E6 - Why Am I Doing Ballet?

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[00:00] Audience
    Encore! Encore! Encore!
[00:01] Hyouta
    Jumpei!
[00:12] MC
    We will now have the award ceremony
[00:15] MC
    announcing the MVP for
    the 79th Ballet Festival.
[00:16] Audience A
    It's definitely the Rothbart
    boy, don't you think?
[00:18] Audience B
    I want him and the prince to both win!
[00:22] MC
    This is Special Judge Oikawa Ayako-san, Artistic
    Director of the Oikawa Haruka Ballet Company.
[00:29] Mom A
    Godai-sensei used to be part of the
    Oikawa Haruka Ballet Company, right?
[00:32] Yuria's Mom
    Yes, we enrolled at Godai Ballet Studio
    because of its connections to Oikawa.
[00:39] MC
    Today's MVP is...
[00:43] MC
    Kawasaki Misono-san
    from Takara Ballet Studio.
[00:46] ---
    Good job!
[00:47] MC
    Congratulations.
[00:47] ---
    Congrats!
[00:49] Audience A
    What? It's not one of the boys?
[00:52] Ayako
    Congratulations, Kawasaki-san.
[00:56] Ayako
    Your splendid performance
    was worthy of the MVP.
[01:01] Ayako
    However,
[01:02] Ayako
    there was unfortunately one school
    whose performance and attitude
[01:07] Ayako
    could hardly be called "ballet."
[01:10] Ayako
    On top of that, to respond
    to the call for an encore...
[01:13] Ayako
    I deeply apologize for their behavior.
[01:17] Jumpei
    Why?!
[01:20] Jumpei
    The audience liked us the best!
[01:25] Ayako
    What is your name?
[01:28] Jumpei
    I'm Murao Jumpei!
[01:31] Ayako
    Murao-kun, I'm afraid I don't
    understand why you're here.
[01:37] Ayako
    Ballet is an art.
[01:40] Ayako
    That impromptu spectacle by your school
    and the attitude accompanying it
[01:46] Ayako
    is something inherently different
    from classical ballet.
[01:49] Jumpei
    What?
[01:50] Jumpei
    No one who claims with a straight
     face that what they do is "art"
[01:53] Jumpei
    is ever actually any good!
[01:56] Ayako
    I do not think you are suited to ballet.
[02:01] Ayako
    You should try a different kind of dance.
SIGN    Godai Ballet Studio
     Dressing Room
SIGN    Act 6: "Why Am I Doing Ballet?"
[03:42] Luou
    Thanks to you changing the choreography,
[03:44] Luou
    the judges lumped me together with you!
[03:47] Luou
    Oikawa Ayako was right.
[03:50] Luou
    You should quit ballet.
[03:52] Jumpei
    What?!
[03:53] Chizuru
    Okay, okay.
[03:54] Chizuru
    It's true that if Jumpei hadn't
     changed the choreography,
[03:57] Chizuru
    Luou might've been the MVP.
[04:00] Chizuru
    But then we wouldn't have been
    able to see your true dancing.
[04:07] Luou
    My goal is to dance in a competition!
[04:12] Chizuru
    Well, a promise is a promise.
[04:17] Miyako
    Luou!
[04:17] Jumpei
    Huh? Competition?
[04:20] Chizuru
    I promised that if he got MVP,
[04:22] Chizuru
    I'd arrange for him to compete
    in an overseas competition.
[04:25] Jumpei
    Huh?
[04:26] Yuria's Mom
    Chizuru-sensei!
[04:28] Yuria's Mom
    What is the meaning of this?!
[04:30] Yuria's Mom
    Did you hear what Oikawa-san said?
[04:33] Mom A
    The choreography...
[04:34] Mom B
    The girls had less time on stage.
[04:36] Mom C
    They practiced so hard, too...
[04:38] Jumpei
    Um...
[04:38] Jumpei
    I'm sorry, that was my—
[04:40] Chizuru
    Jumpei!
[04:42] Jumpei
    Take the younger ones to
    the lobby with Miyako.
[04:48] Kids
    Oh, thanks!
[04:52] Jumpei
    Sorry you couldn't dance that much.
[04:54] Girl A
    It's okay.
[04:55] Girl C
    No worries!
[04:56] Girl D
    We were in the encore.
[04:58] Yuria's Mom
    Jumpei-kun was in all
    of the classes, wasn't he?
[05:03] Yuria's Mom
    I was concerned about his
    special treatment before.
[05:06] Yuria's Mom
    If he continues to study at your school,
[05:10] Yuria's Mom
    I will be withdrawing my daughter.
[05:14] Chizuru
    I understand.
[05:15] Chizuru
    I will make sure he does not join
    the classes in the future.
[05:19] Chizuru
    However, I cannot make him quit.
[05:24] Chizuru
    I have a responsibility
[05:27] Chizuru
    as the one who discovered him.
[05:31] Jumpei
    Huh?
[05:32] Jumpei
    Hyou-chan!
[05:34] Jumpei
    What're you doing here?
[05:36] Jumpei
    The soccer club training camp is today.
[05:39] Jumpei
    Oh, something happened with the club, huh?
[05:43] Jumpei
    I knew it! I mean, you can
    be a real pain sometimes.
[05:47] Hyouta
    The hell?!
[05:50] Jumpei
    Thanks.
[05:52] Jumpei
    For shouting my name back there.
[05:56] Hyouta
    That ballet crowd you've gotten involved
    with looks like a huge headache.
[06:02] Jumpei
    Right?
[06:03] Jumpei
    After being told all that...
[06:07] Jumpei
    I mean, what does "not suited" mean, anyway?
[06:09] Jumpei
    I don't think I know what "ballet" is, then.
[06:12] Hyouta
    But...
[06:13] Hyouta
    It was interesting.
[06:16] Hyouta
    You know, your mic work.
[06:19] Jumpei
    What about my dancing?!
[06:21] Hyouta
    You'll be okay.
[06:24] Hyouta
    In ballet or whatever else you do.
[06:26] Hyouta
    Just be yourself.
[06:28] Hyouta
    That "art lady," too...
[06:30] Hyouta
    She's mad 'cause she's scared.
[06:34] Hyouta
    Drag her into it.
SIGN    Oikawa Haruka Ballet Company
    Tokyo-based ballet company
SIGN    The Oikawa Haruka Ballet Company
    is a ballet company in Tokyo.
    
    It is counted among the top five
    ballet companies in Japan.
    
    It was founded by Oikawa Haruka.
     The current artistic director is her
    daughter, Oikawa Ayako.
SIGN    Oikawa Ayako
[06:43] Jumpei
    What's the "ballet" Ayako was talking about?
SIGN    Invited by Brute Lee
SIGN    Director
     Takehara Naoto
SIGN    Fukiishi Kazuko
SIGN    Mito Yukino
SIGN    Starring Natsuji Akio
SIGN    Stunt Coordinator
     Murao Ippeita
[06:54] Jumpei
    That was amazing...
[06:56] Jumpei
    That sparkle... and "boom!"
[07:00] Jumpei
    Sorry, but I couldn't help but
    think to myself, "I can't die here."
[07:05] Jumpei
    It's not about the basics.
[07:08] Jumpei
    It's what I was drawn to.
[07:09] Jumpei
    What I believed in.
[07:11] Jumpei
    If the essence of what I'm
    aiming for isn't ballet, then...
[07:16] Jumpei
    Why am I doing ballet?
[07:22] Jumpei
    What?! Most of the younger kids withdrew?!
[07:26] Chizuru
    Oh, you told him.
[07:28] Miyako
    He would've figured it out eventually.
[07:30] Miyako
    The girls from the 14-and-up class, too...
[07:34] Miyako
    Jumpei?
[07:36] Yuria's Mom
    It appears Godai-sensei will not stop
    giving you special treatment,
[07:42] Yuria's Mom
    and I'd enrolled my daughter to help her
    get chosen as an Oikawa special student,
[07:48] Yuria's Mom
    but if Oikawa Ayako
    isn't happy with the school,
[07:51] Yuria's Mom
    then there's no point.
[07:55] Jumpei
    All right!
[07:56] Jumpei
    I get it! I'll...
[07:59] (Flashback) Hyouta
    Drag her into it.
[08:01] Jumpei
    ...make Oikawa Ayako acknowledge me!
[08:05] Jumpei
    Luou!
[08:07] Jumpei
    What the hell's that stretch?
    Teach it to me later.
[08:09] Jumpei
    But first, look at this!
[08:11] Jumpei
    I found it yesterday!
SIGN    Oikawa Haruka Ballet School
SIGN    Boys Summer Class
SIGN    Taking applications
SIGN    This summer, you'll be the hottest!
SIGN    8 days of intensive classes
[08:13] Jumpei
    Oikawa Haruka Ballet
    School's Boys Summer Class!
[08:16] Jumpei
    And guess what? It starts today!
[08:17] Jumpei
    On the last day, you perform
    the variation you practiced
[08:20] Jumpei
    and get critiqued by Oikawa Ayako herself!
[08:24] Luou
    Yeah, no... I don't want to go!
[08:26] Luou
    This has nothing to do with me.
    You can just go by yourself!
[08:29] Jumpei
    It does have to do with you.
[08:31] Jumpei
    You were frustrated, right?
    Enough to bang on the wall.
[08:34] Jumpei
    We'll make her acknowledge us!
[08:39] Jumpei
    What the heck?
[08:41] Jumpei
    Ballet must be pretty lucrative...
SIGN    Boys Summer Class
SIGN    This summer, you'll be the hottest!
SIGN    Taking applications
SIGN    Class Full
    Applications Closed
[08:47] Jumpei
    Well, applications are closed, though.
SIGN    Critique by Oikawa Ayako
    on the last day!
SIGN    Full of amazing instructors!!
SIGN    You'll be taught by pro dancers!⭐︎
SIGN    Oikawa Haruka Ballet
[08:51] Luou
    Is that what it says?
[08:53] Jumpei
    Huh?
[08:58] Instructor A
    Himenokouji Kotobuki-kun.
[09:00] Instructor A
    His family comes from old wealth,
[09:02] Instructor A
    and his parents are passionate
    supporters of the company.
[09:06] Instructor A
    As you can see, his ballet technique,
    sensibilities, and ability are...
[09:12] Ayako
    Having a supportive family is also
    an important part of talent.
[09:16] Ayako
    Oh, that tall boy...
[09:19] Instructor A
    Right.
[09:20] Instructor A
    That's Takura Yamato, who won second place
    at the Japan Ballet Competition.
[09:26] Instructor A
    He's already 180 centimeters tall
    as a third-year in junior high.
[09:30] Instructor A
    He's also very skilled.
[09:31] Ayako
    Those leg muscles...
[09:34] Ayako
    I wonder how much of them he can shed.
[09:37] Instructor A
    And of course, everyone's
    eyes are drawn to...
[09:39] Instructor A
    Yasuda Misaki-kun,
    someone you've also noticed.
[09:44] Instructor A
    I have nothing but praise for his talents.
[09:47] Instructor A
    He wishes to join the SS class here
    and continue at his home school in Kyoto.
[09:53] Instructor A
    However, his teacher in
    Kyoto is against it...
[09:58] Ayako
    Well, I'll try speaking to his teacher.
[10:03] Ayako
    Can I leave the rest to you?
[10:05] Instructor A/Nakamura
    Very well.
[10:07] Kotobuki
    Did you know?
[10:08] Kotobuki
    Being placed in the spot
    right in front of the mirror
[10:12] Kotobuki
    is a requirement for being
    scouted as a special student.
[10:16] Nakamura
    Everyone, please go to your place
    at the barre when I tell you to.
[10:20] Nakamura
    Starting in front of the mirror
    from the piano side...
[10:23] Nakamura
    Kotobuki-kun.
[10:24] Nakamura
    Misaki-kun.
[10:26] Nakamura
    Yamato-kun.
[10:31] Nakamura
    I am your instructor, Nakamura.
[10:33] Nakamura
    All of you here are studying
    at various studios.
[10:38] Nakamura
    However, for the next eight days,
    please give the Oikawa way a try.
[10:45] Ayako
    I hope the next eight days
[10:48] Ayako
    will be an opportunity for you all to
    relearn precisely what classical ballet is.
[10:55] Ayako
    Now, in eight days—
[10:56] Jumpei
    See? If we look like we know where
    we're going, no one will try to stop us!
[11:02] Nakamura
    What are you two doing?
[11:09] Jumpei
    Oikawa Ayako-san!
[11:11] Jumpei
    I'm here because I want to know
    what it is you call "ballet"!
[11:17] Jumpei
    Please teach me what "art" is!
[11:22] Ayako
    Nakamura-sensei.
[11:24] Nakamura
    Yes?
[11:25] Ayako
    These boys will be joining the class.
[11:26] Jumpei
    H-Huh?!
[11:28] Ayako
    Put them both in front of the mirror.
[11:31] Ayako
    I'm looking forward to the last day.
[11:35] Instructor A
    Ayako-sensei!
[11:37] Jumpei
    What? That was too easy...
[11:41] Jumpei
    Huh?
[11:43] Jumpei
    Luou?
[11:46] Ayako
    Make sure you do a thorough
    background check on those two.
[11:51] Ayako
    I'm going to take both of them.
[11:58] Jumpei
    I'm Murao Jumpei, currently studying
    at the Godai Ballet Studio!
[12:01] Jumpei
    I've been doing ballet for...
[12:03] Jumpei
    Let's see...
[12:05] Jumpei
    Three months!
[12:07] Nakamura
    Three months?
[12:09] Nakamura
    Do you mean that's how long you've
    been at Godai-sensei's studio?
[12:13] Nakamura
    What about before that?
[12:17] Jumpei
    I did a martial art called Jeet Kune Do.
[12:20] Nakamura
    I see.
[12:22] Nakamura
    What about you?
[12:25] Luou
    Mori... Luou...
[12:28] Luou
    My grandmother... taught me...
[12:31] Nakamura
    Huh? What did you say?
[12:33] Jumpei
    Why is he going into bullied kid mode?
[12:37] Nakamura
    What am I going to do with these two?
[12:40] Nakamura
    Did Ayako-san choose them just
    because of their raw talent?
[12:45] Nakamura
    He has not only the right build,
    but a pretty face, too...
[12:48] Nakamura
    And look at the feet on the one who
    doesn't seem to know anything about ballet!
[12:53] Nakamura
    Those feet!
[12:56] Tsumamura
    Sorry I'm late.
[12:57] Tsumamura
    The class before this ran late.
[13:02] Tsumamura
    I'm the pianist, Tsumamura.
[13:04] Jumpei
    What?!
[13:07] Jumpei
    Piano?
[13:09] Jumpei
    Live accompaniment?
[13:11] Nakamura
    Now then, let us begin the class.
[13:13] Nakamura
    Reverence.
[13:22] Nakamura
    Oh?
[13:31] Nakamura
    Now, we will start by facing the barre.
[13:36] Nakamura
    Stand in a tight first position and...
[13:38] Nakamura
    Devant, and close...
[13:42] Nakamura
    Music, please.
[13:47] Jumpei
    I knew it! She makes shiny drops of sound!
[13:57] Nakamura
    Hey, you should be able to
    remember this much, at least!
[14:00] Nakamura
    At the center, I'll be giving you
    even longer enchaînements!
[14:12] Nakamura
    Jumpei! You're not in time with the music!
[14:14] Jumpei
    Huh?!
[14:15] Nakamura
    Listen carefully.
[14:17] Jumpei
    What?
[14:18] Jumpei
    I was off?
[14:21] Jumpei
    No one's ever said I wasn't in time
    with the music before!
[14:32] Jumpei
    Oh, this is from The Piano*!
[14:36] Jumpei
    And with this arrangement!
[14:41] Nakamura
    You're off!
[14:43] Nakamura
    How many times must I tell you?!
[14:45] Nakamura
    Listen to the music!
[14:47] Jumpei
    I'm listening!
[14:48] Jumpei
    I'm totally listening!
[14:52] Nakamura
    You're not listening to
    what I'm saying, either!
[14:55] Nakamura
    Why are you tilting your head?
[14:57] Jumpei
    What? Was I doing that?
[15:00] Nakamura
    Jumpei, go to the back.
[15:02] Nakamura
    Everyone in this row, move forward.
[15:05] Yamato
    Damn, he sure dropped fast.
[15:08] Nakamura
    Luou, you keep looking down.
    You're not focused at all.
[15:12] Nakamura
    Go to the back.
[15:15] Nakamura
    Now, we will go to the center,
    but before that,
[15:17] Jumpei
    You know, this isn't school.
[15:20] Nakamura
    since it's the first day,
    it looks like you're all a bit nervous,
[15:21] Jumpei
    If you got serious, you could blow
    everyone out of the water.
[15:24] Nakamura
    and your movements are stiff.
[15:27] Jumpei
    Hey. Did you notice that the guys in front
    of the mirror are the best dancers?
[15:32] Jumpei
    Oh, but the tall guy that switched with you
[15:36] Jumpei
    and that cool kid who kept his spot
    in front of the mirror...
[15:39] Jumpei
    They might be better than you.
[15:42] Jumpei
    Well, I'll get my spot back before you,
[15:45] Jumpei
    so you can keep being scared that you're
    not at your home studio and stay here.
[15:49] Jumpei
    I'll get Ayako's acknowledgment
    for both of us!
[15:53] Luou
    Shut up, wild monkey.
[15:58] Jumpei
    All right, let's get our spots back.
[16:01] Nakamura
    Plié, and step!
[16:06] Nakamura
    Promenade.
[16:10] Nakamura
    Pull up your knees.
[16:20] Jumpei
    Just how competitive is he?
[16:23] Jumpei
    He was trembling a minute ago.
[16:27] Nakamura
    Turn.
[16:31] Nakamura
    Stop and hold that position. Lift your legs.
[16:36] Nakamura
    Luou, wonderful!
[16:38] Jumpei
    I can't lose, either.
[16:41] Nakamura
    Jumpei! You're off again!
[16:43] Nakamura
    Listen to the music!
[16:46] Nakamura
    Plié, fondu to the side,
    step onto that foot,
[16:50] Nakamura
    coupé to the back with a half-turn.
[16:52] Nakamura
    One more time.
[16:53] Nakamura
    Fondu side, half-turn...
[16:56] Nakamura
    Jumpei.
[16:58] Nakamura
    Those hand movements. You're not
    marking the steps, are you?
[17:02] Nakamura
    Everyone marks the foot movements
    with their hands to remember them.
[17:06] Jumpei
    What, really?!
[17:08] Yamato
    Wait, what were ya doin', then?
[17:11] Kotobuki
    Were you just doing what
    everyone else was doing?
[17:13] Nakamura
    No, he's only been dancing for three months.
[17:16] Nakamura
    You might be off because
    you can't remember the steps
[17:18] Nakamura
    and aren't sure about the movements.
[17:21] Jumpei
    No, I know what the moves are...
[17:25] Jumpei
    But it's off from the image I have in my mind.
[17:30] Luou
    Well?
[17:32] Luou
    Wh-Who did you say was better than me?
[17:35] Jumpei
    The contrast between what you
    say and how you act is intense!
[17:38] Luou
    That guy's toes aren't pointed enough.
[17:41] Luou
    That guy's not turned out.
[17:45] Luou
    They all had shaky landings.
[17:48] Luou
    They're all barely keeping up with
    the music. Worse than you, in a way.
[17:57] (Flashback) Chizuru
    Jumpei, prioritize fine
    positioning over the acting!
[18:00] Nakamura
    Jumpei! Hurry up and get in place!
[18:03] Jumpei
    R-Right!
[18:06] Jumpei
    One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
[18:10] Jumpei
    One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
[18:15] Jumpei
    One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
[18:19] Jumpei
    One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight!
[18:24] Nakamura
    See? You can do it!
[18:25] Nakamura
    You were on this time!
[18:28] Jumpei
    Wh-What?
[18:29] Jumpei
    I just ignored the music
    and counted while I danced...
[18:33] Yamato
    That means ya matched the rhythm
    and danced to the music, right?
[18:37] Yamato
    Ya weren't ignorin' it.
[18:38] Nakamura
    Jumpei.
[18:40] Nakamura
    You're not at that point yet.
[18:42] Nakamura
    Just keep count when you're dancing.
[18:46] Jumpei
    Then... it won't feel good!
[18:52] Tsumamura
    "This is so damn boring!"
[18:55] Tsumamura
    That was the expression on your face
    during the second half of class.
[19:00] Jumpei
    I like your piano playing.
[19:03] Tsumamura
    Thanks.
[19:05] Tsumamura
    When you dance, you don't just
    try to follow the rhythm.
[19:08] Tsumamura
    You can't help but try to express
    the emotions of the music, too.
[19:12] Tsumamura
    All without realizing it.
[19:14] Jumpei
    Is that bad?
[19:18] Tsumamura
    Come with me.
[19:21] Tsumamura
    This is Oikawa's SS class.
[19:23] Tsumamura
    Only students qualified to become
    professionals are in this class.
[19:29] Tsumamura
    Oh, it happens to be a boys' class.
[19:40] Jumpei
    So cool!
[19:41] Tsumamura
    It's like synchronized dancing.
[19:44] Tsumamura
    Don't you think so?
[19:45] Tsumamura
    All their movements are perfectly
    and beautifully in sync.
[19:49] Tsumamura
    I feel like I'm watching a performance.
[19:51] Tsumamura
    This is exactly what
    "ballet" should look like.
[19:56] Tsumamura
    They're the complete opposite of you,
    dancing to "feel good."
[20:00] Jumpei
    But...
[20:02] Jumpei
    If they're so together like that,
[20:04] Jumpei
    I'm sure it feels really good to them, too!
[20:06] Tsumamura
    How do you think they can be so together?
[20:09] Tsumamura
    Unlike in other classes,
[20:11] Tsumamura
    the SS class does the same
    enchaînement for a month.
[20:18] Tsumamura
    By repeating it, they don't have to
    think about what the steps are,
[20:22] Tsumamura
    and they can focus on moving
    their bodies precisely.
[20:26] Tsumamura
    In other words, the basics can
    completely permeate their bodies.
[20:31] Tsumamura
    They look so together
[20:33] Tsumamura
    because they've all arrived at the same
    goal of the ideal movement.
[20:39] Jumpei
    This is... "art"!
[20:42] Tsumamura
    You have good sensibilities.
[20:44] Tsumamura
    For example, you were in
     time with the music earlier.
[20:46] Jumpei
    What?
[20:48] Tsumamura
    The ability to get lost in the music
    is a wonderful talent.
[20:53] Jumpei
    Then why was I forced to keep count?
[20:56] Jumpei
    Why isn't what I do "ballet"?!
[20:58] Jumpei
    Still, the music and emotions...
[21:02] Jumpei
    That explosion of light...
[21:06] Jumpei
    I thought getting carried away
    by all that was "ballet."
[21:14] Jumpei
    No, I know.
[21:17] Jumpei
    It all comes down
[21:18] Jumpei
    to how I'm not good enough at the basics
    to worry about that other stuff, right?
[21:22] Jumpei
    I know that!
[21:25] Jumpei
    I'm in more of a hurry than I expected,
[21:28] Jumpei
    after watching them...
[21:30] Tsumamura
    You're right. Without the basics,
    everything else is out of the question.
[21:35] Tsumamura
    But before all that,
    it looks like you're too unaware
[21:38] Tsumamura
    of your own dancing and
    your attitude toward "ballet."
[21:42] Jumpei
    What do you mean?
[21:44] Tsumamura
    When you dance, everything
    inside you comes radiating out.
[21:49] Tsumamura
    It's so scary.
[21:51] Tsumamura
    Reflect a bit on what you're doing,
[21:52] Tsumamura
    or you might not be able to
    get to where they are.
[21:56] Jumpei
    Well, it's not like I'm trying*
    to join the SS class.
[22:01] Jumpei
    Huh?
[22:06] Jumpei
    Sorry! I didn't think you wouldn't
    know how to ride the train!
[22:09] Jumpei
    I'll go pick you up tomorrow, too.
[22:11] Luou
    I'm not going.
[22:12] Jumpei
    Huh?
[22:13] Jumpei
    Once Ayako acknowledges you, you can
    talk to Chizuru-san about competing—
[22:17] Luou
    I don't care anymore.
[22:22] Jumpei
    Sorry.
[22:24] Jumpei
    I didn't realize you'd have a hard time
    in a place with so many guys our age.
[22:28] (Flashback) Tsumamura
    Reflect a bit on what you're doing.
[22:32] Jumpei
    If I'd thought about it, would I have
    been able to figure it out?
[22:36] Jumpei
    I didn't know about you needing
    to get MVP to compete, either.
[22:41] Luou
    If you had, would you have
    stuck to the choreography?
[22:44] Jumpei
    No... I wouldn't have...
[22:46] Jumpei
    I mean, I thought that I couldn't die.
[22:49] Jumpei
    Yeah, who would've wanted to see
    the cool but boring Rothbart
[22:53] Jumpei
    with a prince who was only
    worried about the basics?
[22:57] Jumpei
    I saw Luou at the gym.
[22:59] Jumpei
    I thought he'd kill me
    with that same spirit,
[23:02] Jumpei
    and he did even better than that!
[23:04] Jumpei
    And then the audience loved it!
[23:08] Jumpei
    Luou...
[23:11] Jumpei
    Sorry...
[23:12] Jumpei
    for relying on you back then.
[23:16] Jumpei
    I was completely unaware
    of anything about ballet.
[23:18] Jumpei
    I didn't know anything... I was arrogant...
[23:21] Jumpei
    I prioritized "feeling good"
    over everything else...
[23:26] Jumpei
    I-I'm so embarrassed... so please
    come with me tomorrow, too!
[23:31] Jumpei
    Okay?
[23:33] Luou
    No way!
SIGN    Preview
[23:36] Jumpei
    She saw right through my audacity...
SIGN    Arghhhhh!
[23:38] Jumpei
    I thought I could overcome the difference
    between us with my sensibilities...
[23:43] Jumpei
    Dance Dance Danseur, Act 7:
    "Ah, I'm So Embarrassed."
SIGN    Act 7
    "Ah, I'm So Embarrassed"