E2 - It feels awesome to gain a bunch of levels after a battle

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    "Sekitomo"
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    Here at Sekitomo High,
[00:04] ---
    the girls can choose to wear
    either a ribbon or a necktie.
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    But there's an unspoken understanding
    that the unpopular girls
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    aren't allowed to wear neckties.
[00:14] ---
    Hinami's notes for today's task
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    concerned who I should
    speak to--and about what.
[00:20] ---
    Two of the girls were on Team Necktie.
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    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,
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    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:
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    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--
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    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,"
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    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!
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    And?
[06:20] ---
    Is that it?
[06:21] ---
    Yeah.
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    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:
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    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,
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    "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.