E4 - Degeneracy

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[00:02] Fb
    "This world is kill or be killed."
[00:05] Fb
    "There's no such thing as heaven."
[00:07] Fb
    "Once fallen, there's no hope."
[00:09] Fb
    There are people who struggle
    because of these beliefs.
[00:13] Fb
    Hey! You there!
[00:15] Fb
    Are you pretending you don't see it?
[00:18] Fb
    Too bad we can't do the same.
[00:21] Fb
    We wish to wipe away your tears.
[00:24] Fb
    We'll make smiles bloom in multitudes.
[00:27] Fb
    Of course, compensation is required.
[00:30] Fb
    Just stop by Bar F, won't you?
[00:33] Fb
    Don't worry... no need for money.
[00:36] Fb
    There's only one thing we want!
SIGN    We'll Save Your Heart
SIGN    We'll take your heart.
[00:42] Fb
    We'll take your heart!
SIGN    Ranmaru
SIGN    ~ We'll Save Your Heart ~
[02:21] Jyu
    What a beautiful, green space!
[02:23] Jyu
    It's so relaxing!
[02:25] Ran
    Yeah.
[02:26] Jyu
    That's just the kind of leisurely
    talk we don't have time for!
[02:30] Jyu
    I really need to send back some
    attachment and impress the queen!
[02:34] Ran
    Yeah...
[02:35] Jyu
    Homura, Uruu, and even bubblehead
    Ranmaru here found some!
[02:43] Jyu
    I gotta get it done, too,
    and look cool in the process.
[02:45] Girl
    Someone help!
[02:46] Girl
    Thief! Give back my bag!
[02:49] Jyu
    Watch this, Ranmaru!
[02:51] Jyu
    Time for me to look cool!
[02:56] Jyu
    Get back here, you!
[02:59] Jyu
    Go to heaven!
[03:10] Jyu
    Ow, ow...
SIGN    O
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    i
    n
    g
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[03:16] Kei
    Thank you so much!
[03:18] Kei
    Thank goodness! My costume is safe, too.
[03:21] Kei
    I'm Kei Riju.
[03:23] Kei
    I'm an idol in a group
    called the Aurora Vikings.
[03:26] Ran
    An idol?
[03:27] Kei
    Of course, I'm still just a backup dancer.
[03:32] Kei
    Excuse me!
[03:33] Kei
    Thank you for helping me earlier!
[03:36] Jyu
    I got so close to looking
    really cool back there!
[03:40] Jyu
    H-Hey!
[03:41] Jyu
    C'mon! Cut it out!
[03:46] Kei
    So cute!
SIGN    Taboo No. 4
    "Degeneracy"
SIGN    We'll Save Your Heart
[03:55] Jyu
    Teach you how to be cute?
[03:57] Kei
    Yes...
[03:59] Kei
    I thought maybe you could
    give me cuteness lessons.
[04:02] Jyu
    Me?
[04:04] Jyu
    No darn way!
[04:05] Jyu
    I'm not cute!
[04:07] Jyu
    Jyuka Mutsuoka is the epitome of cool!
[04:11] Tak
    I think this job sounds
    tailor-made for you, Jyuka.
[04:13] Jyu
    It is not!
[04:17] Kei
    So cute!
[04:21] Jyu
    Cut that out!
[04:23] Jyu
    I wanna be cool!
[04:25] Uru
    We must help those in need.
[04:28] Uru
    That is our mission.
[04:31] Hom
    Says the guy who whacked his own client.
SIGN    Aurora Vikings
SIGN    Eru
     Nuikawa
SIGN    Eru
     Nuikawa
SIGN    Eru
     Nuikawa
SIGN    Eru
     Nuikawa
SIGN    Eru
     Nuikawa
SIGN    Eru
     Nuikawa
SIGN    Eru
     Nuikawa
SIGN    Successive Popularity Vote Winner!
SIGN    I'm the Center
[04:39] Jyu
    Darn it. Why me?
[04:42] Ran
    You really had to help, huh?
[04:45] Jyu
    Ranmaru?
[04:46] Jyu
    What are you doing here?
[04:47] Ran
    Let's go.
[04:47] Jyu
    Stop! Hey!
[05:01] Jyu
    The dancing's a little stiff. So is the face.
[05:05] Jyu
    Not exactly cute.
[05:07] Jyu
    Feels more... desperate.
[05:09] Jyu
    The audience will enjoy your performance
    more if you relax a little.
[05:14] Kei
    Okay...
[05:15] Jyu
    Hit 'em with one of these!
[05:16] Jyu
    And these!
[05:17] Jyu
    And then dig deep and...
[05:19] Jyu
    Pose!
[05:23] Kei
    So cute!
[05:25] Kei
    Teach me how to do that!
[05:28] Jyu
    I-If you insist.
[05:30] Kei
    Oh, thank you!
[05:37] Jyu
    What made you want to be an idol?
[05:40] Kei
    Promise you won't laugh?
[05:43] Kei
    I used to be really plain.
[05:47] Kei
    No one would hang out with me.
[05:49] Kei
    I was the kind of person nobody
    ever noticed or missed.
[05:54] Kei
    One day, I was at the mall
    and saw these idols perform...
[05:57] Kei
    They were so cute.
[05:59] Kei
    It encouraged me, and inspired me.
[06:04] Kei
    So I made up my mind and
    came to the big city.
[06:07] Kei
    I wanted to be an idol who would
    inspire someone the same way.
[06:12] Kei
    And I want to be the best
    idol of all... the center!
[06:18] Kei
    And then that would show everyone
    who slighted me before.
[06:25] Ran
    Sounds a little like you, Jyuka.
[06:28] Jyu
    Y-You think?
[06:31] Jyu
    Well, I'll help you out!
[06:33] Kei
    Thank you so much!
[06:41] Jyu
    So that's the unshakable center
    of the Aurora Vikings...
[06:44] Jyu
    Top of the popularity polls, Eru Nuikawa?
[06:48] Jyu
    She's not putting much effort
    into her singing or dancing.
[06:51] Jyu
    How'd she end up as the center?
[06:55] Vo
    Please line up, single file!
[06:57] Eru
    Thanks so much for coming!
[06:59] Eru
    You better vote for me, got it?
[07:02] Eru
    But this is our little secret!
[07:04] Girl
    Can she even do that?
[07:06] Girl
    It's so against the rules.
[07:08] Jyu
    I see...
[07:09] Jyu
    So that's how it works.
[07:14] Eru
    Be the best, be the best...
[07:16] Eru
    Second-best just won't do...
[07:19] Eru
    Number one!
[07:22] Kei
    You were great today, Eru.
[07:25] Eru
    Oh, you.
[07:26] Eru
    You've gotta stop drifting
    forward and getting in my way.
[07:30] Girl
    I'm sorry.
[07:31] Girl
    I didn't mean to.
[07:33] Eru
    You're wasting your time with
    all that effort, you know.
[07:37] Eru
    Those stupid fans of ours don't care
    about the singing or the dancing.
[07:48] Ran
    Is being the center that important?
[07:51] Tak
    Well, it's kind of the brass
    ring for wannabe idols.
[07:55] Ran
    Can you work your way up to it?
[07:57] Uru
    For some, no work is ever enough.
[08:00] Uru
    For others, no work is ever necessary.
[08:03] Uru
    Just like in the fairy world.
[08:04] Uru
    It's inherently unequal.
[08:07] Hom
    What?
[08:08] Uru
    I'm saying that those privileged from birth
    never appreciate their good fortune.
[08:13] Hom
    Oh?
[08:14] Jyu
    No work is ever enough, huh?
[08:19] Queen
    Only Jyuka and Takara have
    failed to collect attachment.
[08:24] But
    Yes.
[08:25] But
    But I believe it's only a
    matter of time for Takara.
[08:29] Queen
    The Arbor Clan...
[08:30] Queen
    Gathering attachment doesn't
    really play to their strengths.
[08:34] But
    But we must be prepared, just in case.
[08:38] Queen
    Yes, you're right.
[08:41] Queen
    It may be necessary if we want
    to make the numbers add up.
SIGN    President's Office
[08:45] Man
    These ratings are terrible!
[08:48] Man
    You need to get more fans,
    or you're out of here!
[08:52] Kei
    I'm so sorry.
[08:53] Man
    Darn it...
[08:54] Man
    Anyway, I've heard some of the girls
    are meeting with fans in private.
[09:00] Man
    Are you a part of that?
[09:01] Kei
    Absolutely not!
[09:02] Man
    I hope not.
[09:04] Man
    But if you don't do better
    in the next ranking,
[09:07] Man
    you really are fired.
[09:09] Man
    Get it?
[09:20] Eru
    You wanna succeed that bad, huh?
[09:23] Kei
    Eru?
[09:25] Eru
    How about I lend you a helping hand?
[09:30] Eru
    Here.
[09:31] Kei
    Is this...
[09:37] Sir
    Humans can only degenerate.
[09:39] Sir
    The only way to rise up
    is to kick others down.
[09:43] Sir
    That's the way of this world.
[09:48] Sign
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SIGN    Thanks so much for today!
[09:48] Sign
    m 281 74 l 282 89 433 89 432 74
SIGN    You've been getting really good lately!
[09:48] Sign
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SIGN    I was super nervous but I had lots of fun!
    I owe it to you, Jyuka!
[09:48] Sign
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SIGN    Let's work at our lessons tomorrow, too!
[09:48] Sign
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SIGN    Something came up and I can't make
     our next lesson. Next time, okay?
[09:51] Jyu
    Maybe I should just give up.
[09:54] Jyu
    Maybe Uruu's right.
[09:56] Jyu
    Some people have it, and some people don't.
[10:00] Jyu
    Some people can strive all their
    lives and achieve nothing.
[10:03] Jyu
    In the end, it all comes down
    to what you're born with.
[10:06] Ran
    What makes you say that?
[10:09] Jyu
    A Lux Clan elite like you
    wouldn't understand.
[10:13] Jyu
    The Ignis Clan handles the
    fairy world's fighting.
[10:16] Jyu
    The Aqua Clan handles administrative stuff.
[10:20] Jyu
    The Metallum Clan handles financial affairs.
[10:23] Jyu
    And the stars of the fairy world,
    handling religious rites, are the Lux Clan.
[10:28] Jyu
    By comparison, the Arbor Clan handles
    the boring job of rejuvenation.
[10:33] Jyu
    About all we do is heal wounded fairies
[10:38] Jyu
    and revive sick plants.
[10:41] Jyu
    I wish I could get it done like you guys.
[10:46] Jyu
    But I'm just so boring.
[10:49] Ran
    You're cute, Jyuka.
[10:50] Jyu
    And I keep telling you, I don't want to be!
SIGN    Ranmaru
SIGN    ~ We'll Save Your Heart ~
SIGN    Ranmaru
SIGN    ~ We'll Save Your Heart ~
[11:09] Kei
    Is this the place?
[11:10] Eru
    Aw, for realsies?
[11:12] Boy
    Oh, you bet!
[11:14] Eri
    Thanks so much!
[11:15] Eri
    And here's your reward!
[11:18] Eri
    I just love you!
[11:21] Eri
    Now, you're buying another thousand
    of my new single, right?
[11:25] Boy
    Yeah, yeah.
[11:26] Boy
    When's that new friend of yours get here?
[11:28] Eru
    She should be here by now...
[11:30] Boy
    She didn't back out, did she?
[11:34] Jyu
    I...
[11:36] Jyu
    I'm going to that lesson.
[11:40] Jyu
    "If you work hard, some day,
    your dream will come true."
[11:44] Jyu
    I want to believe that.
[11:50] Ran
    Jyuka!
[11:51] Jyu
    Hang on!
[11:53] Jyu
    She's crying.
SIGN    Bus Terminal
[12:04] Jyu
    You're giving up?
[12:06] Kei
    Jyuka?
[12:10] Kei
    I thought I'd head back home.
[12:15] Kei
    I'm not really cut out for this.
[12:17] Kei
    My hard work will never pay off.
[12:21] Jyu
    But you're working so hard, Kei.
[12:23] Jyu
    Watching you work so hard
    to achieve your dream...
[12:27] Jyu
    You looked so cool.
[12:30] Jyu
    No.
[12:32] Jyu
    You looked so... cute.
[12:35] Kei
    Jyuka...
[12:40] (Flashback) Ran
    You're cute, Jyuka.
[12:45] Kei
    Jyuka?
[12:47] Jyu
    Oh, it's nothing!
[12:49] Jyu
    Don't worry!
[12:51] Jyu
    I will save your heart.
[14:10] Jyu
    Taboo rescinded!
[14:11] Jyu
    Love in profusion!
[14:14] Jyu
    Fairy of Verdure, Jyuka! Advent!
[14:20] El
    Hey, don't forget to bring even more friends
[14:23] El
    who will help me out even more...
[14:34] [SONG] El
    "Underestimate me at your peril," I think
[14:38] [SONG] El
    As I clench my fists in my pockets
[14:42] [SONG] El
    Better not use that word, "soft"...
[14:46] [SONG] El
    Not about me!
[14:49] [SONG] El
    Try to look beneath the surface
[14:53] [SONG] El
    I mean it (I mean it!)
[14:57] [SONG] El
    Deep down, I'm the kind of man
[15:01] [SONG] El
    You wouldn't want to cross
[15:05] [SONG] El
    Dancing the dance of pathos
[15:09] [SONG] El
    As our feelings fail to make contact again
[15:13] [SONG] El
    It's not about being nice
[15:16] [SONG] El
    It's just not in my nature to let this go
[15:20] [SONG] El
    Dance the tango!
[15:22] [SONG] El
    Spin the tango!
[15:25] [SONG] El
    With all the sorrow I feel
[15:28] [SONG] El
    Dance the tango!
[15:30] [SONG] El
    Spin the tango!
[15:33] [SONG] El
    Blow on, wind!
[15:35] [SONG] El
    Until all tears are dried!
[16:02] Kei
    Where am I?
[16:04] Kei
    Is that... Jyuka?
[16:10] El
    You see?
[16:11] El
    This is you!
[16:14] El
    Struggling to distinguish yourself
    among the identical masses.
[16:18] El
    How would anyone even notice you?
[16:23] El
    Now look at this!
[16:25] El
    This is me!
[16:27] El
    Incredible, aren't I? Jealous, aren't you?
[16:31] El
    Hard work won't get you anywhere!
[16:34] El
    Talent is just something you're born with!
[16:39] Jyu
    You're wrong!
[16:40] Jyu
    Hard work will always be rewarded!
[16:51] Jyu
    Oh, no!
[16:58] Kei
    Jyuka!
[17:02] El
    All who try to stop me will
    suffer the consequences!
[17:13] Kei
    I really just... can't do it.
[17:17] El
    Begone from this world at once!
[17:21] Sei
    The higher one flies,
[17:24] Sei
    the thinner the air becomes,
[17:25] Sei
    and the harder it is to breathe.
[17:28] Sei
    The prattling of those who've
    never known such a life
[17:31] Sei
    is but the baying of dogs in the distance.
[17:37] Jyu
    I won't... lose.
[17:46] Jyu
    Ranmaru?
[17:52] Sei
    Betelgeuse...
[17:54] Jyu
    Ranmaru! Don't interfere!
[17:59] Jyu
    This is... my job!
[18:03] Kei
    Jyuka! Keep going!
[18:07] Jyu
    Don't worry.
[18:09] Jyu
    I know... you can be the center!
[18:15] Jyu
    Because... you're...
[18:18] Jyu
    So cute!
[18:21] El
    Kill him already!
[18:31] El
    S-Stay back!
[18:34] Jyu
    Where is it?
[18:44] El
    No! Don't look!
[18:49] El
    That isn't me!
[18:52] Jyu
    Is that the real you?!
[19:01] El
    No!
[19:02] El
    Please, wait!
[19:03] Uru
    On mayalta harikira!
[19:19] Uru
    Unlock the heart's truth!
[19:31] Uru
    Assumption of the Holy Mother!
[19:37] Uru
    Go to heaven!
[19:54] Kei
    Jyuka, you're so... cool.
[20:01] Sei
    Another's fall into degeneracy
    tastes of bliss.
[20:04] Sei
    From this, new degeneracy will be born.
[20:10] But
    Attachment, Your Majesty.
[20:13] Queen
    A truly unexpected achievement.
[20:16] Queen
    But how long will Takara's delay continue?
SIGN    Aurora Vikings'
    Center
     Pictures of the Shocking Truth!
    "Fan Service" Gone Too Far!
    We've got the scoop!
    
    An incredible scandal brought to light!
     Exclusive scoop!
    Dismissed!!
[20:21] Prez
    I don't know how to express my apologies.
[20:25] Prez
    All Aurora Vikings members engaging
    in private meetings with fans
[20:30] Prez
    have all been dismissed.
SIGN    Aurora Vikings
SIGN    Kei
     Riju
SIGN    Kei
     Riju
SIGN    Kei
     Riju
SIGN    Kei
     Riju
SIGN    Kei
     Riju
SIGN    Kei
     Riju
SIGN    Celebrate! The New No. 1!!
SIGN    Thanks for all
     your support!
[20:32] Sign
    I'm going to keep our members strictly on
    track from now on to ensure the group's integrity.
[20:39] Jyu
    I can't believe she really
    made center, though.
[20:43] Ran
    She owes it to you, Jyuka.
[20:45] Jyu
    Well, won't deny that!
[20:48] ---
    Yeah!
[20:52] Vo
    Please line up, single file!
[20:54] Kei
    Thanks so much for coming today!
[20:57] Jyu
    Congratulations on your first
    performance as center!
[20:59] Jyu
    Your pose at the end was super cute!
[21:02] Kei
    Thanks so much!
[21:04] Kei
    Say, have you been to see me before?
[21:06] Jyu
    No... it's my first time.
[21:10] Kei
    A little reward!
[21:12] Kei
    But this is our little secret!
[21:19] Girl
    Are you kidding me?
[21:20] Girl
    She's doing the same thing Eru did!
[21:22] Tak
    Well, well! Someone's living
    on the edge, I see.
[21:26] Uru
    The sheer indecency!
[21:32] Hom
    What are you sighin' about?
[21:35] Hom
    You made her wish come true.
[21:37] Hom
    It's a good thing, right?
[21:39] Uru
    As deficient in tact as ever, I see.
[21:42] Hom
    You got a problem with me?
[21:45] Tak
    Really, it's fine!
[21:46] Tak
    You got your attachment, too.
[21:49] Tak
    The queen will be ever so pleased!
[21:53] Ran
    Jyuka...
[21:55] Ran
    You really are cute, Jyuka.
[21:59] Jyu
    Th-Thanks, man.
SIGN    This story is a work of fiction. The people, events, and groups portrayed therein are purely imaginary and do not reflect the real world.
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SIGN    Taboo No. 5:
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