E1 - The best games make reconnaissance fun

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[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!