     Anything else you noticed in the course     of boosting your conversational XP? [19:13] ---     Let me see... [19:15] ---     What I noticed was the division     of conversational roles. [19:21] ---     Check this out! I was in our     club meeting yesterday, right? [19:24] ---     Mimimi always starts with phrases like     "Check this out!" or "So yesterday?" [19:30] ---     In other words, she introduces new topics. [19:33] ---     Oh, yeah! That happened to me once. [19:37] ---     Then there's someone who     expands on the topic. [19:40] ---     You're often the one who     fills that role in this group. [19:44] ---     Though everyone in the     conversation builds on the topic, [19:48] ---     it's mostly a select few members, like you     or Mimimi, who start something new. [19:54] ---     In short, for a conversation to go smoothly, [19:57] ---     you need two things: [19:59] ---     to introduce new topics and     to expand on existing topics. [20:02] ---     HEXactly! [20:04] ---     Now you just have to think about     how to get good at those two aspects! [20:09] ---     Waaait, wait, wait, wait.     That's twice you've said "hexactly"! [20:13] ---     What is that? [20:17] ---     She clammed up. [20:19] ---     Well, now that I've said it twice... I give up. [20:22] ---     It's a habit of mine. [20:23] ---     "Go Go Oinko" [20:24] ---     A line from a retro game I liked     when I was little, Go Go Oinko. [20:29] ---     It makes you think it's just     some character spin-off, [20:32] ---     but it had a proper story and everything, [20:34] ---     with an "is fighting justified?" theme. [20:36] ---     But setting all that aside, kids really     went wild for its unique game world. [20:41] ---     And those adorable characters! [20:42] ---     It was really a fantastic piece of work! [20:44] ---     That's so correct, I think     I've been hexed! Hexactly! [20:46] ---     Oh, Oinko! [20:48] ---     I remember now. So you're a fan? [20:51] ---     You know Oinko?! I expected     nothing less from Japan's top gamer! [20:54] ---     Hardly anyone's heard of it--     and it was so famous, too! [21:01] ---     Let's get back on topic. [21:05] ---     To improve your conversational skills, [21:06] ---     "Introduce new topics"     "Expand on topics" [21:08] ---     practice introducing new topics     and expanding on the topic at hand. [21:11] ---     Just those two. [21:16] ---     Here. [21:17] ---     Flashcards? [21:21] ---     "Nakajima in group 1:     The little-brother story" [21:25] ---     "The scene I laughed at     in ep. 3 of 'My Secret Father'" [21:28] ---     "Matsumoto in group 2:     The strength-training story" [21:31] ---     You memorized these topics? [21:35] ---     That way, you'll never run out     of things to talk about. [21:38] ---     You can have this, too. [21:40] ---     A pocket recorder? [21:41] ---     I've recorded our entire     conversation here today. [21:45] ---     What?! [21:47] ---     Give it a listen. [21:48] ---     It's good to get a feel for how you talk. [21:51] ---     Y-Yeah, all right. [21:54] ---     Now, about our plans for Saturday. [21:57] ---     Huh? But we don't have school on Saturdays. [22:00] ---     All the more reason!     I have no club activities, either. [22:03] ---     We'll meet at Omiya Station at 11 AM. [22:07] ---     You'll be spending the day with me. E3 - When a girl's your first friend, life feels like a date for a while 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] ---     Sorry! [00:04] ---     I'm sorry I'm late. [00:06] ---     Hmm. [00:08] ---     Well, judging by your decent appearance,     you actually made an effort. [00:12] ---     I'll let it slide--this time. [00:15] ---     You've made some progress! [00:17] ---     Compared to our first offline meeting, that is. [00:21] ---     Oh, shut up. [00:23] ---     Listen, uh... [00:24] ---     What exactly is our goal here today? [00:27] ---     Hey, wait-- [00:29] ---     What's that look for? [00:47] ---     "Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki" [02:04] ---     "Lv. 3: When a girl's your first friend,     life feels like a date for a while" [02:05] ---     And so, [02:07] ---     today is all about hacks for     fashion-deprived folks like you, [02:09] ---     shortcuts to throwing together     a well-coordinated outfit. [02:12] ---     This is character creation, phase 2. [02:15] ---     Huh... [02:16] ---     Now, let's see. We'll start with... [02:19] ---     ...that. [02:21] ---     A mannequin? [02:22] ---     Right. Multiple employees put thought     into dressing that mannequin. [02:26] ---     Think of it as the store's billboard. [02:29] ---     Buy the entire outfit off a mannequin [02:32] ---     and you're basically borrowing     a pro's fashion sense. [02:35] ---     When you're new,     do what the old hands do. [02:39] ---     That's a cardinal rule of gaming, right? [02:41] ---     True enough. [02:42] ---     It happens in Tackfam, too. [02:44] ---     Sure does. Now: pick one. [02:47] ---     Jeez, just like that? I mean... [02:49] ---     I-It's not that easy. [02:55] ---     Okay... how about this? [03:01] ---     Hmm. That might work... [03:04] ---     Now go ask an employee     if you can try them on. [03:07] ---     T-Try them? You mean I can't     just buy this outfit as is? [03:10] ---     It's a matter of sizing. [03:16] ---     Hey, boss? What's our next outfit for this one? [03:19] ---     Why so nervous? [03:21] ---     Just say: "I'd like to try on     this mannequin's outfit." [03:25] ---     And make it snappy! [03:26] ---     R-Right. [03:27] ---     I'd like to try on that mannequin's outfit.     I'd like to try on that mannequin's outfit. [03:31] ---     Um, excuse me! [03:32] ---     Yes? Can I help you find something? [03:35] ---     Er, um, well... [03:38] ---     I'd like that mannequin! [03:40] ---     Huh? You... want to buy the mannequin? [03:42] ---     No! Well, yes, but... no, not exactly! [03:43] ---     Buying a mannequin. Give me a break. [03:48] ---     So what kind of training     are we going to do here? [03:48] ---     "Cheesefest" [03:51] ---     This is just lunch. [03:53] ---     We have some time before     your hair appointment. [03:55] ---     M-My hair appointment?! [03:56] ---     Keep your voice down. [03:58] ---     Oh. Sorry. [03:59] ---     Have you decided what     you're going to order? [04:02] ---     Let's see... Maybe the tomato-cheese     Hamburg steak combo. [04:06] ---     Yeah. That looks good, too. [04:09] ---     Hey, Fumiya Tomozaki. [04:12] ---     I have a proposal to make. [04:14] ---     Um... sure. [04:15] ---     Huh? [04:16] ---     I'll order this cheese-stuffed Hamburg     steak with Japanese-style sauce. [04:21] ---     We'll split that and your tomato-cheese     one and each share both. [04:25] ---     How does that sound? [04:29] ---     That's fine, but, uh... [04:32] ---     You must really like cheese. [04:35] ---     And why not? I can like whatever I want! [04:39] ---     Hey, did you listen to that pocket recorder? [04:42] ---     Yeah, I did. [04:44] ---     Notice anything? [04:46] ---     Yeah... [04:47] ---     My voice--or maybe the way I talk. [04:50] ---     It was totally different. [04:53] ---     Kind of surprised me. [04:55] ---     I just keep on mumbling on, huh. [04:57] ---     But if you heard it yourself,     noticed it, you can correct it. [05:01] ---     I... I can? [05:03] ---     You rely too much on words. [05:06] ---     On words? [05:07] ---     You chime in with different phrases     like, "I see" and "Oh, right," [05:13] ---     but always with the same tone. [05:16] ---     That's why it sounds like you're muttering. [05:19] ---     I see. [05:20] ---     Since you don't use facial     expressions or gestures, [05:23] ---     you aren't getting your emotions across. [05:25] ---     So here's a task for you: [05:26] ---     When giving conversational     feedback over lunch here, [05:30] ---     use only short, vowel-based utterances. [05:33] ---     Huh? Like what? [05:35] ---     Like this: [05:36] ---     Eh? [05:37] ---     Eek! [05:38] ---     Ooh... [05:39] ---     Whoa! [05:40] ---     Wow! [05:42] ---     You're good. [05:44] ---     With fewer words available for use, [05:45] ---     you'll have to convey your emotions     through expression, gestures, [05:48] ---     and tone of voice. [05:50] ---     And we'll start right now! [05:52] ---     Uh... uh-huh. [05:54] ---     Yep! Just like that. [05:56] ---     Yay. [05:58] ---     And why not act like an idiot? [06:00] ---     Eh? [06:01] ---     You're doing great. [06:02] ---     Maybe this could be your treat--as thanks. [06:04] ---     Hey! [06:05] ---     Sorry about the wait! [06:06] ---     First, the tomato-chee-- [06:08] ---     Huh? Tomo... zaki? [06:13] ---     Eh? [06:14] ---     Ki... Kikuchi? [06:18] ---     What? No way! Fuka? [06:21] ---     I didn't know you worked here! [06:23] ---     Um... yes. [06:24] ---     Hello, Hinami. [06:26] ---     Wow, what a coincidence! [06:30] ---     Here you go. [06:32] ---     Thanks. [06:33] ---     So you two are friends.     I didn't see that coming. [06:36] ---     Oh, yeah! It all started in home ec class. [06:41] ---     Uh... uh-huh. [06:42] ---     Is that so! [06:44] ---     Oh, pardon me! [06:47] ---     Take your time, now. Enjoy! [06:55] ---     That was a surprise. [06:56] ---     It certainly was. [06:58] ---     Still, all this time I've     been thinking: "Maybe..." [07:03] ---     "Maybe" what? [07:04] ---     And now I have my answer! [07:07] ---     Fuka Kikuchi. [07:09] ---     She'll be the first heroine     of your playthrough! [07:12] ---     Wait, what does that even mean?! [07:14] ---     Just what it sounds like. [07:15] ---     We'll work to make Fuka your girlfriend. [07:19] ---     G-G-G-Girlfriend?! [07:22] ---     She has the most promise of all     the girls you've spoken to so far. [07:27] ---     Remember when you tried     to bum a tissue off Yuzu? [07:31] ---     Yeah... [07:32] ---     Fuka had her tissues out     even before Yuzu asked. [07:37] ---     And that's reason enough?! [07:39] ---     If that were all, you might think     Fuka's just nice to everyone. [07:44] ---     But when she brought out our food,     she said your name first. [07:47] ---     Well, sure, it's not unusual     to say hi to a classmate. [07:51] ---     Even when I'm here? [07:53] ---     Huh? [07:53] ---     I'm kind of a big deal     at our school, you know. [07:58] ---     When I'm part of a group,     people greet me by name right off the bat. [08:04] ---     Wow. Confident much? [08:06] ---     Besides, wouldn't you normally greet     the person of your own gender first [08:09] ---     in a situation like this? [08:11] ---     That... might be true, yes. [08:14] ---     I don't know why, but she's     definitely interested in you. [08:18] ---     I-I don't even know if I like her--     and I have to make her my girlfriend? [08:24] ---     I think Fuka's really cute. What about you? [08:28] ---     Um, well... yeah, she's cute. [08:31] ---     There you go, then. [08:33] ---     You're interested because she's cute,     so you get involved [08:36] ---     and find out for sure if you really like her. [08:39] ---     What's so weird about that? [08:41] ---     Or would you rather... quit? [08:46] ---     Frankly, this all feels a little dishonest. [08:51] ---     I don't even know if I'll like her. [08:53] ---     But... [08:55] ---     I made up my mind to play     this game of life like I mean it. [08:59] ---     I'll do it! [09:02] ---     That's our nanashi! [09:04] ---     Now, then: Shall we eat? [09:06] ---     It's a little cold by now. [09:09] ---     Hey, how about we order dessert after? [09:13] ---     Dessert, huh? [09:14] ---     Oh... You want cheesecake, don't you? [09:20] ---     Ow! [09:20] ---     "Cheesefest"     "New York-Style Cheesecake" [09:20] ---     Wrong-o, buster. I want     New York-Style cheesecake. [09:28] ---     Amazing places, hair salons. [09:30] ---     Now even I look stylish. [09:32] ---     Hey. [09:34] ---     What are you doing? [09:36] ---     Oh, um... I was just... [09:38] ---     Listen, Fumiya... [09:42] ---     "Sewing Room 2" [09:45] ---     Morning, Hinami! [09:45] ---     Listen to this! [09:47] ---     What's all the fuss about     so early in the morning? [09:50] ---     I might have cleared my small goal! [09:53] ---     Oh, so somebody said something! [09:55] ---     Someone in your family? [09:56] ---     Yeah: my little sister, last night. [10:00] ---     Did you read a book on de-geekifying,     maybe finding some sex appeal? [10:03] ---     See? [10:05] ---     Yes. [10:06] ---     Well, you may have attained your goal... [10:11] ---     ...but you seem awfully pleased     by what your sister said. [10:13] ---     Hey, a goal cleared     is a goal cleared, right? [10:16] ---     Very well. SIGN    "Small Goal Get a family member or friend to ask, 'Do you have a girlfriend'" [10:18] ---     First goal: achieved. [10:22] ---     Congratulations! [10:24] ---     Good for you. [10:25] ---     Uh, thanks. [10:28] ---     But I'm just mimicking     a mannequin with my clothes, [10:31] ---     and my hair's all thanks to that salon. [10:33] ---     Yes, that's true. [10:35] ---     But you had the resolve     to trust me and do as I say. [10:40] ---     Your efforts to correct your expression     and posture are paying off, too. [10:45] ---     You may not have met this goal all on your own, [10:48] ---     but you did go after the results     with your own two hands. [10:52] ---     Give yourself some credit! [10:55] ---     Hinami... [11:00] ---     All right! [11:01] ---     Now for your next small goal: SIGN    "Small Goal Go somewhere with a girl from school (not me), just the 2 of you" [11:04] ---     Go somewhere with a girl     from school who isn't me-- [11:07] ---     just the two of you. [11:09] ---     What?! M-Me, out alone with a girl? [11:12] ---     Isn't that b-basically a d-d-d-date? [11:16] ---     Not even a middle-schooler would     say that--not in this day and age. [11:20] ---     Seriously? [11:21] ---     And with that, your task for today-- [11:24] ---     or actually, for every day this week: SIGN    "Have a girlfriend before starting year 3 Today's Task (every day this week) Talk to Yuzu Izumi at least 2x a day" [11:27] ---     Talk to Yuzu Izumi at least twice a day. [11:30] ---     Waaait, wait, wait! Why Izumi? [11:33] ---     I thought you said Kikuchi was     the heroine of this playthrough! [11:35] ---     Yeah, that's right. [11:37] ---     But real life isn't like a dating sim. [11:40] ---     "Affection UP" [11:41] ---     Raise your affection level with a given girl [11:43] ---     and it goes up with the other girls, too. [11:45] ---     "Possessiveness" [11:46] ---     It can also make them feel possessive-- [11:49] ---     and even improve your status as a male. [11:52] ---     B-But isn't that... [11:54] ---     It doesn't feel... sincere. [11:56] ---     Look, it's way too early for a loner     like you to be worrying about that. [12:01] ---     Save it for when you're in     a serious relationship. [12:07] ---     Fine. [12:09] ---     I'll talk to Izumi twice every day this week. [12:12] ---     Okay? [12:18] ---     Morning! [12:18] ---     Good morning. [12:19] ---     I'm so sleepy... [12:23] ---     Oh, um... Izumi? [12:26] ---     Eh? Tomozaki? What is it? [12:28] ---     What do you want? [12:29] ---     Our, uh, English translation assignment... [12:32] ---     You know, when that name "Marcus Pudi"     popped up out of nowhere? [12:37] ---     Wasn't that funny? [12:39] ---     Huh? "Marcus"...? [12:42] ---     I mean, I haven't done     the assignment yet, so... [12:45] ---     Oh. [12:47] ---     Oh, okay. [12:49] ---     Is that all? [12:50] ---     Um, yeah. Sorry. [12:53] ---     It's fine. [12:55] ---     Are we done here? [12:57] ---     Um, actually... [12:58] ---     Er... [13:00] ---     No, uh... it's nothing. [13:03] ---     Ah. [13:05] ---     What the hell was that? [13:07] ---     This is hopeless. [13:09] ---     What am I doing, getting all full of myself? SIGN    "You awake? I might be about 10 min. late to our meeting tomorrow morning in Sewing Room 2" "Roger" "TWICE a day" [13:13] ---     Seriously, Hinami? [13:16] ---     Man, what a long day. [13:17] ---     Off to my club meeting! [13:23] ---     See you later! [13:24] ---     Oh! Um, Izu-- [13:33] ---     The way you spoke and your     expression got passing marks--barely. [13:36] ---     Had Yuzu done the assignment,     you would've had a proper conversation. [13:40] ---     You think so? [13:43] ---     So keep up the fight tomorrow--     and the rest of the week. [13:46] ---     But... [13:47] ---     What now? [13:49] ---     I mean... [13:50] ---     It's just that... well... [13:52] ---     Ugh! Enough! Shut up! [13:55] ---     See? You're still doing your     posture training--even now! [13:56] ---     Hey! Ow! Wh-what's the big idea?! [13:59] ---     You're the kind of person who can put     in effort and tackle a challenge, right? [14:01] ---     Now, I'm not saying that all effort pays off, [14:04] ---     but effort aimed toward a goal like this [14:07] ---     absolutely will pay off if you do it right! [14:10] ---     Just keep at it! [14:12] ---     R-Right. [14:14] ---     Now think about what you've done. [14:16] ---     Right now your cursed gear     has you poisoned and confused. [14:21] ---     That bad, huh? [14:25] ---     All right. [14:27] ---     At this point... [14:30] ---     I'll give it my best shot! [14:38] ---     You're too uptight! Chill out, would you? [14:51] ---     Show an interest in     the person you're talking to! [15:01] ---     If you're stuck for a topic, talk about     her clothes or the look on her face. [15:07] ---     Morning, Erika. Hi, Mao. [15:09] ---     Morning. [15:10] ---     Morning. [15:12] ---     G-Good morning, Izumi. [15:14] ---     Oh, good morning. [15:15] ---     Say, is that a different cardigan? [15:18] ---     Huh? No, this is the one I always wear. [15:20] ---     Oh, it is, huh... [15:28] ---     Quota: filled. [15:30] ---     I'm beat. [15:34] ---     Tomozaki? [15:38] ---     K-Kikuchi?! What are you doing here? [15:41] ---     You're always here when it's time     to change classrooms, aren't you? [15:46] ---     Oh, er... [15:48] ---     Yeah. [15:50] ---     I come here, too. [15:52] ---     So I'm always like,     "Oh, there's Tomozaki again." [15:56] ---     Oh, really? [15:58] ---     I'm sorry. I must have been     focused on something else. [16:01] ---     I was really just pretending to read     while coming up with Tackfam strategies. [16:06] ---     So you like Michael Andi? [16:09] ---     Huh? [16:10] ---     You're always reading his books. [16:12] ---     "Ebi daite!" "Mozun rekuku!"     What is this? A spell? A code? [16:12] ---     "Ebi daite!" "Mozun rekuku!" [16:16] ---     I've just been grabbing a book from     the closest shelf to my usual seat... [16:20] ---     I do, too. [16:23] ---     Andi's books... [16:25] ---     I'm a big fan. [16:27] ---     Wow, you are? What a coincidence! [16:30] ---     Yes, it really is! [16:32] ---     Isn't this just like The Popples on Raptor Isle? [16:35] ---     R-Raptor what now? [16:38] ---     Oh, you haven't read it yet? [16:41] ---     I see. They don't have it in this library. [16:44] ---     Y-Yeah, right. They don't. [16:46] ---     It's hard to come by! [16:49] ---     It hasn't been reprinted ever since     it was translated 20 years back. [16:54] ---     Very few places have it. [16:57] ---     R-Right, yeah. Totally. [17:01] ---     Say, Tomozaki? [17:03] ---     I've never had a conversation like this before. [17:08] ---     I'm glad. [17:11] ---     Same here. [17:16] ---     I think I can tell you... [17:17] ---     Huh? Wh-What? [17:21] ---     The truth is, I'm actually... [17:25] ---     Eh? [17:26] ---     I-I'm... writing a n-novel. [17:31] ---     Maybe you could read it     and tell me what you think? [17:35] ---     You're... writing a novel? [17:38] ---     Y-Yes... that's right. [17:40] ---     Oh... um... [17:44] ---     I understand. It wasn't fair     to spring it on you like that. [17:50] ---     N-No! It's totally fine! No trouble at all! [17:55] ---     Do you mean it? [17:57] ---     If you think I could help! [17:59] ---     I'll bring it with me next time, then. [18:01] ---     G-Great. [18:02] ---     Um, can you keep this between us? [18:06] ---     I haven't shown it to anyone yet. [18:08] ---     Huh? Are you sure you want to show me? [18:13] ---     Uh-huh. You of all people... [18:16] ---     Well, bye! [18:20] ---     Tomozaki? [18:22] ---     Ebi daite! [18:26] ---     "Ebi daite!" "Mozun rekuku!" [18:28] ---     M-Mozun rekuku? [18:36] ---     "Mozun rekuku," eh? [18:36] ---     "Sewing Room 2" [18:38] ---     "mozun rekuku" "Search" [18:41] ---     Huh. It's like some kind of secret handshake. [18:44] ---     You've got a crazy amount of potential here. [18:47] ---     No way. Me? [18:49] ---     Don't you think it's rude to poor Fuka, [18:53] ---     denying her affection     like some kind of masochist? [18:57] ---     Maybe it is. [18:58] ---     Not that I've told Hinami, but I did     promise to take a look at that novel. [19:04] ---     I screwed up, didn't I? [19:07] ---     However so? [19:09] ---     I never read those books. [19:12] ---     Rather than just tell her as much,     I let her misunderstand. [19:15] ---     Hey, an in is an in. It's what     comes next that's important. [19:20] ---     If you and Fuka go on a date and have fun [19:22] ---     with the author having nothing to do with it, [19:25] ---     isn't that the essence of your relationship? [19:27] ---     But isn't it... [19:29] ---     Isn't that being insincere? [19:31] ---     Not that again. [19:33] ---     Ultimately, you're the one making the call. [19:36] ---     But don't turn this whole "sincerity"     thing into an excuse to run away. [19:42] ---     All that aside, let's look at this week's task. [19:42] ---     "Today's Task (every day this week)     Talk to Yuzu Izumi at least 2x a day" [19:46] ---     I failed, didn't I? [19:49] ---     "Today's Task (every day this week)     Talk to Yuzu Izumi at least 2x a day" [19:49] ---     You did the work, so you passed. [19:53] ---     Seriously?! SIGN    "Fumiya Tomozaki" "Yuzu Izumi" "Talk" "Today's Task" "Think" "Skills" "Observe" "Back Row" [19:54] ---     In game terms, [19:57] ---     you failed your conversation with Yuzu and lost. [20:00] ---     That means you got a game over. [20:04] ---     But when it comes time to try again, [20:06] ---     you can either start over     from the very beginning [20:09] ---     or pick up where you left off. [20:13] ---     Which kind of game over     do you think this one was? [20:17] ---     The... pick-up-where-I left-off kind. [20:20] ---     HEXactly! [20:21] ---     There it is again. [20:22] ---     In the game of life,     you're better off keeping up the fight. [20:27] ---     Hmm. I suppose so. [20:29] ---     But that's not what's really important. [20:33] ---     There's one thing that makes     life's game overs entirely unique. [20:38] ---     Entirely unique? [20:40] ---     In life, you gain experience     when you lose a battle! [20:48] ---     You're done earning XP with Yuzu for now. [20:51] ---     You ought to be level 3 by now! [20:55] ---     Still only 3, huh? [21:06] ---     Izumi? [21:09] ---     I've finished my task.     I don't need to talk to her... [21:14] ---     H-Hey there. [21:18] ---     Tomozaki? [21:21] ---     Did you want something? [21:23] ---     Well, um... [21:24] ---     Damn! I'm out of topics! [21:28] ---     What? [21:30] ---     If I don't have anything to talk about... [21:32] ---     If you're stuck for a topic, talk about     her clothes or the look on her face. [21:38] ---     You're looking gloomy, Izumi. [21:40] ---     What?! How dare you! I am not, either! [21:43] ---     S-S-Sorry! I'm sorry! I didn't mean-- [21:48] ---     It's no use. [21:49] ---     I'm done taking the initiative. [21:51] ---     At level 3, what good am I, anyway? [21:55] ---     You're good at Tackfam, aren't you? [21:57] ---     Eh? [21:59] ---     Teach me. [22:00] ---     Teach you what? [22:03] ---     Ugh! Jeez! [22:04] ---     I'm asking you to teach me how to play Tackfam! [22:10] ---     Huh? E4 - Sometimes you conquer a dungeon only to find a strong boss back in your village 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.) [00:06] ---     I used to walk home with Shuji a lot, [00:09] ---     but lately he's always practicing     Tackfam after school. [00:13] ---     So he can beat me, I'm sure. [00:16] ---     When I told him I'd play, too, he said     I was too weak, not worth his time. [00:21] ---     I'd just get in his way. [00:23] ---     That's why I bought my own copy,     so I can practice on my own. [00:27] ---     But you're not seeing much improvement? [00:32] ---     That Shuji... he just doesn't get it! [00:35] ---     You know that Erika girl? [00:36] ---     She told Shuji she liked him,     and he blew her off! [00:39] ---     That Erika! [00:41] ---     Erika Konno. [00:42] ---     Member of Team Necktie and a     leader type in Izumi's friend group. [00:47] ---     But Shuji's always hanging out with me, right? [00:50] ---     So I thought maybe he liked me. [00:53] ---     I mean, can you blame me? [00:55] ---     But he was all like "Shut up" and     "Quit following me around"... [00:58] ---     What do you think? [01:00] ---     Ah, to be young. [01:03] ---     Let's see... [01:04] ---     You want me to teach you how to play Tackfam [01:08] ---     so you can take on Nakamura, then? [01:13] ---     But where are we going to practice? [01:18] ---     My place! [01:19] ---     Huh?! [01:21] ---     Wha-a-at? [01:37] ---     "Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki" [02:55] ---     "Lv. 4: Sometimes you conquer a dungeon only     to find a strong boss back in your village" [02:59] ---     No way... [03:01] ---     What even was that? [03:03] ---     Those moves of yours were super creepy! [03:06] ---     You were moving like a textbook beginner. [03:09] ---     Always unleashing these moves     that have huge openings [03:13] ---     and never watching what I'm doing. [03:15] ---     Um... what? [03:17] ---     You're pretty good at the fundamentals;     the problem is your neutral game. [03:21] ---     If you used more normal attacks     rather than specials... [03:21] ---     Hey, uh, Tomozaki...     you're freaking me out. [03:25] ---     Izumi! [03:27] ---     Y-Yeah? [03:29] ---     I know what I'm going to have you do. [03:34] ---     Okay, so: Normally when     you jump, it's like this. [03:37] ---     But a short press of the Jump     button gets you a short hop. [03:43] ---     You'll need to master     this technique to get good. [03:47] ---     I'll give it a try! [03:49] ---     Huh? [03:51] ---     What? [03:52] ---     What the--? [03:53] ---     That's right. It's harder than it looks. [03:56] ---     But if you can't pull this off,     we won't get anywhere. [03:59] ---     Then I'll practice! [04:01] ---     In that case... [04:02] ---     Use this. [04:05] ---     A stopwatch? [04:07] ---     I take this with me     everywhere I go--for practice. [04:10] ---     Watch. [04:13] ---     Huh? It's still going. [04:14] ---     This stopwatch is busted. Too short     of a button-press and it won't stop. [04:20] ---     Now you try. [04:21] ---     Um, okay... [04:26] ---     Ugh! [04:27] ---     Dang it! [04:30] ---     So what do I do with this? [04:32] ---     Simple: [04:33] ---     Practice button-mashing     on that stopwatch every day, [04:36] ---     whenever you're not with other people. [04:40] ---     You'll be able to pull off     the short hop in no time at all! [04:43] ---     What? [04:44] ---     Next: practice at home. [04:46] ---     That's how you get results! [04:51] ---     True enough... [04:53] ---     But what's with the, er, body language? [05:00] ---     Uh... [05:03] ---     Anyway, your at-home practice     will consist of memorization. [05:08] ---     Memorization? [05:09] ---     Here's a game I saved between two top players. [05:13] ---     Both of them usually main Found, [05:17] ---     but here, nanashi is trying out Foxy for once. [05:21] ---     Memorize this entire match     so you can replicate it perfectly. [05:27] ---     Are you serious?! [05:28] ---     It's an exhaustive look at every     key technique in the game. [05:32] ---     Memorize this and you should be     good enough to take on Nakamura. [05:37] ---     But how do I even do all these moves? [05:40] ---     That's what I don't understand. [05:42] ---     That's all memorization, too. [05:47] ---     These commands show you what     buttons to press for which move. [05:53] ---     And these stick figures show your character's     position when using that move. [05:58] ---     The blue area is the attack's range,     more or less, [06:01] ---     while the red is where you're invincible. [06:04] ---     You mean to tell me you've memorized all this? [06:07] ---     Of course. [06:09] ---     And not just for Foxy and Found--     for every character. [06:13] ---     N-No way. [06:14] ---     Yep. Want me to write them down? [06:19] ---     I mean, it's amazing and all... [06:21] ---     But what's the point of     going to all that trouble? [06:23] ---     The point? [06:25] ---     I don't play Tackfam for any particular reason. [06:29] ---     Not to make friends, and not to win praise. [06:33] ---     Really?! But it's a game! [06:36] ---     Well, sure. [06:37] ---     What do you think a game is, anyway? [06:40] ---     Huh? I mean... [06:42] ---     When you're that good,     it's not much fun for anyone else. [06:46] ---     It's a total turn-off. They think it's weird. [06:49] ---     Don't you hate that? [06:50] ---     You mean, do I care what     people think of me? [06:53] ---     Well, yeah! [06:54] ---     I don't not care... [06:57] ---     What I hate more is setting     a goal to get stronger [07:00] ---     and not being able to meet it. [07:02] ---     But doesn't it suck, being an outsider? [07:05] ---     I know I've never seen you     enjoying yourself at school. [07:09] ---     Oh, leave me alone! [07:12] ---     I think there's more to life than     just laughing with your friends. [07:18] ---     Huh. Wow. [07:20] ---     I can't see myself feeling that way. [07:23] ---     It's just not me. [07:25] ---     Or maybe I've been like this for so long [07:27] ---     that I couldn't change even if I wanted to. [07:30] ---     Not you, huh? [07:33] ---     All my life, from birth to today, [07:35] ---     I've had the exact same personality-- [07:38] ---     or the same way of thinking, anyway. [07:40] ---     I saw life as an unreasonable garbage game. [07:44] ---     Huh? [07:45] ---     But lately I ran into this gamer     with a real rotten attitude [07:48] ---     who's just about as good as I am. [07:51] ---     They claim that life's actually a god-tier game. [07:55] ---     At first, I didn't know     what they were on about. [07:58] ---     They sold me on a few different points. [08:00] ---     I began playing this game called "life"     a little more seriously. [08:05] ---     And then... [08:06] ---     I learned strategies,     how to put in the effort. [08:10] ---     And as I worked, I became convinced--     as much as I hate to admit it. [08:15] ---     I don't know if life really is a god-tier game. [08:18] ---     But at the very least, it's a good game. [08:24] ---     So it's not god-tier? [08:26] ---     I don't know yet. [08:28] ---     But I did change. That much I know. [08:32] ---     I guess so. [08:33] ---     Which is why I'm sure you can     change, too, Izumi--if you want to. [08:38] ---     Even now. I'm sure of it. [08:48] ---     Huh... [08:49] ---     It's like the sword you had equipped [08:50] ---     just happened to work on     the boss's elemental weakness, [08:53] ---     while your shield just happened to     block the boss's elemental attack. [08:58] ---     It's that miraculous. [08:59] ---     Though I'll admit it was a miracle     that you brought about. [09:03] ---     I did that. [09:05] ---     Don't get too confident just yet. [09:08] ---     There's another heroine in your playthrough. [09:10] ---     Well? Did you decide to ask Fuka out on a date? [09:14] ---     My playthrough? [09:16] ---     I mean, I've mostly decided. [09:19] ---     I see. I won't ask what you've decided,     but do tell me once it's done. [09:23] ---     If you do ask her out... [09:25] ---     "Marie Joan" "Preview Screening" [09:26] ---     ...use these. [09:28] ---     Tickets for a prerelease movie this Sunday. [09:34] ---     K-Kikuchi? I want to talk to you for a sec! [09:38] ---     Kikuchi, can we talk for a minute? [09:42] ---     I come on too strong. Gotta be more natural... [09:45] ---     Whoa! Yikes! [09:48] ---     Huh? It switched folders? [09:50] ---     No wonder Shimano dumped you. [09:53] ---     Eh? [09:54] ---     "Younger guys are sooo"... No. [09:56] ---     This is from the other day. [09:59] ---     "Younger guys are sooo not worth it." [10:02] ---     Yeah. That works. [10:05] ---     The amazing thing about her is     how hard she works to get that way. [10:13] ---     Izumi was improving faster than I'd expected. [10:17] ---     At this rate, she'd be taking     on Nakamura soon enough. [10:26] ---     "Library" [10:31] ---     Oh, Tomozaki! [10:33] ---     Kikuchi, that conversation     we had earlier--about Andi? [10:37] ---     Uh-huh? [10:39] ---     The truth is, I've never     even read any of his books. [10:44] ---     What? [10:45] ---     I had only taken an Andi book     because they're closest to my usual seat. [10:51] ---     I was pretending to read while     formulating game strategies in my head. [10:56] ---     But that spell... [10:57] ---     Oh... "ebi" something-something? [11:00] ---     Uh-huh. [11:01] ---     It's in that book: a spell meaning:     "Goodbye--we'll meet again." [11:05] ---     It just happened to be on     the random page I'd opened to. [11:11] ---     Oh, I... I see. [11:14] ---     Which is why, um... [11:15] ---     I'm guessing it was wrong of me     to promise to read your novel. [11:20] ---     Aha. I see. [11:23] ---     I'm sorry. [11:24] ---     Don't worry about it. [11:26] ---     B-But I'll probably be here     in the library again, [11:30] ---     so maybe next time we can have     a regular conversation-- [11:32] ---     regardless of our favorite authors. [11:35] ---     And, uh, I've actually been thinking     about reading Michel Andi's books, too. [11:40] ---     What do you say? [11:43] ---     It's not "Michel"--it's "Michael." [11:46] ---     You really haven't read any, have you? [11:49] ---     Oh, it's "Michael," huh? Um... [11:54] ---     Still, um, something like that. [11:57] ---     Can I... still stop by? [12:00] ---     Yes, of course you can. [12:05] ---     I didn't wind up asking Kikuchi     to the movies after all. [12:09] ---     I thought it'd be unfair to ask her     after getting her so hyped up. [12:14] ---     I'd have to ask her after all     that had died down, [12:17] ---     or it wouldn't be sincere. [12:19] ---     That's how my thinking went. [12:20] ---     And that's what I plan on telling Hinami. [12:26] ---     Tomozaki! [12:28] ---     There you are. [12:35] ---     "Old AV Room" [12:38] ---     W-Wait a second... [12:39] ---     Is this about Tackfam? [12:41] ---     Sure is. Now take a seat. [12:44] ---     You... you really shouldn't be doing this. [12:47] ---     Don't be getting cocky. [12:50] ---     That's not what I meant. [12:51] ---     I understand you've been practicing daily. [12:54] ---     And who told you that? [12:56] ---     Huh? Izumi. [12:58] ---     Knew it. You two sure have been friendly lately. [13:01] ---     I wouldn't say that. [13:04] ---     I mean, it's complicated-- [13:05] ---     Complicated how, exactly? [13:08] ---     As much as I'd like to say,     "Because it involves you," [13:11] ---     I'm better off not volunteering anything. [13:14] ---     Nothing. Never mind. [13:16] ---     Then let's do this. [13:18] ---     Now what? Nakamura's mad that Izumi     and I are becoming friends. [13:23] ---     He'd likely be satisfied with a win, [13:25] ---     but I just can't cut corners     when it comes to Tackfam. [13:28] ---     If only Hinami were here... [13:34] ---     'Scuse me! [13:35] ---     Huh? Tomozaki? [13:37] ---     Not Izumi! [13:39] ---     Didn't I tell you not to come, Yuzu? [13:41] ---     Oh, sorry. Actually, I think     I might be ready to play you. [13:46] ---     Yuzu... [13:47] ---     Look, it's no use. [13:49] ---     What's going on? [13:51] ---     Nakamura was just about to     face off against Tomozaki! [13:54] ---     Oh? What, like a duel or something? [13:57] ---     Wow, we came at a good time! [14:00] ---     Let us watch! [14:01] ---     Tch. Fine. Watch from there. [14:05] ---     Oh... okay. [14:09] ---     Can't run now, can you, Tomozaki? [14:13] ---     Just so you know, [14:15] ---     you're the one who can't run, Nakamura. [14:21] ---     That is Tomozaki, right? [14:22] ---     Nice one! [14:24] ---     You sure told him, Tomozaki! [14:26] ---     Let's do this. [14:40] ---     Whoa! What was that? [14:42] ---     Creepy! [14:43] ---     Tch... [14:46] ---     All right! Grabbed 'im! [15:00] ---     Huh? [15:01] ---     What the hell? [15:02] ---     No way... [15:04] ---     I'll be going now. [15:05] ---     Wait. [15:07] ---     Another round. [15:09] ---     Um, so... which character? [15:11] ---     This character. I don't blame them or anything. [15:14] ---     I'm not stupid. [15:15] ---     All... all right. [15:20] ---     "Sewing Room 2" [15:31] ---     Get 'im, Shuji! You'll win this time for sure! [15:33] ---     Shut up! You're distracting me! [15:36] ---     S-Sorry... [15:50] ---     Again. [15:51] ---     Seriously? [15:52] ---     Hurry up. [16:03] ---     Dammit! [16:19] ---     Um... I have cram school today, so... [16:22] ---     Oh, uh, so do I. [16:23] ---     Stop lying. That's on Thursdays. [16:28] ---     He knew. [16:29] ---     Again. [16:32] ---     All right. [16:54] ---     Shuji! [17:03] ---     You did it, Shuji! You took one of his stocks! [17:06] ---     Nakamura, isn't that-- [17:08] ---     Again. [17:09] ---     Huh? But... I mean... [17:11] ---     You really think I'd be satisfied     with one lousy stock? [17:14] ---     Who do you think I am? [17:16] ---     Listen, Shuji... [17:18] ---     Why don't you give it a rest already? [17:20] ---     It's getting weird as hell. [17:22] ---     Why are you so into some game, anyway? [17:26] ---     That's none of your business. [17:29] ---     Say what? You made it our business     when you stopped us from leaving. [17:33] ---     That is super creepy. [17:34] ---     I don't remember stopping you. [17:37] ---     Why are you even hanging around,     Erika? I'll give you "creepy." [17:42] ---     Oh? What's this? [17:43] ---     Did you go and get yourself     a big head after I said I liked you? [17:47] ---     I only did it because I thought I'd be lucky     to date the most popular guy in class. [17:52] ---     I would never have done it     if I'd known you were such a freak. [17:56] ---     I don't care what you think.     I'm just not interested in you. [18:02] ---     I mean, you can play over     and over and still not win! [18:05] ---     It's hilarious how pointless this all is! [18:07] ---     You must seriously suck if we     can tell just by watching, Shuji. [18:12] ---     Isn't that right, Mao? [18:14] ---     Uh... mostly I wish he'd let us go home. [18:18] ---     What about you, Mika? [18:20] ---     Yeah, Nakamura is way lame. [18:23] ---     I'll say. [18:25] ---     Just look at him. Can't even get his revenge. [18:27] ---     Shuji, you're totally creepy--and weak as hell. [18:31] ---     Got that? [18:33] ---     Hey, uh, hold up-- [18:35] ---     All this time, you've been coming here     after school to practice, [18:39] ---     and all of that effort was     for absolutely nothing. [18:44] ---     You should be mortified,     taking a stupid game this seriously. [18:50] ---     What did you just say? [18:54] ---     Got a problem with it, Tomozaki? [18:56] ---     Weirdo. [18:58] ---     "Weirdo," "creepy," "freak"--     is that all you can say? [19:01] ---     A god-tier game is one that's deep,     yet has simple rules. [19:04] ---     That's my theory. [19:06] ---     Well! This is all very sudden. [19:08] ---     Shut up! [19:10] ---     You just called this game "stupid." [19:12] ---     Don't give me that! [19:14] ---     "Super Attack Families" [19:14] ---     Tackfam* combines a simple yet deep game style [19:17] ---     with an accessibility that     means anyone can enjoy it. [19:19] ---     It's the ultimate god-tier game! [19:22] ---     Don't go proclaiming a game godly or     garbage when you haven't even played it! [19:26] ---     I hate when someone badmouths Tackfam     without ever even giving it a try! [19:31] ---     But right now, I don't even care about that! [19:35] ---     Quit screwing around! [19:36] ---     "All of that effort was     for absolutely nothing"?! [19:39] ---     You don't have the slightest idea! [19:41] ---     I beat Nakamura last time, so yeah,     he's been working his ass off! [19:46] ---     That combo he used that made     Foxy shoot me down? [19:49] ---     Do you know how much hard work,     how much practice it takes to pull that off?! [19:53] ---     The last time I won, Nakamura     tried to blame his character. [19:58] ---     But this time? No excuses.     He keeps losing--but he keeps fighting! [20:04] ---     And eventually, I gave up a stock! [20:07] ---     See, Nakamura has a goal. [20:09] ---     Every single day, like it or not,     he faced that goal, worked toward it-- [20:13] ---     and now he's getting results! [20:16] ---     Nakamura is not your laughingstock! [20:18] ---     Do not laugh at someone's hard work! [20:20] ---     I hate people who make fun of Tackfam. [20:24] ---     But even more than that--more than anything-- [20:27] ---     I hate people like you,     who mock someone else's efforts [20:31] ---     without ever making an effort of your own! [20:36] ---     Freak. [20:38] ---     What are you even talking about? [20:40] ---     Yeah, but... [20:41] ---     I don't think it's such a bad thing     to be serious about something. [20:46] ---     Say what? [20:47] ---     N-No, I mean, it's like... [20:49] ---     It's just, you know,     beautiful in a boyish way, kind of? [20:53] ---     Oh? So you're defending Tomozaki. Not me. [20:57] ---     No, no! It's just--see, I've been     playing Tackfam too, recently, [21:02] ---     and it really is deep! [21:04] ---     Huh? Don't change the subject. [21:06] ---     There's this short hop?     It's surprisingly difficult to pull off. [21:09] ---     And I'm always too slow when it     comes to using strong attacks. [21:13] ---     Tackfam is tough, all right! [21:15] ---     Oh, but I'm going to keep working at it. [21:18] ---     I won't say why, though. It's a secret! [21:21] ---     That's enough, Yuzu. [21:23] ---     I'm bored. [21:24] ---     Mika, Mao. Let's go. [21:26] ---     Uh-huh. [21:36] ---     I-I was so scared... [21:38] ---     Silly. Why'd you push yourself like that? [21:41] ---     But... but... [21:42] ---     It's okay. You don't have to say anything.     You did great. [21:46] ---     Shuji... [21:53] ---     Next time, I'll win. [21:56] ---     Later, Tomozaki. [21:59] ---     What just happened? [22:00] ---     Don't ask me. [22:03] ---     Now that you mention it,     you didn't lift a finger this time around. [22:12] ---     Good thing you got through     that mostly scot-free. [22:15] ---     Nakamura and Konno have both     stopped giving me a hard time. [22:20] ---     You must have pulled a few strings,     though, right? [22:23] ---     Well, you know. [22:25] ---     Let's talk about Fuka, shall we? [22:27] ---     It looked like you two     were really hitting it off. [22:31] ---     And you're not doing anything about it? [22:33] ---     Aren't you motivated? [22:35] ---     Yes, yes, I am! [22:39] ---     Hey, Hinami... [22:41] ---     I have tickets to a preview screening tomorrow. [22:44] ---     Want to join me? [22:48] ---     Oh, sorry. I have some club stuff tomorrow. [22:53] ---     Do you, now... [22:54] ---     But you know... [22:56] ---     Hmm? [22:57] ---     I'm free after this. [22:59] ---     Want to go see a different movie? [23:03] ---     An intense feeling of elation hit me. [23:07] ---     But this wasn't the joy of     approaching a rich offline life, [23:10] ---     or the glee of being able to go out with a girl. [23:14] ---     This was something like,     I don't know--a primal joy, [23:17] ---     born from the feeling of     achieving my desired results [23:23] ---     through my own hard work. [23:25] ---     Probably, anyway. That's how I took it. [23:27] ---     HEXactly! [23:29] ---     That's not how you use it. [23:32] ---     I guess that's something else that needs work. E5 - The characters who become your friends after you clear a hard event usually have high stats 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] ---     With my face-off against Nakamura behind me,     I greeted the weekend. [00:05] ---     "Karaoke" [00:06] ---     While the normies went out to     sing karaoke or do some shopping, [00:10] ---     I holed up in my room, plugging away at Tackfam. [00:14] ---     Incidentally, that movie I saw     with Hinami yesterday? [00:18] ---     Try that again. [00:20] ---     The post-movie café stop is the perfect chance     to chat about something [00:24] ---     you both have in common. [00:26] ---     But when you discuss the movie, [00:28] ---     you sound like you're lecturing,     your eye contact is trite, [00:31] ---     and you put zero emotion into it. [00:33] ---     Once more--from the beginning. [00:35] ---     Uh, right... [00:38] ---     And I destroyed her--with no quarter,     no mercy, and no kindness. [00:50] ---     You're not quite there yet, Hinami. [00:54] ---     "If you're not too tired,     another round?" [00:59] ---     The trick to this game called "life" [01:02] ---     lies in repetition, building on knowledge,     and putting it into practice. [01:05] ---     Even though I've let Hinami decide     what to work on and how, SIGN    "Yuzu Izumi's hobbies: Shopping Also interested in needlework" [01:09] ---     I felt like I was maybe kinda sorta     starting to see that for myself. [01:10] ---     "Shuji Nakamura's birthday:     7/27" [01:15] ---     "Sekitomo High School" [01:16] ---     As a gamer, [01:19] ---     Oh, Tomozaki! [01:19] ---     I'm tackling this game of life like I mean it. [01:22] ---     I know it all by heart! [01:22] ---     It's how I got to where I could     talk a little with the girls in class. [01:23] ---     Whoa! Are you serious? [01:24] ---     You bet I am! [01:27] ---     I'd have to start taking the initiative more. [01:27] ---     And now... now I should be able     to take on Shuji in Tackfam, right? [01:33] ---     Say, uh, Izumi, you know... [01:36] ---     Hmm? Know what? [01:39] ---     Nakamura's birthday is around the corner. [01:42] ---     Huh? I mean, yeah, but... [01:45] ---     How did you know about it? [01:47] ---     Wait: Why are you telling me?! [01:50] ---     Besides, it's a month away!     That's not "around the corner"! [01:54] ---     R-Right... [01:56] ---     I guess it's insensitive to speak     so bluntly, huh, Hinami? [02:17] ---     "Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki" SIGN    "Lv. 5: The characters who become your friends after you clear a hard event usually have high stats" [03:37] ---     Tomozaki? [03:39] ---     Got a sec? [03:41] ---     Um, Mizusawa? [03:43] ---     Did, um... did you need me again? [03:49] ---     No, no! [03:50] ---     I just wanted to talk to you.     That was pretty awesome! [03:56] ---     "That"? [04:01] ---     Oh. [04:03] ---     So, Tomozaki... [04:04] ---     That's how you really feel, right? [04:07] ---     I mean, I'm not against that kind of thing. [04:12] ---     Being too serious is just plain annoying--     and kinda lame, y'know? [04:16] ---     I know people might call you     a freak for that, but me? [04:21] ---     I think what you said was really great. [04:24] ---     Hell, I feel the same way. [04:27] ---     And seeing you say all that stuff so boldly? [04:30] ---     I was... well, kinda impressed. [04:33] ---     So I wanted to let you know that     you've got people like me on your side. [04:37] ---     On... on my side? [04:41] ---     "Sewing Room 2" [04:44] ---     Huh? [04:45] ---     And what did Mizusawa say? [04:47] ---     Oh, right. [04:49] ---     He said we should grab a bite sometime. [04:52] ---     That we could invite you and another     girl along, go as a foursome. [04:58] ---     Perfect! [05:00] ---     You invite that other girl. [05:03] ---     Seriously?! [05:04] ---     After all... [05:05] ---     ...it'll be good practice for your small goal. SIGN    "Small Goal Go somewhere with a girl from school (not me), just the 2 of you" [05:10] ---     An approachable girl... [05:17] ---     Oh! How about Izumi? [05:20] ---     Can I ask why? [05:22] ---     I talked with her this morning     about Nakamura's birthday. [05:26] ---     If she wants to buy him a present,     Mizusawa's there for advice-- [05:30] ---     and you're good at that kind of thing, too. [05:33] ---     So if we all go shopping together... [05:36] ---     Well, I mean, if you're okay with that. [05:39] ---     Or maybe Izumi won't be     buying him a present after all. [05:43] ---     No, she will. She's already thinking it over. [05:48] ---     Then that's taken care of! [05:50] ---     Okay, I'll invite Izumi. [05:54] ---     Huh? [05:55] ---     Oh, no, I couldn't! [05:57] ---     You're going out to eat, right? [05:59] ---     I wouldn't want to drag everyone     along on my shopping trip. [06:06] ---     I get it now. [06:08] ---     Izumi reads the room--and she     cares how people see her. [06:13] ---     She's bad at letting people do     things for her. Or she holds back. [06:19] ---     I didn't think that far ahead. [06:21] ---     Now what? Now what do I do? [06:26] ---     H-Hey, um... [06:28] ---     Er... [06:30] ---     Don't worry about it! Or, um, I mean... [06:33] ---     Yes? [06:34] ---     Say something! Say something, Fumiya! [06:39] ---     Yeah, because I'll be buying one, too!     A gift, for Nakamura! [06:43] ---     What? [06:45] ---     All right, I'm on a roll! [06:47] ---     Like... to patch things up! [06:50] ---     Because, you know...     things got weird there, right? [06:54] ---     Nakamura doesn't come across as a bad guy, [06:58] ---     and two Tackfam fans ought     to be able to get along... [07:01] ---     ...or something. [07:03] ---     And I figured his birthday     would be a good opportunity. [07:10] ---     Great! [07:12] ---     That is great, Tomozaki! [07:15] ---     Honestly, I was feeling kinda iffy     about this whole thing. [07:21] ---     You know how I'm friends with Shuji? [07:23] ---     Uh, yeah...? [07:24] ---     And lately I've been talking     with you a lot, too, right? [07:27] ---     Y-You have. [07:29] ---     And since you're both good guys     who're friends with me, [07:33] ---     I don't want you two to be fighting! [07:36] ---     Oh! Sorry! [07:39] ---     That got kinda ranty. Was that weird of me? [07:42] ---     Anyway, I think that's a fantastic idea! [07:46] ---     Count me in. We can shop for presents together! [07:50] ---     O-Okay. [07:52] ---     She's just so damn nice. [07:56] ---     Aaand now I'm buying     Nakamura a birthday present. [08:03] ---     I heard the news, Tomozaki! [08:05] ---     You invited Yuzu, right? [08:08] ---     Um, yeah. Did I screw up? [08:12] ---     Wh-What is it? [08:15] ---     You. You're up to something, aren't you? [08:18] ---     Huh? [08:20] ---     I had my suspicions! [08:24] ---     You're not styling those bangs much,     but you had them cut at a salon, right? [08:28] ---     And you, the total introvert, go changing up     your expression, the way you talk... [08:34] ---     Then you up and ask Yuzu out. [08:36] ---     And lately... [08:39] ---     You and Aoi-- [08:41] ---     you seem pretty chummy. [08:43] ---     Don't tell me... [08:50] ---     You read a de-geekification book! [08:53] ---     Ah, um... something like that. SIGN    "Aoi Hinami has invited you to join a group B-Day Gift Planning" "Reject" "Accept" "Members: 1" "Invited: 3" [09:09] ---     "Yuzu-san"--that's Izumi, right? [09:09] ---     "Members: 1" "Invited: 3" [09:12] ---     And "Takahiro"... that must be Mizusawa. [09:14] ---     "Members: 2" "Invited: 2" [09:15] ---     "Members: 3" "Invited: 1" [09:16] ---     What? Jeez, already?! That's way too fast! SIGN    "Aoi Hinami has invited you to join a group B-Day Gift Planning" "Reject" "Accept" "Members: 3" [09:20] ---     If I've been invited, I guess I can join. [09:24] ---     Or rather, I guess I should. [09:29] ---     Hey, we're eating.     Put down your stupid phone. [09:34] ---     Litter? You? [09:37] ---     Yeah...? [09:39] ---     Huh? [09:40] ---     And you got invited to some weird group? [09:43] ---     It's not that it's weird. [09:46] ---     It's just... hard to join, I guess. [09:49] ---     Huh, I get that. [09:51] ---     That interpersonal stuff can be such a drag. [09:54] ---     Are you having problems with that kind of thing? [10:00] ---     Listen. [10:01] ---     Even if I were, do you really think     you could give me advice? [10:11] ---     Even I know this is a dumb thing     to be conflicted about. [10:15] ---     All this fretting about it     is getting me nowhere. SIGN    "Aoi Hinami has invited you to join a group B-Day Gift Planning" "Reject" "Accept" "Members: 3" [10:23] ---     So... SIGN    "Members: 3" "Invited: 1" "Fumiya Tomozaki" [10:25] ---     "Members: 4" "Invited: 0" [10:31] ---     "Fumiya Tomozaki has joined the group"     "Good to see you, Tomozaki!" SIGN    "Good to see you, Tomozaki!"     "Yuzu-san: Hi~~" SIGN    "Good to see you, Tomozaki!"     "Yuzu-san: Hi~~"          "Takahiro: Finally! LOL" SIGN    "Yuzu-san: OK by me!"     "Saturday seems to work.     What do you think, Tomozaki?" [10:41] ---     Saturday, huh? SIGN    "I might have plans Sunday"     "Takahiro: Then how about Saturday?"     "Yuzu-san: OK by me!" [10:43] ---     Roger that. SIGN    "Looks like Saturday. What do you think, Tomozaki?" "Read" [10:50] ---     "The Beanstalk" [10:55] ---     Here we go... [10:57] ---     Will you just suck it up already? [11:00] ---     But I'm the only one who's not a normie. [11:02] ---     You're the one who turned     a quick bite into a shopping trip. [11:07] ---     You bumped up the difficulty,     and you're whining about it now? [11:12] ---     At least you'll get some experience out of it. [11:15] ---     And do that task I gave you earlier, too. [11:20] ---     I will. "At least two successful suggestions." [11:24] ---     Hey! [11:25] ---     You two sure got here early. [11:28] ---     What's this? Takahiro, late? [11:31] ---     It's not even time yet. [11:33] ---     Oh? Are you sure? [11:36] ---     What an incredible quick-change act. [11:39] ---     What? No way! [11:41] ---     Everyone's already here?! [11:43] ---     I-I'm so sorry! [11:44] ---     Whoa, Yuzu! Slow down--you'll trip! [11:48] ---     You're late, Yuzu. Ice cream's on you. [11:52] ---     Aw! W-Well, okay. [11:55] ---     Hey, now, Takahiro! [11:56] ---     Yuzu thinks you're serious! [11:57] ---     No one's mad at Izumi for her screw-up.     Is that what she was going for? [11:59] ---     Huh? Wait, what? [12:00] ---     He was just kidding, Yuzu. [12:02] ---     He was? [12:02] ---     This ditzy act absolves you     of a myriad of sins. [12:04] ---     It was a joke! Let it go. [12:06] ---     Besides, she's not even late. [12:08] ---     I'm not?! [12:09] ---     Well, that's all of us. Shall we? [12:12] ---     Okay! [12:13] ---     Let's go! [12:17] ---     Wait--have I really not said a word     since Mizusawa and Izumi showed up? [12:32] ---     I just don't know. Hey, Tomozaki? [12:35] ---     Hmm? What's up? [12:37] ---     What do you think would be     a good present for Shuji? [12:41] ---     A good present? You need to, like,     think about what you know about him. [12:47] ---     We'll just have to browse through     everything with that in mind... [12:51] ---     ...is what... I think. [12:54] ---     Oh, I get it. Thanks, Tomozaki! [12:59] ---     Psst. Hey, Tomozaki. [13:01] ---     Hmm? [13:02] ---     Over there. [13:05] ---     You know what? Oh, this is between us. [13:09] ---     There's a rumor going around     about those two. That they're dating. [13:14] ---     What?! [13:14] ---     Hey! Not so loud! [13:17] ---     I have way too much to think about. [13:20] ---     Listen up: Today's task is to make     at least two successful suggestions. [13:25] ---     Group activities mean making     decisions that involve everyone. [13:30] ---     Your task is to take on     that role at least twice. [13:34] ---     Yadda-yadda, blah-de-blah? [13:34] ---     This'll be practice for taking     the lead in groups. [13:36] ---     Okay! [13:36] ---     In short, when a group     agrees to your suggestion, [13:37] ---     Hooray! [13:40] ---     you control the group's mood     for a period of time. [13:43] ---     With enough practice controlling the mood, [13:45] ---     you'll eventually be able to do so     with bigger and bigger groups. [13:49] ---     And that gets you one step closer     to a rich offline life. [13:54] ---     Got that? [13:55] ---     Yeah, HEXactly! [13:57] ---     You're using it wrong. [14:03] ---     Make two successful suggestions, huh? [14:07] ---     It's so hard. [14:09] ---     It sure is. Have you decided? [14:12] ---     Oh, uh, not yet. [14:15] ---     What about you? [14:17] ---     I asked Hiro, and he said Shuji's     been worried about acne lately, [14:22] ---     so get him some zit cream. [14:24] ---     He'd be furious if I gave him that! [14:28] ---     Aha... [14:29] ---     But you know, that could be a start. [14:33] ---     Like, something he might already want. [14:35] ---     I just don't know what that is. [14:37] ---     Do you... no, you wouldn't know. [14:42] ---     This calls for... [14:44] ---     Hey! [14:45] ---     Don't give up on me without even asking! [14:48] ---     But you don't know, do you? [14:51] ---     The Nakamura I know [14:53] ---     likes Tackfam, [14:55] ---     is good-looking and strong, [14:56] ---     and has a real normie hairstyle. [14:59] ---     What did you just say? [15:01] ---     Huh? He's good-looking, has normie hair-- [15:04] ---     Styling wax! Wouldn't styling wax be good? [15:07] ---     Oh, yeah, maybe! [15:10] ---     You're having fun. [15:11] ---     What's going on? [15:13] ---     Hey, what do you think about styling wax? [15:15] ---     Ooh, good idea! [15:17] ---     I know just the kind he'd like, too. [15:20] ---     Really?! Leave it to you, Hiro! [15:24] ---     Yeah, yeah. My task. I know. [15:27] ---     Th-Then, uh-- [15:29] ---     Then let's hit the west entrance after this. [15:32] ---     I know a place with a wide selection. [15:34] ---     Okay! [15:38] ---     Nice suggestion, Takahiro! [15:40] ---     Yep! [15:40] ---     Right, Tomozaki? [15:42] ---     Right... [15:51] ---     Something in this product line. [15:53] ---     But which one? [15:54] ---     It depends on the length and type of hair. [15:57] ---     C'mere, Tomozaki. [15:59] ---     Hmm? What is it? [16:01] ---     For example... [16:03] ---     For Tomozaki's hair type... [16:05] ---     ...you'd want this. [16:08] ---     Ooh! [16:09] ---     A Takahiro styling demo? [16:11] ---     Eh? [16:16] ---     Might want to go for some waves at this length. [16:20] ---     Apply to the entire head, and then... like so. [16:24] ---     Um, hang on... What do I look like right now? [16:28] ---     Oh, my! [16:30] ---     Looking good, Tomozaki! [16:32] ---     Now, the next key point is the back of the head. [16:37] ---     I did it! [16:38] ---     I bought Shuji's present! [16:41] ---     Good for you. [16:42] ---     He'll love it! [16:42] ---     I'm saved--by Tomozaki's hint     and Hiro's know-how! [16:48] ---     I think I'm pretty hard on myself. [16:53] ---     Especially when it comes to my looks: [16:55] ---     I don't want to misjudge and be humiliated, [16:58] ---     so I evaluate myself harshly     and by objective standards. [17:01] ---     I take pride in that, at the very least. [17:04] ---     So this is probably not a misjudgment. [17:07] ---     I wouldn't say I look like a normie, but... [17:10] ---     What's up, Tomozaki? [17:14] ---     I'm... [17:16] ---     I'm going to keep at it. [17:19] ---     Huh? [17:24] ---     "Pit Camera" [17:24] ---     Tomozaki, are you sure     that's what you want to give Shuji? [17:29] ---     "PitCam" [17:29] ---     "PitCam" Um, yeah. [17:31] ---     It's very you, Tomozaki. [17:33] ---     Where to next? [17:36] ---     I'd like to grab a bite. Anyone else hungry? [17:40] ---     Mmm, not really. [17:42] ---     I'm getting there. [17:44] ---     What about you, Tomozaki? [17:45] ---     Yeah, I could eat. [17:47] ---     Okay, so in that case... [17:51] ---     This place looks good.     They have lighter stuff, too. [17:54] ---     And their specialty? [17:55] ---     "Ultimate Four-Cheese Special Pizza" [17:55] ---     "Ultimate Four-Cheese Special Pizza." [17:59] ---     See? [18:00] ---     Well? C'mon, gang! [18:02] ---     Wow, Aoi, that was quick! [18:04] ---     That's Hinami. If there's cheese involved-- [18:07] ---     If there's cheese involved, Aoi is all in. [18:11] ---     What's wrong with that? Come on! [18:14] ---     Take us there already! [18:16] ---     Jeez, Aoi, slow down! [18:18] ---     You don't even know where you're going! [18:22] ---     Let's eat! [18:24] ---     Whoa, check this out! [18:25] ---     So Mizusawa knew about     Hinami's cheese obsession. [18:25] ---     What is that? [18:27] ---     Says it's honey syrup. [18:28] ---     Funny syrup"? [18:30] ---     Thanks for today, everyone! Bye! [18:37] ---     "PitCam" [18:43] ---     Later! [18:44] ---     See you, Tomozaki. SIGN    "Yuzu-san: Got it!"     "Today"     "Where'd you hear the rumor about     Hinami and Mizusawa?" SIGN    "Today"     "Where'd you hear the rumor about     Hinami and Mizusawa?"     "Yuzu-san: Curious, are you?? LOL" [18:53] ---     "Yuzu-san: Curious, are you?? LOL" [18:54] ---     "Yuzu-san: It's a rumor.     Like, everyone's saying it" [18:57] ---     "Sewing Room 2" [18:59] ---     You weren't able to complete your task. [19:02] ---     You've thought about why that is, yes? [19:03] ---     I did suggest the electronics store... [19:08] ---     You needed two suggestions. [19:11] ---     And before that? The electronics store     is the last place we shopped. [19:15] ---     You didn't even look like you were     about to suggest anything before that. [19:24] ---     Listen, Hinami-- [19:25] ---     What now? Not some excuse that'll     disappoint me even more, I hope. [19:30] ---     Uh... it's... it's nothing. [19:35] ---     Well, whatever. [19:36] ---     Did you pick up on anything or have     any questions during this shopping trip? [19:41] ---     Let's see... I'd say the thing     that struck me the most... [19:47] ---     ...was the realization that my     appearance had... slightly improved. [19:52] ---     Ah! Moving in the right direction! [19:56] ---     Visible changes tie into     motivation and initiative. [19:57] ---     "Hero" "Fight" "Magic" [20:01] ---     You know that thrill when you start dealing     three digits of damage to monsters? [20:02] ---     "Hero attacks!!" [20:07] ---     Oh, sure. [20:08] ---     "Fairy summoned!!" [20:08] ---     And when you learn a new move, too. [20:11] ---     Yes! That's it exactly! [20:12] ---     "Hero" "Demonlord" "Fight" [20:13] ---     "Demonlord's all-targets spell!!!" [20:14] ---     Or when you learn an all-targets spell! [20:20] ---     Nothing else about your task, then? [20:23] ---     Let me think... [20:25] ---     I think Mizusawa's suggestions     had some real substance. [20:29] ---     That first shop was pretty stylish. [20:33] ---     Too fancy for me, though--and for my wallet. [20:38] ---     Hyinyami?! [20:40] ---     Keep your self-deprecating nonsense! [20:42] ---     Look, there wasn't a single thing in     that store that Nakamura would like. [20:48] ---     R-Really? [20:50] ---     Not that you would have realized that. [20:53] ---     And what about the pizza? Was it tasty? [20:57] ---     Not especially. [20:58] ---     Right? [20:59] ---     Taking pizza as an example,     it doesn't actually have to be delicious... [21:04] ---     ...as long as you get people interested     and make them think it might be. [21:09] ---     That's the key to a successful suggestion. [21:11] ---     But that means... [21:13] ---     "Ease of suggestion acceptance     Actual quality of suggestion" [21:13] ---     The ease of getting     a suggestion accepted [21:15] ---     has nothing to do with how good     the suggestion actually is. [21:18] ---     So you could trick someone into a     suggestion that just sounds good? [21:23] ---     That's right. [21:25] ---     What the hell is that?! [21:27] ---     "Ease of suggestion acceptance     Actual quality of suggestion" [21:27] ---     The better suggestion doesn't     always win out? That's just weird! [21:31] ---     No, no, no. [21:32] ---     It's just a simple rule that ranks more     persuasive suggestions over quality ones. [21:38] ---     Now you're just splitting hairs!     What a garbage game! [21:42] ---     What if there were a negotiation game     that had you meeting targets [21:45] ---     through persuasion? [21:46] ---     "The Negotiation Game" [21:48] ---     With effective speech skills     for convincing your audience [21:49] ---     "Persuasion" [21:49] ---     "Twisted Logic" [21:50] ---     "Appeasement" [21:51] ---     "Pithy Profundity" [21:52] ---     and information warfare tailored     to each character's tastes, [21:55] ---     you'd work to unify interests, [21:57] ---     roping influential characters into your party. [21:57] ---     "Invite" "Don't Invite" [22:01] ---     Would a game rich with so much strategy [22:05] ---     still be garbage? [22:07] ---     "Ease of suggestion acceptance     Actual quality of suggestion" [22:09] ---     I'd say it was made well. [22:12] ---     Then reality's a fun game, too. [22:15] ---     Oh... I get it. [22:17] ---     In other words, [22:18] ---     you won't change anyone's mind     if all you do is shout at them [22:22] ---     about what you think is right. [22:25] ---     So you'll have to change. [22:27] ---     If you're confident you have a good suggestion, [22:27] ---     "Good Suggestion Bad Rule" [22:30] ---     you'll have to exploit a bad rule     to push it through. [22:35] ---     Camouflage it as an opinion     everyone can live with, [22:37] ---     even if you just dress it up a little. [22:40] ---     That way you can get your suggestion through, [22:43] ---     fundamental goodness unchanged. [22:45] ---     That's the right way to fight. [22:48] ---     Have I convinced you? [22:51] ---     Uh... yeah. [22:53] ---     We'll begin accepting student     council nominations today. [23:00] ---     Anyone interested? [23:02] ---     Me! [23:04] ---     I'd like to run. [23:05] ---     I knew it! [23:06] ---     Oh, she'd be great! [23:06] ---     I'd vote for her! [23:08] ---     Right? [23:09] ---     That's our Aoi! [23:11] ---     So is it a given that Hinami's running? [23:14] ---     All right. Anybody besides Hinami? [23:18] ---     Ooh! Me! [23:20] ---     Minami Nanami, at your service! [23:24] ---     Minmi... [23:27] ---     Mimimi, too? [23:29] ---     Anyone else? [23:31] ---     Okay. Class dismissed. [23:34] ---     Aoi? [23:36] ---     If we're fighting over grades... [23:38] ---     ...I'm gonna win! E6 - Once you start speedrunning the minigames, you seriously can't stop 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.) [00:00] ---     "Sewing Room 2" [00:02] ---     We'll pause our meetings here     during the student council election. [00:07] ---     That makes sense.     You'll have a lot on your plate. [00:13] ---     Um... what is it? [00:15] ---     You'll be Mimimi's campaign manager. [00:20] ---     Huh? [00:21] ---     You know what a campaign manager is, right? [00:23] ---     They provide support for the candidate. [00:26] ---     At first I was going to make you     my manager and tell you after the fact. [00:30] ---     Yeah, cool prank. [00:32] ---     But now with Mimimi running,     there's been a sudden change of plans. [00:37] ---     When it comes to conversation,     Mimimi's your best model-- [00:40] ---     you're bound to level up     your skills at her side. [00:43] ---     If she says no, simply continue     to train on your own. [00:46] ---     Yeah, but... [00:48] ---     I-I don't feel like I could actually,     um... actually support Mimimi. [00:53] ---     What if she loses because of me? [00:56] ---     Don't worry. In the end, it doesn't     matter who her campaign manager is. [01:01] ---     What do you mean? [01:03] ---     I like Mimimi; there's a lot I admire     about her. She's important to me. [01:11] ---     But she can't beat me. [01:30] ---     "Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki" [02:49] ---     "Lv. 6: Once you start speedrunning the     minigames, you seriously can't stop" [02:50] ---     Still, just telling me to be     Mimimi's campaign manager like that... [02:57] ---     Whoopsie! [02:59] ---     Careful there, Tomozaki! [03:00] ---     Mi-- Mi-Mimi-Mimimi! [03:03] ---     That's a lotta "mi" s! [03:04] ---     A random event! [03:06] ---     Is... is this my chance? [03:08] ---     Hey, um... got a second? [03:11] ---     Ooh, for what? A confession of love? [03:13] ---     N-No! [03:15] ---     What's up? [03:16] ---     Um, you know the student council election? [03:18] ---     Uh-huh. I hope I can count     on your vote, Tomozaki! [03:22] ---     Well, ah... [03:24] ---     I was thinking, um...     I'd like to be a campaign manager. [03:29] ---     Yours, that is. [03:31] ---     Oh? [03:32] ---     I'm, uh, actually not awful     at that kind of thing. [03:37] ---     So, um-- [03:38] ---     Thanks! [03:39] ---     I appreciate the sentiment,     but you're a tad unreliable! [03:43] ---     Exactamundo. [03:45] ---     "Library" [03:53] ---     Um, Tomozaki? [03:56] ---     Is something wrong? [03:57] ---     It's this student council election. [03:59] ---     Election? [04:01] ---     Oh, no--it's nothing. [04:04] ---     Nanami... [04:05] ---     Huh? [04:06] ---     Nanami's decided to run. I wonder why. [04:11] ---     She was joking that it would be     a battle over grades. [04:16] ---     I don't think that's it. [04:20] ---     Hmm. You think maybe she wants     to change things around here? [04:24] ---     Yes. And change herself, too. [04:28] ---     I feel the same way, so I just... [04:31] ---     I don't know. I just get it. [04:34] ---     You want to change, too, Kikuchi? [04:37] ---     Oh, um... [04:39] ---     Don't tell anyone. [04:42] ---     Adorable. [04:43] ---     Huh?! [04:44] ---     Oh! I was, um, I was just... uh... [04:48] ---     "Tomozaki" [04:51] ---     So she wants to change, huh? [04:54] ---     That's one thing for an introvert like me, [04:57] ---     but Mimimi? [04:59] ---     A popular girl, always     the center of conversation... [05:03] ---     And she'd want to change? Really? [05:11] ---     Why do I support Nanami     for student council president? [05:14] ---     I'm counting on you! Good morning! [05:14] ---     As my senior in the track-and-field club, [05:18] ---     she's the mood-maker who     keeps our activities fun and lively! [05:18] ---     I hope I have your vote! [05:20] ---     If it isn't Tomozaki! Mornin'! [05:24] ---     And, um... I'm confident that-- [05:24] ---     Hey! Morning. [05:25] ---     Oh, this here is Yumi. [05:27] ---     She's my track-and-field junior! [05:29] ---     Howdy! Name's Yumiko Yamashita! [05:31] ---     Um... howdy. [05:33] ---     Sorry, Tomozaki, but I made     Yumi here my campaign manager. [05:37] ---     Oh, did you? [05:38] ---     But thanks for yesterday! If anything     comes up, I'll give you a holler! [05:42] ---     Sure! [05:43] ---     I'm counting on you! [05:47] ---     In other words, she's Sekitomo     High's super-perfect heroine, [05:50] ---     a candidate for everyone! [05:52] ---     This is where Aoi Hinami's vision     for the school is about to begin! [05:55] ---     So Hinami's campaign manager is Mizusawa. [05:57] ---     And so I speak to everyone     gathered here! [05:58] ---     He is awfully good at convincing people. [06:00] ---     You there! Yes, you:     the yawner! [06:03] ---     And you, taking off your glasses! [06:05] ---     Now, you all know her, of course. [06:06] ---     You're... in the tennis club, right? [06:07] ---     Hinami has brains, popularity--and looks! [06:09] ---     Good luck at practice! [06:11] ---     Oh! Thanks! [06:12] ---     Oh, you thought appearances     didn't matter? Ha, ha! And yet! [06:12] ---     And you're in the horticulture club,     aren't you? [06:15] ---     Yes, that's right! [06:16] ---     Your beautiful flowers are     so good for the soul. [06:16] ---     Just picture her as our     student council president! [06:19] ---     Does Hinami know every     student's club affiliation?! [06:21] ---     That rigidity, that discontent     we're all feeling? She'll solve it! [06:23] ---     Even if she doesn't,     she's coming pretty damn close. [06:27] ---     Minami Nanami! Vote for Minami Nanami! [06:27] ---     "Minami Nanami" [06:28] ---     I hope I have your vote! [06:31] ---     Good morning! [06:33] ---     Hinami's right: She's unbeatable. [06:42] ---     Whoa! [06:43] ---     Ooh! Sorry! [06:45] ---     Oh, it's you, Tomozaki. Safe! [06:48] ---     And just what is that supposed to mean?! [06:51] ---     Here, this'll make up for it. [06:51] ---     "Student Council Election     Minami Nanami's Campaign Promises" [06:53] ---     Your campaign promises? [06:55] ---     Yes! My manifesto! [06:57] ---     Well? Well?! [06:58] ---     Tough question to answer. [06:58] ---     "Student Council Election     Minami Nanami's Campaign Promises" [07:02] ---     Oh? Did one of them pique your interest? [07:05] ---     Yet she didn't want me as her manager. [07:07] ---     Right. This calls for... [07:10] ---     It's not the promises so much as the layout. [07:13] ---     Huh? The layout? [07:19] ---     Here, try this. [07:22] ---     Whoa! It's so much easier to read now! [07:24] ---     But how? What did you do? [07:26] ---     For example, see this on yours? SIGN    "Student Council Election Minami Nanami's Campaign Promises" [07:28] ---     The four here is a different font size.     It doesn't match. [07:31] ---     Hey, you're right! SIGN    "Student Council Election Minami Nanami's Campaign Promises" "Candidate for Student Council President Minami Nanami's Campaign Promises!!" [07:33] ---     Then you've got this... [07:36] ---     And this... [07:39] ---     Hey, Tomozaki... [07:40] ---     You mean you might actually     be pretty competent? [07:43] ---     Um, well... yeah, actually. [07:46] ---     Listen, Mimimi... [07:47] ---     I think I could help you--with this     kind of brain-forward stuff. [07:52] ---     "Brain"? [07:54] ---     Handling these little details     doesn't seem to be your strong suit. [07:58] ---     So, uh... what do you say? [07:58] ---     "Brain"... "brain"... [08:00] ---     Yeah. It could work. [08:02] ---     I'm really not the best at that kind of thing. [08:05] ---     And besides... [08:06] ---     "Brain" just sounds so darn cool! [08:10] ---     Huh? [08:11] ---     I mean it! "Brain" sounds awesome!     Super awesome! [08:15] ---     "I've got a Brain on my side." [08:18] ---     Oh, I am so saying that! For sure! [08:20] ---     What about you? [08:21] ---     "I'm the brain around here." [08:23] ---     Aren't you dying to say that? I know you are! [08:26] ---     Are you for real? [08:27] ---     Half real! [08:29] ---     Half playing along! [08:31] ---     So this whole conversation... [08:33] ---     You're hired! [08:34] ---     And good thing, too. [08:37] ---     Yumi's not around after school. [08:39] ---     Oh, that junior of yours? [08:40] ---     She's got club and all--     I can't force her to be here. [08:44] ---     So it would be a huge help if you     could lend me a hand after school. [08:48] ---     Even though I already     said no once. Tee-hee! [08:50] ---     All right. First up: this platform flyer. [08:53] ---     We can use all the paper we need, right? [08:55] ---     You don't waste any time! [08:57] ---     Now there's a man who knows how to work! [08:59] ---     Ow! [09:00] ---     But first, Tomozaki... [09:02] ---     There's something I gotta ask. [09:04] ---     Why are you so dead set on helping me? [09:08] ---     Well... [09:14] ---     I'd like to see Hinami go down. [09:18] ---     Huh? [09:19] ---     She's so tough. Too tough, am I right? [09:21] ---     Now, I like games, and the tougher     the opponent, the more fired-up I get. [09:25] ---     So I figure it'd be way fun if we can take     on Hinami and actually win... y'know? [09:31] ---     Wow, Tomozaki. [09:32] ---     Hmm? [09:34] ---     You're totally out of your depth. [09:35] ---     Oh, leave me alone. [09:38] ---     But I'm with you, Tomozaki. [09:41] ---     With me how? [09:42] ---     I wanna take on that uber-powerful     Aoi and win, too! [09:46] ---     Which is why I'm running. [09:49] ---     You, too? [09:50] ---     That thing with Aoi and Takahiro this morning? [09:53] ---     I was starting to get a little discouraged. [09:55] ---     Like, "There's no way this could ever work." [09:59] ---     Yeah. [10:00] ---     That's when I figured I needed to make     some changes if I wanted to win. [10:04] ---     So this really is good news! [10:06] ---     I expect great things from you, Brain! [10:09] ---     That hurts! [10:10] ---     Okay, get to printin'! [10:13] ---     Hang on a sec! [10:15] ---     These are for the students, right? [10:17] ---     While we're at it... [10:19] ---     Why not mention only what     the students will appreciate? [10:27] ---     That's a pandering platform, all right. [10:30] ---     Oh, you are bad, Brain. [10:36] ---     Aoi Hinami: one of the toughest     players in the game of life. [10:41] ---     I had her teach me life's tricks     and tips as I played it myself. [10:45] ---     "Today's Task (every day this week)     Talk to Yuzu Izumi at least 2x a day" [10:46] ---     I came to believe life was,     at the very least, a good game. [10:48] ---     "The scene I laughed at in ep. 3     of My Secret Father" [10:49] ---     "Matsumoto in group 2:     The strength-training story" [10:52] ---     That's probably exactly how     this sole desire came to be. [10:57] ---     One day, I, too, want to take on Aoi Hinami, [11:01] ---     the biggest, baddest boss     in this good game called "life." [11:04] ---     No: I want to beat her. SIGN    "Fumiya Tomozaki" "Talk" "Today's Task" "Think" [11:08] ---     True, I'm still a bottom-tier character. [11:10] ---     "Aoi Hinami's turf!!" [11:11] ---     Forget fighting her--I don't even     belong in the same ring. [11:11] ---     "Slip damage to front row!!" [11:15] ---     "Aoi Hinami: Is that all"     But what about behind the scenes? [11:16] ---     "Aoi Hinami: Is that all" [11:17] ---     "Aoi Hinami: you can do, nanashi?" [11:17] ---     If, as the best Tackfam player around, [11:20] ---     I can build on the tips and tricks     Hinami's already taught me [11:22] ---     "Tomozaki: !!" [11:23] ---     "Tomozaki: My gamer's blood tingles within" [11:24] ---     to direct top-tier character     Mimimi to fight Hinami... [11:24] ---     "Call" [11:25] ---     "Minami Nanami: Sorry for the wait, Brain" [11:26] ---     "Minami Nanami: Mimimi has arrived ♪" [11:26] ---     "Minami Nanami: Here goes!" [11:27] ---     "Minami Nanami: Brain and I" [11:28] ---     "Minami Nanami: will take on Aoi!!!" [11:30] ---     I wouldn't be bottom-tier character Tomozaki-- [11:34] ---     I could be nanashi IRL, too. [11:40] ---     So what's next, Brain? [11:42] ---     Now we lock in those votes, of course. [11:45] ---     Here goes! [11:46] ---     Got it! [11:51] ---     Ooh, sorry! [11:52] ---     It's fine! [11:53] ---     A lot of students in the sports clubs     know you by sight. [11:56] ---     Play our cards right and-- [11:58] ---     There you are! [11:59] ---     Hey! Mimimi! [12:00] ---     Still itty-bitty, I see! [12:02] ---     Minmi! [12:03] ---     You-- You can't just come onto the court like-- [12:06] ---     Whoa! [12:07] ---     Pardon the intrusion! [12:08] ---     Minmi! [12:11] ---     Hey! Quit doing those deep breaths! [12:14] ---     I stink of sweat! Stop--ugh! [12:14] ---     Just can't resist... [12:17] ---     Come on! Hey! [12:17] ---     This mellow fragrance tickling my nostrils... [12:19] ---     What the--?! What is she doing? [12:21] ---     I said, cut it out! [12:21] ---     I wish I could sniff it all day! [12:23] ---     What are you doing, Nanami? [12:25] ---     That voice! It must be my     beloved senior, Shiori! [12:28] ---     Dammit! I can't see a thing! Who did this?! [12:31] ---     You did it to yourself. [12:33] ---     Oh, right. Tee-hee! [12:35] ---     Lickety! [12:37] ---     Mmm, the air's nice out here, too! [12:40] ---     U-Unbelievable. [12:41] ---     What happened, Natsubayashi? [12:43] ---     She... she licked my belly button. [12:46] ---     What are you, nuts?! [12:48] ---     No, my senior, not nuts at all! [12:50] ---     I'm here on a campaign stop! [12:53] ---     Now lend me an ear... [12:57] ---     An electric ball pump, you say? [13:00] ---     Correct. To stimulate club activities--     nominally, at least. [13:04] ---     Oh, but it's not just for the volleyball club;     you'd be sharing it with the others. [13:08] ---     You've given this some thought.     This'll sway anyone in a ball club for sure. [13:13] ---     Er, if you could just-- [13:15] ---     All right, all right. I'll tell the others. [13:19] ---     Thanks, Shiori! I love you! [13:22] ---     Wait-- Huh? [13:24] ---     Aren't you running for student council, Mimimi? [13:26] ---     We're rooting for you! [13:27] ---     I really appreciate it, girls! [13:30] ---     Excellent. That ought to get us     a healthy supporter bump. [13:34] ---     All right, goodbye for now! [13:36] ---     Oh! Tama? [13:39] ---     Touch your back, would you? [13:47] ---     Minmi! [13:50] ---     My magic fingers! [13:54] ---     Magic... fingers? [14:01] ---     "City of Roses Chuo Ward" [14:03] ---     Our campaigning went really well today! [14:07] ---     You're good, Tomozaki! [14:09] ---     All thanks to your shrewd bargaining skills. [14:12] ---     Why the staring? Are you going     to confess your love after all? [14:16] ---     N-N-No! [14:19] ---     What's that? [14:21] ---     Ooh, good eye! [14:23] ---     I just bought this. It was love at first sight! [14:26] ---     Isn't it just so cute? [14:28] ---     What? C-Cute? [14:31] ---     No, no, no, no. It's totes adorbs! [14:34] ---     I mean... isn't that... a haniwa? [14:36] ---     That's what's so cute about it! [14:38] ---     Ugh, you just don't get it, do you? [14:42] ---     Okay, question for you: [14:43] ---     What are we doing tomorrow,     Tomozaki the brain? [14:46] ---     W-Well, let's see... [14:49] ---     We'll basically be trying to     secure a majority of votes. [14:52] ---     We'll go narrow and deep,     rather than wide and shallow. And then-- [14:55] ---     Hey, Tomozaki. [14:58] ---     Why are you going to such lengths to beat Aoi? [15:02] ---     Why? [15:04] ---     Hinami and I are NO NAME and nanashi, [15:06] ---     so we do have a rivalry going on. [15:09] ---     But what about Mimimi? [15:11] ---     What about you? [15:13] ---     Why do you want to beat Hinami? [15:17] ---     Oh, uh, sorry! [15:19] ---     That was, um... [15:21] ---     Quiz time! [15:22] ---     What is Japan's tallest mountain? [15:24] ---     Er... Mount Fuji? [15:26] ---     Sure, but... [15:28] ---     What's the second-tallest mountain? [15:30] ---     Th-The second-tallest? [15:32] ---     What was it again? Let me think... [15:34] ---     Aaand time's up! [15:36] ---     The answer? Mount Kita! [15:38] ---     Mount... Kita? [15:40] ---     Question number two: Who was     the first president of the USA? [15:43] ---     George Washington. [15:44] ---     Sure, but... [15:45] ---     Who was the second president? [15:47] ---     Huh? What was his name...? [15:49] ---     The answer? John Adams! [15:51] ---     Not big on world history, huh, Tomozaki? [15:53] ---     M-Maybe not. [15:55] ---     Here's a gimme. [15:56] ---     This one's about our very own Sekitomo High: [15:59] ---     Which girl came in first overall     in the May sports tests? [16:03] ---     Aoi Hinami. [16:04] ---     Uh-huh. But... [16:07] ---     Who took second place? [16:11] ---     You don't know, do you. [16:13] ---     That's basically how it goes. [16:16] ---     Number one stands out     and gets super well-known, [16:18] ---     but not number two. [16:21] ---     Mimimi-- [16:22] ---     Ooh, too bad! Time's up! [16:24] ---     But you're right: [16:26] ---     The answer is me, Minami Nanami! [16:30] ---     Incidentally, I was perpetually     second in our exams, too, [16:32] ---     until freshman finals. [16:34] ---     Although I dipped down to third     in our most recent midterms. [16:37] ---     And nobody knows. [16:39] ---     Here I am, Minami Nanami,     multi-talented, fair of face-- [16:43] ---     a classic Japanese beauty,     handsome man, and gorgeous woman! [16:48] ---     You are not a "handsome man." [16:49] ---     That's Tomozaki--our details guy! [16:52] ---     But you agree with the rest of it, right? [16:55] ---     You are so kind. [16:58] ---     Sh-Shut up! [17:01] ---     But, yeah... that's pretty much it. [17:05] ---     And that's why... [17:08] ---     That's why I want to win. [17:11] ---     Oh. [17:16] ---     With all that... [17:20] ---     I guess you would. [17:23] ---     We're counting on you! [17:23] ---     Minami Nanami! [17:26] ---     Thanks for your support! [17:26] ---     Vote for Minami Nanami! [17:29] ---     Minami Nanami here!      We're counting on you! [17:30] ---     Brain! [17:33] ---     "Aoi Hinami" [17:33] ---     Study the way of the top-tier character, [17:35] ---     put in the effort, boost accuracy--     and victory is in your grasp. [17:39] ---     A classic approach, yes, [17:41] ---     but that's how you overwhelm     your foe with absolute might [17:44] ---     and launch a frontal assault. [17:45] ---     That's Aoi Hinami's play style. [17:48] ---     But that's not the only way to fight, Hinami. [17:52] ---     I've always been skeptical     that my approach would work IRL. [17:52] ---     "Minami Nanami - Campaign Speech" [17:58] ---     So let's give it a shot. [18:00] ---     Let's see if nanashi's play style     can make it out here. [18:04] ---     Nice work today! [18:05] ---     Good job, everyone! [18:06] ---     See you later! [18:10] ---     Hey, um... Tama! [18:12] ---     Tomozaki? [18:15] ---     I'd like you to help me with something. [18:18] ---     It's, uh... it's about Mimimi's campaign. [18:20] ---     Yeah. Sure thing. [18:22] ---     Oh. Well, ah... [18:24] ---     "Stadium Showdown Theme" [18:26] ---     I'll walk all the way over there     and play this music. [18:29] ---     Tell me if you can hear it, okay? [18:33] ---     Where could you hear it the best? [18:35] ---     Over there. [18:37] ---     I see. [18:39] ---     Okay. Thanks. [18:40] ---     Anything else? All set? [18:42] ---     Yeah, for now. [18:45] ---     Hey, uh... [18:47] ---     You're not curious about all this?     And me doing the asking? [18:50] ---     It's for Minmi, right? [18:52] ---     Yeah. [18:53] ---     Then I'm good. [18:56] ---     Tomozaki? [18:58] ---     Don't push her too hard in this election, okay? [19:02] ---     Huh? [19:03] ---     Minmi's an overdoer. [19:06] ---     Oh... right. [19:07] ---     She tends not to show that side of herself, [19:11] ---     and she says she's not overdoing anything. [19:13] ---     But then she does. [19:16] ---     Yeah. [19:18] ---     So look out for her, would you? [19:22] ---     Leave it to me! [19:27] ---     Done and done! [19:31] ---     Cast your vote for Minami Nanami! [19:34] ---     I'm counting on you! [19:36] ---     "Minami Nanami" [19:36] ---     Um... good luck! [19:39] ---     Thanks for your support! [19:43] ---     "Tomozaki" SIGN    "Campaign Speech - Start with laughs" "Minami Nanami: Brain!! How's it looking? Huh?" "Working on it now. I think I can show you the corrections tomorrow" SIGN    "Minami Nanami: I'm wondering if we should maybe add more jokes!" "I have a plan" "Minami Nanami: Out with it, Brain!" [20:01] ---     "Salads" "Noodles" [20:09] ---     Tomozaki! [20:13] ---     Got the intro and end? [20:15] ---     All set! [20:17] ---     Nice! [20:21] ---     Oh, man! That is so incredibly out of character! [20:25] ---     H-How many classrooms did you hit? [20:27] ---     Four of 'em! [20:29] ---     Whoa! That's a lot! [20:30] ---     You know, Brain, you really are evil. [20:33] ---     Are you really okay with duping     those sweet first-years? Scoundrel! [20:36] ---     What are you talking about? [20:38] ---     Once you're elected, you'll do everything     in your power to follow through. [20:42] ---     It's totally fine. [20:43] ---     You bet! [20:44] ---     When I'm elected, I really will     get those air conditioners! [20:48] ---     That's right: What I'd asked Mimimi to do... [20:51] ---     When I become student council president, [20:54] ---     "Minami Nanami"     "Campaign Highlight: A/C in every classroom!!" [20:54] ---     I pledge to do all I can to install     air conditioners in every classroom! [20:59] ---     The key was to visit only first-year classrooms. [21:03] ---     The older grades know that getting     air conditioners won't be that simple. [21:07] ---     We cornered the first-years' votes with A/C [21:09] ---     and the sports clubs' with a ball pump. [21:13] ---     So all that was left... [21:14] ---     And finally, your campaign speech. [21:17] ---     Ooh! I've been waiting for this, Brain! [21:20] ---     What's it like? [21:33] ---     And that's how you'll end your speech. [21:39] ---     Oh, Tomozaki! You absolute con artist! [21:42] ---     What the--? [21:45] ---     Too slow! [21:49] ---     S-So not you! That... that gesture! [21:54] ---     But hey--thanks. For everything. [21:57] ---     Come on, now. [21:59] ---     We're going to beat Hinami, aren't we? [22:03] ---     Right! [22:06] ---     Let's see what you can do, Tomozaki! [22:08] ---     Yeah! E7 - When a mentor character becomes a boss, they'll push you to the edge 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.) [00:04] ---     You're looking well. [00:06] ---     I'm feeling well. [00:08] ---     You've certainly been keeping busy. [00:11] ---     Given who we're up against. [00:14] ---     These last several days have been so dull, [00:17] ---     not being able to fight nanashi     in Tackfam and all. [00:20] ---     Oh? That's strange. [00:25] ---     Strange? [00:27] ---     After all, [00:28] ---     nanashi's been fighting     NO NAME this whole time. [00:32] ---     Huh! [00:34] ---     So I can get my hopes up? [00:36] ---     Well, I don't know. [00:38] ---     But I've done my very nanashi best. [00:43] ---     I see! [00:58] ---     "Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki" [02:16] ---     This has been the agenda     for the Aoi Hinami Fan Club-- [02:16] ---     "Lv. 7: When a mentor character becomes a boss,     they'll push you to the edge" [02:19] ---     I mean... [02:20] ---     ...my campaign speech for Aoi Hinami. [02:23] ---     That was a supporting speech from     campaign manager Takahiro Mizusawa. [02:27] ---     Now for the campaign speech from     student-council president candidate Aoi Hinami. [02:33] ---     Go right ahead. [02:35] ---     "I support Minami Nanami because"... [02:45] ---     Good morning. [02:47] ---     I'm Aoi Hinami, and I'm running     for student-council president. [02:52] ---     Honestly, I bet there are a lot of     people out there who are thinking: [02:59] ---     "It doesn't matter who wins.     We'll never see real change." [03:04] ---     However! [03:06] ---     There's just one little thing     I'd like to tell those people: [03:12] ---     You're right. [03:17] ---     Oh, jeez--she's already going over great! [03:19] ---     That's Hinami for you. [03:20] ---     But we've got our strategy, remember? [03:23] ---     We don't have to get all the votes. [03:26] ---     Right. If we can just get     the athletes with the ball pump [03:29] ---     and the first-years with the air conditioners-- [03:31] ---     By the way... [03:32] ---     Do you have any complaints about this school? [03:36] ---     Like, the school store has a poor selection, [03:39] ---     or you'd like the option of     bigger portions in the lunchroom, [03:42] ---     or our sports festival is too small, [03:45] ---     or you want an electric ball pump? [03:48] ---     When I'm president, I'd like to find     a solution for each complaint in turn. [03:55] ---     But I've decided to make     only one campaign promise. [04:01] ---     And that is... [04:03] ---     ...to install air conditioners     in every classroom! [04:07] ---     Wh-What now, Tomozaki? [04:10] ---     How--? What's going on?! [04:12] ---     We had to settle for pitching     A/C to just the first-years, [04:17] ---     and here she is in front of the whole school,     making it her whole platform. [04:21] ---     And yet... [04:23] ---     Quiet, please! Can we please have some quiet? [04:27] ---     Still, this is not the easiest promise     on which to follow through. [04:32] ---     Even now, the teachers over     there are looking skeptical. [04:37] ---     I can already hear those teachers     talking amongst themselves [04:40] ---     once this speech has ended     and the assembly is over: [04:45] ---     "Air conditioners in every     classroom? Ridiculous!" [04:49] ---     In their perfectly chilled     teachers' lounge, of course. [04:56] ---     Yeah! [04:56] ---     What's going on? [04:58] ---     A common interest. [05:00] ---     Influential powers of persuasion. [05:03] ---     Is this you "controlling the mood," Hinami? [05:09] ---     And so, I pledge to work hard     on this and many other issues. [05:14] ---     If you feel the same way,     cast your vote for me: Aoi Hinami! [05:20] ---     That choice... [05:22] ---     ...is HEXactly right! [05:33] ---     "Sekitomo" [05:34] ---     And that's all! [05:35] ---     Thanks! [05:39] ---     That was a supporting speech from     campaign manager Yumiko Yamashita. [05:41] ---     Thanks! [05:45] ---     I'm so sorry! [05:46] ---     I stumbled over my words there... [05:48] ---     No, no, you're totally fine! [05:51] ---     You did a real good job, Yumi. [05:53] ---     Senpai... [05:55] ---     Now for the campaign speech from student-council     president candidate Minami Nanami. [06:00] ---     Here I go! [06:02] ---     Go get 'em, Mimimi-senpai! [06:07] ---     Let's get started. [06:08] ---     Which is one reason,     but as Ms. Kawamura said, [06:12] ---     "Just, you know, whatever.     Don't go overboard." [06:17] ---     So: whatever! I'll work hard     without going overboard! SIGN    "Settings" "Sound and Touch" "Notifications and Alerts" [06:22] ---     All jokes aside... [06:24] ---     I do want our school to be fun to attend,     one we can be proud of. [06:30] ---     And that's why, first of all, [06:32] ---     I want to enrich our core academic     and extracurricular aspects, [06:32] ---     Watch closely, Hinami.     This is how nanashi fights. [06:35] ---     then work on expanding     our school events as well. [06:39] ---     All in the name of bumping up     Sekitomo High's school spirit, of course! [06:55] ---     Hey, Navi: Turn off the alarm. [06:59] ---     I've turned off the alarm. [07:03] ---     Hey, Navi: Who's going to     be student-council president? [07:07] ---     I'm Navi, your virtual assistant. [07:11] ---     I didn't ask for an introduction! [07:14] ---     Enough about me. How can I help? [07:18] ---     Hey! [07:22] ---     You can't take a foe like Hinami head-on.     You have to strike a blind spot. [07:23] ---     No, no! I'm asking you about the election! [07:27] ---     I knew how Mimimi looked     to the student body right now: [07:28] ---     I found this information     about upcoming local elections. [07:31] ---     "Now there's a candidate who can really     adlib in the face of a sudden blunder." [07:32] ---     Not that! The student-council     president election! [07:37] ---     Tell me this, Navi: Will you vote for me? [07:42] ---     I'm sorry. I don't understand. [07:44] ---     Oh, come on! [07:46] ---     Well, it looks like Navi won't be voting for me, [07:50] ---     but I certainly hope you all will! [07:55] ---     I'm counting on you! [07:58] ---     That was the campaign speech from     candidate Minami Nanami. Thank you. [08:04] ---     Brain! [08:07] ---     Mimimi-senpai, that was fantastic! [08:07] ---     Brain! [08:09] ---     That was all adlibbed, wasn't it?! [08:12] ---     H-Hey, uh... [08:14] ---     Mi-Mimi-Mi-Mi! [08:15] ---     Whoopsie! [08:17] ---     Was that a little too much     for you, Tomozaki? [08:20] ---     Tee-hee! [08:23] ---     Well done! [08:25] ---     Hey, Aoi! [08:27] ---     Nice job, Mimimi. [08:29] ---     So, Tomozaki... you were     helping out, too, huh? [08:32] ---     Well... you know. [08:33] ---     Skip the details! [08:35] ---     Just know that Tomozaki did a great job! [08:39] ---     Huh... [08:41] ---     C'mon, Takahiro! [08:43] ---     After all, until the final tally     comes in, we're rivals. [08:48] ---     That's right! [08:49] ---     Bye! [08:52] ---     The vibe of those two together... [08:55] ---     Maybe the rumors are right     and they are dating. [08:58] ---     Eh? [09:03] ---     We did what we could. [09:03] ---     "Ballot"     "Student Council President" [09:06] ---     All that's left is to wait for the results. SIGN    "Student Council President Election Results Aoi Hinami: 416 Votes (Winner) Minami Nanami: 131 Votes" [09:15] ---     Good job, Tomozaki! [09:15] ---     "Tropical Grape" [09:17] ---     You were a huge help. Thanks! [09:20] ---     Uh, sure. [09:29] ---     Man, what a bummer! [09:32] ---     Well, I may have lost this time,     but there's always next time, right? [09:37] ---     Fall today, rise tomorrow. [09:39] ---     Yeah, exactly! Oh, bravo, Brain! Well said! [09:43] ---     Always look forward, with the wind at your back! [09:46] ---     And if you do fall, just run     that much faster to catch up! [09:51] ---     I can't tell if this is how she     really feels or if it's just bluster. [09:56] ---     But... [09:57] ---     Right! [09:58] ---     And you'll have other chances     to compete against Hinami. [10:03] ---     You bet! [10:09] ---     Before we begin,     I'd like to clarify something. [10:13] ---     Hmm? What's that? [10:14] ---     That little Navi "accident" --you had     that all planned out, didn't you? [10:19] ---     Yeah. It was all scripted. [10:25] ---     I knew it! [10:27] ---     That was going to get her over the finish line,     but it didn't work in the end. [10:31] ---     Not in terms of election results, no. [10:35] ---     But you surprised me. That was fun! [10:38] ---     Uh... okay. [10:40] ---     Now that? That was very nanashi. [10:42] ---     "Super Attack Families" [10:42] ---     Seems the legend who flipped Tackfam on its head [10:46] ---     by bringing combo tactics to a hit-and-run     game really is all he's cracked up to be. [10:50] ---     But you played dirty,     crushing our entire strategy like that. [10:57] ---     If you're going to help Mimimi, you're     going to have to be a lot more discreet. [11:00] ---     With nanashi involved, I figured     there'd be some unique tactics-- [11:05] ---     so I squashed that efficient     vote-winner of a campaign promise [11:07] ---     with brute force. [11:10] ---     I underestimated you. [11:12] ---     I may have won this time,     but I got a feel for your potential. [11:16] ---     It was quite a surprise! [11:17] ---     And a lot of fun! [11:19] ---     So keep on applying yourself     here in this thing called "life." [11:24] ---     Got that? [11:25] ---     That is the plan, but yeah. [11:27] ---     Excellent! SIGN    "Small Goal Go somewhere with a girl from school (not me), just the 2 of you" [11:29] ---     Now, then--let's finish up that     "go out alone with a girl" task! [11:44] ---     Tomozaki? [11:46] ---     Yuh? [11:47] ---     Um... [11:49] ---     Aren't you going in? [11:49] ---     "Library" [11:50] ---     Oh, um, yeah! I am. I'm going in. [12:03] ---     "Hey, do you want to see a movie this weekend?" [12:04] ---     "The Angel and the Caged Bird" [12:07] ---     That's not it. [12:09] ---     "There's this movie I'm interested in..." [12:11] ---     "Kikuchi, did you hear? There's an Andi film     playing in Shibuya right now..." [12:16] ---     Or something. [12:19] ---     Um... is everything okay? [12:21] ---     Huh? Oh! Er... [12:26] ---     Hey, um... See, uh... [12:28] ---     There's an Andi film playing at this theater-- [12:31] ---     In Shi-Shibuya! [12:35] ---     I... I'm sorry. [12:37] ---     I-It's fine. [12:41] ---     Tomozaki? Your face is all red. [12:44] ---     So is yours. [12:50] ---     Um, so... well, uh... [12:53] ---     Uh-huh? [12:54] ---     Would you... [12:56] ---     Would you like to come see it... with me? [13:01] ---     Uh-huh! [13:03] ---     "Tomozaki" [13:08] ---     I'm one step closer to my goal. [13:10] ---     But while I'm at it, I may as well     read more of Andi's books. [13:15] ---     It'll give me something     to talk about with Kikuchi. [13:18] ---     And besides... [13:20] ---     This guy's books? [13:22] ---     They're good! [13:26] ---     I'll be closing up soon. [13:27] ---     Huh? [13:29] ---     Wow, that late already... [13:43] ---     Tama? [13:45] ---     Tomozaki! [13:49] ---     Were you in the library? [13:50] ---     Yeah. [13:52] ---     Aoi and Minmi are running     way out ahead of everyone else. [13:56] ---     Wow. [13:57] ---     I think she's probably competing with Aoi. [14:00] ---     Heck, I know she is. [14:03] ---     Maybe so. [14:06] ---     Too bad about the election, huh? [14:08] ---     Yeah. [14:09] ---     I mean, it's Aoi. You can't beat her. [14:12] ---     Right. [14:13] ---     See, with Minmi... [14:15] ---     Hmm? [14:16] ---     Even if Minmi can't win, she won't give in. [14:19] ---     So I wish she'd quit taking on Aoi, at least. [14:23] ---     She's a little... scary, I guess? [14:27] ---     And that's why... [14:29] ---     That's why I want to win. [14:31] ---     I get that. [14:33] ---     It sucks being the loser. [14:38] ---     Mimimi had never practiced     for that long before yesterday. [14:43] ---     I've always been the only one still     hanging around to the bitter end. [14:49] ---     And then today, she shows up for     morning practice even before I do. [14:52] ---     Huh? Seriously? [14:54] ---     I-I mean... [14:56] ---     You come here after practice every day? [14:59] ---     Yes, and...? [15:00] ---     Like it's no big deal! [15:03] ---     Hey... [15:04] ---     Let me ask you something. [15:08] ---     What is it? [15:09] ---     You might be the same way when it     comes to games--Tackfam in particular. [15:14] ---     Checking up on your goals,     analyzing your progress, [15:17] ---     and getting what you need     through trial and error. [15:20] ---     Moving forward in this way is     what we call "effort," is it not? [15:25] ---     Yeah. Sure. [15:27] ---     And making repeated efforts     with zero compromise, [15:30] ---     just a single-minded push forward... [15:33] ---     Is there something wrong with that? [15:35] ---     Huh? I mean, that's... [15:38] ---     I don't think there's anything wrong with it. [15:41] ---     You already have your answer! [15:43] ---     I don't think so, either.     Effort's not a bad thing. [15:48] ---     Right. I basically feel mostly the same way. [15:51] ---     "Mostly"? [15:52] ---     However... [15:54] ---     When you make a lot of effort     in the game of life, [15:58] ---     things may come up that     can't be solved so easily. [16:01] ---     In my experience, anyway. [16:04] ---     Don't give it too much thought. [16:12] ---     Yo, Brain! [16:13] ---     Whoa! Mi-Mimi-Mi-Mi-Mi-Mimimi! [16:17] ---     That sounds familiar! [16:18] ---     Thinking about something? [16:20] ---     Is this when you finally     confess your love? To me? [16:22] ---     N-No! [16:25] ---     Listen... [16:26] ---     I hear you're putting a lot of effort     into your practices lately. [16:30] ---     Yep! I'm working really, really hard!     Same goes for my studies! [16:35] ---     I've got a lot of catching up     to do after losing the election. [16:39] ---     I'm rooting for you. As a gamer. [16:43] ---     Dude, what? [16:44] ---     Hey, who told you about my practices, anyway? [16:48] ---     Hmm? Hinami did. [16:50] ---     Huh! Who knew? [16:52] ---     Ooh, how'd she tell you? [16:55] ---     Um... how? I mean... normally? [16:58] ---     Like always. [17:00] ---     Is that so? [17:01] ---     Well, whatever. [17:03] ---     Look, I'm heading to the lunchroom.     What about you? [17:07] ---     I'm just going to grab a pastry     or something from the store. [17:10] ---     Ah-ha! [17:12] ---     Roger that! [17:13] ---     Later! [17:19] ---     Wait, was that... [17:22] ---     Was that an invitation? [17:32] ---     Tama? [17:34] ---     Tomozaki. [17:35] ---     Watching practice again? [17:37] ---     Yeah. [17:39] ---     Mimimi's working hard. [17:41] ---     Yeah, she is. [17:42] ---     Hinami said Mimimi even beat her     to morning practice today. [17:48] ---     Huh. [17:49] ---     Ever since the election, I bet. [17:52] ---     Yeah. [17:54] ---     Mimimi really was in it to win. [17:57] ---     She must have been disappointed.     I know I was. [18:00] ---     Yeah. [18:02] ---     Was she always like that? [18:04] ---     I'm not sure. We don't go that far back. [18:08] ---     Oh? Really? [18:10] ---     I thought you'd been friends     for a good long while. [18:15] ---     We first talked in... the second term     of first year or so? [18:19] ---     Huh! You don't say. [18:21] ---     I'm not great at making friends, [18:25] ---     so I didn't talk to anyone that     first term. Not even Minmi. [18:29] ---     Then how'd you get to be such good friends? [18:33] ---     Because Minmi's an idiot, I guess? [18:39] ---     Even though we hadn't     talked at all that first term, [18:43] ---     she suddenly started bugging me     in the second term. [18:46] ---     Poking my cheeks--stuff like that. [18:49] ---     I'm not good with that kind of thing,     so I acted all annoyed. [18:54] ---     After that, I'd ignore her, glare at her... [19:00] ---     I tried everything, but she just wouldn't stop. [19:04] ---     I thought, "God, what an idiot." [19:08] ---     But that's how I came     to make more friends [19:12] ---     and feel more comfortable in our classroom. [19:18] ---     So I... [19:20] ---     I think people who are good at     making friends are really amazing. [19:24] ---     I kinda wished I could be like that. [19:27] ---     One time Aoi came over to talk to me,     even though she was in a different class. [19:33] ---     She said Minmi had come to her for advice. [19:37] ---     Advice? [19:38] ---     Yeah. [19:39] ---     "There's a girl in our class who doesn't fit in.     What should I do?" [19:44] ---     And Aoi said, "Maybe she just     doesn't want to fit in." [19:49] ---     But Minmi wouldn't leave it alone. [19:52] ---     "Not this girl. [19:54] ---     She tries to fit in, but she's     too awkward to make it work." [19:59] ---     I'd been... trying not to get involved, I guess. [20:04] ---     I was afraid, so I avoided people. [20:07] ---     But it's not that I didn't need friends. [20:10] ---     Minmi was exactly right. [20:13] ---     So Aoi tells her this: [20:16] ---     "Okay, try talking to her     a little bit every day." [20:19] ---     Huh? [20:20] ---     Wait--so is that how... [20:22] ---     Uh-huh. She starts poking     my cheeks... every dang day. [20:27] ---     Tell me that's not messed up! [20:30] ---     That's Mimimi, all right. [20:32] ---     But Aoi told me to keep our     conversation between us. [20:38] ---     That Minmi would be embarrassed, [20:40] ---     and I should let her keep up her front. [20:42] ---     Aoi said she wanted me to know-- [20:45] ---     and that Minmi's daily teasing     was for my own sake. [20:50] ---     Huh... [20:52] ---     Even though I know all this about Minmi, [20:55] ---     she acts like she's not doing anything, [20:58] ---     then always comes to my rescue. [21:01] ---     So I go on pretending I don't know a thing. [21:06] ---     See? [21:07] ---     Minmi's a real idiot, am I right? [21:11] ---     You're saltier than usual today, Tama! [21:13] ---     Don't go comparing how people taste! [21:17] ---     Normally, right after practice,     your sweat would be nice and fresh. [21:20] ---     But today, the salty taste has     grown concentrated over time! [21:24] ---     That is nasty! Go deduce something else! [21:28] ---     Anything out of the ordinary happen? [21:30] ---     Not especially. [21:31] ---     I met Tama on my way out of the library.     We talked for a while. [21:35] ---     Huh. I see. [21:37] ---     A thousand pardons, Tama. [21:39] ---     Now, if you'll allow me     to snarfle your elbow... [21:42] ---     You just don't quit! I don't get you! [21:44] ---     All right, Mimimi. That's enough of that. [21:48] ---     You can't keep me down! I won't give up! [21:50] ---     Hi-yah! [21:52] ---     Jeez, Minmi! Chill out! [21:54] ---     These three share some strong bonds,     just like Tama said. [21:55] ---     Elbow! [21:56] ---     Turn it down a notch, Mimimi. [21:58] ---     Ooh, yum! [21:59] ---     Huh? Wait--hey! [22:01] ---     No way... [22:03] ---     Mimimi! [22:05] ---     But the next day,     Mimimi wasn't quite herself. [22:06] ---     Sorry, sorry! I'll buy you another! E8 - There are some problems a bottom-tier character can't fix alone 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.) [00:00] ---     "Saitama Prefectural Tournament" [00:20] ---     "Asahara" "Kusunoki" [00:31] ---     Aw, man. We lost. [00:33] ---     But I'm glad we made it so far again this year! [00:36] ---     Great work out there! [00:37] ---     Shake it off! [01:16] ---     "Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki" [02:35] ---     Nanami! Are you listening? [02:35] ---     "Lv. 8: There are some problems     a bottom-tier character can't fix alone" [02:38] ---     Whoa! Um, sorry about that! [02:40] ---     I wasn't sleeping--I just     blacked out for a sec. [02:44] ---     But I wasn't sleeping! [02:46] ---     Yeah, okay, okay. [02:48] ---     Now, this depiction here... [02:51] ---     This was a common way to portray     their beliefs or principles at that time. [02:59] ---     Nanami's been like that     since the election, hasn't she? [03:04] ---     Uh-huh. That might have set her off. [03:07] ---     Nanami's trying to compete with Hinami, right? [03:12] ---     Yeah, but... where'd you hear that? [03:16] ---     I didn't. I can imagine it. [03:19] ---     Imagine it? [03:20] ---     Like how? [03:22] ---     Like, why would this person     do something like that, [03:26] ---     or how might that person be feeling. [03:30] ---     Because, um, my novel... [03:32] ---     Oh. It helps you write. [03:38] ---     I just sort of imagine all     kinds of people's feelings. [03:43] ---     I mean, it's mostly idle daydreaming. [03:46] ---     What kind of person is Hinami? [03:50] ---     Huh? [03:51] ---     I don't really understand her. [03:54] ---     Her motivation,     the reasons driving her actions... [03:59] ---     I try to imagine it, but I draw a blank. [04:02] ---     It must be awfully tough to compete with someone [04:05] ---     whose motivations you don't understand. [04:09] ---     You can't see the goal. [04:11] ---     A goal you can't see, huh? [04:24] ---     Minmi's overdoing it. Again. [04:44] ---     What should I even do when she's like this? [04:51] ---     Should I get her to stop? [04:54] ---     Or let her keep going? [04:57] ---     Yeah. I wonder. [05:12] ---     Ah, it's so nice and cool at this time of night! [05:16] ---     Um... Hey. [05:18] ---     Hmm? [05:19] ---     As a friend who fought Hinami     beside you, craving that win... [05:29] ---     Are you overworking yourself now     because you still want to beat her? [05:36] ---     How can I put this? [05:38] ---     I'm saying this because     I think you'll understand: [05:42] ---     It sucks so much that I want     to quit right here and now. [05:45] ---     But it'll probably suck even more if I do. [05:50] ---     I get how rough it is to stop making     an effort halfway through and lose. [05:55] ---     So I want to respect Mimimi, [05:58] ---     sore loser of a gamer that I am. [06:01] ---     In that case... go get 'em, Mimimi. [06:16] ---     Oh, Aoi. Morning! [06:20] ---     Good morning, Mimimi. [06:22] ---     Early again, huh? [06:24] ---     Yeah, I guess! [06:34] ---     "Asahara" "Kusunoki" [06:38] ---     Aw, man. We lost. [06:40] ---     But I'm glad we made it so far again this year! [06:43] ---     Great work out there! [06:44] ---     Shake it off! [06:46] ---     How can you smile--and laugh? [06:49] ---     That girl who beat us out there     just now put in a ton of effort. [06:54] ---     We've only made it to the prefectural     tournament! That's nothing! [06:59] ---     It's not good... not good at all! [07:02] ---     We know you worked hard, Minami... [07:05] ---     But the prefectural tournament? That's huge! [07:07] ---     And you're the one who got us this far. [07:10] ---     We did fine--really! [07:15] ---     Yeah. I guess... I guess you're right. [07:20] ---     I'm glad. [07:25] ---     Mimimi! [07:30] ---     Yikes. That was a close one! [07:32] ---     I nearly took a tumble! Tee-hee! [07:38] ---     "Sewing Room 2" [07:40] ---     If this keeps up, she'll soon     reach her breaking point. [07:44] ---     She's probably practicing at home, too-- [07:46] ---     and likely not sleeping much at all. [07:50] ---     I'd like to talk some sense     into her before she collapses, [07:53] ---     but it's bound to backfire,     coming from me. [07:56] ---     Hey, why is Mimimi so obsessed with you? [08:03] ---     It was a prefectural basketball     tournament in middle school. [08:06] ---     I'm the one who made her school lose. [08:11] ---     But that's not my story to tell. [08:20] ---     Here I am, Tomozaki! [08:23] ---     What did you want to talk about? [08:24] ---     Oh, uh... [08:26] ---     I wanted to ask you about middle-school Mimimi. [08:31] ---     Mimimi was a starter from year one.     She was really good. [08:36] ---     I guess you could say it was a one-woman team. [08:38] ---     But she felt a little out of place, too. [08:41] ---     We faced Hinami's team in the last     tournament of our third and final year, [08:45] ---     it was basically a showdown between two aces, [08:48] ---     and we wound up taking the L. [08:51] ---     The others were like, "I'm just glad     we made it to the prefectural tournament," [08:55] ---     but I think Mimimi was really and truly crushed. [09:09] ---     It's raining. [09:10] ---     Yeah. [09:12] ---     Maybe that's a good thing. [09:14] ---     The clubs won't meet in this weather,     and Hinami can't practice. [09:20] ---     Mimimi can take the day off, too. [09:22] ---     Right? She did leave really     quickly after homeroom-- [09:29] ---     Hey. Is that...? [09:33] ---     Oh, no way. [09:36] ---     We have to stop her! [09:43] ---     Aoi? [09:44] ---     Yeah. [09:46] ---     And Minmi... [09:48] ---     She must have... gone home. [09:51] ---     Probably. [10:06] ---     Minmi? Hey, Minmi! [10:09] ---     Oh, sorry! What's up, Tama? [10:13] ---     Did you take the day off yesterday? [10:15] ---     Sure did! I'm all rested up and feeling great! [10:18] ---     I'm heading to practice. What about you? [10:21] ---     Yep! I'll be there in a sec. [10:23] ---     Oh... [10:49] ---     Oof, those clouds... Looks like rain again. [10:52] ---     Hmm? [10:54] ---     Mimimi? [11:20] ---     Tomozaki? [11:27] ---     Mimimi, what about today's practice? [11:30] ---     Ah, well, you know. [11:32] ---     Um... Yamashita--she told me. [11:37] ---     About your middle-school basketball team. [11:40] ---     Aw, nuts! My cover's been blown! [11:43] ---     Curse you for ratting out your senior,     Yumi, you scoundrel! [11:48] ---     Is that when it started? [11:50] ---     This whole not wanting to lose to Hinami? [11:55] ---     It's because I don't shine. [11:58] ---     Huh? [11:59] ---     After I lost to Aoi, [12:01] ---     I went alone to see her play     in the national tournament. [12:01] ---     "The 47th National Middle-School     Basketball Tournament" [12:06] ---     Aoi's school wound up finishing in second place. [12:11] ---     All her team members were smiling     and congratulating one another, [12:16] ---     but Aoi looked disappointed,     biting her lip and glaring at the emcee. [12:21] ---     "Kusunoki" [12:22] ---     The moment they announced: "First place     goes to Such-and-So Middle School," [12:27] ---     Aoi started crying,     the tears welling up and falling. [12:32] ---     She didn't cry when her team came in second. [12:35] ---     She only cried when she heard     another team came in first. [12:39] ---     Like, is being number one all this girl sees? [12:42] ---     That's... wow. [12:45] ---     Right? [12:47] ---     But at the same time, I was ashamed of myself,     because I couldn't be like Aoi. [12:52] ---     I'd changed my behavior to match the mood. [12:56] ---     I realized that I was just an ordinary person. [13:00] ---     All the more reason for me     to want to be special, like Aoi. [13:04] ---     I was surprised to spot Aoi at our     high-school entrance ceremony. [13:09] ---     Especially when she came up     to me afterward and said: [13:12] ---     "Didn't we play each other in round two     of the prefectural tournament? [13:15] ---     I've been thinking about you     ever since that game." [13:20] ---     And that's not all. [13:22] ---     She said, "You must have practiced like crazy.     I could tell, playing you." [13:27] ---     And then: "I wish I could have     played on the same team as you." [13:33] ---     That really saved me, you know? [13:38] ---     So Aoi is someone I'm grateful for,     someone I look up to the most-- [13:44] ---     and the person I least want to lose to. [13:48] ---     We became friends after that,     joining the track-and-field club together. [13:52] ---     But... around the second term     of first year, was it? [13:55] ---     Even though Aoi's specialty was the sprint, [13:57] ---     she took first place on our team     in my event, the high jump. [14:00] ---     Her beating me made me realize once again: [14:04] ---     I really can't be someone special after all. [14:08] ---     If you want to shine,     you've got to come in first. [14:12] ---     But I felt like even that was impossible. [14:16] ---     Mimimi... [14:17] ---     That's pretty much it!     Sorry to be such a downer. [14:21] ---     No, not at all. [14:23] ---     Thanks. I feel better having talked about it! [14:25] ---     But... but you don't have to come in first. [14:29] ---     The way I see it,     you shine pretty brightly already. [14:34] ---     Thanks! [14:37] ---     Sorry, Tomozaki--looks like I forgot something.     Head on home without me. [14:42] ---     Later! [14:42] ---     Hey, Mimimi-- [14:46] ---     My words hadn't gotten through to her. [14:49] ---     It was painfully clear,     even to a bottom-tier scrub like me. [14:56] ---     She didn't show up. [14:57] ---     Not to Saturday's practice,     not to today's morning session. [15:01] ---     Oh. [15:02] ---     Even though coming in first isn't everything... [15:05] ---     That's something I never expected. [15:08] ---     Huh? [15:09] ---     I mean, you're just like me, aren't you? [15:12] ---     The Tackfam-mastering nanashi? [15:16] ---     What do you mean, I'm just like you? [15:16] ---     "Teachers' Lounge" [15:19] ---     Of course I want to win in a one-on-one battle. [15:19] ---     "Club Resignation Notice" [15:21] ---     But if only first place matters, [15:23] ---     that would make pretty much     the whole world useless. [15:27] ---     In fact, I'd say it's more like I     don't want to lose to me. [15:32] ---     Is that how you really feel? [15:33] ---     Yeah. [15:34] ---     Tackfam's a battle against myself. [15:38] ---     I see. [15:41] ---     Minmi, you're quitting the club?! [15:44] ---     Yeah. Thought about it over the weekend. [15:46] ---     Is it true? [15:50] ---     Sorry, Aoi! [15:51] ---     I gave it a lot of thought and, well,     my body just can't take any more. [15:55] ---     I wanted to keep running track with you, Mimimi. [15:59] ---     I'm sorry, Aoi. [16:01] ---     No, it's not that! No need to apologize! [16:06] ---     I wonder what happened? [16:08] ---     Hmm... a misunderstanding, maybe. [16:12] ---     And yet... no one did anything wrong. [16:17] ---     Sorry, Tama--I'm heading home, okay? [16:20] ---     Eh? [16:21] ---     Bye, Tama! See you tomorrow! [16:23] ---     Mimimi! [16:26] ---     Want to... go home together? [16:28] ---     Huh? [16:31] ---     Come on. With Tama, too. The three of us. [16:37] ---     I'll skip practice! [16:42] ---     Apologies! [16:43] ---     Out of consideration for Tomozaki's courage,     I'll be leaving with those two. [16:50] ---     Wow, it sure is muggy. That's summer for you! [16:53] ---     And this is totally a textbook Japanese summer! [16:57] ---     Hey, Minmi? [16:59] ---     Hmm? [17:00] ---     Do you hate Aoi now? [17:04] ---     You did quit track and all. [17:07] ---     O-Of course I don't! [17:10] ---     Really? [17:11] ---     I mean, Aoi's a really great girl.     She can do anything. [17:14] ---     She's respectable, dependable. [17:18] ---     She really gets me. [17:21] ---     And she shines... and she's special... [17:24] ---     Then why are you quitting? [17:27] ---     You know I could never... hate Aoi. [17:32] ---     Uh-huh. [17:34] ---     And even though... [17:36] ---     Even though I could never...     I could never hate her... [17:40] ---     Aoi's just... [17:42] ---     She's such a great girl. Always working so hard. [17:45] ---     But never bragging about it. [17:48] ---     Always looking out for me. [17:51] ---     Understanding exactly how I feel. [17:55] ---     So really, I love Aoi. [17:59] ---     Uh-huh. [18:02] ---     I mean, I should love her, [18:04] ---     but she beats me in schoolwork,     beats me in sports... [18:08] ---     And then, all of a sudden, [18:10] ---     I'm jealous of her. [18:12] ---     Like, she bugs me, or she's in my way... [18:15] ---     ...or I want her g-gone! [18:18] ---     And here I am,     thinking these things, and I... I... [18:24] ---     And it's awful! It's just the worst! [18:27] ---     If a sore loser like me stayed in that club, [18:32] ---     I'd wind up thinking that way again. [18:34] ---     And I'd hate myself for it. [18:37] ---     So much that I couldn't stand it. [18:41] ---     Even when we practiced together, I'd think, [18:44] ---     "Why doesn't she stop practicing?" [18:47] ---     "If she really cared about me,     she'd quit right away." [18:52] ---     "How clueless can you get?" [18:54] ---     I actually thought that! [18:56] ---     And I... [18:58] ---     I don't want to think     that way about Aoi anymore. [19:02] ---     Sure. [19:08] ---     That's why I quit. [19:11] ---     How can she work so hard, I wonder? [19:19] ---     T-Tama?! [19:21] ---     Hey! Stop tha-- It tickles! [19:24] ---     You want to be number one, no matter what? [19:28] ---     I-It's just... [19:30] ---     I'm nothing. [19:33] ---     But Minmi... [19:35] ---     You're my hero. [19:38] ---     Huh? [19:39] ---     Always smiling and saying you're fine,     then working yourself too hard. [19:44] ---     But you keep that to yourself     as you help me out. [19:48] ---     I like Aoi a lot, too, [19:52] ---     but you're my one and only hero, Minmi. [19:56] ---     But... [19:58] ---     And if you still wanna be number one... [20:03] ---     To me, you're the world's number-one idiot! [20:05] ---     So make do with that! [20:12] ---     Wh-What's the big idea?! [20:14] ---     Just doing what an idiot does! [20:17] ---     Tama! [20:18] ---     H-Hey, now! [20:20] ---     Who's an idiot, hmm? Say it again! [20:21] ---     C'mon, Minmi! [20:23] ---     Mmm, your neck smells amazing! [20:26] ---     Quit sniffing me, idiot! Back off already! [20:33] ---     And so, [20:34] ---     after Mimimi apologized to the club, [20:38] ---     she was approved to rejoin--     the day after she'd resigned. [20:43] ---     Her feelings for Hinami--a mix     of gratitude, respect, and envy-- [20:47] ---     seem to have mellowed quite a bit,     thanks to Tama. [20:51] ---     Though Mimimi's sexual harassment     seems to have increased threefold. [20:56] ---     And I'm preparing to face my biggest challenge [21:00] ---     before summer vacation starts tomorrow. [21:03] ---     Shuji, um... Here. A birthday present. [21:07] ---     Oh, hey. Thanks. [21:11] ---     Your task for today: SIGN    "Today's Task Give Nakamura his present and talk to him for 3+ minutes" [21:13] ---     Give Nakamura his birthday present     and talk to him for at least three minutes. [21:17] ---     "PitCam" [21:22] ---     Na-Nakamura! [21:23] ---     Yeah? What is it, Tomozaki? [21:25] ---     Um... this is... a birthday present. [21:28] ---     Huh? [21:32] ---     A controller? [21:33] ---     See, um, the controller is key,     uh... especially in versus play. [21:38] ---     I-I can get behind someone who     works hard and hates to lose... [21:43] ---     And as a gamer and huge Tackfam fan, I, um... [21:47] ---     I'll take it. [21:53] ---     What?! That wasn't three minutes? [21:56] ---     N-Now what? [21:58] ---     Uh, hey! [21:59] ---     What? [22:00] ---     Well, um... er... [22:06] ---     S-So is it true that Hinami     and Mizusawa are dating? [22:10] ---     "Cafe Restaurant Gesto" [22:13] ---     "S-So is it true that Hinami     and Mizusawa are dating?" [22:22] ---     C'mon, Minmi, cut that out. [22:26] ---     I-I'm so sorry, Tomozaki! [22:28] ---     Jeez, give it a rest. [22:29] ---     And? Is there any truth     to the rumors, Miss Hinami? [22:35] ---     The truth is... we're dating. [22:38] ---     What?! [22:38] ---     What if I actually said that? [22:40] ---     Huh? Jeez! [22:44] ---     Of course we're not dating. [22:49] ---     Well, now that everything's out in the open... [22:54] ---     I'm really sorry for everything, gang! [22:57] ---     This sure is out of the blue, Minmi. [23:00] ---     By way of apologizing for causing such a fuss... [23:05] ---     ...please accept these! [23:08] ---     And these are...? [23:10] ---     Apology gifts! Also known as     proof of our friendship! [23:14] ---     Just like mine, but in different colors! [23:17] ---     Aren't they the cutest? [23:19] ---     I don't know, Mimimi...     any way you look at it-- [23:22] ---     They're adorable. [23:23] ---     Huh?! [23:24] ---     They're so cute! [23:27] ---     Oh, this is fantastic! [23:28] ---     Yeah! Are you sure we can have these? [23:31] ---     Of course! Abso-fruit-ly! [23:36] ---     You call this... [23:38] ---     ...cute? E9 - When you go back to the starter town with the full party, new stuff tends to happen 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.) [00:06] ---     Yep. Sure enough, that's one pathetic outfit. [00:10] ---     What did you expect?     I don't have any new summer clothes. [00:14] ---     "The Beanstalk" [00:14] ---     I can see I'll have to     assign you a special task. [00:20] ---     So what's my task? [00:22] ---     Before we get into that, [00:25] ---     we need to decide what you'll     be doing over this summer break. [00:30] ---     I guess summer break isn't a total break. [00:33] ---     Your current small goal is: [00:35] ---     "Go somewhere with a girl who     isn't me--just the two of you." [00:39] ---     From there, I'll be setting other goals     to be met by the end of August. [00:45] ---     Got it. [00:46] ---     Your goal this summer: [00:48] ---     Start dating Kikuchi. [00:51] ---     What?! [01:07] ---     "Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki" [02:26] ---     "Lv. 9: When you go back to the starter town     with the full party, new stuff tends to happen" [02:26] ---     Where did you want to go again, Tomozaki? [02:29] ---     Um, that would be... SIGN    "Today" "RAGERED - Arohe Store Clothing" [02:32] ---     ...a clothing store on the fifth floor? [02:34] ---     Okay! [02:37] ---     You're more dependable than I thought, Tomozaki! [02:41] ---     Is she seriously going to keep that up? [02:44] ---     Your goal this summer: Start dating Kikuchi. [02:48] ---     What?! [02:49] ---     Keep your voice down. [02:51] ---     Sorry. [02:53] ---     But I mean, Kikuchi and the likes of me? [02:55] ---     Oh? But you have those Andi books     in common, and she seems to like you. [03:01] ---     You're even going to see a movie together. [03:05] ---     And you're telling me     that's not a realistic goal? [03:09] ---     No, it's just... [03:12] ---     So your first task is to go on     that movie date with Fuka. [03:16] ---     Then you'll make more plans until,     ultimately, you two are ready to date. [03:22] ---     That's all. [03:23] ---     Oh, sure, "that's all."     It's practically my entire goal. [03:27] ---     Which is why today you'll     be doing a date rehearsal. [03:32] ---     A date rehearsal? [03:34] ---     I'll tell you in advance where we'll be going. [03:37] ---     Based on that info, you take the lead     as if you'd done all the planning. [03:42] ---     So it's basically all a sham. [03:45] ---     Right. To prep for your date with Fuka. [03:49] ---     It'll make a big difference. SIGN    "RAGERED - Arohe Store Clothing" "Pit Camera - Omiya West Entrance Sego Store" [03:56] ---     The first one's a... clothing store? [04:03] ---     So what should I buy? [04:05] ---     I think you should buy a T-shirt to go     with the slacks you bought earlier. [04:10] ---     "Slacks"? [04:12] ---     I hate to butt in on such an     extremely common mistake, but... [04:16] ---     Pants. [04:17] ---     Aha. [04:20] ---     What'd be good? You pick one, too, Tomozaki. [04:24] ---     Uh, sure. [04:27] ---     Okay, I found two tees that'll match     the bottoms you already have. [04:32] ---     You can get by with these and     not have to buy new bottoms! [04:36] ---     "Bottoms"? [04:38] ---     Pants. [04:41] ---     Thank you very much! [04:43] ---     Thanks for waiting. [04:44] ---     Hmm... Maybe you should have this, too. [04:50] ---     You don't have a proper     backpack like this, do you? [04:54] ---     Are you lending me yours? [04:56] ---     It's not really a loan--     consider it basically a gift. [05:00] ---     Oh, no, I couldn't! [05:03] ---     It's fine! See? Look here. [05:09] ---     It's a little frayed, that's all. [05:11] ---     Well, it bothers me! [05:13] ---     Yeah, but... [05:15] ---     Oh! In that case... [05:19] ---     Ooh, this one! [05:21] ---     It's so summery! [05:22] ---     You like that kind of thing? [05:24] ---     Mmm, I tend not to buy stuff I don't need, [05:29] ---     but this just struck me, y'know? [05:31] ---     So, uh... you want to swap     for this metal badge? [05:35] ---     Yep! [05:37] ---     Doesn't seem fair that I'd be     getting that bag for only 400 yen. [05:41] ---     Ugh! I said I want it--isn't that enough? [05:45] ---     Y-Yeah, okay. [05:47] ---     Thanks! [05:49] ---     Hang on... [05:51] ---     She's cooking up a trade here, [05:54] ---     so I won't feel like I owe her for her "gift." [05:59] ---     Here. [06:01] ---     Um, so... thanks. [06:04] ---     Sure! [06:06] ---     And I'll take good care of this! [06:08] ---     Uh, okay. [06:10] ---     So where are we going next? [06:16] ---     "Pit Camera - Omiya West Entrance Sego Store     Consumer Electronics" [06:27] ---     She's gotten better--and at a much     faster rate than I'd expected. [06:32] ---     I'm not the only one who puts this much     love and effort into Tackfam. [06:38] ---     It really is the best form of     communication for Hinami and I. [06:45] ---     And boom. [06:49] ---     Aw, man! [06:51] ---     One more game! SIGN    "Fuka Kikuchi" "Add" "Notifications" "Block" [06:55] ---     So if I tap this... [06:57] ---     Yep! You'll add her. [06:59] ---     But it'll be like getting added out of nowhere. [07:03] ---     Kikuchi won't know what's going on. [07:05] ---     It'll be fine. I've already asked her     if I can give you her ID. [07:11] ---     Wha--? [07:12] ---     Now hurry up! [07:14] ---     Yeah, all right. [07:21] ---     There. [07:23] ---     What was that for? You haven't     even messaged her yet. [07:28] ---     Just tell her you got her info from me, [07:31] ---     and that you'd like to see     a movie over summer break. [07:34] ---     That ought to get you started! [07:36] ---     I'll leave the wording up to you. [07:38] ---     Seriously? [07:46] ---     All set? [07:47] ---     More or less. [07:50] ---     Let me see, let me see! [07:56] ---     "Hinami gave me your contact info. [07:59] ---     I've read another Andi book.     It was really good! [08:05] ---     Remember when we talked about     seeing that Andi film in Shibuya? [08:10] ---     Let me know when you're free!" [08:13] ---     That's some fine writing! [08:15] ---     Did you really need to read it out loud? [08:17] ---     Okay, let's send it! [08:22] ---     H-Here goes... [08:29] ---     Fuka tends to be a little slow to respond, [08:32] ---     but you should hear back from her today. [08:34] ---     Okay. [08:35] ---     And when you do, let me know, 'kay? [08:39] ---     Oh, but you figure out what to say. [08:42] ---     Y-Yeah, sure. [08:45] ---     "Fuka Kikuchi" [08:46] ---     Huh? [08:47] ---     I-I thought Kikuchi was slow to respond! [08:51] ---     What? [08:51] ---     "Fuka Kikuchi: I'd love to go!" SIGN    "Fuka Kikuchi: I can be free any day in August but Tuesdays and Wednesdays! How about you?" [08:59] ---     She must really be looking forward     to seeing that movie with you. [09:07] ---     Now, then... [09:08] ---     Your task for today is now over. [09:10] ---     Oh, right--keep the 4th and 5th open, okay? [09:13] ---     Huh? What for? [09:15] ---     Me, Mimimi, Yuzu, Nakamura, Mizusawa,     and Takei are having a barbecue, [09:20] ---     and you can tag along, too. [09:23] ---     Eh? A barbecue? [09:25] ---     An overnighter. [09:26] ---     Over... night?! [09:28] ---     It's really a ploy to get Yuzu     and Nakamura together. [09:32] ---     Me, at a youthful normie event? [09:36] ---     Hang on--this is information overload. [09:39] ---     Relax. Your goal is to complete your tasks. [09:43] ---     That's supposed to make me relax? [09:45] ---     All that time together will help you make     guy friends. You don't have many yet. [09:49] ---     Two full days with normies     will develop your friendships [09:52] ---     and give you a big XP boost. [09:54] ---     It is an overnight,     so I can't force you, but... [09:57] ---     What do you say? [09:59] ---     She must have pulled a lot     of strings to get me included. [10:05] ---     And the gamer in me has already     decided to master this particular game. [10:11] ---     I'll go. [10:13] ---     We'll hold a strategy meeting     at Mimimi's tomorrow. [10:16] ---     Your task will be to mess     with Mizusawa three times. [10:20] ---     M-Mess with? [10:21] ---     Otherwise, you'll just be that guy who     goes along with what everyone says. [10:27] ---     You'll wind up as the group punching bag. [10:29] ---     Moderate teasing is key to     becoming friends as equals or better. [10:33] ---     So is challenging people and making     suggestions when you think they're wrong. [10:38] ---     I see... [10:40] ---     But can Mizusawa really be messed with? [10:50] ---     Hey, Tomozaki. [10:51] ---     That top-tier character aura is a killer. [10:54] ---     Huh! Looks like you've discovered fashion. [10:57] ---     Uh, yeah. [10:58] ---     Is that another part of your     great escape from Loserland? [11:01] ---     Now he's gone and messed with me. [11:04] ---     And I have to mess with this guy three times? [11:07] ---     Hi, guys! [11:09] ---     Now that Aoi's here, let's head to Mimimi's. [11:12] ---     "Nanami" [11:12] ---     I'm sorry! [11:13] ---     My grandma suddenly dropped by.     Can we meet somewhere else? [11:17] ---     Sure. How about a restaurant? [11:20] ---     Hey, I know! [11:22] ---     Don't you live in Kitayono, too, Tomozaki? [11:25] ---     Eh? [11:27] ---     "Tomozaki" [11:30] ---     I-It's... [11:31] ---     ...Hinami, and Nanami, and Mizusawa?! [11:36] ---     Can we use the house for a while? [11:38] ---     Muh... Muh... Mom! [11:40] ---     Fumiya's brought... are they friends? [11:43] ---     Come on in. [11:43] ---     Anyway, he's brought some     really cool classmates over! [11:44] ---     What?! Fumiya did?     Wh-What do we do now? [11:44] ---     Thanks for having us. [11:46] ---     'Scuse me! [11:46] ---     Pardon me. [11:48] ---     Probably! [11:48] ---     Should I buy a cake or something? [11:50] ---     Cake?! Wow, talk about a warm welcome! [11:53] ---     Right? I hope it's cheesecake. [11:53] ---     Your family's funny. [11:55] ---     That didn't sound like a compliment. [11:57] ---     It didn't? But it was. [12:00] ---     Here's my chance! [12:02] ---     C'mon, no way was that a compliment. [12:05] ---     Round one of today's task: complete. Right? [12:11] ---     Are they in here? [12:12] ---     Or here? [12:14] ---     Hey, Mimimi! [12:15] ---     Where does Brain keep his dirty DVDs? [12:18] ---     In here? [12:19] ---     Huh? What's all this? [12:21] ---     Controllers I can't use for Tackfam anymore. [12:25] ---     All of these are no good? [12:27] ---     Tackfam requires more delicate     stick controls than regular games. [12:31] ---     I can still use them in other games, though, [12:34] ---     so I'm torn on whether to toss them. [12:36] ---     Huh! [12:37] ---     You're pretty hardcore     about that stuff, aren't you? [12:40] ---     I guess. [12:41] ---     Aoi? [12:43] ---     It'd be a waste to throw these away! [12:45] ---     I'd be so upset if I were your mom! [12:48] ---     What the heck? [12:49] ---     For a second there, she turned into NO NAME. [12:55] ---     We definitely need a test of courage, gang! SIGN    "Getting Yuzu & Shuji Together at Camp This is important!!! Yuzu & Shuji must (always) be next to each other!" [12:58] ---     That's how we get Yuzu and Shuji together: [13:00] ---     the suspension-bridge effect! [13:02] ---     It's clichéd, but oh so beautiful! [13:04] ---     We really should have at least that much, [13:06] ---     or nothing'll happen between those two. [13:09] ---     Can the two of them handle     the barbecue on their own? [13:13] ---     Oh, good idea! Like lighting the fire! [13:16] ---     Now! [13:17] ---     Mmm, that can be pretty tricky. [13:20] ---     Oh? [13:20] ---     Um, since lighting the fire is hard to pull off, [13:24] ---     we probably shouldn't make them do it. [13:27] ---     Maybe you're right. [13:29] ---     Okay. That's two down. [13:33] ---     Although, you know... SIGN    "Getting Yuzu & Shuji Together at Camp" "Barbecue: Assign roles. (Aoi's job!) Splashing in the River Yuzu in a swimsuit = Shuji's a goner!" [13:36] ---     We've got exams next year, right? [13:39] ---     You promised not to bring that up! [13:40] ---     That's not what I meant. SIGN    "Getting Yuzu & Shuji Together at Camp This is important!!! Yuzu & Shuji must (always) be next to each other!" [13:43] ---     We don't have much hanging-out time left, [13:45] ---     so we should get them together now. [13:48] ---     Right? [13:49] ---     I mean... pretty much. [13:51] ---     Now! [13:52] ---     Are you getting all mushy on us, Mizusawa? [13:55] ---     He is! You're all embarrassed, Takahiro! [13:57] ---     Oh, you! What a good guy! [14:00] ---     Totally! That's me, all right: one good guy. [14:03] ---     And that's three. Task: cleared. [14:07] ---     Still, for all their talk, I thought this trip     would mostly be about having fun. [14:12] ---     Turns out they really do have     Izumi and Nakamura in mind. [14:17] ---     Hey, Tomozaki. [14:19] ---     You bought this after all, eh? [14:22] ---     Yeah. [14:23] ---     But you don't usually use it. [14:25] ---     I don't have the hang of it yet.     I'm still practicing. [14:29] ---     Huh. Lemme see. [14:35] ---     You need practice, all right. [14:38] ---     Yeah. [14:40] ---     The sections below your crown     should be a little more tamed. [14:42] ---     My crown? [14:43] ---     Separate your hair vertically     in the back for volume. [14:47] ---     Hang on a sec. [14:49] ---     I'll want to watch this later. [14:51] ---     Can you start over? [14:52] ---     Oh. Sure. [14:56] ---     You take everything seriously, don't you? [14:58] ---     Huh? [14:59] ---     First those controllers, and now this. [15:02] ---     You're super serious about what you do. [15:04] ---     You... think so? [15:07] ---     And then there was Mimimi's election speech. [15:11] ---     That was all you, wasn't it? [15:14] ---     Y-You got me. [15:17] ---     But why go to such lengths? [15:20] ---     Well, uh... [15:22] ---     I never did like losing at games. [15:26] ---     So that speech was a game? [15:28] ---     Oh, no! Um, that is... [15:29] ---     Just, like, if it didn't go well--     in that sense, it's kind of like a game. [15:34] ---     I mean... [15:36] ---     I get it. [15:38] ---     Huh? [15:38] ---     Some things in this world are like one big game. [15:42] ---     Speeches, hairstyles, romance... [15:44] ---     R-Romance? [15:46] ---     So it's a game--and you     still don't want to lose? [15:49] ---     Is that so strange? [15:51] ---     I mean, it's a game, right? [15:53] ---     Why not loosen up and enjoy yourself? [15:56] ---     Y-You think? [15:58] ---     It's because it's a game that I take it     seriously and don't want to lose. [16:02] ---     I mean... [16:04] ---     Huh. [16:06] ---     You're one hard worker, y'know? [16:07] ---     I-I'd say I'm more of a... gamer? [16:12] ---     You really are funny, you know that? [16:14] ---     That is not a compliment. [16:15] ---     No, really. It's a compliment. [16:19] ---     Believe me, Fumiya. [16:22] ---     "Fumiya"? [16:25] ---     Your head! [16:26] ---     Brain, your head! [16:28] ---     Hey, nice! [16:29] ---     Did you get Takahiro to do it? [16:31] ---     Uh, yeah. [16:36] ---     Something fishy's going on between these two. [16:39] ---     Your thoughts, Miss Aoi? [16:41] ---     It's fishy all right, Miss Mimimi. [16:44] ---     I'm telling you, it's nothing. [16:46] ---     Right, Fumiya? SIGN    "Put out feelers with girl talk/boy talk: Exchange info via Litter Test of Courage: Misdirected excitement!!! No way they won't get together!" [16:48] ---     Whoa! Are they on a first-name basis?! [16:50] ---     This is getting fishier by the second! [16:53] ---     Thanks for having us! [16:55] ---     Please come visit us again! [16:57] ---     Later, li'l sis. [16:59] ---     Yes! Right! [17:01] ---     You, too, Fumiya. [17:02] ---     Y-You bet. [17:06] ---     This year's summer break     is going to be off the hook. [17:11] ---     Starting with the day after tomorrow-- SIGN    "Fuka Kikuchi: I can be free any day in August but Tuesdays and Wednesdays! How about you?" "It's not much notice, but how about Saturday, 8/1?" [17:12] ---     and that movie I'm seeing with Kikuchi! [17:18] ---     "How did you get into these books?" [17:19] ---     "The post-movie café:     particular about their ingredients" [17:20] ---     "Hinami is seriously crazy about cheese" [17:31] ---     Sh-She actually came. [17:34] ---     This is it. It's finally starting. [17:37] ---     This... this date, as Hinami put it. [17:44] ---     I... I'm sorry I'm late. [17:46] ---     Oh! Um... you're totally fine. [17:49] ---     Are... are you sure? [17:52] ---     Uh-huh. [17:54] ---     So, uh... shall we? [17:57] ---     Y-Yes! [18:01] ---     I'm looking forward to this movie. [18:03] ---     I saw the trailer--it sure looks beautiful. [18:07] ---     Yes, it does. [18:09] ---     It's pretty hot today for long sleeves. [18:12] ---     My skin is so sensitive--     I burn really easily in the sun. [18:18] ---     It's embarrassing. I use sunblock, but... [18:21] ---     It's not enough. [18:25] ---     She really is turning red. [18:28] ---     Here we are. [18:29] ---     What a cool vibe. [18:31] ---     "The Angel and the Caged Bird" [18:33] ---     Wow... [18:35] ---     We're really going to see it on the big screen! [18:37] ---     Um... y-yeah! We sure are. [18:43] ---     I-I'm sorry! [18:44] ---     "The Angel and the Caged Bird" [18:45] ---     We should buy our tickets. [18:47] ---     Right. [18:57] ---     I was wondering how they'd handle that scene [19:00] ---     where the last of the ptarmigans takes off. [19:03] ---     I never thought they'd show it in shadow! [19:07] ---     Right? [19:08] ---     Yeah! [19:09] ---     And the scene where the red jade shatters-- [19:13] ---     Uh-oh. I'm doing too much talking! [19:15] ---     Take a second to gather your thoughts [19:17] ---     "How did you get into these books?" [19:17] ---     and go for a memorized topic. [19:18] ---     "The post-movie café:     particular about their ingredients" [19:20] ---     When did you start getting     into these books, Kikuchi? [19:24] ---     Um, sometime in elementary school. [19:27] ---     I first encountered Andi's books     in my school library, [19:30] ---     and gradually came to love them. [19:33] ---     You don't say! [19:34] ---     That reminds me: [19:35] ---     I understand this cheese is made     right here at the café. [19:38] ---     Oh, is it? It's very good. [19:42] ---     Really? I'm glad we came here! [19:44] ---     Yeah, this is going well. [19:46] ---     I've gotten the hang of that normie skill     of filling in conversational gaps [19:50] ---     by bringing up my own topics. [19:56] ---     You're a mystery, Tomozaki. [19:59] ---     Huh? Um... a mystery, you say? [20:03] ---     It's, well... it's hard to explain. [20:06] ---     I'm sorry. I don't mean to be rude. [20:09] ---     Wh-What is it? [20:12] ---     It's like you suddenly swing     from being really easy to talk to, [20:17] ---     to being really hard to talk to. [20:21] ---     Eh? [20:23] ---     Which means... [20:24] ---     ...there were moments when Kikuchi     felt it was hard for her to talk. [20:30] ---     Great. So much for my normie skills! [20:33] ---     I'm still the same bottom-tier character. [20:36] ---     "Next: Akabane" [20:41] ---     Thank you so much for today. [20:43] ---     It was nice seeing that movie with you. [20:46] ---     Same here. [20:51] ---     Um... [20:53] ---     Oh, uh, well... [20:54] ---     You know how I said you were     hard to talk to sometimes? [20:59] ---     Oh, right. It's okay, really. [21:01] ---     I mean, I think it's true. [21:04] ---     It-It's not that... [21:06] ---     It isn't? [21:09] ---     I've always thought it was     hard to talk to guys. But... [21:14] ---     B-But what? [21:16] ---     There were times when you     were really easy to talk to. [21:20] ---     That was a first for me. [21:22] ---     Huh? [21:23] ---     "Next: Akabane" [21:26] ---     So, um... [21:28] ---     I said you could be hard to talk to,     but that's normal for me. [21:32] ---     So you see... [21:33] ---     Uh-huh. [21:34] ---     I didn't mean what I said in a bad way.     I meant it in a good way. [21:40] ---     It's something really precious to me. [21:43] ---     I... I see. [21:48] ---     And... and that's why-- [21:50] ---     Yes?! [21:52] ---     I'd... I'd like to go out     with you again sometime, [21:57] ---     like we did today. [22:01] ---     O-Of course! [22:10] ---     Hello? [22:11] ---     How was it? You must be     on your way home right now. [22:14] ---     How does she know? [22:16] ---     Huh! Sounds like you had a lot going on. [22:19] ---     But it also sounds like     a huge success, in the end. [22:22] ---     R-Right. [22:23] ---     But even if she didn't mean it in a bad way, [22:26] ---     you should probably reflect on     this "hard to talk to" thing. [22:30] ---     Y-You think? [22:32] ---     I mean, it's basically a lack     of experience and skills. [22:36] ---     You know how to fix that, right? [22:39] ---     With more experience and more training. [22:42] ---     HEXactly. [22:43] ---     She said she wanted to hang out again, yeah? [22:46] ---     In that case... [22:49] ---     "Toda Bridge Fireworks: 8/6"     "Saitama Prefecture Fireworks Shows - August" [22:49] ---     Hinami's a caring person, all right. [22:53] ---     Or is that "crushing"? [22:56] ---     "Thanks for today. It was fun. [22:59] ---     Would you like to come with me to     the Toda fireworks show on the 6th?" [23:07] ---     All right. [23:11] ---     I did it. I invited her. [23:13] ---     To a fireworks show. [23:22] ---     "I'm free on the 6th!" [23:23] ---     That was fast. [23:24] ---     "I'd love to go to a fireworks show!" [23:26] ---     This is one awesome summer! [23:29] ---     A fireworks show with Kikuchi! [23:32] ---     But first... [23:34] ---     First is an overnight with a bunch of normies. [23:37] ---     How is that going to work? E10 - Multiplayer games have their own special appeal 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.) [00:15] ---     Here I am! Wow, Tomozaki, you got here early. [00:18] ---     Yeah, I guess. [00:20] ---     Now, then: shall we? [00:22] ---     Okay! [00:26] ---     Oh, hey, Tomozaki? [00:29] ---     Hmm? [00:31] ---     Well, um... [00:34] ---     You really saved me with that whole...     thing earlier. [00:37] ---     You had, like... this major     hero vibe or something. [00:42] ---     So, uh... Anyway, thanks! [00:45] ---     Um... sure. [00:49] ---     When did I ever get thanked     this directly before? [00:53] ---     Almost never. [00:59] ---     All right! Let's commemorate     us all being together! [01:02] ---     Here goes nothing! [01:06] ---     And thus the overnight     normie camp begins. [01:24] ---     "Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki" [02:42] ---     "Lv. 10: Multiplayer games     have their own special appeal" [02:45] ---     The plot to get Izumi and Nakamura     together is already underway. [02:49] ---     Although we succeeded in getting     them next to each other... [02:53] ---     Hey, Shuji! [02:54] ---     What? [02:56] ---     Ta-da! Want a snack? [02:57] ---     What is this, a grade-school field trip? [02:59] ---     Aw, c'mon... [03:01] ---     As soon as we get there, it's... [03:03] ---     ...barbecue time! [03:05] ---     Meat, meat, meat! [03:05] ---     Hey, Hinami... [03:06] ---     Don't forget your veggies. [03:07] ---     Yes? [03:08] ---     Takei wasn't at our meeting-- [03:09] ---     Oh, don't you worry about that. [03:10] ---     does he know about our grand plan? [03:12] ---     We didn't tell him. [03:14] ---     He's generally useless;     we'll just go ahead without him. [03:19] ---     Sky! Birds! [03:22] ---     Aha. I see what you mean. [03:24] ---     "Chichibu Limited Express     Bound For Seibu-Chichibu" [03:26] ---     Now, about your task... [03:29] ---     Yeah? [03:30] ---     As before, you will tease, make     a suggestion, and/or disagree. [03:35] ---     But this time, you'll be doing it     to Nakamura--three times. [03:38] ---     Nakamura?! [03:40] ---     Your tasks have to get progressively     more difficult, or what's the point? [03:44] ---     I suppose. [03:46] ---     And... [03:48] ---     Like I said earlier,     you need to make guy friends. [03:51] ---     You should actively work to become     friendlier with Mizusawa in particular. [03:56] ---     With Mizusawa? [03:58] ---     That's right. [03:59] ---     Right now he's your likeliest friend candidate-- [04:01] ---     and he'll also give the biggest bonuses     when it comes to conquering life [04:06] ---     from here on out. [04:07] ---     Wait-- "bonuses"? [04:10] ---     Fuka said you were hard to talk to, after all, [04:14] ---     so you've got to boost     your XP and learn some skills [04:16] ---     on this overnight, right? [04:19] ---     I... I guess so. SIGN    "Kemmy's Family Village" "Camp" "BBQ" "Riverside Fun" [04:57] ---     Okay, time to assign tasks! [05:00] ---     Aye-aye, cap'n! [05:01] ---     First up is food prep. [05:04] ---     Yuzu and Shuji, can I ask you to handle that? [05:06] ---     Huh?! [05:07] ---     Yeah. [05:10] ---     Tarp, chair, and table setup goes to... [05:13] ---     ...Takahiro and Takei. [05:15] ---     Roger that. [05:16] ---     We got this! [05:17] ---     Maybe you should lend them a hand, Mimimi. [05:20] ---     Okay! [05:22] ---     Huh? Then that means... [05:24] ---     And finally, [05:25] ---     Tomozaki and I will be getting the fire started. [05:31] ---     So what's up? [05:33] ---     What do you mean, "what's up"? [05:35] ---     You didn't pair us up to have     a meeting or anything? [05:39] ---     Nope. [05:41] ---     Huh? [05:42] ---     Then why? [05:44] ---     Per our strategy, [05:45] ---     I assigned Nakamura and Yuzu both to food prep. [05:50] ---     And setting up the tarp is a real chore, [05:52] ---     so that goes to brawny Takei [05:54] ---     and Mizusawa, the natural leader. [05:57] ---     Oh, and Mimimi, who'll fit in anywhere. [06:00] ---     Since you can't do anything     if you don't get your fire lit, [06:04] ---     I wanted to handle that myself. [06:06] ---     Which, naturally, [06:08] ---     leaves you. [06:11] ---     True enough. [06:13] ---     Plus, I get tired of     putting on an act all the time. [06:17] ---     Huh. So you do get tired. [06:21] ---     Of course I do. I'm only human. [06:29] ---     You cut the carrots too big. [06:32] ---     Oh, hush, Shuji. Just eat, will you? [06:36] ---     Takei! You're eating too much meat. [06:38] ---     It's veggies only for you from now on. [06:41] ---     Aw, Shuji, you meanie! [06:43] ---     Help me out here, Yuzucchi! [06:45] ---     Huh? Um... Shake it off! [06:47] ---     I-Is that it?! [06:49] ---     Mimimi, help! [06:51] ---     Shake it off, Takei! [06:52] ---     Not you, too, Mimimi! [06:54] ---     Hey, I don't see you eating     many veggies, Takahiro. [06:57] ---     What about you, Mimimi? [06:59] ---     Have some of these deliciously grilled shrimp! [07:02] ---     Go on, eat up! [07:03] ---     Sorry! Shrimp gets a big "nope" from me! [07:05] ---     Then I'll eat the shrimp and the meat for you. [07:09] ---     All right, you can have my shrimp. [07:11] ---     But you're not getting my meat! [07:12] ---     Aw! [07:14] ---     This whole scene feels like something     I would have always rejected. [07:20] ---     But then I realized it might     actually be pretty fun after all. [07:28] ---     I... might have had too much to eat. [07:31] ---     "Might," hell. You ate too much. [07:33] ---     B-But it all tasted so good... [07:36] ---     What are you, a child? [07:38] ---     Oh, you hush! [07:41] ---     All right! [07:43] ---     Wanna hang out by the river? [07:46] ---     Yesss! Finally! [07:49] ---     Count me in! [07:52] ---     I-I'll leave my top on for now. [07:56] ---     Hey, boys! Is Takahiro the only     one who brought a suit? [08:00] ---     Who cares? Let's do this! [08:03] ---     Here I go! Yahoo! [08:08] ---     Anything here? [08:11] ---     Gotcha! [08:13] ---     Hey, Shuji! Take this! [08:15] ---     You really are a child. [08:20] ---     Ha! [08:21] ---     Great. They're on their own     and doing marvelously. [08:24] ---     Now for me to get Takei over here and... [08:27] ---     What the--?! [08:28] ---     Hey! Yuzucchi! [08:30] ---     Takei?! Where'd he come from? [08:33] ---     A river crab! [08:34] ---     Ain't it cute? [08:38] ---     Yuzu! [08:42] ---     Th-Thanks, Shuji. [08:45] ---     What's the big idea, falling over like that? [08:47] ---     Lame. [08:48] ---     Sh-Shut up! [08:50] ---     But... thank you. [08:53] ---     I-I'm real sorry, Yuzucchi!     That was all on me! [08:58] ---     But it got them closer together,     so all's well that ends well. [09:02] ---     Right? [09:03] ---     You okay? [09:06] ---     J-Just fine! [09:19] ---     Do they have cards here? [09:21] ---     Yeah, you can borrow them for free. [09:24] ---     Well, it'll pass the time, anyway. [09:27] ---     Hey, Tomozaki. [09:29] ---     Huh? [09:30] ---     Actually, hang on, Shuji-- [09:32] ---     what's going on with you     and Shimano these days? [09:35] ---     Where'd that come from? [09:37] ---     Nothing's going on with us. [09:39] ---     Nothing at all? [09:40] ---     I mean, sometimes she messages me. [09:43] ---     See? What, she wants to get back together? [09:46] ---     Nakamura was going to send     me out for a deck of cards. [09:50] ---     He's a scary one, all right. [09:52] ---     If Mizusawa hadn't spoken up,     I'd be stuck as the gofer. [09:55] ---     And that's who I'm supposed to mess with? [09:57] ---     Ooh, is Shimano the one     who dumped you, Shuji? [10:01] ---     Hey! [10:02] ---     Takei got to him first. [10:05] ---     Why are we even talking     about this stuff, anyway? [10:08] ---     It's just what you do on an overnight trip. [10:11] ---     Right? [10:13] ---     Absolutely. [10:14] ---     Oh? [10:16] ---     We are way too far apart     in the social hierarchy. [10:19] ---     She keeps getting in touch even though     she's got herself a boyfriend. [10:23] ---     I mean, I've been thinking about     moving on myself, but... I dunno. [10:28] ---     If you still have a chance with Shimano... [10:32] ---     It'd be hard to move on! [10:34] ---     Plus, she is stacked. [10:36] ---     Whoa. This must be guy talk. [10:40] ---     But wait--this sounds like... [10:42] ---     What's that face for, Tomozaki? [10:46] ---     Huh? Oh, uh, nothing. [10:48] ---     Got some thoughts on the situation, Fumiya? [10:51] ---     K-Kinda... [10:52] ---     Well? What are they? [10:53] ---     This is my chance! [10:55] ---     H-Here goes... [10:57] ---     I-I mean, it's like... [10:59] ---     What Shimano's doing--isn't she basically... [11:01] ---     Go on... [11:03] ---     Isn't she just stringing you along? [11:10] ---     Tch. [11:11] ---     Don't push your luck, Tomozaki! [11:13] ---     Yeah, yeah. She's stringing me along, okay? [11:17] ---     Th-That was terrifying. [11:19] ---     But that's my first hurdle cleared. [11:23] ---     This is getting ridiculous. [11:25] ---     C'mon, Shuji, shake her off and move on already! [11:30] ---     So? Got anyone in mind? [11:32] ---     Yeah, but she's coming to me     for romantic advice. [11:36] ---     Huh! Like what? [11:39] ---     "There's someone I like, but I don't think     he's noticed me. What should I do?" [11:45] ---     Stuff like that. [11:47] ---     O-Oh. [11:49] ---     Y-You don't say. [11:51] ---     Well, that doesn't sound     very promising, either! [12:01] ---     Oho! So she's stringing him along. [12:01] ---     "Group"     "Shuji's still getting messages from Shimano" [12:06] ---     And Fumiya told Shuji that to his face.     We totally cracked up! [12:11] ---     You didn't see the dirty look he gave me. [12:17] ---     Well, Yuzu dropped a bombshell of her own! [12:20] ---     Apparently she actually told Shuji     there's this guy she's interested in! [12:26] ---     And Shuji said this girl he'd had his     eye on was coming to him for advice [12:30] ---     about a guy she liked. [12:32] ---     OMG, no way! The feeling's mutual! [12:36] ---     Just date already! [12:38] ---     Guess we better get going, huh? [12:40] ---     That's right. [12:42] ---     C'mon, Takahiro. You, too, Tomozaki. [12:44] ---     Yep. [12:45] ---     Huh? Where to? [12:47] ---     Where else, my man? [12:55] ---     Whoa. The girls' room. [12:57] ---     What should we do? [12:59] ---     We could play a game. [13:01] ---     I brought a deck of cards! [13:03] ---     With this many people, we can play... [13:05] ---     Tycoon! [13:10] ---     I guess it's safe to say I win, yes? [13:14] ---     Dammit. [13:16] ---     Hey, you two... [13:19] ---     Why so competitive with one another? [13:22] ---     Tycoon isn't really that kind of game. [13:26] ---     I was so deep in the zone that I forgot my task! [13:29] ---     Aoi won five times, Brain won four. [13:33] ---     And I was almost always Poor! [13:36] ---     I was almost always the Beggar. [13:39] ---     You guys suck at this! [13:42] ---     Now! [13:43] ---     I don't know, Nakamura-- [13:45] ---     you never did get past Commoner. [13:47] ---     Tch. [13:48] ---     Shut up. [13:51] ---     All right. That's two down! [13:55] ---     Gotta admire folks who     take this stuff seriously. [13:59] ---     What about you, Hiro? How's it going? [14:03] ---     Hmm? How's what going? [14:04] ---     He's been flirting with a girl from     another school. Could be serious. [14:09] ---     Right, Takahiro? [14:10] ---     Whoa, what? [14:10] ---     What?! [14:11] ---     What in the what? [14:13] ---     What in the actual what?! [14:15] ---     Oh, you know, I occasionally ask     her out on our days off and stuff. [14:19] ---     And? Are you going to get together? [14:22] ---     I mean, if I wanted to, yeah. [14:27] ---     Niiice! [14:28] ---     C'mon, gang, drop it already! [14:31] ---     What, running away? [14:32] ---     No. [14:33] ---     Bathroom break. [14:35] ---     Oh--I'll come, too. [14:45] ---     Let me try talking about     our previous conversation. [14:50] ---     So... a girl from another school, eh? [14:54] ---     Won't let that go, huh? [14:55] ---     Oh, um... [14:56] ---     What was it you said?     You could date her if you wanted to? [15:01] ---     Yeah, pretty much. We could be a couple. [15:04] ---     Huh... wow. [15:07] ---     Really? Nothing particularly "wow" about it. [15:10] ---     I'm just good at that stuff. [15:11] ---     But that's what's so impressive! [15:14] ---     I've only come this far,     trying to change myself. [15:18] ---     Asking out and getting friendly     with a girl from another school? [15:21] ---     Forget about it. [15:22] ---     Hmm. [15:24] ---     I guess I really can do anything, huh? [15:25] ---     "Balls" "Birdies & Small Balls" "Rackets, Etc." [15:28] ---     And without even trying. [15:29] ---     I-I guess so. [15:31] ---     But just because we can date doesn't     mean we don't get lost along the way. [15:36] ---     Us winners, I mean. [15:38] ---     "Get lost"? [15:40] ---     Mizusawa, don't you like this girl? [15:45] ---     Wow, blunt much? [15:47] ---     Oh! Um, I, er... Sorry. [15:49] ---     No need to apologize. [15:51] ---     That's just how you are. [15:53] ---     Huh? [15:54] ---     And, well... [15:56] ---     I might not actually like her all that much. [15:58] ---     But you're the one doing the asking-out, right? [16:01] ---     Mmm, pretty much. [16:03] ---     But that doesn't necessarily mean     I like her, does it? [16:07] ---     I mean... doesn't it? [16:10] ---     There's still a chance I'll end up dating her. [16:14] ---     Um... [16:16] ---     Wh-What do you mean? [16:18] ---     About what? [16:19] ---     It's just, like... maybe I'm not seeing     what you're unsure about. [16:27] ---     I'm not exactly an expert in these things... [16:30] ---     But if you don't like her,     why would you date her? [16:38] ---     You're not just being polite, are you? [16:41] ---     Eh? [16:42] ---     C'mon. Let's go. [16:45] ---     Oh... yeah. [16:47] ---     Okay, meet back here when you're done! [16:50] ---     Okie doke!     All right! [16:50] ---     Sure.     You bet! [16:51] ---     Don't stay in so long you get lightheaded, Yuzu. [16:54] ---     I'm not a child, you know?! [16:56] ---     And no peeking! [16:58] ---     Dude, we can't! [16:59] ---     Peek and we'll peek right back. [17:04] ---     Yuzu seems to be the one     who's more sure of her feelings. [17:09] ---     C'mon, Nakamu, get it together! [17:11] ---     Right? [17:12] ---     I guess it all comes down     to the test of courage. [17:14] ---     Mmm-hmm. [17:15] ---     If we can just get them together long enough [17:17] ---     for Nakamu to get interested... [17:20] ---     Let's see what Takahiro and Tomozaki can do. [17:27] ---     Hmm? [17:30] ---     Fumiya... you're... [17:32] ---     Whoa... [17:34] ---     Are you kidding me? [17:35] ---     Incredible! [17:36] ---     Huh? Wha-- Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! [17:37] ---     Tomozaki, you're huge! [17:40] ---     It's the size of my forearm! [17:43] ---     Your forearm? [17:44] ---     Forearm Boy. No--forearm... Army Boy it is. [17:48] ---     L-Let me go! [17:48] ---     Yeah. Got a nice ring to it. [17:50] ---     Okay! [17:56] ---     T-This is my chance! [17:58] ---     Dude, you are tiny! [18:08] ---     That's the third part of my task complete! [18:11] ---     I did it, Hinami! [18:16] ---     Are you sure we can count on them? [18:19] ---     Maybe not. [18:22] ---     Are we really doing this? [18:24] ---     'Course we are! [18:26] ---     S-Seriously? [18:28] ---     Now, now. This is a well-traveled     road during the day and all-- [18:32] ---     the dim light is only making it     look spooky and haunted. [18:36] ---     That's the scary part! [18:39] ---     We'll split up into teams and     make our way back to camp. [18:43] ---     Got it. [18:44] ---     All right. [18:45] ---     Roger that! [18:47] ---     H-Hey... I really am scared, though. [18:50] ---     Oh? [18:51] ---     Oh, well, would you look at the lovebirds! [18:54] ---     Okay, you two, get a move on already! [18:56] ---     Huh?! [18:57] ---     I mean, if she's doing that... [18:59] ---     What? Wait! That's not what I-- [18:59] ---     Good luck! [19:02] ---     You, uh, you look great together! [19:04] ---     Forget it: it's hopeless. [19:06] ---     C'mon. [19:08] ---     Huh? Hey! W-Wait up, Shuji! [19:11] ---     You're too slow. [19:12] ---     What?! Ugh! [19:15] ---     Nice one, Takahiro! [19:18] ---     Well, you know! [19:19] ---     Guess that's the end     of our big strategy, eh? [19:22] ---     Strategy? [19:23] ---     If nothing happens, even with     the stage so thoroughly set... [19:26] ---     That Nakamu better man up! [19:28] ---     Eh? What's going on? [19:29] ---     Heck, Yuzu might make the first move! [19:32] ---     Just don't let it come to that, Shuji! [19:34] ---     Consider your reputation! [19:36] ---     What do you mean? [19:37] ---     The next pair should get going. [19:39] ---     Who's up? [19:40] ---     We'll rock-paper-scissors for it. [19:42] ---     Yeah, that works. [19:44] ---     Aye-aye! [19:44] ---     Huh? What? [19:46] ---     Okay, then! [19:47] ---     Catch you later! [19:48] ---     Hey, what was that all about? [19:51] ---     We had this strategy     for getting them together... [19:53] ---     Getting who together? [19:55] ---     All right, listen up... [19:56] ---     Since we're here, a little special training. [20:00] ---     Special training? [20:06] ---     Wh-What? What? What is it?! [20:09] ---     Y-You have to act with     confidence at times like this. [20:13] ---     Ah. So this is walking-confidently-     with-a-scared-girl practice. [20:18] ---     Yep! Exactly right. [20:20] ---     I'm counting on you. [20:26] ---     Hey, Tomozaki... [20:28] ---     Don't let go, okay? [20:30] ---     Uh, right. [20:31] ---     Calm down! Calm down, Fumiya! [20:33] ---     Hinami's just teasing me     so she can see me all flustered! [20:40] ---     Are you okay? [20:41] ---     Come on. That was all you. [20:44] ---     Um, y-yeah. I'm fine. [20:47] ---     Wh-What's that?! [20:50] ---     I'm done for. My brain's in full-on panic mode. [20:54] ---     I-It's nothing. [20:56] ---     Just a bug... flying by. [20:58] ---     Oh... okay. [21:04] ---     I can see it all over your face! [21:06] ---     Dammit. Is there any way I can get her back? [21:12] ---     What's that? [21:13] ---     A cicada? [21:14] ---     If that cicada is still alive... [21:18] ---     If it is... [21:25] ---     Now! [21:26] ---     I'll just sic this cicada on her! [21:30] ---     What's that?! [21:32] ---     Okay, well, I inadvertently shouted, too... [21:35] ---     Still, serves you right, Hinami. [21:40] ---     That... that gave me a fright. [21:43] ---     Hey, Hinami... [21:44] ---     You okay? [21:45] ---     I can't stand up. [21:47] ---     Um... are you asking me to help you up? [21:52] ---     We're really doing this, huh? [21:54] ---     H-Hurry up. [21:56] ---     Right. [21:58] ---     Hup. [22:00] ---     Eh? [22:03] ---     Huh? [22:04] ---     What... what is it? E11 - A single choice can change everything 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.) [00:03] ---     That... that gave me a fright. [00:06] ---     Hey, Hinami... [00:07] ---     You okay? [00:08] ---     I can't stand up. [00:10] ---     Um... are you asking me to help you up? [00:15] ---     We're really doing this, huh? [00:17] ---     H-Hurry up. [00:19] ---     Right. [00:21] ---     Hup. [00:23] ---     Eh? [00:26] ---     Huh? [00:27] ---     What... what is it? [00:34] ---     Uh... hey... [00:39] ---     If I break eye contact now,     I'll never hear the end of it. [01:03] ---     Well, I won that round! [01:05] ---     D-Damn you... [01:08] ---     Now let's get going already. [01:10] ---     R-Right. [01:14] ---     What would have happened     if I hadn't dodged? [01:17] ---     Was she really so sure that I'd do just that? [01:35] ---     "Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki" [02:53] ---     "Lv. 11: A single choice can change everything" [02:57] ---     And that's it for the test of courage! [03:00] ---     Nicely done. [03:01] ---     I had a blast! [03:03] ---     It sure wasn't very scary, though. [03:06] ---     Not really. [03:09] ---     C'mon! It was terrifying! [03:11] ---     You were trembling like an idiot. [03:14] ---     Hey! That "idiot" was uncalled for! [03:16] ---     Yeah, okay. And back we go. [03:19] ---     Wait up, Shuji! [03:22] ---     What happened with those two? [03:24] ---     Is this about the pairing-up plan? [03:25] ---     Hmm. Doesn't look like anyone     came clean about their crush. [03:29] ---     Aw! [03:31] ---     Although they did make plans     to hang out together later. [03:35] ---     Is that it? Just plans to hang out? [03:37] ---     Yep. That's it. [03:39] ---     Honestly, those two... [03:43] ---     They're really taking it     one tiny step at a time. [03:48] ---     They should take some lessons from you,     moving full speed ahead [03:51] ---     with that girl from another school. [03:52] ---     Right? [03:56] ---     I hope things work out for     the two of you, Takahiro. [04:00] ---     Yeah. That'd be nice. SIGN    "I'll explain your task on the train tomorrow." "Roger" "You awake?" [04:16] ---     Now for an overall review     of your time at camp. [04:19] ---     First, your assignment of messing with or     disagreeing with Nakamura three times. [04:24] ---     Yep! I got him three times. [04:26] ---     The first time... [04:28] ---     I-I mean, it's like... [04:30] ---     What Shimano's doing--isn't she basically... [04:33] ---     Isn't she just stringing you along? [04:36] ---     The second time was     during Tycoon, remember? [04:39] ---     I don't know, Nakamura-- [04:40] ---     you never did get past Commoner. [04:42] ---     And the third time... [04:45] ---     Well? Out with it already! [04:47] ---     Um, we were in the bath, and... [04:49] ---     Dude, you are tiny! [04:53] ---     Y-You guys are so dumb. [04:55] ---     But you completed the task,     so I guess you pass. [04:59] ---     Wait. Someone's coming. [05:02] ---     Well, you don't have to hide. [05:07] ---     You couldn't sleep either, huh? [05:10] ---     I thought you and Fumiya     might be here together. [05:15] ---     Guess I was wrong. [05:16] ---     Oh? [05:18] ---     Did we manage to miss each other somewhere? [05:20] ---     Ah, it doesn't matter. [05:23] ---     Since we're both here, we may as well chat. [05:26] ---     What? Is he sticking around? [05:28] ---     I'm glad those two made     a little progress, anyway. [05:32] ---     Same here. [05:34] ---     Though given how carefully     we set them up, [05:36] ---     it's beyond awkward of them     to end up with nothing but plans [05:39] ---     to hang out sometime. [05:41] ---     Absolutely! Like, how naïve can you get? [05:45] ---     Yeah! Right! [05:47] ---     Totally awkward idiots, those two, I swear. [05:50] ---     Mmm-hmm. [05:56] ---     But you know... [05:59] ---     I'm actually kind of impressed. [06:02] ---     Hmm? [06:02] ---     It's like... [06:04] ---     Yuzu and Shuji... and Fumiya, too. [06:08] ---     They all do what they want, getting     emotionally involved along the way. [06:14] ---     Whether they're truly happy or genuinely sad, [06:17] ---     they're always, like... so sincere. [06:22] ---     Even though Yuzu and Shinji     are into each other, [06:24] ---     they're both so self-conscious     that it doesn't go anywhere. [06:28] ---     And Fumiya tackles everything     with such earnest, [06:31] ---     muddling his way on through. [06:34] ---     They just look like they're having so much fun. [06:38] ---     Yeah, maybe. [06:40] ---     And so... [06:41] ---     I see them being all sincere     and it gets me thinking. [06:47] ---     About what? [06:48] ---     Maybe I should try being     a little bit of an idiot, too. [06:51] ---     An idiot? [06:52] ---     The thing is--and Fumiya said this, too-- [06:56] ---     every day is like a game. [06:59] ---     But I don't take it seriously. [07:02] ---     Like, I'm holding the controller,     but I'm moving someone else around. [07:06] ---     If I screw up, that character     takes the hit--not me. [07:11] ---     I'm not the one who's happy     when things go right. [07:14] ---     I'm not the one who has fun. [07:16] ---     So you're like the player,     always watching yourself from a distance? [07:21] ---     Something like that. [07:22] ---     Emotions, feeling shy,     liking or not liking someone, [07:26] ---     whatever it is I truly want to do-- [07:28] ---     it's not about that, not really. [07:31] ---     I'm just putting on a show, that's all. [07:36] ---     Oh... I see. [07:38] ---     Should I even be hearing this conversation? [07:43] ---     So, you know... I get it. [07:46] ---     Get what, exactly? [07:52] ---     Isn't it the same for you? [07:56] ---     You mean, am I watching myself from     a distance as I go through the motions? [08:01] ---     Yeah. [08:02] ---     Actually... maybe I am. [08:06] ---     A "yes"! [08:07] ---     Yeah... I figured as much. [08:12] ---     To be perfectly blunt,     people expect a lot from me. [08:17] ---     You know: "Aoi Hinami is great at everything!" [08:21] ---     So I unconsciously suppress my real self. [08:25] ---     I play the part that people want me to play. [08:28] ---     Though there's pride involved, too--     not wanting to let anyone down. [08:33] ---     Oh! This is between us! [08:36] ---     Those aren't the words of     the genuine mask-off Aoi Hinami. [08:41] ---     It sure does get boring, doing things     just because you're supposed to. [08:48] ---     And that feeling... [08:50] ---     Yeah. I get that. [08:51] ---     They aren't her usual overly-truthful words,     coldly rational and logical. [08:57] ---     I think just about every normal person     does a little bit of acting. [09:02] ---     So I figure we have to compromise a little: [09:09] ---     by finding even one person     we can show our true selves to. [09:15] ---     That's just me talking! [09:17] ---     Those trifling words, from the mask     of the perfect high-school heroine. [09:22] ---     She made it look like she'd removed her mask, [09:25] ---     but beneath that mask [09:27] ---     she'd readied another one entirely. [09:30] ---     Wh-What is it? [09:32] ---     You really are amazing, Aoi. [09:34] ---     Huh? It's not like I said anything     particularly meaningful... [09:38] ---     Never mind that. [09:42] ---     It's so strange. [09:44] ---     Usually when I'm around girls,     I play the part of the ideal boyfriend. [09:48] ---     I find out how they really feel,     accept their feelings-- [09:52] ---     and I've got them wrapped     around my little finger. [09:54] ---     That's how it's supposed to go, anyway. [09:56] ---     So why am I opening up to you--     and why are you the one acting? [10:00] ---     It's all backwards! [10:02] ---     This has never happened to me before! [10:04] ---     Huh? I mean... [10:07] ---     Yep. I'm simply no match for you, Aoi. [10:10] ---     Is that supposed to be a compliment? [10:12] ---     Listen, now that I've bared     my soul to you and all, [10:15] ---     let me say just one more thing. [10:17] ---     Eh? What is it? [10:19] ---     I like you, Aoi. [10:24] ---     One day I'd like to find out     how you really feel. [10:28] ---     Yeah. Thanks. [10:30] ---     But if I asked you out, you'd say no,     wouldn't you? [10:36] ---     I'm sorry. [10:38] ---     We've come this far and     you still won't open up? [10:42] ---     Can't be dating like that, now, can we? [10:45] ---     It does sting, though, I have to say. [10:48] ---     Putting everything out there     and getting turned down? [10:50] ---     Not fun. [10:51] ---     Uh-huh. [10:52] ---     But you know what? [10:54] ---     I got it off my chest! [10:56] ---     I hadn't done that in a long time-- [10:59] ---     coming face to face with what I wanted [11:02] ---     and giving it an honest shot. [11:05] ---     So you like me that much, do you? [11:08] ---     Yep. I'm not giving up now--     not after everything I've said. [11:13] ---     I see. But I'm one tough     customer, you know? [11:16] ---     Aoi. [11:18] ---     Yes? [11:19] ---     When are you...? [11:22] ---     How long are you going     to stay on that side? [11:28] ---     I-I'm so sorry! [11:31] ---     Fumiya?! [11:33] ---     I didn't want to raise any     weird suspicions, so I hid. [11:36] ---     I never thought it would end up like this! [11:38] ---     I'm sorry! [11:39] ---     We ran into each other as we left the bathroom. [11:42] ---     We talked for a while until you showed up, [11:45] ---     then Tomozaki went into hiding and...     never came back out. [11:50] ---     What the hell? [11:52] ---     The things you must have heard... [11:54] ---     I'm sorry--I really am. [11:56] ---     Looks like you didn't mean any harm. [11:59] ---     Still, I didn't expect you to pop out     and spill your guts, either. [12:04] ---     Um... right. [12:06] ---     Are you always this stupidly honest? [12:11] ---     I just thought... it'd be weird to stay hidden. [12:15] ---     And there we have it. [12:18] ---     Huh? [12:20] ---     Let's pretend this never happened, shall we? [12:23] ---     Back to our cabins we go! [12:26] ---     Well, I don't feel like     pretending it never happened. [12:32] ---     Mizusawa found his answer     in this overnight camp: [12:36] ---     To toss aside the mask he'd been wearing [12:39] ---     and, with all sincerity,     confront what he truly wanted. [12:44] ---     And Hinami, who wasn't the slightest bit moved [12:46] ---     for having heard his answer: [12:49] ---     She chose to stubbornly defend     the mask she wore [12:52] ---     and to keep up her perfect performance. [12:56] ---     They're similar in some ways, [12:58] ---     but crucially different at heart. [13:03] ---     Will you choose the mask?     Or your true feelings? [13:07] ---     Keep up the act? Or be yourself? [13:11] ---     See reality as a player would,     through a screen? [13:14] ---     Or view it through a character's eyes? [13:17] ---     The choices those two had made,     the difference between them... [13:22] ---     They were deeply connected to     the situation I was in right now. [13:25] ---     That's how it seemed to me. [13:30] ---     "Tell Kikuchi." SIGN    "Today" "After the fireworks tomorrow, tell Kikuchi how you feel" [13:32] ---     If Hinami wants me to, it must     have a high chance of success. [13:36] ---     Still, it's like she's telling me,     "Just put on a show." [13:43] ---     So what's my answer here? [13:45] ---     Which way do I go? [13:59] ---     Kikuchi! [14:01] ---     Oh! Tomozaki! [14:04] ---     A yukata! [14:05] ---     Oh, um... uh-huh. [14:07] ---     It's a special occasion and all, so I thought... [14:12] ---     R-Right. [14:14] ---     All this attention is... it's embarrassing. [14:17] ---     S-Sorry. [14:21] ---     And Takei's just taking pictures     the whole time. [14:21] ---     "Toda Bridge Fireworks Association" [14:26] ---     I never really liked the idea     of big group barbecues, [14:30] ---     but surprisingly enough,     it was more fun than I'd expected. [14:33] ---     Oh, really? [14:34] ---     "Candy Apples" [14:35] ---     W-Want one? [14:37] ---     Yes! [14:43] ---     All set! [14:44] ---     Oh, okay. So, uh, shall we? [14:53] ---     Ooh, I bet we'll have a great view from here. [14:55] ---     Yes, we really will. [14:58] ---     I haven't been to a fireworks show     in such a long time. [15:02] ---     Same here... I think. [15:05] ---     The last time I went, I think     my folks might have taken me. [15:08] ---     Right! That's how long it feels for me, too. [15:11] ---     You don't say. [15:13] ---     Uh-huh! [15:18] ---     Only one thing's different about me     today compared to our movie date: [15:23] ---     I'm not using memorized conversation topics. [15:27] ---     It means there's more silence. [15:30] ---     But this way, I can be sure of     the truth in that one little phrase. [15:38] ---     Hey, it's starting! [15:39] ---     Here we go! [15:48] ---     Aren't they just so beautiful? [15:52] ---     Yeah, they are. [15:56] ---     Because I may have been ever     so slightly wrong all this time. [16:03] ---     And now for the grand finale! [16:24] ---     Listen... [16:25] ---     Yes? [16:26] ---     You said before that I'm     hard to talk to sometimes. [16:30] ---     What about today? [16:32] ---     Um... t-today? [16:35] ---     Right. Just today. [16:38] ---     Actually... [16:40] ---     You've been easy to talk to all night. SIGN    "Today" "After the fireworks tomorrow, tell Kikuchi how you feel" [16:55] ---     Kikuchi... [16:57] ---     Yes? [17:06] ---     Let's head back. SIGN    "After the fireworks tomorrow, tell Kikuchi how you feel" "Today" "Can I call you?" SIGN    "If there's been a big change, want to talk in person? I'm coming home from the fireworks myself--I can get to Kitayono no problem" [17:27] ---     So? How'd your confession go over? [17:31] ---     I didn't say anything. [17:34] ---     Now look, I realize it was a tougher     task than the others you'd done-- [17:38] ---     It's not that I couldn't. [17:42] ---     What? [17:43] ---     It's not that I couldn't. I just didn't. [17:48] ---     Why not? [17:50] ---     I went out tonight without     memorizing any topics. [17:54] ---     I didn't even use any of the topics     I'd memorized earlier. [17:58] ---     I talked only about what     I was thinking at the time. [18:01] ---     Huh, and? [18:03] ---     Our conversation naturally     grew stilted, clumsy. [18:08] ---     There were good-sized gaps between topics. [18:11] ---     It didn't go so well. [18:13] ---     Well, no. [18:14] ---     But after the fireworks, I asked Kikuchi: [18:19] ---     "Was I hard to talk to today?" [18:22] ---     What do you think she said? [18:27] ---     She said, "You've been easy     to talk to all night." [18:33] ---     In other words, [18:34] ---     I thought I was hard to talk to back then     because my skills were lacking. [18:39] ---     But that's not it. [18:42] ---     I was hard to talk to because I was     using my skills in the first place. [18:48] ---     I think she instinctively saw     right through it-- [18:52] ---     the mask I'd been creating. [18:55] ---     Oh. I see. [18:57] ---     But there are countermeasures     for that sort of thing. [19:00] ---     Rather than memorize topics for Kikuchi, [19:03] ---     speaking from the heart would     be better, strategy-wise-- [19:05] ---     Hinami. [19:06] ---     Would you stop that? [19:08] ---     What do you mean? [19:09] ---     All that talk of countermeasures and strategies. [19:13] ---     What about finding out what I really want? [19:17] ---     Do I truly like Kikuchi? [19:20] ---     Shouldn't we start there first? [19:24] ---     Mizusawa got to you, huh? [19:27] ---     Well... yeah. [19:29] ---     Ah. [19:32] ---     You must have something you want to say. [19:34] ---     Not particularly. [19:35] ---     Being misled by an idea that doesn't     even exist--like "what I really want" -- [19:40] ---     and being unable to move forward? [19:42] ---     Textbook weak-human behavior.     I'm not even surprised. [19:47] ---     What's that supposed to mean? [19:50] ---     This "what I really want" that humans talk about [19:53] ---     is nothing more than a fantasy,     one they've mistaken for [19:56] ---     what happens to be best for them     at one particular moment. [20:00] ---     So it's pointless to be constrained by     such a temporary misunderstanding, [20:03] ---     letting it distract you from     truly productive activities. [20:10] ---     I don't think it's pointless. [20:13] ---     What are you talking about? [20:14] ---     I need what I really want to come first. [20:18] ---     I see. So what do you want, in the end? [20:21] ---     You don't want to tell Kikuchi how you feel     because you're not sure yourself, right? [20:26] ---     You want the goal to be telling     another girl who meets your standards? [20:29] ---     Who might that be? [20:31] ---     That's not the issue here. [20:33] ---     Then what is? [20:35] ---     Making friends, telling people you like them-- [20:38] ---     viewing those kinds of human connections     in terms of tasks and goals? [20:43] ---     That's weird, right out of the gate. [20:46] ---     The next train on track number one     is the 9:43 local, bound for Shinjuku. [20:55] ---     Fine. [20:56] ---     The local train bound for Shinjuku     will soon arrive on track number one. [20:57] ---     Working hard toward a goal     was how you and I did things. [21:01] ---     But if you're just going to     abandon your goals in life, [21:02] ---     For your safety, please     stand behind the yellow line. [21:05] ---     you're basically abandoning     your personal development. [21:09] ---     It's not that-- [21:11] ---     What, then? [21:14] ---     So you're different, too. [21:16] ---     Huh? [21:18] ---     You can have this. [21:20] ---     I'll be taking that bag back. [21:23] ---     It's full of your stuff now, though. Next time. [21:27] ---     You've given up on progress, so you     certainly won't be needing it anymore. [21:30] ---     But I-- [21:31] ---     Your turn is over the second     you let go of the controller. [21:37] ---     That's all this is. [21:40] ---     I thought: [21:42] ---     If I engage with her in earnest,     we could find a way [21:46] ---     to smooth over our differences,     to bridge the gap between us. [21:50] ---     No, not just bridge it-- [21:53] ---     I wanted to move forward over it, past it. [21:56] ---     And yet I lost a relationship     I thought I had--as easy as that. [22:05] ---     All because [22:07] ---     I'm a bottom-tier character. E12 - Equipment for girls has special effects 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.) [00:27] ---     I've been knocking, you know. [00:30] ---     Oh. What is it? Mealtime? [00:32] ---     Yeah. Dinner. [00:34] ---     Hurry up already. [00:36] ---     Okay. [00:37] ---     Hey, why are you turning back     into a freak, anyway? [00:42] ---     Huh? [00:45] ---     I'm asking you... [00:47] ---     Why did you go back to your old look? [00:52] ---     Well... you know. [00:53] ---     Ugh! And just when you'd gotten     so much better, too! [00:57] ---     Uh-- [01:13] ---     When you brought those cool kids over     and called them your friends, [01:16] ---     I was like, "Wait, this isn't my brother." [01:20] ---     But playing games with such     a bored look on your face? [01:23] ---     That really isn't you. [01:32] ---     And... [01:34] ---     You haven't picked your phone up in a while. [01:37] ---     Ignoring a girl's messages for two whole days [01:40] ---     is a little too cocky, even for you. [01:42] ---     Huh? [01:44] ---     Oh! SIGN    "Fuka Kikuchi: I'm thinking of picking up     Andi's latest, Kind Dogs Stand Alone,     in Omiya on the 21st. Want to join me?" [01:49] ---     Kikuchi! SIGN    "Sorry! I hadn't looked at my phone in a while! The 21st? Let's go together!" [01:58] ---     What? [01:59] ---     You must be going through some stuff.     Just do your best, okay? [02:05] ---     "Lv. 12: Equipment for girls     has special effects" [02:06] ---     It wouldn't have been easy for Kikuchi     to ask out a guy like that. [02:11] ---     And here I let her message sit for two days. [02:14] ---     This is after defying Hinami, too,     telling her it's weird [02:19] ---     to view human connections     in terms of tasks and goals. [02:24] ---     It's beyond selfish,     no matter how you slice it. [02:29] ---     I just don't want to run away, that's all. [02:32] ---     Not when Kikuchi is trying     to get involved with me-- [02:35] ---     regardless of how it all began. [02:38] ---     Hi, there. [02:39] ---     Hello. [02:44] ---     S-So, um... should we get going? [02:47] ---     Okay! [02:48] ---     I'd stopped relying on memorized topics [02:51] ---     or looking for opportunities to gain XP. [02:56] ---     I wasn't even wearing any of the clothes     Hinami had picked out for me. [03:00] ---     For who I was now, [03:02] ---     it was an act of the utmost sincerity     not to wear those masks. [03:06] ---     Our conversations were awkward, halting. [03:09] ---     But it was like I was connecting with     someone using only my true feelings, [03:13] ---     and I realized that maybe I     always had been--until recently. [03:18] ---     And Kikuchi, who says     I'm easy to talk to like this. [03:23] ---     It warmed my chilled heart. [03:27] ---     "Oseido Bookstore" [03:29] ---     I love the way a bookstore smells. [03:32] ---     Oh, I think I know what you mean. [03:36] ---     Oh! [03:37] ---     "If I'd Met You First" [03:37] ---     This was really outstanding! [03:40] ---     You read those kinds of books, too, huh? [03:43] ---     Um... yes. I do. [03:46] ---     S-Sorry. It was a little unexpected, that's all. [03:49] ---     I-I, um... I'd actually like to...     write like this. [03:54] ---     Oh, really? SIGN    "Kind Dogs Stand Alone" "Hot Off the Presses" "Michael Andi's Latest Book" [03:57] ---     Here it is! Michael Andi's latest! [04:03] ---     "Kind Dogs Stand Alone" [04:03] ---     Kind Dogs Stand Alone.* [04:06] ---     It's a dream come true! [04:08] ---     Kikuchi faces her true desires more     earnestly than anyone I know. [04:15] ---     "Kind Dogs Stand Alone" [04:24] ---     I'd thought that improving myself [04:27] ---     by working toward goals like a player     on the other side of the screen [04:31] ---     wasn't what I truly wanted to do. [04:33] ---     So I thought I'd be my real,     unvarnished self today. [04:37] ---     I gave no thought to my outfit     and skipped the hair wax. [04:40] ---     I felt those were made-up skills     that masked the real me. [04:45] ---     And the result? [04:46] ---     Without the mask of those skills,     my expression and my posture [04:50] ---     were weak, hollow, and immature. [04:53] ---     I made myself sick. [04:57] ---     What exactly did I want to become? [05:00] ---     I remember seeing myself as a normie: [05:02] ---     the strong sense of accomplishment I'd felt [05:04] ---     as this Fumiya Tomozaki character,     living in the real world. [05:09] ---     In other words, [05:10] ---     while telling Hinami it was pointless     not to act based on what we really want, [05:14] ---     I was happy from the bottom of my heart [05:17] ---     when I met the goals she'd set for me. [05:20] ---     I worked hard toward set goals     from a player's perspective, [05:25] ---     finding meaning in that growth and development-- [05:28] ---     so what did that make me? [05:30] ---     Did my true desires really     have to guide my actions? [05:37] ---     Say, Kikuchi... [05:39] ---     Yes? [05:40] ---     I'm sorry. I'm all mixed up again. [05:44] ---     You know how, after the movie, [05:46] ---     you said I was easy and hard     to talk to at times? [05:51] ---     There's probably a reason for that. [05:53] ---     The truth is, someone's been     giving me... lessons. [05:57] ---     How to talk--things like that. [05:59] ---     I'd record myself talking     and listen to it later... [06:02] ---     All kinds of stuff. [06:04] ---     "Someone"? [06:06] ---     And as part of that-- [06:07] ---     like, you can't start a conversation     without a topic. [06:11] ---     So I used flashcards to memorize various topics. [06:15] ---     Before we went to the movies, too. [06:17] ---     But at the fireworks show and then today... [06:19] ---     I've only been talking about what's on my mind. [06:22] ---     And you said I was easier to talk to like that. [06:26] ---     So that's what that was all about. [06:29] ---     It didn't feel right to be wearing a mask,     cheating at conversation. [06:35] ---     But using those memorized topics     to talk with people [06:40] ---     gave me a sense of accomplishment. [06:42] ---     Should I keep making an effort     to enhance my skills? [06:45] ---     Or should I just be myself? [06:47] ---     Which one do I really want? [06:52] ---     I-I'm sorry. I know this is weird. [06:57] ---     The reason I think you're easy to talk to [07:01] ---     is because I can picture the things you say. [07:06] ---     Picture them? [07:07] ---     A lot of times, it's like you're saying     whatever pops into your head. [07:14] ---     And then this image pops into my head. [07:17] ---     Just like when I'm reading a novel. [07:21] ---     Like a novel? [07:23] ---     I feel like you're conveying whatever mood     and emotions you saw at the time [07:27] ---     right into my head as is, directly and honestly. [07:31] ---     That's what makes you easy to talk to. [07:33] ---     Thanks. [07:35] ---     But sometimes the pictures     don't really come into focus. [07:38] ---     That must be when you're using     your memorized flashcard topics. [07:42] ---     Yeah. So chatting with those shortcut skills... [07:47] ---     But you know... [07:49] ---     The images that came to mind     when talking with you [07:52] ---     were all black and white at first. [07:54] ---     Huh? [07:55] ---     It was a slightly sad and lonely world, [07:58] ---     one that resembled the world I see. [08:01] ---     I thought, "Could Tomozaki be like me? [08:03] ---     Could we both be seeing a world with no color?" [08:08] ---     Maybe so. [08:09] ---     Sometimes the world I'd see     when reading a book [08:12] ---     looked so much more beautiful     than the real world. [08:17] ---     And every time it did, [08:18] ---     I'd think, "Does the author really see     the world in such a colorful way? [08:23] ---     Lucky them. I'm jealous." [08:26] ---     But now that we've met and talked so many times, [08:29] ---     the images you've been sending me... [08:32] ---     They've been taking on more and more color. [08:37] ---     That was a surprise. [08:39] ---     Ever since I was little, I'd felt like     everything I saw was gray. [08:44] ---     I figured it would stay that way forever. [08:47] ---     But in such a short time, Tomozaki, [08:50] ---     you completely changed     the color of the world you see. [08:55] ---     So I think it's really fantastic that you're     working hard to change yourself. [09:01] ---     And if there's someone in your world,     a magician who gave it these colors... [09:09] ---     Then you should treasure that someone. [09:14] ---     Thank you, Kikuchi. [09:16] ---     Just a token of my gratitude     for having shown me [09:18] ---     that I can still change the way     I see the world. SIGN    "Today" "I want to talk one more time. Can we meet soon?" "Read" SIGN    "I want to talk one more time. Can we meet soon?" "Read" "Talk about what?" SIGN    "Talk about what? I've been thinking a lot. I'd like to talk again" SIGN    "Talk about what? I've been thinking a lot. I'd like to talk again" "Read" SIGN    "Talk about what? I've been thinking a lot. I'd like to talk again" "There's nothing I want to talk about" SIGN    "You wanted your bag back. It'd be a pain to bring to school--one more thing to lug around. Let me return it over break" [09:51] ---     "Just keep it, then" SIGN    "It'd be a pain to bring to school--one more thing to lug around. Let me return it over break" "Just keep it, then" [09:55] ---     "But if you insist, meet by the Beanstalk     at Omiya Station tomorrow at 6 PM" [09:59] ---     All right! [10:13] ---     This spot's a little awkward.     Let's find somewhere else. [10:28] ---     Hi! I'm NO NAME! [10:36] ---     So listen... [10:39] ---     Did you come up with a new excuse? [10:42] ---     I like games. [10:45] ---     You're telling me this now? [10:47] ---     I like Tackfam--along with RPGs and shooters. [10:51] ---     I even enjoyed the student-council-election     game I played against you. [10:55] ---     But in Tackfam, I'm always the player. [10:59] ---     I'm on the outside with my controller, [11:02] ---     moving a character around on the screen. [11:04] ---     Well, yeah. Obviously. [11:07] ---     But I still poured my soul into it,     so I could become one with my character. [11:12] ---     That made the game world feel more colorful. [11:17] ---     There's a reason video games     are what won me over-- [11:20] ---     not anime, not novels, not manga. [11:23] ---     And that is... [11:25] ---     In a video game, I can make     the characters do what I want. [11:31] ---     I don't have to experience my own     weakness, pitifulness, or self-hatred. [11:37] ---     That's what made the game world so attractive. [11:40] ---     It's why I thought real life was a garbage game. [11:43] ---     I mean, I couldn't do what     I wanted in the real world [11:47] ---     with this Fumiya Tomozaki character at all. [11:51] ---     It's not like I meant to mumble. [11:54] ---     I didn't want to have that     gloomy look on my face. [11:58] ---     But there was nothing I could do about it. [12:00] ---     I was the only one on the outside looking in. [12:03] ---     Every day was gray. [12:06] ---     But there were ways to add color     to the world around me. [12:10] ---     Ways to control this game called "life,"     to make it shine. [12:13] ---     And you showed them to me. [12:16] ---     I want to be a character     in the game of life, too. [12:21] ---     I actually like this game now, thanks to you. [12:26] ---     This... this is what I really want. [12:29] ---     There's no such thing as what you really want. [12:33] ---     You're just drunk on idealism,     wallowing in sentimentality. [12:36] ---     A momentary hangup. [12:42] ---     If you're saying it's more than just a hangup, [12:44] ---     it means nothing if you can't prove it. [12:47] ---     I figured you'd say as much. [12:51] ---     True: If I can't prove it, what's the point? [12:54] ---     Are you saying you can prove it? [12:57] ---     I am. This "what I really want"? It does exist. [13:02] ---     Huh? Then I'd like to hear it-- [13:05] ---     whatever proof you have for     the existence of your true desires. [13:08] ---     What are you talking about? [13:09] ---     You really don't understand anything, do you? [13:12] ---     Excuse me? [13:14] ---     This proof consists of many simple     rules in combination, [13:18] ---     intersecting in complex ways     that make them harder to grasp. [13:24] ---     So... what are you going to do? [13:27] ---     You can't tell if a game is godly     or garbage without playing it. [13:32] ---     Which means... [13:34] ---     You're going to give it a shot. [13:36] ---     That's right. You won't find out     what you really want [13:38] ---     just by asking for proof that it exists. [13:41] ---     But by struggling to discover how you feel     and making sincere progress-- [13:46] ---     that's when you first learn your true desires. [13:49] ---     Why, you... [13:50] ---     Listen up, Hinami. [13:52] ---     You've only been going through the motions     from a player's point of view. [13:56] ---     You don't know what real fun is! [13:58] ---     What's all this? [13:59] ---     I'll tell you one thing: [14:01] ---     You're a top-tier character, and that's no lie. [14:03] ---     And yet... [14:05] ---     Right now, when it comes to     enjoying the game of life? [14:08] ---     I've got you beat! [14:13] ---     Starting today, I'll show you step-by-step [14:17] ---     how to really get into the game. [14:20] ---     How to find what it is you really want. [14:24] ---     How to enjoy life--more than you do now. [14:28] ---     Although I'm not as good as you are     at putting rules into words. [14:33] ---     It'll be a slow process. [14:35] ---     Aren't you jumping the gun here? [14:38] ---     I don't even believe there is such     a thing as these "true desires." [14:43] ---     Shouldn't you start there? [14:45] ---     Maybe so. But what if you think of it like this? [14:48] ---     Like how? [14:49] ---     My true desires have always fueled my gaming. [14:55] ---     That's how I became the top     Tackfam player in Japan-- [14:57] ---     and why you can't beat me. [15:01] ---     I mean, don't you think it's strange? [15:04] ---     Academics, sports, social standing-- [15:07] ---     you continue to come in first place     in all these games. [15:10] ---     But you just can't take the top spot in Tackfam. [15:13] ---     That's the effect--so what's the cause? [15:16] ---     It has to do with the amount     of effort, that's all. [15:19] ---     No, that's not it. [15:22] ---     What, then? [15:24] ---     You must have an idea. [15:26] ---     It's what makes me better than you in Tackfam: [15:30] ---     I know what I really want, and you don't. [15:36] ---     That's why you haven't managed     to beat me even once. [15:41] ---     There can be no better proof     for the existence of true desires. [15:47] ---     I mean, I can see that from where I     stand as Japan's best Tackfam player. [15:51] ---     It's only natural that someone at     your level wouldn't understand. [15:57] ---     If that frustrates you, [15:58] ---     just try beating me without     knowing what you really want. [16:05] ---     She uses a super-strong fighting style, [16:08] ---     standing in her opponent's ring     and crushing them head-on. [16:13] ---     No one's made that much effort;     no one has that much in reserve. [16:17] ---     But I'm different. [16:19] ---     Before the two of us were     Fumiya Tomozaki and Aoi Hinami, [16:24] ---     we were nanashi [16:25] ---     and NO NAME. [16:29] ---     So on that point alone, [16:31] ---     in this ring, where once you master Tackfam,     you'll understand-- [16:35] ---     where if you want to complain,     you'll have to beat me first-- [16:39] ---     in this ring, where rationality means nothing, [16:42] ---     I'm the only one who can be     victorious over her. [16:46] ---     And she's the only one     who will step into that ring, [16:49] ---     no matter how outrageous it may be. [16:51] ---     Because no gamer hates     losing more than she does. [16:59] ---     I get it. You really put some     thought into your empty logic. [17:03] ---     But I can't argue against it. [17:06] ---     Not that you've actually proven anything at all. [17:09] ---     I guess not. [17:10] ---     There's no telling who's right. [17:13] ---     So I'll meet you halfway: [17:16] ---     I don't accept that there's such a thing     as "true desires" or whatever, [17:20] ---     but I also can't definitively     say that there isn't. [17:24] ---     Hinami... [17:25] ---     However... [17:26] ---     If you're so certain that you're right, [17:28] ---     you'd better take the time to prove it-- [17:32] ---     and convince me beyond a shadow of a doubt. [17:36] ---     Got it. [17:44] ---     So? What do you want to do now? [17:48] ---     Keep trying to conquer life, same as before. [17:52] ---     Ah. [17:53] ---     I need the skills you've taught me     to grow into the character I want to be. [17:59] ---     You keep setting my goals and     I'll keep working toward them. [18:03] ---     But they might conflict with     what you really want in life. [18:08] ---     Sure. And I'll skip the ones that do. [18:11] ---     So you want to use the skills, [18:14] ---     but create goals based on what you really want? [18:18] ---     Something like that. [18:20] ---     In other words... [18:22] ---     I'll have a hybrid play style:     skills plus true desires. [18:29] ---     Well, now I really need to see some proof. [18:33] ---     Leave it to me, NO NAME. [18:36] ---     I don't expect much, but sure:     I'll leave it to you, nanashi. [18:51] ---     I think I'll get the salted mackerel set. [18:53] ---     What a coincidence! Me, too. [18:59] ---     Oh, right. [19:03] ---     That's why we really met today--     so I could return this. [19:07] ---     If you're going to keep     trying to beat this game, [19:09] ---     you may as well keep it. [19:12] ---     I'm not inclined to use it myself,     what with that frayed patch. [19:15] ---     Still, take it. I'll buy another one like it. [19:19] ---     It's something I want to do. [19:22] ---     Ah. [19:25] ---     This is... [19:26] ---     It hides the frayed part pretty well, right? [19:29] ---     You can have that back, too. [19:31] ---     But I only got this in exchange     for the backpack. [19:34] ---     Look, it's fine. [19:36] ---     It's my thanks for adding     so much color to my world. [19:42] ---     I see. [19:45] ---     Well, in that case, I'll take it. [19:53] ---     Now for your next task. [19:56] ---     What?! [19:56] ---     You're still trying to win at life, right? [19:59] ---     We've already wasted so much time. [20:01] ---     Now to make it up all at once! [20:04] ---     What is it this time? [20:08] ---     A part-time job. [20:18] ---     "Hara" "Ochi" [20:23] ---     Huh! You're the guy interviewing     for the part-time position? [20:27] ---     Mizusawa?! [20:29] ---     Did you know I worked here? [20:33] ---     No--it's a total coincidence. [20:35] ---     You set me up, Hinami... [20:37] ---     Spicy roe sauce... [20:41] ---     S'ghetti Napolitan... [20:41] ---     "Narita" [20:47] ---     Another part-timer. If you're hired,     she'll be your senior. [21:05] ---     Hey, which do you think is best? [21:08] ---     You're overthinking this.     It's just a date with Shuji. [21:11] ---     But I like your first outfit best. [21:13] ---     Really? I prefer the second one. [21:17] ---     Isn't the third one nice, though? [21:19] ---     Aw, c'mon! What do you think, Tomozaki? [21:23] ---     M-Me?! [21:31] ---     Um, I-I think you look great in all of them! [21:35] ---     That's the least helpful answer! [21:42] ---     Look at these! Aren't they fabulous? [21:44] ---     Totally! They're all so cute! [21:49] ---     Are they? [21:52] ---     Check this out! It looks just like you, Tama! [21:54] ---     It does not! [22:02] ---     The heck? [22:04] ---     Mimimi likes it. [22:06] ---     She does?! [22:09] ---     I just knew she had great taste! [22:11] ---     Talk about a mood swing... [22:17] ---     I'm writing a new novel. [22:20] ---     It should be finished before too long-- [22:22] ---     could I ask you to read it when I'm done? [22:25] ---     Of course! If you think I could help. [22:43] ---     "Tomozaki" [22:43] ---     Your order is ready! [22:46] ---     Huh? Army Boy's working here, too? [22:49] ---     Yep. And I'm training him. [22:51] ---     I expect freebies, Tomozaki. [23:00] ---     Your job seems to be going well. [23:02] ---     But don't let your guard down just yet. [23:04] ---     I know. What's my next task? [23:07] ---     Now, hold on. Before we get to that... [23:13] ---     As heavy-handed as ever, I see. [23:16] ---     Got a problem? [23:32] ---     One more game! [23:34] ---     All right-- [23:35] ---*     bring it on! E13 - Post-game equipment for girls is a little different than usual 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.) [00:15] ---     "Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki" [01:33] ---     "August Dessert Menu" SIGN    "August Dessert Menu" "Sweet-Bean Matcha Shaved Ice" "Lemon Shaved Ice" [01:35] ---     Thank you for your patience. SIGN    "Bonus Lv. 2: Post-game equipment for girls is a little different than usual" [01:37] ---     Your honey-lemon shaved ice [01:39] ---     and sweet-bean matcha shaved ice. [01:42] ---     Relax and enjoy! [01:49] ---     She was super cute, right? [01:52] ---     I thought so, too! Super cute! [01:57] ---     You can go on break now, Fuka. [02:00] ---     All right. [02:05] ---     It looks like Nakagawa's     prepping a kitchen order, [02:08] ---     so I'll get that delivered,     then take my break. [02:11] ---     Oh, would you? [02:12] ---     That'd be a big help, Kikuchi. [02:15] ---     All set. Could you run that out for me? [02:17] ---     Sure. [02:21] ---     Kikuchi's so cute--and such a nice girl. [02:24] ---     She really is. And way out of your league. [02:27] ---     Yeah, you wouldn't stand a chance. [02:30] ---     Wow, boss--rude! [02:33] ---     Okay, I'll go on break now. [02:36] ---     Got it. [02:37] ---     Enjoy! SIGN    "Summer's almost over, huh" "Fumiya Tomozaki: It went by in the blink of an eye" SIGN    "It really did"     "BTW, I finished Kind Dogs Stand Alone!     Let me know when you're done--     I want to talk about it with you" [02:50] ---     "Ichibangai" [02:54] ---     Let's see... [02:56] ---     It's so hot. Our ice cream's gonna melt. [02:59] ---     We haven't even bought any yet! [03:02] ---     Oh, I think it's up ahead. [03:04] ---     We made it! [03:06] ---     Isn't this...? [03:08] ---     Hey, what if Kikuchi's working today? [03:12] ---     Given her personality,     she may be overly polite. [03:18] ---     I can see that, yeah. [03:19] ---     All riiight! Let's head on in! [03:21] ---     C'mon, Fumiya. [03:23] ---     R-Right. [03:30] ---     He never did write back... [03:38] ---     To-Tomozaki?! [03:45] ---     And a bunch of people from our class! [03:47] ---     What's up? [03:50] ---     Wow, I've never heard you be that loud! [03:53] ---     You must have been really startled. [03:55] ---     Um... I was. [03:58] ---     I guess Kikuchi... isn't here today? [04:02] ---     What's up, Fumiya? [04:04] ---     Jeez, did I startle you that much? [04:07] ---     You don't have to be so loud. [04:09] ---     You sure are acting weird, Tomozaki. [04:13] ---     Why, you... [04:16] ---     Mmm, how to choose... [04:19] ---     Does everyone know what they're getting? [04:22] ---     Yep. I do. [04:24] ---     I've decided, too. [04:26] ---     So have I--I think. [04:27] ---     You know I've got it down! [04:29] ---     What? Everyone but me?! Hang on a second! [04:33] ---     Hurry up or it'll get cold. [04:35] ---     Hey! We don't even have     any of our food yet! [04:39] ---     Oh, right. [04:45] ---     Oh, I get it now. [04:47] ---     That's fine. I'll take     that half of the floor, [04:51] ---     and you can take the other half. [04:53] ---     Is that okay with you, boss? [04:55] ---     Sure. You're a good worker, after all. [04:58] ---     Thank you so much. [05:03] ---     Her classmates are here, eh? [05:05] ---     That Fuka's a shy one. [05:07] ---     She sure is. [05:08] ---     What if one of them is a boy she likes? [05:12] ---     Wh-What, Fuka?! [05:14] ---     That's one huge overreaction, boss. [05:17] ---     And he bought us a matching pair. [05:20] ---     Afterwards, we rode the Ferris wheel-- [05:23] ---     Here we go! The Ferris wheel! [05:24] ---     Ooh! Can it be? [05:26] ---     Did Shuji finally...? [05:31] ---     Nothing happened, and the ride ended. [05:33] ---     No way! Make a move, Shuji! [05:35] ---     Right? Right?! [05:37] ---     Still, I saw that coming. [05:40] ---     T-Totally. [05:41] ---     Did he not start dating right away     when he was with Shimano? [05:46] ---     He saw his chance and wound up     going for it pretty quickly, yeah. [05:50] ---     I thought so! [05:52] ---     Maybe Shuji just isn't     interested in me after all. [05:56] ---     Mmm, I think he's acting like this     because he likes you. [06:01] ---     He really cares, so he     doesn't want to hurt you. [06:03] ---     Y-Yeah, I get that. [06:05] ---     R-Really? [06:07] ---     I think you can breathe easy. [06:09] ---     Oh, okay. [06:11] ---     Well, all right. If you say so. [06:14] ---     Honestly. You two are both     as naïve as each other. [06:18] ---     You hush! [06:19] ---     You don't even have     a special someone, Hiro! [06:23] ---     Who, me? I sure do. [06:31] ---     You don't even have     a special someone, Hiro! [06:34] ---     A-A special someone? [06:41] ---     I-I shouldn't! [06:43] ---     This is basically eavesdropping! [06:46] ---     Order up! [06:50] ---     Wh-What's this? [06:52] ---     A cheese-stuffed Hamburg steak     with cheese sauce. [06:55] ---     Someone must really like cheese, huh? [06:59] ---     This is probably Hinami's! [07:02] ---     What?! You do have someone     you like, Hiro? What's she like? [07:05] ---     Hmm, good question. [07:07] ---     I am dying of curiosity over here! [07:09] ---     Yeah, I'm crazy curious myself! [07:11] ---     You can say that again. [07:14] ---     Well, you know... [07:16] ---     We can talk and talk     and she stays mysterious-- [07:18] ---     and before I knew it, she had me     in the palm of her hand. [07:22] ---     Oh, come on, you big tease! Is she older? [07:26] ---     Nope, our age. [07:27] ---     Huh! [07:29] ---     A girl our age, and you're     wrapped around her little finger? [07:32] ---     I wonder what she's like? [07:34] ---     I can't even imagine! [07:36] ---     Th-That's right. Can't even imagine. [07:39] ---     Right? Plus, she's such a hard worker-- [07:42] ---     Thank you for your patience! [07:44] ---     Who had the cheese-stuffed     Hamburg steak with cheese sauce? [07:48] ---     Me! [07:54] ---     And when she happens to smile,     it's so innocent and charming. [07:58] ---     Like that. [08:00] ---     Oh, really? [08:01] ---     Well, gee, that's fantastic! [08:06] ---     Whoa! [08:08] ---     Seriously? [08:09] ---     So everyone at that table     is a classmate of yours? [08:12] ---     Th-That's right. [08:15] ---     That sure is a bunch of     good-looking people, though. [08:18] ---     Y-You think so? [08:20] ---     Oh, but maybe not that one guy. [08:25] ---     Yeah, that guy's more burly than handsome. [08:28] ---     That... that would be Takei. [08:32] ---     Yummo! [08:40] ---     Man, that was delicious! [08:42] ---     It really was! [08:43] ---     This was fun! [08:46] ---     You do appreciate a good love-life chat. [08:48] ---     We heard all kinds of     interesting tidbits today, right? [08:51] ---     Right! [08:52] ---     Man, I wish I had a love life! [08:57] ---     All right, then: shall we? [08:58] ---     Okay! [08:59] ---     Where to next, gang? [09:05] ---     Nice work today, Fuka. [09:08] ---     Thank you. I'll be leaving now. [09:11] ---     See you later! [09:12] ---     Good job! [09:13] ---     I know I caused a lot of problems     for everyone today. [09:17] ---     No, not at all. You're always     a soothing presence around here. [09:21] ---     Exactly right. [09:23] ---     Good thing they didn't spot you! [09:25] ---     Right! [09:30] ---     Was it a good thing? [09:34] ---     It's almost like there's a whole other     world out there that isn't mine. [09:39] ---     But I chose to avoid it. SIGN    "I should be done reading it tonight, so let's discuss our takes on it tomorrow! And hey, weren't you at your job around noon today?" [09:58] ---     "Tomozaki," [10:01] ---     "Tomozaki,     you always manage to find me" [10:05] ---     "Tomozaki,     you always manage to find me" SIGN    "And hey, weren't you at your job around noon today?" SIGN    "And hey, weren't you at your job around noon today?" "Yes, I was. You could tell, huh?" E14 - Most strange spell names have unknown origins 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    "Saitama City" "City of Roses" "Chuo Ward" [01:32] ---     "Bonus Lv. 1:     'Most strange spell names     have unknown origins'" [01:45] ---     Oh! [01:46] ---     "Sparklers" [01:46] ---     We're almost out. [01:48] ---     And it'll be all over. [01:50] ---     Well, I'm gonna go out with a bang! [01:53] ---     Ha! [01:57] ---     Hi-yah! [02:00] ---     Ooh! Niiice! [02:00] ---     Hey! That's dangerous! [02:11] ---     This reminds me of that fireworks show     in our first year. [02:15] ---     Oh, last year in Konosu? [02:18] ---     Yeah! That's when you and Tama first met. [02:22] ---     First...? [02:24] ---     Right! [02:25] ---     Yeah. [02:28] ---     You and Mimimi hadn't talked much at all     by the summer of our first year. [02:33] ---     Uh-huh. Not at first. [02:37] ---     That's right. [02:42] ---     Wow! You're wearing your     winter uniform already? [02:45] ---     Yep! I know it's still a little hot today, [02:48] ---     but this blazer is just so cute! [02:50] ---     I might just make the     switch tomorrow, too. [02:54] ---     Let's switch to blazers tomorrow! [02:56] ---     What, already? [03:04] ---     A girl in your class     who's kind of a loner, huh? [03:08] ---     I'm pretty sure she wants     to be friends with everyone. [03:14] ---     Okay, then try talking to her     a little bit every day. [03:24] ---     Know what, Natsubayashi? [03:26] ---     You're so cute--like a tiny little animal! [03:31] ---     Huh? Um... what? [03:33] ---     Poke, poke! [03:34] ---     Wh-Where'd this come from? [03:37] ---     This? Oh... nowhere special. [03:42] ---     Hi, Hanabi! Good morning! [03:46] ---     Not you again! Stop that! [03:49] ---     Ooh, all your protests     really get me going! [03:54] ---     What's your endgame here? [03:56] ---     Hanabi! Good morning! [04:00] ---     Seriously, what's your deal? [04:01] ---     You smell divine. [04:03] ---     Don't just go around smelling people! [04:08] ---     Hey, Hanabi! [04:09] ---     Let's hit the cafeteria! [04:11] ---     I brought my lunch today. [04:14] ---     Oh, that doesn't matter! [04:16] ---     Let's eat together in the caf! [04:17] ---     Um, well... [04:19] ---     C'mon, now, hurry it up! [04:21] ---     Okay. [04:27] ---     All that sexual harassment     must really suck. [04:29] ---     Mimimi doesn't know when to quit. [04:31] ---     Hey, you big meanie! [04:33] ---     No. She really doesn't. [04:35] ---     Wow, super blunt! [04:50] ---     Hello! [04:51] ---     I'm Aoi Hinami, from first-year class 1. [04:55] ---     You must be the Hanabi Natsubayashi     that Mimimi's been bugging. [05:00] ---     Huh? [05:01] ---     So Minmi's been doing this     all along to help me fit in? [05:06] ---     Uh-huh. [05:08] ---     Oh... oh, I see. [05:11] ---     But keep this conversation     between us, would you? [05:15] ---     Huh? But I haven't thanked Minmi. [05:19] ---     I know, but that's okay. [05:21] ---     Just let her keep up her front, okay? [05:26] ---     Really? Sounds like it was a success. [05:29] ---     ¡Si! Thanks, Aoi! [05:32] ---     I haven't done anything. [05:35] ---     Oh, right! [05:36] ---     Hey, listen, Aoi: [05:39] ---     Did you hear about the off-season     fireworks show this weekend? [05:43] ---     This weekend? [05:45] ---     Oh, the Konosu Fireworks Festival? [05:48] ---     ¡Si! Nice, Aoi--you're a sharp one! [05:51] ---     I was thinking about going myself. [05:55] ---     Aren't they firing off some Guinness     World Record-breaking shell? [05:58] ---     Yeah! We can go together! [06:00] ---     Great! [06:02] ---     And hey... [06:03] ---     I kinda wanted to ask Hanabi to come, too. [06:07] ---     Hanabi? [06:09] ---     You mean the girl whose face     you've been in every day? [06:12] ---     Uh-huh. [06:14] ---     Um... are you sure?     I'm in a different class and all. [06:18] ---     I mean, your advice helped me     and Hanabi become friends. [06:23] ---     I want you two to be friends, too. [06:27] ---     I'd love for you to meet her! [06:29] ---     Oh, I get it. Then yes--introduce us! [06:36] ---     A fireworks show? [06:38] ---     Okay, you might not be a fan, [06:40] ---     but there's this friend     I want to you to meet! [06:43] ---     We do track-and-field together:     Aoi Hinami. [06:46] ---     Aoi Hinami? [06:49] ---     She's another ultra-cutie pie! [06:52] ---     Well? [06:54] ---     Well? Well? [06:57] ---     All right. I'll come. [06:59] ---     Whoa! What an easy yes! [07:02] ---     Don't tell me you're     a sucker for cuties, too. [07:05] ---     Well, uh... [07:07] ---     Yeah... something like that. [07:10] ---     "Guinness World Record"     "4-Shaku Tama" [07:12] ---     "Konosu Station" SIGN    "Today" "Minami Nanami: Aoi & I are on our way!" "Minami Nanami: Almost there!" SIGN    "Today" "Minami Nanami: Aoi & I are on our way!" "Minami Nanami: Almost there!" [07:30] ---     I suppose I should pretend     we've never met. [07:34] ---     It's hard, fitting in. [07:39] ---     There you are, Hanabi! [07:41] ---     And this here is Aoi--     cutie pie extraordinaire! [07:47] ---     Nice to meet you! I'm Aoi Hinami. [07:49] ---     Let's make it a great day. [07:51] ---     Um... I'm Hanabi Natsubayashi. Pleasure. [07:56] ---     You're so adorably tiny! [07:57] ---     Say, I know this is sudden,     but can I call you Hanabi? [08:01] ---     Eh? Uh-huh, sure. [08:03] ---     Oh, and either Hinami or Aoi works for me. [08:06] ---     Okay. Um... Aoi? [08:09] ---     Here! [08:10] ---     Ooh, you're getting along great already! [08:20] ---     Thanks. [08:21] ---     Hmm? For what? [08:27] ---     Wow, look at those lines. [08:29] ---     Aren't their croquettes a thing? [08:32] ---     That's right! But I, Minami Nanami,     have a taste for grilled squid! [08:37] ---     How about we split up     and buy both to share? [08:40] ---     Good idea! Let's do that! [08:42] ---     Okay! [08:43] ---     What about you, Hanabi? Want to try both? [08:46] ---     Um... I'm fine with just a croquette. [08:49] ---     Got it! [08:50] ---     The grilled squid is calling me. [08:53] ---     Which means it's up to you two     to pick up the croquettes! [08:56] ---     I can go by myself. It's just croquettes. [09:00] ---     Is three enough? [09:01] ---     Um... I think so. [09:04] ---     Thanks in advance! [09:06] ---     Sure thing. [09:07] ---     "Yummy!" "Grilled Squid" [09:12] ---     "Grilled Squid" [09:12] ---     That Hanabi's a tough one, huh? [09:14] ---     Right? But that's what     makes her so delicious! [09:17] ---     Whoa there, Mimimi. Scary. [09:19] ---     But you can tell, right?     She's a good, no-nonsense girl. [09:23] ---     You, me, everyone--we can     be better friends with her. [09:27] ---     How can we make that happen? [09:30] ---     Hmm. Good question. [09:32] ---     Do you remember what got     everyone to warm up to you? [09:35] ---     Was there something? [09:37] ---     Oh! [09:38] ---     So was there? [09:40] ---     When I started going by "Mimimi" -- [09:43] ---     that might've made it easier     to talk to me. [09:46] ---     All like, "Mimimi!" [09:48] ---     Then let's do that! [09:50] ---     Huh? Do what? [09:54] ---     A nickname! [09:59] ---     No crowds here, huh? [10:03] ---     Can't have you underestimating     my research skills, now. [10:10] ---     Oh! It's starting! [10:19] ---     What beautiful hanabi fireworks. [10:21] ---     Oh, but this Hanabi is the cute kind. [10:25] ---     Hey! That was dumb! [10:26] ---     Do you like hanabi, Hanabi? [10:28] ---     C'mon, you're doing that on purpose! [10:31] ---     Well, I love Hanabi! [10:33] ---     I'm a different Hanabi! [10:34] ---     Hanabi! [10:35] ---     Sorry, sorry! [10:44] ---     Tamaya! [10:47] ---     I haven't heard that old cheer in a while. [10:49] ---     I think I'll do it, too. [10:52] ---     Tamaya! [10:54] ---     Tamaya! [10:56] ---     Tamaya! [10:59] ---     Aren't you gonna say it, Hanabi? [11:01] ---     Well, um... [11:07] ---     Tamaya! [11:09] ---     Huh? Wh-What the--? [11:11] ---     Because you're hanabi, too. [11:14] ---     You make no sense! [11:15] ---     Tamaya! [11:17] ---     Tamaya! [11:18] ---     H-Hey, now! [11:20] ---     Tamaya! [11:22] ---     Don't mess around with people's names! [11:25] ---     Oh, Tama, you're so strict! [11:28] ---     What's this "Tama" business? [11:30] ---     Like a fireworks shell.     You're Hanabi, so: Tama! [11:33] ---     A great fit, right? Little and cute! [11:36] ---     I-It's not cute at all! [11:37] ---     Really? I think it's cute. [11:40] ---     Not you, too! [11:41] ---     C'mon, now, Tama! [11:43] ---     Are you blushing, Tama? [11:45] ---     Sheesh... [11:48] ---     Ooh! Tamaya! [11:51] ---     Tamaya! [11:54] ---     Ta... Tamaya! [11:56] ---     Hey! Tama's shouting "Tamaya"! [11:59] ---     I'm not a firework! [12:12] ---     Minmi is such an idiot. [12:23] ---     Catch you later, Tama! [12:25] ---     Yeah, yeah. See you, Minmi, Aoi. [12:28] ---     Bye now! [12:30] ---     Oh, man, that was a blast! [12:32] ---     It sure was. [12:35] ---     You know, since you're involved, [12:37] ---     we'd best not tell Hanabi     we gave her that nickname [12:40] ---     for her own good. [12:42] ---     Well, I'm using it because I like it! [12:45] ---     Oh, Mimimi. Always trying     to help out in secret. [12:51] ---     "Fireworks" [12:51] ---     Pretty rich coming from you, Aoi. [13:00] ---     It's all over. [13:01] ---     Yeah. [13:02] ---     Then let's head back. [13:04] ---     Right. [13:05] ---     Uh-huh. [13:07] ---     Trash: collected! Fire: extinguished! [13:09] ---     All right, let's hit it, Aoi--and Tama! [13:13] ---     Okay! [13:14] ---     We were just leaving, you know? SIGN    "Saitama City" "City of Roses" "Chuo Ward" [13:16] ---     Tamaya! [13:17] ---     Oh, hush! 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.