1 - Prodigy and Mediocrity

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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?