E12 - Sometimes the ancient tome in the first town is the key to the final dungeon

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    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."