6 - The Wise One Loses Motivation Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    The Wise One Loses Motivation SIGN    The Wise One Loses Motivation [01:30] Gunma-chan     "The Wise One Loses Motivation." [01:39] Gunma-chan     Oh, Wise One! [01:40] Gunma-chan     I'm here again because     there's tons I wanna know. [01:46] Gunma-chan     Huh? I guess no one's here... [01:49] Wise One     No one's here! [01:51] Gunma-chan     Someone's replying that no one's here. [01:58] Gunma-chan     I found you, Wise One! [02:02] Wise One     I'm not playing hide and seek,     so you can't find me. [02:07] Gunma-chan     Hello, Wise One. [02:09] Gunma-chan     I'm here again because     there's tons I wanna know. [02:13] Wise One     I don't feel like answering questions today. [02:16] Wise One     In other words, it's my day off! [02:19] Gunma-chan     But you're an adult! [02:20] Wise One     I'm an adult, but I'm also     a self-employed free spirit. [02:24] Wise One     Others have no say     on whether I take the day off [02:28] Wise One     or answer questions or decide to nap after noon. [02:32] Gunma-chan     Oh, okay. [02:34] Wise One     Just between us, being     an adult is much more tiring. [02:39] Gunma-chan     Really? I had no idea. [02:42] Wise One     Everyone pushes themselves too hard. [02:44] Gunma-chan     Oh... [02:46] Wise One     Be kind to adults. [02:48] Gunma-chan     Okay, I will. [03:05] Gunma-chan     Gunma Power! [03:14] Wise One     I'm motivated to get up. [03:16] Gunma-chan     That's nice. [03:19] Wise One     I'm getting hungry. [03:21] Gunma-chan     That's nice. [03:25] Wise One/Gunma-chan     So good! [03:28] Wise One     I'm starting to get     sleepy now that I'm full... [03:33] Wise One     Let me just take another nap. [03:36] Gunma-chan     Get up! [03:38] Wise One     Be gentle with elders!     We've been around awhile now. [03:42] Gunma-chan     You're still young. [03:45] Wise One     Oh, you think I look young? [03:48] Gunma-chan     Your skin is glowing. [03:51] Wise One     Then I suppose I'll get up. [03:53] Wise One     What would you like to know today? [03:58] Gunma-chan     Well I had a lot, but I forgot. [04:01] Gunma-chan     Oh, got one! [04:02] Gunma-chan     Why did you lose motivation? [04:07] Wise One     I see. [04:08] Wise One     Why don't we ponder that together? [04:12] Wise One     Try closing your eyes. [04:17] Wise One     In a world where there's nothing... [04:18] Wise One     Gunma-chan, you appear. [04:21] Wise One     You live your life,     meet many people, eat, drink, [04:25] Wise One     maybe gain some money then lose some money. [04:28] Wise One     You go on living. [04:30] Wise One     Then you grow old and... [04:33] Wise One     You realize you're alone. [04:37] Wise One     You were a small child     just not that long ago, [04:39] Wise One     and suddenly you're older and wrinkly. [04:44] Gunma-chan     Are you sad? [04:46] Wise One     Perhaps it's a bit different from being sad. [04:49] Wise One     I suppose this feeling is... loneliness. [04:55] Wise One     Talking with you helps me     to organize my feelings. [05:00] Gunma-chan     You mean like neat and tidy? [05:01] Wise One     Indeed. [05:04] Wise One     It helps to sort out my messy thoughts and [05:08] Wise One     that feeling of loneliness     is slowly lifted away. [05:13] Wise One     Not that it changes reality. [05:17] Wise One     Going through life means to experience ups     and downs over and over again. [05:24] Wise One     I thought becoming an adult meant I would     see the truth and know everything, [05:29] Wise One     but all I've learned is     how little I actually know. [05:33] Gunma-chan     That sounds tough. [05:35] Wise One     It's very tough. [05:37] Wise One     But even though I'm not all-knowing, [05:39] Wise One     my experience helps me     to show young ones the right path. [05:45] Gunma-chan     That's nice of you. [05:48] Wise One     You're the one who gives me     that energy, Gunma-chan. [05:55] Gunma-chan     So you get energy     from me asking you questions [05:59] Gunma-chan     when there's tons I wanna know? [06:02] Wise One     That I do. [06:07] Narrator     They say time doesn't     just flow in one direction, [06:10] Narrator     but that it can also go backwards. [06:13] Narrator     Perhaps it would be interesting     if it were even round, like this. [06:23] Wise One     Humans are weak in the face of loneliness. [06:27] Wise One     Being connected to others and helping     each other is what makes us strong. [06:31] Wise One     You need friends no matter what,     to make it through tomorrow. [06:35] Gunma-chan     You're right. [06:36] Wise One     Although, sometimes, I want to be alone. [06:40] Gunma-chan     That's weird. [06:42] Wise One     It is weird. [06:47] Wise One     What's the matter, Gunma-chan? [06:50] Gunma-chan     All this thinking's making me tired. [06:55] Wise One     Well, that's proof that you thought very hard. [06:59] Wise One     Here, a cup of warm and sweet hot chocolate. [07:03] Wise One     Have some. [07:04] Gunma-chan     Yay! [07:08] Gunma-chan     So good. [07:09] Wise One     It is good. [07:12] Gunma-chan     This is fun. [07:13] Wise One     It is fun. [07:15] Wise One     No matter how much knowledge you gain, [07:17] Wise One     your feelings are something     you cannot control. [07:21] Wise One     Good friends are the best recipe     for a bountiful life. [07:27] Wise One     You are, indeed. [07:33] Gunma-chan     Indeed! [07:35] Narrator     Perhaps Gunma-chan and the Wise One are [07:37] Narrator     not only teacher and pupil,     but also good friends. [07:42] Narrator     Hm? That's a strange relationship, you say? [07:46] Narrator     Maybe you can ask the adults     around you what they think. [07:49] Narrator     And you can form your     own opinion from there. [07:52] Narrator     You might see the world in a new way, [07:54] Narrator     which would make life     interesting, wouldn't it? [07:56] Narrator     An interesting world     full of people you love... [07:59] Narrator     That's another way     to describe hiragana Gunma. [08:03] Gunma-chan     Wise One Power... 100%! SIGN    Arrival of the Ninja! SIGN    Arrival of the Ninja! [08:11] Gunma-chan     "Arrival of the Ninja!" [08:20] Ninja Cat     Good morning. [08:24] Ninja Cat     Nice to meet you. We are ninjas. [08:27] Gunma-chan     Oh cool, ninja. [08:29] Gunma-chan     Nice to meet you. [08:31] Gunma-chan     So? What do ninjas do? [08:35] Narrator     Let me explain. [08:37] Narrator     In Japanese, the term     "ninja" combines the kanji SIGN    Nin SIGN    ja [08:39] Narrator     "blade" above "heart" then     the letter for "person". [08:42] Narrator     In other words, they     are what we could call "spies". [08:45] Ninja Cat     We are self-employed ninjas. [08:48] Gunma-chan     That's cool. [08:50] Ninja Cat     We're here today as part     of our door-to-door sales. [08:54] Ninja Cat     We'll provide our services     for anything you'd like. [08:56] Ninja Mouse     If there's anyone you wanna get rid of... [08:59] Ninja Cat     No... [09:00] Ninja Cat     Times have changed. That would be     a violation of compliance. [09:05] Gunma-chan     Computer rice ants...? [09:06] Ninja Cat     Com-pli-ance. [09:08] Ninja Cat     It means there are certain rules [09:10] Ninja Cat     in place that even us ninjas have to follow. [09:13] Gunma-chan     Oh, got it. [09:15] Ninja Cat     My little sister is still young, [09:17] Ninja Cat     so she doesn't understand the new rules. [09:19] Ninja Mouse     Squeak-squeak. [09:20] Gunma-chan     Learning something new can be hard. [09:24] Ninja Cat     These new times have made our work difficult. [09:27] Ninja Cat     It's not easy for us sisters... [09:30] Ninja Cat     That's why! [09:31] Ninja Cat     Elder sister cat! [09:33] Ninja Cat     And younger sister... [09:35] Ninja Mouse     Squeak! [09:36] Ninja Cat     We are the Ninja Sisters! [09:38] Ninja Cat     Come to answer your call! [09:41] Gunma-chan     Wow, that was cool! [09:43] Gunma-chan     So the older sister is the cat     and the little sister is the mouse. [09:48] Ninja Cat     We grew up in a complicated household. [09:51] Ninja Cat     Maybe we can discuss that next time. [09:53] Ninja Mouse     Squeak-squeak-squeak. [09:54] Gunma-chan     Oh, really. [09:56] Ninja Cat     Yes, really... [09:57] Ninja Cat     Anyways, [09:59] Ninja Cat     we'll take your request free of charge     as a special discount today. [10:04] Gunma-chan     Really? Is that okay? [10:06] Ninja Cat     Consider it a trial run. [10:07] Ninja Cat     I'm sure you'll understand     our value afterwards. [10:11] Ninja Mouse     Who should we wipe out? [10:14] Ninja Cat     In today's day and age,     there's no wiping out anyone. [10:17] Ninja Mouse     Squeak-squeak. [10:18] Gunma-chan     Oh, so I can't wipe anyone out... [10:21] Ninja Cat     W-Well, no! We can! [10:22] Ninja Cat     We can, but it's not allowed! [10:25] Gunma-chan     So then we won't. [10:26] Ninja Cat     We won't. [10:29] Gunma-chan     Hmm... Then... [10:38] Ninja Sisters     We are the Ninja Sisters! [10:41] Aoma     It's... [10:42] Aoma     It's kunoichi! [10:44] Narrator     Well done, Aoma. He sure knows his ninjas. SIGN    Woman [10:47] Narrator     Try writing "ku" "no" "ichi". [10:52] Narrator     It makes up the Japanese kanji for "woman". [10:54] Narrator     In Japan, female ninjas     are referred to as "kunoichi". [10:57] Ninja Cat     Hold on one second. [11:00] Ninja Cat     I don't agree with that language. [11:02] Ninja Cat     You seem to view female     ninjas in an exclusive light, [11:05] Ninja Cat     but do you refer     to male ninjas as "tajikara"? [11:09] Aoma     Tajikara? [11:10] Narrator     I see. "Ta" and "chikara"     make up the word "man". SIGN    Man [11:15] Ninja Cat     According to your logic, all ninjas would be [11:18] Ninja Cat     categorized as either     "kunoichi" or "tajikara". [11:21] Aoma     Okay...? [11:22] Ninja Cat     But that's not precisely true. [11:24] Ninja Cat     In reality, we are all just "ninja". [11:28] Aoma     This is all pretty complicated. [11:31] Ninja Mouse     Should we get rid of him? [11:33] Ninja Cat     No. [11:34] Ninja Mouse     Shake him up a bit? [11:36] Ninja Cat     Um, well... Uhhhh... [11:39] Ninja Cat     No... Violence won't solve anything. [11:43] Ninja Cat     We're a generation of new ninja. [11:46] Aoma     H-Hey! You thought about it, didn't you?! [11:49] Aoma     What're you guys here for, anyway? [11:52] Ninja Cat     That's right! [11:54] Ninja Cat     We have a message for you from Gunma-chan. [11:57] Ninja Cat     "Gunma-chan's doing pretty good." [12:00] Ninja Cat     That is all! [12:01] Aoma     Wait... That's all you came for? [12:04] Ninja Cat     With that we bid you... [12:06] Ninja Cat     Farewell! [12:06] Aoma     Hold o... Wait! [12:10] Aoma     What was that? [12:15] Gunma-chan     Hello? [12:17] Aoma     Hey, Gunma-chan? [12:19] Aoma     Could you quit with the weird ninjas? [12:22] Gunma-chan     You didn't like it? [12:24] Aoma     If you need anything,     you can call or e-mail me! [12:27] Gunma-chan     That's true. [12:28] Aoma     Seriously, man. [12:34] Ninja Sisters     We are the Ninja Sisters! [12:38] Gunma-chan     Welcome back. [12:40] Ninja Cat     My liege, we have fulfilled your orders. [12:44] Gunma-chan     Liege? [12:46] Ninja Cat     This is just your usual ninja lingo, [12:48] Ninja Cat     so please don't worry about the semantics. [12:51] Ninja Mouse     You sure we shouldn't wipe him out? [12:53] Ninja Cat     We mustn't. [12:54] Ninja Cat     Right now, we have to focus     on gaining new clientele and [12:57] Ninja Cat     developing our business worldwide. [13:01] Ninja Mouse     Squeak-squeak. [13:03] Mom     Gunma-chan? [13:05] Mom     Is someone there? [13:06] Gunma-chan     Yeah, the ninjas are... [13:11] Gunma-chan     Huh? [13:12] Mom     You told me someone was here. [13:14] Mom     You got me this time! [13:17] Gunma-chan     Huh? [13:22] Ninja Cat     My liege! [13:24] Ninja Cat     You mustn't reveal our identities to others. [13:29] Ninja Mouse     She means don't tell anyone about us. [13:31] Gunma-chan     Wait, why? [13:34] Ninja Mouse     I knew it. [13:35] Ninja Mouse     He's going to end up spilling our secret. [13:40] Ninja Cat     Oh, that's just chitose-ame     candy. Have a taste. [13:43] Ninja Mouse     It's really good! [13:45] Gunma-chan     S-So sweet! [13:48] Ninja Cat     Has this given you     a good idea of the basic rules? [13:52] Ninja Cat     Starting next time, we'll solve     the many conspiracies lying [13:56] Ninja Cat     in the depths of Gunma,     on behalf of you and your orders, Gunma-chan! [14:00] Ninja Mouse     Squeak-squeak! [14:01] Gunma-chan     Oh, okay... thanks, I guess. [14:06] Gunma-chan     Huh? [14:07] Gunma-chan     They're gone... [14:12] Ninja Cat     Good evening. [14:16] Ninja Cat     We are ninjas. [14:18] Aoma     I know that! [14:19] Ninja Cat     We are self-employed ninja     that work on personal requests. [14:25] Aoma     And? [14:26] Ninja Cat     We figured we might     as well drop by here, too. [14:30] Ninja Cat     We'll provide our services     for anything you'd like. [14:34] Aoma     Then please get out of here! [14:35] Ninja Cat     So that's your job for us? [14:37] Aoma     No, it's not! [14:38] Ninja Mouse     Should we get rid of him? [14:39] Ninja Cat     ...I suppose. [14:40] Aoma     Get out! [14:43] Gunma-chan     Ninja Power... 100%! SIGN    So long, Meows! SIGN    So long, Meows! [14:51] Gunma-chan     "So long, Meows!" SIGN    Meows Memorial Park [14:57] Meows     Cheers! SIGN    Catnip [15:03] Meows     Good work, guys. [15:06] Tama     Hey, Gunma-chan! [15:07] Gunma-chan     Hi everyone. [15:09] Nora     It's been a while. [15:11] Nora     Come have a drink with us. [15:13] Tora     Today's our anniversary. [15:14] Gunma-chan     Anniversary for what? [15:19] Buchi     Our breaking up anniversary party... [15:22] Gunma-chan     Really? Why? [15:24] Nora     Fine then. It's not the best time, [15:26] Nora     but we'll show you as a special treat. [15:29] Meows     We are the rock band the Meows! Meow! [15:34] Tama     That's right! [15:35] Tama     Today's the last day for the Meows! [15:39] Tora     We wanted to end with a smile, but... [15:42] Nora     It's not that easy, man... [15:44] Narrator     This is Gunma's popular     rock band, The Meows. [15:48] Narrator     Their concert tickets constantly     sell out in an instant. [15:52] Narrator     How could they, of all people, break up? [15:54] Narrator     What could have possibly happened? [15:56] Gunma-chan     Are you worried about something? [15:58] Tama     Fine. We'll let you in on it... [15:59] Nora     Us Meows were at the top of our game. [16:02] Tora     We were filthy rich and living in style. [16:05] Buchi     Doing our taxes the year     after was a huge pain. [16:08] Narrator     It's our duty as citizens to pay taxes. [16:10] Gunma-chan     That's cool. [16:13] Tama     We had it all. [16:16] Tama     We formed a band and did     everything we ever wanted to do. [16:20] Nora     We've done everything     that could be done with a bit of money. [16:24] Tora     We achieved our dreams. [16:26] Gunma-chan     Wow. [16:27] Buchi     And... We hate it now. [16:31] Tama     We're tired of being around each other! [16:33] Nora     Tama's constant fidgeting! [16:35] Tora     Nora's snoring! [16:36] Buchi     Tora's habit of being late... [16:38] Tama     And Buchi's OCD! [16:40] Meows     We can't take it anymore! [16:43] Nora     I'm sick of doing the same     thing everywhere we go! [16:46] Tora     I can't stand being fawned over anymore. [16:49] Buchi     I'm sick of being... sick of things. SIGN    Manager [16:54] Tama     Hey, Manager! I thought     I told you to stop calling! [16:58] Tama     Shut up! We never wanna hear     your stupid lectures ever again! [17:02] Tora     We're done letting anyone     take advantage of us. [17:05] Nora     Just a bunch of hyenas trying     to leech off of our hard work! [17:09] Buchi     I'm so exhausted of this industry... [17:11] Gunma-chan     That sounds hard... [17:12] Tama     All of that ends today! [17:15] Nora     But we haven't told our     management company yet. [17:17] Tora     Who cares? We pay the penalties     and then we're free! [17:20] Buchi     I just don't want to do anything anymore... [17:27] Gunma-chan     Yeah, I get it. That happens. [17:30] Tama     Whaddaya mean? You're just a kid. [17:33] Tama     There's stuff you don't wanna do, either? [17:35] Nora     Even though you're not even an adult yet? [17:38] Gunma-chan     Sure. [17:39] Tama     Even Gunma-chan,     who hasn't become anything yet. [17:42] Buchi     But, you look so happy all the time. [17:44] Gunma-chan     Yeah, but there are days I'm not happy. [17:48] Tama     Then... What do you on those days? [17:52] Gunma-chan     Lie in bed and take it easy? [17:55] Tama     Take... it easy? [17:58] Nora     I forgot... We haven't had     any time off in forever... [18:02] Tora     We were so focused on turning our     popularity into bigger success... [18:06] Buchi     And then I couldn't clean anymore... [18:08] Gunma-chan     It's a waste if you're not having fun. [18:13] Meows     A waste... [18:15] Tama     Before I knew it, music was no fun anymore. [18:20] Tama     Even back when no one took us     seriously, it wasn't like this... [18:25] Tama     We were always at our part-time jobs. SIGN    Welcome to      Gunma [18:28] Tora     And we played in front     of the station every Saturday night. [18:32] Nora     And afterwards, we'd always hang out at [18:35] Nora     Tama's place and stay up all     night talking about our dream. [18:38] Buchi     That was fun.... [18:40] Tama     Yeah, those days were fun. [18:43] Nora     I loved you guys. [18:45] Tora     We all had big dreams. [18:47] Buchi     Even though we had nothing. [18:50] Tama     Nora and Tora got     in a big fight once, remember? [18:53] Buchi     Tama and I tried to stop you guys     and Nora knocked us out. [18:56] Tora     And the two of you got mad     and went at Nora but hit me instead. [19:00] Nora     Then Tora got mad     and charged at Tama and Buchi. [19:04] Meows     And we all agreed that violence     was never the answer. [19:10] Tama     Then we found our management company     and went in to meet them... [19:13] (Flashback) Meows     Thanks for taking us in! [19:15] Tama     ...And we became popular... SIGN    Meows Concert [19:16] (Flashback) Meows     'Sup. [19:18] Tama     ...And I guess we changed. [19:21] (Flashback) Meows     Z-Zero customers?! [19:24] (Flashback) President     You're all fired! [19:26] Tama     Guys, we might have messed this up bad... [19:32] Gunma-chan     Gunma Power! [19:36] Narrator     I guess this is where     we'll use Gunma Power today. [19:39] Narrator     What do you all think? [19:42] Meows     Forget breaking up! [19:46] Gunma-chan     That's good! [19:47] Tama     I still know I like music! [19:49] Nora     I believe in the power of music! [19:51] Tora     I want our music to reach people! [19:52] Buchi     That's what us Meows are about. [19:54] Meows     Meow! [19:56] Gunma-chan     Yay. [20:00] Tama     Since we were planning on breaking up, [20:02] Tama     I don't have any lyrics written. [20:04] Nora     And I don't have any melodies written! [20:06] Tora     Or arrangements made! [20:08] Buchi     I don't have any worries at the moment. [20:10] Buchi     Which is unsettling... [20:13] Gunma-chan     Then... [20:14] Meows     Then? [20:16] Gunma-chan     You all can... [20:17] Meows     We all can? [20:19] Gunma-chan     Break up? [20:22] Meows     Break up... [20:23] Tama     There's no way we can do that! [20:25] Nora     We are the Meows! [20:26] Tora     Until the day we die! [20:28] Buchi     We won't break up. Ever! [20:30] Tama     The handsome lead vocal, Tama! [20:32] Nora     The spiky-haired guitarist, Nora! [20:34] Tora     The cool and collected bassist, Tora! [20:37] Buchi     The mohawk drummer, Buchi! [20:41] Meows     We are the rock band the Meows! Meow! [20:44] Gunma-chan     So cool! [20:46] Gunma-chan     Meow, meow, meow, meow, Meows! [20:49] Gunma-chan     Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, Meows! [20:51] Gunma-chan     Meow, meow, meow, meow, Meows! [20:52] Tama     Nice phrase, man. Let's use that! [20:55] Tama     Thanks for the encore, everyone! [20:58] Tama     Did you like our new song,     "Meow, meow, meow, meow, Meows!"? [20:59] Audience     Meow, meow, meow, meow, Meows! [21:01] Nora     We're so grateful for you. [21:02] Audience     Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, Meows! [21:03] Nora     You keep us going! [21:05] Tora     You're all true Meows fans. [21:07] Tora     Friends for life! [21:09] Buchi     Don't forget to get your     Meows merch after the concert! [21:13] Tama     Otherwise we won't be able to pay our taxes! [21:17] Narrator     It's our duty as citizens to pay taxes. [21:19] Gunma-chan     I guess adults have it pretty tough. [21:23] Gunma-chan     Meows Power... 100%! SIGN    Next Episode [23:03] Narrator     We all work so hard every day! [23:05] Narrator     Everyone needs a day to refresh     and blow off some steam. [23:08] Narrator     Hm? Play cards, you say? Sounds fun! [23:13] Narrator     Go camping by the lake? Amazing! [23:17] Narrator     Did someone say, "hot springs tour"? [23:20] Narrator     You're really tugging     at my heart strings now. [23:24] Narrator     Things are a little more happy     with Gunma-chan*.* SIGN    Next Episode SIGN    Let's Go to the Hot Springs! SIGN    and two others! SIGN    Hello, Gunma-chan! [24:10] Gunma-chan     Hello!