# 44 - The Mystery of the 120% Employment Rate (Temp.)
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYQ4MG4P6/hayate-the-combat-butler-season-1--2)
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When watching "Hayate the Combat Butler",
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make sure you keep the room bright
and sit well away from the TV.
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Sploosh!
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Dun-dun!
***SIGN*** Synerg SP
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Ta-da!
***SIGN*** End of the Century Legend Magical Destroy
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Ma-Ma-Magical Destroy!
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My name is Britney!
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By all appearances, I'm a fine florist.
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But the truth is...
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What are you doing?!
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Hey, why are you interrupting me?!
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This will have people wondering
what in the world is going on!
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As you can see, it's a new opening sequence.
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A new opening sequence?
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Yes, to commemorate the 44th episode,
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we have decided to animate my manga!
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Didn't we do something
similar once before, too?
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Furthermore, starting next week,
we'll have it properly sung by Kotoko!
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No, we won't!
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And now, please start
the real opening sequence.
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*Do you know, ladies and gentlemen?*
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* That a humongous mansion like*
* this exists somewhere in Tokyo?*
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*The Miss's name is Nagi Sanzenin. And...*
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*Her butler's name is Hayate Ayasaki.*
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*They are both a bit clueless*
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* and both have a bit of*
* the wrong idea about each other,*
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* but they share the immensely strong,*
* loving bond between servant and mistress.*
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This episode of "Hayate the
Combat Butler" is a work of fiction
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and is in no way related
to real people or organizations.
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It always is.
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Zettai nante shinjinai!
I don't believe in absolutes!
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Fukanou nante nai!
No such thing as impossible!
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Mirai wa hiraku te no naka ni aru
The future is in the open palm of my hands
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Honne o misecha make datoka
Stuff like, showing your true feelings means defeat
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Dentaku hajiku jinsei datoka
Or a life tapping away at a calculator
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Kokoro o itsuwaru kurai nara
Rather than be false to myself like that
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Shichiten-battou baka-shoujiki mo kuuzen-zetsugo!
I'll struggle to be uniquely naïve and honest!
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Komatta kao o mireba ki-ni-naru shi
If I see a troubled look, I'll be concerned
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Jinsei isogu riyuu mo betsuni nai shi
And it's not like I've got a reason to hurry through life
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Takara no chizu wa kimi ni azukeyou
I'll entrust you with the treasure map
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Juuou-mujin yori-michi datte tsukiau yo!
I'll even keep you company on your free-ranging detours
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Rakkii-sugiru tenkai
A development that's way too lucky
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Kotae wa mayowanai
I won't hesitate to give my answer
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Kantan sa! Subete wa kimi no tame ni
It's easy! It's all for you
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Fuuhyou wa ki-ni-shinai
I won't worry about the rumors
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Rettou-kan ni doujinai!
I won't let a sense of inferiority get to me!
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Kakedasu shunkan wa ima koko ni aru
The moment to start running is right here, right now
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The Mystery of the 120
Employment Rate (Temp.)
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What do you think? It's the completed
version of "Magical Destroy"!
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You always tell me it's hard to understand
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so I tried making it easier.
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Um...
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Yes, yes?!
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It doesn't seem
that different from before...
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What?!
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After I restrained my own style
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and took it upon myself to make
revisions targeting the masses,
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are you saying it's *still*
beyond your comprehension?!
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Well, that is easy for you to say, but...
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Look here!
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The storminess of the Sea
of Japan here represents the ferocity
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of the battle that's about to start, see?!
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"Fwahahaha, I have finally
found you, Britney!"
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"Hm? That voice...
Surely not! Who are you?!"
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"I have come all this way to the
Sea of Japan to defeat you. I am..."
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"...your enemy!!!"
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"Damn it, my enemy, huh?!!"
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"Then, surely, I have
no choice but to fight!!"
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"That's right!! You have
no choice but to fight!!"
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"But since you call yourself my enemy...!!"
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"You must be strong!!"
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"No, I'm sorry."
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"I am not very strong!!!
Because I am an early enemy."
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Wh-What's wrong, Maria?
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Um, is this a game of "you lose
if you poke fun at this"?
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What's that supposed to mean?
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An enemy has already
appeared on the 3rd page!
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It's a thrilling, suspenseful development!
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But he's even saying himself
that he's not strong...
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What is this journey about anyway?
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This is interesting, Nagi.
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What?!
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Or wait, Isumi, when did you get here?!
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Ah! That's Isumi for you!
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It was so very interesting that I tried
writing the continuation to it, too.
***SIGN*** Twinkle
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What?!
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"A Kitten's Life".
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"There was a kitten
with wings flying in the sky."
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"Upon inspecting it from various angles,"
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"it turns out it was going
at 23km per hour."
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Wow! That's incredible, Isumi!
This is the feel I wanted!
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Right?
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Looks like they're at it again, huh?
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Oh, Sakuya. And when did *you* get here?
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Aren't those two incredible?
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Yes, their conversation is just
so out there in another dimension...
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Seriously. And they understand each
other, so it's really somethin'.
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But is it really that hard to draw a manga?
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Well, if your art is decent
and the story is carefully told,
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you have a reasonable chance
at winning prizes.
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Don't make problematic statements like that!
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That reminds me, you've won
a manga award before, haven't you?
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What?!
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Wow, that's amazin'!
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I have yet to read your manga, too.
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I would like to read it as well.
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W-Well, not that I mind, but...
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"My name is Britney."
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"As you can see, I'm an energetic
part-timer at a flower shop."
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"Normally, I'm making a mess of things,
enticed by the scent of flowers."
***SIGN*** ROOOAAAARRR
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"So I'm always getting
chewed out by the owner."
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"But enticed by the sweet scent
of those flowers come the bad guys."
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"But it's no problem!"
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"I make short work of guys like
that with my magic!"
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"That's right, I'm secretly a magical girl."
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"The magical girl of flowers, Britney!"
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This manga plays it so safe,
it actually kinda ticks me off.
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And it's colored to boot.
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Plus, the art is adorable, but there is
something unwholesome about it.
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Well, it doesn't seem
to be very well-received.
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What do you think, Isumi?
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It feels like it is aiming
to be popular from the start...
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What?!
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Right? With a mocking style like
this that's pretending to curry favor,
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maybe you can fool the judges,
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but you won't be able to
impress the true readers!
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I-I see, pardon me.
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More importantly, what happens
in your manga after this, Nagi?
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Ah, I'm still in the middle
of laying out the rest of it.
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How 'bout ya at least tell us the plotline?
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Yes, I agree.
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Ooh! What's this?
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You guys want to know
what happens next, too?!
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No, that is not quite why...
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Then you leave me
no choice! I shall tell you!
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Yes, yes.
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Emerging from the 12th dimension,
***SIGN*** °Illustrative Images
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the great defeated warrior general,
along with the dark defeated warrior,
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turns all of humanity into worker ants
and tries to conquer the world.
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To do this, they first begin buying up
sugar in the futures market.
***SIGN*** Futures Market
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Due to this, there's
a worldwide shortage of sugar,
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so Britney hardens her resolve
to travel into the 8th dimension.
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Because she super loves cake
and stuff! Because she's a girl!
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But Praying Mantisians come invading
right around then from nebula M2983
***SIGN*** Fan Service Images
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with their eyes on Earth's
petroleum resources.
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And the ancient Aztecs...
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Um, stop there, Nagi.
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Why did you stop me?!
It was just getting to the good part!
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How was that getting good?
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Miss, if you don't figure out a way
to make it easier to understand,
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you won't get through to people.
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Yup, yup. It's all nonsense.
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What?! I was explaining it all to you guys!
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Right...
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I've made up my mind!
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Let's see, I was told that it
should be around here somewhere...
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Miss, where in the world are we...?
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That's it!
***SIGN*** Ramen Taro
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Wait. Ramen?
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Welco...
***SIGN*** Animago
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P-Please take the table in the back.
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Good.
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Now, I will use the facilities here
to show you how fantastic my manga is.
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I see...
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Um, how in the world are you going to
use the facilities of a ramen shop?
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Looks like we're here.
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What is this place?!
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Could this be that rumor I've heard...?
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What?
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Quick, quick, quick, quick! Stare!
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Cut 82, key animation work done.
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I've come to collect the finished work.
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Here.
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Thanks for your hard work!
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Crash! Boom!
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I've brought the finished work.
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Good.
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"Woohoo! But Dad's not here..."
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Here.
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Thanks for your hard work!
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Key animation has been
checked for performance.
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Thanks!
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What in the world is this place?
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It's a rather anime-ish place...
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Yes, this is an anime production studio.
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What?!
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Just like I suspected.
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So the urban myth that anime studios
disguise themselves as ramen shops,
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hidin' at all costs from
the general populace was true.
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I see...
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There's an urban myth like that?
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My, how mysterious.
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*Furthermore, this show is a work of fiction*
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* and in no way related*
* to the actual industry.*
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Wow, so this is where they make anime.
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It totally has that "studio" feel about it.
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I feel like we came here around
Episode 35, too, though...
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That's Miss Segawa,
Miss Hanabishi, and Miss Asakaze!
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Why are they here, too?
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Hey, hey, where are the voice actors?
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What? Uh, those people are over
at the recording studio.
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What?! They're not here?!
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And here I thought
I'd get to meet Ms. Yahagi!
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Wow! It's really moving!
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Let's see, I think
I'll draw something up, too.
***SIGN*** Rip Roaring Student Council Tankenger
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What's wrong, Maria?!
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Th-That...
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Poke. Poke.
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Looks like she's just sleepin'.
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I'll manage it somehow
by the end of the day...
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She is not sleeping. She passed out.
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A warrior's rest.
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By the way, Miss, what
in the world are we doing here?
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I'm going to have them animate
the continuation of my manga.
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What?!
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Your manga?!
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Animate it?!
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Yes, I thought it would be easier
to understand as an anime
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rather than a verbal explanation.
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But, but, doesn't the manga
usually have to succeed first,
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before it gets animated?
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So exciting. So heart-pounding.
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*To be continued in the second half!*
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Terere, terere tte.
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Is "terere" some kind of magical spell?
(Terere tte nanika no jumon nano?)
***SIGN*** Conference Room
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So, with this scene...
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It's like Unicron preying upon a planet.
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Naturally, we won't be using
any CG and it'll all be drawn!
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And it'll be huge, like
the climax scene in "Laputa",
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and then impressive like
the opening of the "Patlabor" movie!
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Oh, I mean the first movie.
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And to finish it off, we have
the last scene from "Saint Seiya"!
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We'll run through the crumbling temple!
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Is an explanation like this really
going to get across to them?
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Do it in Mr. Shingo Araki's style.
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Who knows?
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That's all. Get it done in a week.
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Impossible.
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This is ridiculous.
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You think producing anime
is easy, don't you?
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Hello?
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What?!
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Y-Yes, I understand!
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Hey.
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Whisper, whisper, whisper.
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Y-Yes, ma'am!
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We will begin the production
work right away!
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Oh, really? I'll be counting on you.
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Off we go!
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Hey, Nagi, what the heck did ya do?
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No idea. I didn't do anything...
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Oh, come to think of it, since this
company will be making my anime,
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there was intel out there
that their stock would probably go up.
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That's gotta be it.
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So exciting. So exciting.
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* Not to sound like a broken record,*
* but this is a work of fiction*
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* and is in no way related*
* to the actual industry.*
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So exciting.
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* And so, yet another anime*
* of questionable quality gets made...*
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*Good luck to this show, too!*
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Are the storyboards still not done?!
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I think it's almost done,
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but the director said something
about going to Toys 'R Us
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to buy a limited edition figurine...
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Send an assistant to do that!
This is part of their job!
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R-Right...
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We have quite a bit
of the design elements in place,
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but we don't have enough key animators!
**[12:29] ---**
What?!
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There's trouble! The animation
director has suffered tenosynovitis!
**[12:33] ---**
What?!
**[12:34] ---**
What's going on?
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The thing is, we're short
on animation staff members.
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Hey, now, you can't make the anime then.
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Can't you poach them from other companies?
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Like Kyoto Animation?
**[12:45] ---**
Uh, that's a bit...
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*Well, whatever the case,*
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* the anime based on Miss Nagi's*
* original work has entered production.*
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Looks like we'll make it in time somehow.
**[13:16] ---**
And we've managed it
without casualties, too.
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Though, a couple people collapsed.
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That's superb.
**[13:21] ---**
I guess anime is a harsh industry.
**[13:23] ---**
There's trouble!
**[13:25] ---**
The company doing the animation
and finishing work has fled overnight!
**[13:27] ---**
What?!
**[13:28] ---**
Is it game over?
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Hmm, no choice then.
**[13:33] ---**
Since it's come to this,
we will have to utilize *that* method!
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What in the world do you plan to do, Miss?
**[13:42] ---**
Now, what should I have for dinner today?
***SIGN*** Nishizawa
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Wh-Wh-Wh-Wha?!
**[13:46] ---**
What in the world just happened?
**[13:49] ---**
Okay, we've dropped the color
from the hamster's scene,
**[13:52] ---**
so you can shuffle over
as many staff members as you need.
**[13:54] ---**
Are you sure it's okay to do this?
**[13:54] ---**
What? What?
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This is mean, Little Nagi!
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Hey, hey, what is this?
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It's called an outline take.
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If the art isn't done by the time
they record the audio,
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they make this working footage.
**[14:06] ---**
Oh-ho, so it's like a making-of film
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that the general audience never gets to see.
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Wow, I had no idea this
was how they made anime.
**[14:14] ---**
Yes, and furthermore...
***SIGN*** Nishizawa
***SIGN*** Nishizawa
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Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-Wha?!
***SIGN*** Nishizawa
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What now?!
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When the schedule gets tight,
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they'll sometimes use art
from the planning stages.
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They may also just use
the storyboards as is,
***SIGN*** Nishizawa
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or show only a line made
with a colored marker.
**[14:30] ---**
There's a whole lot of various ways!
**[14:32] ---**
* They don't use film anymore,*
* so this no longer happens.*
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Outline takes are so funny!
**[14:38] ---**
This is pretty much how it looks
when we're recording.
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Hey, hey, that's a taboo topic.
**[14:43] ---**
It's not like we do that because we want to!
**[14:46] ---**
In truth, we'd like the recording
footage to be in full color.
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If only we had more time...
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Oh, and a bigger budget.
***SIGN*** Complete Magical Destroy
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*Well, we'll leave the inside stories at that*
**[14:56] ---**
*and the anime was finally completed!*
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I'm starting to get nervous somehow.
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Indeed, Miss.
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So exciting. So heart-pounding.
**[15:07] ---**
I can't wait!
**[15:09] ---**
I intend to cry 3 times during this film!
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Ah! It's beginning!
**[15:19] ---**
Now, let's see what kinda secret
treasure outrageous anime it's become.
**[15:23] ---**
So heart-pounding. So exciting.
**[15:25] ---**
Since we have come to this point,
let us brace ourselves for the worst, Maria.
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May as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb.
**[15:32] ---**
Hello to all the 130 million
Girl A's across the nation!
**[15:37] ---**
Right now, at Animate,
**[15:39] ---**
we're holding the super popular
"Hayate the Combat Butler" fair!
**[15:42] ---**
Grab the merchandise
in your passionate fists
**[15:45] ---**
and slam it down at the cashier along
with the contents of your wallet!
***SIGN*** Toranoana
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Miss, what are all these?
**[15:53] ---**
Tie-ins. Since it's a rare opportunity,
**[15:56] ---**
I thought we'd get some commercials, too.
**[15:57] ---**
I see...
**[15:59] ---**
The show is about to start.
***SIGN*** Synerg SP
***SIGN*** End of the Century Legend
Magical Destroy
**[16:09] ---**
Ma-Ma-Magical Destroy!
**[16:15] ---**
My name is Britney!
**[16:22] ---**
By all appearances, I'm a fine florist.
**[16:27] ---**
But the truth is I'm a magical girl!
**[16:33] ---**
Original work by Nagi Sanzenin.
**[16:39] ---**
A promising new author the entire
universe has been waiting for.
**[16:45] ---**
Here we go!
**[16:48] ---**
With a cute heart and a cheery mood!
**[16:57] ---**
* Britney is always gazing*
* upon her senpai from afar.*
***SIGN*** Britney
**[17:01] ---**
Huh? What's with this art?
**[17:06] ---**
Um, Senpai?
**[17:08] ---**
I made lunch, but...
**[17:11] ---**
Won't you join me?
**[17:14] ---**
Oh, sounds good. I'll have some.
**[17:16] ---**
Huh? I'm in this...
**[17:18] ---**
So what is going on here?
**[17:20] ---**
* Britney is desperately*
* in love with her senpai,*
**[17:23] ---**
*but, but, she can't tell him how she feels.*
**[17:25] ---**
* Because she's a magical girl.*
* No, that's not the reason.*
**[17:28] ---**
* Why? Because her senpai has...*
* Because her senpai has...*
***SIGN*** Child
***SIGN*** Wife
**[17:31] ---**
...a wife and child already.
**[17:35] ---**
Th-This turn of events
is actually really quite shocking...
**[17:38] ---**
I'm still not sold on the art, though.
**[17:43] ---**
The more you mix...
**[17:44] ---**
* But you see, because*
* of the evil witch's powers...*
**[17:47] ---**
...the more it sticks!
**[17:51] ---**
*...her senpai was turned into a star!*
**[17:57] ---**
*Due to this, his wife fell ill*
**[17:59] ---**
*and his child became a delinquent.*
**[18:04] ---**
If I'm in danger of losing
an online match, cut the connection!
**[18:09] ---**
The tension's building
more than I'd expected.
**[18:12] ---**
* Britney resolves to turn her*
* senpai back to how he was.*
**[18:15] ---**
*But even if she can accomplish this,*
**[18:18] ---**
*her senpai will only return to his wife.*
**[18:20] ---**
*He and Britney will never be together.*
**[18:24] ---**
*But if she continues this journey,*
**[18:27] ---**
* she will get to spend time with*
* her senpai. Even though he's a star.*
**[18:31] ---**
*What will she do? What will Britney do?*
**[18:32] ---**
*And Britney's decision was...!*
***SIGN*** A Kitten's Life
**[18:38] ---**
A Kitten's Life.
**[18:40] ---**
Tmp, tmp, tmp, tmp.
**[18:42] ---**
Tmp, tmp, tmp, tmp.
**[18:45] ---**
Running speed is mach 5.
**[18:48] ---**
But no matter how fast you run,
you can never reach the sun.
***SIGN*** The End
**[18:53] ---**
The end.
**[18:59] ---**
Y-You really are a genius, Isumi!
**[19:02] ---**
Right?
**[19:05] ---**
Well? Do you now
at least see how my manga...
**[19:08] ---**
Wait, what's wrong?
**[19:22] ---**
Come in.
**[19:24] ---**
Oh? Maria?
**[19:26] ---**
Oh, Hayate.
**[19:27] ---**
Could it be that you are also...?
**[19:29] ---**
If you are asking if I am "also",
does that mean you are also...?
**[19:33] ---**
Yes, I thought I would read
the Miss's manga one more time.
**[19:37] ---**
Since she worked so hard
to write it, after all.
**[19:41] ---**
Yes, we should try to understand her better.
**[19:44] ---**
Also, I was rather curious
to know what happens after that
**[19:47] ---**
to Britney and her senpai.
**[19:50] ---**
I was a bit, too.
**[19:52] ---**
But Hayate...
**[19:54] ---**
What is it?
**[19:55] ---**
Which do you suppose Britney
will choose in the end?
**[19:59] ---**
Will she wish to be with him? Or...?
**[20:05] ---**
But it looks like Nagi hasn't
written past that point.
**[20:09] ---**
Then I suppose that means the Miss
is having a hard time deciding as well?
**[20:13] ---**
As to how to end this romance...
**[20:15] ---**
But if it were you, which would you choose?
**[20:18] ---**
What? M-Me?
**[20:20] ---**
Hmm, let me think...
**[20:24] ---**
If that senpai were you,
**[20:26] ---**
maybe it wouldn't be bad to keep you
in the shape of a star forever.
**[20:29] ---**
There you go again, teasing me.
**[20:33] ---**
Oh! Then you try writing it!
**[20:36] ---**
What? M-Me?
**[20:38] ---**
But I've never drawn manga
or anything, so...
**[20:42] ---**
Then all the more reason to.
**[20:43] ---**
I-I could not, Hayate. Please, I...
**[20:47] ---**
If I'm a man, I'll conquer all
the heroines simultaneously!
**[20:51] ---**
Gloom...
**[20:52] ---**
Wait, so who is this, Maria?
**[20:56] ---**
You.
**[20:57] ---**
No, please, "conquer all the heroines
simultaneously"? What am I, a brute?
**[21:01] ---**
Do you have a problem
with that? In that case...
**[21:04] ---**
Huh?
**[21:05] ---**
You must be sure to make your choice.
**[21:09] ---**
Okay, now you try drawing it, Hayate.
**[21:12] ---**
What? But...
**[21:14] ---**
Honestly, you are such an indecisive person.
**[21:16] ---**
* This was a story about how fiction*
* sometimes reflects reality and vice versa.*
**[21:22] ---**
*And now, next time...*
**[21:22] ---**
Hold it! Hold it!
**[21:26] ---**
Whew. We almost forgot the fan service shot.
**[21:29] ---**
Or rather, even the fan service
is too avant-garde!
**[21:32] ---**
Please enjoy these
to take away the bad after-taste.
**[21:40] ---**
* These are not to make sure*
* the episode is long enough.*
**[21:42] ---**
* "Hayate the Combat Butler"*
* has fantastic fan service!*
**[21:45] ---**
*Let's be sure to watch again next time!*
**[21:48] ---**
Wait! Does this count as fan service?!
**[21:58] ---**
Aisaretai fureraretetai
I want to be loved, to feel that touch
**[22:07] ---**
Motomeru bakari no kimochi wa
The sense of continually seeking
**[22:11] ---**
Hibi o kumoraseteta
Used to darken my days
**[22:17] ---**
Kimi ni deau sono hi made wa
Until the day I met you
**[22:25] ---**
Namae yonde sora ni hibiku-youni
Call my name so it echoes to the skies
**[22:34] ---**
Mayoi-michi mo kitto futari nara
Even lost, with the two of us, surely...
**[22:42] ---**
Tsunaida te to te hanasanai
I won't let go of your hand
**[22:48] ---**
Mamoritainda
I want to protect you
**[22:52] ---**
Saa ikou bokura wa
Come on, let's go, we'll...
**[22:57] ---**
Ima o mitsumete aruki-hajimeru
...look at the present and start walking
***SIGN*** Student Council Girl Trio
***SIGN*** Lettering by Sayuri Yahagi
**[23:26] ---**
The student council girl
trio's Butler Report!
***SIGN*** Butler Report
**[23:29] ---**
I'm Izumi Segawa.
**[23:30] ---**
I'm Risa Asakaze.
**[23:32] ---**
Hey, I'm Miki Hanabishi.
**[23:33] ---**
At last, the fruit of our
friendship and hard work...
**[23:35] ---**
The student council girl
trio's theme song is complete!
**[23:37] ---**
It was a long process.
**[23:39] ---**
This song is perfect
for broadcasting at school.
**[23:40] ---**
It'll be great to play it at cleaning time.
**[23:42] ---**
It's also perfect for going
for a drive with your girlfriend.
**[23:43] ---**
Even she'll fall head over heels
with this song playing on the car stereo!
**[23:46] ---**
It's also perfect
for lonely people living alone!
**[23:48] ---**
It might give you the energy to live!
**[23:49] ---**
Starting this week, we'll be showing you
**[23:50] ---**
fan service scenes of ours
for the next segments!
**[23:52] ---**
It's me this time!
**[23:53] ---**
Next time, it'll be me!
**[23:54] ---**
Adieu!
**[23:56] ---**
Preview
**[23:58] ---**
Where in the world are we
going out to all of a sudden?
***SIGN*** The next episode of
"Hayate the Combat Butler" is...
**[24:00] ---**
Oh, I wonder where.
**[24:01] ---**
You'll have to wait to get there to see.
**[24:03] ---**
I see...
**[24:04] ---**
And so, we call it "Thank you
for everything, Maria.
**[24:07] ---**
"The big sister appreciation
day relaxation plan!"
**[24:09] ---**
Thank you for always working so hard for us!
**[24:11] ---**
Staying in a midtown hotel,
**[24:12] ---**
going to the spa and
getting beauty treatments...
**[24:14] ---**
Forget about work
and just sit back and relax!
**[24:16] ---**
Next time, "It Is Maria Appreciation
Day! In February (heart)".
**[24:19] ---**
It Is Maria Appreciation Day! In February
**[24:20] ---**
Prism Flash on "Hayate
the Combat Butler" again next time!