E4 - Sometimes you conquer a dungeon only to find a strong boss back in your village

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    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.