# Season 1
# 1 - Prodigy and Mediocrity
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX8548/dealing-with-mikadono-sisters-is-a-breeze)
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**[00:02] Yu**
There is a family that's seemingly
connected and yet separated—
**[00:06] Yu**
and also seemingly separated
but still connected.
**[00:10] Yu**
This is their story.
***SIGN*** Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
***SIGN*** Saika Academy
**[00:16] Yu**
Saika Academy.
**[00:18] Yu**
A school where gifted students
cultivate their talents.
**[00:23] Yu**
For those aspiring to the performing arts,
athletics, or advanced classes,
**[00:27] Yu**
the education available at this school
is considered nothing short of the best.
***SIGN*** Champion
**[00:32] Yu**
As our story begins, I have just transferred
to this elite school. And yet...
**[00:41] Vice captain**
You're weak! This is pathetic, Yu Ayase!
**[00:44] Vice captain**
And you call yourself Subaru Ayase's son?
**[00:48] Student A**
Can he really be related
to such a gifted actress?
**[00:50] Student B**
He bombed the advanced class test, too.
**[00:52] Student B**
I wonder how he'll bounce back.
**[00:55] Student A**
Prodigies do often keep
their real talents under wraps.
**[00:58] Student B**
I suppose.
**[01:00] Yu**
*Yes. My mom's* the *Subaru Ayase.*
**[01:05] Yu**
*An A-list actress known the world over.*
**[01:09] Yu**
* A born thespian with looks to match*
* who performed her own dangerous stunts.*
**[01:14] Yu**
* She was such a genius that*
* she graduated top of her class*
**[01:17] Yu**
*at a famous university abroad.*
**[01:19] Vice Captain**
What gives, Yu Ayase?
**[01:21] Vice Captain**
Show me you mean business!
**[01:23] Vice Captain**
The Three Royals,
the top students at this school,
**[01:26] Vice Captain**
want to know what kind of talent you have!
**[01:29] Yu**
And I told you I've never done
any combat sport in my life!
**[01:33] Vice Captain**
Stop griping and engage me!
**[01:36] Yu**
This again?
**[01:38] Yu**
I'm not my mom!
**[01:42] Yu**
I'm not!
**[01:43] Yu**
Tap.
***SIGN*** TAP
***SIGN*** TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP
**[01:45] Yu**
Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.
**[01:48] Student A**
Wait, is he...
**[01:48] Yu**
Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.
***SIGN*** TAP
***SIGN*** TAP
***SIGN*** TAP
**[01:53] Vice Capt**
Are you messing around?!
**[01:56] Students**
...a total failure?!
**[02:00] Student**
A failure?
**[02:00] Student**
Subaru Ayase's son?
**[02:02] Student**
For real?
**[02:03] Student**
This is insane!
**[02:05] Yu**
* People think the son of a prodigy*
* must also be a prodigy.*
**[02:08] Yu**
* They hold unrealistic expectations for me,*
* only to disappoint themselves.*
**[02:11] Yu**
* It happens to me all the time,*
* always following the same script.*
**[02:15] Yu**
* At 17 years of age,*
* I've long since gotten used to it.*
**[02:19] Vice Captain**
Jeez...
**[02:20] Yu**
Have you ever heard this saying?
**[02:24] Yu**
"The more mediocre you are,
the more you obsess over talent."
**[02:29] Vice Captain**
Th-The gaze of a top actress...
He has the looks, if nothing else!
**[02:36] Vice Captain**
Don't say that!
**[02:37] Vice Captain**
You're in no position to be
lecturing me! Literally!
**[02:39] Vice Captain**
And if anything, you're the
most mediocre one here!
**[02:43] Yu**
I know that.
**[02:45] Yu**
So I know what I'm saying.
**[02:47] Yu**
I've seen real talent, up close and personal.
**[02:51] Yu**
Anyway, thanks. I'll take my leave.
**[02:53] Vice Captain**
Just like that?!
**[02:55] Vice Captain**
H-He's that used to losing...
**[02:57] Teammate**
This is bad, Vice-Captain.
**[02:59] Teammate**
He can't be a failure at sports too.
**[03:01] Teammate**
The Three Royals have high hopes for him.
**[03:03] Vice Captain**
Crap!
**[03:04] Vice Captain**
Then I need to beat you into shape...
**[03:09] Vice Captain**
until you show talent!
**[03:19] Niko**
Don't harass amateurs.
It's an embarrassment to martial arts.
**[03:23] Teammates**
C-Captain!
**[03:25] Miwa**
That's the son of an actress for ya.
He knows how to seize the spotlight.
**[03:29] Kazuki**
Do we know how he did on the test?
**[03:37] Student**
Hey, that's...
**[03:41] Student**
That's Kazuki-sama
from the performing arts program!
**[03:43] Student**
Tickets to her shows instantly sell out!
**[03:45] Student**
She's the star of
her world-famous theater troupe!
**[03:49] Student**
That's Miwa-san of the advanced program!
**[03:51] Student**
Aced every subject in the entrance exam!
**[03:53] Student**
The youngest title holder in shogi,
and the sport's hottest prospect!
**[03:58] Student**
And that's Niko-san from the athletic program!
An undefeated martial arts champion!
**[04:03] Student**
She's an absolute bruiser!
**[04:07] Student**
It's the Royals!
The Three Royals are here!
**[04:11] Yu**
* The Three Royals?*
* The top students of each program?*
**[04:16] Yu**
* These three are the sovereigns*
* who basically rule the school!*
**[04:20] Kazuki**
Hi there, new kid.
**[04:25] Yu**
*And... they're all girls?*
**[04:28] Kazuki**
So how did he do on the test?
***SIGN*** home.01 Prodigy and Mediocrity
**[04:31] Vice Captain**
Well, Kazuki-sama, I'm afraid...
**[04:37] Kazuki**
A mediocre hack with zero talent?
**[04:40] Yu**
Yeah, um...
**[04:42] Niko**
Jeez, and I thought I'd get to
train him in the athletic program.
**[04:45] Miwa**
What a letdown.
**[04:49] Kazuki**
Unfortunately, there's no place
for you at this school.
**[04:52] Kazuki**
Rank incompetents are unwelcome here.
***SIGN*** Transfer Application
General Education
**[04:56] Yu**
It's fine, actually.
**[04:57] Yu**
I've already decided to join
the general ed program.
**[05:00] Kazuki**
General ed?
**[05:03] Kazuki**
You're going to... general ed?
**[05:07] Sisters**
Does this school have general ed?
**[05:08] Yu**
You don't even remember?!
**[05:11] Yu**
You said I'm unwelcome here. So goodbye.
**[05:14] Niko**
Hold up.
**[05:16] Yu**
What now?
**[05:17] Niko**
You still need to clean the dojo.
**[05:20] Yu**
*You're* the ones who made me
come here to take your program's test.
**[05:24] Yu**
Why must I do chores if I'm not a member?
**[05:27] Niko**
I didn't ask your opinion.
The losing side does the cleanup.
**[05:32] Niko**
You better get on your hands and knees
and clean like the loser you are.
**[05:36] Niko**
Let's go home.
**[05:37] Kazuki**
Yeah.
**[05:38] Miwa**
Whatta waste of time.
**[05:41] Student**
Subaru Ayase's son is just some mediocre guy?
**[05:44] Student**
What a shame.
**[05:46] Student**
So disappointing.
**[05:53] Niko**
All right, time for training!
**[05:55] Team**
Yes'm!
**[05:57] Vice Captain**
What the?
**[05:58] Vice Captain**
This place is super clean!
**[06:00] Team member**
Wow!
**[06:01] Team member**
Even the mats look new!
**[06:09] Yu**
*I'm disappointing, huh?*
**[06:11] Yu**
*Well, can't say I've ever disagreed.*
**[06:16] Yu**
* When I was little, I wanted people*
* to praise me like they did my mom.*
***SIGN*** How to Intonate
***SIGN*** Acting Method
***SIGN*** Learn from
Famous Actors
**[06:22] (Flashback) Yu**
Everyone! What is all the fuss?
**[06:25] (Flashback) Yu**
I will do something about it!
**[06:28] (Flashback) Yu**
Leave this to me!
**[06:29] (Flashback) Yu**
Yes! Let's go!
**[06:32] (Flashback) Yu**
Nice.
**[06:40] (Flashback) Subaru**
You're my destiny...
the one I've been looking for.
**[06:45] (Flashback) Subaru**
I'll dedicate everything to you...
until my last breath.
**[06:50] Yu**
* That was when I noticed that my mom*
* was a prodigy, while I was mediocre.*
**[07:02] Yu**
* As I went from one rude awakening to another,*
* I began to distance myself from my mom.*
**[07:08] Yu**
*Even though she was the only family I had.*
**[07:17] Yu**
*In all that time, I never realized.*
**[07:21] Yu**
* Back then, she would constantly rewatch*
* a series she had costarred in.*
***SIGN*** Homemade Bride
**[07:26] Yu**
* It was a show about a family,*
* and she played the mother.*
**[07:30] Yu**
*A pretty low-profile role for her.*
**[07:35] (Flashback) Yu**
I like that show.
**[07:38] (Flashback) Yu**
Oh! Sorry, I mean...
**[07:41] (Flashback) Subaru**
Me too.
**[07:42] (Flashback) Subaru**
I love this family show the most.
**[07:45] (Flashback) Yu**
You do?
**[07:47] (Flashback) Subaru**
What do you like best about it?
**[07:50] (Flashback) Yu**
Uh, well... It's nothing exciting, really.
**[07:54] (Flashback) Yu**
But... you know how each episode
ends with family dinner?
**[07:58] (Flashback) Yu**
They simply smile and have fun
chatting about random stuff.
**[08:02] (Flashback) Subaru**
I love those parts, too.
**[08:05] (Flashback) Yu**
Yeah...
**[08:07] Yu**
* That day, I had a real heart-to-heart*
* with my mom for the first time in years.*
**[08:12] Yu**
*It was only then that I realized...*
**[08:16] Yu**
* My mom had always wanted a family*
* like the one in the series, too.*
***SIGN*** Dear Yu,
***SIGN*** I wish for you to have a happy family.
***SIGN*** Love, Mom
**[08:40] Yu**
*A happy family, she said.*
**[08:43] Yu**
*I don't know how that would work, but...*
**[08:46] Yu**
*I'll do it.*
**[08:48] Yu**
* I'll make up for everything my mom*
* and I missed out on.*
**[08:51] Yu**
"Mikadono"...
***SIGN*** MIKADONO
**[08:53] Yu**
Ah, here they are.
**[08:55] Yu**
Whoa, this place is huge.
**[08:59] Yu**
Anyone home?
**[09:02] Yu**
Mr. Mikadono said I could just go in.
**[09:07] Yu**
This is a real mansion!
**[09:09] Yu**
Wow! The ceiling's so high!
***SIGN*** Only Spoke on the
Phone with Him
**[09:13] Yu**
*Who are you really, Mr. Mikadono?*
**[09:17] Yu**
Anyway, I should unpack my thank-you gift.
**[09:22] Yu**
Huh?
**[09:23] Niko**
Eat leg, burglar!
**[09:30] Niko**
Hey!
**[09:32] Yu**
*Wh-Who's that? She lives here?*
**[09:34] Yu**
*And she thinks I'm a burglar?*
**[09:36] Yu**
S-Sorry! I'm not a criminal!
**[09:39] Niko**
Huh? What're *you* doing here, new kid?
**[09:45] Yu**
N-Niko...san?
**[09:47] Yu**
Uh, good evening?
**[09:49] Niko**
I asked you what you're doing here!
**[09:51] Yu**
Uh, well...
**[09:52] Niko**
Don't move from that spot!
**[09:57] Niko**
Oww...
**[09:59] Yu**
Are you okay?
**[10:01] Niko**
Ouch...
**[10:05] Yu**
I see prodigies get on their hands
and knees sometimes too.
**[10:09] Niko**
You jerk!
**[10:11] Niko**
Wh-What're you doing?!
**[10:12] Yu**
Don't squirm. I'm just drying you off.
**[10:14] Niko**
What the heck?! Who do you think you are?!
**[10:17] Yu**
Niko-san!
**[10:19] Yu**
Preventing colds is a part of martial arts.
**[10:25] Niko**
D-Damn it. Just dry me good.
**[10:29] Niko**
Ow.
**[10:30] Yu**
Oh, sorry.
**[10:34] Niko**
Hands off!
**[10:36] Miwa**
Ugh, this sash is too tight.
I wanna take it off.
**[10:40] Kazuki**
Wearing a kimono is part of the job.
Get used to it already.
**[10:41] Miwa**
My bladder's about to burst!
**[10:46] Kazuki**
Say, you look familiar.
**[10:50] Miwa**
He's that new kid.
What're ya doing in our house?
**[10:54] Niko**
He broke into our home!
**[10:56] Yu**
No, I can explain!
**[10:58] Yu**
* Hold on, th-the Three Royals?*
* What are they doing here?*
**[11:06] Yu**
Hello?
**[11:07] Yu**
Ah, Mr. Mikadono!
**[11:10] Mr. Mikadono**
Did you find my place, Yu-kun?
**[11:13] Yu**
*Uh, yes.*
**[11:14] Yu**
*Thank you for taking me in.*
**[11:17] Mr. Mikadono**
Your late mother, Subaru-kun,
was my friend and benefactor.
**[11:21] Mr. Mikadono**
I'm taking care of you so that
her talents will live on.
**[11:25] Yu**
*Um... You're too kind.*
**[11:28] Mr. Mikadono**
By the way, have you met my daughters?
**[11:31] Yu**
*Your... daughters?*
**[11:33] Mr. Mikadono**
Oh, did I forget to mention them?
**[11:36] Mr. Mikadono**
I have three daughters.
**[11:38] Mr. Mikadono**
* The oldest daughter, Kazuki,*
* the middle daughter, Niko,*
**[11:41] Mr. Mikadono**
*and the youngest daughter, Miwa.*
**[11:44] Mr. Mikadono**
Now that you know, Yu-kun,
be sure to get along with them.
**[11:49] Yu**
Three daughters?
**[11:53] Yu**
My mom, the star actress,
left me a simple dying wish.
**[11:57] Yu**
For me, her son, to find a happy family.
**[12:06] Yu**
This is a story about how I,
the mediocre Yu Ayase,
**[12:09] Yu**
became family with the three
gifted Mikadono sisters.
**[12:21] Yu**
* A lone boy like me, recently bereaved*
* by the loss of his mother,*
**[12:24] Yu**
* gets to live alone with three*
* gorgeous and gifted sisters?*
**[12:30] Yu**
*It's a situation right out of a dream.*
**[12:33] Yu**
*My only hope...*
**[12:37] Yu**
*is that it really* is *a dream.*
**[12:41] Niko**
Well, if it was Dad's decision, we can't
exactly throw you out on your ass.
**[12:45] Kazuki**
I can't believe he'd take in
a failure like you.
**[12:48] Miwa**
I'm not taking care of a dumb mooch.
**[12:51] Yu**
*I'm not feeling very welcome here!*
**[12:55] Yu**
*No, be strong!*
**[12:57] Yu**
*Even if they are the Three Royals,*
**[12:59] Yu**
*we can still be a happy family together!*
**[13:05] Yu**
Hello again! I'm Yu Ayase.
**[13:07] Yu**
I'll be living here from now on.
I look forward to getting to know you!
**[13:14] Yu**
I-I'll go put away my luggage.
**[13:17] Yu**
Oops.
**[13:18] Yu**
I stepped on some—
**[13:22] Yu**
So, um...
**[13:24] Yu**
I'm only just noticing, but this house...
**[13:30] Yu**
is a total pigsty, isn't it?
**[13:36] Yu**
So...
***SIGN*** PONG
***SIGN*** PONG
**[13:37] Yu**
Something reeks!
**[13:39] Niko**
No, don't go there!
**[13:41] Yu**
Ugh...
**[13:42] Niko**
You were supposed to do the dishes!
**[13:45] Kazuki**
Don't blame me! I didn't have the time!
**[13:48] Yu**
You do have rehearsals with
your troupe, huh, Kazuki-san?
**[13:52] Kazuki**
He's right!
**[13:53] Kazuki**
I don't have a second to spare
on household chores!
**[13:56] Yu**
Let me pick up these strangely
damp broken dishes, at least.
**[14:00] Kazuki**
Gulp!
**[14:01] Niko**
Oh? So you *did* try to wash them.
**[14:03] Miwa**
She musta given up out of frustration midway.
**[14:09] Yu**
So who does the laundry?
**[14:10] Kazuki**
Miwa!
**[14:12] Miwa**
Y-You have so many clothes that I can
never remember how to wash them!
***SIGN*** Pawn
***SIGN*** King
**[14:16] Yu**
Surely it's easier than
remembering the rules of shogi.
***SIGN*** Gold General
***SIGN*** Promoted Pawn
**[14:18] Miwa**
Then *you* take care of the laundry from now on!
**[14:21] Yu**
I can do that. But...
**[14:23] Yu**
I don't want those notes
you wrote to go to waste.
***SIGN*** Shirts
- hand wash 30 degrees
- lukewarm water
Corduroy pants
- laundry net
to guard color
**[14:29] Yu**
I guess that leaves you in charge
of housecleaning, Niko-san?
***SIGN*** GULP
**[14:34] Niko**
Are you enjoying exposing our flaws,
you abject failure?!
**[14:38] Niko**
Didn't you score a 45 on your aptitude test?
**[14:42] Yu**
Forty-two, actually.
**[14:43] Niko**
And my teammate mopped the floor with you!
**[14:46] Miwa**
You scored below average
on all the advanced class tests.
**[14:50] Kazuki**
I heard your display in the
performing arts test was beyond horrible.
**[14:55] Niko**
Hey! Are you listening?
**[14:56] Niko**
A mediocrity like you...
**[14:59] Niko**
Whoa!
**[15:00] Kazuki**
Th-The house!
**[15:02] Miwa**
Everywhere's sparkly clean!
**[15:04] Yu**
I went ahead and tidied up
while you all were talking.
**[15:08] Niko**
*Oh, yeah. He* was *the one who cleaned the dojo.*
**[15:12] Yu**
I can do this anytime you want.
**[15:16] Niko**
N-Now he's being sketchy!
**[15:19] Kazuki**
He has the looks, if nothing else.
**[15:20] Miwa**
Don't let him fool ya! He's still a failure!
***SIGN*** MUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH
**[15:27] All**
Gross!
***SIGN*** Alarm
Snooze
**[15:33] Yu**
*No school today, so I can take it easy.*
**[15:37] Yu**
* I'll eat breakfast later with them*
* so that we can get to know each other.*
**[15:42] Yu**
*I need to become a family with them—*
**[15:47] Yu**
Wh-What was that?
**[15:54] Yu**
*It's seven in the morning,*
**[15:56] Yu**
*and she's splitting tiles in her private dojo?*
**[15:59] Miwa**
Lessee...
**[16:03] Miwa**
That's a real underhanded move, ya cheap,
weaselly cluster of data parameters.
**[16:08] Miwa**
You wanna get deleted?
**[16:10] Yu**
*And this one's arguing with an AI.*
**[16:15] Yu**
*She's running a drug operation!*
**[16:18] Yu**
So, Kazuki-san... What are you guys doing?
**[16:21] Kazuki**
You're wondering?
**[16:23] Yu**
Well, I mean...
**[16:25] Kazuki**
If you must know, this is our morning routine.
**[16:28] Kazuki**
You wash your face and brush
your teeth, don't you?
**[16:31] Kazuki**
It's the exact same thing.
***SIGN*** Average
Guy
**[16:33] Yu**
*I'm not remotely the same*
***SIGN*** Prodigies
**[16:37] Yu**
*as these prodigies, am I?*
**[16:39] Kazuki**
Anyway, new kid, we're all heading out.
**[16:43] Kazuki**
Watch the house for us.
**[16:45] Yu**
Huh? But there's no school today.
**[16:47] Kazuki**
I have theater rehearsal, Niko has practice,
and Miwa has shogi matches.
**[16:52] Yu**
Oh, but can we at least eat breakfast together?
**[16:56] Kazuki**
Move it. I'll be late for rehearsal.
**[16:59] Yu**
S-Sorry.
**[17:04] Yu**
Then Miwa-san, would you like to...
***SIGN*** MUNCH MUNCH
**[17:06] Yu**
You're eating snacks!
***SIGN*** GLUG GLUG
**[17:08] Yu**
And chugging juice?
**[17:10] Yu**
Miwa-san, you shouldn't eat before breakfast...
**[17:26] Yu**
* That reminds me. This is just*
* how it was with my mom.*
**[17:31] Yu**
* When I cooked breakfast,*
* she'd leave without eating it.*
**[17:35] Yu**
* But then she'd make*
* a bunch of food just for herself.*
***SIGN*** Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
**[17:41] Yu**
* Prodigies are so self-centered,*
* you never know what they think.*
**[17:45] Yu**
*I couldn't manage with my real family.*
**[17:48] Yu**
* Will it ever work out with me*
* and those three sisters?*
**[17:57] Niko**
Where'd all this food come from?
**[18:00] Yu**
Oh, I made it from some ingredients
that were about to spoil.
**[18:08] Yu**
I made extra, if you'd like some.
**[18:10] Niko**
You mean it?
**[18:12] Niko**
N-Nah.
**[18:13] Yu**
If you put up a front,
then I'll just eat it all. Like this!
**[18:18] Yu{x3}**
Lick! Lick! Lick! Lick!
**[18:22] Niko**
I'm not eating any of that
horribly unbalanced meal of yours!
**[18:26] Yu**
"Unbalanced"?
**[18:27] Niko**
There's too many carbs and lipids!
***SIGN*** Carbs
***SIGN*** Lipids
**[18:30] Niko**
There's too little vitamin B1. We need
another 20 grams of meat or fish protein...
***SIGN*** Meat
***SIGN*** Fish
***SIGN*** Protein
**[18:35] Yu**
*What a headache!*
***SIGN*** A Headache A Headache A Headache A Headache A Headache
**[18:37] Yu**
Do you count nutrients every time you eat?
**[18:40] Niko**
Of course I do.
**[18:41] Niko**
You are what you eat,
and it's as important as training.
**[18:45] Niko**
I can't be the best athlete
if I don't have the best body.
**[18:50] Niko**
Ah, crap! I'll be late!
**[18:52] Miwa**
I'll be late too!
**[19:00] Yu**
It really is a headache.
**[19:02] Yu**
Who puts being the best ahead
of eating what you really want to?
**[19:07] Yu**
Oh, right...
**[19:09] Yu**
Mom would go on diets to play certain roles.
**[19:14] Yu**
*Kazuki-san does it to be the troupe's top star.*
**[19:17] Yu**
*Miwa-san craves sweets to fuel her brain.*
**[19:23] Yu**
* Prodigies can be so self-centered,*
* they're blind to all else.*
**[19:28] Yu**
*But that's because they're driven.*
**[19:31] Yu**
* I wonder when I became so scared*
* of my mom that I stopped talking to her*
**[19:36] Yu**
*because I didn't understand her.*
**[19:47] Miwa**
Kazu-nee, you're too slow
to put on your shoes!
**[19:49] Niko**
Lemme go first! I'll be late!
**[19:51] Kazuki**
Don't get in my way!
**[19:54] Yu**
Wait!
**[19:55] Niko**
Wh-What now?
**[19:59] Yu**
You forgot something!
**[20:06] Miwa**
We didn't forget a single thing!
**[20:08] Kazumi**
We have everything we need.
**[20:10] Niko**
Stop messing around!
**[20:14] Yu**
Have a nice day!
**[20:25] All**
That's it?
**[20:27] Miwa**
That's so stupid!
**[20:28] Kazuki**
You'll disturb the neighbors.
**[20:30] Niko**
Don't spook us like that, moron!
**[20:32] Yu**
That didn't reach them at all.
**[20:35] Yu**
But that's fine.
**[20:37] Yu**
* I just need to start doing what I can*
* to bring us together as a family.*
**[20:42] Niko**
That goof...
**[20:44] Niko**
Why'd he look so serious when saying that?
**[20:51] Niko**
Wh-Why do I look so stupid?!
**[20:58] Kazuki**
*He said, "Have a nice day."*
**[21:00] Miwa**
*He was just saying goodbye!*
**[21:03] All**
*Still...*
**[21:05] All**
*I kind of liked it.*
**[21:11] Yu**
Hello?
**[21:12] Mr. Mikadono**
*Morning, Yu-kun.*
**[21:13] Yu**
Good morning, Mr. Mikadono.
**[21:16] Mr. Mikadono**
*How goes your first morning there?*
**[21:19] Yu**
I've managed to settle in.
**[21:21] Mr. Mikadono**
*That's great to hear.*
**[21:22] Mr. Mikadono**
*The thing is, I'm very busy with work.*
**[21:25] Mr. Mikadono**
*So unfortunately, I can't come home too often.*
**[21:28] Yu**
Huh?
**[21:29] Yu**
So in other words, I'll be spending
a lot of time alone with those three?
**[21:33] Mr. Mikadono**
*On that note, I need to ask a favor.*
**[21:37] Yu**
A favor?
**[21:39] Mr. Mikadono**
* Yeah. It won't be long before my daughters*
* run into obstacles of their own.*
**[21:44] Mr. Mikadono**
*You could call it the fate of all prodigies.*
**[21:47] Mr. Mikadono**
* What I want from you is to be*
* my daughters' helping hand.*
**[21:53] Mr. Mikadono**
* If you help them overcome*
* their obstacles, my daughters...*
**[21:58] Mr. Mikadono**
*should open up to you.*
**[22:01] Yu**
* I'm supposed to help*
* those three gifted sisters?*
**[22:05] Yu**
*Me? The mediocre guy?*
# 2 - Her Secret
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX8548/dealing-with-mikadono-sisters-is-a-breeze)
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**[00:02] Mr. Mikadono**
*Yu-kun.*
**[00:03] Mr. Mikadono**
* What I want from you is to be*
* my daughters' helping hand.*
**[00:07] Yu**
You want me to help them?
**[00:09] Mr. Mikadono**
*That's right. For starters...*
**[00:12] Mr. Mikadono**
Kazuki's facing a tough audition.
**[00:14] Mr. Mikadono**
Niko's aiming to be the repeat
national karate champion.
**[00:16] Mr. Mikadono**
And Miwa has an upcoming shogi title match.
**[00:19] Mr. Mikadono**
If you overcome those obstacles with them,
**[00:22] Mr. Mikadono**
it'll create opportunities
for you and my daughters to bond.
**[00:26] Yu**
Of course!
**[00:27] Mr. Mikadono**
*I'm counting on you, Yu-kun.*
**[00:36] Yu**
Wait, do they even need my help?
**[00:41] Yu**
* I'm average or worse in both*
* athletics and academics.*
**[00:45] Yu**
*I'm completely mediocre.*
**[00:46] Yu**
* How am I supposed to help prodigies*
* at the top of their game?*
**[00:52] Yu**
*They even work hard during weekends.*
**[00:56] Yu**
*But still... What if...*
**[01:03] Yu**
*What if they* do *end up failing
to overcome their challenges?*
**[01:07] (Flashback) Adult**
Aren't you supposed to be the son
of the star actress Subaru Ayase?
**[01:10] (Flashback) Adult**
He didn't inherit her talent?
**[01:12] (Flashback) Adult**
I had high hopes...
**[01:13] (Flashback) Voice**
What a disappointment.
**[01:16] Yu**
* That was hard enough for*
* a mediocre guy like me.*
**[01:21] Yu**
*I guess I'll just have to do what I can.*
**[01:25] Yu**
* But first, we need to learn*
* more about each other.*
**[01:28] Yu**
*For that to happen...*
***SIGN*** Tasty Fully Ripe Tomatoes
**[01:32] Yu**
*I need to*
**[01:33] Yu**
*eat meals with them!*
***SIGN*** Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
***SIGN*** home.02 Her Secret
**[03:16] Yu**
Welcome back!
***SIGN*** BA-THUMP
**[03:20] Niko**
* Shoot, I totally forgot.*
* He's living with us now!*
***SIGN*** BA-THUMP
***SIGN*** BA-THUMP
***SIGN*** BA-THUMP
**[03:32] Yu**
Niko-san, would you like a taste?
**[03:35] Niko**
A taste?
**[03:40] Niko**
Are you trying to tame me with food?
**[03:43] Niko**
Unfortunately for you,
**[03:45] Niko**
I bought my own food, so I don't need yours.
**[03:47] Niko**
Taste test that slop yourself!
***SIGN*** WHOOSH
**[04:15] Niko**
H-He really means business!
**[04:17] Yu**
Next, seal it in a vacuum pack
and boil for 30 minutes.
**[04:20] Yu**
Keep temperature at 65 degrees.
**[04:21] Yu**
Make soup by soaking seaweed in water.
**[04:24] Yu**
Afterwards, add skipjack tuna and simmer.
**[04:26] Yu**
After one minute, strain with cloth.
**[04:28] Yu**
Don't oversimmer, or it'll smell...
**[04:29] Niko**
How many cookbooks does he need?!
**[04:32] Niko**
*That jerkoff!*
**[04:33] Niko**
* He's doubling down*
* because I rejected his food!*
**[04:37] Miwa**
Oh? Niko-chan?
**[04:38] Yu**
Welcome home, Miwa-san!
**[04:41] Yu**
Just you wait, you guys.
**[04:43] Yu**
I'm making the ultimate dinner for us!
**[04:46] Miwa**
What's *his* deal?
**[04:48] Niko**
It's stupid. He's not getting
the attention he craves.
**[04:54] Young Niko**
*Don't want it.*
**[04:55] (Flashback) Maid**
But why?
**[04:57] (Flashback) Maid**
A top chef used the best
ingredients to make this.
**[05:00] (Flashback) Maid**
Any normal kid would be excited to eat it.
**[05:03] (Flashback) Maid**
Why won't you three?
**[05:08] Niko**
*I alone control what goes into my body.*
***SIGN*** Salad Chicken
***SIGN*** Vegetable
Juice
***SIGN*** Ham & Corn Salad
**[05:12] Niko**
* These contain low-fat protein,*
* minerals, calcium, and vitamin C.*
**[05:17] Niko**
*There's nothing more I need.*
**[05:32] Niko**
He's gone.
**[05:35] Niko**
*Just a peek. A peek can't hurt!*
**[05:38] Niko**
This is a balanced meal made for an athlete!
**[05:43] Yu**
It contains 32.4 grams of protein!
**[05:47] Yu**
Plus 72 milligrams of vitamin C!
**[05:49] Yu**
And 250 milligrams of calcium!
**[05:52] Yu**
Also, the miso soup is full of amino acids
to help with digestion!
***SIGN*** RANT RANT RANT
**[05:56] Yu**
Taking your physical activity
into consideration,
**[05:58] Yu**
you lack these nutrients
for your normal training...
**[06:01] Niko**
Okay! Okay! I get it!
**[06:05] Niko**
Hey!
**[06:06] Yu**
I took dietitian-recommended recipes
and customized them for you.
**[06:10] Yu**
The nutritional balance in this meal...
**[06:14] Yu**
should be enough to satisfy even you.
**[06:18] Niko**
You made this... just for me?
***SIGN*** Recipes
For Athletes
**[06:23] Niko**
That's not for you to decide.
**[06:26] Yu**
At least try some of it.
**[06:28] Niko**
All right, fine. One bite.
**[06:34] Niko**
Not half bad.
**[06:36] Niko**
Give my regards to the recipe creator.
**[06:46] Niko**
What are you imagining, you creep?!
**[06:55] Yu**
DHA, 660 milligrams.
***SIGN*** LOOM
**[06:58] Yu**
I tried my hardest to make this meal.
**[07:00] Miwa**
Okay! Okay!
**[07:02] Miwa**
Fine, ya win! I'll sit down and eat.
**[07:06] Niko**
*DHA?*
**[07:08] Niko**
*He made a meal just for Miwa, too?*
**[07:11] Miwa**
Go somewhere else!
**[07:12] Miwa**
I can't eat with you staring!
**[07:14] Yu**
No way.
**[07:17] Niko**
Hmph. Really?
**[07:21] Miwa**
H-Huh, it's been a while
since I've seen ya like this.
**[07:25] Niko**
Y-Yeah...
**[07:26] Miwa**
Now that I'm looking at ya across
the table, you look kinda chubby!
**[07:30] Niko**
Shut up! Same goes for you!
**[07:32] Miwa**
It all goes to my chest.
**[07:33] Niko**
Yeah, right. You never even exercise!
**[07:36] Miwa**
Don't need to!
**[07:38] Miwa**
My brain burns all the calories I need!
**[07:45] Kazuki**
What happened? You two are here early.
**[07:48] Niko**
Hey.
**[07:49] Kazuki**
Seriously... What's going on here?
**[07:52] Yu**
Brown rice with green-and-yellow
vegetable risotto...
**[07:56] Yu**
Vitamin A and B2 stimulate the cells
that form healthy skin!
**[08:00] Yu**
This salmon marinade contains astaxanthin,
an antioxidant that promotes good complexion!
**[08:06] Yu**
This entire meal has been tailored
to enhance your beauty!
**[08:13] Kazuki**
Very clever.
**[08:14] Kazuki**
You won them over with food.
**[08:16] Niko**
Hey, he didn't do anything wrong.
**[08:19] Kazuki**
This is certainly heartwarming.
**[08:22] Kazuki**
Much like a normal family sitting for a meal.
**[08:25] Niko**
Come again?
**[08:25] Kazuki**
But it's absolutely not for me!
**[08:28] Kazuki**
Not that table, and certainly not
that food made by a nobody!
***SIGN*** Feeding Failed
***SIGN*** CHOMP
**[08:44] Niko**
Give me that.
**[08:45] Niko**
That egotistical prince
doesn't deserve this anyway!
**[08:49] Yu**
If you eat that, you'll go
48.5 grams over your carb limit.
**[08:53] Yu**
If you give in to your emotions
and rage-eat, you *will* turn chubby.
**[08:58] Miwa**
*Does he want us to eat his food or not?*
**[09:03] Yu**
But you can rest easy.
**[09:06] Yu**
I'll thoroughly keep track of every
last thing that goes into your body.
**[09:17] Niko**
The way you put it makes it sound dirty!
**[09:23] Yu**
* It's been three days since I was*
* taken in by the Mikadonos.*
***SIGN*** To Kazuki-san
Have some breakfast.
***SIGN*** -Yu
**[09:28] Yu**
Kazuki-san, good morning. I made breakfast.
**[09:35] Yu**
*Kazuki-san's still a tough nut to crack.*
**[09:38] Mr. Mikadono**
* What I want from you is to be*
* my daughters' helping hand.*
**[09:42] Yu**
* At this rate, I won't even get to know her,*
* let alone be able to help her.*
**[09:46] Yu**
*In that case...*
**[09:48] Yu**
All right.
**[09:49] Yu**
*I'll have to make the first approach.*
**[09:55] Student**
Kazuki-sama!
**[09:57] Student**
Kazuki-sama!
**[09:58] Student**
You shine brighter than anyone else!
**[10:00] Student**
I bought a ticket!
I hope your performance goes well!
**[10:03] Kazuki**
Of course. You won't be disappointed.
**[10:06] Yu**
*She's crazy popular.
Well, she* is *the top performing arts student.*
**[10:11] Yu**
*Let's do this!*
**[10:12] Yu**
Kazuki-san!
**[10:13] Student**
Who's that?
**[10:14] Student**
What is he?
**[10:15] Student**
Ah, he's that actress's son.
**[10:17] Student**
Oh, yeah. That no-talent wonder.
**[10:19] Student**
What is he trying to do?
**[10:21] Kazuki**
Don't come near me, you dilettante.
You'll only cast a shadow over my radiance.
**[10:26] Kazuki**
Well said, Kazuki-sama!
**[10:28] Yu**
That's mean!
**[10:30] Yu**
I stayed up all night hoping
you'd give in to my advances!
**[10:35] Yu**
There's something only I can give you,
Kazuki-san! And I know you'll love it!
***SIGN*** N.B. He's talking about his cooking
**[10:43] Kazuki**
Hey! You'll give people the wrong idea!
**[10:47] Kazuki**
You'll pay once we get home!
**[10:49] Students**
*"Once* we *get home"?*
**[10:51] Student**
Kazuki-sama!
**[10:53] Student**
Are you in a relationship with him?
**[10:55] Kazuki**
N-No, hold on!
**[10:56] Student**
You must answer us!
**[10:57] Kazuki**
Hey! Get back here, new kid!
**[11:00] Yu**
*I guess I'll ask Niko-san for help.*
**[11:03] Yu**
* She'll tell me how best*
* to approach Kazuki-san.*
**[11:06] Vice Captain**
Captain, please check this training regimen.
**[11:08] Teammate**
Captain Mikadono, please spar with me!
**[11:12] Yu**
That's the karate team.
**[11:13] Yu**
They must really look up to her.
**[11:17] Yu**
All right.
**[11:18] Yu**
Niko-san!
**[11:19] Niko**
Ugh... The new kid?
**[11:22] (Flashback) Yu**
I'll thoroughly keep track of every
last thing that goes into your body.
**[11:29] Niko**
*Damn it! He's already acting like he's won!*
**[11:32] Vice Captain**
Hey, you!
**[11:34] Vice Captain**
How dare you use her first name like that!
**[11:36] Teammate**
Why's a failure like you
all buddy-buddy with her?
**[11:42] Yu**
A monster!
**[11:45] Yu**
Must avoid, or I'm done for!
**[11:47] Yu**
I'm down to my last card!
**[11:50] Yu**
*The youngest, Miwa-san!*
**[11:53] Student**
Hey, did you finish
the assignment for fifth period?
**[11:56] Student**
I didn't get it at all.
**[11:58] Student**
These advanced classes are too hard.
**[12:00] Student**
I know, right?
**[12:01] Miwa**
Three-fourths square root seventeen.
**[12:05] Miwa**
The first answer's three-fourths
square root seventeen.
**[12:09] Miwa**
It's easy.
**[12:11] Student**
Uh, wow...
**[12:14] Student**
So, should we head for the cafeteria?
**[12:16] Student**
I'm in.
**[12:21] Student**
So I guess Mikadono-san solved them all?
**[12:23] Student**
They don't call her a Royal for nothing.
**[12:25] Student**
She's in a whole different league to us.
**[12:28] Student**
Tell me about it.
**[12:29] Student**
For real.
**[12:34] Yu**
Miwa-san.
**[12:46] Yu**
Are you still available for lunch?
**[12:48] Miwa**
Huh?
**[12:50] Yu**
Let's go to the cafeteria.
**[12:52] Miwa**
Get lost.
**[12:53] Yu**
Is that a no?
**[12:55] Miwa**
Move it.
**[12:56] Yu**
Ah, Miwa-san...
**[12:59] Miwa**
I didn't want him to see that.
**[13:01] Yu**
Miwa-san!
**[13:02] Yu**
Wait up!
**[13:03] Miwa**
Ugh!
**[13:04] Yu**
Wait!
**[13:05] Miwa**
Stop following me!
**[13:06] Yu**
Eat lunch with me!
**[13:09] Miwa**
Stop doing this!
**[13:11] Yu**
But why? Just eat with me!
**[13:14] Miwa**
Not gonna happen!
**[13:16] Miwa**
You tripped over nothing?
**[13:19] Miwa**
Just give up!
**[13:20] Yu**
I won't give up! Wait!
**[13:22] Miwa**
Stoppit! Leave me alone!
**[13:25] Yu**
*We're running at the same pace.*
**[13:27] Yu**
*Is Miwa-san actually...*
**[13:33] Yu**
Athletics isn't your strong point, huh?
**[13:36] Miwa**
I'm still better than you, at least.
**[13:40] Yu**
I see you're the quiet type in class.
**[13:44] Miwa**
I can't meet them at their level.
**[13:47] Miwa**
I can't follow the pointless
conversations of high school girls.
**[13:52] Miwa**
And I don't even want to.
**[13:55] Miwa**
I'm one of the Royals.
I'm too different from them.
**[13:59] Yu**
I can sympathize.
**[14:01] Miwa**
Huh? How could you possibly understand?
**[14:05] Yu**
That's because I'm also a royal, Miwa-san.
**[14:08] Miwa**
What?
**[14:09] Yu**
I'm royally short, royally stupid,
and royally weak.
**[14:12] Miwa**
*That kinda "royal"?*
***SIGN*** A Royal
Failure
**[14:13] Yu**
On top of that, these looks I inherited
from my mom are flat-out false advertising.
**[14:20] Miwa**
Yeah, ya got it rough.
**[14:22] Yu**
Sure, being unique can hurt sometimes,
but it's also what makes us special.
**[14:28] Yu**
Ah, I know it's presumptuous for me
to act like I can sympathize with you,
**[14:31] Yu**
but I'm not too close
or distant from the issue,
**[14:34] Yu**
so if I can put in the effort
to understand it...
**[14:37] Yu**
Actually, uh...
What were we talking about again?
**[14:41] Miwa**
Don't lecture me if you haven't even
worked out what you're gonna say!
**[14:44] Yu**
Sorry about that!
**[14:50] Yu**
Miwa-san?
**[14:54] Miwa**
Dummy.
**[14:57] Miwa**
I see, so ya wanna win Kazu-nee over.
**[15:00] Yu**
Yeah. And I'm desperate for some kind of lead.
**[15:05] Miwa**
Ah, just remembered something.
**[15:07] Yu**
Go on?
**[15:08] Miwa**
When Kazu-nee was three,
**[15:10] Miwa**
she secretly asked our mom
to cook a meal only for her.
**[15:16] Miwa**
She looked real happy about it, too.
**[15:20] Miwa**
Maybe that's a clue.
**[15:23] Yu**
*When Kazuki-san was three?*
**[15:25] Yu**
*How far back can Miwa-san remember?*
**[15:29] Yu**
* But thanks to her,*
* I got pointed in the right direction.*
***SIGN*** Deluxe Butter
**[15:33] Yu**
* Kazuki-san must've wanted to eat*
* the dishes her mom made just for her.*
**[15:39] Yu**
*But what did her mom make for her?*
**[15:42] Yu**
* Since this is Kazuki-san we're talking about,*
* were there special ingredients?*
**[15:49] Yu**
Kazuki-san, take a look!
**[15:51] Yu**
This time you'll really like
what I'm giving you...
**[15:53] Yu**
Kazuki-san?
**[15:57] Yu**
Kazuki-san!
**[16:02] Kazuki**
You're making too much fuss.
**[16:04] Kazuki**
I was just feeling a little fatigued,
nothing more.
**[16:11] Miwa**
It burns!
**[16:12] Niko**
Quit acting tough and wear this!
**[16:14] Kazuki**
No! I can do that myself!
**[16:16] Yu**
Kazuki-san, I made some porridge.
**[16:18] Yu**
Please try it if you'd like.
**[16:20] Yu**
It's filled with veggies and nutrients.
**[16:22] Kazuki**
I've had it with you people!
**[16:25] Kazuki**
You're all overreacting! Get out!
**[16:29] Kazuki**
Darn it, why can't I stay healthy?
I'm so pathetic.
**[16:34] Niko**
Man, and she *knows* she gets sick easy.
**[16:37] Miwa**
She's playing the lead role,
so her rehearsals must be killer.
***SIGN*** Letter to Royalty
**[16:42] Yu**
It'll be fine!
**[16:44] Yu**
Keeping warm, eating well, and getting
good rest usually heals what ails you.
***SIGN*** Tastes gross.
-Kazuki
***SIGN*** Take it away.
-Kazuki
**[16:52] Yu**
She's not touching my food.
**[16:55] Yu**
Kazuki-san!
**[16:56] Yu**
I made carrot soup filled with
immune-boosting vitamins!
**[17:00] Kazuki**
Stop bothering me!
**[17:01] Kazuki**
I don't need your help!
**[17:04] Kazuki**
My supplements give me
all the vitamins I need...
**[17:06] Yu**
Don't strain yourself.
**[17:17] Yu**
O-Ow...
**[17:20] Kazuki**
If you're not strong enough
to catch me, can you leave me be?
**[17:23] Yu**
I'll get the supplements for you.
**[17:26] Yu**
You'll miss too many rehearsals at this rate.
**[17:32] Yu**
I know! I can be your acting partner
until you get better.
**[17:38] Yu**
I'm the son of the star actress Subaru Ayase.
**[17:42] Yu**
I should be good enough.
**[17:45] Kazuki**
But didn't you...?
**[17:48] Yu**
I was two when I debuted.
***SIGN*** Debuted
at 2
***SIGN*** Debuted
at 6
**[17:52] Kazuki**
*My senpai?!*
***SIGN*** Letter to Royalty
**[17:55] Kazuki**
* I guess he must still be a*
* decent actor for a failure.*
**[17:58] Yu**
Mm-hmm. Okay!
**[18:00] Kazuki**
I see you're the prince.
**[18:03] Yu**
I'll play the princess betrothed to you.
**[18:05] Kazuki**
Uh, sure.
**[18:07] Yu**
Shall we begin?
**[18:09] Kazuki**
Yes, please.
**[18:10] Yu**
Here goes...
***SIGN*** Too Wooden
**[18:14] Yu**
My prince. Please wait for me.
**[18:18] Yu**
No! That didn't count!
**[18:20] Kazuki**
I thought you debuted at two!
**[18:22] Yu**
Sorry! My mom pulled strings!
**[18:24] Yu**
I failed every audition after that!
**[18:26] Yu**
Next time, I'll...
**[18:27] Kazuki**
I'm better off rehearsing alone! Leave!
**[18:33] Kazuki**
So you're the type who just coasted
on your parent's clout, huh?
**[18:36] Kazuki**
You don't even know the meaning of effort.
**[18:39] Kazuki**
That's why everybody calls you a failure.
***SIGN*** The Next Day
**[18:43] Yu**
Kazuki-san! I've read the whole script!
**[18:46] Yu**
I thank you very much.
***SIGN*** Wooden
**[18:50] Kazuki**
You didn't get better at all! Get out!
**[18:52] Yu**
Sorry!
***SIGN*** The Day After That
**[18:54] Yu**
I've reread it ten times!
This time I'll nail it!
***SIGN*** Wooden
***SIGN*** Wooden
**[18:57] Yu**
I do wish to go with you.
**[18:59] Kazuki**
This is worse acting than a school play! Out!
**[19:01] Yu**
I'll try again!
***SIGN*** And the Day After That
**[19:04] Yu**
Please give me another chance, Kazuki-san!
**[19:06] Kazuki**
Don't come back! You really suck!
**[19:12] Kazuki**
* That amateur. He doesn't know*
* what it takes to be a pro.*
**[19:16] (Flashback) Fan**
Kazuki-sama is so perfect and flawless!
**[19:19] (Flashback) Fan**
She has the voice, the looks,
and the stage talent!
**[19:21] (Flashback) Fan**
She's a prodigy gifted in every way!
**[19:24] (Flashback) Teacher**
The lead actor is the light of the stage.
**[19:26] (Flashback) Teacher**
The show's success will depend on your skill.
**[19:28] (Flashback) Teacher**
But I suppose we don't need
to worry about you, Mikadono-san.
**[19:35] Kazuki**
* I'm always expected to shine.*
* Failure is not an option.*
**[19:39] Kazuki**
*I can't keep lying pathetically in bed.*
**[19:42] Kazuki**
*I have to get better.*
**[19:45] Kazuki**
*Don't leave!*
**[19:46] Kazuki**
*You're the type of woman I desire.*
**[19:49] Kazuki**
*This place ill suits one such as you.*
**[19:52] Kazuki**
*Come. Come and face the storms with me.*
**[19:55] Yu**
So that's how it should sound.
**[19:57] Yu**
Great! I'm making headway from yesterday!
**[20:01] Kazuki**
* Wait, so after spending the day at school*
* and the afternoon doing chores,*
**[20:05] Kazuki**
*he practices every night to rehearse with me?*
***SIGN*** Wooden Wooden Wooden Wooden
**[20:08] Kazuki**
*And he* still *sucks?!*
**[20:10] Kazuki**
*Well, there* are *people who
don't improve even with effort.*
**[20:17] Yu**
My prince. Please wait for me.
**[20:19] Yu**
I do wish to go with you.
**[20:22] Kazuki**
*Fine. I won't push him away.*
**[20:26] Kazuki**
*He did put in the effort.*
**[20:29] Kazuki**
Give me your hand, princess.
**[20:32] Yu**
Oh, thank you so much.
**[20:37] Both**
Just now!
**[20:38] Yu**
That was pretty good... wasn't it?
**[20:40] Kazuki**
Yeah.
**[20:41] Kazuki**
Not everyone would notice, but I could tell
you added some emotion to that line.
**[20:47] Yu**
After 14 years of failure... I finally did it.
**[20:50] Yu**
I finally acted with emotion...
**[20:54] Yu**
I did it, Mom!
**[20:56] Kazuki**
You're making it too sad!
**[20:59] Kazuki**
Besides, I thought you were
helping *me* practice!
**[21:01] Yu**
Yes, I was. But I was so happy.
**[21:05] Kazuki**
* What a goofball.*
* Who gets emotional over one line?*
**[21:10] Kazuki**
*Jeez, I envy that.*
**[21:13] Kazuki**
I hope I can get back to acting soon.
**[21:17] Kazuki**
So, new kid.
**[21:18] Yu**
Uh, yes?
**[21:20] Kazuki**
You win. I'll eat your cooking.
**[21:23] Yu**
You mean it?
**[21:25] Yu**
Leave it to me! My meals will
be tasty and full of nutrients!
**[21:29] Kazuki**
Hold on!
**[21:30] Kazuki**
On one condition.
**[21:32] Kazuki**
It's something I have to request.
**[21:34] Yu**
Sure thing! What'll it be, Kazuki-san?
**[21:37] Kazuki**
Well, it's just...
**[21:40] Yu**
Yes?
**[21:41] Kazuki**
No ca...
**[21:43] Yu**
No what?
**[21:45] Yu**
Kazuki-san?
**[21:48] Kazuki**
No carrots... please.
**[21:53] Kazuki**
And no bell peppers, shiitake mushrooms,
eggplants, or bitter squash.
**[21:57] Kazuki**
Or wood ear mushrooms!
**[21:59] Yu**
Wait a minute. The whole time, you just
didn't want to admit you're a fussy eater?
**[22:05] Yu**
Are you a child, Kazuki-san?
**[22:07] Kazuki**
Did you say something?!
# 3 - I Want Us to Be a Family
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX8548/dealing-with-mikadono-sisters-is-a-breeze)
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**[00:06] Niko**
Is Kazuki...
**[00:10] Niko**
eating real food?
**[00:12] Miwa**
The end times are upon us!
**[00:14] Yu**
Good work finishing the soup.
**[00:18] Kazuki**
It's no big deal, as long
as there are no carrots.
**[00:22] Yu**
I added grated carrots, actually.
**[00:32] Yu**
*It sure took a while.*
**[00:35] Yu**
* Who'd've thought it'd be this tough*
* to get them to eat my cooking?*
**[00:40] Yu**
*These sisters sure are a handful.*
***SIGN*** Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
**[02:16] Yu**
What? You won't be needing dinner?
**[02:19] Niko**
I got a big tourney coming up,
so I'll be at practice till late.
***SIGN*** home.03 I Want Us to Be a Family
**[02:24] Miwa**
I gotta pass, too.
**[02:26] Kazuki**
I have rehearsals, so I'll be
eating on set for a while.
**[02:30] Yu**
Have a... good day.
**[02:36] Yu**
Right as we were all starting
to eat together...
**[02:40] Yu**
*Well, I'm used to it.*
**[02:42] Yu**
* There were times when Mom didn't come*
* home for a whole month due to work.*
**[02:48] Yu**
* Though... that's what led*
* to the distance between us.*
**[02:55] Yu**
*Those three...*
**[02:57] Yu**
*are naturally gifted, just like my mom.*
**[03:01] Yu**
* And I'm just a nobody who's naturally*
* good-for-nothing in everything he does.*
**[03:07] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
What I want from you is to be
my daughters' helping hand.
**[03:12] Yu**
*Easier said than done.*
**[03:20] Subaru**
*Yu...*
**[03:24] (Flashback) Subaru**
I wish for you to have a happy family.
***SIGN*** Dear Yu,
***SIGN*** I wish for you to have a happy family.
***SIGN*** Love, Mom
**[03:32] Yu**
*What even makes a happy family?!*
**[03:34] Yu**
*Oh, yeah.*
**[03:38] Children**
*We're back!*
**[03:40] Subaru**
*Welcome home.*
**[03:43] Yu**
These scenes never stop hitting home.
Even though it's just normal dialogue.
**[03:48] Yu**
* There's no real drama in these episodes.*
* Just regular, everyday situations.*
**[03:53] Yu**
*But everyone is smiling... together.*
**[03:56] Yu**
*That's the kind of family I want.*
***SIGN*** Homemade Bride
**[04:00] Subaru**
*A wedding ceremony?*
**[04:01] Father**
*We never had a proper one, you know?*
**[04:05] Father**
*So I was thinking...*
**[04:10] Daughter**
*Mom, you're beautiful!*
**[04:16] Subaru**
*Thank you.*
**[04:18] Yu**
*My mom in a wedding dress...*
**[04:21] Yu**
* The only part of the series*
* that leaves me conflicted.*
**[04:27] Yu**
*You wish for me to have a happy family...*
**[04:31] Yu**
* Sorry, Mom. It looks like real life*
* isn't the same as a TV series.*
**[04:36] Miwa**
Man, I'm bushed.
**[04:39] Kazuki**
You cut a sorry figure.
**[04:41] Niko**
Are you *that* out of shape?
**[04:43] Miwa**
Ya don't need to be fit to play shogi.
**[04:48] Yu**
Oh, welcome back.
**[04:51] Niko**
What're you crying for?
**[04:52] Yu**
Sorry, I was just watching this show.
***SIGN*** Homemade Bride
**[04:56] Miwa**
A family series? And ya watched all of it?
**[04:59] Yu**
Yeah.
**[05:01] Kazuki**
*Subaru-san?*
**[05:04] Kazuki**
*My goodness. He must really miss his mother.*
**[05:08] Yu**
*I really love this show!*
***SIGN*** Not Quite True
***SIGN*** Not Quite True
**[05:14] Kazuki**
Look, new kid...
**[05:17] Kazuki**
I know you're all alone with no family,
**[05:19] Kazuki**
but you don't have to cook
and do chores to win us over.
**[05:23] Miwa**
Yeah, she's right!
**[05:24] Miwa**
You don't have to try so hard.
**[05:28] Niko**
You're welcome to take it down a peg.
You're just freeloading here, after all.
**[05:33] Yu**
A freeloader? Me?
**[05:36] Niko**
Who else but you?!
**[05:37] Yu**
That's not how I see myself!
**[05:41] Yu**
I've always run away from my mom.
**[05:44] Yu**
My mom was so talented, I'd always just
assumed I was too different from her.
**[05:49] Yu**
I realized too late that we weren't
all that different after all.
**[05:53] Yu**
This time, I want to truly connect!
**[05:56] Yu**
I want to bond with you all
**[05:58] Yu**
and create a happy family together!
**[06:01] Miwa**
Huh?
**[06:02] Kazuki**
A happy...
**[06:04] Niko**
...family?
**[06:05] Niko**
That's freakin' dumb!
**[06:07] Niko**
Quit lettin' that TV show influence you!
**[06:10] Niko**
Families are overrated. Way overrated.
**[06:14] Niko**
First off, how the hell *do* you become a fami...
**[06:17] Father**
*I'll repeat my proposal to you.*
**[06:20] Father**
*Let's become...*
**[06:22] Father**
*a happy family together.*
**[06:25] Crowd**
*Congratulations!*
**[06:26] Crowd**
*Congrats!*
**[06:34] Niko**
Do...
**[06:36] Niko**
Do you mean...?
**[06:42] All**
In *that* sense?!
**[06:44] Kazuki**
*Why did I fantasize about being the bride?*
**[06:47] Kazuki**
*I-I'm fantasizing?*
**[06:48] Kazuki**
*No way!*
**[06:49] Kazuki**
*Marrying this nobody is out of the question!*
**[06:51] Niko**
*Why am I letting that damn failure rattle me?*
**[06:54] Niko**
*Training! I need more training!*
**[06:56] Miwa**
*It's all 'cause of that TV screen beside him!*
**[06:59] Miwa**
*It's just a subliminal reaction!*
***SIGN*** Similar to how one gets hungry
upon seeing images of food.
**[07:01] Yu**
I've already decided what I want.
**[07:04] Yu**
Niko-san!
**[07:05] Niko**
You want me?
**[07:06] Yu**
Yes, you! I want you and I to exchange...
**[07:09] Yu**
when our birthdays are!
***SIGN*** Both High School 2nd Years
**[07:13] Niko**
What?
**[07:14] Kazuki**
Really?
**[07:15] Miwa**
Are ya kidding me?
**[07:17] Yu**
We're going to be family!
**[07:19] Yu**
But we're in the same grade, so I don't know
if you're my older or younger sister!
**[07:25] Yu**
We must know who the older sibling is!
**[07:28] Yu**
When were you born?
I was born in December, by the way.
**[07:32] Niko**
Shut the hell up.
**[07:33] Yu**
Huh?
**[07:34] Three**
You'll never be anything
more than a freeloader!
**[07:45] Niko**
*Damn that kid!*
**[07:48] Niko**
*Figures he'd be a goof.*
**[07:51] Niko**
*Still...*
**[07:52] Niko**
*He is a teenage boy!*
**[07:55] Niko**
*And he's living with three girls!*
**[08:00] Niko**
I don't get how he's so immune.
**[08:06] Niko**
What's wrong?
**[08:07] Yu**
I forgot to buy bread for tomorrow.
**[08:11] Yu**
I was going to make sandwiches for us.
**[08:13] Niko**
That's it?!
**[08:14] Niko**
Don't cry over every dumb screwup you make!
**[08:16] Yu**
But this is a big deal to...
**[08:18] Yu**
Niko-san!
**[08:20] Yu**
Why are you out in just a towel again?
You'll catch a cold.
**[08:24] Niko**
Because *you* were screaming the house down!
**[08:27] Niko**
M-Miwa?
**[08:28] Miwa**
Niko-chan?
**[08:32] Miwa**
Why's your face so red?
**[08:35] Niko**
I-I got dizzy from the hot bath.
**[08:37] Miwa**
But you were only in there for five minutes.
**[08:40] Miwa**
You acted normal when he saw ya in the nude,
**[08:44] Miwa**
so there's no reason to feel ashamed now.
**[08:47] Miwa**
That is, unless...
**[08:48] Niko**
Why're you overthinking it?!
**[08:51] Niko**
And I wasn't nude that time!
**[08:52] Yu**
Miwa-san.
**[08:53] Miwa**
Yeah?
**[08:54] Yu**
I folded the laundry for you.
**[08:56] Miwa**
Okey-dokey. Thanks a bunch.
**[09:05] Miwa**
Fold 'em again!
**[09:06] Yu**
*Freeloader bullying?*
**[09:08] Miwa**
*The heck just happened?*
**[09:11] Niko**
What, now you're blushing?
**[09:13] Miwa**
I-I've always had rosy cheeks!
It's not what ya think!
**[09:18] Niko**
That a fact?
**[09:19] Niko**
Or maybe you're also secretly crushing on...
**[09:24] Miwa**
"You're *also*"?
**[09:27] Miwa**
What's with the "also"? What?
**[09:29] Niko**
M-My tongue slipped, okay?!
I didn't mean to say it!
**[09:32] Miwa**
That just means you blurted out the truth!
**[09:35] Niko**
Screw you and that big brain of yours!
**[09:37] Miwa**
Don't project your anger on me!
**[09:38] Miwa**
I'm not angry! You're angry!
**[09:39] Kazuki**
You're fighting?
**[09:41] Kazuki**
You should learn to act
your age, little sisters.
**[09:44] Yu**
Kazuki-san.
**[09:46] Yu**
Glad you're here.
**[09:48] Yu**
Can you put this on the top shelf?
I can't reach it myself.
**[09:53] Kazuki**
Fortunately, I'm in a good mood,
so be grateful.
**[09:59] Kazuki**
Is this all?
**[10:00] Yu**
Yeah, you're a lifesaver!
**[10:03] Yu**
Thank you so much, Kazuki-san!
**[10:13] Kazuki**
What're you staring at?!
**[10:15] Niko**
K-Kazuki!
**[10:16] Miwa**
We've never seen that look
on your face before!
**[10:19] Kazuki**
You two are blushing just as much!
**[10:21] Miwa**
I-It's not what ya think!
**[10:22] Yu**
What are you guys doing?
**[10:24] Yu**
You're sisters, so you're
supposed to get along!
**[10:27] Yu**
I don't even know why
you're fighting like this!
**[10:35] Yu**
Jeez.
**[10:39] Yu**
*Those girls...*
**[10:42] Yu**
*All they do is create more work for me.*
**[10:46] Yu**
* I guess real life is never*
* going to be like a TV show.*
**[10:51] Yu**
*Then again...*
**[10:52] Yu**
*The first time we all ate at the same table,*
**[10:56] Yu**
* we really enjoyed ourselves,*
* though I couldn't explain how.*
**[11:01] Yu**
* I hope I get to spend more time*
* with those three sisters.*
**[11:06] Yu**
* Though it'll probably take a while*
* with those quirky prodigies.*
**[11:13] Yu**
What's this?
**[11:16] Yu**
The Mikadono sisters when they were kids?
**[11:21] Yu**
They're so adorable!
**[11:23] Yu**
Oh, my gosh! Wow!
**[11:27] Yu**
Look at them smiling and getting along!
They're like angels!
**[11:31] Yu**
So how?
**[11:34] Yu**
How'd they end up like *that*?
**[11:37] Yu**
Still, it's nice knowing
they had this childhood.
**[11:41] Yu**
A cherry tree at night,
and a guardian statue...
**[11:43] Yu**
Where did they take this photo?
**[11:45] Yu**
For that matter...
**[11:47] Yu**
Who forgot to take this upstairs?
**[11:51] Miwa**
Beats me.
**[11:52] Niko**
I don't hold on to old mementos.
**[11:55] Kazuki**
It's a family photo.
It doesn't *belong* to anyone.
**[12:01] Yu**
No one is claiming it,
but that can't be right.
**[12:05] Yu**
Which means...
**[12:09] Yu**
*Someone's lying to me.*
**[12:12] Yu**
* One of them must've treasured*
* this photo enough to keep it—*
**[12:18] Yu**
* someone who's probably wishing*
* she could go back to that time.*
**[12:24] Yu**
* So far, I've only cared about ways*
* I could bond with the sisters myself.*
**[12:29] Yu**
* But part of being family is thinking*
* about what they want, too.*
**[12:35] Yu**
*That said...*
**[12:37] Kazuki**
This weekend, I'm traveling for a performance.
**[12:39] Niko**
I have that tourney.
**[12:40] Miwa**
Prelims for me.
**[12:42] Kazuki**
Be sure to watch the house for us, new kid.
**[12:49] Yu**
*Ah, jeez!*
**[12:51] Yu**
*They always go their separate ways!*
**[12:56] Yu**
* Still, those three are constantly*
* traveling across the country.*
**[13:01] Yu**
*Prodigies really are amazing people.*
***SIGN*** 24th S School Women's Open
**[13:04] Yu**
*This must be where Miwa-san is going.*
**[13:07] Yu**
* Looks like her prelims*
* are in the Tohoku region.*
**[13:09] Yu**
*Where's Kazuki-san's performance?*
**[13:13] Yu**
*Wait, wasn't Niko-san's tournament in...?*
**[13:19] Yu**
*That's it!*
**[13:24] Yu**
Guys, you all have trips tomorrow, right?
**[13:27] Yu**
I made hot milk to help you sleep early.
**[13:30] Kazuki**
You're thoughtful.
**[13:31] Niko**
Crap!
**[13:32] Niko**
I have to book a hotel!
**[13:34] Miwa**
What a pain. I always put it off
till the last minute.
**[13:39] Yu**
Don't worry about it.
**[13:40] Yu**
I've already booked rooms for all of you.
**[13:44] Yu**
Here.
***SIGN*** Miwa-san
**[13:45] Yu**
Maps to the hotels,
along with their contact details.
***SIGN*** Niko-san
**[13:48] Niko**
Uh, thanks.
**[13:50] Yu**
They're highly rated hotels,
so I know you'll enjoy them.
**[13:53] Miwa**
Not sure if I will.
**[13:56] Miwa**
How can I survive on sucky
hotel food for two whole days?
**[14:01] Yu**
Hmm, does that mean...
**[14:03] Yu**
you're going to miss my food, Miwa-san?
**[14:09] Miwa**
Nobody mentioned your stupid food!
**[14:12] Niko**
*Holy crap, I was this close...*
**[14:15] Kazuki**
*...to saying that same thing.*
**[14:17] Yu**
I'll make dinner to welcome you all back.
***SIGN*** Mando Manor
***SIGN*** 24th S School
Women's Open
***SIGN*** Preliminary
Tournament
**[14:40] Reporter**
*It didn't take her a second to counter.*
**[14:43] Reporter**
*She's completely anticipated every move.*
**[14:46] Reporter**
*This is Mikadono's shogi in action.*
**[14:50] Reporter**
*Her level of genius remains unparalleled.*
**[14:55] Reporter**
Mikadono-san!
**[14:58] Reporter**
Congratulations on your win.
**[14:59] Miwa**
Thanks.
**[15:00] Reporter**
We also know who you're playing tomorrow.
**[15:03] Reporter**
You know, that fourth-degree master.
**[15:05] Miwa**
Oh, yeah.
**[15:06] Reporter**
She could be a tough opponent, even for you.
**[15:10] Reporter**
I look forward to an exciting match.
**[15:14] Miwa**
*A tough opponent, she says?*
**[15:18] Miwa**
* Guess I should practice against*
* the AI when I get to the hotel.*
***SIGN*** Cherry Blossom Night Festival
***SIGN*** Cherry Blossom Night Festival
**[15:30] Miwa**
*This place...*
***SIGN*** Cherry Blossom Night Festival
**[15:39] Miwa**
*sorta takes me back.*
**[15:44] Miwa**
*Not that it matters to me anymore.*
**[15:52] Miwa**
Where's the check-in counter?
**[15:54] Clerk**
Thank you for your patience, Mikadono-sama.
**[15:57] Clerk**
Here is the key card for your room.
**[15:58] Miwa**
K... K...
**[16:00] Kazuki**
Thanks.
**[16:01] Miwa**
Kazu-nee?
**[16:04] Kazuki**
Miwa?!
**[16:05] Miwa**
Why are you here?!
**[16:07] Kazuki**
Because it's near the theater
I'm performing at!
**[16:11] Kazuki**
Why are *you* here?
**[16:13] Miwa**
Because it's near my...
**[16:17] Niko**
What the hell are you guys doing?
**[16:20] Kazuki{overlap}**
Niko?!
**[16:20] Miwa**
Niko-chan?!
**[16:21] Miwa**
Hold on, is your tournament in the area too?
**[16:26] Niko**
Uh, yeah?
**[16:28] Yu**
Honestly...
**[16:30] Yu**
How could three sisters not know
where the others are going?
**[16:34] Yu**
If you don't have time to talk to each other,
**[16:37] Yu**
you'd better *make* time!
**[16:39] All**
New kid?!
**[16:41] Niko**
What the?
**[16:42] Miwa**
Why'd you book the same room for all of us?!
**[16:45] Kazuki**
Is this some kind of prank?
**[16:47] Yu**
You guys should be happy about it!
**[16:50] Yu**
I don't think it's just a fluke
you're all in the same area.
**[16:52] Yu**
This is your chance
**[16:54] Yu**
to get away from everything
and share a room as sisters.
**[16:58] Yu**
The conversations will take off,
and you'll get to know each other better!
**[17:02] Niko**
What is he visualizing?
**[17:04] Kazuki**
I don't want to know.
**[17:06] Miwa**
All I wanna know is what *you're* doin' here!
**[17:09] Yu**
Me?
**[17:12] Yu**
I'm here as your festival conductor!
**[17:14] All**
What?
**[17:15] Yu**
Tonight...
**[17:16] Yu**
there's going to be a festival nearby!
***SIGN*** Cherry Blossom Night Festival
**[17:18] Yu**
Since we're all here, we should go.
And I can guide you!
**[17:23] Yu**
* The same festival that just so happened*
* to be featured in that photo.*
**[17:26] Yu**
* I'll bet whoever kept it*
* wanted to go there again.*
**[17:31] Niko**
What?
**[17:32] Niko**
Who has time for a festival?
I have a match tomorrow!
**[17:35] Miwa**
Me too!
**[17:36] Kazuki**
I need to remain in my room
so I can stay in peak condition.
**[17:39] Yu**
I figured you'd say that.
**[17:42] Yu**
However!
***SIGN*** Competitor's Luck
**[17:43] Yu**
The festival has a famous shrine
dedicated to competitor's luck.
**[17:46] Yu**
It wouldn't hurt to go there!
**[17:48] Niko**
Competitor's luck?
**[17:50] Niko**
Only insecure losers like you
would need to pray for luck to win.
**[17:55] Niko**
You make your own luck by training like crazy.
**[17:58] Niko**
That's the only way!
**[17:59] Yu**
Huh? Haven't you heard?
**[18:02] Yu**
World champion fighters,
stage actresses who go on to Hollywood,
***SIGN*** Mixed Martial Artist
Tsujimoto
***SIGN*** Socialite
Riva Famille
***SIGN*** Stage Actress Hirakawa
***SIGN*** Pro Shogi Player
Matsumori
**[18:07] Yu**
and even legendary shogi masters...
**[18:09] Yu**
All kinds of gifted prodigies
go to that shrine.
**[18:13] Yu**
I get that you're big on self-discipline,
**[18:15] Yu**
but there's also a kind of confidence
that you can only gain through faith.
**[18:18] Yu**
You won't do your best
if you're not able to loosen up.
***SIGN*** Festival Guide
***SIGN*** For the sisters
**[18:23] Yu**
That's why it's important to take a breather.
**[18:26] Yu**
And take a look!
**[18:28] Yu**
There are a bunch of stalls that sell seafood,
since we're near the ocean.
***SIGN*** Food Stall Selection
***SIGN*** Grilled Scallops
***SIGN*** Seafood Rice Bowl
***SIGN*** Takoyaki
***SIGN*** Grilled Squid
**[18:32] Miwa**
That does look more
appetizing than hotel food.
**[18:35] Niko**
It kinda does...
**[18:37] Kazuki**
You have way too much time on your hands.
**[18:39] Kazuki**
Very well. I'll go.
**[18:41] Miwa**
Kazu-nee?
**[18:42] Niko**
Are you sure?
**[18:43] Kazuki**
This should provide decent material
for my social media updates.
**[18:46] Kazuki**
However, did you two bring
nothing classier to wear?
**[18:49] Kazuki**
I will insist on tasteful attire
if you wish to accompany me.
**[18:53] Yu**
I can handle that!
**[18:55] Yu**
Leave it to your festival conductor!
***SIGN*** Waka Kimono Rentals
**[19:02] Sales associate**
Welcome to our...
**[19:05] Sales associate**
*Th-The Mikadono sisters?!*
**[19:08] Yu**
Excuse me, can you help us
find the right kimonos for them?
**[19:12] Sales associate**
*Even their auras are dazzling...*
**[19:15] Sales associate**
* The younger sisters' outfits aside,*
* they're top-class beauties!*
**[19:19] Sales associate**
Leave it to me!
I'll find the very best kimonos for you!
**[19:27] Kazuki**
Not bad.
**[19:29] Yu**
You're incredible, Kazuki-san!
You look awesome in traditional attire!
**[19:33] Kazuki**
Naturally.
**[19:34] Sales associate**
The down-to-earth, chic monotone fabric
**[19:36] Sales associate**
is paired with luxuriously bold
golden chrysanthemums!
**[19:39] Sales associate**
The perfect ensemble for a
tall woman with mature charms!
**[19:44] Miwa**
Check this out, Kazu-nee!
**[19:46] Miwa**
I'm goin' with the kitty pattern!
**[19:48] Yu**
Retro-modern! I love it!
**[19:51] Kazuki**
You're as sneaky as a cat,
so it's tailor-made for you, Miwa.
**[19:55] Sales associate**
Cats and catnip flowers is a combination
that's playful and idiosyncratic,
**[19:59] Sales associate**
but it's absolutely perfect for
someone as quirkily adorable as her!
**[20:04] Yu**
What about Niko-san?
**[20:10] Yu**
Don't you like kimonos?
**[20:12] Niko**
Not in the least.
**[20:14] Yu**
But there are so many choices.
You don't like any of them?
**[20:18] Niko**
No, I don't! So leave me alone!
**[20:21] Niko**
I'd look weird in one, anyway.
**[20:25] Sales associate**
I beg to disagree!
**[20:27] Sales associate**
Would you care for this one?
**[20:28] Sales associate**
The denim and lightning pattern
project a sharp and audacious design.
**[20:33] Sales associate**
It'll be perfect for a strong,
handsome girl like you.
**[20:42] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
Niko.
**[20:44] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
You should wear these instead.
**[20:47] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
You like clothes you can move easily in.
**[20:49] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
You're a tomboy, after all.
**[20:54] Niko**
I'm not...
**[20:54] Yu**
What?
**[20:56] Yu**
You've already picked one?
**[20:59] Kazuki**
New kid, is *that* supposed to be for Niko?
**[21:02] Miwa**
Pink fabric with flowers?
**[21:04] Miwa**
That's too girly and pretty for Niko-chan.
**[21:07] Yu**
I don't think so.
**[21:10] Yu**
I think it fits someone cute and petite
like Niko-san perfectly.
**[21:14] Sales associate**
She certainly is cute, but she
would look handsome in this.
**[21:18] Yu**
Sure, that one is nice, but...
**[21:20] Yu**
Niko-san!
**[21:21] Yu**
You should choose which one you want to wear.
**[21:32] Miwa**
Sheesh...
**[21:34] Miwa**
You're takin' forever!
**[21:35] Kazuki**
Hurry it up, Niko!
**[21:37] Niko**
Shut it, you guys!
**[21:38] Niko**
They're fixing my hair, too!
**[21:58] Niko**
I guess... I do look weird.
**[22:03] Sales associate**
We...
**[22:04] Sales associate**
We have a winner!
**[22:07] Niko**
Of what?
# 4 - A Memory the Sisters Can Share
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX8548/dealing-with-mikadono-sisters-is-a-breeze)
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***SIGN*** Cherry Blossom Night Festival
***SIGN*** Yakitori Skewers
**[00:08] Niko**
Look at this crowd!
***SIGN*** Festival Guide
For the sisters
**[00:09] Miwa**
I'm startin' to get hungry!
**[00:12] Yu**
Be sure not to wander too far off.
**[00:15] Girl**
It's Kazuki-sama!
**[00:16] Girl**
Kazuki-sama!
**[00:20] Yu**
*I-I took her popularity lightly.*
**[00:22] Yu**
* She really is the top star*
* of a theater troupe.*
**[00:25] Yu**
*People instantly recognized her.*
**[00:27] Girl**
You were so incredible on stage today!
**[00:30] Girl**
I can't believe you're at the festival!
**[00:32] Girl**
You look so stunning in a kimono!
**[00:34] Kazuki**
Why, thank you.
***SIGN*** Candy Apples
**[00:36] Yu**
* I wanted them to enjoy*
* the festival together as sisters,*
**[00:41] Yu**
* but she's totally switched over*
* to work mode now.*
**[00:44] Yu**
*Still...*
**[00:45] Yu**
* She always stays in character*
* as Kazuki Mikadono, the star actor.*
**[00:50] Yu**
*She's such a pro.*
**[00:52] Yu**
*Maybe I shouldn't intervene.*
**[00:56] Niko**
This is really good!
**[00:58] Miwa**
Niko-chan, lemme have a bite later!
***SIGN*** Grilled Squid
**[01:04] Girl**
Kazuki-sama! Can I take a photo?
**[01:06] Girl {overlap}**
Me too!
**[01:06] Niko**
Man, Kazuki sure knows how to work a crowd.
**[01:09] Miwa**
Yeah, she loves people fawnin' over her.
**[01:13] Miwa**
Ah!
**[01:14] Miwa**
I wanna scoop goldfish!
**[01:16] Niko**
You're on, Miwa! Let's see who can get more!
**[01:18] Girl {overlap}**
Thank you so much!
**[01:19] Girl**
It's my pleasure.
**[01:21] Girl**
Excuse me!
**[01:22] Girl**
C-Can I take a photo too?
**[01:24] Girl**
Hey, hold on!
**[01:25] Kazuki**
Certainly.
**[01:26] Girl**
Ugh! What the heck?
**[01:28] Girl**
Sure, she's hot, but she's a girl!
**[01:31] Girl**
I'm heading off.
**[01:46] Kazuki**
Are you hurt?
**[01:48] Kazuki**
I'll take you someplace where you can sit.
**[01:50] Girl**
Uh, sure!
**[01:55] Girls**
It's Kazuki-sama!
**[01:56] Girls**
Wow, she's carrying her like a princess!
Wish that were me...
**[01:59] Girls**
Just like a real prince!
**[02:01] Yu**
*I can't get any closer in this crowd.*
**[02:03] Yu**
*Gotta make sure not to lose sight of her.*
***SIGN*** Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
**[03:42] Girl**
Thank you so much.
***SIGN*** home.04 A Memory the Sisters Can Share
**[03:45] Kazuki**
Take care of yourself.
**[03:46] Girl**
I will!
**[03:49] Girl**
How did *you* end up being the one in her arms?
**[03:56] Girl**
They say Kazuki-sama is over here!
**[03:58] Girl**
Kazuki-sama!
**[04:00] Girl**
Huh?
**[04:01] Girl**
Where is she?
**[04:03] Girl**
Where are you?
**[04:05] Girl**
Kazuki-sama?
**[04:06] Girl**
She was just here, right?
**[04:07] Hurt Girl {overlap}**
Yeah.
**[04:07] Girl**
So where is she?
**[04:08] Girl {overlap}**
Where?
**[04:09] Girl**
Kazuki-sama?
**[04:10] Kazuki**
Hey, new kid!
**[04:15] Yu**
Here.
**[04:16] Yu**
I grabbed some nice food for you.
**[04:18] Yu**
You should enjoy the festival, too.
**[04:20] Kazuki**
Keep it! You can't always expect
to lure me with food.
**[04:24] Yu**
Also, here.
**[04:26] Yu**
I noticed you were walking
more gingerly than usual,
**[04:30] Yu**
so I thought it might be your sandal straps.
**[04:33] Kazuki**
You were watching me
the whole time? You absolute creep.
**[04:37] Yu**
If you won't put it on, then I will!
**[04:39] Kazuki**
Hey!
**[04:41] Kazuki**
Hey!
**[04:43] Yu**
That looks bad!
**[04:45] Yu**
You were carrying someone in this state?
**[04:49] Yu**
"I believe I've hurt my foot."
**[04:51] Yu**
"Does anyone have a bandage I could use?"
**[04:54] Yu**
What stopped you from saying that?
**[04:56] Kazuki**
Hmph, you miserable nobody.
**[04:59] Kazuki**
I serve as everybody's prince.
**[05:01] Kazuki**
The idea that the heroic prince
would need saving is utterly nonsensical.
**[05:06] Yu**
Why should it matter who is saved?
**[05:09] Yu**
I think a prince has
every right to be the princess.
**[05:13] Yu**
You should just be whoever you want to be.
**[05:16] Yu**
Okay, show me your foot.
**[05:47] Miwa**
You suck so hard, Niko-chan!
**[05:50] Miwa**
Are ya a grizzly tryin' to catch a salmon?
**[05:53] Yu**
Niko-san! Miwa-san!
**[05:56] Yu**
Let us join you guys!
**[05:59] Niko**
What the hell are you wearing
that dumb mask for, Kazuki?
**[06:02] Yu**
She's going incognito.
**[06:05] Yu**
Let's split into teams!
**[06:07] Yu**
It'll be me and Kazuki-san
versus the two of you!
**[06:10] Niko**
Knock yourself out.
**[06:12] Miwa**
Kazu-nee.
**[06:14] Miwa**
You should keep that
smiley mask on all the time.
**[06:18] Miwa**
You're always frowning and glaring
when you're with us.
**[06:21] Niko**
Ain't that right?
**[06:22] Yu**
All right, let the games begin!
**[06:25] Yu**
Ah! It broke!
**[06:27] Niko**
'Cause you suck!
**[06:28] Miwa**
Like the failure you are!
**[06:34] Miwa**
Got another one!
**[06:36] Niko**
No fair, Miwa!
**[06:38] Niko**
Your paddle hasn't even broken once yet!
**[06:40] Kazuki**
You're cheating.
**[06:41] Miwa**
You're just sore losers!
Don't get mad at me 'cause you suck!
**[06:45] Yu**
*These girls...*
**[06:47] Niko {overlap}**
What the hell?
**[06:47] Yu**
*They always get way overcompetitive.*
**[06:51] Yu**
Look, you guys shouldn't
take this too seriously.
**[06:54] Yu**
I'll leave you three alone for a bit,
so try to have fun!
**[06:59] Yu**
*All right.*
**[07:00] Yu**
*While they hang out with each other...*
***SIGN*** Test Your Competitor's Luck
by Lotus Hopping!
<- This Way
**[07:08] Barker**
Come one, come all!
**[07:10] Barker**
Come test your luck at this
once-a-year night festival!
**[07:14] Barker**
Just cross the pond on these lotus leaves!
**[07:19] Barker**
Whoever makes it to the torii gate
by hopping on the lotus-shaped platforms
**[07:23] Barker**
will be blessed with
unbeatable competitor's luck!
**[07:26] Barker**
In addition, the winner will also get to take
a photo with the shrine's golden guardian!
**[07:32] Barker**
Using the photo as your phone wallpaper
will boost your luck, guaranteed!
**[07:36] Yu**
*Here it is!*
**[07:38] Yu**
* The sisters took that photo*
* at this very shrine.*
**[07:41] Yu**
*And they were holding that guardian statue!*
**[07:44] Yu**
*All right...*
**[07:45] Yu**
* If I reach the goal on those lotus leaves,*
* I'll win the right to take another photo.*
**[07:50] Yu**
* Then I can re-create*
* that same scene in the photo!*
**[07:54] Yu**
* That way, they're sure to recall how close*
* they were back when they were kids!*
**[08:01] Participant**
What just happened?
**[08:03] Participant**
Some of the lotus leaves sink?
**[08:05] Participant**
So we have to somehow find a path of leaves
that don't sink from here to the gate?
**[08:11] Participant**
Yeah, that's impossible.
**[08:19] Barker**
It looks too challenging, as always.
**[08:21] Barker**
After all, no one has succeeded
for the past ten years.
**[08:26] Barker**
This takes me back...
**[08:29] Barker**
A decade ago, three young sisters
found the right leaves
**[08:32] Barker**
and reached the gate
as immaculately as they started.
**[08:39] Barker**
All right! Our next challenger, step right up!
**[08:42] Yu**
Here!
**[08:46] Barker**
And you lose.
**[08:48] Barker**
Everyone's free to try
as many times as they like.
**[08:51] Barker**
Care to try again?
**[08:53] Participant**
Nah, I'd rather see the rest of the festival.
**[08:56] Participant**
I think I'm good.
**[08:57] Barker**
Is there anyone else who'll—
**[09:00] Yu**
Please...
**[09:01] Yu**
Let me go again!
**[09:09] Barker**
It's not as easy as it looks.
**[09:11] Onlooker**
Aw man, you messed up your cute face.
**[09:14] Onlooker**
Should've quit while you were ahead.
**[09:16] Onlooker**
You're so muddy that you'll slip and fall
even if you pick the right path.
**[09:21] Barker**
Who's the next challenger?
**[09:23] Yu**
Please!
**[09:40] Barker**
It's starting to rain, so let's call it a day.
**[09:43] Yu**
No... I'm not done!
**[09:46] Barker**
It's a test of a luck, not effort.
**[09:48] Barker**
Look, we'll let you take the photo!
**[09:54] Yu**
*If I had to guess, back then...*
**[09:57] Yu**
* Miwa-san used her smarts*
* to find the correct route,*
**[10:00] Yu**
* and Niko-san used her brawn*
* to carry her to the goal.*
**[10:04] Yu**
* Kazuki-san's powers of observation*
* let her follow them easily,*
**[10:08] Yu**
*and the three arrived spotless.*
**[10:12] Yu**
* They reached the goal*
* by combining their strengths,*
**[10:15] Yu**
*and I'll get there too!*
**[10:41] Barker**
G...
**[10:42] Barker**
Goal!
**[10:49] Barker**
C-Congratulations.
**[10:51] Yu**
Thanks a lot.
**[10:57] Barker**
All right, let's take that photo...
**[10:59] Yu**
No, please wait!
**[11:01] Yu**
I have to get the other three!
**[11:04] Announcer**
* Due to inclement weather, the Cherry*
* Blossom Night Festival will end early.*
**[11:10] Announcer**
* We ask everyone to stay safe*
* as you return home.*
**[11:14] Yu**
I... did it again.
**[11:17] Yu**
I only thought about myself.
**[11:26] Yu**
I'm so useless!
**[11:28] Niko**
* Who has time for a festival?*
* I have a match tomorrow!*
**[11:31] Miwa**
*Me too!*
**[11:32] Kazuki**
*I need to remain in my room.*
**[11:35] Yu**
* I forced them to come here,*
* then left them on their own...*
**[11:38] Yu**
*They probably stormed back to the hotel.*
**[11:41] Yu**
*They'll just end up apart again.*
**[11:45] Yu**
*All I wanted was for them to get along.*
**[11:48] Yu**
* But I'm a perfect stranger*
* who barged into their home.*
**[11:51] Yu**
*I'm the last person who should be meddling.*
**[12:00] Kazuki**
This is where you were?
**[12:03] Niko**
You said you'd be back in a bit,
but you're covered in muck!
**[12:06] Miwa**
Are ya sick or something?
**[12:08] Yu**
B-But why?
**[12:09] Yu**
I thought you guys would've left without me.
**[12:12] Kazuki**
How heartless do you think we are?
**[12:15] Kazuki**
You're our festival conductor.
**[12:18] Kazuki**
Now do your job and lead us to our hotel.
**[12:20] Niko**
Also, sorry.
**[12:23] Niko**
We couldn't get you an umbrella,
because they sold out.
**[12:27] Niko**
So...
**[12:31] Niko {overlap}**
Get in here.
**[12:31] Miwa {overlap}**
C'mon in.
**[12:31] Kazuki {overlap}**
You can share mine.
**[12:36] Yu**
Huh?
**[12:38] Yu**
Sorry...
**[12:39] Yu**
You were all speaking at once,
so I didn't get that.
**[12:44] Kazuki**
You heard nothing!
**[12:45] Niko**
Who asked you guys to speak over me?
**[12:47] Miwa**
You're the one who spoke over me!
**[12:49] Niko**
Say that again?
**[12:50] Kazuki**
Hush, you two!
**[12:52] Miwa**
No, you hush, Kazu-nee!
**[12:58] Kazuki**
I could get used to these
spacious hot spring baths.
**[13:00] Miwa**
Still feels weird bathing
with you two around.
**[13:05] (Flashback) Miwa**
If ya wanna share an umbrella with
him that bad, then go right ahead!
**[13:08] (Flashback) Niko**
What? As if!
**[13:10] (Flashback) Kazuki**
I certainly don't mind.
**[13:12] (Flashback) Niko**
Let's just do rock-paper-scissors!
**[13:14] (Flashback) Niko**
Whoever loses takes the new kid!
**[13:16] (Flashback) Kazuki**
Fine by me.
**[13:17] (Flashback) Miwa**
You're on!
**[13:18] Yu**
*Am I some kind of penalty?*
**[13:20] (Flashback) Niko**
Let's do this!
**[13:21] (Flashback) All**
Rock, paper, scissors!
**[13:28] Yu**
Sorry, Niko-san.
**[13:29] (Flashback) Niko**
Can it.
**[13:30] Niko**
*This is weird.*
**[13:32] Niko**
*All I'm doing is walking,*
**[13:34] Niko**
*but my heart feels like it ran a marathon.*
**[13:39] Niko**
* Was it because I wasn't used*
* to wearing a kimono?*
**[13:42] Niko**
*But it still feels weird, even now.*
**[13:48] Kazuki**
* Wh-What on earth is she doing*
* right in front of us?*
**[13:52] Niko**
*She looks way too deep in thought!*
**[13:54] Kazuki**
*Does she finally want to be a real woman?*
**[13:57] Kazuki**
*But her bust isn't as shapely as mine.*
**[14:00] Miwa**
* Her boobs are just average.*
* Mine are way bigger.*
**[14:09] Niko**
New kid...
**[14:11] Yu**
Guys!
**[14:13] Yu**
Good luck tomorrow, too.
I came here to say that.
**[14:16] Niko**
Wow, look at you.
**[14:18] Niko**
Aren't you going to take a bath?
**[14:20] Yu**
I don't have a room here.
**[14:23] Yu**
I totally forgot to get one for myself too.
**[14:26] Yu**
And now all the hotels in the area
are fully booked for the festival.
**[14:30] Yu**
I'll just go to a net café.
**[14:32] Kazuki**
*I knew he was a failure, but this?*
**[14:34] Niko**
*He's the ultimate failure.*
**[14:36] Miwa**
*Totally beyond hope.*
**[14:37] Yu**
Bye.
**[14:40] Kazuki**
Wait.
**[14:48] Yu**
I really appreciate this.
**[14:50] Kazuki**
It's just for tonight.
**[14:51] Yu**
*What am I even doing?*
**[14:54] Yu**
* I planned for them to spend*
* the night alone as sisters.*
**[14:57] Niko**
I mean, we couldn't just abandon him.
That would be a disgrace to martial arts.
**[15:02] Kazuki**
Precisely.
**[15:03] Kazuki**
A star must show charity to the common people.
**[15:06] Kazuki**
It's raining outside,
**[15:07] Kazuki**
and we cannot allow this drenched
alley cat to catch a cold.
**[15:11] Miwa**
Yessiree.
**[15:12] Miwa**
And besides, we all live together anyway!
**[15:15] Miwa**
It'd be stranger not to invite him in.
**[15:18] Niko**
That's right. We do live together.
**[15:22] Yu**
I can't thank you enough.
**[15:23] Yu**
Just think of me as dust
on the floor while I'm here.
**[15:27] Yu**
Oh, yeah. I should get a robe
before showering.
**[15:37] Yu**
S-Sorry again.
**[15:39] Yu**
I guess there's not much room
to move in here with four people.
**[15:42] Kazuki**
Uh, yeah...
**[15:44] Kazuki**
Anyway, I thought we were already wearing
all the robes provided to this room.
**[15:48] Yu**
Oh, right.
**[15:49] Yu**
And I didn't bring a change
of clothes, anyway.
**[15:51] Miwa**
You're all dumb!
**[15:53] Miwa**
Japanese hotels are better than you think.
**[15:55] Miwa**
For one, you can usually find
spare robes in a cupboard...
**[15:58] Yu**
Any luck?
**[16:00] Yu**
Oh, that tea looks tasty!
**[16:03] Niko**
Crap, can't find any.
**[16:05] Niko**
We should call the front desk...
**[16:07] Yu**
Oh, there's one!
**[16:09] Niko**
Where?
**[16:10] Yu**
It might be too high for you to see.
**[16:12] Niko**
Say what?
**[16:13] Yu**
I'll get it.
**[16:18] Yu**
Okay... There.
**[16:20] Yu**
Sorry for the fuss. I'll go shower.
**[16:23] Niko**
Uh, right.
**[16:29] Niko**
He's right! It's too cramped for four!
**[16:32] Kazuki**
I'm convinced. This is nothing like our house.
**[16:35] Miwa**
If you subtract all the furniture,
the per-person area would be...
**[16:39] Yu**
Oh, guys?
**[16:41] Yu**
You were supposed to be spending some
alone time together, so I'm really sorry.
**[16:45] Yu**
Forget I'm even here, and have a good rest.
**[16:56] All**
*How are we supposed to rest like this?*
**[17:02] All**
*Can't sleep!*
**[17:03] Niko**
*I don't get it. Why am I wide awake?*
**[17:07] Miwa**
* I'm lying down, but my pulse is*
* 1.2 times my resting heart rate!*
**[17:11] Kazuki**
* My face is flushed...*
* and I don't even have a fever.*
**[17:16] Kazuki**
*This must be...*
**[17:17] Miwa**
*Jitters over my shogi game!*
**[17:19] Niko**
*Hype for my tourney!*
**[17:21] Kazuki**
*My thrill for the stage!*
**[17:24] All**
*It all makes sense!*
**[17:29] Yu**
*Today sure had its ups and downs.*
**[17:35] Yu**
You all look way too tense!
***SIGN*** They borrowed it
***SIGN*** They borrowed it
**[17:37] (Flashback) Yu**
You should smile more!
Like when you were kids!
**[17:40] (Flashback) Niko**
What now? He won't let us go
till he takes a photo.
**[17:43] (Flashback) Yu**
That's right! Just relax...
**[17:50] (Flashback) Yu**
Ah, jeez!
**[17:55] (Flashback) Niko**
Don't be such a clown!
**[18:02] Yu**
*I took a photo that was just like the old one.*
**[18:05] Yu**
*Just like when they were closer together...*
**[18:09] Yu**
*No way!*
**[18:11] Yu**
*Why?*
**[18:13] Yu**
*I don't have the old photo!*
**[18:16] Yu**
*I thought I had it all during the festival...*
***SIGN*** I took back the photo
***SIGN*** I took back the photo
**[18:24] Yu**
* And here I thought none of them*
* wanted to claim it...*
**[18:28] Yu**
* Well, at least it went back*
* to its rightful owner.*
**[18:32] Yu**
*All's well that ends well.*
**[18:42] Miwa**
L-Look at him!
**[18:43] Niko**
He's out like a light!
**[18:45] Kazuki**
Didn't even take two minutes.
**[18:47] Niko**
Hey, what're you two doing still awake?
**[18:50] Kazuki**
When I sleep is my own business!
**[18:52] Miwa**
You're in no position to ask, anyway.
**[18:55] Niko**
Well, I was just about to go to sleep!
**[18:57] Niko**
I-It's been a while since we've been
to something as lively as that festival.
**[19:01] Niko**
It was that rush that kept me up!
**[19:03] Kazuki**
That could be it.
**[19:05] Kazuki**
Plus, that new kid is weird.
**[19:08] Kazuki**
Why would he choose a flowery kimono for you?
**[19:11] Kazuki**
But still, good for you.
**[19:13] Kazuki**
I can't speak for now,
**[19:16] Kazuki**
but you did love that stuff...
when you were a kid.
**[19:23] Niko**
Same goes for you.
**[19:25] Niko**
You always play to your fans
like you're this huge star.
**[19:29] Niko**
But today, you had fun for once.
**[19:32] Niko**
As a kid, you'd run straight
to the goldfish scooping.
**[19:36] Miwa**
But we've all grown out of that junk now.
**[19:39] Niko**
You haven't changed a bit!
**[19:42] Kazuki**
You were pretty excited picking a kimono.
**[19:44] Miwa**
What's wrong with that?
**[19:46] Miwa**
We didn't get to wear kimonos last time.
**[19:48] Niko**
You're right.
**[19:50] Kazuki**
Still...
**[19:52] Kazuki**
At least we were allowed to visit
the game stalls back then.
**[19:56] Niko**
Like the ring toss and the shooting range.
**[19:58] Miwa**
Yeah, I remember!
I used to shoot everything down.
**[20:03] Miwa**
I must've been at my physical peak back then.
**[20:06] Niko**
That shooting range?
**[20:08] Niko**
Kazuki took shots behind you to help you out.
**[20:12] Miwa**
Did she really?
**[20:14] Kazuki**
You used to cry whenever you lost.
**[20:16] Miwa**
Wait a minute. Why are we
chatting about ancient history?
**[20:20] Niko**
It's not like us.
**[20:22] Kazuki**
You're right. This is certainly pointless.
**[20:24] Kazuki**
But... we never used to talk like this.
**[20:28] Kazuki**
Every day we just do our own things,
**[20:31] Kazuki**
even though we live together.
**[20:34] Niko**
Sheesh.
**[20:36] Niko**
This is just what that
dumb pest wanted us to do.
**[20:39] Niko**
What does it even matter
if we get along or not?
**[20:43] Niko**
He's so weird.
**[20:45] Miwa**
He really is. Especially for a total stranger.
**[20:54] Yu**
*Let's go to the festival together!*
**[20:56] (Flashback) Yu**
Can you help us find
the right kimonos for them?
**[21:00] (Flashback) Yu**
You should smile more!
**[21:03] Miwa**
All just for these photos.
**[21:08] Miwa**
He's such a dummy.
**[21:25] All**
*Thank you.*
**[21:30] Announcer**
* More stunning achievements*
* for the Mikadono sisters!*
***SIGN*** Special Report
***SIGN*** On the Move in Cherry Blossom Town
***SIGN*** Mikadono Sisters' Stunning Achievements
**[21:33] Announcer**
* Kazuki-san's stage performance*
* was a huge success!*
**[21:36] Announcer**
* Niko-san and Miwa-san both*
* dominated in their tournaments!*
**[21:40] Yu**
* Even after all that goofing off the night*
* before... They really are prodigies!*
**[23:15] Niko**
Sheesh, where did that new kid go?
**[23:18] Kazuki**
We don't even have his phone number.
**[23:21] Miwa**
I know!
**[23:22] Miwa**
You should put out a missing persons
report on social media, Kazu-nee!
**[23:26] Kazuki**
That could work.
**[23:28] Kazuki**
I believe many of my followers
are here at this festival.
***SIGN*** Type New Message
**[23:32] Kazuki**
I should put down his description in my post.
**[23:36] Kazuki**
High school male, second-year.
Short, with dark red hair and eyes...
**[23:41] Niko**
You're not being specific enough!
**[23:43] Niko**
There're tons of short high school kids!
**[23:46] Miwa**
You live with him, but you can't
say any more about him than that?
**[23:50] Kazuki**
Huh? Don't make fun of me!
**[23:53] Kazuki**
The new kid's most unique trait...
is that sincere smile of his.
**[23:57] Kazuki**
Not that you two would know,
since you never saw it up close.
**[24:02] Miwa**
I know all kinds of things about the new kid!
**[24:05] Miwa**
He makes snacks and midnight
meals for me! He's nice!
**[24:10] Miwa**
You guys wouldn't know,
thanks to your strict diets.
**[24:14] Niko**
Oh, yeah? In my case...
**[24:16] Niko**
He buys protein and sports tape
exactly when I'm about to run out!
**[24:20] Niko**
He's thoughtful, and he cares a lot about me!
**[24:28] Niko**
We should find him ourselves.
**[24:30] Kazuki**
Yeah. I'm deleting the draft.
**[24:33] Miwa**
These aren't things we can just admit
in a missing persons report!
# 5 - A Father's Teachings
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX8548/dealing-with-mikadono-sisters-is-a-breeze)
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**[00:01] Yu**
* Ever since we went to the*
* cherry blossom festival,*
**[00:04] Yu**
*the sisters have been getting along better.*
**[00:07] Kazuki**
Niko, your collar's crooked.
**[00:09] Niko**
Thanks.
**[00:10] Niko**
Miwa, don't forget the handout.
**[00:12] Miwa**
Thanks, Niko-chan.
**[00:14] Teacher; overlap**
The Heian period began in 794 AD.
**[00:15] Yu**
*That's how they should be.*
**[00:17] Teacher; overlap**
Here's a mnemonic to help you remember.
**[00:17] Yu**
*Oh, yeah...*
**[00:19] (Flashback) Yu**
I'll make dinner to welcome you all back.
**[00:23] Yu**
*Right, I did make that promise.*
**[00:25] Yu**
*Guess I'll have to keep it...*
**[00:27] Yu**
*and make a huge feast!*
**[00:32] Yu**
Huh, that's odd. They're all home early.
**[00:43] Yu**
*Who's that?*
**[00:47] Yu**
Hello?
**[00:51] Mr. Mikadono**
That you, Yu-kun?
**[00:53] Yu**
*That voice... That's Mr. Mikadono!*
**[00:56] Yu**
How do you do, sir? I'm Yu Ayase!
**[00:59] Yu**
Thanks again for taking me in!
**[01:01] Mr. Mikadono**
It's truly unfortunate what happened
to your mother, Subaru-kun.
**[01:05] Yu**
It's all right.
**[01:07] Mr. Mikadono**
But there's no need to worry.
**[01:09] Yu**
Huh?
**[01:10] Mr. Mikadono**
Her talents will always live on.
As long as you grow and develop.
**[01:19] Yu**
*What's going on here?*
**[01:22] Mr. Mikadono**
Now, back to our discussion.
**[01:24] Mr. Mikadono**
Update me on your performance, Kazuki.
**[01:28] Kazuki**
My shows were packed with fans.
**[01:30] Kazuki**
I'm receiving rave reviews,
and I have an interview tomorrow.
**[01:33] Mr. Mikadono**
Niko.
**[01:34] Niko**
I won the championship, like always.
**[01:36] Niko**
I have another tournament soon,
so I won't slack off.
**[01:39] Mr. Mikadono**
Miwa.
**[01:41] Miwa**
I won the preliminary matches.
**[01:43] Miwa**
I'll go as far as I can in the title matches.
**[01:46] Mr. Mikadono**
Is that so? Keep working hard, then.
**[01:51] Yu**
M-Mr. Mikadono? Are you...
**[01:53] Mr. Mikadono**
The performance reports are over.
I need to leave.
**[01:58] Yu**
I'm actually just about to make
dinner for everyone.
**[02:00] Yu**
Would you be interested in joining us?
**[02:06] Mr. Mikadono**
A mask?
**[02:08] Yu**
Oh, that.
**[02:09] Yu**
We went to a festival last weekend.
**[02:12] Mr. Mikadono**
A festival? Whose idea was that?
**[02:15] Yu**
Mine.
**[02:16] Yu**
By a sheer stroke of luck, they all
ended up traveling to the same place.
**[02:20] Yu**
And what's more, it was the same
festival they went to as kids.
**[02:24] Mr. Mikadono**
Yu-kun.
**[02:26] Mr. Mikadono**
Why must you get in the way
of my daughters' rise to the top?
**[02:31] Yu**
But the shrine grants competitor's luck.
It was perfect for them.
**[02:35] Mr. Mikadono**
You're having them pray for luck to win?
**[02:39] Mr. Mikadono**
One makes their own luck
through persistent effort.
**[02:42] Mr. Mikadono**
That's the only way.
**[02:43] Yu**
But, I...
**[02:44] Mr. Mikadono**
I raised my daughters
to be tough and indomitable.
**[02:49] Mr. Mikadono**
Their talents would only
be wasted on the weak.
**[02:52] Mr. Mikadono**
Yu-kun, I took the liberty
of looking into your history.
**[02:58] Mr. Mikadono**
You have no achievements
worth mentioning, do you?
**[03:02] Mr. Mikadono**
You're supposed to be the son of
the gifted actress, Subaru Ayase.
**[03:07] Mr. Mikadono**
Yet here you are.
**[03:11] Mr. Mikadono**
Just an average nobody.
**[03:17] Mr. Mikadono**
Yu-kun.
**[03:18] Mr. Mikadono**
In this house,
**[03:20] Mr. Mikadono**
talentless kids are not welcome.
**[03:27] Mr. Mikadono**
Oh? What's with that look?
**[03:30] Mr. Mikadono**
I will not have you bring that
slacker mentality into this household.
**[03:35] All**
Wait!
**[03:37] Kazuki**
He may not have any
achievements recognized by anyone,
**[03:40] Kazuki**
but he does a good job here at home!
**[03:42] Niko**
Yes, he's a loser
who fails at everything, but...
**[03:45] Miwa**
He cleans, does laundry, and cooks.
**[03:46] Niko**
He's doing everything
he can to support all of us!
**[03:49] Kazuki**
Thanks to him, we're able to focus
on perfecting our talents!
**[03:55] Mr. Mikadono**
Why are you girls defending
a boy you hardly know?
**[03:59] Mr. Mikadono**
Do you need Yu-kun that much?
**[04:02] Miwa**
I-It's not that we *need* him...
**[04:04] Kazuki**
H-He's just sort of convenient to have around.
**[04:06] Niko**
H-He earns his keep,
if only just barely, so we were...
**[04:10] Mr. Mikadono**
I don't wish to disrespect
Subaru-kun's memory,
**[04:13] Mr. Mikadono**
but I find it hard to believe you girls
could be compatible with Yu-kun.
**[04:17] Kazuki**
No, you're wrong!
**[04:19] Kazuki**
W-We are compatible! With the new ki...
**[04:23] Kazuki**
No, I mean...
**[04:24] Niko**
Yeah, we mean...
**[04:27] Miwa**
With Y-Y...
**[04:30] All**
With Yu-kun!
***SIGN*** Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
***SIGN*** home.05 A Father's Teachings
**[06:13] (Flashback) Kazuki**
We're bonding very well with Yu-kun, Dad!
**[06:17] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
So you say.
**[06:18] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
However, we Mikadonos do not socialize.
**[06:21] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
You're no longer children.
**[06:23] (Flashback) Mikadono**
Do not attend any more festivals or the like.
**[06:26] (Flashback) All**
We won't.
**[06:28] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
Be sure to better your performances.
**[06:32] (Flashback) Yu**
So, um...
**[06:34] (Flashback) Yu**
Guys!
**[06:35] (Flashback) Yu**
I'm making dinner today,
and I know you'll like it when it's ready.
**[06:39] (Flashback) Niko**
Sorry, new kid, but we don't have time
to eat your food anymore.
**[06:44] Yu**
*It's been a week since then.*
**[06:46] Yu**
* We've regressed to how we were*
* when I first arrived here.*
**[06:49] Yu**
* But after meeting Mr. Mikadono,*
* I finally realized something.*
**[06:53] Yu**
* The reason why the sisters work*
* so hard to perfect their talents*
**[06:57] Yu**
* and project so much strength*
* that it intimidates others—*
**[07:00] Yu**
*it's because of their dad.*
**[07:02] Yu**
* Mr. Mikadono certainly seems to be an*
* accomplished, upstanding individual,*
**[07:06] Yu**
* but the girls looked pretty down*
* in the dumps that day.*
**[07:10] Yu**
*And they were just starting to get along, too.*
**[07:20] Vice Captain**
She's so intense.
**[07:21] Teammate**
She's staying back again?
**[07:26] Teammate**
Captain, we're taking off!
**[07:29] Vice Captain**
She'd been going home
for dinner till recently.
**[07:31] Teammate**
Yeah...
***SIGN*** Heart, Technique, Strength
**[07:38] Niko**
Guess I'll grab a bite.
**[07:46] Niko**
*This just tastes bland now.*
***SIGN*** Make Every Day Count
**[07:49] Niko**
I used to eat these every day
with no complaints.
***SIGN*** Tsukishiro Revue
**[08:01] Teacher**
Fabulous, Mikadono-san.
**[08:04] Teacher**
Let's take ten, shall we?
**[08:09] Kazuki**
* This smoothie has the perfect balance*
* of all the nutrients I need.*
**[08:14] Kazuki**
*But I don't want to drink it.*
**[08:22] Miwa**
*These snacks don't taste so good anymore.*
**[08:26] Miwa**
*Sheesh...*
**[08:29] Miwa**
* No, I don't have time to think*
* about that junk now.*
**[08:47] Miwa**
*Damn it!*
**[08:48] Kazuki**
* I thought I could simply return*
* to my old routine, but...*
**[08:51] Niko**
*Don't pop into my head!*
**[08:57] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
Why must you get in the way of my daughters?
**[09:00] Yu**
* I was fixated on all of us eating together*
* at the dinner table... as a family.*
**[09:05] Yu**
* We'd smile and talk about*
* whatever popped into our minds.*
**[09:10] Yu**
* To me, being like that TV family was my ideal,*
* which shows how mediocre my thinking is.*
**[09:17] (Flashback) Subaru**
I love this family show the most.
**[09:22] (Flashback) Subaru**
I love those parts, too.
**[09:24] Yu**
* No! I have to do whatever*
* I can for us to be a family!*
***SIGN*** Mikadono
**[09:38] (Flashback) Yu**
Have a nice day!
**[09:40] Niko**
* He's not saying "Have a nice day!"*
* to us anymore.*
**[09:44] Teammate**
Captain, you're having salad chicken again?
**[09:48] Teammate**
Don't you ever get sick of it?
**[09:50] Teammate**
Straight out of the package, too.
**[09:51] Niko**
Nutrients over flavor. That's what I'm about.
**[09:54] Niko**
Now I just need a protein bar...
**[09:58] Niko**
What the hell?
**[10:01] Teammate**
You brought a packed lunch?
**[10:02] Teammate**
And it's homemade? It looks so yummy!
**[10:19] All**
That new kid...
**[10:23] Teammate**
Captain? Captain!
**[10:27] Teammate**
Does your lunch have something you dislike?
**[10:29] Teammate**
I'll eat it for you, then!
**[10:31] Niko**
N-No, don't! I'll eat it all!
**[10:34] Teammate**
Really? Aww.
**[10:36] Teammate**
Yeah...
**[10:37] Niko**
*That lousy dumbass...*
**[10:41] Niko**
*Why do this to me?*
**[10:43] Niko**
* Forget about my stomach... My heart's*
* so full right now that I couldn't eat a bite.*
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Woke up at 4 AM
**[10:57] Yu**
*They ate every single bite!*
**[11:00] Kazuki**
New kid, come over here.
**[11:03] Yu**
Uh, sure.
**[11:05] Kazuki**
Let's establish a co-stewardship, new kid.
**[11:07] Yu**
Huh? A what ship?
**[11:10] Kazuki**
I believe you heard our dad say
**[11:12] Kazuki**
that he'll throw you out
unless you demonstrate merit.
**[11:15] Yu**
Oh, right.
**[11:18] Kazuki**
To that end, if you'll keep supporting us,
we're prepared to accept you as one of our own.
**[11:24] Kazuki**
I have a challenging audition
coming up. I'll need all your help.
**[11:28] Niko**
I also have a huge tournament coming up.
**[11:32] Miwa**
I got title matches, too.
I'll be counting on ya, new kid.
**[11:39] Yu**
You got it!
**[11:41] Yu**
I'll make you lunches every day!
Since I'm family!
**[11:45] All**
No, you're not! You're our supporter!
**[11:52] Yu**
Here. I made lunch for you.
**[11:54] Niko**
Thanks.
**[11:55] Kazuki**
Much obliged.
**[11:56] Miwa**
Owe ya one.
**[11:58] Kazuki**
We'll all be home by seven.
**[12:00] Yu**
Got it.
**[12:02] Yu**
Have a nice day!
**[12:11] Miwa**
*There's no doubt.*
**[12:12] Niko**
*Hearing him say that...*
**[12:14] Kazuki**
*...just feels right.*
**[12:17] Yu**
* This is really the best I can do,*
* but I'll give it my all!*
**[12:32] Girl**
We're rehearsing
the second act in the afternoon.
**[12:35] Girl**
Kazuki-sama, you need to prep too.
**[12:37] Kazuki**
Y-Yeah, I'll be there.
**[12:40] Kazuki**
*No... This isn't it.*
**[12:46] Niko**
First-years! You're up!
**[12:48] Teammates**
Yes'm!
**[12:49] Vice Captain**
Captain, your phone's ringing.
**[12:52] Niko**
Who'd call in the middle of practice?
***SIGN*** senpai
***SIGN*** Incoming Call
**[12:57] Niko**
H-Hello? I-It's been a while!
**[13:00] Tatsumi**
Hey, Niko. Heard you've
been killing it out there.
**[13:04] Niko**
*U-Uh, yeah! I mean, not really.*
**[13:08] Tatsumi**
Guess you're still you.
**[13:09] Tatsumi**
*I just got back from an overseas tour.*
**[13:12] Tatsumi**
* Can't wait to see how you've*
* developed in your next tourney.*
**[13:16] Niko**
Yessir!
**[13:24] Master**
Are you sure you're anticipating every move?
**[13:27] Miwa**
I resign.
**[13:30] Master**
Miwa, have you made up your mind yet?
**[13:35] Master**
You need to make a decision soon
on which path to take.
**[13:40] Miwa**
Yes, sir.
**[13:45] Kazuki**
*This is my first audition for a female role...*
**[13:49] Niko**
*I have to win my next tourney,
with* him *there...*
**[13:51] Miwa**
*Do I go for the title? Or do I...?*
**[13:55] (Flashback) Student**
Way to go, Three Royals!
**[13:56] (Flashback) Student**
We're counting on you!
**[13:58] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
Better your performances.
**[14:08] Yu**
Welcome home!
**[14:11] All**
What are you doing?
**[14:13] Yu**
I thought I'd add udon to my repertoire.
**[14:15] Yu**
It'll be made from whole wheat flour for extra nutrition but'll have lower carbs—
**[14:21] Yu**
Oww!
**[14:26] Niko**
Well, we're back early,
so we might as well eat with you.
**[14:31] Yu**
Thanks!
**[14:32] Yu**
Order up!
**[14:36] Yu**
For you, I made sardine and grated yam udon.
**[14:39] Miwa**
Thanks a ton.
**[14:41] Niko**
*I gotta know, where did he learn to cook?*
**[14:46] Niko**
*Still...*
**[14:52] Niko**
This food tastes incredibly average.
**[14:55] Kazuki**
You think so too?
**[14:56] Miwa**
That's what I noticed!
**[14:57] Miwa**
The flavor's almost *too* average
compared to how tasty it looks!
**[15:01] Kazuki**
*Yeah, it's average...*
**[15:05] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
Mediocrity is an evil.
**[15:07] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
Surpass everyone else.
**[15:09] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
That is your duty as Mikadonos.
**[15:12] Kazuki**
*It never even crossed my mind...*
**[15:15] Both**
*...that "average" could be this good.*
**[15:20] Yu**
*I'm so glad we're able to all eat together.*
**[15:25] Yu**
Kazuki-san?
**[15:26] Kazuki**
Here. Let me help you wash up.
**[15:31] Kazuki**
What are you staring at?
**[15:33] Kazuki**
I'm not doing you a favor!
**[15:35] Kazuki**
It's just, I'm trying to work on
my so-called feminine side.
**[15:39] Yu**
I don't think you need to be feminine
to wash your own dishes.
**[15:44] Kazuki**
You be quiet! Give me that!
**[15:51] Yu**
Are you feeling better
about your tough audition?
**[15:58] Kazuki**
I don't know.
**[15:59] Kazuki**
This would be my first time
performing this type of role.
**[16:02] Kazuki**
Honestly, I'm a bit...
**[16:04] Kazuki**
No, I'm really anxious.
**[16:09] Kazuki**
But the moment I came back home,
**[16:12] Kazuki**
I forgot what I was so anxious about...
at least for a moment.
**[16:18] Kazuki**
So... maybe it'll be just fine.
**[16:23] Kazuki**
It's not because of you, for the record!
**[16:25] Yu**
Yes, I get it.
**[16:27] Kazuki**
What happened to your fingers?
**[16:29] Yu**
Oh, I ended up cutting them a lot.
**[16:32] Kazuki**
I thought you were a skilled cook.
**[16:34] Yu**
I'm afraid I'm not.
**[16:35] Yu**
I even burned my hand on a pot,
forgetting it was still hot.
**[16:39] Kazuki**
Watch out!
**[16:42] Kazuki**
It didn't break?
**[16:44] Yu**
You have a lot of expensive dishes here,
so I'm using hard plasticware instead.
**[16:50] Yu**
So feel free to drop all the dishes
you like! They'll be fine!
**[16:53] Kazuki**
Don't make fun of me!
**[16:55] Kazuki**
Honestly...
**[16:57] Kazuki**
* He never gives up, though.*
* Despite being a klutz.*
**[17:06] Kazuki**
Y-You okay?
**[17:08] Yu**
My nose is bleeding...
**[17:10] Kazuki**
Hey, let me see...
**[17:29] Yu**
* There was something soft and warm*
* on my lips just now.*
**[17:33] Yu**
*Don't tell me I kissed Kazuki-san?!*
**[17:37] Yu**
S-Sorry, Kazuki-san! I'm really sorry!
**[17:40] Yu**
And I'm sorry that all I can do is say sorry!
**[17:43] Kazuki**
Stop that. Settle down, you nobody.
**[17:45] Kazuki**
That was obviously an accident,
not a real kiss.
**[17:48] Yu**
R-Right... An accident.
**[17:51] Kazuki**
Do something about that nosebleed. Take care.
**[17:55] Yu**
*She took it in stride? Kazuki-san's amazing.*
**[18:02] Yu**
*Still, I do feel sorry for her.*
**[18:04] Yu**
* Accident or not, she kissed*
* a guy with a nosebleed.*
**[18:08] Yu**
*But it looks like she's not bothered by it.*
**[18:11] Yu**
* She's probably done scenes*
* like that a lot on stage.*
**[18:16] Yu**
My first kiss tasted like blood.
**[18:24] Niko**
It looks like it'll rain today.
**[18:27] Kazuki**
Let's check the forecast.
***SIGN*** New Episodes
Every Monday!
***SIGN*** First Kiss
**[18:29] TV**
*New episodes every Monday!
Don't miss* First Kiss*!*
**[18:32] Niko**
What about the forecast?
**[18:34] Kazuki**
Check online!
**[18:45] Kazuki**
That looks appetizing, Miwa.
**[18:47] Miwa**
Ya jealous? The new kid made it for me.
***SIGN*** Soft, Moist
**[18:52] Miwa**
It's just like nibblin' on
a pair of soft, moist lips.
**[19:00] Miwa**
Y-You can have a bite if ya want!
**[19:09] Yu**
Kazuki-san?
**[19:10] Kazuki**
L-Learn to knock!
**[19:12] Yu**
Sorry. I beg your pardon.
**[19:16] Yu**
Kazuki-san, well... I want to clear the air.
**[19:20] Kazuki**
Huh? About what?
**[19:22] Yu**
You know... that kiss the other day.
**[19:25] Yu**
I'm sure you don't want one of your kisses
to be from a freeloading failure.
**[19:30] Kazuki**
I most certainly do not.
**[19:32] Yu**
So let's both just pretend it didn't happen.
**[19:36] Yu**
That's all. I'll see myself out.
**[19:43] Kazuki**
It didn't happen?
**[19:46] Kazuki**
It didn't mean anything?
**[19:49] Kazuki**
That jerk...
**[19:50] Kazuki**
He's dead!
***SIGN*** Tsukishiro Revue
**[19:53] Kazuki**
*But the new kid is right.*
***SIGN*** Heroine Audition
***SIGN*** New TV Drama
Casting Call
**[19:57] Kazuki**
*Right now, I need to focus on this.*
**[20:00] Kazuki**
*A female role... this time?*
**[20:03] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
You don't want to limit yourself to doing male
roles for a theater troupe forever, right?
**[20:07] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
A real prodigy is able to play any role.
**[20:11] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
You're the eldest Mikadono daughter.
Show them how talented you really are.
**[20:18] Kazuki**
I'm in love with you, my dear.
**[20:22] Kazuki**
No good. I was still acting the prince.
**[20:26] Kazuki**
But what can I say?
I was pretty much born this way.
**[20:29] Kazuki**
How can I act more feminine?
**[20:32] Kazuki**
*I need to study through observation.*
**[20:34] Kazuki**
*If I can replicate my onstage partner here...*
**[20:37] Actress**
Don't leave me!
**[20:39] Actress**
I love you... My sweet prince.
**[20:42] Kazuki**
*Teary eyes and a cute voice...*
**[20:46] Kazuki**
* Now I see. So this is what*
* femininity looks like.*
**[20:52] Kazuki**
I love you too.
**[21:00] Teacher**
Let's stop right there.
**[21:02] Teacher**
Mikadono-san, is something wrong?
**[21:05] Teacher**
Is it a personal matter, perhaps?
**[21:07] Kazuki**
N-No, nothing's wrong!
**[21:09] Teacher**
Really?
**[21:10] Teacher**
But please take care.
**[21:12] Teacher**
What you do in your personal life
can affect your performance.
**[21:17] Kazuki**
You're right.
**[21:24] Kazuki**
New kid.
**[21:25] Yu**
Kazuki-san, welcome back.
**[21:27] Kazuki**
My rehearsals have become a real grind.
**[21:30] Kazuki**
I'll need you to make some
stamina-boosting meals for me.
**[21:33] Yu**
You got it.
**[21:34] Kazuki**
I'm also close to running out
of the hair conditioner I use.
**[21:37] Yu**
I'll get more.
**[21:39] Yu**
*This is it! We're back to normal.*
**[21:46] Kazuki**
Also, will you be free this Sunday?
**[21:50] Yu**
I'm free Sunday and every other day.
Do you need me for something?
**[21:58] Kazuki**
New kid.
**[22:00] Kazuki**
I want to go on a date with you.
**[22:02] Yu**
Wha?
**[22:04] Kazuki**
If you're free on Sunday...
**[22:06] Kazuki**
then spend it dating me.
# 6 - This Is a Date
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX8548/dealing-with-mikadono-sisters-is-a-breeze)
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**[00:01] Kazuki**
New kid.
**[00:02] Kazuki**
I want to go on a date with you.
**[00:06] Kazuki**
If you're free on Sunday...
**[00:08] Kazuki**
then spend it dating me.
**[00:10] Yu**
K-Kazuki-san?
**[00:12] Yu**
*Why date* me *of all people?*
**[00:14] Yu**
*Wait, is it because of that kiss?*
**[00:22] Miwa**
A d-date?
**[00:24] Miwa**
Like when a male and female meet
at a prearranged time and location?
**[00:27] Niko**
Don't overanalyze! Yes, it's a date!
**[00:31] Miwa**
A *date* date?
**[00:33] Niko**
Yes, a *date* date.
**[00:37] Miwa**
Is the new kid okay with it?
**[00:40] Niko**
H-How would I know?!
**[00:42] Niko**
C'mon. Let's go back to our rooms, Miwa.
**[00:44] Yu**
Hold on. I don't know
where this is coming from.
**[00:47] Kazuki**
You want to know?
***SIGN*** Heroine Audition
***SIGN*** New TV Drama
Casting Call
**[00:49] Yu**
Is this the tough audition
you're worried about?
**[00:52] Kazuki**
Precisely.
**[00:53] Kazuki**
I've been playing male roles my whole life,
**[00:55] Kazuki**
so I'm unable to grasp the heroine's
emotions and mannerisms.
**[00:59] Kazuki**
But during rehearsal, I was told that
my personal life affects my performance.
**[01:03] Yu**
Now I get it!
**[01:04] Yu**
We're pretending to go on a date so that
you can identify better with the heroine.
**[01:08] Yu**
* Kazuki-san is already a star*
* when it comes to male roles,*
**[01:12] Yu**
*but now she's taking on new challenges.*
**[01:15] Yu**
*Prodigies are experts at staying out of ruts.*
**[01:19] Yu**
You got it. I'm all yours, if you'll have me.
**[01:22] Kazuki**
Thanks. And keep this from the other two.
**[01:24] Yu**
Sure!
**[01:25] Kazuki**
However, don't get any wrong ideas!
**[01:28] Yu**
Relax. I won't.
**[01:30] Yu**
That said... You won't be able to identify
with the heroine unless the date feels real.
**[01:35] Yu**
And to make that happen,
we'll need to add a little thrill.
**[01:40] Kazuki**
Wha?
**[01:41] Yu**
I'll take you on the most
awesome date, just for you!
***SIGN*** Saturday
**[01:52] Niko**
N-New kid.
**[01:54] Yu**
Niko-san.
**[01:56] Niko**
Are you doing anything on Sunday?
**[01:59] Yu**
Not really? I'll be providing
everyone with support, as always.
**[02:07] Niko**
*That punk lied to my face!*
**[02:10] Niko**
* And if he felt the need to lie,*
* that means he has something to hide!*
***SIGN*** Let's keep this a secret from Niko-san...
**[02:13] Niko**
*Yeah! It has to be!*
**[02:15] Niko**
*That has to be it!*
**[02:22] Miwa**
*After that...*
**[02:27] (Flashback) Yu**
I'll take you on the most awesome date!
**[02:30] (Flashback) Miwa**
Awesome?
**[02:31] (Flashback) Miwa**
How "awesome"?
**[02:33] (Flashback) Miwa**
I know too little about
these things to even picture it!
**[02:44] Yu**
* This is our first dinner*
* together in a while...*
**[02:47] Yu**
*so what's with this tension?*
**[02:49] Kazuki**
New kid.
**[02:51] Kazuki**
*I hope you're ready for tomorrow.*
**[02:54] Yu**
*For the date?*
**[02:55] Yu**
*I got it all covered!*
**[03:02] Yu**
* D-Do they have huge matches*
* coming up tomorrow or something?*
***SIGN*** Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
***SIGN*** home.06 This is a Date
**[04:46] Miwa**
I hafta see what's happening,
or else I can't concentrate on shogi.
**[04:49] Niko**
Yeah, I won't feel better if I don't watch.
***SIGN*** Miwa's Choice
***SIGN*** Niko's Choice
***SIGN*** They picked
disguises at a
nearby shop
**[04:54] Niko**
* I tried to pick out a goofy outfit*
* so I could laugh at her, but...*
**[04:59] Niko**
*It actually looks good on her.*
**[04:59] Miwa**
*It actually looks good on her.*
**[05:02] Niko**
What the hell are you staring at?
**[05:04] Miwa**
Right back at ya!
**[05:06] Niko**
* All he's doing is meeting Kazuki,*
* but he looks so excited about it.*
**[05:11] Miwa**
I can't even picture Kazu-nee
going on a date with a guy.
**[05:16] Niko**
Me neither. If anything,
*she'd* be escorting the girl.
**[05:20] Kazuki**
New kid.
**[05:21] Yu**
Kazuki-san!
**[05:35] Yu**
K-Kazuki-san?
**[05:37] Kazuki**
Yeah, did I keep you?
**[05:39] Kazuki**
Scratch that!
**[05:42] Kazuki**
S-Sorry I'm late.
**[05:48] Yu**
You look amazing, Kazuki-san!
**[05:51] Kazuki**
This is what the heroine
in the story looks like.
**[05:53] Kazuki**
I'm also practicing my makeover,
so it's two birds, one stone.
**[05:56] Kazuki**
C'mon. Let's get a move on, new kid—
**[05:59] Kazuki**
No.
**[06:01] Kazuki**
I'll... use your name this time, Yu.
**[06:07] Yu**
Sure thing! I hope you'll keep
calling me "Yu" even after today!
**[06:11] Yu**
Let's hit the aquarium first.
**[06:14] Yu**
* I have to make sure Kazuki's*
* special date plan goes without a hitch.*
**[06:19] Niko**
That twerp Kazuki dressed in her Sunday best!
**[06:23] Niko**
How'd she go from Prince Charming
to trying to look cute for the new kid?
**[06:26] Niko**
She's all in and then some!
**[06:33] Kazuki**
Watch these steps.
**[06:34] Kazuki**
Make sure you don't stumble.
**[06:40] Yu**
Hey, Kazuki-san, you're doing it wrong!
**[06:43] Kazuki**
Sorry about that! Force of habit.
**[06:47] Yu**
Here, take my hand.
**[06:54] Kazuki**
What clever creatures.
**[06:56] Yu**
Cleverer than me, at least.
**[06:58] Kazuki**
*How did I do?*
**[07:00] Kazuki**
*Was that reaction adorable enough?*
**[07:03] Kazuki**
*What do men find cute?*
**[07:05] Yu**
Kazuki-san, you should try
enjoying yourself more—
**[07:08] Staff**
All spectators in the lower seats,
please take care!
**[07:20] Kazuki**
You okay, Yu?
**[07:24] Yu**
Uh, yeah.
**[07:25] Yu**
But... you're doing it wrong again, Kazuki-san.
**[07:28] Guy**
Your girlfriend's so cool!
**[07:30] Kazuki**
I'm not cool!
**[07:31] Guy**
Whoo, gettin' hot in here!
**[07:35] Yu**
*This was supposed to be the perfect date.*
**[07:40] Niko**
* They couldn't decide who*
* should carry the shopping.*
**[07:43] Miwa**
*The waiter guessed wrong with their orders.*
**[07:46] Niko**
* She got sores on her feet*
* from wearing ladies' sandals.*
**[07:52] Miwa**
I'd say this date is cratering.
**[07:55] Niko**
Too cringe to watch.
**[07:57] Yu**
Sorry. I need a quick restroom break.
**[07:59] Kazuki**
Sure.
**[08:03] Kazuki**
*What am I doing?*
**[08:05] Kazuki**
*I've been as much of a failure as he is.*
**[08:08] (Flashback) Yu**
I'll take you on the most awesome date.
**[08:11] Kazuki**
*He was so excited to take me out, too.*
**[08:14] Kazuki**
*Is he disappointed? With me?*
**[08:17] Scout**
Hey, honey! Killer physique you got!
**[08:21] Scout**
Mind if we talk for a minute?
***SIGN*** Showbiz Production
New Talent Development
**[08:24] Kazuki**
*A talent agency? He's a scout?*
**[08:26] Kazuki**
* Shoot, if it gets out*
* that I'm dating in disguise...*
**[08:30] Kazuki**
I-I'm afraid I'm not interested—
**[08:32] Scout**
No, you *have* to be interested!
**[08:34] Scout**
You're a diamond in the rough!
**[08:35] Kazuki**
*He won't quit! Hold on...*
**[08:37] Kazuki**
*Why isn't he around when I need him?*
**[08:39] Scout**
So please, just hear me out!
**[08:41] Kazuki**
Don't—
**[08:45] Yu**
Can I help you?
**[08:47] Kazuki**
Yu...
**[08:48] Scout**
Huh? Her kid brother?
**[08:50] Yu**
We're on a date. And besides...
**[08:53] Yu**
She already knows what she wants to be.
**[08:56] Yu**
Goodbye.
**[08:57] Scout**
Huh, wait a minute?
**[08:59] Scout**
What does she wanna be?
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** He didn't
think that
far ahead.
**[09:02] Yu**
Well, she...
**[09:04] Yu**
She wants to be a performer.
**[09:05] Scout**
So she *does* wanna be in showbiz!
Then our agency's just what she needs!
**[09:09] Yu**
No! I didn't say "performer"!
**[09:11] Yu**
I said... reformer. In city government!
**[09:14] Scout**
Government? She'd be way better off as a model!
**[09:18] Scout; overlap**
Look, kid, I know you're duping me.
**[09:18] Kazuki**
*You're a failure at making excuses, too.*
**[09:20] Scout**
Just trust me. I'll make her a star!
**[09:21] Kazuki**
*Just stop talking, Yu.*
**[09:23] Yu; overlap**
You can't have her!
**[09:24] Yu; overlap**
Because, well...
**[09:27] Yu**
I wanna marry her!
**[09:30] Scout**
*This kid... He sounds like a toddler!*
**[09:33] Yu**
You don't think I'm serious, do you?
**[09:35] Kazuki**
Y-Yu...
**[09:36] Yu**
Well, I am!
**[09:37] Yu**
Me and Kazuki-san are going to be together,
all smiles, in the good times and the bad!
**[09:43] Scout**
Fine, fine, you win.
I hope you'll be very happy together.
**[09:48] Woman**
Did you hear that?
**[09:50] Guy**
Dang...
**[09:51] Guy**
He proposed to her!
**[09:53] Yu**
Sorry, Kazuki-san.
**[09:55] Yu**
You can, uh... just forget all of that.
**[10:00] Kazuki**
*There's no way I ever could.*
**[10:03] Yu**
Come on. We can't be late for our next stop.
**[10:09] Yu**
*Her hand feels extra warm.*
**[10:13] Yu**
Tell me if you're feeling fatigued, okay?
**[10:16] Kazuki**
You clod.
**[10:18] Niko**
N-Now they're hitting it off even more!
**[10:21] Miwa**
Will this be a perfect date after all?
**[10:27] Yu**
*Well, I did grab her hand without thinking.*
**[10:31] Kazuki**
*Neither of us is letting go.*
**[10:32] Woman**
Wow, they must be close.
**[10:34] Woman**
They must be two hot siblings.
**[10:36] Yu**
*People* do *see me as her kid brother!*
**[10:45] Yu**
* No. I'm dating Kazuki-san*
* to help her with her role.*
**[10:48] Yu**
*People need to see us as a romantic couple!*
**[10:51] Kazuki**
*Why am I sweating so much?*
**[10:54] Kazuki**
* Is this how a girl reacts*
* to holding hands on a date?*
**[10:59] Kazuki**
*I'm learning so much!*
**[11:01] Kazuki**
*Keep acting like my real boyfriend, Yu!*
**[11:05] Yu**
*K-Kazuki-san is ready and willing, too.*
**[11:08] Yu**
*You got it!*
**[11:16] Kazuki**
Now I see.
**[11:17] Kazuki**
This is why you were in a hurry.
**[11:19] Yu**
Yup.
**[11:20] Kazuki**
In that case, make it a romance film.
**[11:22] Yu**
Way ahead of you!
***SIGN*** A New Life,
A Grown-up Romance
***SIGN*** Love in April
**[11:23] Yu**
We're watching this!
**[11:25] Kazuki**
*I know this movie.*
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** One
Year
Ago
**[11:29] (Flashback) Senpai**
This is my last day here at the revue.
**[11:31] (Flashback) Senpai**
Thanks for everything.
**[11:32] (Flashback) Sensei**
It feels like such a shame,
**[11:34] (Flashback) Sensei**
losing our second-biggest
male-role star to female casting.
**[11:37] (Flashback) Senpai**
I'll give it my all on the other side.
**[11:41] Kazuki**
*This is the first film my senpai starred in.*
**[11:44] Kazuki**
* But I avoided seeing it because I was*
* too terrified to find out how she did.*
**[11:48] Yu**
It stars a former actor from
your troupe. Did you know?
**[11:52] Kazuki**
Well, yeah.
**[11:53] Yu**
This should give you some
pointers for your audition.
**[12:04] Senpai**
*Well, this is unexpected. What gives?*
**[12:08] Kazuki**
*Senpai hasn't broken her old acting habits.*
**[12:12] Male; overlap**
* I thought I'd thank you*
* by taking you to dinner.*
**[12:12] Kazuki**
* She had a gift for exaggerated*
* movements, a strong gaze,*
**[12:15] Senpai; overlap**
*You'd do that for me? You're so sweet.*
**[12:16] Kazuki**
*and a voice that carried for theater.*
**[12:19] Kazuki**
* When she was back in the revue,*
* she mainly played villainous men,*
**[12:23] Kazuki**
* and she made those characters*
* more appealing than any man could.*
**[12:27] Kazuki**
* She was such a powerful actor,*
* but I can't see her as a heroine here.*
**[12:37] Guy**
Wow, that sucked.
**[12:38] Woman**
Yeah, the lead girl totally fell flat.
**[12:41] Woman**
She was so uncute,
I couldn't get into the story.
**[12:45] Woman**
I thought the star was supposed
to be this talented actress.
**[12:48] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
You're a prodigy, Kazuki.
**[12:51] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
A prodigy is able to play
any role successfully.
**[12:55] Mr. Mikadono**
*A prodigy must never fail.*
**[12:59] Yu**
*I screwed up!*
**[13:02] Yu**
* S-Sure, her senpai's performance*
* wasn't all that good to begin with.*
**[13:05] Yu**
* But this only proves how challenging*
* a female role will be for Kazuki-san!*
**[13:10] Yu**
* I should've known something*
* like this would happen. I'm so stupid!*
**[13:16] Miwa**
Looks like the sucky movie
totally killed the mood.
**[13:20] Niko**
That kid...
**[13:21] Niko**
Will he ever come back from this?
**[13:31] Yu**
This is our last stop, Kazuki-san!
**[13:38] Kazuki**
Do I have to get in?
**[13:40] Yu**
Of course!
**[13:41] Kazuki**
*I'm not really in the mood for this, you know.*
**[13:47] Miwa**
They're hittin' the Ferris wheel next?
Talk about a cliché.
**[13:51] Niko**
He's trying to cheer her up
with a gorgeous aerial view?
**[13:55] Niko**
Is the new kid capable of being that smooth?
**[13:59] Guy**
Hey, you've heard?
**[14:00] Guy**
This Ferris wheel churns out
new couples like crazy.
**[14:03] Guy**
Almost any guy who asks his girl out
at the top becomes official with her.
**[14:09] Yu**
Kazuki-san.
**[14:10] Yu**
This is the last part of our date I planned.
**[14:15] Kazuki**
I-I've never heard of that superstition—
**[14:30] Kazuki**
* Yes, you said you'd planned an awesome*
* date to help me get into character...*
**[14:34] Kazuki**
*B-But this is too much, Yu!*
**[14:39] Kazuki**
*So I'm auditioning to be a heroine...*
**[14:43] Kazuki**
*I was always tall for my age, even as a kid.*
**[14:46] Kazuki**
* I liked cutting my hair above*
* the neck rather than growing it out.*
**[14:51] Kazuki**
* And I was more comfortable*
* in short pants than in skirts.*
**[14:55] Kazuki**
*I was a little different from the other girls,*
**[14:58] Kazuki**
*but I never once hated being who I was.*
**[15:01] Kazuki**
*Because I was Kazuki Mikadono.*
**[15:05] Kazuki**
*I started modeling, thanks to my height.*
**[15:08] Kazuki**
* The troupe recruited me when I was six,*
* and I debuted playing boys.*
**[15:14] Kazuki**
* That was when my talents*
* as a performer awakened.*
**[15:16] Kazuki**
* To me, I was simply doing*
* something that I loved.*
**[15:22] Kazuki**
*But...*
***SIGN*** Second Half Goal:
The Top Viewership in Tokyo!
**[15:23] Kazuki**
*Gradually, it became something
that I* had *to accomplish.*
***SIGN*** Kazuki
***SIGN*** Mikadono
***SIGN*** Leads
***SIGN*** First
***SIGN*** Production
***SIGN*** The
***SIGN*** Young
***SIGN*** Star,
***SIGN*** Kazuki
***SIGN*** Mikadono
**[15:28] (Flashback) Fan**
I can't wait for your next play, Kazuki-sama!
**[15:30] (Flashback) Fan**
You make every single play a hit, Kazuki-sama!
**[15:33] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
Kazuki, take on a female role this time.
**[15:38] Kazuki**
* At some point... I was no longer*
* allowed to fail even once.*
**[15:48] Kazuki**
*A failure... never gets a second chance.*
**[15:52] Kazuki**
*A star that doesn't shine holds no value,*
**[15:57] Kazuki**
*and neither does another failed heroine.*
**[16:03] Kazuki**
*So I can't. I can never be a heroine.*
**[16:06] Kazuki**
* Maybe I should withdraw from the audition*
* rather than risking failure.*
***SIGN*** Shake Shake Shake
***SIGN*** Shake Shake Shake
**[16:15] Kazuki**
Why on earth are you trembling?
**[16:18] Yu**
Oh, right. Don't... Don't mind me.
**[16:22] Kazuki**
Wait, are you afraid of heights?
**[16:25] Yu**
No, I'm generally fine with heights...
**[16:30] Yu**
but not see-through floors!
**[16:32] Kazuki**
You dolt. Why choose this ride, then?
**[16:35] Yu**
Because I had to!
**[16:36] Yu**
This has to be a perfect date!
***SIGN*** If he asks me out at the top,
we become a couple.
**[16:45] Kazuki**
No, wait, hold on!
**[16:46] Yu**
Listen!
**[16:51] Yu**
I want you...
**[16:52] Yu**
I want you...
**[16:53] Yu**
to be the best heroine ebber!
***SIGN*** Ebber
**[16:57] Kazuki**
"Ebber"?
**[16:59] Kazuki**
*He flubbed it!*
**[17:00] Kazuki**
Sit down before you shake the gondola.
**[17:02] Yu**
Sure.
***SIGN*** Shake Shake Shake
**[17:06] Kazuki**
* Jeez... This kid fails at each*
* and every opportunity.*
**[17:11] Kazuki**
*He fails all the time,*
**[17:12] Kazuki**
*and everyone sees him as a disappointment...*
**[17:17] Kazuki**
Ugh, this is so stupid!
**[17:19] Kazuki**
I wish I could be as unafraid
of failure as you are!
**[17:22] Yu**
It's because I've been a failure my whole life!
**[17:25] Kazuki**
You're tough.
**[17:27] Yu**
Still, Kazuki-san, there's also
value in failing at things.
**[17:32] Kazuki**
Come again?
**[17:33] Kazuki**
H-Hey!
**[17:35] Yu**
Look.
**[17:38] Kazuki**
*He captured* that *embarrassing moment?*
**[17:41] Kazuki**
*But when?*
**[17:42] Kazuki**
Are you trying to harass me?
**[17:55] Kazuki**
These are all me?
**[17:58] Yu**
Kazuki-san, you may be great
at putting on expressions.
**[18:01] Yu**
But these spontaneous expressions
are incredible, too.
**[18:05] Yu**
Sure, some people might get disappointed
or pull away if you fail.
**[18:10] Yu**
But people grow to love shortcomings, too.
**[18:22] Kazuki**
That's just an excuse for incompetence.
**[18:24] Yu**
Yeah, I do use that excuse as a crutch.
**[18:29] Yu**
But still, I hope you do well in your audition.
**[18:33] Kazuki**
Who do you think I am?
**[18:40] Niko**
They're here!
**[18:46] Both**
*What happened between them?*
**[18:52] Kazuki**
Thanks for everything, Yu.
**[18:54] Yu**
Were you able to identify with the heroine?
**[18:57] Kazuki**
I suppose.
**[18:59] Kazuki**
Lately, it feels like I've just been giving
the performances that people want to see.
**[19:04] Kazuki**
But now, I believe I'm free to perform in
the way that I as the actor think is best,
**[19:10] Kazuki**
even if I blunder along the way.
**[19:12] Kazuki**
Now that I know there are people out there
who'll like my blunders anyway.
**[19:18] Yu**
But if you do get stuck,
**[19:22] Yu**
be sure to remember our date together.
**[19:27] Kazuki**
I'm not desperate enough to rely
on you for the audition too, Yu!
**[19:34] Miwa**
Kazu-nee's bondin' with the new kid
like nobody's business.
**[19:38] Niko**
They were never like this before today.
**[19:42] Niko**
*Are they gonna keep it up at home?*
**[19:44] Niko**
*How am I supposed to react to that?*
**[19:47] Kazuki**
I'll pour all my talents into the audition.
**[19:49] Kazuki**
Even if I fail, I'll remain who I am.
**[19:52] Yu**
Nice! That's the Kazuki-san I know!
**[19:55] Kazuki**
*You really are a dolt, Yu.*
**[19:59] Kazuki**
* You're the one who changed me*
* and my perspective—*
**[20:02] Kazuki**
* you, the nobody who*
* always fails and disappoints.*
**[20:08] Kazuki**
Yu.
**[20:10] Yu**
Yes?
**[20:15] Miwa**
They're gonna kiss!
**[20:15] Niko; overlap**
Don't you dare!
**[20:17] Yu**
K-Kazuki-san? Um, you're
really close, you know.
**[20:22] Kazuki**
Yu? Do you remember that kiss?
**[20:31] Kazuki**
That was actually my first kiss.
**[20:34] Kazuki**
I can't pretend it didn't happen.
**[20:40] Yu**
Sorry I said that.
**[20:43] Both**
What did she say?!
**[20:46] Kazuki**
Anyway...
**[20:51] Kazuki**
Now I'm back to being a prince.
**[20:57] Kazuki**
I need to rehearse at the theater,
so I'm afraid our date ends here.
**[21:01] Yu**
I'll have the bath ready for you later.
**[21:09] Miwa**
She's back to the old Kazu-nee.
**[21:12] Niko**
No, she's not.
**[21:14] Niko**
There's something about her... that's changed.
**[21:20] Miwa**
Ya think so too?
**[21:23] Yu**
Sorry I'm late.
**[21:25] Yu**
I'll cook dinner to make it up to you.
**[21:28] Niko**
Sheesh, what've you been up to...
**[21:30] Miwa**
...all this time?
**[21:33] Yu**
Yeah, I was, well...
**[21:36] Miwa; overlap**
Welcome back, Yu-kun.
**[21:36] Niko**
Welcome back, Yu.
**[21:39] Miwa; echo overlap**
*Welcome back, Yu-kun...*
**[21:39] Niko; echo**
*Welcome back, Yu...*
**[21:42] Miwa; echo overlap**
*Yu-kun...*
**[21:42] Niko; echo**
*Yu...*
**[21:46] Yu**
C-Could you say that again?
**[21:48] Niko**
What? That's a perfectly normal greeting!
**[21:51] Yu**
My gosh... A normal family conversation...
**[21:55] Miwa**
Aw, man. Yu-kun's switched
to Family Mode again.
**[21:59] Niko**
Sheesh...
**[22:00] Miwa**
Gimme a break.
**[22:04] Both**
*He's supposed to be my supporter, too.*
# 7 - The True Reason Is...
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX8548/dealing-with-mikadono-sisters-is-a-breeze)
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**[00:08] Yu**
I get why Miwa-san's so relaxed,
but what about you, Kazuki-san?
**[00:12] Kazuki**
There's no refinement in cramming
last-minute on test days.
**[00:16] Miwa**
Niko-chan here has terrible grades, too.
**[00:20] Niko**
Shove it.
**[00:21] Niko**
I put all my energy into sports.
**[00:24] Yu**
Niko-san, let's compare notes.
**[00:26] Niko**
S-Sure.
**[00:28] Niko**
You guys in gen ed are also
testing up to lesson 2, right?
**[00:30] Yu**
Yup.
**[00:31] Yu**
Oh, you made a spelling mistake here.
**[00:33] Niko**
Seriously? Oh, you mean this?
**[00:36] Yu**
Good thing I was here to check.
**[00:40] Niko**
Y-You're close *and* annoying.
**[00:43] Kazuki**
*When you're in the same grade...*
**[00:45] Miwa**
*You get to have those conversations too, huh?*
**[00:48] Yu**
In English, the word "suddenly" means...
**[00:51] Niko**
Wh-What the hell?
**[00:54] Woman**
He took my handbag!
**[00:55] Miwa**
A thief!
**[00:57] Yu**
You picked the wrong day, buddy.
**[01:00] Yu**
Stop right there!
**[01:02] Thief**
Who's this kid?
**[01:04] Thief**
He's so slow.
**[01:07] Niko**
*A block?*
**[01:08] Thief**
I used to do martial arts in my day!
**[01:11] Niko**
*This dude's tough!*
**[01:14] Yu**
Niko-san!
**[01:15] Yu**
She's taking on that big guy!
**[01:17] Kazuki**
You can relax, Yu.
Don't underestimate our sister.
**[01:32] Niko**
You're an embarrassment to martial arts.
**[01:36] Man**
Th-That was so cool!
**[01:37] Man**
Isn't that Niko Mikadono, the karate master?
**[01:40] Man**
Yeah, talk about bad luck for him.
**[01:43] Woman**
Thank you so much!
**[01:45] Man**
You okay, miss?
**[01:47] Woman**
Um, yes.
**[01:48] Man**
You hurt?
**[01:49] Woman**
No, I'm fine.
**[01:52] Yu**
Niko-san!
**[01:53] Yu**
You're hurt! You're actually bleeding!
**[01:57] Yu**
I-I'll get a bandage!
**[01:59] Niko**
You're overreacting!
**[02:01] Niko**
I'm a trained fighter, you know!
**[02:03] Niko**
This is only a scratch.
**[02:05] Yu**
Don't say that.
**[02:06] Yu**
It may be a scratch, but scratches still hurt.
**[02:12] Yu**
And strong people...
**[02:14] Yu**
still get scared.
**[02:18] Niko**
You dweeb.
**[02:19] Niko**
Being fussed over isn't my style.
**[02:24] Thief**
They're getting mushy on me.
**[02:26] Thief**
Now's my chance!
**[02:27] Yu**
He's up again!
**[02:32] Thief**
Outta the way! Move it!
**[02:41] Yu**
Instant knockout?
**[02:43] Niko**
Is that...?
**[02:44] Man**
Hey, it's that boy.
**[02:46] Man**
Hayato Tatsumi from Iwayama High!
**[02:49] Man**
Iwayama? The perennial high school
national champs in karate?
**[02:53] Man**
And that's their ace and captain,
the karate prodigy Hayato Tatsumi!
**[02:59] Yu**
A k-karate prodigy?
**[03:01] Yu**
*And* he's good-looking?!
**[03:02] Kazuki**
I remember. He used to come
to our house a lot, right?
**[03:05] Miwa**
Yeah, no wonder he looks familiar.
**[03:08] Niko**
What brings you here, Tatsumi-senpai?
**[03:12] Hayato**
Hey, Niko.
**[03:14] Yu**
H-Huh? First-name basis?
**[03:16] Hayato**
Niko, I've come to get you.
***SIGN*** Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
***SIGN*** home.07 The True Reason Is...
**[04:57] Hayato**
And there you have it.
**[04:58] Hayato**
The Iwayama karate team will spend
a week practicing with Saika's team.
**[05:05] Hayato**
We're happy to be here.
**[05:06] Iwayama**
Thank you!
**[05:11] Vice Captain**
Why are *you* here, Ayase?
You're not part of our team!
**[05:14] Yu**
Yeah, but does it really matter?
**[05:17] Vice Captain**
It does!
**[05:20] Hayato**
*Niko.*
**[05:21] Hayato**
*Niko, I've come to get you.*
**[05:23] Yu**
*Wh-What did he mean by that?*
**[05:26] Yu**
That aside, Niko-san obviously
respects her senpai a lot,
**[05:30] Yu**
meaning he must be really tough to beat.
**[05:33] Vice Captain**
Yeah, but it's not just that.
**[05:35] Vice Captain**
Those two started out in the same dojo.
So outsiders shouldn't pry too much.
**[05:40] Vice Captain**
I sure wish we could, though.
**[05:42] Vice Captain**
That Hayato Tatsumi is bad news!
**[05:45] Girl**
You're so hot in person, Tatsumi-san!
***SIGN*** Iwayama
**[05:48] Girl**
Way hotter than all the dorks on our team!
**[05:51] Buzzcut**
That guy really pisses me off!
**[05:54] Niko**
Tatsumi-senpai.
**[05:57] Niko**
Let's spar, for old times' sake.
**[06:00] Hayato**
Sorry, Niko, but it wouldn't be fair
for me to fight a girl at this poi—
**[06:04] Niko**
Senpai!
**[06:05] Niko**
Please spar!
**[06:08] Hayato**
You never did take no for an answer, did you?
**[06:11] Yu**
Niko-san...
**[06:13] Buzzcut**
Captain! Pound him into the mat for us!
**[06:16] Vice Captain**
Take him down!
**[06:20] Judge**
Match!
**[06:21] Vice Captain**
Is this real?
**[06:23] Vice Captain**
Did our captain...
**[06:25] Buzzcut**
...just lose?
**[06:26] Niko**
*Senpai really is on a whole other level.*
**[06:30] Niko**
Let's go again!
**[06:31] Yu**
Stop!
**[06:32] Niko**
Yu?
**[06:33] Yu**
You can't! You're a mess!
**[06:36] Yu**
And you should take it easy on your junior!
**[06:39] Hayato**
Yeah, I thought I was.
**[06:41] Hayato**
Who are you?
**[06:44] Niko**
Lose the hostility.
**[06:46] Yu**
I can't.
**[06:48] Niko**
To me, he's my hero.
**[06:52] Niko**
When my dad took me to my first dojo,
**[06:55] Niko**
I routed all the older boys.
**[07:00] Niko**
Of course, anyone beaten by a short,
new girl would get pissed.
**[07:03] Niko**
They later tried to gang up on me.
**[07:15] Niko**
But Tatsumi-senpai showed up
to save me, just in time.
**[07:21] Niko**
Senpai had to move away
when he went to middle school.
**[07:25] Niko**
But we're able to meet during nationals.
**[07:28] Niko**
He's been my source of strength.
**[07:31] Yu**
* I've always thought of her*
* as fiercely independent,*
**[07:34] Yu**
*but Niko-san also looks up to someone.*
**[07:39] Hayato**
I was able to witness
your skills up close, Niko.
**[07:42] Hayato**
Now I'm convinced
I should take you with me.
**[07:46] Yu**
What are you talking about?
**[07:48] Hayato**
You heard what I said.
**[07:49] Hayato**
The Iwayama karate team is taking Niko.
**[07:53] Vice Captain**
Are you nuts? You're an all-boys school.
**[07:56] Hayato**
No, we switched to co-ed this year.
**[08:00] Hayato**
I've also spoken with your father, Niko.
**[08:04] Hayato**
If you want to be even stronger,
then come to me.
**[08:08] Hayato**
You're already the best martial
artist in Saika, aren't you?
**[08:11] Hayato**
What's the point of only training
with people weaker than you?
**[08:16] Vice Captain**
W-We're not weak!
**[08:18] Vice Captain**
We're one of the top schools in the nation!
**[08:20] Buzzcut**
Captain helps us train every day!
**[08:23] Hayato**
Then who among you helps Niko train?
**[08:26] Vice Captain**
Uh, um...
**[08:28] Buzzcut**
We, well...
**[08:30] Hayato**
Niko remaining here
doesn't help her in the least.
**[08:34] Vice Captain**
Captain's been carrying us this whole time?
**[08:38] Girl**
And we're just holding her back?
**[08:40] Niko**
Please don't badmouth my teammates.
**[08:43] Niko**
Coaching them is good training for me.
**[08:45] Vice Captain**
No, Captain.
**[08:48] Vice Captain**
He... Tatsumi-senpai is absolutely right.
**[08:52] Buzzcut**
This isn't fair to you at all.
**[08:55] Niko**
Guys?
**[08:56] Hayato**
See? Even you all admit it.
**[09:01] Hayato**
Let's be the best in martial
arts together, Niko.
**[09:05] Niko**
Um, well...
**[09:15] Yu**
Niko-san!
**[09:19] Niko**
You haven't gone home yet?
**[09:22] Yu**
Let's walk together.
**[09:25] Yu**
You're really amazing. I can't believe
the top karate school is recruiting you.
**[09:30] Niko**
I guess.
**[09:31] Niko**
Look, we don't have to bring that up again.
**[09:34] Yu**
Maybe not.
**[09:36] Yu**
But I kind of feel like I've been left hanging.
**[09:39] Niko**
Dude, this has nothing to do with you.
**[09:42] Yu**
But...
**[09:44] Yu**
I don't know how you feel about it.
**[09:50] Niko**
Who cares how I feel? It's an honor.
***SIGN*** Iwayama
Dorms
**[09:54] Niko**
Iwayama High is a boarding school.
**[09:57] Niko**
And they hire pros to manage
their diet and living conditions.
**[10:01] Niko**
That school's a perfect fit
for me in every single way.
**[10:05] Yu**
It sounds amazing.
**[10:07] Yu**
But... a boarding school?
**[10:11] Yu**
I see... A boarding school...
**[10:16] Niko**
*The old me would've jumped at the opportunity.*
**[10:21] Niko**
*But now...*
***SIGN*** MIKADONO
**[10:38] Niko**
Can I say something totally out of character?
**[10:43] Niko**
Yu... I...
**[10:46] Niko**
I want us... to be together.
**[10:54] Vice Captain**
Me too!
***SIGN*** MIKADONO
**[10:59] Buzzcut**
We feel the exact same way, Captain!
**[11:02] Girl**
We want us all to be together!
**[11:04] Vice Captain**
But we want you to grow your talents,
so it's best if that rat bastard—
**[11:08] Vice Captain**
I mean, if Tatsumi-senpai
takes you to his school!
**[11:12] Girl**
We'll be fine without you!
You can go without worrying about us!
**[11:18] Vice Captain**
That's all we came to tell you!
**[11:21] Buzzcut; Girl**
That's all!
**[11:25] Niko**
They came to ambush me? What are they, stupid?
**[11:30] Yu**
Niko-san.
**[11:31] Yu**
You can see how your teammates
feel the same way you do.
**[11:36] Yu**
They want to be together with you.
**[11:40] Yu**
It's incredible how people
are so devoted to you!
**[11:42] Niko**
Uh, yeah...
**[11:44] Yu**
The other two must be home already.
**[11:47] Yu**
I'll go make dinner.
**[11:59] Kazuki**
Niko.
**[12:01] Kazuki**
You're free to use my shampoo,
plus my conditioner.
**[12:05] Niko**
The ones that cost 10,000 yen a bottle?
**[12:07] Kazuki**
Indeed.
**[12:09] Niko**
* The one time I used one by mistake,*
* she totally snapped at me!*
**[12:13] Miwa**
Niko-chan.
**[12:15] Miwa**
You can have some of my sashimi.
**[12:18] Niko**
* Sh-She never shares her favorite food,*
* even under pain of torture!*
**[12:27] Niko**
That dinner was extra unnerving.
**[12:30] Niko**
Those two were almost too nice.
**[12:33] Yu**
Everyone in our school knows
about you being recruited.
**[12:39] Yu**
It looks like it's not just your teammates.
**[12:43] Yu**
Everyone wants to be with you.
**[12:54] Niko**
*Even Kazuki and Miwa?*
**[13:11] Niko**
*Yu, what do* you *feel about all this?*
**[13:16] Niko**
*All you do is ask about my feelings.*
**[13:20] Niko**
I do want us to be together.
**[13:30] Buzzcut**
Those Iwayama guys are as good as they say.
**[13:33] Vice Captain**
We're about to lose our captain.
We better toughen up.
**[13:40] Niko**
Tatsumi-senpai.
**[13:42] Niko**
About that recruitment offer...
**[13:44] Hayato**
Oh?
**[13:45] Niko**
I'm not going.
**[13:47] Hayato**
What?
**[13:48] Niko**
Senpai, I'm not going to your school!
**[13:54] Vice Captain**
Captain?
**[13:55] Buzzcut**
Do you mean it?
**[13:56] Hayato**
I won't accept this, Niko.
**[13:58] Hayato**
We offer a better environment
for karate practitioners than Saika.
**[14:01] Hayato**
I'll also be your coach.
**[14:04] Hayato**
Don't act like you're some unambitious nobody.
**[14:07] Hayato**
You and I will perfect
ourselves in martial arts.
**[14:11] Niko**
I know, but...
**[14:13] Niko**
That can't be the only choice in front of me.
**[14:20] Hayato**
This isn't the Niko I know.
**[14:22] Hayato**
What's making you so reluctant?
**[14:25] Niko**
It's because...
**[14:32] Niko**
Um, I mean...
**[14:36] Hayato**
Anyway, come to our school
once this joint practice wraps up.
**[14:41] Hayato**
You won't prioritize your talent?
**[14:44] Hayato**
I thought you were more
than just a normal girl.
**[14:48] Niko**
But... I'm...
***SIGN*** Clatter Clatter Clatter
**[14:58] Niko**
What the...?
**[14:59] Yu**
I heard everything you told him, Niko-san.
**[15:02] Niko**
Y-Yu?
**[15:03] Vice Captain**
You were in there the whole time?
**[15:05] Buzzcut**
Freaky!
**[15:07] Yu**
I've made up my mind as well.
**[15:09] Yu**
According to your logic, Tatsumi-senpai,
Niko-san can stay at this school
**[15:13] Yu**
if she's with someone whose skills
are superior enough for you.
**[15:19] Yu**
Do I have that right?
**[15:22] Hayato**
I guess.
**[15:23] Hayato**
But there's no one that strong at Saika—
***SIGN*** Challenge
**[15:27] Hayato**
Huh? What's this?
**[15:29] Yu**
I'm going to defeat you!
**[15:31] Yu**
That'll mean I'm stronger than you!
**[15:33] Hayato**
Defeat me? Why?
**[15:37] Yu**
I also want to be together with Niko-san!
**[15:41] Yu**
And to do that, I'll win, no matter what!
**[15:46] Niko**
Yu...
**[15:48] Vice Captain**
Ayase...
**[15:50] All**
*Wait.*
***SIGN*** Challenge
**[15:52] All**
* There's no way this guy*
* can beat Tatsumi-senpai.*
**[15:56] Teammate**
Tatsumi-senpai is the top karate
practitioner in the nation.
**[15:58] Teammate**
He won three individual titles in a row.
**[16:00] Teammate**
And look at the size difference.
**[16:02] Vice Captain**
Hold on! This kid is the son
of *the* Subaru Ayase!
**[16:06] Buzzcut**
Th-That's right!
**[16:07] Girl**
He might have a chance after training!
**[16:09] Hayato**
Oh? The star actress who did her
own action stunts is his mother?
**[16:14] Hayato**
Saika Academy really does attract prodigies.
**[16:17] Hayato**
This kid's amazing.
**[16:18] Niko**
Uh, yeah...
**[16:20] Hayato**
But sorry, Ayase-kun.
***SIGN*** Challenge
**[16:24] Hayato**
By any measure, Niko is meant to be with me.
**[16:29] Niko**
S-Senpai?
**[16:31] Niko**
Yu, I appreciate the thought,
**[16:34] Niko**
but it's impossible for you
to beat Tatsumi-sen—
**[16:36] Yu**
I'll win!
**[16:38] Yu**
I'm the one who'll be with you, Niko-san!
**[16:40] Vice Captain**
Well said, Ayase!
**[16:45] Hayato**
Niko?
**[16:46] Yu**
Niko-san!
**[16:47] Niko**
Huh? What? Wait a minute!
**[16:51] Niko**
No one's stopping you.
***SIGN*** Challenge
**[16:55] Hayato**
I'll accept.
**[16:57] Hayato**
Running from you would
make me look bad, anyway.
**[17:00] Hayato**
We'll have a match on the
last day of joint practice.
**[17:03] Hayato**
However...
**[17:04] Hayato**
If you lose, Niko's mine.
**[17:07] Yu**
Yessir!
**[17:11] Niko**
"Yessir," my ass!
**[17:13] Niko**
Why'd you have to make that stupid promise?
**[17:15] Yu**
Well, I did. So please coach me, Niko-san.
**[17:19] Niko**
Of course I will!
**[17:20] Niko**
My very future's riding on you now.
**[17:23] Niko**
You need to get better by match day!
**[17:27] Yu**
Yes'm!
**[17:28] Niko**
First, some light sparring.
**[17:30] Niko**
Start stepping so you can move fast.
**[17:32] Yu**
Got it!
***SIGN*** stomp
***SIGN*** hop
***SIGN*** stomp
***SIGN*** hop
***SIGN*** stomp
***SIGN*** hop
***SIGN*** stomp
***SIGN*** hop
***SIGN*** stomp
**[17:35] Niko**
*What a creepy rhythm.*
***SIGN*** tap
***SIGN*** hop
***SIGN*** stomp
***SIGN*** hop
***SIGN*** stomp
***SIGN*** stomp
***SIGN*** hop
***SIGN*** stomp
***SIGN*** hop hop
***SIGN*** tap
***SIGN*** hop hop
**[17:37] Niko**
Sure, go with that.
**[17:39] Niko**
Tatsumi-senpai's greatest weapon
is the long reach of his kicks.
**[17:42] Niko**
You can't win if you don't get in close.
**[17:45] Yu**
Get in close...
**[17:47] Yu**
Like this?
**[17:48] Niko**
Yikes!
**[17:51] Niko**
H-He'll counter with a punch, so watch out!
**[17:55] Yu**
Right...
**[17:56] Niko**
You're such a dumbass.
**[17:59] Niko**
You're like an ant taking on an elephant.
**[18:02] Niko**
Here, ice it.
**[18:04] Yu**
Thanks.
**[18:06] Yu**
But yeah, compared to a prodigy like your
senpai, a mediocrity like me is nothing.
**[18:12] Yu**
Still... I won't let the difference in skill
between us stop me from trying.
**[18:19] Yu**
Yes, I said what I said that time
in the heat of the moment.
**[18:24] Yu**
But I do want to be together.
**[18:28] Niko**
U-Uh... Yu?
**[18:30] Yu**
With you and your sisters.
**[18:34] Niko**
You sure act entitled for a freeloader.
**[18:38] Yu**
Yes, I know I'm presuming a lot
when I say that.
**[18:41] Yu**
But...
**[18:49] Yu**
I've grown to like seeing you three off
from home every morning.
**[18:57] Niko**
Oh...
**[18:59] Yu**
There, I've gotten everything off my chest.
**[19:02] Yu**
It's now your turn to tell me everything.
**[19:05] Niko**
Huh?
**[19:06] Niko**
What?
**[19:07] Yu**
You have to tell me why you're turning down
a sweet recruitment offer just to stay here!
***SIGN*** Lurch Lurch Lurch Lurch Lurch Lurch Lurch Lurch Lurch Lurch Lurch Lurch Lurch Lurch Lurch Lurch
**[19:12] Yu**
I'm putting my very body on the line for you!
**[19:14] Niko**
Th-This was all your idea!
**[19:18] Yu**
I'm fighting him for you, Niko-san!
**[19:22] Yu**
So tell me.
**[19:26] Niko**
I-It's gonna sound really stupid.
**[19:29] Yu**
If it's why you want to stay at home,
**[19:32] Yu**
no reason could possibly be stupid.
**[19:36] Niko**
I wanna be with my teammates.
That's part of it, but...
**[19:41] Niko**
I also don't wanna leave home because...
**[19:44] Niko**
Because...
**[19:48] Niko**
I've grown to like your "Have a nice day"s too!
**[19:53] Yu**
N-Niko-san?
**[19:56] Niko**
Plus, Kazuki and Miwa
work their butts off every day!
**[19:59] Niko**
Seeing them work hard motivates me too.
**[20:03] Niko**
There, you happy? I'm not gonna say it again!
**[20:06] Yu**
Oh, uh, we're good.
**[20:11] Yu**
Kazuki-san! Miwa-san! You heard that too?
**[20:14] Kazuki**
W-Well, no.
**[20:15] Miwa**
We just got here.
**[20:17] Niko**
*It's obvious you were there the whole time!*
**[20:21] Kazuki**
It appears that you two have a tough
match ahead. I'll lend a hand as well.
**[20:25] Miwa**
I-I'll be rooting for ya!
**[20:27] Niko**
Huh? Uh, thanks.
**[20:32] Yu**
Thanks! I'll give it my all!
**[22:06] Niko**
C'mon, Yu! You're throwing
a thousand kicks next!
**[22:10] Yu**
Coming...
**[22:12] Niko**
You've only got five days till the match!
**[22:14] Niko**
We're whipping you into shape!
**[22:16] Yu**
* How does she still have this much*
* energy after we ran 10 kilometers?*
***SIGN*** Gasp
***SIGN*** Gasp
***SIGN*** Gasp
**[22:19] Yu**
*Man, prodigies are unbelievable.*
***SIGN*** Gasp
***SIGN*** Gasp
**[22:23] Niko**
Yu, if you give up now,
you're never gonna win.
**[22:27] Yu**
It'll be fine, Niko-san.
**[22:31] Yu**
I've already got us covered.
**[22:34] Yu**
*My challenge to Mr. Hayato Tatsumi:*
**[22:37] Yu**
* I wish to settle things*
* with you by karate match.*
**[22:39] Yu**
* If I win, please give up*
* on recruiting Niko-san.*
**[22:43] Yu**
*P.S. You are also forbidden from
using your dominant hand or foot.*
**[22:47] Yu**
*Sincerely, Yu Ayase.*
**[22:48] Teammate**
He's banning the use
of your right hand and foot?
**[22:51] Teammate**
That shrimp!
**[22:53] Teammate**
He's playing foul.
**[22:55] Hayato**
I'll never let a scheming rat
like him have Niko!
***SIGN*** He still doesn't know
that Yu is a failure.
**[23:01] Niko**
Is the word "pride" even in your dictionary?
***SIGN*** Heh
**[23:04] Yu**
I already flushed my pride
down the toilet long ago.
**[23:07] Niko**
Well, there's no taking back your words now.
**[23:10] Niko**
Now that we know he'll be fighting one-handed,
it narrows down what we need to train for.
**[23:15] Niko**
You're practicing right-side blocks,
kicks, and punches till dark!
**[23:20] Yu**
Sure thing!
**[23:21] Yu**
I won't let him have you, Niko-san!
**[23:23] Niko**
What?!
**[23:24] Niko**
I-I don't belong to you in the first place!
**[23:28] Yu**
Sorry.
**[23:29] Yu**
Then... I won't let you go, Niko-san!
**[23:32] Niko**
Th-That's the exact same thing!
**[23:35] Yu**
I swear I'll protect you!
**[23:36] Niko**
Jeez, just stop!
# 8 - You Will Win No Matter What
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX8548/dealing-with-mikadono-sisters-is-a-breeze)
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**[00:01] Yu**
I-I'm home.
**[00:11] Kazuki**
Welcome back, Yu.
**[00:13] Miwa**
Yu-kun, good goin' today.
**[00:17] Niko**
Wha?
**[00:18] Niko**
What in the actual hell are you wearing?!
**[00:21] Kazuki**
I believe we said we'd support him.
**[00:24] Miwa**
So we decided to dress in aprons just like him!
**[00:26] Niko**
Say what?
**[00:27] Yu**
How nice of you!
**[00:29] Yu**
You were so bad at housework
before I came here, too!
**[00:38] Kazuki**
I'm afraid... dinner will
take longer than usual.
**[00:42] Miwa**
Y-You can take a shower if ya want.
**[00:45] Niko**
Why're you so committed to making
*this* home-cooked disaster?
**[00:48] Kazuki**
Hah!
**[00:49] Kazuki**
I'd never stoop to serving
takeout or instant meals!
**[00:52] Miwa**
Me neither! Me neither!
**[00:54] Yu**
*You two made this for me?*
**[00:59] Yu**
*This tastes amazing!*
**[01:04] Niko**
Hold on...
**[01:05] Niko**
Did you just assume
everything would go your way?
***SIGN*** Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
***SIGN*** home.08 You Will Win No Matter What
**[02:44] Niko**
Now they're sulking.
**[02:46] Yu**
Um...
**[02:47] Yu**
Kazuki-san, Miwa-san.
**[02:49] Yu**
If you want, I'll teach you how to cook.
**[02:53] Kazuki**
You presume to teach me?
**[02:55] Miwa**
Stay in your lane.
**[02:56] Yu**
But I don't want all your effort
to go to waste. Right, Niko-san?
**[03:01] Niko**
Huh? Y-Yeah, sure.
**[03:04] Niko**
I probably won't get another
opportunity to taste their cooking.
**[03:08] Yu**
Even Niko-san is excited!
**[03:10] Niko**
I didn't put it that way!
**[03:16] Kazuki**
We boil it for three minutes?
**[03:18] Yu**
Yup.
**[03:19] Yu**
If you memorize the recipe,
there'll be less room for mistakes.
**[03:24] Yu**
Way to go, Kazuki-san! After learning all
those scripts, you're a pro at memorizing!
**[03:28] Kazuki**
O-Of course I am.
**[03:31] Yu**
Miwa-san.
**[03:32] Yu**
It's easier to peel if you move
the vegetable against the knife blade.
**[03:38] Miwa**
Yes, sir.
**[03:44] Miwa**
Sheesh, I only say "sir" to my shogi master!
**[03:48] Yu**
You're extra polite with your master?
**[03:50] Miwa**
I'd never speak casually to him!
**[03:55] Yu**
* Even prodigies work hard*
* at things they're not good at.*
**[04:02] Yu**
*I can't give up either!*
***SIGN*** Pad Krapow with Ground Chicken and Multigrain Rice
**[04:08] All**
It's done!
**[04:11] Niko**
*My favorite dish...*
**[04:14] Niko**
*Did those two really try making this for me?*
**[04:19] Niko**
* Too bad the first attempt*
* was burned beyond recognition.*
**[04:22] Kazuki**
Here.
**[04:24] Kazuki**
Eat up before it gets cold.
**[04:32] Niko**
This is good!
**[04:35] Yu**
Thanks for the meal.
**[04:39] Yu**
Huh?
**[04:41] Yu**
Uh...
**[04:43] Yu**
S-Sorry!
**[04:45] Yu**
*My arm's given out from too much training.*
**[04:49] Miwa**
You're such a klutz. Here.
**[04:54] Yu**
M-Miwa-san?
**[04:55] Miwa**
Here! Go on!
**[05:02] Yu**
This tastes great!
**[05:10] Kazuki**
Yu.
**[05:16] Kazuki**
Here.
**[05:20] Yu**
Y-You too, Kazuki-san?
**[05:27] Yu**
Thank you.
**[05:31] Kazuki**
*We're usually the ones...*
**[05:33] Miwa**
*...who have things given to us.*
**[05:36] Kazuki**
*But being the giver...*
**[05:38] Miwa**
*...feels kinda nice.*
***SIGN*** They've Awakened to Something
**[05:42] Niko**
*I-I've never seen them like this before!*
**[05:46] Yu**
*I'm flattered, but this is a bit embarrassing.*
***SIGN*** Three Days Until The Match
**[05:52] Kazuki**
Good work today.
**[05:54] Kazuki**
Yu. Here's a towel.
**[05:57] Miwa**
Workin' hard, Yu-kun?
**[05:59] Miwa**
Here are some lemon slices
in honey for your fatigue.
**[06:02] Yu**
Thanks a lot, Kazuki-san, Miwa-san.
**[06:06] Niko**
*They're still going at it.*
**[06:06] Kazuki overlap**
You're pretty stiff here.
**[06:08] Miwa overlap**
Open wide!
**[06:08] Niki**
*I'm losing my mind.*
**[06:10] Niko**
Yu!
**[06:12] Niko**
It's getting real late.
We should call it a day.
**[06:15] Yu**
No, Niko-san. I can keep going!
**[06:19] Niko**
Oh, in that case, I'll join you a while longer.
***SIGN*** Two Days Until the Match
**[06:30] Hayato**
*Niko.*
**[06:31] Hayato**
*I hope you grow stronger the next time we meet.*
**[06:35] (Flashback) Niko**
Of course I will, Tatsumi-senpai.
**[06:38] (Flashback) Niko**
Being strong is everything to me.
**[06:41] (Flashback) Niko**
Senpai, I'm not going to your school!
**[06:50] Niko**
Hi, Senpai.
**[06:53] Hayato**
Niko, you...
**[06:56] Hayato**
You've become weak.
**[06:58] Niko**
S-Sorry. I promise to train more.
**[07:01] Hayato**
It's not that.
**[07:02] Hayato**
It's not about karate.
I'm talking about your spirit.
**[07:06] Hayato**
You're relying on someone else's
strength to make a choice.
**[07:09] Hayato**
It's pathetic.
**[07:12] Hayato**
You're not this weak, Niko.
**[07:21] Hayato**
In two days,
**[07:23] Hayato**
I'll defeat Ayase-kun and beat you
back into shape at my school.
**[07:36] Niko**
I see you're actually punching harder.
**[07:39] Yu**
Thanks!
**[07:42] (Flashback) Hayato**
You're relying on someone else's strength.
**[07:44] (Flashback) Hayato**
It's pathetic.
**[07:48] Niko**
Sorry, Yu.
**[07:51] Niko**
You're going through all this grief
because I said something out of character.
**[07:56] Yu**
Out of character?
**[07:57] Niko**
Yeah.
**[07:59] Niko**
I'm the one who's supposed to be stronger.
**[08:03] (Flashback) Hayato**
Niko! Let's be the best
in martial arts together.
**[08:08] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
Focus only on being strong, Niko.
**[08:12] Niko**
* People have always wanted me to be strong,*
* because strength is my talent.*
**[08:18] (Flashback) Buzzcut**
We're counting on you, Captain!
**[08:20] (Flashback) Ponytail**
We know you can do it, Captain!
**[08:23] Niko**
* Everyone sees me as someone*
* they can pin their hopes on.*
**[08:28] Niko**
*Yes, I do want to be strong.*
**[08:32] Niko**
*But... That's not all that I am.*
**[08:38] Niko**
*I do get scared taking on huge guys.*
**[08:41] Niko**
*I do get tempted by cute stuff.*
**[08:44] Hayato**
*You're not this weak, Niko.*
**[08:47] Mr. Mikadono**
*You don't need to be feminine.*
**[08:49] Mr. Mikadono**
*You're far too strong for that.*
**[08:52] Niko**
*So I ended up...*
**[08:55] Niko**
* being someone too indecisive*
* to go either way.*
**[08:59] Niko**
* "Niko Mikadono isn't feminine.*
* That's not the real me."*
**[09:04] Niko**
*That's what I always told myself.*
**[09:09] Niko**
Sorry for getting you mixed up in this, Yu.
**[09:12] Yu**
No, I was the one who
challenged Tatsumi-senpai.
**[09:17] Yu**
But putting that aside...
**[09:20] Yu**
You're "out of character"
far more often than you realize.
**[09:27] Niko**
D-Dumbass!
**[09:30] Niko**
You know that's not true.
**[09:31] Yu**
Is that what you think?
**[09:34] Yu**
When I first met you,
**[09:36] Yu**
I thought you were a real live monster.
**[09:41] Yu**
But you turned out to be prim and proper.
**[09:43] Yu**
And you were curious about beauty and fashion.
**[09:57] Niko**
Cut that out now!
**[09:59] Niko**
I never asked you to watch me like a hawk!
**[10:02] Yu**
Sorry, those things just caught my eye.
**[10:04] Yu**
You're so strong, so it was
like seeing a new side of you.
**[10:09] Niko**
*A new side... of me?*
**[10:13] Niko**
That's the last thing I'd want you to see.
**[10:16] Niko**
It'd be too weird.
**[10:18] Yu**
I never thought it was weird. Not even once.
**[10:23] Yu**
*All* your sides contribute
to making you what you are.
**[10:27] Yu**
There's no wrong or right side to you.
**[10:30] Yu**
Right?
**[10:32] Yu**
You're strong but sometimes vulnerable.
That's the real Niko-san.
**[10:40] Niko**
You jackass!
**[10:46] Niko**
You're...
**[10:49] Niko**
You're the only one...
who would say that about me.
**[10:56] Niko**
I wanna make my own choices
about my own life.
**[11:00] Niko**
At the same time, I want you to help me, too.
**[11:04] Niko**
Honestly...
**[11:06] Niko**
I'm so indecisive.
**[11:13] Yu**
You got it, Niko-san!
**[11:16] Yu**
If that's what you want...
**[11:20] Yu**
Then the two of us will fight him.
**[11:27] Niko**
W-We can't, Yu! That's completely unfair!
**[11:32] Yu**
Leave everything to me.
***SIGN*** Rehearsal in Progress
**[11:35] Actor**
What's wrong with Kazuki-sama?
**[11:38] Actor**
She's unusually nervous, but why?
**[11:42] Kazuki**
*Niko...*
**[11:47] Commentator**
Is it just me, or is Mikadono
rushing her match?
**[11:51] Miwa**
*Yu-kun...*
**[11:53] Miwa**
*Once this is over...*
**[11:54] Kazuki**
*I'm going straight to your match!*
**[11:54] Miwa**
*I'm going straight to your match!*
***SIGN*** Good luck!
***SIGN*** Go get him!
***SIGN*** Mikadono-san!
**[12:02] Hayato**
What's the meaning of this, Niko?
**[12:05] Vice Captain**
Why is Captain Mikadono
standing beside Ayase?
**[12:08] Buzzcut**
I thought he was supposed
to fight Tatsumi-senpai alone.
**[12:12] Hayato**
What? You want another handicap, Ayase-kun?
**[12:15] Yu**
That's right!
**[12:17] Yu**
We want two matches, Tatsumi-senpai.
**[12:21] Yu**
You want Niko-san to come to your
school to become stronger, correct?
**[12:26] Hayato**
Yeah.
**[12:27] Yu**
But if Niko-san wins against you,
then you don't need to recruit her.
**[12:30] Yu**
Therefore, she gets to stay
if either of us beat you!
**[12:36] Vice Captain**
*He's cheap.*
**[12:37] Buzzcut**
*Way too underhanded.*
**[12:41] Hayato**
Fine.
**[12:43] Hayato**
Niko, I'll take you on too.
**[12:46] Yu**
Thank you very much!
***SIGN*** Recording
**[12:48] Yu**
Good, got that on tape.
**[12:51] Student A**
That kid...
**[12:53] Student B**
He made it a two-on-one fight after
banning his opponent's right hand and foot?
**[12:57] Student A**
He's so crooked.
**[12:59] Niko**
Hey, you're turning into the villain.
**[13:02] Yu**
A villain? Fine by me.
**[13:06] Yu**
This is all part of my plan
to protect you, Niko-san.
**[13:11] Niko**
All you do is take cheap shots.
**[13:12] Yu**
Tatsumi-senpai is the top athlete
in high school karate.
**[13:16] Yu**
I'll go first and hurt him enough
to give you an advantage.
**[13:21] Niko**
But that just means
you're the sacrificial lamb.
**[13:26] Yu**
That way, you'll win
no matter what, Niko-san!
**[13:29] Judge**
Starting the first match.
**[13:31] Yu**
Coming!
**[13:45] Vice Captain**
C-Captain?
**[13:50] Niko**
Don't be scared!
**[13:54] Crowd**
What gives?
**[13:55] Crowd**
What's keeping him?
**[13:57] Niko**
Are you leaving or not?
**[13:59] Yu**
Sorry. I thought you were going
to say one more thing.
**[14:03] Niko**
That was it!
**[14:06] Niko**
Now get out there!
**[14:10] Niko**
And good luck.
**[14:12] Yu**
Thanks!
**[14:18] Hayato**
I swear I will take Niko with me, you rat.
**[14:22] Yu**
Call me whatever you want.
**[14:25] Yu**
I'll show you the fruits
of training for a whole week
**[14:28] Yu**
with Niko-san!
**[14:30] Judge**
Begin!
**[14:35] Vice Captain**
Yeah...
**[14:36] Buzzcut**
I don't know what I expected.
**[14:37] Ponytail**
He only trained for a week, after all.
**[14:40] Yu**
Sorry, Niko-san, for losing so horribly.
**[14:43] Niko**
You definitely made the
right choice bringing me too.
**[14:48] Niko**
* For what it's worth, he did*
* do his best for that one week.*
**[14:53] Niko**
Fine. I'll get us out of this mess.
**[14:56] Yu**
Thanks.
**[14:59] Niko**
*Not that I can talk.*
**[15:02] Niko**
* It was only a week ago that Senpai*
* completely trounced me, too.*
**[15:07] Niko**
*If I lose to him again this time...*
**[15:18] Yu**
Niko-san.
**[15:20] Yu**
I'll see you later!
**[15:42] Judge**
We will now hold the match between
Hayato Tatsumi and Niko Mikadono!
**[15:47] Judge**
Begin!
**[15:52] Vice Captain**
Captain Mikadono lands the first hit!
**[15:54] Buzzcut**
She's fast!
**[15:56] Niko**
* His greatest advantage*
* is the long reach of his kicks.*
**[16:00] Niko**
*I have to keep getting close and pound him!*
**[16:07] Vice Captain**
Look!
**[16:08] Vice Captain**
Tatsumi-senpai's completely on the defensive!
**[16:10] Vice Captain**
No boy can match Captain's speed!
**[16:13] Buzzcut**
She may be short,
**[16:14] Buzzcut**
but she combines speed and precision
with conventional karate techniques.
**[16:17] Buzzcut**
That's why we call her
the Thunderbolt of Saika!
**[16:20] Vice Captain**
Who calls her that?
**[16:23] Niko**
*What's going on?*
**[16:24] Niko**
*Why isn't he trying to attack me?*
**[16:27] Niko**
*Instead, he's blocking all my hits.*
**[16:31] Niko**
* It's like he's telling me he knows*
* every move I'll hit him with.*
**[16:38] Vice Captain**
Captain Mikadono!
**[16:39] Ponytail**
A middle punch!
**[16:40] Buzzcut**
Tatsumi-senpai scores a point!
**[16:44] Hayato**
* Niko. I've watched you fight*
* ever since we were kids.*
**[16:49] Hayato**
*Yes, your speed is overwhelming,*
**[16:52] Hayato**
* and your style of karate is dazzling—*
* a textbook example of how to fight.*
**[16:57] Hayato**
* But that is why I know your offensive*
* patterns like the back of my hand.*
**[17:03] Teammate**
Get him!
**[17:04] Teammate**
Captain!
**[17:05] Niko**
I'm still in it!
**[17:06] Hayato**
*You never think to stray from convention.*
**[17:14] All**
Captain!
**[17:17] Hayato**
Niko, you really are honest to a fault.
**[17:28] Judge**
Middle punch! One point!
**[17:30] Ponytail**
If he scores one more point,
our captain loses!
**[17:33] Vice Captain**
There's nothing she can do.
**[17:35] Buzzcut**
Is Tatsumi-senpai really this tough to beat?
**[17:38] Niko**
*My karate's useless against him.*
**[17:42] Hayato**
Niko.
**[17:44] Hayato**
Surely this is enough. Just come with me.
**[17:47] Hayato**
I can't stand seeing you this weak.
**[17:53] Niko**
*Senpai's right.*
**[17:56] Niko**
*I can't look like this much of a loser.*
**[18:00] Niko**
* If I want to be strong, I have no choice*
* but to go to Senpai's...*
**[18:05] Yu**
Niko-san!
**[18:07] Yu**
All together, guys!
**[18:10] Yu**
Niko-san!
***SIGN*** Must Win
***SIGN*** Hold Your Head High
***SIGN*** Hold Your Head High
**[18:11] Yu**
Don't give up!
**[18:14] Vice Captain**
Why're you making us do this?
**[18:16] Yu**
Do you want Niko-san to lose?
**[18:18] Buzzcut**
This'll help her win?
**[18:20] Yu**
Niko-san, you got this!
**[18:22] Niko**
*Damn it, Yu! You're embarrassing both of us!*
**[18:23] Yu overlap**
Let's go, Niko-san!
**[18:26] Yu overlap**
Go get him!
**[18:27] Niko**
*Actually...*
***SIGN*** Gasp Gasp
***SIGN*** Tremble
***SIGN*** Hop Hop
**[18:29] Niko**
* He was always this weird*
* during our training sessions.*
**[18:36] Niko**
* It's not like me to laugh*
* during a match, either.*
**[18:39] (Flashback) Yu**
You're strong but sometimes vulnerable.
That's the real Niko-san.
**[18:47] Niko**
*He's right.*
**[18:50] Niko**
*My real self...*
**[18:53] Niko**
*isn't just one side or the other!*
**[18:56] Hayato**
*Did something just change about her?*
**[19:04] Hayato**
*From the right?*
**[19:06] Hayato**
*You're so easy to read—*
**[19:10] Vice Captain**
An upper kick?
**[19:12] Buzzcut**
Captain!
**[19:13] Hayato**
*A feint? From Niko?!*
**[19:17] Hayato**
*This time...*
**[19:19] Hayato**
*she's going for a straight torso jab!*
**[19:21] Hayato**
*A straightforward hit I can block!*
**[19:28] Both**
A backhanded blow!
**[19:30] Hayato**
Niko?
**[19:33] Yu**
What a power move!
That's the Niko-san we know!
**[19:36] Vice Captain**
No, it's not!
**[19:38] Vice Captain**
I've never seen her do those
tricky moves before in a match!
**[19:42] Vice Captain**
She's so conventional,
she practically wrote the textbook.
**[19:45] Buzzcut**
She used to obsess over
sticking to form during matches.
**[19:50] Yu**
*Niko-san...*
**[19:52] Yu**
*You're smiling.*
**[19:55] Judge**
Captain Mikadono, two points!
**[19:58] Hayato**
*I can't tell what she'll do next.*
**[20:00] Hayato**
*She's definitely changed.*
**[20:06] Kazuki**
*Niko...*
**[20:07] Miwa**
*Niko-chan!*
**[20:11] Hayato**
What's going on, Niko?
**[20:13] Hayato**
This isn't like you at all!
**[20:16] Niko**
This isn't like the me you know?
**[20:27] Niko**
Well, this side of me is me, too!
**[20:45] Judge**
Full points!
**[20:47] Judge**
Winner, Captain Mikadono!
**[20:50] Buzzcut**
A-An upper kick!
**[20:52] Vice Captain**
Captain Mikadono won!
**[20:55] Vice Captain**
She was one hit away from losing!
***SIGN*** Fight!
***SIGN*** My Precious
Fave
***SIGN*** Victory
***SIGN*** Captain
Forever
**[20:57] Buzzcut**
You're amazing, Captain!
**[21:00] Iwayama member**
C-Captain Tatsumi, the top
high school player... just lost?
**[21:07] Niko**
*I won...*
**[21:08] Yu**
Niko-san!
**[21:10] Buzzcut**
Captain!
**[21:15] Niko**
Yu...
**[21:20] Niko**
Thank heavens.
**[21:22] Yu**
Niko-san!
**[21:23] Vice Captain**
Captain?
**[21:29] Yu**
Glad you're here.
**[21:32] Niko**
Yu...
**[21:37] Niko**
G-Glad to be back.
**[21:47] Niko**
*What am I doing? This isn't like me!*
**[21:51] Yu**
Niko-san?
**[21:52] Niko**
Can it.
**[21:55] Niko**
I'm allowed to cry after a win...
once in a while.
**[22:01] Yu**
Sure.
**[22:14] [SONG] Credits**
Translation
Gad Onyeneho
Editing & Typesetting
Geoff Mazzolini
**[22:17] [SONG] Credits**
Subtitle Timing
Krzysztof Kunc
Quality Check
S. Bilyeu
Translation Check
Sriram Gurunathan
# 9 - I'll Make You Swoon
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX8548/dealing-with-mikadono-sisters-is-a-breeze)
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**[00:02] Niko**
Sorry, Tatsumi-senpai.
**[00:05] Niko**
I know you wanted what was best
for me when you tried to recruit me.
**[00:13] Hayato**
Well, what's done is done,
so I'll keep my word.
**[00:19] Niko**
And man... I can't believe how quickly Yu lost.
What if you'd only had to fight him?
**[00:24] Hayato**
Actually, he very much left his mark as well.
**[00:27] Niko**
Huh?
**[00:29] Hayato**
Look.
***SIGN*** Ora Ora Ora Ora
***SIGN*** Ora Ora Ora Ora
**[00:32] Hayato**
He focused all his hits on that one spot.
**[00:35] Hayato**
It sort of freaked me out.
**[00:38] Hayato**
Thanks to that, I wasn't able
to evade your last kick.
**[00:42] Niko**
Uh, again, I'm sorry.
**[00:45] Hayato**
There's only one reason Ayase-kun would
have gone that far to keep you here.
**[00:50] Hayato**
He really cares about you.
**[00:54] Niko**
N-No way! He's just the type
who never knows when to back down.
**[00:59] Hayato**
It's too bad. I know I said I was
recruiting you to make you stronger.
**[01:05] Hayato**
But the truth is, I wanted to be with you
and train with you for a more personal reason.
**[01:13] Hayato**
Niko, I... I really like you.
**[01:17] Niko**
Huh?
**[01:20] Niko**
Thanks!
**[01:21] Hayato**
Huh?
**[01:21] Hayato**
Wait, are you really taking it *this* casually?
**[01:24] Niko**
But I like you too, Senpai. A whole lot.
**[01:26] Hayato**
What?
**[01:29] Hayato**
Y-You don't get it.
**[01:33] Hayato**
What I'm saying is I have feelings for you.
**[01:38] Niko**
W-Wait... What?!
**[01:41] Hayato**
*So it* did *go over her head.*
**[01:43] Niko**
S-Senpai. How long have you felt that way?
**[01:47] Hayato**
Really? For as long as I've known you.
**[01:50] Hayato**
Ever since you first came to the dojo. Always!
**[01:53] Niko**
Uh, yessir.
**[01:56] Hayato**
That's what I meant when I said
I wanted us to be together.
**[01:59] Hayato**
So what about you, Niko?
**[02:02] Hayato**
The one you want to be with is here, right?
**[02:06] Hayato**
Don't you want to be together in that way too?
**[02:11] Niko**
In... that way?
**[02:16] Niko**
Ah...
**[02:17] Hayato**
You don't have to say it.
**[02:19] Hayato**
If you do, I'll only get jealous of him.
**[02:23] Hayato**
You're stronger now, Niko.
**[02:25] Hayato**
I'll see you at the next tournament. Take care.
**[02:31] Niko**
*Do I really...?*
**[02:42] Niko**
*No, I don't!*
**[02:44] Niko**
* My idea of being together*
* isn't the same as Senpai's!*
**[02:47] Niko**
* And besides, it's not like me*
* to even consider that stuff!*
**[02:50] (Flashback) Yu**
*All* your sides contribute
to making you what you are.
**[02:53] (Flashback) Yu**
There's no wrong or right side to you.
**[02:56] Niko**
*I've never considered it...*
**[02:59] Niko**
* But I don't have to reject it*
* for being "not like me."*
**[03:04] Niko**
* The match is over,*
* but my pulse is still racing.*
***SIGN*** Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
**[04:48] Niko**
*I still can't believe those guys.*
**[04:51] Niko**
* They left without me right after the match.*
* Are they heartless or what?*
**[04:58] Niko**
I must be outta my mind
wanting to stay together with them.
***SIGN*** home.09 I'll Make You Swoon
***SIGN*** Congrats on Your Win, Niko-san!
**[05:13] Yu**
Niko-san! Welcome home!
***SIGN*** Congrats on Your Win, Niko-san!
**[05:16] Niko**
Uh, yeah...
**[05:18] Niko**
A party?
**[05:20] Yu**
Dinner will take some time,
so would you mind waiting a bit longer?
***SIGN*** Recruitment Averted
**[05:23] Yu**
We're celebrating how you're
successfully staying behind, Niko-san!
**[05:27] Yu**
I'm going to cook us a feast!
**[05:29] Niko**
"Staying behind"? Isn't there
a better way of putting it?
**[05:33] Niko**
I'm just not moving out. That's it.
**[05:38] Niko**
You should at least let your hands heal.
**[05:40] Yu**
It's fine. I didn't amount to much
in the fight anyway.
**[05:44] Yu**
I can at least do this for you.
**[05:50] Miwa**
I'll help set the table.
**[05:52] Kazuki**
Thanks.
**[06:00] Niko**
And you yourself said
that scratches still hurt.
**[06:05] Niko**
Seriously, don't you want
anything done for you?
**[06:10] Niko**
Look, I'll admit you've worked hard all week.
**[06:13] Niko**
I think that deserves one favor from me.
**[06:17] Niko**
It can be anything you want. Just name it.
**[06:22] Yu**
Anything?
***SIGN*** The Following Scene Is Fantasy
**[06:27] Yu**
I'm usually the one doing
whatever *you* want, Niko-san.
**[06:32] Yu**
So this time, you're going
to be mine for an entire day.
***SIGN*** Grin Grin
***SIGN*** Grin Grin
**[06:36] Niko**
Hold on!
**[06:37] Niko**
Boundaries! I still have boundaries, Yu!
**[06:40] Yu**
You're going to grant whatever I desire.
**[06:43] Niko**
No...
**[06:44] Both**
*We can't leave them alone!*
**[06:46] Kazuki**
Yu! You can ask us *all* for a favor.
**[06:49] Miwa**
All of us together, including Niko-chan!
**[06:51] Niko**
Guys! Save me!
**[06:53] Yu**
That's convenient.
**[06:55] Yu**
In that case, I'll have you three...
**[06:58] Yu**
go to a theme park with me!
**[07:03] Trio**
*Is he a kid? Or a girl?*
**[07:07] Niko**
Is that dumb favor all you want?
**[07:09] Yu**
It is!
**[07:11] Yu**
It's been my dream to go to
a theme park as a family!
**[07:14] Niko**
*"Family," huh?*
**[07:16] Kazuki**
*And yet...*
**[07:17] Miwa**
*We're teenagers, and he's a boy.*
**[07:25] Trio**
*Everyone will assume it's a... d... dat...*
***SIGN*** Dad
**[07:32] Niko**
Dad?
**[07:36] Mr. Mikadono**
Niko, today I—
**[07:37] Yu**
*Mr. Mikadono!*
**[07:39] Yu**
You must understand that
prodigies need breathers too.
**[07:43] Niko**
That's my phone.
**[07:45] Yu**
If they're forced to perfect
their talents all the time,
**[07:47] Yu**
they'll eventually grow too tired
to perform when it counts.
**[07:52] Mr. Mikadono**
*Yu-kun?*
**[07:54] Yu**
You should be brave and allow them
to take meaningful breaks!
**[07:58] Yu**
Yes, you were mad when they went
to that festival right before their events.
**[08:02] Yu**
But this time, a breather
will be to their benefit!
**[08:06] Mr. Mikadono**
Yu-kun. Give the phone to Niko.
**[08:09] Yu**
Yes, sir.
**[08:12] Niko**
It's me, Dad.
**[08:13] Mr. Mikadono**
* Niko, I heard about your*
* win against Tatsumi-kun.*
**[08:18] Mr. Mikadono**
He's the best high school
karate practitioner in the country.
**[08:22] Mr. Mikadono**
I never thought you could defeat him,
even in an unofficial match.
**[08:26] Mr. Mikadono**
I used to believe you should go to his school,
but it appears that's no longer necessary.
**[08:32] Mr. Mikadono**
*You did well.*
**[08:34] Niko**
Th-Thank you very much!
**[08:36] Yu**
Mr. Mikadono is being nice?
**[08:39] Kazuki**
Only because she performed above expectations.
**[08:42] Mr. Mikadono**
*I do wonder when she came to be so strong.*
**[08:49] Mr. Mikadono**
Still, I suppose Yu-kun has a point.
**[08:53] Mr. Mikadono**
Take a break so you can
face your next endeavor.
**[08:58] Niko**
He gave us permission to take a break.
**[09:00] Yu**
That's great!
**[09:02] Yu**
Now we can go to the theme park worry-free.
**[09:04] Niko**
Are you just bulldozing through with that?
**[09:07] Yu**
I sure am! We're going next Sunday!
***SIGN*** The Next Day
***SIGN*** Our Hottest Looks
**[09:22] Girl**
We have rehearsal in five.
**[09:23] Girl**
Right, I'll come with.
***SIGN*** How to Wow Him
***SIGN*** Theme Park Edition
***SIGN*** Just Have Fun!
Have a ton of fun at the
theme park, and your smiles
will brighten his day!
***SIGN*** 10 Tips For Making Your Older Boyfriend Swoon
Theme Park Version
**[09:36] Trio**
*A... A theme park?*
**[09:45] Boy**
Mommy! Daddy! Hurry!
**[09:50] Miwa**
Guess who?
**[09:53] Yu**
Just kidding. I could tell right away.
Miwa-san, right?
**[09:57] Miwa**
How didja know so fast?
**[10:00] Miwa**
Anyways, looks like I beat my sisters.
**[10:04] Yu**
You sure did.
**[10:05] Yu**
That casual look really suits you, Miwa-san.
**[10:08] Miwa**
You think?
**[10:10] Miwa**
*You hafta move a lot in these theme parks.*
**[10:13] Miwa**
* Wearin' girly clothes*
* only sets you up for failure.*
**[10:17] Kazuki**
What a surprise.
You're early for a change, Miwa.
**[10:19] Yu**
Kazuki-san!
**[10:24] Miwa**
Wh-Who are ya?
**[10:26] Kazuki**
I've disguised myself to avert
the furor I usually cause.
**[10:29] Miwa**
You didn't hafta overdo it!
**[10:32] Miwa**
You'll tire out quick in that outfit
of yours! Which means I win!
**[10:35] Yu**
Was this a competition?
**[10:38] Yu**
But I like your new look, Kazuki-san.
**[10:42] Kazuki**
O-Of course you would.
**[10:44] Niko**
Sorry. Was running behind.
**[10:46] Yu**
Niko-san!
**[10:55] Niko**
What're you all staring at?
**[10:57] Kazuki**
Why would you go for a full makeover, Niko?
**[10:59] Niko**
It's not a makeover!
**[11:01] Niko**
I'm free to wear what I like on my day off!
**[11:04] Miwa**
You like wearing that?
**[11:06] Miwa**
You're always saying how you'd
look weird in cute, frilly clothes.
**[11:10] Yu**
No, you look fantastic, Niko-san!
**[11:14] Niko**
I-I bought it, but I always kept it in the
back of my closet until today. That's all.
**[11:20] Yu**
Well, now that we're all here, let's head in!
**[11:28] Narrator**
Little did he know that the sisters
were each plotting something.
**[11:34] Niko**
* I feel like he's been jerking*
* me around a lot lately.*
**[11:40] Kazuki**
*That kid's been acting too full of himself.*
**[11:44] Miwa**
*But that ain't happening today!*
***SIGN*** Swoon
***SIGN*** Swoon
**[11:48] Kazuki; Niko**
I'll be the one to make *you* swoon, Yu!
**[11:48] Miwa; overlap**
I'll be the one to make *you* swoon, Yu-kun!
***SIGN*** Haunted House
**[11:59] Yu**
You want to go to the
haunted house, Kazuki-san?
**[12:01] Kazuki**
Indeed. It's a collaboration with the scariest
horror movie as regarded by fans.
***SIGN*** Horror Night Experience
***SIGN*** Collaboration Project
***SIGN*** One Pair Per Entry
**[12:06] Kazuki**
Two people explore the premises,
just like in the movie.
**[12:09] Yu**
Wow...
**[12:11] Niko**
*Kazuki had the same idea as me!*
**[12:14] Miwa**
* Kazu-nee's also tryin'*
* to make a move on Yu-kun!*
***SIGN*** Sisterly Intuition
**[12:18] Kazuki**
*I'll be the first to melt his heart, ladies.*
**[12:22] Yu**
Let's go in together, Kazuki-san!
**[12:24] Kazuki**
Sure.
**[12:25] Kazuki**
* I'll show you how much I've mastered*
* playing the role of the heroine.*
**[12:30] Kazuki**
Yu... I'm scared!
**[12:33] Yu**
K-Kazuki-san!
**[12:35] Kazuki**
*My acting chops will make you blush up a storm!*
**[12:49] Kazuki**
It's obvious the horror movie's director
was involved in this collab.
**[12:55] Kazuki**
The jump scare was perfectly executed,
both timing and angle.
**[13:00] Kazuki**
*Shoot! I'm not here to review the acting!*
**[13:03] Kazuki**
* I'm supposed to crouch, approach Yu,*
* and look up to him with tearful eyes!*
**[13:09] Kazuki**
That scared me... Yu.
**[13:14] Kazuki**
*Where'd he go?*
**[13:21] Kazuki**
*He fell down scared.*
**[13:23] Kazuki**
This is going overboard.
**[13:25] Kazuki**
This is all made-up.
You shouldn't be this frightened.
**[13:28] Yu**
N-No, I just fell.
**[13:31] Yu**
You should watch your step too,
since it's dark.
**[13:39] Yu**
That scared me...
***SIGN*** Swoon
***SIGN*** Swoon
**[13:43] Kazuki**
I-It's okay. I'm right here.
**[13:47] Kazuki**
H-Hold on! You're not supposed to be the girl!
**[13:52] Niko**
*That was actually freaky.*
**[13:54] Niko**
* She could easily get away with clinging*
* to him every chance she got!*
**[13:58] Miwa**
* And with Kazu-nee's acting,*
* she's bound to win this one.*
**[14:03] Niko**
Kazuki?
**[14:08] Niko**
*Forget about blushing...*
**[14:10] Miwa**
*He's paler than a ghost.*
**[14:12] Yu**
Sorry, Kazuki-san.
I know I look pathetic right now.
**[14:17] Yu**
But...
**[14:18] Yu**
I'm glad I partnered with you in there.
**[14:21] Yu**
Clinging to your back calms my nerves.
**[14:24] Kazuki**
M-Moron!
**[14:26] Kazuki**
Darn it!
***SIGN*** Kazuki Is Utterly Defeated
**[14:29] Niko**
* Th-That's so weak! She's the one*
* who ended up blushing!*
**[14:33] Miwa**
*Kazu-nee's the weakest of the three of us.*
**[14:37] Miwa**
*Guess it's up to me to rock Yu-kun's world!*
**[14:44] Yu**
You want to ride the roller coaster, Miwa-san?
**[14:47] Miwa**
'Course I do! Yu-kun...
**[14:50] Miwa**
I wanna hop on, but I'm
not good with scary rides.
**[14:54] Miwa**
Can you sit with me?
**[14:57] Kazuki**
I-I'd like to join you, but I have
a wig on, so I'll remain here.
**[15:00] Niko**
And I'm not going without her, so count me out.
**[15:04] Yu**
Then I'll take her!
Let's ride together, Miwa-san!
**[15:12] Miwa**
*Just kiddin'!*
**[15:14] Miwa**
*I'm totally cool with high and speedy rides.*
**[15:21] Miwa**
That was too much for me.
**[15:24] Yu**
Miwa-san?
**[15:26] Miwa**
*I just gonna act like a helpless little girl.*
**[15:34] Miwa**
That ride was seriously fast, Yu-kun!
**[15:37] Miwa**
I think I got a little dizzy.
**[15:41] Miwa**
Can we rest on the bench over there?
**[15:44] Miwa**
Huh? He's gone!
**[15:49] Miwa**
*He's already found a bench of his own!*
**[15:51] Miwa**
Sheesh! Why're you lying down?
**[15:54] Yu**
S-Sorry. To tell the truth, I've always been
too chicken to go on scary rides before.
**[16:02] Yu**
But... I really wanted to ride with you.
**[16:06] Miwa**
W-With me?
**[16:09] Yu**
We made a good memory together.
**[16:11] Miwa**
Jeez!
**[16:17] Yu**
M-Miwa-san?
**[16:18] Miwa**
That hard bench can't be good for your head.
**[16:22] Yu**
Thanks. I appreciate it.
**[16:26] Miwa**
I wanted to sit down and rest, anyway!
***SIGN*** Miwa Down And Out
**[16:33] Both**
*Miwa couldn't do it either!*
**[16:36] Niko**
*Just you watch.*
**[16:38] Niko**
*I'll be the one who swoons him to death!*
**[16:40] Niko**
Yu! Let's ride the coffee cups!
**[16:43] Yu**
S-Sure!
**[16:44] Niko**
I prefer attractions where you can
control the speed yourself.
**[16:49] Yu**
Nice thinking, Niko-san!
**[16:51] Niko**
*With the arm strength I've got,*
**[16:53] Niko**
* I can make our cup spin faster*
* than a washing machine!*
**[16:58] Niko**
*And if I play my cards right...*
**[17:00] Niko**
Yu...
**[17:01] Yu**
Niko-san?
**[17:03] Niko**
*I can make my move!*
**[17:07] Niko**
Give it a whirl, Yu!
**[17:09] Yu**
Gotcha.
**[17:11] Yu**
Here goes nothing!
**[17:17] Niko**
Y-You dumb jerk! Don't crash into me first!
**[17:21] Yu**
What? First?
**[17:26] Niko**
*I-If I don't act fast...*
**[17:29] Niko**
*we'll...*
**[17:30] Niko**
*ki...*
**[17:37] Niko**
That's not safe! Get over here!
**[17:39] Yu**
Th-Thanks a lot.
***SIGN*** Niko Had No Chance
**[17:51] Kazuki**
Yu, I believe you must be famished.
**[17:54] Miwa**
Yeah, let's grab a bite.
**[17:56] Yu**
I'm in. We can take a short break.
**[18:01] All**
* My attraction didn't work out,*
* but I'll make him blush while eating!*
***SIGN*** Nom Nom
***SIGN*** Nibble Nibble
**[18:08] Miwa**
*I got it!*
**[18:09] Miwa**
*Right when Yu-kun's eating...*
**[18:14] Miwa**
You had a little somethin' on your cheek.
**[18:19] Miwa**
*That should get him to blush like crazy!*
**[18:21] Yu**
Miwa-san.
**[18:24] Yu**
You had a little something there.
**[18:29] Kazuki**
Yu!
**[18:30] Kazuki**
Let's drink this together!
**[18:32] Yu**
Together?
**[18:33] Kazuki**
Precisely! Now do it!
**[18:35] Kazuki**
*This is guaranteed to make Yu red in the face!*
**[18:38] Yu**
All right... Excuse me.
**[18:41] Kazuki**
Back off!
**[18:43] Yu**
But I thought you wanted me
to drink it with you!
**[18:46] Niko**
Crap. Everything's loaded with fats and carbs.
**[18:51] Yu**
If it's too much, I can eat half for you.
**[18:54] Niko**
Fine. I'll go with that, then.
**[18:59] Yu**
Here, Niko-san.
**[19:01] Niko**
Thanks.
**[19:11] Niko**
Th-Thanks again, Yu.
**[19:13] Niko**
I always wanted to try a churro just once.
**[19:19] Yu**
You should eat as many as you like!
**[19:22] Kazuki**
I concur! Self-deprivation isn't healthy, Niko.
**[19:24] Miwa**
Niko-chan, you're such a cutie!
***SIGN*** Everyone blushed, so it didn't count
**[19:28] Narrator**
And throughout the remainder of their outing...
**[19:31] Yu**
I like this flavor.
**[19:32] Yu**
Let's ride that next!
**[19:36] Narrator**
Not one of the sisters
succeeded in their scheme.
**[19:41] Kazuki**
I believe it's time to head home.
**[19:44] Yu**
We have to exit this way.
**[19:48] Niko**
Where does he get all his girliness from?
**[19:51] Miwa**
Th-The kid's got me beat.
**[19:54] Niko**
And it's not just that.
**[19:55] Niko**
He was the one who wanted to come here,
**[19:57] Niko**
but he basically couldn't handle
any of the attractions!
**[20:00] Kazuki**
And yet, he was willing to join us
for every one of them.
**[20:05] Father**
Say cheese!
**[20:10] Niko**
*So he really just wanted to come as a family?*
**[20:18] Niko**
Yu, give me your phone.
**[20:24] Niko**
Here. Keep it as a memento.
**[20:26] Niko**
Ah, it's not a family photo, though.
**[20:28] Yu**
Thank you so much.
**[20:30] Niko**
I'll admit we sort of had a blast, too.
**[20:34] Niko**
If you hadn't suggested it, the three of us
would never have come here.
**[20:40] Miwa**
You're always pretty pushy...
**[20:42] Kazuki**
But you're doing quite well as our supporter.
**[20:51] Kazuki; Niko**
Thank you, Yu.
**[20:51] Miwa; overlap**
Thank you, Yu-kun.
**[20:58] Yu**
No, I wasn't...
**[21:01] Yu**
No, no, no, no, no!
**[21:07] All**
*He's red as a beet!*
**[21:09] Miwa**
*That's all it took?*
**[21:11] Niko**
*Why did we try so hard?*
**[21:14] Kazuki**
*Dealing with Yu... is a breeze!*
**[21:17] Yu**
I really appreciate you guys joining me today.
**[21:21] Yu**
Thank you again, Kazuki-san,
Niko-san, Miwa-san!
***SIGN*** The Peerless, Undefeated Shogi Queen Miwa Mikadono!
Miwa Mikadono versus Sakura Yaotome
What does she see with her cold, calculating gaze?
**[22:03] Miwa**
I don't wanna go back.
**[22:19] [SONG] Credits**
Translation
Gad Onyeneho
Editing & Typesetting
Geoff Mazzolini
Subtitle Timing
Krzysztof Kunc
**[22:22] [SONG] Credits**
Quality Check
S. Bilyeu
Translation Check
Sriram Gurunathan
# 10 - The Shadow of a Genius
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX8548/dealing-with-mikadono-sisters-is-a-breeze)
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**[00:05] Niko**
* Going to that theme park last week*
* must've recharged me...*
***SIGN*** Glow Glow
***SIGN*** Glow Glow
**[00:10] Both**
* Because I've never been*
* this motivated in my life!*
**[00:14] Kazuki**
*It appears I* do *need to nourish
the spirit as well as the body.*
**[00:17] Niko**
*I guess an occasional break doesn't hurt.*
**[00:20] Yu**
Kazuki-san! Niko-san!
**[00:22] Yu**
Are you two going to practice?
Then have a nice day!
**[00:26] Both**
I'll see you later.
**[00:31] Yu**
*They're in perfect sync. How sisterly.*
**[00:35] Yu**
* Now, since Miwa-san already left,*
* I might as well do some cleaning...*
**[00:42] Yu**
Miwa-san forgot her lunch?
**[00:46] Miwa**
*What're you makin' for my side dishes?*
**[00:49] Miwa**
*I wanna bunch of fruit for dessert!*
**[00:53] Miwa**
*That lunch really hit the spot.*
***SIGN*** Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
***SIGN*** home.10 The Shadow of a Genius
**[02:37] Yu**
*The venue should be around here...*
**[02:41] Yu**
* Was today's match so important*
* that she forgot her lunch?*
**[02:45] Yu**
*I have to get it to her.*
**[02:55] Yu**
* She's reading an actual book while walking?*
* You never see that these days.*
***SIGN*** Sidewalk Construction
***SIGN*** Sorry for the Inconvenience
Sidewalk Construction
**[03:15] Sakura**
Excuse me.
**[03:17] Sakura**
Can I help you?
**[03:21] Yu**
*Has she not even noticed how hot it is today?*
**[03:24] Yu**
Here.
***SIGN*** Plum
**[03:25] Yu**
This replenishes the sodium, citric acid,
and minerals you lost from sweating.
**[03:29] Yu**
You should try it!
**[03:32] Yu**
Bye!
**[03:36] Sakura**
He carries around pickled
plums in this weather...
**[03:40] Sakura**
Just like me?
***SIGN*** Shogi Center
**[03:46] Yu**
* I managed to talk my way in here*
* to deliver her lunch.*
**[03:50] Yu**
* This is my first time seeing*
* shogi matches in person.*
**[03:54] Yu**
*Miwa-san!*
**[03:58] Yu**
*She really does look cool playing shogi!*
**[04:02] Yu**
Is Miwa-san winning?
**[04:04] Staff**
Who're you?
**[04:05] Staff**
Sorry, Ms. Mikadono is the titleholder,
so she's ranked higher,
**[04:10] Staff**
but right now she seems to be under pressure.
**[04:13] Staff**
Her opponent knows how to
counter her moves perfectly.
**[04:16] Staff**
There's still a chance for a comeback, though.
**[04:20] Yu**
*Miwa-san...*
**[04:24] Yu**
*She looks so intense.*
**[04:26] Yu**
*I can't say a word to her.*
***SIGN*** °Never talk to the players during a match.
***SIGN*** °Never talk to the players during a match.
**[04:42] Staff**
There it is!
**[04:44] Staff**
The Miwa Mikadono lick!
**[04:46] Staff**
Chalk up another win.
**[04:48] Yu**
But they're still playing.
**[04:50] Staff**
Yes, but whenever Ms. Mikadono knows
she'll win, she always licks her lips.
**[04:57] Staff**
When that happens, there's nothing
her opponents can do to beat her.
**[05:05] Opponent**
I resign.
**[05:14] Staff**
Hey, you!
**[05:15] Yu**
Miwa-san!
**[05:22] Miwa**
Yu-kun?
**[05:24] Yu**
Miwa-san, you were so cool out here!
**[05:26] Yu**
Yeah, totally different from home!
**[05:29] Miwa**
Wow, rude much?
**[05:30] Yu**
I should've taken photos!
***SIGN*** So Cool So Cool So Cool So Cool So Cool So Cool So Cool So Cool So Cool So Cool
**[05:32] Yu**
Then I could've saved
that coolness for eternity!
**[05:35] Miwa**
Quit that! I didn't want ya to watch, anyway!
**[05:40] Miwa**
And besides...
**[05:41] Miwa**
I don't like being called "cool" all that much.
**[05:45] Yu**
Man, it was sweet seeing a pro in action.
**[05:48] Miwa**
Anywho, why're you here in the first place?
**[05:51] Yu**
Oh, yeah!
**[05:52] Yu**
Here's your lunch.
**[05:54] Yu**
I forgot it at home?
**[05:57] Yu**
You burn a lot of energy at these matches,
so I added extra sides.
**[06:01] Yu**
Here you go.
**[06:03] Yu**
Take care.
**[06:04] Yu**
I'll head back.
**[06:06] Miwa**
Uh!
**[06:08] Miwa**
S-Since you're here and all...
**[06:12] Miwa**
Do you want to eat together?
**[06:16] Yu**
*She's in Little Sister Mode!*
**[06:18] Yu**
*Th-That's so adorable!*
**[06:20] Yu**
Sure, I'll grab something from nearby.
**[06:28] Sakura**
So *this* is why you've been
so off your game lately,
**[06:31] Sakura**
Miwa Mikadono!
**[06:32] Yu**
*The girl I ran into before?*
***SIGN*** Smorgasbord Lunch with Mixed Rice
**[06:38] Miwa**
You really did make a lot for me!
**[06:41] Yu**
Sure did! Help yourself!
**[06:43] Miwa**
Y-Yup! Time to ea—
**[06:45] Sakura**
Time to eat!
**[06:48] Miwa**
Who said *you* could come along?!
**[06:52] Miwa**
I don't want ya botherin' us while we eat!
***SIGN*** Shogi Center
**[07:00] Sakura**
You're eating lunches made
specially for you by a boy?
***SIGN*** A Few Minutes Ago
**[07:03] Sakura**
So *you're* the reason
Miwa Mikadono's in a slump!
**[07:06] Yu**
Me?
**[07:07] Sakura**
I'm confiscating this!
**[07:08] Miwa**
No way!
**[07:09] Miwa**
This is mine!
**[07:12] Sakura**
Wh-Why are you this worked up...
over a boxed lunch?
**[07:16] Sakura**
How can my eternal rival have sunk so low?
**[07:20] Yu**
A rival?
**[07:21] Yu**
You're her rival? That's so awesome!
**[07:23] Sakura**
Y-You think so?
**[07:25] Yu**
You two cross swords and hone your skills
as you fight your way to the top!
**[07:28] Yu**
That means you're both her
best friend and her toughest foe!
**[07:33] Sakura**
You got it!
**[07:34] Sakura**
I'm Miwa Mikadono's eternal rival,
Sakura Yaotome!
**[07:39] Miwa**
Wha? I've beaten you over a hundred times,
if we include practice matches.
**[07:44] Miwa**
And you've never beaten me once.
**[07:46] Yu**
Huh?
**[07:48] Miwa**
You're just a sore loser *and* a crybaby!
**[07:50] Miwa**
Who d'ya think you are,
calling yourself my rival?
**[07:54] Miwa**
And how exactly am I in a "slump," anyway?
I just won, in case ya forgot!
**[07:59] Sakura**
Fine. I'll admit you're maintaining
your win rate.
**[08:02] Sakura**
But you're still better than this!
**[08:06] Sakura**
You used to win your matches in a flash!
**[08:09] Sakura**
You might've won your last match too,
but that wasn't a Miwa Mikadono win!
**[08:13] Sakura**
You're the women's shogi star
who wins against top-ranking males!
**[08:17] Sakura**
You're a super, super, super...
**[08:19] Sakura**
super-prodigy!
**[08:23] Yu**
*Is she arguing with her or praising her?*
**[08:25] Sakura**
But... I finally earned a chance
to challenge you for your title!
**[08:32] Sakura**
Miwa Mikadono!
I will bring an end to your era!
**[08:36] Miwa**
I never had an era in the first place.
**[08:38] Sakura**
This *is* your era! You're in your moment!
**[08:42] Yu**
*This girl...*
**[08:44] Yu**
*She must really like Miwa-san, right?*
**[08:47] Sakura**
Since I'm your rival,
I must study you thoroughly!
**[08:52] Miwa**
Why the heck are you even here?!
**[08:54] Sakura**
This is part of my research.
I must eat lunch with you, too.
**[08:58] Miwa**
Sorry to say it, Yaotomecchi,
but you're having none of mine!
**[09:04] Sakura**
Not a problem, since I brought my own.
**[09:13] Miwa**
*Huh?*
**[09:17] Yu**
*What...*
**[09:19] Yu**
*What's that black stuff?*
**[09:21] Miwa**
Ya made trash?
**[09:22] Sakura**
Rolled omelettes!
**[09:24] Sakura**
I'm too busy with research! I can't
waste time worrying about appearances!
**[09:31] Sakura**
N-No! Get back here!
**[09:33] Sakura**
Oh, no! That's my lunch!
**[09:38] Yu**
Yaotome-san!
**[09:53] Yu**
Are you okay?
**[10:04] Miwa**
Wh... Wh...
**[10:06] Miwa**
Why are you two engaging in romcom
clichés on these sacred grounds?!
**[10:11] Yu**
Ow!
**[10:14] Sakura**
I-I can't do this with a guy
before my big matches!
**[10:17] Sakura**
This is indecent! It's your fault
if it blows up into a scandal!
**[10:22] Yu**
It's fine. In any case, here's your rice ball.
**[10:26] Sakura**
Thanks.
**[10:28] Sakura**
Wait, I can't eat this anymore!
**[10:32] Sakura**
*I can't help but think we're...*
**[10:35] Yu**
*It feels like we're...*
**[10:37] Miwa**
*These two kids are...*
**[10:39] All**
*...a whole lot alike.*
***SIGN*** Klutzy failures
**[10:41] Voice**
Klutzy failures!
**[10:43] Miwa**
Are ya gonna sit on him all day?
**[10:46] Sakura**
This has nothing to do
with you, Miwa Mikadono!
**[10:48] Sakura**
Just work on the gameplay
for your next match!
**[10:52] Miwa**
You got absolutely no right
tellin' me how to play shogi!
**[10:57] Miwa**
Jeez! Yu-kun, don't just laugh at me!
**[11:01] Miwa**
She's harassin' me here!
**[11:02] Yu**
Sorry, sorry.
**[11:05] Yu**
*Miwa-san is so lonely and isolated at school.*
**[11:09] Yu**
*And she's so cool when playing shogi.*
**[11:12] Miwa**
When will ya learn to give up?!
**[11:14] Sakura**
Never! We're rivals!
**[11:17] Miwa**
You're no rival of mine!
**[11:19] Yu**
* But who knew she had*
* such a passionate friend?*
**[11:23] Yu**
I'm glad I got to see this cute side of you.
**[11:30] Miwa**
So that's why you're smiling?
You're too carefree.
**[11:34] Miwa**
For the record, I'm not friends
or anything with Yaotomecchi here!
**[11:38] Sakura**
She's right! We're rivals, with a capital "R"!
**[11:43] Miwa**
You ever seen poop trail
behind a goldfish? That's you.
**[11:47] Sakura**
Don't you dare compare yourself
to something as tiny as a goldfish!
**[11:50] Sakura**
You're an orca or a shark! A whale, even!
**[11:53] Miwa**
Stop praising me when we're fighting!
**[11:55] Sakura**
I'm not praising you!
I'm just stating the facts!
**[11:58] Yu**
* In just one week, Miwa-san will begin*
* her title matches against Yaotome-san.*
**[12:06] Narrator**
Sakura Yaotome, age 15.
**[12:09] Narrator**
A professional shogi player
in her first year of high school.
**[12:12] Narrator**
However, professional shogi
is teeming with young talent,
**[12:16] Narrator**
so she was naturally overshadowed
by her cohorts at first.
***SIGN*** My First
Endgame Shogi
**[12:20] Narrator**
But through exhaustive research,
**[12:23] Narrator**
she gradually won enough matches
to debut on the big stage.
**[12:26] Narrator**
Her hard work, dedication, and iron will
won her the title challenge.
**[12:34] Narrator**
But the title holder, Miwa Mikadono,
has never lost once to Sakura Yaotome.
**[12:39] Narrator**
As the youngest title holder in
women's shogi, she is a veritable prodigy
**[12:43] Narrator**
expected to be the first female player to
break into the ranks of male professionals.
**[12:50] Narrator**
No one sees Sakura Yaotome
as Miwa Mikadono's true rival.
**[12:57] Narrator**
No one...
**[12:58] Narrator**
except Yaotome herself.
***SIGN*** Day of the First Title Match
**[13:07] Yu**
*I hope I don't wake Miwa-san up...*
**[13:15] Yu**
Kazuki-san, Niko-san, you two are up early.
**[13:18] Niko**
Same goes for you!
**[13:19] Kazuki**
Can you explain your early-morning departure?
**[13:22] Yu**
I'm going to pray for Miwa-san's
victory in her matches.
**[13:26] Yu**
There's a shrine that's considered
a holy spot for shogi.
**[13:32] Niko**
That's a coincidence.
**[13:34] Niko**
I wanted to jog a new route
that leads up to that shrine.
**[13:38] Kazuki**
I-I'm playing a diviner in my new play,
**[13:41] Kazuki**
so I'll need to visit a shrine
to research my role.
**[13:44] Yu**
Then why don't the three of us go together?
**[13:51] Niko**
We must really be early. There's nobody here.
**[13:54] Yu**
You're right...
**[13:56] Yu**
I-I recognize her.
**[13:59] Yu**
Good morning!
**[14:04] Sakura**
It's you! The one who's dragging
Miwa Mikadono down!
**[14:09] Sakura**
Y-You're Miwa Mikadono's sisters?
**[14:14] Yu**
Yaotome-san, did you come to pray too?
**[14:17] Yu**
You put so much effort into research
that I thought you didn't believe in prayer.
**[14:23] Sakura**
It pains me to say that I'm not as
naturally gifted as Miwa Mikadono.
**[14:28] Sakura**
So I'll accept help from anywhere,
even the divine!
***SIGN*** Win the Title
***SIGN*** Sakura Supreme
***SIGN*** Victory!!
***SIGN*** First Place!!
***SIGN*** Defeat Miwa Mikadono!
**[14:36] Both**
Whoa!
**[14:38] Sakura**
So tell me, how come you know
all three Mikadono sisters?
**[14:43] Yu**
Oh, me?
**[14:44] Yu**
The Mikadonos took me in
due to circumstances,
**[14:47] Yu**
and I'm returning the favor
by being their supporter.
**[14:50] Yu**
We came here to pray for Miwa-san's victory.
**[14:53] Sakura**
Wait a minute, you're their supporter?
**[14:56] Yu**
Yup.
**[14:57] Yu**
I heard that Miwa-san was facing obstacles,
**[15:00] Yu**
and it's the only way someone
as mediocre as me can help her.
**[15:04] Sakura**
Unbelievable.
**[15:06] Sakura**
Just because you're mediocre,
**[15:08] Sakura**
you're hiding in the shadow
of a prodigy doing grunt work?
**[15:13] Yu**
It's not grunt work!
**[15:14] Sakura**
Yes, it is!
**[15:15] Sakura**
You're a "supporter" who makes her lunch,
**[15:18] Sakura**
and I'll bet you clean the house
and do laundry, too!
**[15:21] Both**
*He sure does.*
**[15:22] Yu**
What's wrong with that?
**[15:24] Yu**
Every day I get to do things
that I'm good at, and it's fun.
**[15:27] Sakura**
Everything's wrong with it!
**[15:29] Sakura**
I'd never stand for that.
**[15:32] Sakura**
Someone who hides in a prodigy's
shadow is just a bit player.
**[15:37] Sakura**
The spotlight isn't just for prodigies!
**[15:41] Sakura**
I'm the leading player in my life!
**[15:45] Sakura**
And I won't give up being the lead
just because I'm not gifted!
**[15:51] Sakura**
I thought we were sort of alike,
but I see I was wrong.
**[15:58] Sakura**
I swear I'll win today's title match
against Miwa Mikadono.
**[16:03] Kazuki**
Despite her cute looks...
**[16:05] Niko**
She's got a fire burning in her.
***SIGN*** SPLAT
**[16:12] Yu**
You tripped again?
**[16:14] Yu**
Are you okay?
**[16:28] Both**
What the hell?!
**[16:30] Kazuki**
How are you...
**[16:31] Niko**
...on top of her?
**[16:33] Sakura**
Get off of me!
**[16:35] Yu**
Sorry!
**[16:39] Yu**
So... I really think we *are* a lot alike.
**[16:44] Sakura**
N...
**[16:45] Sakura**
No, we're not! Don't lump me in with you!
**[16:52] Kazuki**
*Miwa, don't you ever...*
**[16:55] Niko**
*You better not...*
**[16:57] Both**
*...lose to her!*
**[17:03] Sakura**
I don't have time to waste on this.
**[17:06] Sakura**
This is the final stretch!
***SIGN*** Saika Newspaper Cup
Keika Series
Match One
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Second-Degree Professional
Sakura Yaotome
v.
Keika Title Holder
Miwa Mikadono
***SIGN*** Saika Newspaper Cup
Keika Series
Match One
**[17:33] Yu**
It's starting!
***SIGN*** Saika Newspaper Cup
Keika Series
Match One
**[17:39] Niko**
You don't have to be so
glued to the screen, Yu.
**[17:43] Kazuki**
The title matches are best three out of five.
Today's match won't determine the winner.
**[17:48] Yu**
B-But because of scheduling issues, these
matches ended up unusually close together.
**[17:53] Yu**
The first match is crucial!
**[17:55] Yu**
I'm going to watch.
**[17:58] Kazuki**
Miwa's never lost to that girl.
Why would she now?
**[18:01] Niko**
Quit worrying over nothing!
**[18:09] Yu**
Sheesh...
**[18:13] Yu**
If you're so worried, let's watch together!
**[18:20] Niko**
I'm not worried!
**[18:22] Kazuki**
Me either! Miwa has already won,
as far as I'm concerned!
**[18:26] Yu**
Sheesh, don't go putting up a front now.
**[18:35] Yu**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Saika Newspaper Cup
Keika Series
Match One
**[18:37] Miwa**
*I... I resign.*
**[18:42] Yu**
Miwa-san... lost?
**[18:47] Yu**
G-Guys, I'll go get Miwa-san!
**[18:49] Kazuki**
Yu!
**[18:51] Kazuki**
Just act normal.
**[18:55] Yu**
*Gotta hand it to them.*
**[18:57] Yu**
*They have the strength to accept her loss.*
**[19:00] Yu**
You got it. I'll go make dinner instead.
**[19:03] Kazuki**
Yes, do that.
**[19:07] Yu**
*They didn't accept it at all.*
**[19:11] Yu**
*But, yeah...*
**[19:14] Yu**
*I should just act normal.*
***SIGN*** Miwa's Deluxe Dinner, Covered in Kitties
***SIGN*** Miwa's Deluxe Dinner, Covered in Kitties
**[19:19] Yu**
I swear I was going for a normal meal!
**[19:21] Niko**
Th-This is beyond overkill!
**[19:24] Kazuki**
You certainly laid it on thick.
**[19:26] Yu**
I only wanted to cheer her up.
**[19:33] Yu**
Miwa-san! Welcome back!
**[19:35] Kazuki**
Miwa! Even the best actor makes bloopers!
**[19:37] Niko**
Yeah! This'll only make you stronger!
Like a broken bone that heals!
**[19:41] Kazuki**
H-Huh? Do you even hear what you're saying?
**[19:45] Miwa**
What's with all the fuss?
**[19:48] Miwa**
Anyway, I won't need dinner.
**[19:51] Yu**
Huh? But you've always been
hungry after your matches.
**[19:57] Miwa**
I need to prep for the next one.
**[20:00] Niko**
Uh, yeah.
**[20:02] Miwa**
Smell ya later.
**[20:08] Kazuki**
Miwa...
**[20:21] Miwa**
Need sugar...
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** This helps prevent
bad skin due to
lack of sleep.
Take some.
- Kazuki
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** This will cure your
post-match fatigue.
Drink up.
-Niko
**[20:29] Miwa**
Supplements and protein?
**[20:39] Yu**
Ah, Miwa-san.
**[20:41] Miwa**
Y-Yu-kun?
**[20:43] Miwa**
What're ya doing here? Go sleep in your room!
**[20:46] Yu**
Sorry. I made a late-night snack for you,
**[20:49] Yu**
but I was waiting for you
so I could apply the finishing touch.
**[20:53] Miwa**
* Who puts a "finishing touch"*
* on a midnight snack?*
**[20:57] Miwa**
*He really is a failure.*
**[21:01] Miwa**
Is my snack...
**[21:02] Miwa**
supposed to be this dark-colored ball?
**[21:04] Yu**
Yup! I made it with the chocolate you like.
**[21:08] Yu**
But it has a special surprise.
**[21:10] Yu**
The finishing touch is this steaming
hot chocolate I'll pour over it.
**[21:14] Miwa**
You're gonna melt it? That'll ruin it!
**[21:27] Miwa**
Kitty cats!
***SIGN*** Soothing Night Kittens
**[21:31] Yu**
The chocolate ball has
vanilla ice cream and cookies inside.
**[21:35] Yu**
Hope you enjoy.
**[21:40] Miwa**
W-Word of advice. Explaining everything
kills the effect, ya know.
**[21:49] Miwa**
Thanks for the treat.
**[21:54] Yu**
No problem.
**[21:57] Miwa**
I can feel the sugar rush!
**[22:00] Yu**
Still, that one treat
contains a lot of calories.
**[22:03] Miwa**
I lose two or three kilos each match,
so it doesn't matter.
**[22:19] [SONG] Credits**
Translation
Gad Onyeneho
Editing & Typesetting
Geoff Mazzolini
Subtitle Timing
Krzysztof Kunc
**[22:22] [SONG] Credits**
Quality Check
S. Bilyeu
Translation Check
Sriram Gurunathan
# 11 - I Already Knew It
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX8548/dealing-with-mikadono-sisters-is-a-breeze)
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***SIGN*** One Week Later
***SIGN*** Second Keika Title Match
**[00:15] Miwa**
I resign.
**[00:23] Yu**
*But how?*
**[00:25] Voice**
The titleholder Mikadono lost twice in a row?
**[00:27] Voice**
And it was to Ms. Yaotome,
who never beat her before.
**[00:32] (Flashback) Kazuki**
The title matches are best three out of five.
**[00:37] Yu**
* I can't believe Miwa-san has*
* her back against the wall.*
**[00:42] Yu**
Miwa-san!
**[00:43] Sakura**
If you're looking for Miwa Mikadono,
she already left.
**[00:49] Yu**
Yaotome-san?
***SIGN*** Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
***SIGN*** home.11 I Already Knew It
**[02:25] Sakura**
Your name was Yu Ayase-kun, correct?
**[02:28] Sakura**
Did you come all the way here
to pick up that washed-up loser?
**[02:31] Yu**
"Washed-up"?
**[02:33] Sakura**
Miwa Mikadono didn't do enough research.
**[02:35] Sakura**
She relied too much on her genius.
**[02:38] Sakura**
It looked like she had her sights
set on an endgame battle.
**[02:42] Sakura**
But her moves were too sloppy
earlier in the game.
**[02:45] Sakura**
Her first time ever losing twice in a row—
**[02:47] Sakura**
and to me, no less!
**[02:49] Sakura**
I'll bet she's already back home
crying from the humiliation!
**[02:52] Miwa**
*Sob! I lost to Yaotomecchi!*
**[02:56] Sakura**
I suggest you hurry back home for her sake.
**[02:59] Yu**
Yaotome-san.
**[03:00] Sakura**
Wh-What?
**[03:03] Yu**
Thank you so much!
**[03:05] Sakura**
Wh-Why are you thanking me?
**[03:08] Yu**
Because what you're saying
**[03:09] Yu**
is essentially that Miwa-san
wasn't playing at her best.
**[03:12] Yu**
If she trains and works on her game plan,
she can stage a comeback.
**[03:16] Yu**
So you want me to go comfort her, since she's
probably crushed from her first double loss.
**[03:21] Yu**
That's the sense I got from you.
**[03:22] Sakura**
Wh-Whaa?
**[03:24] Sakura**
That's not what I meant!
Stop trying to read between the lines!
**[03:28] Yu**
But you're still here,
even though the match is long over.
**[03:32] Yu**
You must've been waiting,
thinking you might run into me.
**[03:35] Sakura**
N-No, I wasn't!
**[03:37] Yu**
Yaotome-san, I thought the way you did
your grand entrance was really cool.
**[03:44] Yu**
Anyway, I'll see you later.
**[03:48] Yu**
Oh, and one more thing.
**[03:52] Yu**
Don't think this is the end for Miwa Mikadono.
**[04:00] Sakura**
What the heck? You're just a supporter!
**[04:04] Sakura**
You think you're so smart, Yu Ayase?
**[04:08] Sakura**
I know darn well that Miwa Mikadono
is much better than this!
**[04:13] Yu**
I'm back!
**[04:15] Both**
Y-Yu...
**[04:18] Yu**
*Th-They're bleak!*
**[04:20] Yu**
Did something happen? Where's Miwa-san?
**[04:23] Niko**
That's the thing.
**[04:25] Niko**
She came back and all,
but the next thing we knew...
**[04:28] Kazuki**
She ran out the door again.
**[04:31] Yu**
She ran away from home?
**[04:33] Yu**
W-Was she that devastated
from her second loss?
**[04:36] Niko**
No way! She's stronger than that!
**[04:38] Niko**
Still... I do think she's feeling pretty down.
**[04:44] (Flashback) Niko**
You just have to win three!
Don't lose heart, Miwa!
**[04:47] (Flashback) Kazuki**
She's right! Those last matches
are yours to win!
**[04:50] (Flashback) Niko**
You're just like us!
You've dedicated your life to shogi!
**[04:55] (Flashback) Niko**
That hard work will win out!
**[04:57] (Flashback) Kazuki**
I learned just recently that failure
isn't necessarily a bad thing.
**[05:02] (Flashback) Kazuki**
I'm sure you'll—
**[05:03] (Flashback) Miwa**
Shove it.
**[05:04] (Flashback) Miwa**
I'm not like you two.
**[05:16] Kazuki**
I guess she takes title matches that seriously.
**[05:21] Niko**
Hearing amateurs try to give advice
only pissed her off more.
**[05:26] Niko**
Miwa's the type who stews silently
whenever she's furious.
**[05:30] Kazuki**
But that was the first time
we've seen her that incensed.
**[05:38] Kazuki**
Hey! Where do you think you're going?
**[05:40] Yu**
I'm going to look for Miwa-san!
**[05:42] Niko**
But how?
**[05:44] Kazuki**
She's not answering her phone,
so you won't know where to look!
**[05:46] Yu**
You two stay home in case she comes back!
**[06:02] Yu**
*Miwa-san...*
**[06:04] Miwa**
*Shove it. I'm not like you two.*
**[06:15] Yu**
*What could make Miwa-san so mad?*
***SIGN*** Catnip Cat Café
***SIGN*** Open
**[06:23] Yu**
*Th-There she is!*
**[06:30] Yu**
Miwa-san!
**[06:32] Miwa**
Yu-kun?
**[06:34] Yu**
Thank goodness you're safe and sound.
**[06:36] Yu**
Though I didn't expect to find you here.
**[06:39] Miwa**
What *did* you expect?
**[06:45] Yu**
Something like this.
**[06:47] Miwa**
Something like *what*?
**[06:50] Staff**
Here.
**[06:51] Yu**
Th-Thank you.
**[07:03] Yu**
Do you come here often?
**[07:06] Miwa**
On occasion.
**[07:08] Miwa**
We're all too busy for pets, and Kazu-nee
is a little allergic to them anyways.
**[07:14] Miwa**
And we could never take care of a kitty with
our housekeeping skills. It'd be too cruel.
**[07:20] Yu**
U-Uh, right.
**[07:23] Yu**
But it's a relief knowing
you're able to cheer yourself up.
**[07:28] Yu**
You might have lost the first
two matches in your title series,
**[07:31] Yu**
but you're still in it to win.
**[07:33] Yu**
Now that you've regained your spirit,
I know you can beat Yaotome-san!
**[07:48] Yu**
She's inhaling a cat?
**[07:51] Miwa**
Yu-kun...
**[07:52] Miwa**
All shogi pros dedicate their
entire lives to the game.
**[07:58] Miwa**
They study day in and day out,
because they live for shogi.
**[08:04] Miwa**
Every one of them is that way.
**[08:07] Yu**
I know. I can tell by watching how you train.
**[08:11] Miwa**
Not me.
**[08:13] Miwa**
My connection to shogi...
**[08:16] Miwa**
It's not like that.
**[08:20] Yu**
But you're constantly
practicing so hard at home.
**[08:23] Miwa**
That's just... for the accomplishment.
**[08:28] Miwa**
To me, shogi is just a way
of being accomplished.
**[08:33] Miwa**
I could've just as well been accomplished
at go, chess, or any other game.
**[08:37] Miwa**
It didn't matter at all.
**[08:41] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
Miwa, you're a prodigy.
**[08:44] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
You have a gift that could never
be obtained through mere effort.
**[08:48] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
You're a true natural talent.
**[08:50] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
Show everyone how truly gifted you are.
**[09:00] (Flashback) Reporter**
She broke the record for youngest champion!
**[09:03] (Flashback) Reporter**
She's an actual wunderkind!
**[09:08] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
Well done, Miwa.
**[09:10] (Flashback) Niko**
You beat male pros? Holy cow!
**[09:13] (Flashback) Kazuki**
I'll admit that I'm proud
to have you as my sister.
**[09:16] Miwa**
Dad would praise me for my accomplishments.
**[09:22] Miwa**
I'd be just as good as Kazu-nee and Niko-chan.
**[09:27] Miwa**
That was my only reason for playin' shogi.
**[09:30] Miwa**
That's it.
**[09:33] Miwa**
And yet...
**[09:42] (Flashback) Miwa**
Why do you two always work so hard, anyways?
**[09:47] (Flashback) Kazuki**
I love shining brightly when I'm onstage.
**[09:50] (Flashback) Niko**
It's a lotta fun training and getting stronger.
**[09:55] Miwa**
And yet what they told me never clicked.
**[09:59] Miwa**
Kazu-nee and Niko-chan are
pursuing what they truly love.
**[10:05] Miwa**
They're nothing like me, who only uses
shogi as a means to be accomplished.
**[10:12] (Flashback) Miwa**
I'm not like you two.
**[10:16] Miwa**
Shogi is scary competitive.
**[10:19] Miwa**
You can sense how determined
your opponent is from across the board.
**[10:24] Miwa**
And I always felt, deep down,
**[10:25] Miwa**
that people could see exactly how shallow
my commitment was to the game.
**[10:31] Miwa**
I knew all along...
**[10:34] Miwa**
that someone like me...
was gonna stop winning one day.
**[10:55] Yu**
Thank you for confiding in me, Miwa-san.
**[11:01] Miwa**
I don't know... if I wanna go home.
**[11:07] Yu**
I hear you.
**[11:11] Yu**
And we still have time.
**[11:15] Yu**
I'm not letting you go home
just yet, Miwa-san.
**[11:30] Yu**
Good thing it stopped raining.
**[11:34] Yu**
* I'm not letting you go home*
* just yet, Miwa-san.*
**[11:42] Miwa**
*Y-Yu-kun?!*
**[11:48] Yu**
Just look at all this variety.
**[11:50] Yu**
This is the largest supermarket around here.
**[11:53] Miwa**
What, ya just wanted to do some
shoppin' on the way home?
**[11:57] Yu**
No, Kazuki-san and Niko-san thought
it must've been their fault you left home.
**[12:05] Yu**
So bringing them gifts would be
a good way to make amends.
**[12:09] Miwa**
Yeah, I suppose...
**[12:11] Yu**
Let's make sweets.
**[12:13] Yu**
Do you know their favorite treats?
***SIGN*** Listen, the only things I want
are the things that complement me.
**[12:18] Miwa**
Kazu-nee always puts on grown-up airs,
so she might like something bittersweet.
**[12:23] Miwa**
Since she drinks coffee,
maybe coffee jelly could work.
**[12:26] Miwa**
Ah, but it can't look too plain!
***SIGN*** It's just an herbarium for my room!
**[12:30] Miwa**
Niko-chan's really been getting
into cutesy stuff lately.
***SIGN*** The interior needed some color!
**[12:34] Miwa**
And since it turns out
she's been hiding a sweet tooth,
**[12:37] Miwa**
I'd say we go for a cute little cupcake.
**[12:41] Yu**
Those would work.
**[12:42] Yu**
We should use natural sweeteners
with no calories or sugar.
***SIGN*** Zero Syrup
**[12:47] Yu**
That way, they won't worry about their diets.
**[12:49] Miwa**
They really do have everything here.
**[12:55] Miwa**
This'll be perfect for Kazu-nee,
and this for Niko-chan!
***SIGN*** Saika Academy
**[13:03] Yu**
I-I can't believe they let you in
this late at night. You really are a Royal.
**[13:10] Miwa**
So why're we at school?
**[13:12] Yu**
To cook here so we won't
spoil the surprise at home.
**[13:18] Miwa**
Actually, I've been wondering for a while now.
**[13:22] Miwa**
How're you this good at cooking, Yu-kun?
**[13:25] Miwa**
Sure, your meals taste average.
**[13:27] Miwa**
But are ya some kinda failure
with a hidden talent?
**[13:30] Yu**
No way! My cooking's only passable, but it
stands out because I fail at everything else!
**[13:34] Yu**
I mean it! I struggle every time I cook!
**[13:38] Yu**
But... I did suck at everything as a kid.
**[13:44] Yu**
I felt so inferior to my talented mom
that I started avoiding her.
***SIGN*** Star Actress
Subaru Ayase
**[13:50] Yu**
But then one morning...
**[13:52] Yu**
I made breakfast just for the heck of it.
**[13:55] Yu**
When I did...
**[13:56] Yu**
I ran into my mom,
who'd come in late from work.
**[14:01] (Flashback) Subaru**
Let me try.
**[14:06] (Flashback) Yu**
So, um...
**[14:07] (Flashback) Subaru**
Wow, this is nice.
**[14:11] Yu**
Hearing my mom praise me made me so happy.
**[14:15] Yu**
I wanted to see my mom smile again,
**[14:19] Yu**
so I practiced cooking. A lot.
**[14:22] Miwa**
Huh...
**[14:24] Yu**
But all my other attempts...
**[14:26] Yu**
either tasted terrible despite looking
appetizing or went the other way around.
**[14:30] Yu**
And my mom was too busy
to eat whatever I made.
**[14:35] Yu**
I eventually got tired of it, wondering
what was the point of even trying.
**[14:41] Yu**
It was then that my mom became hospitalized.
**[14:46] (Flashback) Yu**
I'm going shopping. Is there anything you need?
**[14:56] (Flashback) Subaru**
I want...
**[14:59] (Flashback) Subaru**
I want to eat something you made, Yu.
**[15:07] (Flashback) Nurse**
Just watch the sodium content
and her allergies listed here.
***SIGN*** SLASH!!
***SIGN*** Creamy Milk
**[15:32] (Flashback) Subaru**
Tastes great.
**[15:34] (Flashback) Subaru**
Please make more for me, Yu.
**[15:40] Yu**
I made my mom's meals
throughout her time in the hospital.
**[15:46] Yu**
Just thinking about my mom—
**[15:48] Yu**
how I could make someone's face
light up just by cooking for them—
**[15:51] Yu**
made me gradually get better and better.
**[15:56] Yu**
It's a miracle!
**[15:57] Miwa**
I don't think it's *that* surprising.
**[16:00] Yu**
You also had fun choosing
ingredients for your sisters.
**[16:06] Yu**
You were imagining Kazuki-san
and Niko-san's reactions, weren't you?
**[16:10] Miwa**
N-No, I wasn't! It was just fun
to explore such a huge supermarket!
**[16:15] Yu**
Sure. Now, let's add the finishing touches.
**[16:22] Yu**
Miwa-san.
**[16:25] Yu**
You said at the café you were
different from Kazuki-san, Niko-san,
**[16:29] Yu**
and other professional shogi players.
**[16:33] Yu**
You also called yourself shallow
for only playing shogi
**[16:37] Yu**
to receive praise and recognition from others.
**[16:42] Yu**
But that means you want to see
your dad happy and proud of you.
**[16:49] Yu**
And you want to be as good as your sisters
because you love them so much.
**[16:57] Miwa**
Th-Those aren't my real motivations!
**[16:59] Yu**
There's nothing wrong with that.
**[17:03] Yu**
Some people don't strive
in order to better themselves,
**[17:06] Yu**
or even to rise to the top.
**[17:09] Yu**
They do it to please another. So that
someone they love will be proud of them.
**[17:14] Yu**
I can't imagine a better reason
to do your best.
**[17:18] Yu**
It shows what a kind and caring person you are.
**[17:26] Yu**
These turned out so pretty!
***SIGN*** Coffee Jelly and Cupcake for the Sisters
**[17:29] Yu**
Kazuki-san and Niko-san will be thrilled!
**[17:35] Miwa**
*So I can...*
**[17:37] Miwa**
*do my best for the people I love?*
**[17:47] Miwa**
*Wh-Why must you pop up in my head?!*
**[18:02] Miwa**
You're sound asleep? What are you, a kid?
**[18:07] Miwa**
*Still...*
**[18:09] (Flashback) Yu**
Miwa-san!
**[18:10] (Flashback) Miwa**
Yu-kun?
**[18:12] (Flashback) Yu**
Thank goodness you're safe and sound.
**[18:15] (Flashback) Yu**
So bringing them gifts would be
a good way to make amends.
**[18:19] (Flashback) Miwa**
Yeah, I suppose...
**[18:21] (Flashback) Yu**
Let's make sweets.
**[18:24] (Flashback) Yu**
I can't imagine a better reason
to do your best.
**[18:27] (Flashback) Yu**
It shows what a kind and caring person you are.
**[18:53] Miwa**
Thanks, Yu-kun.
**[19:20] Both**
You're late, Yu!
**[19:22] Kazuki**
We were so relieved when you first
told us you found Miwa...
**[19:25] Niko**
...so what kept you away for four more hours?!
**[19:27] Yu**
S-Sorry! I guess I kept you two up with worry.
**[19:33] Kazuki**
We could hardly go to sleep
with the door unlocked!
**[19:35] Niko**
I was up doing homework anyway!
**[19:37] Miwa**
Kazu-nee, Niko-chan, Yu-kun's not to blame.
**[19:42] Miwa**
It's my fault.
**[19:44] Miwa**
He helped me make these for you.
**[19:47] Kazuki**
Sweets?
**[19:49] Miwa**
Sorry I was mean to you guys.
Hope this makes up for it.
**[19:54] Kazuki**
Wait, what?
**[19:55] Niko**
You made these, Miwa?
**[19:57] Yu**
She made those while thinking
what you guys would like.
**[20:00] Yu**
Those sweets are truly one-of-a-kind.
**[20:03] Yu**
I just lent a hand.
Miwa did the finishing touches, too.
**[20:08] Niko**
Y-You sure had us figured out.
**[20:11] Kazuki**
Honestly, why would you make sweets
with hardly any shelf life?
**[20:16] Kazuki**
It's too late at night, but I'll humor you
by eating it while it's fresh.
**[20:20] Kazuki**
This is good.
**[20:21] Niko**
Hey, Kazuki! Mine looks way fancier than yours!
**[20:25] Kazuki**
Imbecile. Presentation
requires striking a balance.
**[20:28] Kazuki**
Excess decoration is never ideal.
**[20:31] Niko**
Wha?
**[20:31] Niko**
Mine obviously took more time
to make. What are you, blind?
**[20:36] Kazuki**
You can plainly see that mine is superior!
**[20:38] Kazuki**
It strikes the perfect balance between
flavor, presentation, and color!
**[20:44] Yu**
Can you please not turn our
peace offering into a war?
**[20:49] Miwa**
Yu-kun.
**[20:50] Yu**
Y-Yes?
**[20:51] Miwa**
I-I wanted to say sorry for putting
you through all that trouble...
**[20:56] Miwa**
so here.
**[20:57] Yu**
Y-You made one for me?
**[20:59] Yu**
But when did you do it?
**[21:01] Yu**
Thank you so much.
**[21:04] Niko**
Whoa! It looks just like him!
**[21:07] Kazuki**
Oh? You decorated a giant
marshmallow with chocolate?
**[21:11] Niko**
Huh?
**[21:12] Niko**
Hold up, Miwa. What's going on
with the hairline?
**[21:16] Kazuki**
Indeed, it appears to be receding.
**[21:23] Yu**
Has my hair always been that thin?
**[21:28] Kazuki**
I'd say this awkward
appearance suits you better.
**[21:32] Miwa**
S-Stop starin' at it and just
eat the thing already!
**[21:36] Yu**
U-Uh, sure!
**[21:37] Niko**
Sheesh, don't be so mad, Miwa.
***SIGN*** Day of the Third
Keika Title Match
**[22:19] [SONG] Credits**
Translation
Gad Onyeneho
Editing & Typesetting
Geoff Mazzolini
Subtitle Timing
Krzysztof Kunc
**[22:22] [SONG] Credits**
Quality Check
S. Bilyeu
Translation Check
Sriram Gurunathan
# 12 - For Someone Else
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX8548/dealing-with-mikadono-sisters-is-a-breeze)
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***SIGN*** Day of the Third
Keika Title Match
**[00:28] Yu**
Miwa-san!
**[00:32] Miwa**
Guys...
**[00:35] Yu**
Miwa-san, we'll go home and root
for you over the livestream.
**[00:39] Niko**
G-Good luck!
**[00:40] Kazuki**
Win your remaining matches
and defend the title with your life!
**[00:45] Miwa**
Yeah.
**[00:47] Three**
Good!
**[00:52] Miwa**
But ya know what?
I don't care about the title anymore!
**[00:56] Both**
What?
**[00:57] Niko**
Wh-What are you, nuts?
**[00:59] Kazuki**
I concur! Don't even joke about that!
**[01:03] Niko**
M-Miwa?
**[01:04] Kazuki**
Why even continue with these matches, then?
**[01:11] Miwa**
Not telling.
**[01:17] Miwa**
See you later.
***SIGN*** Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
**[01:29] Yu**
*Just thinking about my mom—*
**[01:31] (Flashback) Yu**
how I could make someone's face
light up just by cooking for them—
**[01:34] (Flashback) Yu**
made me gradually get better and better.
**[01:38] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono**
Well done, Miwa.
**[01:40] (Flashback) Niko**
You're something else!
**[01:41] (Flashback) Kazuki**
I'll admit I'm proud.
**[01:47] Miwa**
*I'm just like him.*
**[01:50] Miwa**
*And if I win, Yu-kun will also...*
**[01:53] Yu**
*Congratulations, Miwa-san!*
**[01:59] Miwa**
*I wanna see them happy.*
**[02:04] Miwa**
*No... I'll* make *them happy!*
***SIGN*** home.12 For Someone Else
**[02:10] Reporter A**
Right now, Ms. Yaotome leads
with two wins and no losses.
**[02:13] Reporter A**
If Ms. Mikadono loses this match,
she'll surrender her title.
**[02:18] Reporter B**
This must be the first real crisis
for our prodigy, Miwa Mikadono.
**[02:22] Miwa**
Glad we made it interestin'.
***SIGN*** Saika Newspaper Cup
Keika Series
Match Three
**[02:45] Sakura**
*That's her... That's the real Miwa Mikadono.*
**[02:48] Sakura**
*The true-blue, genuine...*
**[02:51] Sakura**
*prodigy.*
**[02:53] Sakura**
* This is the same aura I felt*
* when we first met.*
**[02:57] Sakura**
*The aura... that was nothing like mine.*
**[03:10] (Flashback) Mother**
You don't want to play with her anymore?
**[03:12] (Flashback) Girl**
Yeah, Sakura-chan's just bad at everything.
**[03:28] (Flashback) Father**
Sakura...
**[03:29] (Flashback) Father**
Let's go visit Grandpa.
**[03:39] (Flashback) Grandpa**
Oh, those are some lovely giraffes.
**[03:44] (Flashback) Sakura**
They're cats.
**[03:46] (Flashback) Grandpa**
Oh, uh... l-let's see here...
**[03:49] (Flashback) Grandpa**
I'll be back!
**[03:54] (Flashback) Grandpa**
Sakura! How about we play some shogi?
**[03:56] (Flashback) Grandpa**
Grandpa's sad because
no one ever plays with him!
**[04:04] (Flashback) Grandpa**
Sakura, you can't move that piece that way.
**[04:09] (Flashback) Grandpa**
Each piece moves in a different way.
**[04:13] (Flashback) Sakura**
Really? What a weird rule.
**[04:18] (Flashback) Grandpa**
That there's a pawn, the weakest shogi piece.
**[04:23] (Flashback) Grandpa**
They can't move more than one space, after all.
**[04:27] (Flashback) Sakura**
Don't like them.
**[04:30] (Flashback) Grandpa**
However, they always move forward,
no matter what.
**[04:34] (Flashback) Grandpa**
They never duck sideways,
or retreat backward either.
**[04:41] (Flashback) Grandpa**
Pawns are weak, little pieces, but they
always move forward, one step at a time.
**[04:50] (Flashback) Grandpa**
However!
***SIGN*** Pawn
***SIGN*** Directions
it can move
***SIGN*** Prattle Prattle
**[04:52] (Flashback) Grandpa**
If a pawn reaches the other end of the board,
it turns into a very powerful piece!
***SIGN*** Promoted Pawn
**[04:56] (Flashback) Grandpa**
It's just like a lowly grunt
becoming a five-star general!
**[04:59] (Flashback) Grandpa**
Doesn't that sound swell to you?
**[05:01] (Flashback) Grandpa**
The game gets really exciting
if you know the right moves...
**[05:04] (Flashback) Grandma**
Honey, Sakura is still three years old.
**[05:16] (Flashback) Sakura**
Grandpa, teach me how to play shogi.
**[05:27] (Flashback) Kid**
Let's go play at the park!
**[05:38] (Flashback) Grandpa**
I'm afraid you've gotten too good
for your old gramps, Sakura.
**[05:43] (Flashback) Grandpa**
I resign.
**[05:45] (Flashback) Sakura**
Thank you for playing me.
***SIGN*** 18th JSW Cup
Children's Shogi Tournament
**[05:50] Sakura**
* With shogi... I could get better*
* through tireless effort.*
***SIGN*** 18th JSW Cup
***SIGN*** Children's Shogi
Tournament
**[05:55] Sakura**
* Just like a pawn, I could move*
* forward slowly and achieve my goals.*
**[06:01] Sakura**
* For a klutzy disaster like me,*
* shogi was my one bright spot.*
***SIGN*** 49th Junior National Shogi Championship
Sponsored by the National Shogi Association Youth Promotion League
**[06:07] Sakura**
*Until one fateful tournament...*
**[06:13] Sakura**
*She's a prodigy!*
**[06:22] Sakura**
* She crushed me while barely*
* even using her allotted time.*
**[06:27] Sakura**
* My defeat was so complete*
* that it was almost inhumane.*
**[06:33] Sakura**
* She was the youngest daughter of a family*
* full of natural-born talents: Miwa Mikadono.*
**[06:41] Sakura**
* We're both girls and the same age.*
* So why were we so different?*
**[06:46] Sakura**
*Why does she have everything I don't?*
**[06:49] Sakura**
* For the first time in my life, I felt*
* no amount of effort would ever be enough.*
***SIGN*** Shogi Center
**[07:00] (Flashback) Tanaka**
Huh? Twenty-eight percent?
**[07:03] (Flashback) Tanaka**
Here, Yaotome-san.
**[07:05] (Flashback) Sakura**
Th-Thanks.
**[07:10] (Flashback) Tanaka**
Isn't she in middle school?
How's *that* her test score?
**[07:14] (Flashback) Suzuki**
She may be pretty good at shogi,
**[07:16] (Flashback) Suzuki**
but with that low intellect,
she won't go far even if she tries.
**[07:23] (Flashback) Miwa**
A. Tanaka, your record
this season is zero wins, five losses.
**[07:29] (Flashback) Miwa**
You blundered with that knight
in your last match.
**[07:33] (Flashback) Miwa**
And B. Suzuki, you're at one win, four losses.
**[07:36] (Flashback) Miwa**
The match before last, moving your
gold general to 8-8 was a massive fail.
**[07:40] Suzuki**
*She memorized all the moves from our matches?*
**[07:42] (Flashback) Tanaka**
I-I don't want to hear it!
**[07:44] (Flashback) Miwa**
If ya got time to run your mouth,
then use it to memorize my moves.
**[07:49] (Flashback) Both**
W-We'll take our leave!
**[07:53] (Flashback) Miwa**
And you! Don't just sit there!
Stand up for yourself!
**[08:03] (Flashback) Miwa**
Hey, stoppit! It'll look like I made ya cry!
**[08:08] Sakura**
*I felt pathetic.*
**[08:10] Sakura**
* Not only was I a loser at shogi—the one*
* thing I had—she was taking pity on me.*
**[08:16] Sakura**
*She didn't see me as an adversary.*
**[08:22] (Flashback) Miwa**
R-Remember how ya countered with your pawns?
**[08:25] (Flashback) Miwa**
I never woulda thought that'd work that well!
***SIGN*** Pawn
**[08:31] (Flashback) Sakura**
My pawns?
**[08:32] (Flashback) Grandpa**
The pawns are the weakest of all.
**[08:36] (Flashback) Grandpa**
However, they never retreat.
**[08:39] (Flashback) Grandpa**
They always move forward gradually,
one step at a time,
**[08:42] (Flashback) Grandpa**
until they turn into a powerful promoted piece.
**[08:46] (Flashback) Miwa**
Ya don't mess around when using your pawns.
**[08:49] (Flashback) Miwa**
There's practically no one else who's
capable of that gameplay. So take pride!
**[08:56] Sakura**
*I get it...*
**[08:58] Sakura**
*I'm a pawn.*
**[09:01] (Flashback) Sakura**
I'll show you that even a mere pawn
can grab the spotlight!
**[09:05] (Flashback) Miwa**
Wha?
**[09:06] (Flashback) Sakura**
Miwa Mikadono! Starting today,
I declare you my rival!
**[09:10] (Flashback) Miwa**
The heck's her deal?
**[09:13] (Flashback) Sakura**
Not to mention, the pawns outnumber
everything else on the board!
**[09:16] (Flashback) Miwa**
Wh-Why did I engage with this weirdo?
***SIGN*** Saika Newspaper Cup
Keika Series
Match Three
**[09:24] Sakura**
*From that day forward...*
**[09:27] Sakura**
* I kept chasing you, even when you*
* wouldn't give me a second look.*
**[09:33] Sakura**
*But... here we are.*
**[09:38] Sakura**
*You're finally looking at me.*
**[09:41] Sakura**
*Me, of all people!*
**[10:05] Reporter**
What a counter!
**[10:07] Reporter A**
So is anyone in the lead?
**[10:09] Reporter B**
Beats me.
***SIGN*** Saika Newspaper Cup
Keika Series
Match Three
***SIGN*** Saika Newspaper Cup Keika Series Match Three
***SIGN*** Keika Title Holder
Miwa Mikadono
***SIGN*** Second-Degree Professional
Sakura Yaotome
**[10:48] Grandpa**
*The pawns are the weakest of all.*
**[10:51] (Flashback) Grandpa**
But they always move forward gradually,
one step at a time.
**[11:06] Reporter A**
There it is!
**[11:07] Reporter A**
The Miwa Mikadono lick!
**[11:23] Sakura**
I resign.
***SIGN*** Third Title Match
Miwa Mikadono Wins
***SIGN*** Saika Newspaper Cup
Keika Series
Match Four
***SIGN*** Fourth Title Match
Miwa Mikadono Wins Again
***SIGN*** Keika Series: Miwa Mikadono With Two Straight Wins
***SIGN*** Miwa Mikadono
Keika Title Holder
***SIGN*** Fifth Match
***SIGN*** Sakura Yaotome
Second-Degree Professional
**[11:36] Announcer**
*Here we are at the final Keika title match.*
**[11:39] Announcer**
* At the series' outset, Miwa Mikadono*
* incredibly lost the first two matches.*
**[11:43] Announcer**
* However, she emerged victorious*
* in the next two matches,*
**[11:46] Announcer**
* which brings us to our fifth*
* and final match today for the title.*
**[11:51] Kazuki**
The day has finally arrived.
**[11:53] Niko**
They may be tied, but Miwa definitely
has the momentum at her back.
**[11:58] Niko**
I just wish we could watch
the deciding match in person.
**[12:02] (Flashback) Miwa**
You two have your own things to do,
so don't you dare come!
**[12:05] (Flashback) Miwa**
I'd just feel bad if you had
to drop everything!
**[12:09] Niko**
She's so pigheaded!
**[12:11] Yu**
It'll be fine.
***SIGN*** Win for us Miwa!
***SIGN*** We Stan Miwa
***SIGN*** We Stan Miwa
***SIGN*** Must Win
**[12:13] Yu**
I'll just cheer for her in your place!
**[12:17] Niko**
You're really going to a
shoji game in that gear?
**[12:19] Yu**
Of course! I'll be rooting
for her with all I got!
**[12:22] Both**
Like hell you will!
***SIGN*** Must Win
**[12:24] Yu**
S-Sorry.
**[12:33] Sakura**
* I'm putting everything*
* I've worked for into this match.*
**[12:38] Miwa**
*I'll win. But that's not all.*
**[12:42] Miwa**
*I'll win and make sure I...*
***SIGN*** Heart, Technique, Strength
**[12:48] Buzzcut**
M-Man, she's so intense.
**[12:51] Vice Captain**
She's even more of a monster than before.
**[12:54] Niko**
* Miwa's fighting her butt off out there.*
* I can't fall behind!*
**[13:04] Yu**
*Miwa-san...*
**[13:05] Yu**
* I'm going to whip up*
* a very special dinner for you.*
**[13:08] Yu**
Ouch!
***SIGN*** Tsukishiro Revue
**[13:10] Kazuki**
My promise to you will never be broken.
**[13:14] Kazuki**
Not until the day I die.
**[13:18] Kazuki**
* The only thing I can do for her*
* is give the best performance of my life!*
**[13:29] Reporter**
There she is!
**[13:35] Reporter**
Ms. Mikadono, you defended your title!
**[13:38] Reporter**
You won three in a row after
two losses. What a prodigy!
**[13:41] Reporter**
Ms. Mikadono, look this way!
**[13:45] Reporter A**
She overcame that pressure and won?
**[13:48] Reporter B**
That's a next-level player for you.
**[13:51] Reporter**
Any comment?
**[13:52] Reporter**
We'd like to hear your thoughts
on this occasion!
**[13:54] Yu**
Miwa-san!
**[13:56] Miwa**
Yu-kun!
**[13:58] Miwa**
Yeah, um...
**[13:59] Miwa**
Excuse me!
**[14:01] Miwa**
Yu-kun!
**[14:02] Reporter**
Ms. Mikadono?
**[14:04] Reporter**
Hey! Come back!
**[14:06] Reporter**
Ms. Mikadono!
**[14:14] Miwa**
Yu-kun...
**[14:18] Miwa**
What's wrong, Yu-kun?
**[14:21] Miwa**
*He's literally crying his eyes out!*
**[14:25] Miwa**
Yu-kun, don't cry! C'mon, take deep breaths!
**[14:29] Yu**
O-Okay...
**[14:34] Miwa**
*Not those breaths, dude.*
**[14:38] Miwa**
*I didn't even want to make him cry.*
**[14:41] Yu**
Miwa-san!
**[14:42] Miwa**
What now?
**[14:44] Yu**
Congratulations on defending your title!
**[14:53] (Flashback) Yu**
Have a nice day!
**[14:54] (Flashback) Yu**
I'm here as your festival conductor!
**[14:57] (Flashback) Yu**
You should smile more!
Like when you were kids!
**[15:01] (Flashback) Yu**
Welcome home!
**[15:05] (Flashback) Yu**
I'm not letting you go home
just yet, Miwa-san.
**[15:08] (Flashback) Yu**
It shows what a kind and caring person you are.
**[15:18] Miwa**
That was the face... I wanted to see.
**[15:26] Niko**
You fought back hard, Miwa!
**[15:28] Kazuki**
I always knew you'd defend your title...
**[15:45] Yu**
M-Miwa-san?
**[15:47] Miwa**
Huh? What?
**[15:50] Miwa**
*Gosh, what was I doing?*
**[15:53] Miwa**
* I-I slipped up and repeated*
* what I did with his treat!*
**[15:57] Miwa**
*Argh, I'm such an idiot!*
**[15:58] Miwa**
*How can I be so stupid, stupid, stupid!*
**[16:02] Man**
Hey, Miwa!
**[16:06] Miwa**
Oh! Long time no see!
**[16:09] Man**
Great job just now! That was an amazing match.
**[16:12] Miwa**
Thanks!
**[16:14] Man**
How do you feel?
**[16:15] Man**
Excited to be winning?
**[16:15] Yu**
Whoa! That's fluent English!
**[16:18] Niko**
Right, I almost forgot...
**[16:20] Kazuki**
Miwa went on an exchange
program in middle school.
**[16:24] Miwa**
Oh, yeah! People kiss all the time overseas!
**[16:28] Miwa**
I was just saying thanks for
cheering me on all this time.
**[16:33] Miwa**
Wait a minute... Did that little
forehead kiss rattle you two that much?
**[16:39] Yu**
Now I get it! It was just a greeting!
**[16:43] Niko**
*I know damn well she's bluffing.*
**[16:46] Kazuki**
* But if Yu's convinced,*
* we can leave it at that.*
**[16:48] Kazuki**
*He's such a simpleton.*
**[16:51] Man**
Goodbye!
**[16:52] Miwa**
Bye!
**[16:56] Niko**
You really did great out there.
**[16:58] Niko**
And you were just one loss away
from losing your title, too.
**[17:02] Kazuki**
Mm-hmm.
**[17:05] Niko**
You really are something else, Miwa.
**[17:07] Kazuki**
I'm proud to call you my sister.
**[17:12] (Flashback) Kazuki**
I'll admit that I'm proud.
**[17:14] (Flashback) Niko**
You're something else!
**[17:17] Miwa**
Yup!
**[17:21] Miwa**
Mwah!
**[17:22] Miwa**
Mwah!
**[17:24] Niko**
Wh-What the hell?
**[17:26] Kazuki**
Leave us out of your international customs!
**[17:30] Yu**
Guys, I'm ready to take a photo!
**[17:33] Miwa**
Great idea!
**[17:34] Miwa**
Be sure to capture this child prodigy
surrounded by her fangirls!
**[17:38] Niko**
Who're you calling a fangirl?
**[17:40] Kazuki**
I won't let you outshine me in your kimono!
**[17:48] Niko**
Hey!
**[17:50] Kazuki**
Why'd you take that?!
**[17:52] Sakura**
*I still couldn't reach her.*
**[17:56] Sakura**
*But...*
**[17:57] Sakura**
*You saw me as someone.*
**[18:04] Sakura**
*Yu Ayase...*
**[18:07] Sakura**
*What's a mediocre guy like you doing there?*
**[18:12] Sakura**
*That's right.*
**[18:15] Sakura**
* Even a small, weak pawn*
* will someday take the spotlight*
**[18:20] Sakura**
*and play the leading role!*
**[18:31] Yu**
*Seven in the morning.*
**[18:33] Yu**
*The middle sister is splitting tiles.*
**[18:35] Miwa**
So that's what you're tryin' to pull?
**[18:39] Miwa**
Y'know, this ain't like ya,
not playing by the books!
**[18:44] Yu**
*The youngest is talking to an AI.*
**[18:47] Yu**
*And the oldest...*
**[18:50] Yu**
Here you go, Kazuki-san!
**[18:52] Kazuki**
This is the smoothie you thought up?
**[18:54] Yu**
Yup! Get your nutrients from veggie power,
not just supplements!
**[19:03] Kazuki**
Too bitter.
**[19:06] Yu**
Sorry! I forgot to make sure it tastes good.
**[19:09] Kazuki**
You miserable failure! You try it!
**[19:12] Yu**
Sure.
**[19:18] Kazuki**
Is this an indirect...
**[19:21] Kazuki**
Gimme that!
**[19:26] Yu**
Niko-san?
**[19:28] Yu**
You'll catch a cold with all that sweat.
**[19:31] Niko**
Uh, thanks.
**[19:37] Niko**
Yu, did you switch the fabric softener?
**[19:39] Yu**
Yeah, I found one with
the floral scent you like.
**[19:45] Yu**
So incredibly cute...
**[19:48] Yu**
The fragrance, I mean!
**[19:51] Niko**
Th...
**[19:52] Niko**
The... fragrance?
**[19:55] Niko**
Wh-Who the hell calls a fragrance "cute"?
**[19:58] Yu**
Sorry...
**[20:00] Miwa**
Ya little sneak!
But I knew you'd pull that move.
**[20:05] Miwa**
Ah, I'm all out.
**[20:07] Yu**
I made some special jelly
to replenish blood sugar.
**[20:10] Yu**
Here you go.
**[20:12] Miwa**
Wow, so fancy!
**[20:14] Miwa**
But I can't use a spoon
in the middle of a game!
**[20:22] Yu**
Here.
**[20:23] Yu**
Say "ahh" for me.
**[20:25] Miwa**
I-I can eat it myself!
**[20:28] Three**
*Unbelievable.*
**[20:31] Yu**
Guys, let's have breakfast!
**[20:34] Yu**
*Nothing important was going on.*
**[20:37] Yu**
*But we all spoke to each other and smiled.*
***SIGN*** Dear Yu,
***SIGN*** I wish for you to have a happy family.
***SIGN*** Love, Mom
**[20:41] Yu**
*Like a happy family.*
**[20:44] Yu**
* Honestly, I'm still not sure*
* if this was what she meant...*
**[20:48] Kazuki**
I'll be home at the usual time.
**[20:50] Niko**
Me too.
**[20:51] Miwa**
Me three!
**[20:53] Yu**
Look at the time!
**[21:09] Kazuki**
You're late.
**[21:10] Niko**
What kept you?
**[21:12] Miwa**
We'll be tardy.
**[21:14] Yu**
Yeah, uh...
**[21:16] Three**
See you later.
**[21:27] Yu**
Have a nice day!
**[21:30] Yu**
*What did she really mean by a happy family?*
**[21:33] Yu**
*I feel like I'll find the answer here someday.*
**[23:13] Miwa**
Huh?
**[23:14] Miwa**
What're ya doing here, Yaotomecchi?
**[23:17] Yu**
Actually, Yaotome-san asked me for a favor.
**[23:20] Sakura**
S-Since I'm your rival, I need to know
the secrets behind your skills.
**[23:24] Sakura**
So I'm staying over tonight!
**[23:27] Sakura**
Thank you for having me!
**[23:30] All**
What?
**[23:33] Miwa**
Where'd this come from?!
**[23:37] [SONG] Credits**
Translation
Gad Onyeneho
Editing & Typesetting
Geoff Mazzolini
Subtitle Timing
Krzysztof Kunc
Quality Check
S. Bilyeu
Translation Check
Sriram Gurunathan