E8 - Sometimes the main character can't enter the village of another species on his own Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    Special Invitation Ticket 73rd Tokujo High Culture Festival Host: Tsugumi Narita Guest: Fumiya Tomozaki SIGN    Tokujo Festival [00:09] Mizusawa     C'mon, relax those shoulders.     And smile! Smile! [00:12] Tomozaki     R-Right... [00:15] Tomozaki     Well, I made it on an outing     with Mizusawa. But now... [00:19] Tomozaki     Now to tackle Hinami's tasks. SIGN    2nd Stage: Lv. 8 Sometimes the main character can't enter the village of another species on his own [01:58] Mizusawa     Okay, first we do some flirting. [02:00] Tomozaki     Huh?! What about scoping out their festival? [02:03] Mizusawa     That's what we say we're here for. [02:05] Mizusawa     But if two guys come to an     all-girls school festival, [02:08] Mizusawa     there's really only one reason. [02:10] Tomozaki     Are you serious? [02:12] Tomozaki     But jeez, I'm not sure I can just... [02:16] Tomozaki     Wait—Mizusawa?! [02:18] Mizusawa     Hi there! [02:20] Mizusawa     What's that? Looks delish. [02:21] Mizusawa     Did you bring that from home? [02:23] Mizusawa     That was fast! Extroverts     are something else... [02:27] Mako     Nope! We bought them here. [02:30] Mizusawa     Oh, yeah? I thought you two were     just super into cotton candy. [02:35] Sayaka     What the heck? [02:35] Mizusawa     You know, since you both liked     it enough to bring your own. [02:38] Sayaka     C'mon, as if! [02:41] Mizusawa     Hey, can I have a bite? [02:43] Sayaka     No, I don't think so. [02:45] Mizusawa     Oh, I wasn't asking you. I     was asking this girl here. [02:49] Sayaka     Meanie! [02:50] Mizusawa     You'll give me a bite, won't you? [02:52] Mako     Well, I guess... [02:56] Mizusawa     Whoa! It tastes just like cotton candy! [02:59] Sayaka     That's because it is cotton candy. [03:01] Mako     Hey, what are you doing here, anyway? [03:03] Sayaka     Did you come alone? [03:05] Mizusawa     Actually, I got separated from my friend. [03:08] Mizusawa     Let me know if you see him, okay? [03:11] Sayaka     We don't know what he looks like. [03:13] Mizusawa     Oh! I'll send you a picture, then. [03:15] Mizusawa     And tell me if you see him. [03:17] Mizusawa     How should we be in touch? By snail mail? [03:19] Mako     That makes no sense! [03:21] Mizusawa     Right, right. Then we'll do this. [03:24] Sayaka     Um... [03:25] Mako     What do you think? [03:26] Mizusawa     So it's snail mail after all? [03:27] Sayaka     No, that's kind of a hassle. [03:30] Mizusawa     It is, yeah. And I don't     want to share my address. [03:34] Mizusawa     So what do we do? [03:36] Mako     I guess Litter would work. [03:38] Mako     Better than snail mail! [03:39] Mizusawa     Okay! [03:41] Sayaka     You're really slick, you know that? [03:43] Mizusawa     No, no! I'm just worried     about my poor lost friend. [03:47] Mako     Oh, of course. [03:49] Mizusawa     Later! [03:50] Mako     Hope you find your friend! [03:55] Mizusawa     Well? [03:57] Mizusawa     What's my score? [03:59] Tomozaki     A perfect hundred. [04:03] Mizusawa     I mean, it all starts by     striking up that conversation. [04:07] Mizusawa     That opening line isn't about what     you say—it's how you say it. [04:12] Tomozaki     How I say it... [04:14] Tomozaki     According to Mizusawa, it went like this: [04:17] Tomozaki     When a stranger suddenly     starts talking to someone [04:20] Tomozaki     who's not mentally prepared for it, [04:22] Tomozaki     that person won't be in listening mode. [04:25] Tomozaki     But after they acknowledge you and     you can hold onto their awareness, [04:29] Tomozaki     you've got your first conversation. [04:31] Tomozaki     Once that's underway,     just talk about whatever. [04:36] Tomozaki     You can ask questions—anything at all. [04:38] Tomozaki     And like with the cotton candy earlier, [04:39] Tomozaki     it's easy to get a response if you touch     on something they have with them... [04:43] Tomozaki     if you're quick enough about it. [04:45] Tomozaki     You know, I did some pretty similar stuff [04:48] Tomozaki     as part of Hinami's assignments... SIGN    Ramen [04:54] Tomozaki     Hey, uh... [04:55] Tomozaki     You like Hinami, right? [04:58] Mizusawa     Aoi? Yeah, I like her. [05:01] Mizusawa     What about it? [05:03] Tomozaki     I just... Here you are     chatting up other girls... [05:07] Mizusawa     Aha. It's not like Aoi and     I are dating at the moment. [05:12] Tomozaki     I-I know, but, like... [05:15] Tomozaki     I kind of feel like it's not sincere. [05:18] Mizusawa     Sincere, eh? [05:20] Mizusawa     Tell me, Fumiya, [05:22] Mizusawa     what do you think makes a guy attractive? [05:25] Tomozaki     L-Let's see... [05:26] Tomozaki     He keeps himself presentable,     plays it cool... what else? [05:31] Tomozaki     He's good at taking the lead     in conversation... Like that? [05:35] Mizusawa     Hey, three right answers! Nice. [05:38] Mizusawa     But you know what? [05:39] Mizusawa     The most essential aspect,     more than anything else... [05:44] Mizusawa     Attractive guys attract people. [05:47] Tomozaki     Huh? SIGN    Sewing Club [05:49] Mizusawa     If a guy's reasonably     presentable and attractive, SIGN    Love Fortunes [05:53] Mizusawa     staying cool will come naturally. [05:55] Mizusawa     If he's attractive, SIGN    Ring Toss [05:56] Mizusawa     girls will feel like they have to act     fast before someone else snaps him up. [06:01] Mizusawa     That's how being attractive winds     up making you even more attractive. [06:04] Mizusawa     It's a hotness spiral. [06:07] Mizusawa     So I'm raising my value out     there and playing it cool... [06:13] Mizusawa     until I eventually get Aoi interested in me. [06:16] Tomozaki     I get it now! [06:17] Tomozaki     Basically you're flirting with all these     girls to boost your attractiveness [06:21] Tomozaki     so that Hinami will decide to notice you. [06:24] Mizusawa     Not exactly. [06:27] Mizusawa     I'm also playing the field because     I want to. That's a big part of it. [06:30] Tomozaki     Hey! [06:32] Mizusawa     Oh, and one more correction: [06:35] Mizusawa     Aoi won't decide to notice me. [06:37] Mizusawa     I'll make her notice me. Right? [06:39] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah... SIGN    Ultra-Scary SIGN    Haunted House [06:46] Tsugumi     Hey, you came! [06:50] Mizusawa     Hey. [06:51] Tomozaki     H-Hi. [06:52] Mizusawa     Hey, you grew antennae! [06:55] Gumi     These aren't antennae. They're ears! [06:59] Gumi     I'm a cute li'l bunny rabbit. [07:02] Tomozaki     You're even apathetic about your     culture festival, huh, Gumi. SIGN    Scary Haunted House [07:05] Gumi     That's an Apathy-nian for you. [07:08] Mizusawa     Apath-what now? [07:09] Gumi     Come see our ghosts. [07:12] Gumi     They're not exactly scary or anything. [07:14] Tomozaki     I wouldn't go around advertising that... [07:16] Gumi     Right? [07:18] Gumi     How's it going? See any cute girls? [07:22] Tomozaki     Huh?! [07:22] Mizusawa     Hey, why do you assume we're     out here hitting on girls? [07:26] Gumi     I mean, two guys at a     girls' school festival... [07:28] Gumi     why else would you be here? [07:30] Mizusawa     Eh, I'd say it's going so-so. [07:32] Gumi     See? I knew it! [07:34] Gumi     What about you, Tomozaki? [07:35] Tomozaki     Me? I'm not hitting on anybody. [07:38] Gumi     You don't have a girlfriend, do you? [07:42] Gumi     Check out my class! This is your big chance. [07:49] Tomozaki     My chance... [07:50] Mizusawa     You heard her, Fumiya. Shall we? [07:53] Tomozaki     Yeah, okay. SIGN    Entrance [07:55] Tsugumi     Two guests? Right this way. SIGN    Exit [07:58] Ghostly Voice     Thank you very much... [08:01] Tomozaki     That wasn't scary at all. [08:03] Mizusawa     Nope. [08:04] Mako     Hey there! [08:06] Mako     I see you found your friend. [08:09] Mizusawa     Hey, Mako and Sayaka! [08:12] Tomozaki     When did he learn their names?! [08:15] Mizusawa     Did you check out the haunted house? [08:16] Mako     Oh, from Tsugumi's class? [08:18] Sayaka     No, not yet. [08:20] Mizusawa     You definitely should go.     It's terrifyingly unscary. [08:24] Mako     But a haunted house has to be scary! [08:27] Mizusawa     You can totally see all the ghosts, too. [08:29] Tomozaki     Okay, now to pull a Mizusawa... [08:33] Tomozaki     I-It's seriously not scary. [08:35] Mako     Wow, really? [08:37] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah! It's... surprising, actually. [08:40] Sayaka     Surprising, huh? [08:46] Tomozaki     I guess I'm not ready for this yet. [08:48] Mizusawa     Whoa! [08:49] Mizusawa     I bet those look amazing on you, Mako. [08:52] Mizusawa     Put them on for a sec. [08:53] Mako     Huh? [08:54] Mizusawa     Oh, yeah! So flattering! [08:57] Mako     Some compliment... [08:59] Mizusawa     Were those some kind of prize? [09:01] Sayaka     Yeah, from the ring toss. [09:02] Mako     These, too. [09:07] Tomozaki     Those glasses would look pretty     killer on you, too, Mizusawa. [09:15] Mizusawa     Well? [09:17] Mako     They really suit you! [09:19] Mizusawa     There's that non-compliment again... [09:21] Tomozaki     They really do look good, Mizusawa! [09:24] Tomozaki     Why don't I take a picture? [09:25] Mizusawa     Hey, good idea! Will you do the honors? [09:28] Mizusawa     Get in here, you two. [09:32] Mako     You player! [09:33] Mizusawa     Can we put it on Pinsta? [09:35] Mizusawa     He's been getting into that lately. [09:38] Mako     Well... [09:39] Sayaka     Sure, I guess. [09:41] Tomozaki     Okay, here goes! [09:43] Mizusawa     Cheese! [09:44] Mako     Ready! [09:49] Tomozaki     Those count as glasses, right? Good. SIGN    Tokujo Festival [09:55] Mizusawa     Man, I wanted to see your     game out there, Fumiya. [09:59] Tomozaki     Not at my current level, you don't. [10:02] Mizusawa     Your current level, huh? [10:04] Mizusawa     Don't be so down on yourself. [10:07] Mizusawa     You've been reading self-help     books or something, right? [10:10] Mizusawa     Well, it shows. [10:13] Mizusawa     You didn't realize? [10:15] Mizusawa     You've been asking more questions     lately—specific ones. [10:22] Mizusawa     Oh, and you found a good rhythm     that makes you easy to talk to. [10:26] Tomozaki     R-Really? [10:27] Mizusawa     Yes, really. [10:28] Tomozaki     Huh. [10:30] Mizusawa     For someone so awkward to     come so far so quickly... [10:35] Mizusawa     You must have worked hard,     tackling one thing at a time. [10:43] Mizusawa     You can try to hide it, but     I can see right through you. [10:47] Mizusawa     You've gotta admire a hard worker like that. [10:51] Tomozaki     I... [10:52] Tomozaki     Well, thanks. [10:54] Mizusawa     That feeling, right there... [10:56] Mizusawa     when someone says those things to you? [10:59] Mizusawa     That's how you talk to a girl. [11:02] Tomozaki     Why, you... [11:05] Mizusawa     Later, Fumiya. [11:07] Tomozaki     Even if Mizusawa's last speech     was couched as a joke, [11:11] Tomozaki     I was glad that someone     had recognized my efforts. SIGN    Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki S2 SIGN    Selfie w/ Fuka Kikuchi [11:28] Fuka     Tomozaki? [11:30] Fuka     There you are. [11:38] Fuka     Um... how is it? [11:41] Tomozaki     Each character's introduction and     features are so well organized. [11:45] Tomozaki     It's looking great! [11:47] Tomozaki     Now we can move ahead     with stuff like costumes. [11:50] Fuka     Thank goodness. [11:51] Fuka     Oh, and I wanted to ask... [11:54] Fuka     About how much time will we have to perform? [11:58] Tomozaki     Good question. I'll have to check. [12:01] Fuka     Yes, please do. I'll need to adjust     things with that time in mind. [12:08] Fuka     If I need to make it shorter,     things will need to be cut... [12:14] Tomozaki     I'm looking forward to this culture festival. [12:17] Fuka     So am I. I've been indifferent     about it until this year. SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly [12:23] Fuka     To think that dipping my toes in just a little [12:25] Fuka     would change my point of view so much. [12:32] Tomozaki     Say, Kikuchi... how about     we take a selfie together? [12:35] Fuka     A selfie? [12:37] Tomozaki     Like, "Ready to work hard on the play!" [12:40] Tomozaki     We'll get the script in the shot, too. [12:45] Fuka     Okay. If you'll do the honors... [12:48] Tomozaki     All right, then. Let's see... [12:50] Tomozaki     Can I come over there? [12:52] Fuka     Um... uh-huh. [12:54] Tomozaki     O-Okay, so... [12:58] Tomozaki     I-I'm sorry! [13:00] Fuka     No, i-it's okay. [13:05] Fuka     Um, the selfie? [13:06] Tomozaki     Oh, r-right! The selfie! [13:09] Tomozaki     O-Okay, here goes... [13:11] Fuka     Uh-huh... [13:15] Tomozaki     I'll send this to you later, okay? [13:18] Fuka     Okay. SIGN    Sewing Room 2 [13:23] Aoi     You're doing well! [13:24] Aoi     You've gotten a fair few likes, too. [13:27] Tomozaki     I guess so, yeah. [13:28] Aoi     Still, I never thought it would come to this. [13:33] Tomozaki     Glasses are glasses, right? [13:35] Aoi     True enough. [13:37] Aoi     Add in the selfie with Fuka     that you showed me yesterday [13:41] Aoi     and that's all of your photo tasks. Congrats! SIGN    Mini-Task: CLEAR! Create private Pinstagram and self-promote [13:44] Tomozaki     Thanks! [13:45] Aoi     You're not going to post the one with Fuka? [13:48] Tomozaki     She said she was too shy. [13:50] Aoi     That happens. [13:52] Aoi     Still, I didn't think you'd suggest     performing a play with Fuka's script. [13:58] Aoi     I know I told you to approach the     festival with enthusiasm, but... [14:03] Tomozaki     I would have wanted to do that even     if it didn't tie in to a task. [14:07] Aoi     Well, as long as it gets you closer     to your goals, anything goes. [14:14] Tomozaki     Hey, Hinami? [14:15] Tomozaki     You're so invested in getting     me to live that normie life. [14:19] Tomozaki     Why is that? [14:22] Aoi     Don't you remember? The first     time nanashi and NO NAME met. [14:27] Aoi     You were all, "You can't change     characters in real life," [14:32] Aoi     that it was a tier issue. [14:34] Tomozaki     Oh, that's right. [14:38] Aoi     I heard that and wanted to     prove that I was in the right. [14:43] Aoi     That's all. [14:46] Aoi     What? [14:47] Aoi     You look like you're not buying it. [14:50] Tomozaki     I-It's just— [14:51] Aoi     I'm a sore loser. [14:54] Tomozaki     I mean, if you say so. [14:56] Aoi     But never mind that. [14:58] Aoi     Have you decided who you want to date? [15:01] Tomozaki     Well... [15:02] Aoi     You said you wanted to wait,     so I gave you a grace period. [15:06] Aoi     You are thinking about it, aren't you? [15:08] Tomozaki     Yeah... I guess so... SIGN    Small Goal: Who do you want to get closer to? [15:14] Aoi     I'll need your answer soon. [15:17] Aoi     At least two girls you'd like to date. [15:20] Aoi     Got it? [15:22] Tomozaki     Got it. [15:25] Mimimi     Brain! [15:26] Mimimi     Please just say yes and don't ask why! [15:30] Tomozaki     Out of the blue? No way! Tell me why. [15:34] Mimimi     Well, turns out the track-and-field     club is talking about [15:38] Mimimi     doing a comedy bit at the culture festival. [15:41] Tomozaki     But I'm not in track. [15:44] Mimimi     It's okay! I got permission     to go outside the club. [15:48] Mimimi     You're the only straight man for me, Brain! [15:52] Mimimi     So please... will you do me this favor? [15:56] Mimimi     Please? [15:58] Tomozaki     Hmm... SIGN    Show maximum enthusiasm on all fronts [15:59] Tomozaki     "Show maximum enthusiasm     on all fronts" it is. [16:05] Tomozaki     Yeah, sure. [16:06] Mimimi     Oh, c'mon, isn't there some way— [16:09] Mimimi     Wait... [16:09] Mimimi     Huh?! [16:10] Tomozaki     You're the one asking. Why so surprised? [16:14] Mimimi     It was just so quick and easy! [16:17] Mimimi     Wait a sec... [16:18] Mimimi     You're jonesing for more of our     husband-and-wife routine, eh, Tomozaki? [16:23] Tomozaki     I am not. [16:26] Mimimi     Th-That's my handpicked partner for you... [16:30] Mimimi     Such sharp comebacks... [16:32] Tomozaki     But we won't have much time to practice,     what with the class play and all. [16:37] Mimimi     No sweat! [16:39] Mimimi     Just leave it to me! [16:43] Mizusawa     Hey, Mimimi. [16:45] Mimimi     Morning, Takahiro! [16:47] Mizusawa     Oh, and Fumiya. [16:49] Tomozaki     Don't you "oh, and" me! [16:52] Mizusawa     Hey, I heard from Gumi. [16:54] Mizusawa     She's coming to our festival. [16:56] Tomozaki     Wow, she is? [16:59] Mimimi     Gumi? [17:03] Tomozaki     You'll need to rewrite your     short story into a script, [17:08] Tomozaki     but you're still having a     hard time with the climax? [17:11] Fuka     Y-Yes. [17:14] Tomozaki     Um... what exactly is giving you trouble? [17:18] Fuka     I can't decide if Libra, the hero,     will wind up with Kris or Alucia... [17:25] Fuka     and what should happen to     the one he doesn't choose. [17:29] Fuka     I think I might be... afraid     to make that decision. [17:36] Fuka     Afraid of dictating that the relationship     among the three should go one particular way. [17:42] Tomozaki     In that case— [17:45] Tomozaki     and this may just be my thinking here— [17:49] Tomozaki     which of the two would you     choose, if it were up to you? [17:54] Fuka     I don't think I could choose. [17:58] Tomozaki     No? [17:59] Fuka     Maybe I personally have     an idea of what I'd do. [18:05] Fuka     But what should I do as     far as the story goes? SIGN    My Unfamiliar Way to Fly [18:08] Fuka     Where could I take the characters     that would be best for their world? [18:14] Fuka     These are the kinds of     things I need to consider. [18:17] Tomozaki     Best for their world, huh? [18:21] Fuka     It feels kind of insincere to     let my feelings get in the way. [18:26] Tomozaki     Hmm... [18:32] Tomozaki     Um, Tomozaki? [18:35] Tomozaki     Isn't there someone that you like? [18:41] Tomozaki     M-M-Me? [18:43] Tomozaki     Yes. You. [18:45] Tomozaki     I-I... well... good question. [18:51] Tomozaki     If you had two or more     special people in your life, [18:56] Tomozaki     and you could only choose one of them... [19:01] Tomozaki     How would you choose that one person? [19:09] Tomozaki     Probably, if I'm being honest... [19:12] Fuka     Yes? [19:14] Tomozaki     I think I'm... [19:16] Tomozaki     I'm not in a position to make     that choice in the first place. [19:23] Tomozaki     Right. That's how I truly feel. [19:27] Tomozaki     Hinami keeps grilling me about who I choose, [19:31] Tomozaki     even coming up with that hypothetical     about girls confessing their love. [19:35] Tomozaki     But I've kept putting my answer on hold. [19:39] Tomozaki     Because deep inside, that's how I feel. [19:43] Tomozaki     For 17 years, this bottom-tier nature     has been ingrained deep in my soul. [19:48] Tomozaki     I'm not the one who gets chosen, much     less the one who gets to choose. [19:55] Tomozaki     When Hinami gave me that     confession hypothetical, [19:57] Tomozaki     what governed my mind in that moment [20:00] Tomozaki     was an indescribable remorse,     a sense of guilt... [20:04] Tomozaki     "A bottom-tier character like you,     choosing? Don't get so cocky." [20:09] Tomozaki     In other words, an underlying     feeling of incompetence [20:12] Tomozaki     controlling my thoughts in this game of life. [20:16] Tomozaki     And it had nested deep within me. [20:21] Fuka     I see. [20:23] Tomozaki     Mmm. [20:25] Tomozaki     So I find this kind of     stuff hard to talk about. [20:30] Tomozaki     I'm really sorry I couldn't be more helpful. [20:59] Mimimi     Brain! [21:02] Tomozaki     Mimimi? Don't scare me like that! [21:04] Mimimi     Your fault for being wide open. [21:07] Tomozaki     Says who? [21:08] Mimimi     Still at it at this hour, eh? [21:10] Mimimi     Did you have a little     one-on-one with Kikuchi, hmm? [21:14] Tomozaki     Uh... I guess so. [21:28] Tomozaki     Okay, see you. [21:30] Mimimi     By the way, Mr. Tomozaki... [21:31] Tomozaki     Wh-What now? [21:33] Mimimi     Who on earth is this Gumi person? [21:37] Tomozaki     Oh, she's this girl who     works with me and Mizusawa. [21:40] Mimimi     Really? Is that all she is? [21:43] Mimimi     Seems pretty fishy to me! [21:45] Mimimi     My sources tell me you went     to her culture festival. [21:50] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah, because she invited us. [21:52] Mimimi     That's fishy, all right! She     goes to an all-girls school! [21:56] Tomozaki     What's that got to do with it? [21:59] Mimimi     It's just, you know... [22:01] Mimimi     You don't seem like the     going-to-festivals-at-girls'-schools type. [22:06] Tomozaki     Like they'd arrest me if I     went into a girls' school? [22:09] Mimimi     Oh, man, not this again... [22:12] Tomozaki     "This" what, exactly? [22:14] Mimimi     Never mind! [22:17] Mimimi     You know, when you're cool, you're     cool, but when you're not... wow. [22:23] Tomozaki     Y-Yeah? [22:25] Tomozaki     Wait, are you saying I'm cool sometimes? [22:27] Mimimi     You are! [22:28] Mimimi     You're helpful in so many ways, you     did so much for Tama—all that stuff! [22:33] Tomozaki     Oh. [22:36] Mimimi     I respect you, Brain, you know that? [22:39] Tomozaki     Huh? [22:40] Mimimi     I've told you you're like Tama, right? [22:43] Mimimi     A scaredy-cat, sure, but     you'll still go all-out, [22:46] Mimimi     and you head straight     for what you want to do. [22:51] Mimimi     It's like... [22:52] Mimimi     You just go ahead and do all these     things I want to do, but can't. [22:58] Mimimi     I think that's really wonderful. [23:01] Mimimi     And that right there? [23:05] Mimimi     That's what I like about you. [23:12] Mimimi     You thought I meant I liked you     that way just now, didn't you! [23:16] Tomozaki     N-No... Jeez. [23:19] Mimimi     I actually do, though...     like you that way. [23:28] Mimimi     See ya! [23:38] Tomozaki     Huh?!