# E8 - Dear Friend
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G8WUND3VN/dear-friend)
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**[00:12] ---**
Maho-chan! You're late!
**[00:14] ---**
S-Sorry.
**[00:16] ---**
So? So? So?
**[00:17] ---**
Is the new song ready?
**[00:19] ---**
No, not yet.
**[00:20] ---**
What?
**[00:22] ---**
We were gonna do it
at the Christmas party, right?
**[00:25] ---**
It should've been done a long time ago.
**[00:27] ---**
Well, yeah, it should've...
**[00:31] ---**
But there's a part I'm just not feeling.
**[00:34] ---**
Oh, okay.
**[00:35] ---**
I wanna do the new song on stage right now!
**[00:39] ---**
Rinku-san, you've been very motivated
since Peaky P-key's Christmas party.
**[00:44] ---**
Like, it got you ready to go hard?
**[00:47] ---**
Yeah!
**[00:48] ---**
It's like, ever since,
I'm all fwooah, woohoo!
**[00:53] ---**
I want to perform so bad! I can't hold it in!
**[00:56] ---**
I don't know what you're saying,
but I know how you feel.
**[00:59] ---**
For our next performance, we gotta do our
new song and make it the best ever!
**[01:04] ---**
Yes.
**[01:05] ---**
Totes.
**[01:08] ---**
Yeah.
**[01:10] ---**
You're right.
**[03:18] ---**
"Peaky P-key Christmas party"
**[03:31] ---**
That surprise guest was totally awesome!
**[03:35] ---**
Rinku-chan from Happy Ara?
**[03:36] ---**
I wanna see Rinku and Peaky together again!
**[03:58] ---**
So did you decide who to put in next?
**[04:01] ---**
Well, I've narrowed it down a lot.
**[04:05] ---**
Narrowed it down? It's not going to be them?
**[04:09] ---**
*What's going on? Are they talking
about adding a new member?*
**[04:13] ---**
Well, yeah, but you know,
I need to keep it balanced.
**[04:18] ---**
Balanced?
**[04:20] ---**
We tried them out the other day,
and they were perfect.
**[04:23] ---**
But they have to get along with them too.
**[04:26] ---**
You can think about it
until the cows come home.
**[04:29] ---**
They really love them online.
Why not take them?
**[04:33] ---**
Well, yeah. They are saying that.
**[04:36] ---**
All right! They're mine!
**[04:38] ---**
I never imagined you'd
get into a smartphone game.
**[04:42] ---**
I saw Shinobu playing, so I tried it out.
**[04:45] ---**
I played a few days, and I got hooked.
**[04:47] ---**
And trying out different things
to work out the best way to win
**[04:52] ---**
is just like bodybuilding!
**[05:02] ---**
Oh?
**[05:10] ---**
Working hard, I see.
**[05:15] ---**
Here, a drink.
**[05:16] ---**
Huh? Why?
**[05:18] ---**
I saw you practicing while
I was walking down the hall.
**[05:21] ---**
It was kind of inspiring.
**[05:31] ---**
That hits the spot!
**[05:35] ---**
You're doing another
new song next performance?
**[05:38] ---**
Yeah!
**[05:39] ---**
It isn't completely done yet,
but it's really good!
**[05:42] ---**
I can't wait to do it on stage!
**[05:44] ---**
Oh, I know!
**[05:46] ---**
I wanna invite you to our
next performance! Will you come?
**[05:48] ---**
Huh?
**[05:49] ---**
Yeah, of course.
**[05:51] ---**
You gave me something
really nice at your Christmas party,
**[05:56] ---**
so I wanna give something back!
**[05:58] ---**
Oh.
**[05:59] ---**
Um...
**[06:00] ---**
Can I ask you something?
**[06:10] ---**
So did you decide who to put in next?
**[06:13] ---**
We tried them out the other day,
and they were perfect.
**[06:15] ---**
They really love them online.
Why not take them?
**[06:18] ---**
I wanna see Rinku and Peaky together again!
**[06:25] ---**
No way, right?
**[06:37] ---**
*I couldn't sleep a wink.*
**[06:39] ---**
*I'll get some coffee to wake me up.*
**[07:00] ---**
Waking up inside can be nice sometimes too.
**[07:04] ---**
So you mean...
**[07:05] ---**
Yeah, they're okay with it.
**[07:06] ---**
That's awesome!
**[07:08] ---**
Oh, keep this a secret
from everyone else, okay?
**[07:11] ---**
Yeah, I know.
**[07:15] ---**
*A secret from everyone else?!*
**[07:17] ---**
Peaky!
**[07:18] ---**
*Rinku's really going to join Peaky P-key?!*
**[07:22] ---**
Look forward to it.
**[07:28] ---**
Sorry to keep you waiting!
**[07:30] ---**
-We haven't been waiting long.
**[07:30] ---**
-What took you so long?!
**[07:32] ---**
Huh?
**[07:33] ---**
Huh?
**[07:35] ---**
Where's Maho-chan?
**[07:36] ---**
She isn't coming today.
**[07:37] ---**
Huh?
**[07:38] ---**
She wants to focus on finishing the new song.
**[07:41] ---**
She said she would go straight home today.
**[07:44] ---**
Oh, okay.
**[07:46] ---**
I've got resources based on
the new song's image ready,
**[07:50] ---**
but if the song isn't done soon,
I'll have a hard job VJing.
**[07:55] ---**
That is true, but Maho-san is doing her best
to make the song even slightly better.
**[08:01] ---**
I know that, but you know...
**[08:16] ---**
Update: no progress.
**[08:20] ---**
Maybe I need a change of pace.
**[08:24] ---**
"Cafe Vinyl"
**[08:25] ---**
Welcome.
**[08:26] ---**
Oh, thanks.
**[08:28] ---**
Your friend's waiting for you.
**[08:35] ---**
What a coincidence, Maho-chan!
**[08:37] ---**
Hm?
**[08:38] ---**
Do you call this a coincidence?
**[08:41] ---**
Um... well, yeah. Probably.
**[08:47] ---**
It looks like making that
new song is really hard.
**[08:50] ---**
Uh... Yeah.
**[08:52] ---**
I'm not really sure how to finish it off.
**[08:55] ---**
It's a real head-scratcher.
**[08:57] ---**
Is there anything I can help with?
**[08:59] ---**
No, it's okay.
**[09:01] ---**
You were a huge help coming up with ideas.
**[09:03] ---**
It's really just the very end.
**[09:06] ---**
Really?
**[09:07] ---**
Don't worry, it's fine.
**[09:19] ---**
H-Hey, like, Rinku...
**[09:22] ---**
Hm?
**[09:23] ---**
Is there anything you're hiding from us?
**[09:32] ---**
N-N-No, nothing at all!
**[09:34] ---**
Yeah! I-I'm not hiding anything at all!
**[10:07] ---**
I fell asleep?
**[10:16] ---**
I need air.
**[10:21] ---**
It's freezing!
**[10:23] ---**
But this'll wake me-
**[10:39] ---**
*Kyoko-san must've really
invited Rinku to join Peaky P-key...*
**[10:48] ---**
Huh?
**[10:49] ---**
Oh, sorry!
**[10:57] ---**
Thanks for picking it up.
**[10:59] ---**
Don't mention it.
**[11:00] ---**
Come in. I'll give you a drink as thanks.
**[11:02] ---**
Oh, no, it really wasn't a big deal.
**[11:06] ---**
Just come in.
**[11:07] ---**
I don't make debts for myself.
**[11:15] ---**
Whoa! No way! Is this a MOOG?
**[11:17] ---**
It's my grandpa's. He was a DJ.
**[11:21] ---**
He converted this place
so he could work from home.
**[11:25] ---**
Well, it's kind of my workspace now.
**[11:32] ---**
*This is DJ Kunoichi's house...*
**[11:37] ---**
Here.
**[11:40] ---**
I said it was thanks for earlier.
**[11:42] ---**
Just drink it.
**[11:44] ---**
Or are you more into this?
**[11:46] ---**
Oh, no!
**[11:49] ---**
Um...
**[11:49] ---**
This is thanks for earlier, right?
**[11:52] ---**
That's what I said.
**[11:53] ---**
Then I'll take it, but can I ask a question?
**[12:00] ---**
Rinku-is our Rinku really
going to join Peaky P-key?
**[12:07] ---**
Don't know.
**[12:08] ---**
You don't know?
**[12:09] ---**
At least, I haven't heard anything about it.
**[12:15] ---**
But if Kyoko wants her, then I'd consider it.
**[12:21] ---**
Kyoko's... kinda like that for me.
**[12:28] ---**
You don't want her to join us?
**[12:31] ---**
Well... yeah.
**[12:34] ---**
Then why don't you stop her?
**[12:41] ---**
At the Christmas party, when Rinku
was on stage with Peaky P-key,
**[12:46] ---**
she was shining really bright.
**[12:50] ---**
Maybe even brighter than
when she's performing with us.
**[12:57] ---**
So if joining Peaky P-key'd
be better for Rinku, then...
**[13:05] ---**
I don't want to keep her from that!
**[13:10] ---**
Then there's your answer.
**[13:18] ---**
If you don't like your answer,
then it's obvious what you should do.
**[13:23] ---**
Just make your unit better than Peaky P-key.
**[13:27] ---**
Huh?
**[13:49] ---**
Saying that totally wasn't me.
**[13:54] ---**
*But if she gives up, she won't get anywhere-*
**[13:58] ---**
*she won't get any better.*
**[14:01] ---**
*Connecting and getting higher and hyper.*
**[14:05] ---**
*That's what a DJ does.*
**[14:09] ---**
*I started making music in grade school.*
**[14:14] ---**
*I just copied whatever my grandpa did,*
**[14:18] ---**
*and before I knew it, I was doing it myself.*
**[14:22] ---**
*So when people around me
said it was amazing, I didn't feel it.*
**[14:29] ---**
*So I wanted to know if
the music I made really was good.*
**[14:33] ---**
*I put it online.*
**[14:33] ---**
"DJ Shinobin"
**[14:36] ---**
*And then a lot of people liked it.*
**[14:39] ---**
*There was one person who followed
my music closely and passionately,*
**[14:43] ---**
*commenting on every track.*
**[14:46] ---**
*And that was...*
**[14:47] ---**
"Kyo-co"
"I love this song!!!"
**[14:49] ---**
*Eventually, Kyo-co started
making their own tracks.*
**[14:50] ---**
"kyo-co"
**[14:53] ---**
*I listened to a few of them,
and they weren't bad.*
**[14:58] ---**
*But I also knew that I was
way, way better than them.*
**[15:02] ---**
*I never imagined that I'd
meet Kyo-co in real life,*
**[15:05] ---**
*and as soon as I got into middle school.*
**[15:12] ---**
Huh? You want to form a unit with me?
**[15:15] ---**
I guess that's a no?
**[15:16] ---**
*Naturally, I turned her down.*
**[15:19] ---**
*Because we were
on completely different levels.*
**[15:24] ---**
*But ever since I turned her down,*
**[15:31] ---**
*she kept sending
new tracks to me every day.*
**[15:31] ---**
"From: kyo-co"
**[15:35] ---**
*She'd send at least one track every week.*
**[15:37] ---**
*Sometimes, it'd be three or four tracks.*
**[15:40] ---**
*With every new track,
Kyoko's work got better and better*
**[15:45] ---**
*so fast that I'd get
jealous listening sometimes.*
**[15:50] ---**
*And a week before Christmas...*
**[15:54] ---**
"kyo-co"
**[16:03] ---**
*The track she sent me that day was sharp.*
**[16:06] ---**
*It cut right through me.*
**[16:11] ---**
*Even though it was my first time hearing it,*
**[16:14] ---**
*I could imagine a flow
where it would work perfectly.*
**[16:18] ---**
"Concert Hall 6"
**[16:19] ---**
"Extremely Cool
Concert Hall 6"
**[16:25] ---**
*But the audience wasn't feeling it.*
**[16:28] ---**
*The sound left the entire audience
in the dust, rushing on forward.*
**[16:33] ---**
*I was pissed.*
**[16:35] ---**
*If it were me...*
**[16:37] ---**
*If I were at the turntable,
I could've destroyed them with this track.*
**[16:45] ---**
What was with that set?
**[16:48] ---**
Yeah, I don't know.
**[16:50] ---**
I was a complete failure today.
**[16:56] ---**
Your tracks are too peaky.
**[16:58] ---**
If you don't create the right flow and cut in
at the right moment, it won't work.
**[17:06] ---**
So...
**[17:08] ---**
From now on...
**[17:10] ---**
Let me do it right!
**[17:17] ---**
You mean...
**[17:24] ---**
*Christmas Eve night, Kyoko and I
had a party for just the two of us.*
**[17:32] ---**
*It was the hypest night ever.*
**[17:53] ---**
You know how you called
the song I wrote "peaky"?
**[17:58] ---**
You're peaky as a person too, you know?
**[18:02] ---**
Huh? What's that mean?
**[18:05] ---**
Exactly what I said.
**[18:07] ---**
I'm peaky.
**[18:08] ---**
You're peaky.
**[18:10] ---**
How about we call ourselves Peaky P-key?
**[18:15] ---**
*That was the moment Peaky P-key was born.*
**[18:21] ---**
*If you want to make someone shine,*
**[18:23] ---**
*you have to shine too.*
**[20:30] ---**
Yay!
**[20:35] ---**
Yes? Come in!
**[20:39] ---**
Kyoko-chan!
**[20:42] ---**
Here you go.
**[20:44] ---**
Thanks!
**[20:50] ---**
See? We all match!
**[20:53] ---**
I got an awesome present
at Peaky's performance,
**[20:57] ---**
so I wanted to share
that joy with all of you too!
**[21:02] ---**
But why did Kyoko-san have these?
**[21:05] ---**
Oh, right!
**[21:06] ---**
I didn't know what to give as a present,
**[21:09] ---**
so I asked her what to do.
**[21:12] ---**
She said she'd give me something in return,
**[21:14] ---**
and she pulled out a shell.
**[21:17] ---**
She had plenty of them,
**[21:19] ---**
so I said that I could ask a friend
of mine who makes accessories.
**[21:23] ---**
She'd only pay for materials.
**[21:26] ---**
Then... that was...
**[21:30] ---**
Yeah, they're okay with it.
**[21:32] ---**
That's awesome!
**[21:33] ---**
Oh, keep this a secret
from everyone else, okay?
**[21:37] ---**
Yeah, I know.
**[21:45] ---**
Huh?! What?!
**[21:46] ---**
What's wrong, Maho-chan?!
**[21:48] ---**
Why? Why?!
**[21:49] ---**
Why are you crying?!
**[23:25] ---**
Is this actually happening?
**[23:27] ---**
Is our dream coming true this soon?!
**[23:29] ---**
No, no, no. Complacency
killed the cat, Maho Akashi!
**[23:32] ---**
Ah! But this is awesome!
**[23:34] ---**
Next time: Encounter With Light!
**[23:37] ---**
What?! We're up against Photon Maiden?!