# E1 - The best games make reconnaissance fun
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G7PU413X5/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!