3 - Why do we live? The further we pursue the meaning of life, the more confused we become

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[00:21] Rose
    That outfit of yours is truly lovely!
[00:25] Lily
    It's very dreamy-cute!
[00:27] Iris
    Hurry, hurry! Let's chat about a
    whole bunch of stuff together!
[00:30] Iris
    The desserts are really good, too!
[00:37] SweetP
    Now, eat up, Sunflower!
[02:25] Ritsu
    I'm not the one who's mad.
[02:31] Ritsu
    This world is mad.
[02:43] Mifue
    Mother...
[02:45] Mifue
    She hasn't responded to my texts lately.
[02:49] Mifue
    There's no mention of her in the gossiper.
[02:53] Mifue
    Is there anyone who knows about her?
[02:57] Mifue
    Seriously, what's happening here?
[03:09] Mifue
    A tea party?
SIGN    SweetP's tea party
SIGN    All information finds its way here to this social gathering of ladies.
SIGN    Participants Dreamy-Cute Girls Only
[03:12] [SONG] Phone
    Location
    Shopping Mall
    Vavico, Crescent Moon Rabbit
SIGN    We'll be waiting in a dreamy-cute world with sweet desserts!
[03:16] Mifue
    All information...
[03:19] Mifue
    Mother...
[03:28] Thorn
    Dissonance has begun to play
    and disturbs our Mobius.
[03:41] Thorn
    You understand, right? We can't
    afford to let them awaken.
[03:45] Mirei
    Mobius is built from everyone's dreams, too.
[03:49] Mirei
    Some people just can't get a clue.
[03:54] IkeP
    They'd be happy living in this world, too.
[03:57] IkeP
    What wasteful actions.
[03:59] Shadow Knife
    They're unforgivable.
[04:01] Shadow Knife
    No mercy for them.
[04:04] KagiP
    It's hard to understand them.
[04:06] KagiP
    This is the problem with Rogues.
[04:08] Mirei
    Well, it appears we have some musicians
[04:11] ---
    who were beaten back by those Rogues.
[04:14] Thorn
    We Musicians are Mobius's tuners.
[04:17] Thorn
    We must correct this distortion in our world,
[04:21] ---
    for the sake of perfect
    happiness, and for μ's sake.
[04:24] IkeP
    Well, there's at least one of us
     who barely bothers to show up.
[04:30] SweetP
    Here, here, Thorn-chan!
    Leave this to dreamy-cute me!
[04:36] SweetP
    I've taken a liking to her.
[04:38] SweetP
    She's slender, healthy...
[04:41] SweetP
    And I just want to crush her.
[04:44] Thorn
    We must give the heretics guidance.
[04:47] Thorn
    That is our destiny as Ostinato Musicians.
[04:54] Kotaro
    Hey, Suzuna.
[04:56] Kotaro
    This is a library, right?
[04:58] Kotaro
    Are you sure this place is okay?
[05:00] Suzuna
    Yes.
[05:03] Kotaro
    But still, you also, well... back there...
[05:07] Kotaro
    You realized it, too, right? The truth.
[05:14] Kotaro
    No, it's nothing!
[05:16] Kotaro
    More importantly, those strange
    things might attack us again.
[05:20] Kotaro
    Will you be all right on your own?
[05:22] Suzuna
    Hardly any Kishimai students
    come to this library.
[05:27] Kotaro
    Oh! Right, the pointy ones that attacked us
     were all wearing our school uniform!
[05:32] Suzuna
    So I'll be safe here.
[05:35] Kotaro
    I see. Then I'll contact you again later.
[05:38] Kotaro
    If you're ever in trouble,
    just give me a call.
[05:40] Suzuna
    N-No, you don't have to.
[05:43] Suzuna
    H-Hey...
[05:45] Kotaro
    Kagura Suzuna, there.
[05:53] Kotaro
    Don't worry about it.
[05:55] Kotaro
    It wouldn't be a rescue if we didn't
     make sure we're both safe.
[05:57] Kotaro
    Later.
[05:58] Kotaro
    I'm going to take a look around to see
    whether anyone else is in trouble like us.
[06:05] Suzuna
    I wonder if he's here.
[06:28] (Flashback) μ
    I'm sorry.
[06:30] (Flashback) μ
    I haven't created anything past this point yet.
[06:33] (Flashback) μ
    Right now, I can't create any
    farther regions for Mobius.
[06:38] (Flashback) μ
    I can create anything else you'd like, though.
[06:41] (Flashback) μ
    What would you like?
[06:42] (Flashback) μ
    A new family?
[06:44] (Flashback) μ
    Friends? Or...
[06:49] Ritsu
    If what μ said back then
    is to be believed,
[06:52] Ritsu
    then this world is artificial.
[06:55] Ritsu
    That's the only explanation.
[06:59] Ritsu
    Someone once said,
[07:01] Ritsu
    "If I were to save the world,"
[07:04] ---
    "I would spend 59 minutes
    understanding the problem"
[07:07] ---
    "and one minute resolving it."
[07:11] Ritsu
    That's the important part:
    understanding this world.
[07:15] Ritsu
    Not seeking an easy resolution.
[07:18] Ritsu
    Think. Think about it.
[07:29] Voice
    There's a fantastical, milky, dreamy-cute
    tea party for girls starting at 10 o'clock!
[07:34] Mifue
    I should be able to find out here.
[07:41] Mifue
    Dreamy-cute...
[07:51] SweetP
    Ladies and pretty girls!
[07:54] ---
    Welcome to SweetP's tea party!
[07:59] Rose
    Now, enjoy today to the depths of your being!
[08:02] Lily
    Sit wherever you like!
[08:04] Lily
    What leaves would you like?
[08:06] Iris
    I recommend the Earl Grey.
     It matches today's snacks perfectly!
[08:10] Rose
    We're the flower princesses,
    and we welcome you!
[08:14] Iris
    I look forward to chatting!
[08:16] Iris
    There are lots of snacks to eat, too!
[08:19] Naruko
    Man, I'm super lucky getting to
    participate in SweetP's tea party!
[08:24] Mifue
    U-Uh, is this...
[08:26] Naruko
    Yes!
[08:27] Naruko
    The center of social life for
    ladies, admired by all girls.
[08:30] Naruko
    The secret party where all manner
    of wonderful secret tales
[08:32] ---
    and hidden rumors are exchanged!
[08:36] Naruko
    That's SweetP's tea party.
[08:41] Naruko
    Wow, made fresh!
[08:43] Naruko
    This is great!
[08:44] Mifue
    Yes.
[08:45] Naruko
    This is it, taking photos!
[08:45] Mifue
    I should be able to gather all
    kinds of information here.
[08:48] SweetP
    Uh-huh. Let's share lots of stories.
[08:52] SweetP
    So, what's the name of our new friend?
[08:55] Mifue
    M-Mifue. Shinohara Mifue.
[08:59] SweetP
    Shinoha...
[09:05] Mifue
    Wh-What's so funny?!
[09:07] Naruko
    Using your real name won't work here.
[09:09] Naruko
    You have to go by a fairy name.
[09:12] Mifue
    F-Fairy?
[09:13] SweetP
    You have a fairy name, right?
[09:15] Rose
    I'm Rose.
[09:17] Lily
    I'm Lily.
[09:18] Iris
    I'm Iris.
[09:20] Naruko
    By the way, I'm Snapdragon.
[09:23] Mifue
    The names of flowers?
[09:26] Mifue
    U-Uh, then, S-Sunflower!
[09:28] SweetP
    Uh-huh, that's a cute name.
[09:31] SweetP
    Nice to meet you, Sunflower.
[09:33] Mifue
    Y-Yes.
[09:35] Mifue
    So, I'm looking for my mother.
[09:37] SweetP
    Non non, non non.
[09:40] SweetP
    No sour looks like that here!
[09:43] SweetP
    You have to be more dreamy-cute!
[09:45] Mifue
    But...
[09:46] SweetP
    If you don't, then we can't
    chat together, you know?
[09:52] Mifue
    H-Hello! I'm Sunflower. Nice to meet you.
[09:59] Mifue
    I want to have fun chatting
    with you all, too, meow!
[10:03] Mifue
    Let me in, meow!
[10:05] SweetP
    Mmm, very cute!
[10:08] SweetP
    Very dreamy cute!
[10:09] SweetP
    Now, everyone, let's start the tea party!
[10:50] (Flashback) Shogo
    I won't keep you here any more.
[10:52] (Flashback) Shogo
    But if you feel like talking...
[10:58] Ritsu
    The music prep room...
[11:03] Ritsu
    Out of time, huh?
[11:07] Lily
    Oh, Rosie! When did you
    buy such a cute accessory?
[11:12] Rose
    My, you noticed it? I had it
    hand-made at the usual shop.
[11:17] Iris
    Wow, I'm so jealous!
[11:19] Naruko
    Mind if I print this in the gossiper?
[11:21] Mifue
    W-Wow, I want one, too!
[11:24] Mifue
    S-So, I'd like to hear about my mother.
[11:28] Rose
    Iris, your chouchou scrunchie is cute, too!
[11:32] Iris
    It's so pretty!
[11:34] Mifue
    Hey, hey!
[11:35] Mifue
    Would you like to listen to my stories?!
[11:37] SweetP
    So, Sunflower, are you having fun?
[11:40] Mifue
    Y-Yes! I'm having a wonderful time!
[11:43] Mifue
    Everyone's just so cute!
[11:45] Mifue
    So cute...
[11:49] SweetP
    All kinds of secrets find their
    way here to my secret tea party.
[11:54] SweetP
    Even those about your acquaintance.
[11:57] SweetP
    But first, let's enjoy chatting together!
[12:01] Iris
    Sunflower, what kind of snacks do you like?
[12:05] Mifue
    Oh, uh, macarons?
[12:09] Iris
    Then here, have some of my macarons!
[12:12] Mifue
    Th-Thanks...
[12:14] Lily
    How many sugar cubes would you like
    in your tea? Three? Four?
[12:18] Mifue
    Y-You don't need to make mine that sweet.
[12:22] Lily
    Now, now. No need to hold back!
[12:27] Mifue
    M-More importantly,
     I'm looking for someone!
[12:31] Iris
    Hey, look!
[12:33] Iris
    These frills are really cute!
[12:37] Mifue
    Hey!
[12:39] Mifue
    Everyone, would you chat with me, too?
[12:41] Rose
    No, no. You don't have
    enough dreamy-cuteness.
[12:45] Naruko
    This chocolate's great!
[12:48] Mifue
    I want to be a part of this, too.
[12:50] Mifue
    Leaving me out is boo, boo!
[12:53] Rose
    That's very cute!
[12:55] Lily
    What, what? What would you
    like to talk about, Sunflower?
[12:59] Mifue
    M-My mother—
[13:00] SweetP
    Now, everyone!
[13:01] SweetP
    It's time for the second round of snacks!
[13:03] SweetP
    Of course there's extra, extra cream!
[13:18] Rose
    Yay!
[13:19] Lily
    Looks delicious!
[13:20] Iris
    Time to enjoy some!
[13:28] Lily
    It's fluffy and melts in your mouth!
[13:29] Song
    A chiffon moon
[13:34] Song
    circles around a lace sun,
[13:36] Iris
    More! More!
[13:39] Song
    and I rub my sleepy eyes by the window.
[13:41] Naruko
    It's like it's feeding time!
[13:45] Song
    I want to be loved more than others.
[13:51] Song
    I dream of drowning in a sea of tea,
[13:53] Rose
    Those macarons are mine.
[13:56] Rose
    Please don't take them!
[13:58] Iris
    Those are mine!
[13:59] Song
    but I don't want to leave,
    so please don't wake me.
[14:01] SweetP
    My, don't fight!
[14:03] SweetP
    Go on, Sunflower. Don't hold back. Eat up!
[14:06] Song
    I'm embraced in a silk bed,
[14:06] Rose
    Go on, Sunflower.
[14:08] Lily
    Go on, Sunflower.
[14:09] Iris
    Sunflower!
[14:10] Song
    but I'm still sleepy, so stop the alarm.
[14:10] Three
    Sunflower!
[14:13] Mifue
    You fat slobs.
[14:14] Mifue
    Filthy!
[14:15] Mifue
    Filthy, filthy, filthy, filthy, filthy!
[14:18] Mifue
    What is wrong with you?!
[14:19] Mifue
    You keep chatting about nonsense, oinking
    away with food crammed in your mouths!
[14:24] Mifue
    Screw dreamy-cute! Are you idiots?!
[14:27] Mifue
    You won't even listen to others!
[14:29] ---
    Do you have marshmallows
    stuffed in your ears?!
[14:31] Naruko
    S-Sunflower?
[14:33] Mifue
    I hate you fatties!
[14:34] Mifue
    None of you has any tact,
[14:37] ---
    and you don't even care how much
    of a nuisance you are to others!
[14:39] Mifue
    Eating is the only thing on your minds,
[14:41] ---
    and you chomp-chomp-chomp
    away at anything like pigs!
[14:44] Mifue
    Then you wear those clothes that
    don't even match your figures,
[14:47] ---
    grossing out everyone around you!
[14:49] Mifue
    Don't you understand people
    are laughing at you?!
[14:51] Mifue
    Don't you realize how disgusting you are?!
[14:53] Mifue
    You're a nuisance!
[15:00] SweetP
    So those are your true feelings?
[15:03] SweetP
    You hate fat people that much, huh?
[15:06] SweetP
    So that's why you erased your mother.
SIGN    Why do we live? The further we purse the
    meaning of life, the more confused we become.
[15:14] Mother
    You're lucky, Mifue.
[15:16] Mother
    You don't gain weight from eating.
[15:19] Mother
    Well, take your time and enjoy it, Mifue.
[15:24] μ
    Hey, is it fun here?
[15:26] Mifue
    Huh?
[15:27] μ
    Tell me, Mifue.
[15:29] Mifue
    Yeah.
[15:30] Mifue
    But I wish I could eat dinner with my mother.
[15:34] Mifue
    Mother's so gaunt.
[15:36] μ
    All right! That'll bring you happiness, then?
[15:42] Mother
    It was cold out today, right?
[15:44] Mother
    So I'm making a stew.
[15:46] Mother
    I wanted to eat some, too.
[15:47] Mother
    I hope it turns out well.
[15:49] Mother
    Right, Mifue-chan?
[15:55] Mifue
    Mother?
[15:59] SweetP
    You're looking for your erased mother?
[16:02] SweetP
    After μ went to the lengths
    of preparing you a new one?
[16:07] Mifue
    No!
[16:08] Mifue
    I never asked her to change my mother!
[16:12] SweetP
    No, you wished for it.
[16:15] SweetP
    μ just granted your wish.
[16:16] Mifue
    Shut up! Be quiet!
[16:19] Mifue
    Where is my mother?!
[16:20] Mifue
    All rumors find way their way here, right?!
[16:22] Mifue
    Quit avoiding it!
[16:23] SweetP
    You still don't understand after coming here?
[16:30] Mifue
    You tricked me?!
[16:32] SweetP
    You've realized it, right?
[16:39] SweetP
    You,
[16:41] SweetP
    yourself,
[16:42] SweetP
    erased
[16:44] SweetP
    your mother!
[16:46] Mifue
    No!
[16:48] SweetP
    You're really selfish, getting so upset
[16:48] Mifue
    No! No! No! No!
[16:52] ---
    after your wish was granted.
[16:53] ---
    No!
[16:55] SweetP
    You're self-centered,
[16:56] SweetP
    egotistical,
[16:59] SweetP
    and you harbor an awful lot
    of hatred toward ugly things.
[17:04] SweetP
    You sure dissed the appearance
[17:08] ---
    of the flower princesses a great deal,
[17:10] SweetP
    but your heart's ugly, too.
[17:14] Mifue
    I-I'm not ugly.
[17:19] SweetP
    Oh, really?
[17:20] SweetP
    You're searching for your mother
     only to satisfy yourself, right?
[17:24] SweetP
    "Sorry for erasing you, Mother!"
[17:27] SweetP
    What an egotist.
[17:30] SweetP
    Such filthy thoughts, such an ugly heart...
[17:32] Mifue
    No... No...
[17:35] SweetP
    This is a world where anything
    you wish for will be granted.
[17:39] SweetP
    It can make a lovely mother for you,
    and you can become whoever you want to be.
[17:44] SweetP
    Oh, does this mean the real you is—
[17:47] Mifue
    Stop!
[17:53] Mifue
    Enough...
[17:56] Mifue
    Stop already.
[17:58] Naruko
    Hey, Sunflower, are you okay?
[18:01] Naruko
    Does your stomach hurt?
[18:03] SweetP
    Here in this world,
[18:05] SweetP
    you don't have to recall anything unpleasant.
[18:09] SweetP
    See? μ will grant any wish.
[18:12] SweetP
    She'll make all the unpleasantness go away.
[18:16] SweetP
    There's no need to worry about anything.
[18:21] SweetP
    You don't have to think.
[18:22] SweetP
    You can let yourself go
    as your heart desires.
[18:28] Digihead
    Here, order's ready!
[18:31] SweetP
    It's here!
[18:35] Three
    It looks so good!
[18:36] Naruko
    Huh?! You're going to eat more?!
[18:38] SweetP
    Ramen's a dessert!
[18:40] SweetP
    It's my favorite, sweet fat!
[18:43] Naruko
    Hm? Where have I heard that line?
[18:46] Lily
    Time to eat!
[18:54] Naruko
    Hm...
[19:06] SweetP
    Finished off, thanks!
[19:08] Naruko
    That line, flipping the finished bowl...
[19:11] Naruko
    Huh? Nijouin Shizuka?
[19:16] Mifue
    Nijouin?
[19:17] Naruko
    Uh, who was that?
[19:19] Naruko
    A ramen blogger... and a chubby old man?
[19:23] SweetP
    Don't call me old or chubby!
[19:32] Mifue
    A world where any wish is granted...
[19:36] Mifue
    You can become whoever you want to be?
[19:40] Mifue
    Whoever you want to be?
[19:41] SweetP
    Don't look! Don't say anything!
[19:44] SweetP
    I am SweetP!
[19:46] SweetP
    This world's most dreamy-cute musician,
[19:49] ---
    full of frilly clothes and sweet desserts!
[19:53] Naruko
    Hm? I don't really understand,
    but I'll take some photos.
[20:02] SweetP
    No!
[20:04] SweetP
    Don't take photos of my ugly self!
[20:10] Mifue
    I see. So that man also...
[20:13] Naruko
    So what was all that about in the end?
[20:18] Naruko
    I wonder what that was.
[20:21] Naruko
    Well, the tea party wasn't
    lacking in material, at least.
[20:25] Naruko
    Hey, you snapped back there, right?
[20:27] Naruko
    Do you hate fat people that much?
[20:30] Mifue
    I loathe them.
[20:34] Naruko
    Now, spreading, spreading!
[20:36] Naruko
    I haven't stopped getting
    notifications since posting
[20:39] ---
    that photo of SweetP spewing ramen.
[20:42] Naruko
    Huh?! What is this?!
[20:45] Naruko
    Huh? The pictures of the
    fighter Satake Shogo...
[20:49] Naruko
    The... pictures have...
[20:50] Naruko
    M-Monsters?!
[20:53] Naruko
    They're here, too?!
[20:56] Mifue
    Did you just now realize it?
SIGN    Let's blow the horn on this world full of static! Recruiting Band Members!! Guns & Bouquets
[21:23] Shogo
    You seem to have finally accepted it.
[21:26] Ritsu
    You know about this world, right?
[21:29] Aria
    Leave it to me! I'll explain everything.
[21:32] Aria
    Is your mind ready?
[21:34] Ritsu
    Yes.
[21:36] Shogo
    Very well.
[21:37] Shogo
    But in return, you'll be working with me.
[21:40] Ritsu
    Me? Working with you?
[21:43] Shogo
    Yes.
[21:44] Shogo
    Since we've both realized
    the structure of this Mobius.
[21:48] Ritsu
    Mobius...
[21:50] Shogo
    Yeah, this world is a nightmare
    we can't wake up from.
SIGN    Episode 4 People who do not respect themselves will not be respected by others.
SIGN    Caligula aphorisms,100 yen each.
SIGN    I'll take one!
SIGN    People who do not respect themselves will not be respected by others.
SIGN    I'll try again tomorrow!