# 1 - Because the School Is There / Chio-chan and Hosokawa-san
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GY1X93P7Y/chios-school-road)
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***SIGN*** Chio's
***SIGN*** School Road
***SIGN*** Because the School Is There
**[01:37] Chio**
Oh, crap! I'm going to be late!
**[01:40] Chio**
*Okay, stay calm...*
**[01:42] Chio**
* I'm currently somewhere around*
* here, and school is over there.*
**[01:46] Chio**
* According to my calculations,*
* I'll just barely make it.*
**[01:49] Chio**
*If I turn here and then go straight...*
**[01:58] Chio**
If I just go...
**[02:01] Chio**
straight through here...
***SIGN*** Under Construction
Road Closed
**[02:05] Chio**
I'm finished...
***SIGN*** Tardiness Guaranteed
***SIGN*** Detour Map
**[02:09] Chio**
I didn't hear anything about construction!
**[02:11] Chio**
You can't be serious!
And this detour is so out of the way!
**[02:13] Chio**
* Why is this happening?*
* What did I do to deserve this?*
***SIGN*** Three Hours Prior
**[02:28] Chio**
All right! Assassination complete!
**[02:31] Chio**
I'm glad I took my time!
**[02:32] Chio**
Now, I just need to run...
**[02:34] Chio**
Oh, crap! They found me!
**[02:36] Chio**
Damn it! They're so persistent!
**[02:38] Chio**
A dead end?
**[02:39] Chio**
Don't you dare underestimate... my skills!
**[02:49] Chio**
All right! I beat it!
**[02:59] Chio**
*Wait. I brought this upon myself.*
**[03:02] Chio**
*I totally fell asleep at the door.*
**[03:02] (Flashback) Mom**
Wha... Chio?! Hey!
**[03:05] Chio**
*This isn't good.*
**[03:05] Chio bg**
*Wait, what's that blood?*
**[03:06] Chio**
* My school makes an example*
* out of kids who are tardy.*
**[03:09] Chio**
*I'll have to stand with the delinquents.*
**[03:10] Chio**
* It's scary, it draws attention*
* to me, and it sucks!*
**[03:13] Chio**
What am I going to do? At this rate...
**[03:21] Chio**
* If I were to climb up this pole, could*
* I actually just keep going straight?*
**[03:26] Chio**
* No way... I've been playing*
* way too many video games.*
**[03:30] Chio**
* I'm just a high school girl,*
* not some legendary assassin.*
**[03:33] Chio**
*Jeez, I'm way too easily influenced.*
**[03:35] Chio**
*Is this what they call "game brain"?*
**[03:39] Chio**
*I'll be good and just turn back...*
**[04:08] Chio**
* That didn't go the way*
* I thought it would at all!*
**[04:10] Chio**
*Man, now my uniform's dirty!*
**[04:13] Chio**
*But now I can move ahead.*
**[04:16] Chio**
* I think I'll take this shortcut*
* a little further...*
**[04:29] Guy 1**
Wait, the road's closed?
**[04:31] Guy 2**
Seriously?
**[04:35] Chio**
Kitty, kitty, kitty...
**[04:55] Chio**
Hup, one, two... Hup, one, two...
**[05:31] Lady**
You're laughing way too much!
**[05:40] Chio**
Shh...
**[05:54] Chio**
*Hey... I think...*
**[05:59] Chio**
*This might actually be fun...*
**[06:15] Chio**
It's so pretty...
**[06:19] Chio**
* I seriously sort of feel like I'm*
* an assassin from a video game.*
**[06:24] Chio**
*I feel like I'm doing something naughty.*
**[06:26] Chio**
I cut off my middle finger
so I can use my hidden weapon.
**[06:29] Chio**
I am the legendary assassin...
**[06:34] Chio**
I may take risks, but I'm never late...
That is my creed.
**[06:41] Guy**
Man, it's bright.
**[06:43] Guy**
I could've sworn someone was out here.
**[06:45] Guy**
I must've imagined it.
**[06:48] Chio**
*Thank goodness. He didn't see me.*
**[06:53] Guy**
The sun's working overtime today!
**[06:55] Chio**
* He's just brushing his teeth...*
* It shouldn't take long.*
**[07:14] Chio**
*Glasses guard!*
**[07:20] Chio**
* If I move away slowly,*
* everything should be okay!*
**[07:25] Chio**
*My dad does this, too!*
**[07:27] Chio**
* Why do old guys always gag*
* when they brush their teeth?!*
***SIGN*** Regrets It 5 Minutes Later
**[07:40] Chio**
*I never should have done this!*
**[07:44] Chio**
* Oh, crap! I didn't actually*
* have time to play assassin!*
**[07:47] Chio**
*I need to get down!*
**[07:52] Chio**
There's my school. I'm getting closer.
**[07:55] Chio**
I need a spot that'll be easy to get down...
**[07:58] Chio**
Somewhere no one will see me... Somewhere...
**[08:04] Chio**
*Huh? Don't tell me I've actually...*
**[08:07] Chio**
*been checkmated.*
**[08:09] Chio**
This distance...
**[08:12] Chio**
is not a distance I can jump, is it?
**[08:15] Chio**
I could get down if I use my hands, but...
**[08:16] Guy**
Ooh, close-up!
***SIGN*** trashscum Spotted a wild school girl. mizukosi I can see her panties
**[08:18] Girl**
Ew, Miyamo-san's like a monkey.
**[08:21] Girl 2**
Seriously.
**[08:22] Guy**
Hey, let's give her a nickname.
**[08:23] Girl**
Hey, it's Yellow Monkey.
**[08:25] Guy**
Hey, the Yellow Monkey's here.
**[08:26] Guy**
It's Yellow Monkey.
**[08:27] Girl**
Yellow Monkey...
**[08:28] Chio**
*Damn it! All of you are yellow, too!*
**[08:33] Chio**
That's totally what would happen!
**[08:35] Chio**
*If I want to live a normal school life,*
**[08:37] Chio**
*I can't stand out, no matter what!*
**[08:39] Chio**
* What should I do? Go back the way*
* I came? But I don't have time...*
**[08:44] Chio**
*What's all that racket?*
**[08:49] Mom**
Oh, dear...
**[08:54] Chio**
*Oh, I see. His balloon got stuck in a tree.*
**[08:58] Chio**
*I could probably reach it from here...*
**[09:00] Chio**
*But I can't afford to be seen.*
**[09:03] Chio**
*Sorry, little guy.*
**[09:06] ---**
*There's a tall guy.*
**[09:08] Mom**
Um, excuse me.
**[09:10] Mom**
My son's balloon got stuck in this tree...
**[09:13] Guy**
Oh, yes, I see it. I shouldn't
have any problem reaching it.
**[09:19] Mom**
Um, could you do that for us?
**[09:21] Guy**
No.
**[09:23] Guy**
Why would I bother?
**[09:27] Guy**
Oh, or are we talking business here?
**[09:29] Guy**
Does this come with a contingency fee?
**[09:31] Guy**
What about expenses?
What would be considered a failure?
**[09:33] Guy**
Will you pay for my Armanyu
suit if it gets dirty?
**[09:37] Guy**
Could you afford it, even?
**[09:38] Guy**
This was made to order and
has 530,000 attack power.
**[09:42] Guy**
By that, I mean the price.
Oh, and that's without tax.
***SIGN*** Attack Power 530,000
***SIGN*** (without tax)
**[09:46] Mom**
U-Um, I'm sorry...
**[09:52] Guy**
Pbbt.
**[09:55] Mom**
Takkun...
**[09:58] Chio**
* That bastard. I'd like to*
* chuck a rock at his head!*
**[10:00] Chio**
*Except I can't really move right now...*
**[10:03] Chio**
*I need to figure out a way I won't be late.*
**[10:07] Chio**
*All I have on hand is this pebble...*
**[10:09] Guy**
It's so much fun mocking the poor.
**[10:12] Chio**
*Hey, he's coming this way—*
**[10:17] Chio**
* If there's anything I've learned from staying*
* up all night playing video games...*
**[10:23] Chio**
* Even if something seems impossible,*
* you can always create your own path.*
**[10:27] Chio**
*And there's one other thing...*
**[10:28] Guy**
I make in a day what a
commoner makes in a month...
**[10:37] Guy**
Luxury python bag guard!
**[10:39] Guy**
It has 225,000 defensive power!
**[10:40] Guy**
Oh, by that, I mean the price.
That's before tax, of course!
**[10:45] Chio**
*I defeat scumbags for a living.*
**[10:48] Chio**
*My name is Miyamo Chio.*
**[10:51] Chio**
*I'm a member of the soft tennis club.*
**[10:52] Chio**
*High school first-year.*
**[10:56] Chio**
*The thing I hate most...*
**[10:58] Chio**
*is standing out.*
**[11:03] Chio**
Okay! It actually worked!
And I totally stuck that landing!
**[11:07] Chio**
Woohoo!
**[11:10] Chio**
All right! I might actually make it in time!
**[11:17] Guy**
He just collapsed out of nowhere.
**[11:19] Lady**
Is he drunk?
**[11:20] Guy**
Should we take him to the hospital?
**[11:23] Mom**
Takkun! Your balloon came down!
**[11:26] Mom**
There's a pebble tied to the bottom...
Was someone up there?
**[11:30] Boy**
I know who it was!
**[11:31] Boy**
I saw her. Someone who helps those in need...
**[11:35] Boy**
That was... an assassin!
**[11:38] Boy**
I saw one in Daddy's game!
**[11:41] Mom**
I see.
**[11:44] Mom**
*What's he talking about?*
**[11:46] Chio**
Oh, this looks good.
**[11:51] Chio**
*I can finally get back to my usual route.*
**[11:54] Chio**
Is this some parking lot?
**[11:56] Chio**
* I didn't know what I was*
* going to do for a sec,*
**[11:58] Chio**
* but I somehow managed to*
* make it straight through.*
**[12:01] Chio**
*I'm pretty sure no one saw me on the roof,*
**[12:04] Chio**
*so my peaceful school life should be safe.*
**[12:07] Chio**
*Now to just steady my breathing...*
**[12:11] Chio**
*and boldly step out.*
**[12:13] Chio**
* Boldly, so no one will*
* think I'm suspicious...*
**[12:17] Chio**
* What's with that guy?*
* Why's he looking at me?*
**[12:19] Chio**
* He's staring hard with his pervy eyes.*
* He's totally dangerous!*
**[12:24] Chio**
*Is he targeting me because I look weak?*
**[12:26] Chio**
*All the more reason to do this boldly.*
**[12:31] Chio**
*Boldly!*
**[12:36] Chio**
* Well? How do you like*
* my calm and cool nature?*
**[12:40] Chio**
* Not even a perv would have*
* the guts to talk to me.*
**[12:42] Sign**
Stop
**[12:43] Chio**
*I win.*
**[12:47] Chio**
*Ah, my comrades.*
**[12:51] Chio**
*We aren't walking to school.*
**[12:53] Chio**
*We're on our triumphant march to school!*
**[12:58] Guy**
Ow.
**[13:00] Chio**
S-Sorry...
**[13:01] Girl**
Could you walk faster?
**[13:04] Chio**
I'm sorry.
***SIGN*** Samejima Private Academy
**[13:10] Chio**
* A lot happened, but thank*
* goodness I made it in time.*
**[13:13] Chio**
* I'm here! Now I can live out*
* my usual, peaceful school life.*
**[13:18] Chio**
Good morning!
**[13:20] Teach**
Good morning. Full of energy today, eh?
**[13:22] Chio**
Yes, sir!
**[13:23] Girl**
Good morning!
**[13:24] Teach**
Good morning.
**[13:25] Girl**
Good morning!
**[13:26] Teach**
Morning.
**[13:27] Girl**
Hey, did you hear?
**[13:28] Girl**
Apparently some girl from our school
came here from a love hotel today.
**[13:31] Girl**
What? Seriously?
**[13:33] Teach**
What?!
***SIGN*** Chio's
***SIGN*** School Road
**[13:36] Chio**
*Chio's School Road*.
***SIGN*** Samejima Academy compensated dating BBS
**[13:40] Teach**
*I'm going to save her,*
**[13:41] Teach**
* before any weird rumors start*
* to spread among the students.*
**[13:45] Teach**
Just you wait! Just you wait!
***SIGN*** Chio-chan and Hosokawa-san
**[13:49] Chio**
I'm off.
**[13:51] [SONG] Sign**
Chop
**[13:53] Chio**
See you later, Chop.
**[13:54] Chio**
I'll have plenty of time if I leave now.
**[14:00] Chio**
Hup.
**[14:03] Chio**
I guess it's not so bad
to leave early sometimes.
**[14:09] Chio**
* I wonder what it is... The scenery*
* looks prettier than usual.*
**[14:20] Yuki**
Morning!
**[14:24] Chio**
*Hey, that's...*
**[14:26] Chio**
*Hosokawa-san from my class.*
***SIGN*** Make sure you separate your garbage!
**[14:29] Chio**
*Uh, what? Wait a sec...*
**[14:32] Chio**
*Could she be...*
**[14:33] Chio**
*Could she actually be...*
**[14:36] Chio**
*talking to me?*
**[14:39] Chio**
*Hosokawa Yuki-san.*
**[14:42] Chio**
* She's always hanging out*
* with the cool kids in class.*
**[14:45] Chio**
*I need to go to the bathroom,*
**[14:46] Chio**
* but they seem to be having a fun*
* conversation, so I'll go from the other side.*
**[14:50] Chio**
*She's my polar opposite.*
**[14:57] Chio**
* This is just one of those things where*
* her friend is right behind me*
**[14:57] Chio**
Morning!
***SIGN*** Me
**[15:01] Chio**
*and she's actually saying hi to them, right?*
**[15:04] Chio**
*That must be it.*
**[15:05] Chio**
* I heard that Hosokawa-san's on*
* the track team and is pretty famous.*
**[15:09] Chio**
*She's popular and has lots of friends.*
**[15:11] Chio**
* There's no way she'd be saying hi to*
* someone as below average as me.*
**[15:15] Chio**
* But if she is actually greeting*
* me and I ignore it...*
**[15:16] Yuki**
Morning!
**[15:21] Chio**
*Th-That could get pretty messy, too...*
**[15:25] Chio**
*What should I do?*
**[15:26] Chio**
* If I don't make a choice by my next*
* step, it'll be really awkward!*
***SIGN*** Choose the path
that Chio-chan should take
***SIGN*** At least turn to look at her
***SIGN*** Risk: Low
**[15:32] Chio**
*At least turn to look at her.*
***SIGN*** Say something completely unrelated in return
***SIGN*** Risk: Low
**[15:33] Chio**
*Say something completely unrelated in return.*
***SIGN*** Return her greeting just as enthusiastically
***SIGN*** Risk: Low
**[15:35] Chio**
*Return her greeting just as enthusiastically.*
***SIGN*** Completely ignore her
***SIGN*** Risk: high
**[15:37] Chio**
*Completely ignore her.*
**[15:43] Chio**
*I've got it.*
**[15:44] Chio**
*What I should do...*
**[15:48] Chio**
Oh, my foot. Uh-oh.
**[15:50] Chio**
*...is this!*
**[15:52] Chio**
*Dive head-first into the garbage!*
**[15:53] Chio**
* And while I'm down here,*
* nonchalantly check behind me.*
**[15:59] ---**
*Th-There's no one there.*
**[16:02] ---**
*Wait, that means...*
**[16:03] Hoso**
M-Miyamo-san, are you okay?!
I must've startled you!
**[16:07] Hoso**
Are you hurt?
**[16:08] Chio**
No, I'm fine.
**[16:09] Chio**
*So she was talking to me!*
**[16:10] Hoso**
Can you stand?
**[16:11] Chio**
*Wait, Hosokawa-san's actually super nice!*
**[16:13] Chio**
Sorry about that. Thanks.
**[16:15] Chio**
*At least I avoided a disaster there.*
**[16:24] Chio**
*I-I-I'm so nervous...*
**[16:26] Chio**
* I guess I would end up walking*
* with her after all that.*
***SIGN*** Ookawara Stationery Right around the corner
**[16:31] Chio**
* Come to think of it, the Ookawara Stationery*
* mentioned on the telephone pole...*
**[16:35] Chio**
*I've never actually seen the place in person.*
**[16:38] Chio**
*I wonder if it closed up a long time ago.*
**[16:40] Chio**
* Wait, does that mean they're still*
* paying for that advertisement?*
***SIGN*** Ookawara Stationery
**[16:44] Chio**
* It was probably a quiet little*
* stationery store in some back alley.*
**[16:48] Chio**
*They're closed up now,*
**[16:51] Chio**
* but when some kid who used to get*
* school supplies there comes back,*
**[16:54] Chio**
* they should still be able to find it,*
* even though the town's changed.*
***SIGN*** Ookawara Stationery
**[16:57] Chio**
* Now, they're just standing in front*
* of the shop that's out of business,*
**[17:03] Chio**
*when an old lady comes out and says...*
**[17:06] Old**
My! That little crybaby
grew up into a fine young—
**[17:09] Chio**
*Crap! This isn't the time to escape reality!*
**[17:12] Chio**
* This is a trial that has been given to me,*
* a member of the "below average" club...*
**[17:16] Chio**
*We might not end up being best buds,*
**[17:16] Chio bg**
Its face was so squishy.
**[17:18] Chio**
* but we should at least laugh*
* like this a couple times,*
**[17:21] Chio**
*and end this walk to school on good terms!*
**[17:21] Chio**
Okay, I'm going to class.
**[17:23] Yuki**
See you later!
**[17:25] Chio**
* I mean, even if we left on*
* somewhat friendly terms,*
**[17:28] Chio**
* as soon as we got to class, we'd be taking*
* up our usual positions in separate groups...*
**[17:33] Chio**
*No! Stop being so negative, damn it!*
**[17:36] Chio**
* At times like these, we're supposed to*
* talk about something we have in common!*
**[17:39] Chio**
*Something we have in common...
The fact that we're both in sports clubs.*
***SIGN*** Soft Tennis Club Member
**[17:43] Chio**
Cough, cough...
**[17:45] Chio**
S-Say... Um, uh...
**[17:49] Chio**
Club?
**[17:53] Yuki**
Hm?
**[17:55] Chio**
* I freaked out and asked*
* some strange question!*
**[17:57] Chio**
*What the hell is "Club?" supposed to mean?!*
**[18:00] Chio**
* "What kind of practice*
* do you do in your club?"*
**[18:02] Chio**
*"We run."*
**[18:03] Chio**
*"Oh, really?"*
**[18:04] Chio**
*Wait, that's the end of that.*
**[18:07] Girl**
Hey, Yuki!
**[18:09] Girl 2**
Morning!
**[18:10] Yuki**
Morning!
**[18:12] Chio**
*Hey, they're... Hosokawa-san's friends.*
**[18:15] Chio**
*I-I'm saved!*
**[18:22] Chio**
*Hosokawa-san's completely distracted.*
**[18:25] Chio**
*Now's my chance...*
**[18:28] Chio**
*SWAT turn!*
**[18:31] Nar**
*Allow me to explain. The SWAT turn*
**[18:33] Nar**
* is an action from a certain game that*
* Chio-chan plays late into the night daily*
**[18:37] Nar**
* and can only be used by awakening*
* her inner game brain.*
***SIGN*** °All lies
**[18:53] Chio**
I-I ran away...
**[18:56] Chio**
I just need to stay in here until just before
the point that I'd end up late...
***SIGN*** Effort Friendship
**[19:00] Chio**
*I mean, there's no way around it.*
**[19:01] Chio**
* If she's with her friends, my place*
* will be gone, and I'll just disappear.*
**[19:07] Lady**
Here you go.
**[19:07] Chio**
* I mean, a member of the "below*
* average" club like me disappearing*
**[19:10] Chio**
* isn't much different than*
* a pack of free tissues*
**[19:13] Chio**
* you got in front of the station*
* just suddenly disappearing.*
**[19:16] Chio**
*I'm sure she didn't even notice.*
**[19:18] Chio**
*I feel so much more at ease being*
**[19:20] (Flashback) Chio**
"Sacrifice"...
**[19:20] Chio**
* in a convenience store bathroom*
* than being stuck with a classmate.*
**[19:23] Chio**
I see this in foreign video games a lot.
I think it means sacrifice...
**[19:23] Chio**
*I'm such... a small, small person...*
**[19:29] Chio**
*That should probably be long enough.*
**[19:31] Chio**
Man, I just copied the
SWAT turn from that game,
***SIGN*** Gaming News
**[19:34] Chio**
but it went surprisingly well.
**[19:36] Chio**
I'll continue to quietly
live in the darkness.
**[19:40] Chio**
Hey, the new issue of "Gaming News."
**[19:44] Chio**
* I don't have much time, so I'll*
* just check the new releases...*
**[19:48] Chio**
Ooh, a Japanese localized
version's coming out.
**[19:58] Chio**
*What?!*
**[20:01] Guy**
Thanks, come again!
**[20:02] Chio**
Oh? Hosokawa-san?
I thought you went on ahead!
**[20:06] Yuki**
Well, we were in the
middle of a conversation.
**[20:08] Chio**
*Is this girl serious?!*
**[20:10] Chio**
But what about your friends?
**[20:11] Yuki**
They went on ahead.
**[20:13] Chio**
I suddenly—
**[20:15] Yuki**
Wait! It's okay.
**[20:19] Yuki**
Miyamo-san, your stomach...
is sensitive, right?
**[20:25] Chio**
*Oh, I see.*
**[20:26] [SONG] Sign**
Open to
everyone
**[20:27] Chio**
* So she knew I was in the*
* bathroom that whole time, too.*
**[20:30] Chio**
* That means... I left without a word,*
* struggled all that time in the bathroom,*
**[20:34] Chio**
* and then kept her waiting even*
* longer by reading a magazine!*
**[20:36] Chio**
*I'm total scum!*
**[20:41] Yuki**
Huh? Miyamo-san?
**[20:43] Chio**
I'm fine. We should hurry.
**[20:45] Yuki**
Huh?
**[20:46] Chio**
We don't have much time!
**[20:48] Yuki**
Oh, you're right!
**[20:50] Chio**
*Jeez... I'm just awful.*
**[20:54] Chio**
* Hosokawa-san went out of*
* her way to be nice to me,*
**[20:57] Chio**
*yet I doubted her, and even ran away...*
**[20:59] Chio**
*I want to be friends with Hosokawa-san, too.*
**[21:02] Teach**
You'd better hurry up!
**[21:04] Chio**
*We're already at school.*
**[21:06] Chio**
*I lost my chance to say it back there, but...*
**[21:09] Chio**
*There's something I have to tell you.*
**[21:13] Chio**
*Before we get to class...*
**[21:14] Chio**
*and get separated again!*
**[21:18] Chio**
Um, Hosokawa-san!
**[21:20] Chio**
I should have said this earlier, but...
**[21:25] Chio**
Um... G-Good morning!
**[21:30] Guy 1**
*Is she my fan?*
**[21:31] Guy 2**
*She said that to me.*
**[21:32] Guy 3**
*I guess she's doable.*
**[21:34] Guy 4**
*Does she want me?*
**[21:37] Chio**
*Crap. Now I've done it.*
**[21:40] Chio**
*Damn, Hosokawa-san's fast...*
**[21:43] Yuki**
Running's so much fun!
***SIGN*** Chio's
***SIGN*** School Road
**[21:47] yuki**
*Chio's School Road*.
**[21:53] All**
*Oh, she was just sneezing.*
**[21:56] Chio**
*I'm saved.*
***SIGN*** Next Episode Preview
**[23:28] Chio**
Next time on *Chio's School Road*,
**[23:30] Chio**
"Bloody Butterfly Effect,"
"Manana, Ootoro, and Me,"
**[23:34] Chio**
and "Bump of Slave."
**[23:36] Chio**
Look forward to it!