# E1 - I'm Home with a Stranger
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**[00:25] Saki**
A stepbrother is essentially a stranger.
**[00:34] Saki**
And that's perfectly normal, because even
if we suddenly become siblings one day,
**[00:38] Saki**
we have no shared experience
living together.
**[00:51] Sign**
My Little Sister and I Are In Love
**[00:54] Yuta**
A stepsister is essentially a stranger.
**[00:59] Yuta**
Novels and movies like to indulge
**[01:01] ---**
in the idea that because they
aren't related by blood,
**[01:03] Yuta**
that they can simply fall in love and
have a normal male-female relationship.
**[01:09] Yuta**
But things that happen in fiction and things
that happen in real life are very different.
**[01:18] Saki**
People say that all siblings begin as strangers,
**[01:22] Saki**
but in the case of step-siblings,
they start off as strangers
**[01:26] Saki**
and stay strangers until the very end.
**[01:40] Sign**
Days with My Stepsister
**[02:49] Sign**
Episode 1: I'm Home with a Stranger
**[02:50] Taichi**
Guess what. I've decided to remarry.
**[02:53] Yuta**
Huh?
**[02:54] Taichi**
She's a girl who worked at
a bar my boss took me to.
**[02:58] Taichi**
She took care of me when I was dead drunk.
**[03:01] Yuta**
That sounds like a scam.
**[03:04] Taichi**
Don't worry. Akiko-san
isn't like that at all.
**[03:09] Taichi**
You'll see that when you
meet her tonight, Yuta.
**[03:12] Yuta**
Tonight?
**[03:13] Taichi**
Yeah. Ouch!
**[03:15] Taichi**
I'll introduce you to her.
**[03:17] ---**
We'll meet up after your work.
**[03:21] Yuta**
Another rash decision.
**[03:30] Taichi**
Ow!
**[03:30] Yuta**
Are you ready for that?
**[03:33] Taichi**
Hmm?
**[03:34] Taichi**
What's that now?
**[03:38] Taichi**
Too hot!
**[03:39] Yuta**
As long as it makes you
happy, I'm fine with it.
**[03:42] Yuta**
I'll just keep doing my usual thing.
**[03:45] Taichi**
Your usual thing won't cut it, though.
**[03:47] ---**
You're gonna have a new little sister.
**[03:50] Yuta**
A little sister?
**[03:51] Taichi**
Yeah, a little sister.
**[03:53] Taichi**
Akiko-san's daughter.
**[04:05] Akiko**
Pleased to meet you. I'm Ayase Akiko.
**[04:08] Akiko**
Thanks for coming out. I know
you're busy at your job.
**[04:11] Yuta**
Huh? Oh, it's all right.
**[04:14] Yuta**
I'm the son, Asamura Yuta.
**[04:19] Akiko**
Go ahead and introduce yourself.
**[04:22] Saki**
Nice to meet you.
**[04:24] ---**
I'm Ayase Saki.
**[04:25] Yuta**
Huh?
**[04:27] Yuta**
Dad...
**[04:28] Taichi**
Yeah. Saki-chan is actually
the same age as you.
**[04:32] Taichi**
She's seventeen this year.
Second year in high school.
**[04:35] Taichi**
But your birthday is a week before hers.
**[04:39] Akiko**
I do apologize for the confusion.
**[04:41] Akiko**
Now that she's older, Saki just won't
let me take any pictures of her.
**[04:46] Saki**
Maybe it's just the way I look,
but I'm not very photogenic.
**[04:54] Saki**
But I'm actually pretty relieved.
**[04:56] Yuta**
Huh?
**[04:57] Saki**
Since we're going to start living together,
**[05:00] ---**
I was worried you might be a scary guy.
**[05:05] Yuta**
Oh, I wonder about that.
**[05:06] ---**
Truly scary people often look very kind.
**[05:10] Saki**
I hear you work almost every
day to save up for college.
**[05:14] Saki**
And that you get really good grades.
**[05:17] Yuta**
A lot of criminals are
actually quite intelligent.
**[05:28] Saki**
Hey, before my mom and your dad come out,
**[05:31] ---**
there's something I want to talk about.
**[05:34] Yuta**
Something you don't want them to hear?
**[05:35] Saki**
Yeah. Or more specifically,
something I can only say to you.
**[05:40] Yuta**
Did I really earn your trust
over such a brief time?
**[05:44] ---**
I'm impressed with myself.
**[05:50] Saki**
That sense of humor, the way
you talk, the way you act...
**[05:55] Saki**
none of those things come
off as really intense.
**[05:59] Saki**
So I thought maybe,
**[06:01] ---**
you'd be able to truly
understand what I'm about to say.
**[06:17] Saki**
I don't expect anything from you,
**[06:21] ---**
so I don't want you to expect
anything from me either.
**[06:26] Saki**
You really do understand what I mean by that, right?
**[06:37] Yuta**
That's a relief.
**[06:42] Yuta**
I'm totally relieved.
**[06:44] ---**
For the first time tonight.
**[06:52] Saki**
Yeah, me too.
**[06:54] ---**
For the first time.
**[06:57] Yuta**
Let's maintain this kind of stance
going forward, Ayase-san.
**[07:02] Saki**
Thank you, Asamura-kun.
**[07:11] Taichi**
Yuta?
**[07:13] ---**
Have you seen the spray?
***SIGN*** June 7 (Sunday)
**[07:15] ---**
The one for odors?
**[07:16] Yuta**
It's next to the TV.
**[07:18] ---**
You left it there after using
it on the curtain yesterday.
**[07:20] Taichi**
Oh, I did? Oh.
**[07:24] Taichi**
Thanks.
**[07:26] Yuta**
Why are you acting so nervous at this point?"
**[07:28] Taichi**
Well, I put off cleaning the bedroom,
but once I started I began to worry.
**[07:34] Taichi**
It'd be a real downer if
she tells me it stinks.
**[07:36] Yuta**
You're so sensitive.
**[07:37] Taichi**
Hey, when you're my age, this sort
of thing is a critical issue!
**[07:43] Taichi**
Yuta!
**[07:44] Yuta**
Yeah.
**[07:49] Akiko**
I brought a few things to say
thank you for your hospitality!
**[07:54] Yuta**
Oh.
**[07:56] ---**
Um...
**[07:57] Saki**
You don't need to worry about it.
**[07:59] Saki**
My mom can never say no, so she bought
everything that they recommended to her.
**[08:04] Akiko**
Hold on, Saki.
**[08:05] ---**
That makes it sound like
I'm a failure as an adult.
**[08:08] Saki**
But it's true, right?
**[08:12] Akiko**
Hmm, what a lovely citrus scent!
**[08:15] Saki**
You actually keep things pretty clean.
**[08:17] Yuta**
We've spent the last few
days cleaning like—
**[08:19] Akiko**
It's just like Taishi-san told me.
**[08:21] ---**
You really are very neat and tidy!
**[08:24] Yuta**
They say that to develop a healthy mind,
**[08:26] ---**
you must first develop a healthy environment.
**[08:29] Yuta**
Cleaning to eliminate every last speck
of dust is an Asamura family tradition.
**[08:34] Saki**
Sounds like a kind of ominous
family tradition to me.
**[08:37] Akiko**
Taishi-san is such an impressive man!
**[08:40] Taichi**
Yeah, I'm okay. I can do this. Here I go!
**[08:43] Taichi**
Hey! Akiko-san! Saki-chan!
**[08:50] Taichi**
Welcome to our humble home!
**[08:53] Taichi**
F-From now on, let's all live
happily under the same roof!
***SIGN*** Asamura / Ayase
**[09:06] Akiko & Saki**
Thank you very much!
**[09:12] Yuta**
It's right over here.
**[09:14] Yuta**
We've prepared a bed and curtains for you,
**[09:17] Yuta**
but weren't sure what colors you like,
so we can change them if necessary.
**[09:21] Yuta**
We placed the desk near the window for now.
**[09:25] ---**
If you'd like to move it, please let us know.
**[09:28] Saki**
Thanks.
**[09:29] ---**
It's a big room.
**[09:31] Yuta**
Oh, I think it's quite average.
**[09:35] Saki**
My old place was a worn-out apartment.
**[09:38] ---**
One six-tatami room.
**[09:40] Saki**
I didn't even have my own bedroom.
**[09:42] Yuta**
I see.
**[09:43] ---**
So did you both put down futons and
sleep in the same room... perhaps?
**[09:47] Saki**
No. My mom worked at night, so we
were living on opposite schedules.
**[09:52] Saki**
When I slept, I had the place to myself.
**[09:54] Yuta**
Huh.
**[09:56] ---**
But I'm sure that was
comfortable in its own way.
**[10:00] Yuta**
I apologize that you now have
to share a home with two men.
**[10:04] Saki**
I don't care about that,
**[10:06] ---**
but there is one thing.
**[10:09] Yuta**
What might that be?
**[10:11] Saki**
That.
**[10:13] Saki**
Why are you talking so polite to me?
**[10:17] Yuta**
Why? Well, that's...
**[10:19] Saki**
We're the same age, so why
can't you loosen up a bit?
**[10:23] Yuta**
It might be exactly because
we're the same age.
**[10:26] Saki**
But I mean, if you're talking
to classmates and friends,
**[10:29] Saki**
isn't it weird to talk that
formally all the time?
**[10:32] Yuta**
Maybe from a winner's point of view.
**[10:35] Saki**
You think so?
**[10:37] Saki**
I'm not in any position to criticize you,
**[10:41] ---**
but if you're just trying to be nice to me,
**[10:44] Saki**
I don't need that at all.
**[10:46] Yuta**
That's not exactly what I'm...
**[10:53] Yuta**
But this seems like something we should
be absolutely clear on, so I'll ask,
**[10:59] Yuta**
would you actually prefer that I
drop the formal language with you?
**[11:05] Saki**
Yeah. To be honest, I think casual
talk is a lot more relaxing.
**[11:11] Saki**
I'm not really someone who deserves
that much respect anyway.
**[11:17] Yuta**
Okay.
**[11:19] Yuta**
Then I'll drop the formalities.
**[11:21] Saki**
Just like that, huh.
**[11:24] Yuta**
It might be tough for me to treat
you the same as a close friend,
**[11:27] Yuta**
but I appreciate you being real
with me and keeping things simple.
**[11:31] Yuta**
It's easier for me too.
**[11:33] Saki**
Sure.
**[11:38] Saki**
That's exactly what I expected.
**[11:40] Saki**
It's kind of a big help if we can
smooth things out this easily.
**[11:45] Yuta**
Smooth things out, huh.
**[11:47] ---**
That's a good way of putting it.
**[11:50] Saki**
When I talked to my friends about
this at school, they laughed at me.
**[11:53] Saki**
"What is that, some kind of contract?"
**[11:56] ---**
They wouldn't take me seriously at all.
**[11:59] Yuta**
That must've been tough.
**[12:03] Saki**
Yeah.
**[12:04] ---**
So I cut ties with all but one of them.
**[12:07] Yuta**
Sorry to hear that.
**[12:09] Saki**
It's okay.
**[12:10] ---**
I only cut off people who weren't
worth keeping around anyway.
**[12:14] Saki**
I can't read their minds.
**[12:16] ---**
And if they never make any
effort to try to tell me,
**[12:19] Saki**
I can't go tiptoeing around
their feelings all the time.
**[12:21] ---**
It's a waste of time.
**[12:26] Yuta**
Want some help unloading your luggage?
**[12:34] Saki**
That's really kind of you.
**[14:03] Sign**
Asamura / Ayase
**[14:04] Yuta**
Oh, wait.
**[14:07] Yuta**
Ayase-san, do you go to Suisei?
**[14:09] Saki**
Yeah, I do.
**[14:11] Saki**
Are you surprised that a flashy
girl like me goes to prep school?
**[14:15] Yuta**
Uh, no...
**[14:17] ---**
Actually I go there too.
**[14:20] Saki**
Oh.
**[14:21] Yuta**
Sorry about that.
**[14:24] Saki**
You don't have anything to apologize for.
**[14:27] Yuta**
But at school, I'll do my best
to pretend I don't know you.
**[14:33] Saki**
I don't care.
**[14:34] ---**
I'm fine either way.
**[14:39] Saki**
Then again, it might actually be better
for you if we do that, Asamura-kun.
**[14:44] Yuta**
Huh? Do you mean...
**[14:49] Yuta**
Sorry. Um...
**[14:51] Saki**
Just answer it.
**[14:52] ---**
It doesn't bother me if
you talk on the phone.
**[14:56] Yuta**
Thank you.
**[15:01] Yuta**
Hello?
**[15:03] Yuta**
Ah, yes. Sure.
**[15:07] Yuta**
Oh, today?
**[15:11] Sign**
Staff Asamura
**[15:14] Shiori**
Hey there, my junior coworker.
**[15:14] Sign**
Staff Yomiuri
**[15:16] Shiori**
I noticed that you've been
smelling of girl all day long.
**[15:19] Yuta**
Huh?
**[15:20] Shiori**
Did you get a girlfriend or something?
**[15:22] Yuta**
Don't be ridiculous.
**[15:25] ---**
But do I really smell?
**[15:27] Shiori**
Yeah, it's really strong.
**[15:28] Shiori**
How much snuggling would it take
to pick up that much of an odor?
**[15:32] Yuta**
I think I should be leaving early.
**[15:34] Shiori**
Aww, I didn't mean it!
Don't leave me here alone!
**[15:39] Yuta**
I was just kidding anyway.
**[15:42] Shiori**
You told me before, right?
About your new little sister.
**[15:45] Shiori**
I figured she must have moved in by now.
**[15:47] ---**
And... so? Is she cute?
**[15:49] Yuta**
She's actually... quite beautiful.
**[15:52] Shiori**
Whoo-hoo!
**[15:54] Shiori**
Living with a beautiful woman, huh.
**[15:56] ---**
It's the springtime of your life.
**[15:58] Yuta**
Not a thing is going to happen.
**[16:00] Shiori**
Something naughty might happen though, right?
**[16:03] Yuta**
You have a habit of blurting
out bad dad jokes.
**[16:06] ---**
You might want to fix that.
**[16:08] Shiori**
After going to an all-girls middle school,
high school, and college, I can't help it.
**[16:12] Yuta**
What an awful way to slander girls' schools.
**[16:17] Yuta**
But to be honest,
**[16:19] ---**
it isn't really the time for me to
be entertaining thoughts like that.
**[16:22] Shiori**
Hmm?
**[16:24] Yuta**
It stresses me out.
**[16:26] ---**
How are we supposed to act
as brother and sister?
**[16:32] Shiori**
Well for you, junior, it's probably
best if you just act naturally.
**[16:37] Shiori**
Good evening!
**[18:04] Yuta**
Uh...
**[18:06] Yuta**
I'm home.
**[18:07] Saki**
Ah... Mm-hmm.
**[18:11] Saki**
Oh, sorry.
**[18:13] ---**
Nobody's really said "I'm home" to me before,
**[18:18] Saki**
so I wasn't sure how to respond.
**[18:25] Saki**
You've got a serious look on your face.
**[18:30] Saki**
Don't worry about it.
**[18:31] ---**
It's not like I was treated
really badly or anything.
**[18:40] Saki**
My mom would come home when I was at
school to sleep and do housework,
**[18:46] Saki**
and she'd be at work by the time I got home.
**[18:50] Saki**
That was just our normal routine.
**[18:57] Yuta**
It seemed like you two get along.
**[18:59] Saki**
Huh? Oh. Well, we are family.
**[19:06] Saki**
Today we went shopping for the
first time in a long while.
**[19:09] ---**
It was pretty fun.
**[19:13] Yuta**
Really?
**[19:14] Saki**
Yeah.
**[19:17] Yuta**
You haven't taken a bath yet, right?
**[19:19] Saki**
No.
**[19:21] Yuta**
Who should go first?
**[20:07] bath control panel**
*The bath is now filling with water.*
**[20:17] bath control panel**
*The water temperature has been changed.*
**[20:46] Saki**
Yeah?
**[20:49] Yuta**
I'm done.
**[20:51] Yuta**
The bath is all yours.
**[20:55] Saki**
Mm-hmm.
**[20:59] Yuta**
Good night, Ayase-san.
**[21:02] Saki**
Thank you.
**[21:05] ---**
Good night, Asamura-kun.
**[21:26] Sign**
Days with My Stepsister
**[23:07] Saki**
Oh.
**[23:22] Saki**
Huh?
**[23:46] Sign**
Episode 2: A Deal and a Fried Egg
**[23:49] ---**