E0 - An Invitation From a Foreign Land

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[00:01] Constantine
    Brother...
[00:03] Lao Tang
    Who are you calling "Brother"?
[00:08] Constantine
    Brother, come on, wake up.
[00:12] Constantine
    Brother... Brother!
[00:15] Lao Tang
    Fine, fine.
[00:17] Lao Tang
    I'll wake up.
[00:23] Constantine
    Brother, there are so many people outside.
[00:27] Constantine
    I might...
[00:28] Norton
    You might die?
[00:29] Norton
    I'm with you.
[00:31] Norton
    You don't need to be scared.
[00:33] Lao Tang
    Who's talking?
[00:35] Lao Tang
    Is that me?
[00:36] Constantine
    What does it mean to die?
[00:39] Norton
    You'll just sleep for a
    long time. You won't die.
[00:45] Norton
    Someday you'll awaken, crossing over the
    wilderness and raising the banner of war...
[00:51] Norton
    And return to your homeland.
[00:58] Constantine
    The day I raise the banner of war...
[01:02] Constantine
    Will you eat me?
[01:07] Norton
    Yeah.
[01:10] Norton
    We shall descend upon the world together.
[01:16] Constantine
    Okay.
[01:23] Constantine
    It's time.
[01:24] Constantine
    I have to go.
[01:26] Norton
    Be careful.
[01:28] Norton
    And don't forget.
[01:30] Norton
    You mustn't trust humanity.
[01:33] Constantine
    Okay.
[01:35] Constantine
    See you again, when I awake...
[01:44] Lao Tang
    Hey, how much longer are
    you going to keep walking?
[01:47] Lao Tang
    Can you find your brother?
[01:49] Lao Tang
    Hey, hey! Wait! Wait!
[02:21] Lao Tang
    Cons.. tantine...
SIGN    Dragon Raja
    -The Blazing Dawn-
    A King's Blood May Only Be Cleansed By the Sword
[02:45] sign
    Episode 0
[02:48] Norma
    Lu Mingfei.
[02:54] Lao Tang
    Oh, lookin' good!
[02:55] sign
    Episode 0: An Invitation From a Foreign Land
[03:00] Lao Tang
    Okay, I win!
[03:02] Lao Tang
    You were pretty good, though.
[03:05] Lao Tang
    Guess my technique's a little
    better than yours, though!
[03:08] Lao Tang
    Let's play again when you log in tomorrow.
[03:09] Mingfei
    Yeah.
[03:10] Lao Tang
    Bye!
[03:11] Mingfei
    See you.
[03:13] Mingfei
    If he knew I was using a
    TrackPoint on the keyboard,
[03:15] Mingfei
    he'd think I was an idiot and
    not play with me anymore.
[03:20] Sign
    Chen Wenwen
[03:22] Mingfei
    Wenwen's still offline?
[03:24] Mingfei
    It's been 18 hours.
[03:31] Mingfei
    She's so pretty!
[03:36] Sign
    Message from Nono: A Challenge
[03:39] Mingfei
    You're on.
[03:48] Mingfei
    They're good.
[03:49] Mingfei
    Time to get serious.
[03:52] Sign
    Connecting to Mouse
[04:01] Mingfei
    Wow!
[04:03] Mingfei
    If I push the attack, I can power up my
    base's rank without her finding out!
[04:08] Nono
    You've leveled up to rank three.
[04:12] Mingfei
    How'd she find out?
[04:15] Nono
    Too bad. I'm rank two, so I can't win.
[04:24] Mingfei
    Who is she?
[04:31] Mingfei
    Her profile's empty.
[04:33] Mingfei
    She sure is mysterious.
[04:42] Nono
    He's a good gamer.
[04:44] Nono
    His dynamic vision's impressive, too.
[04:46] Nono
    But not special.
[04:48] Sheng
    Why does the principal want him so badly?
[04:51] Aki
    I don't know.
[04:52] Sign
    Cassel College Execution Bureau Assistant Executor
    Sakatoku Aki
[04:52] Sign
    Cassel College Execution Bureau Assistant Executor
    Ye Sheng
[04:53] Aki
    But it's been years since the principal's
    been so insistent about recruiting someone.
[04:58] Nono
    When's the interview?
[05:00] Aki
    Tomorrow morning. At the Li Jing Hotel.
[05:03] Nono
    Something about this
    Lu Mingfei guy seems weird.
[05:03] Sign
    Cassel College Student Union Secretary
    Chen Motong / Nono
[05:05] Nono
    Why's he S-level?
[05:08] Sheng
    Want to dig a little deeper?
[05:11] Sheng
    We might find out something.
[05:12] Nono
    Yeah.
[05:13] Nono
    I'm connecting to Norma.
[05:19] Norma
    Welcome, Nono.
[05:21] Nono
    Tell me about Lu Mingfei.
[05:24] Sign
    Cassel College Supercomputer System
    Norma Rohens / EVA
[05:24] Norma
    Lu Mingfei. Age 18.
[05:27] Norma
    Student at Shi Lan High.
[05:29] Norma
    The same school as Chu Zihang,
    but he's one year younger.
[05:33] Norma
    No friends at school.
[05:35] Norma
    Nobody notices him.
[05:37] Nono
    When he's gaming, he's friendly with anyone,
    but he has no friends of his own?
[05:41] Nono
    Is he the type who lives in his own world?
[05:43] Norma
    Indeed.
[05:45] Norma
    He's satisfied with his own world.
[05:47] Nono
    And so he lacks assertiveness.
[05:50] Nono
    Guys like that tend to have a crush on a girl.
[05:53] Norma
    There's a girl in his class he likes.
[05:54] Mingfei
    Chen Wenwen?
[05:54] Nono
    I'm going there. See you tomorrow.
[05:56] Nono
    Is his personality due to
    his family environment?
[05:57] Mingfei
    Yes!
[05:58] Norma
    Yes.
[05:59] Aunt
    Mingfei!
[06:00] Norma
    He lives with his uncle's family.
[06:03] Mingfei
    Did you call, Auntie?
[06:05] Aunt
    There's milk, sausage, and eggs on
    sale at the supermarket. Go buy them.
[06:08] Aunt
    Hurry! And don't buy anything expired.
[06:12] Mingze
    Cousin,
[06:14] Mingze
    buy me the latest issue of my magazine, okay?
[06:16] Norma
    He pretends to be a girl with
    the ID "Scars of the Twilight,"
[06:19] Norma
    and is in an online relationship
    with his cousin Lu Mingze.
[06:24] Nono
    So he's getting revenge on
    his obnoxious cousin?
[06:29] Aunt
    You're not even studying for your exams!
    You just game all day!
[06:33] Aunt
    Do you know how much it costs
    just to take the entrance exams?
[06:35] Aunt
    If your parents weren't paying for your
    expenses, we'd be in the red this month!
[06:44] Mingfei
    In the red?
[06:45] Mingfei
    You're using the money from
    my parents to live in luxury,
[06:48] Mingfei
    and even buying brand-named
    clothes for Mingze.
[06:51] Mingfei
    And I get no allowance, and all of
    my clothes are hand-me-downs.
[06:59] Mingfei
    Whatever.
[07:00] Mingfei
    Mom and dad don't care about me.
[07:05] Nono
    Does he have any dreams?
[07:07] Nono
    Guys like this typically want to
    save the world or be a hero, right?
[07:12] Mingfei
    He does.
[07:13] Mingfei
    His dream is...
[07:15] Old Man
    Oh, hey, Mingfei!
[07:16] Mingfei
    Hey!
[07:17] Old Man
    I heard you're studying abroad?
[07:21] Mingfei
    I just sent in an application.
[07:23] Mingfei
    Give me a magazine.
[07:24] Old Man
    Studying abroad is great.
[07:26] Old Man
    When you get back, you can
    make a ton of money.
[07:28] Mingfei
    I'm not interested in money.
[07:30] Mingfei
    I like watching the store.
    All I need is some allowance money.
[07:33] Old Man
    Go home, you lazy bum.
[07:35] Mingfei
    I mean it. It feels good, doesn't it?
[07:38] Mingfei
    Sitting in the sun,
    daydreaming while you watch the store.
[07:44] Mingfei
    It's wonderful.
[07:48] Nono
    His dream is...
[07:50] Nono
    ...to s-sell magazines?
[07:54] Aki
    Be careful!
[07:55] Sheng
    Why would somebody like
    that come to our college?
[07:58] Aki
    We'll have to see how the interview goes.
[08:00] Aki
    Professor Guderian is
    coming too, so maybe...
[08:03] Nono
    Yeah.
[08:05] Nono
    Let's do the interview first.
[08:07] Nono
    The paperwork should have
    arrived at his house.
[08:12] Mingfei
    Um, are there any letters for me?
[08:14] Mingfei
    Lu Mingfei.
[08:15] Mingfei
    From overseas.
[08:20] Mingfei
    It's so thin.
[08:21] Mingfei
    This is definitely a rejection letter.
[08:22] Postman
    Wait.
[08:25] Postman
    Sign here.
[08:27] Mingfei
    What is this?
[08:29] Postman
    It came with the letter.
[08:37] Mingfei
    A cellphone?
[08:39] Mingfei
    That's an expensive consolation prize.
[08:45] Mingfei
    "Dear Lu Mingfei,"
[08:48] Mingfei
    "You fail to meet the requirements
    for the international university."
[08:52] Mingfei
    "However, you have the
    opportunity to study with us"
[08:55] Mingfei
    "at Cassel College, one of its sister schools."
[08:59] Mingfei
    "Professor Guderian will provide
    you with personal instructions,"
[09:03] Mingfei
    "and you will be given a scholarship"...
[09:11] Mingfei
    Professor Guderian
[09:13] Mingfei
    Professor Guderian
[09:20] Mingfei
    I-I'm not dreaming! This is real!
[09:24] Aunt
    It's a fraud! You're being tricked!
[09:27] Uncle
    I've never heard of a fraud
    where they give you money.
[09:30] Uncle
    This phone's pretty pricey... Ow! Ow!
[09:32] Aunt
    You bought this yourself, didn't you?
[09:34] Uncle
    Stop it! You know I don't have that kind of money!
[09:35] Mingfei
    This school...
[09:36] Mingze
    Not everybody can get
    into a school like that.
[09:39] Mingze
    Only geniuses like Chu Zihang.
[09:42] Mingfei
    Chu Zihang?
[09:44] Mingze
    You're not even fit to lick his boots.
    You really think you've got what it takes?
[10:04] Mingze
    That's...
[10:05] Mingze
    Chu Zihang!
[10:11] Mingze
    What are you going to do?
[10:18] Chu Zihang
    Boss, we need you.
[10:23] Mingze
    Cousin, who are you?
[10:26] Mingfei
    Me?
[10:28] Mingfei
    I'm the messiah who'll save the world!
[10:31] Aunt
    It's a fraud! It's definitely a fraud!
[10:33] Uncle
    What are you getting so
    excited about? Calm down!
[10:35] Aunt
    It has to be!
[10:37] Aunt
    It's a fraud. It's definitely
    some kind of con!
[10:39] Mingfei
    It's exhausting being a hero.
[10:41] Mingfei
    Time for some gaming.
[10:42] Aunt
    See? The phone's ringing.
[10:43] Aunt
    They've already started the con.
[10:45] Aunt
    Who is this?
[10:46] Aunt
    Yes. All right.
[10:49] Aunt
    Mingfei.
[10:50] Mingfei
    What is it, Auntie?
[10:52] Aunt
    They say you have an interview tomorrow morning.
[10:54] Mingfei
    Tomorrow?
[10:57] Aunt
    At the Li Jing Hotel.
[11:03] Lao Tang
    I looked up this school and
    it's totally a real school in An!
[11:07] Lao Tang
    I couldn't find anything
    specific about it, though.
[11:10] Lao Tang
    But it's a school for rich people.
[11:12] Lao Tang
    It's good news for you, though!
[11:13] Lao Tang
    If you get in, you can get
    out of that shitty house.
[11:17] Mingfei
    Lao Tang, you're the only person
    who's happy about that.
[11:21] Lao Tang
    I'm like your big brother, basically. Right?
[11:24] Mingfei
    Hey, you know a lot about An, right?
[11:27] Mingfei
    Tell me how to pass the interview.
[11:29] Lao Tang
    It's easy.
[11:30] Lao Tang
    Before you play the game,
    you practice in advance!
[11:32] Lao Tang
    Let's shock the pants off the interviewer!
[11:46] ---
    Conference Room
[11:51] Xiaoqian
    Lu Ming...
[11:52] Zhao
    ...fei.
[11:56] Mingfei
    Hi, guys.
[11:58] Mingfei
    You're all...
[12:00] Xiaoqian
    We're here for the interview.
[12:02] Mingfei
    Oh, me, too!
[12:05] Mingfei
    I thought I was the only
    one who got that letter.
[12:07] Mingfei
    I guess I was just called
    to round out the quota.
[12:10] Mingfei
    Chen Wenwen!
[12:12] Mingfei
    I'm glad I came!
[12:13] Interviewer
    Zhao Mengfa.
[12:14] Zhao
    Yes, sir.
[12:16] Sheng
    I'm your interviewer, Ye Sheng.
[12:18] Sheng
    Come with me.
[12:18] Zhao
    Yes.
[12:21] Mingfei
    Hey, Chen Wenwen, are you ready?
[12:24] Chen
    I don't feel like I am.
[12:25] Mingfei
    It'll be fine. You're a good talker.
[12:29] Chen
    Thank you.
[12:32] Mingfei
    Huh? That was fast.
[12:34] Sheng
    Chen Wenwen.
[12:35] Chen
    Okay!
[12:36] Mingfei
    Chen Wenwen!
[12:38] Mingfei
    You can do it!
[12:52] Mingfei
    How'd it go?
[12:54] Chen
    All they asked me was...
[12:55] Interviewer
    Lu Mingfei.
[12:56] Mingfei
    Yes, that's me!
[13:02] Mingfei
    Is it just me, or is he glaring atme?
[13:05] Chen
    Okay, bye. Good luck.
[13:07] Mingfei
    Hey, wait for me!
[13:08] Mingfei
    I'll walk you home.
[13:09] Interviewer
    This way.
[13:10] Mingfei
    Right.
[13:11] Mingfei
    I'm...
[13:19] Interviewer
    You okay?
[13:20] Mingfei
    Yeah, I'm fine.
[13:22] Aki
    Hello.
[13:23] Aki
    I'm Sakatoku Aki, one of the interviewers.
[13:28] Mingfei
    Good morning.
[13:31] Aki
    Morning.
[13:36] Aki
    Let's get started.
[13:37] Mingfei
    O-Okay.
[13:39] Aki
    Question 1.
[13:41] Aki
    Do you believe in aliens?
[13:43] Aki
    Go ahead.
[13:45] Mingfei
    What's going on?
[13:46] Mingfei
    Don't they usually start with,
    "Please introduce yourself."
[13:48] Mingfei
    or "Why are you applying to our school?"
[13:50] Mingfei
    I read the stuff Lao Tang and I did together
    dozens of times, and memorized it!
[13:53] Mingfei
    So why aliens?
[13:54] Aki
    Lu Mingfei?
[13:56] Sheng
    Answer the question.
[13:58] Mingfei
    You know what? Screw it.
[14:01] Mingfei
    Sure. I believe there must be aliens...
[14:04] Sheng
    Answer normally.
[14:05] Mingfei
    Oh.
[14:06] Mingfei
    I thought I could show off
    my language ability,
[14:10] Mingfei
    but is there any point in answering this
    ridiculous question in my native tongue?
[14:13] Aki
    Why do you believe?
[14:15] Aki
    Anything in particular?
[14:17] Mingfei
    What? They're still doing this?
[14:19] Mingfei
    What kind of reason would there be?
[14:21] Mingfei
    Fine, if that's how you want to play it...
[14:24] Mingfei
    At night, I go up to the roof.
    To watch the stars.
[14:28] Mingfei
    And when I look up at the stars,
    I think about how endless space is.
[14:32] Mingfei
    You could travel from one end to
    the other at the speed of light,
[14:36] Mingfei
    and it would take billions
    and billions of years.
[14:39] Mingfei
    There are countless galaxies between,
[14:42] Mingfei
    but there are no other planets with
    humans on them besides earth.
[14:46] Mingfei
    Light passes through the
    Earth in an instant.
[14:50] Mingfei
    Out of all those billions of years,
[14:52] Mingfei
    you could only meet
    humanity for a single second.
[14:54] Mingfei
    It's so very strange, isn't it?
[14:57] Interviewer
    So you're saying you're lonely, then?
[15:01] Mingfei
    Oh, yeah.
[15:03] Mingfei
    No way. He's taking it that seriously?
[15:05] Aki
    Second question, then.
[15:07] Aki
    Do you believe in superpowers?
[15:08] Mingfei
    Of course! I absolutely do!
[15:11] Aki
    Why?
[15:12] Mingfei
    If superpowers aren't real,
    then anime has lied to us!
[15:16] Mingfei
    We'd have no reason to live!
[15:19] Mingfei
    And that means in the future,
    we'll have to get up early and go to work,
[15:24] Mingfei
    most of our salaries would
    go to paying off loans,
[15:27] Mingfei
    and on weekends we'd go
    to see our mother-in-law.
[15:30] Mingfei
    I couldn't handle such a future.
[15:34] Mingfei
    Just like the aliens. I just believe in them.
[15:38] Sheng
    I see. No real evidence
    for your beliefs, then.
[15:41] Mingfei
    I-I guess not.
[15:44] Aki
    Third question, then.
[15:46] Aki
    Do you believe in spiritualism,
    or the existence of a human soul?
[15:50] Aki
    Or do you believe in materialism,
    that there's nothing beyond this world?
[15:58] Mingfei
    Science fiction. Fantasy. Philosophy.
[16:03] Mingfei
    Is this interview some kind
    of sociology experiment?
[16:06] Mingfei
    Would you ask these questions
    at a real interview?
[16:09] Mingfei
    Figure it out. They're making fun of you.
[16:18] Sheng
    Can you explain that noise?
[16:21] Mingfei
    Nothing. I'm done here.
[16:25] Mingfei
    What a waste of time.
[16:27] Mingfei
    Thanks, and bye.
[16:31] Sheng
    Thank you for your interest in our school.
[16:36] Sheng
    Goodbye.
[16:41] Xiaoqian
    One minute, thirty seconds.
[16:43] Xiaoqian
    A new record.
[16:47] Mingfei
    I'll just ignore them.
    Chen Wenwen is waiting!
[16:50] Mingfei
    And I'm walking her home!
[16:55] Professor
    Hurry! Hurry! We're late!
[16:57] Professor
    Ye Sheng! Aki!
[16:59] Professor
    How did the interview go?
[16:59] Sign
    Cassel College Professor
    Guderian
[17:01] Both
    Professor Guderian.
[17:03] Professor
    Tell me, now!
[17:04] Sheng
    He walked out of the interview.
[17:07] Sheng
    He didn't seem to like the questions,
[17:08] Sheng
    and wasn't even really trying.
[17:11] Professor
    Why didn't you stop him?!
[17:13] Professor
    You should've gotten down
    on your knees and begged!
[17:16] Nono
    Down on their knees? Begged?
[17:18] Professor
    That's right!
[17:19] Professor
    I'll beg him myself if I have to!
[17:22] Professor
    So get him back here! Now!
[17:24] Professor
    Oh, right! The phone!
[17:25] Professor
    I'll call his house.
[17:26] Sheng
    Um, Professor...
[17:28] Sheng
    I'll call him.
[17:31] Chen
    Before we graduate,
    I want to hold a going-away party
[17:34] Chen
    for the literature club in the mini-theater.
[17:35] Chen
    So I'm going to go reserve it.
[17:37] Chen
    Will you come?
[17:38] Mingfei
    Oh, of course!
[17:41] Chen
    See you at the mini-theater
    in two days, then.
[17:42] Chen
    Bye!
[17:44] Mingfei
    Yeah, see you then...
[17:49] Mingfei
    I don't care about An.
[17:51] Mingfei
    I want to marry Chen Wenwen,
    and have a little house here in this city...
[17:58] Mingfei
    That'd be a wonderful life, wouldn't it?
[18:06] Both
    You're going to An, right?
[18:09] Aunt
    We heard you passed the interview.
[18:11] Aunt
    Professor Guderian invited you to
    breakfast at the Li Jing Hotel tomorrow.
[18:19] Professor
    Hello, and welcome, everyone!
[18:23] Man
    Hello, Professor Guderian.
[18:25] Professor
    Welcome, Lu Mingfei.
[18:28] Professor
    Thanks so much for coming!
[18:28] Mingfei
    Hi...
[18:30] Man
    Um, your Shin language skills
    are quite good, Professor.
[18:35] Professor
    We believe that Asia will someday be the
    center of the world, so we only study Shin.
[18:42] Mingfei
    So it's a school where you
    study Asian culture, huh?
[18:45] Aunt
    Let's get to the point.
[18:47] Aunt
    If Lu Mingfei goes to your school...
[18:50] Professor
    Yes, he'll be given $36,000 a year
    in scholarships just for attending!
[18:57] Aunt
    That's a promise, right?
[18:59] Professor
    Of course!
[19:01] Aunt
    I'm sure he'll be a great
    fit for your school!
[19:05] Uncle
    Thank you, Professor Guderian.
[19:07] Uncle
    So...
[19:07] Mingfei
    What decides if I get accepted?
[19:10] Professor
    You're talented. You have potential.
[19:13] Professor
    You're a once-in-a-century talent!
[19:25] Mingfei
    They must use praise to
    get you to work harder!
[19:27] Mingfei
    That's the western way!
[19:33] Professor
    There's one other important reason
    for admitting Lu Mingfei.
[19:43] Professor
    Your parents are honorary
    graduates of the school.
[19:50] Uncle
    Oh, really? Are they doing well?
[19:53] Aunt
    They're graduates of the school?
[19:55] Aunt
    I had no idea!
[19:57] Professor
    Well, it's kind of a secret.
[19:59] Professor
    Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingfei.
[20:02] Professor
    Lu Mingfei!
[20:05] Professor
    This is for you.
[20:06] Professor
    A letter from your parents to the principal.
[20:16] Professor
    Mingfei.
[20:18] Professor
    Your parents love you.
[20:37] Professor
    The principal wanted me to
    tell you how your parents felt.
[20:42] Uncle
    So that's it?
[20:45] Aunt
    You're such a funny guy, Professor!
[20:46] Professor
    He said that giving it to him in person
[20:48] Professor
    would make more of an impression.
[20:52] Uncle
    That's so true!
[20:55] Aunt
    Mingfei hasn't seen his parents
    since he was a little kid!
[21:00] Professor
    Yes, they're very busy people.
[21:04] Mingfei
    I'm going to the bathroom.
[21:34] Mom
    Dear Principal Anjou,
[21:36] Mom
    It's been a long time
    since we last spoke.
[21:37] Mom
    I hope you're doing well.
[21:41] Mom
    It will be some time before
    we meet in person, I'm afraid.
[21:44] Mom
    The research work is only getting tougher,
    and I won't be home for some time.
[21:48] Mom
    I'll look forward to drinking a cup
    of tea with you upon my return.
[21:53] Mom
    My son, Mingfei, has turned 18.
[21:57] Mom
    He's a very bright child.
    Even if his grades are low,
[22:01] Mom
    his abilities show great promise.
[22:06] Mom
    Would it be possible for him
    to attend Cassel College?
[22:12] Mom
    I can't tell him myself,
    so please tell him for me.
[22:19] Mom
    "Your mom and dad love you very much."
[22:42] Nono
    You know this is the girls' bathroom, right?
[22:49] Nono
    Keep moving.
[22:51] Mingfei
    Okay...
[22:52] Professor
    Oh, Nono. You're finally here.
[22:54] Professor
    I'll introduce you all.
[22:56] Professor
    This is Chen Motong, one of our school's
    most talented second-year students.
[22:59] Professor
    Nono, this is Lu Mingfei.
[23:00] Mingfei
    Nono?
[23:05] Mingfei
    Am I overthinking it?
[23:09] Nono
    Hey, if you're not going to
    eat this, can I have it?
[23:11] Professor
    Nono, that's a rude thing to say
    to your new fellow student!
[23:14] Nono
    But he hasn't taken a bite.
[23:15] Nono
    It's like his mind's on another planet.
[23:17] Nono
    He might even wander into
    the girls' bathroom.
[23:20] Professor
    His mind's on another planet...
[23:22] Professor
    Don't tell me...
[23:24] Professor
    Mingfei, is there some reason you
    wouldn't want to come to our school?
[23:29] Mingfei
    I just want some time to think.
[23:33] Both
    What?
[23:35] Aunt
    $36,000! $36,000! $36,000!
[23:35] Uncle
    Why hesitate? You won't get an offer like this!
[23:36] Professor
    Whatever you want, just name it, Mingfei!
[23:39] Nono
    It's her, isn't it?
[23:43] Nono
    That girl in your class.
[23:45] Nono
    She's quiet and likes reading.
[23:48] Nono
    A bookworm type.
[23:52] Mingfei
    No! No! No!
[23:54] Mingfei
    It's not that!
[23:56] Mingfei
    Because, um...
[23:59] Mingfei
    It's never happening.
    She could never fall in love with me.
[24:04] Mingze
    You want a girlfriend when you
    don't have any normal friends?
[24:11] Both
    Good point.
[24:19] Mingfei
    She must have been guessing, right?
[24:25] Mingfei
    Yeah, you're wrong.
[24:26] Nono
    Level up to rank three.
[24:39] Mingfei
    Nono...
[24:41] Mingfei
    She knows all about me, huh?
[24:44] Mingfei
    Who is she?
[24:51] Mingfei
    Cassel College...
[24:53] Mingfei
    Mom and Dad...
[24:58] Mingfei
    These past few days have been
     one weird thing after another...
[25:09] Mingfei
    Nono knows everything.
[25:12] Mingfei
    She's right.
[25:15] Mingfei
    I'm hesitant because of Wenwen.
[25:18] (Flashback) Chen
    Lu Mingfei! Lu Mingfei!
[25:19] (Flashback) Chen
    Hey, do you want to join the literature club?
[25:23] Mingfei
    Wenwen... Chen Wenwen...
[25:28] Mingfei
    You've shown me so many different stories.
[25:31] Mingfei
    So I'll tell you about one, too.
[25:34] Mingfei
    It's an old sci-fi novel called
    The Bloodstained Totem.
[25:38] Mingfei
    On a distant planet, there lived a
    cyborg soldier named Gusla.
[25:44] Mingfei
    He would do battle with terrible bugs while
    he used a cellphone to talk to a girl on Earth.
[25:53] Mingfei
    The girl thought she was just talking to
    an older boy who liked to joke around.
[26:03] Mingfei
    One day, Gusla told the
    girl he was about to die.
[26:08] Mingfei
    His battery was about to run out.
[26:11] Mingfei
    The girl answered, "If you don't
    want to talk, we don't have to."
[26:14] Mingfei
    "See you tomorrow!"
[26:19] Mingfei
    Gusla was just happy he got
    to talk to her one last time.
[26:25] Mingfei
    And he never contacted her again.
[26:36] Mingfei
    An ill-tempered dog leapt upon the robot's
    body and ripped it apart with its claws.
[26:50] Mingfei
    I love this story.
[26:54] Mingfei
    I imagine myself...
[26:58] Mingfei
    as the cyborg.
[27:02] Mingfei
    And...
[27:06] Mingfei
    You're the girl.
[27:11] Mingfei
    If one day, my cyborg battery ran out...
[27:18] Mingfei
    Would you...
[27:26] Mingfei
    mourn me?
[27:34] Nono
    Just ask her, why don't you?
[27:38] Nono
    That's dangerous.
[27:40] Mingfei
    Wh-What are you doing here?
[27:43] Nono
    Norma can tell me exactly where you are.
[27:46] Mingfei
    N-Norma?
[27:49] Nono
    Confessing your love to a cellphone
    in the middle of the night...
[27:52] Nono
    That's so stupid!
[27:56] Mingfei
    Um, we're not that close, are we?
[27:59] Nono
    I don't want to get close to you.
[28:01] Nono
    But Professor Guderian told me to
    persuade you to come to the school.
[28:06] Nono
    So what's making you hesitate?
[28:08] Mingfei
    I'm just thinking about
    what to do right now...
[28:11] Nono
    It's Chen Wenwen, right?
[28:14] Nono
    Why don't I tell you how
    she feels about you, then?
[28:18] Nono
    Believe me. I know everything.
[28:24] Mingfei
    So does she...
[28:26] Nono
    She doesn't like you.
[28:27] Nono
    Come to the college.
[28:28] Nono
    You've got no chance.
[28:30] Mingfei
    Don't just make stuff up!
    I should still have a chance!
[28:33] Nono
    Fine.
[28:34] Nono
    Let's think about this.
[28:36] Nono
    Have you ever sent her flowers?
[28:38] Nono
    Invited her to a movie?
[28:40] Nono
    Given her a birthday present?
[28:43] Nono
    You say you like her,
[28:44] Nono
    but you've never sent her flowers, invited her
     to a movie, or given her a birthday present!
[28:48] Nono
    So why do you think you've got a chance?
[28:49] Nono
    What have you done to make her like you?!
[28:52] Mingfei
    But I really like her!
[28:54] Mingfei
    I'm not an attractive guy...
[28:55] Mingfei
    But I just can't.
[29:01] Mingfei
    I really just can't.
[29:04] Mingfei
    I just...
[29:08] Mingfei
    can't give up on her.
[29:22] Professor
    Nono! Have you managed to persuade Mingfei?
[29:26] Professor
    You're authorized to use
    force if you have to!
[29:28] Professor
    Bring him to the school, no matter what!
[29:31] Professor
    Use any means necessary!
[29:32] Professor
    Nono? Are you listening?
[29:34] Professor
    Nono!
[29:34] Nono
    You're serious about what
    you just said, right?
[29:36] Professor
    Don't just go quiet on me! Answer me!
[29:40] Professor
    What is Lu Mingfei saying? Tell me!
[29:43] Professor
    Hello!
[29:47] Nono
    Loving someone is difficult.
[29:49] Nono
    Especially someone out of your league.
[29:53] Nono
    If you think you'll have
    no regrets even if you fail,
[29:55] Nono
    get a bouquet of roses,
    gather lots of your friends,
[30:01] Nono
    go someplace charming,
[30:03] Nono
    play some romantic music,
[30:05] Nono
    and show your resolve,
    looking her in the eye,
[30:08] Nono
    and shout in front of everybody...
[30:10] Nono
    "I love you!"
[30:13] Nono
    Bet your pride as a man! Bet your future!
[30:19] Nono
    Can you do that?
[30:28] Mingfei
    I can!
[30:29] Mingfei
    At the goodbye party in two days,
    I'll show my resolve!
[30:33] Nono
    But the second you succeed, your shot
    at the college will disappear forever.
[30:42] Nono
    Good luck, Mingfei.
[30:50] Mingfei
    Nono...
[30:55] Mingfei
    Who are you?
[31:01] Professor
    Nono's refusing to respond...
[31:04] Professor
    Answer the damn phone!
[31:05] Professor
    Have you persuaded Lu Mingfei
    to come to the school, or not?!
[31:09] Sheng
    Professor Guderian.
[31:10] Professor
    A-Are you...
[31:12] Sheng
    We've come to say our goodbyes.
[31:14] Aki
    Things are progressing quickly
    at the Qiushan Dam,
[31:16] Aki
    and Professor Lars has
    told us to hurry there.
[31:18] Sheng
    The thing at the dam is quite dangerous,
    and he wants us there now.
[31:24] Professor
    Actually, I'm supposed to go
    to another interview, too.
[31:29] Professor
    It's an extremely talented candidate from Qi.
[31:31] Professor
    I have to head there immediately.
[31:36] Sheng
    Then, Lu Mingfei...
[31:39] Professor
    I'll leave him to Nono.
[31:42] Professor
    We'll have to pray she succeeds.
[31:46] Nono
    Connecting to Norma.
[31:51] Norma
    Hello, Nono.
[31:53] Nono
    I want to know about Chen Wenwen.
[32:15] Mingfei
    Everything's going well.
[32:17] Mingfei
    We were able to reserve the
    mini-theater for tomorrow.
[32:20] Chen
    Thanks for coming with me today.
[32:24] Mingfei
    No, it's nothing!
[32:26] Chen
    Oh, right. Did you decide what
    you're doing for college?
[32:28] Mingfei
    Not at all.
[32:30] Mingfei
    I'll go anywhere that'll accept me.
[32:31] Mingfei
    Even a local college?
[32:33] Chen
    Yeah. I'd prefer to go someplace
    where I'll know people.
[32:36] Chen
    Yeah.
[32:37] Chen
    Give the speech at tomorrow's party.
[32:39] Mingfei
    Oh, sure.
[32:45] Nono
    What are you grinning for?
[32:52] Chen
    A friend?
[32:53] Mingfei
    Oh, this is...
[32:54] Nono
    I'm an upperclassman.
[32:55] Nono
    Right, Mingfei?
[32:57] Mingfei
    Y-Yeah, totally.
[32:59] Chen
    I wouldn't want to intrude.
[33:01] Chen
    Bye.
[33:03] Mingfei
    Bye-bye.
[33:04] Nono
    Hey, what are you doing here?
[33:06] Nono
    You ruined the mood!
[33:08] Nono
    You need to give up on Chen Wenwen, now.
[33:12] Mingfei
    That isn't what you said yesterday.
[33:14] Nono
    The professor is leaving
    first thing in the morning.
[33:16] Nono
    So you need to decide tonight.
[33:19] Mingfei
    You know I'm doing something
    important tomorrow night, right?
[33:23] Mingfei
    Give me a day.
[33:24] Nono
    If you wait till tomorrow,
    you'll lose your chance.
[33:28] Nono
    Our college has a rule:
    applicants only get one shot.
[33:32] Mingfei
    But I can't give up on this!
[33:39] Mingfei
    So maybe...
[33:41] Mingfei
    I'll give up.
[33:45] Nono
    What did you say?
[33:46] Mingfei
    I give up.
[33:54] Nono
    Fine.
[33:55] Nono
    If you're going to say no,
    then there's nothing I can do.
[34:00] Nono
    For a girl like Chen Wenwen, too.
[34:03] Mingfei
    Wh-What does that mean?
[34:07] Mingfei
    Wenwen is very important to me.
[34:13] Mingfei
    Once you make a decision,
    cut off all forms of retreat.
[34:15] Mingfei
    You can only go forward.
[34:17] Mingfei
    And nobody can stop you!
[34:21] Mingfei
    I don't care if people think I'm crazy, yeah!
[34:25] Mingfei
    Please, listen to me.
[34:26] Mingfei
    I know I should be speaking to everyone,
    but I only want to speak to one person!
[34:31] Mingfei
    No, that won't work.
[34:33] Mingfei
    Chen Wenwen, I love you!
[34:38] Mingfei
    That sounds like I don't mean it...
[34:41] Mingfei
    Chen Wenwen, I love you.
[34:46] Mingfei
    That's not right.
[34:47] Mingze
    Mom, he's gone crazy!
[34:51] Mingfei
    Yeah, I don't care if you
    think I've gone crazy.
[34:59] Mingfei
    I'll be going to the theater early.
[35:00] Mingfei
    Got it
[35:10] Mingfei
    Please, play something romantic.
[35:17] Mingfei
    Flowers, check.
[35:19] Mingfei
    Music, check.
[35:22] Mingfei
    Speech...
[35:22] Zhao
    Lu Mingfei, what are you doing?
[35:24] Mingfei
    Zhao Mengfa.
[35:26] Mingfei
    Actually...
[35:27] Zhao
    I've been looking for you.
    The party's about to start.
[35:29] Zhao
    Here's your suit.
[35:31] Zhao
    Chen Wenwen said when you give your speech,
    you need to be in formal attire.
[35:41] Xiaoqian
    Look! A monkey in a suit!
[35:48] Mingfei
    You guys are wearing suits, too, huh?
[35:50] Mingfei
    Are you giving a speech?
[35:51] Men
    No, we're just here to make
    you all look good by comparison.
[35:54] Men
    We're extras, so we get paid for it.
[35:56] Men
    How could we say no?
[36:03] Zhao
    Lu Mingfei, you stand there
    when you give the speech.
[36:06] Zhao
    Where the paper is.
[36:08] Zhao
    We'll be showing graduation pictures,
    so don't block the screen.
[36:10] Mingfei
    I didn't hear about that...
[36:21] Mingfei
    I...
[36:23] Mingfei
    It's started.
[36:24] (Flashback) Nono
    If you think you'll have
    no regrets even if you fail,
[36:26] (Flashback) Nono
    get a bouquet of roses,
    gather lots of your friends,
[36:29] (Flashback) Nono
    go someplace charming,
[36:31] (Flashback) Nono
    play some romantic music,
[36:33] (Flashback) Nono
    and show your resolve,
    looking her in the eye,
[36:36] (Flashback) Nono
    and shout in front of everybody...
[36:43] Mingfei
    I...
[36:45] Man
    Hey, stand where you were told.
[36:52] Man
    A little to the back. You're the I.
[36:55] Mingfei
    Th-The "I"?
[36:58] Mingfei
    Wh-What are you...
[37:07] Mingfei
    What are you doing?
[37:09] Mingfei
    Move.
[37:11] Mingfei
    Sheesh.
[37:12] Mingfei
    You can't form the word if you stand there.
[37:22] Zhao
    Today it's the goodbye party
    for the literature club.
[37:25] Zhao
    But I want to use this
    opportunity to confess my love.
[37:29] Zhao
    Chen Wenwen, I've always loved you.
[37:33] Zhao
    It would be just too sad for three years
    to pass without anyone knowing that.
[37:38] Zhao
    Get back to where you're supposed to be.
[37:51] Mingfei
    Zhao Mengfa tricked you.
[37:56] Mingfei
    I know.
[37:57] Mingfei
    Does it hurt?
[38:01] Mingfei
    Not really.
[38:04] Zhao
    What I want to tell you is on the screen.
[38:10] Chen
    I love you, too.
[38:20] Kids
    Hooray!
[38:26] Mingfei
    How about now?
[38:30] Mingfei
    It hurts so much I could die.
[38:33] Mingfei
    And?
[38:40] Mingfei
    Yeah.
[38:42] Mingfei
    "Yeah." Is that all?
[38:48] Mingfei
    Yeah.
[38:50] Mingfei
    I see.
[38:52] Mingfei
    So this is your life.
[38:56] Mingfei
    Your future...
[39:14] Nono
    Ricardo, what are you standing there for?
[39:34] Xiaoqian
    Who are they?
[39:44] Nono
    Did you forget?
[39:45] Nono
    You have something more important to do.
[39:56] Mingfei
    Y-You're still here?
[40:00] Nono
    What are you saying?
[40:02] Nono
    I can't go home until you say yes.
[40:11] Nono
    Everybody's waiting for you.
[40:15] Nono
    Let them dress you.
[40:17] Nono
    I'll give you five minutes.
[40:19] Mingfei
    W-Wait!
[40:21] Mingfei
    Not the pants!
[40:23] Nono
    I'm sorry, everyone.
[40:24] Nono
    We have something important to do.
[40:26] Nono
    So I'm taking Ricardo.
[40:28] Zhao
    His name's not Ricardo!
[40:30] Mingfei
    Your name changes depending on where you are.
[40:32] Mingfei
    The name Ricardo's not
    one you need to remember.
[40:37] Mingfei
    Yeah, not bad quality, for a uniform.
[40:42] Mingfei
    Let's go.
[40:45] Mingfei
    Stand tall.
[40:47] Mingfei
    Come on.
[41:05] Mingfei
    Want to look back?
[41:07] Mingfei
    No. I'm going forward.
[41:21] Nono
    Thinking about something?
[41:25] Mingfei
    I still can't believe this is happening.
[41:28] Nono
    That you lost your chance to confess,
    and became the butt of a joke?
[41:32] Mingfei
    That a sexy girl in a
     foreign car is whisking me away.
[41:38] Nono
    I'll take that as a compliment.
[41:41] Mingfei
    Why did you come?
[41:45] (Flashback) Norma
    Chen Wenwen has been in regular
    communication with a boy named Zhao Mengfa.
[41:50] (Flashback) Nono
    So she likes Zhao Mengfa?
[41:52] (Flashback) Norma
    The contents of their
    messages make that clear.
[41:55] (Flashback) Norma
    And Zhao Mengfa seems to be planning
    something for the party tomorrow.
[42:03] Nono
    Hey, Ricardo...
[42:05] Nono
    I'm afraid we're about to run out of gas.
[42:12] Nono
    What a useless secretary.
[42:14] Nono
    Normally you'd top it off, right?
[42:16] Mingfei
    Want to flag a taxi, then?
[42:19] Nono
    I don't want to walk. I'm wearing high heels.
[42:24] Mingfei
    Why are you people so kind?
[42:28] Nono
    "You people"? I'm the one being kind.
[42:31] Nono
    All the school cares about is you joining.
[42:36] Mingfei
    I just find it hard to believe...
[42:39] Mingfei
    that you're being so kind for no reason...
[42:42] Nono
    What don't you like that's
    making you bitch so much?
[42:45] Nono
    I just couldn't bear to see you suffer
    like that. Is that a good enough reason?
[42:55] Mingfei
    Thank you.
[42:57] Mingfei
    No, nothing.
[42:58] Nono
    If you do come to our college,
    I'll be your upperclassman,
[43:01] Nono
    which means I'll have a
    duty to look after you.
[43:04] Mingfei
    I thought I had no more chances.
[43:05] Nono
    I was joking.
[43:07] Nono
    Enroll in the school.
[43:08] Nono
    You don't want to see her anymore
    after what she just did to you, right?
[43:11] Mingfei
    Well, I don't think it was deliberate.
[43:15] Mingfei
    But, yeah...
[43:19] Mingfei
    I can't go back there any longer.
[43:25] Mingfei
    Got it. Let's do this.
[43:29] Professor
    Mingfei! Lu Mingfei!
[43:32] Professor
    I'm so happy you called!
[43:34] Mingfei
    Marriage, getting a job...
[43:36] Mingfei
    Normal life has clear choices.
[43:36] Professor
    Hello? Lu Mingfei? Have you made your choice?
[43:39] Nono
    But that's not how it is for you.
[43:41] Nono
    You have a choice that would
    be impossible for someone else.
[43:42] Professor
    I want to hear you say you've decided!
[43:46] Nono
    Once you end that call,
    this choice will remain,
[43:49] Nono
    and all others will disappear.
[43:52] Mingfei
    I've decided.
[43:54] Mingfei
    Thank you for the opportunity.
[43:57] Norma
    Identification completed.
[43:58] Norma
    Displaying data.
[43:59] Norma
    Lu Mingfei. Temporary number AD0013.
[44:03] Norma
    Level S.
[44:05] Norma
    I am Norma.
[44:06] Norma
    Welcome to the college.
[44:11] Nono
    Once you take up the crown,
[44:14] Nono
    it's difficult to put it down.
[44:17] Nono
    Many have shed blood for it.
    Many have died for it.
[44:25] Norma
    Database unlocked.
[44:28] Norma
    AI usage: authorized.
[44:31] Norma
    Alchemy usage: authorized.
[44:34] Norma
    Personal injury insurance...
[44:37] Sign
    Cassel College Student Union President
    Caesar Gattuso
[44:56] Sign
    Cassel College Lionheart Society President
    Chu Zihang
[45:03] Sign
    Breaking News
[45:13] Sign
    Cassel College Principal
    Anjou
[45:34] Norma
    Lu Mingfei is finally back.