# E2 - The Manager-in-Training Job!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GK9U35334/the-manager-in-training-job)
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**[00:01] Hiyori**
Me?
**[00:03] Hiyori**
I'm gonna be their manager?!
**[00:07] Uchida**
In training.
**[00:09] Uchida**
You'll be supporting LIP×LIP with me.
**[00:12] Aizo**
No one told us that!
**[00:15] Uchida**
I told you we'd be hiring temps because
**[00:17] Uchida**
there's so much to do before
your summer concert, remember?
**[00:19] Aizo**
But why is *she* the temp?
**[00:22] Aizo**
You said you "don't care about idols."
**[00:24] Hiyori**
U-Um...
**[00:26] Aizo**
You realize she didn't
even know we were idols?!
**[00:30] Aizo**
She's obviously unfit to be our manager!
**[00:33] Yujiro**
Agreed. She'll never hack it.
**[00:36] Hiyori**
You don't know that. I haven't even—
**[00:38] Yujiro**
It's obvious.
**[00:40] Yujiro**
Why did you start to tell the whole
class you saw me at the police station?
**[00:45] Hiyori**
I wasn't thinking...
**[00:47] Yujiro**
You just blurted out what you saw.
That's beyond insensitive.
**[00:53] Yujiro**
She's a nosy little dimwit.
**[00:55] Aizo**
She's awkward and can't read social cues.
**[00:57] Yujiro**
And she's naïve to boot.
**[01:00] Uchida**
You're only in sync at times like these.
**[01:04] Yujiro**
I'm simply stating the facts.
**[01:05] Yujiro**
She lacks delicacy and tact.
**[01:08] Aizo**
She's got no taste, and she's a potato face!
**[01:10] Hiyori**
Can it, you two!
**[01:13] Hiyori**
You talk like you're so much better than me,
**[01:15] Hiyori**
insultin' me to my face after ya just met me!
**[01:17] Hiyori**
Clearly *you're* the insensitive one!
**[01:21] Hiyori**
You paste on a phony smile for
girls ya don't even want around,
**[01:24] Hiyori**
so *you're* the tasteless one!
**[01:26] Hiyori**
You call yourselves "idols"?
**[01:28] Hiyori**
Even if every other high school
girl in Japan loves you...
**[01:32] Hiyori**
I don't!
**[01:40] Hiyori**
* I'm an idiot! Did I just get myself*
* fired from a 1,500-per-hour job?!*
**[01:46] Tamura**
We were right about you. You've got guts.
**[01:51] Uchida**
LIP×LIP may be all the rage
with high school girls,
**[01:54] Uchida**
but Hiyoko here doesn't see the appeal.
**[02:00] Hiyori**
Er, my name isn't Hiyoko. It's Hiyori.
**[02:03] Tamura**
Clearly there's plenty of room
for the LIP×LIP fandom to grow.
**[02:07] Tamura**
I like a challenge.
**[02:10] Yujiro**
All right, fine.
**[02:13] Yujiro**
Let her be manager-in-training,
if that's what she wants.
**[02:16] Aizo**
Hey!
**[02:17] Yujiro**
It's only until summer.
**[02:20] Yujiro**
However!
**[02:22] Yujiro**
We don't need dead weight,
so prove your worth.
**[02:27] Hiyori**
I will! I'll get the job done!
**[02:30] Hiyori**
Just wait! I'll make you admit my worth!
**[02:35] [SONG] ---**
I'm charmed by how you go all-out
**[02:38] [SONG] ---**
I'm charmed by your supportive smile
**[02:43] [SONG] ---**
"I must kiss you," says your Romeo
**[02:47] [SONG] ---**
Glad that you exist and that he met you
***SIGN*** Heroines Run the Show
**[02:59] [SONG] ---**
I need more love, want to see you again soon
**[03:03] [SONG] ---**
Lock eyes with you and tell you
**[03:07] [SONG] ---**
My sincerest "Thank you for everything"
**[03:11] [SONG] ---**
Will you love me—
not as a fan, but for real?
**[03:15] [SONG] ---**
"Pick me"
**[03:19] [SONG] ---**
"No, pick me"
**[03:22] [SONG] ---**
Choose which kiss you want
**[03:26] [SONG] ---**
And let your Romeo bind you
**[03:31] [SONG] ---**
I'm charmed by how you go all-out
**[03:34] [SONG] ---**
I'm charmed watching you sing with me
**[03:39] [SONG] ---**
I'm even charmed by your tears
**[03:42] [SONG] ---**
I'm charmed by your supportive smile
**[03:46] [SONG] ---**
Thank you for coming to meet me
**[03:50] [SONG] ---**
Thank you for calling my name
**[03:54] [SONG] ---**
"I must kiss you," says your Romeo
**[03:59] [SONG] ---**
Glad that you exist and that he met you
***SIGN*** Guidance Office
**[04:06] Hiyori**
I'm turning in a job
permission form. Please sign it.
**[04:10] Hiyori**
Um, as for what I'll be doing...
**[04:14] Akechi**
I'm okaying it.
***SIGN*** Akechi Saku
***SIGN*** Akechi
**[04:17] Hiyori**
Huh? You are?
**[04:20] Akechi**
CEO Tamura called me yesterday
and explained the situation.
**[04:24] Hiyori**
Oh, good.
**[04:29] Hiyori**
Please don't tell anyone I'm their manager.
**[04:32] Akechi**
I know the deal.
**[04:36] Hiyori**
Teaching idols must be tough too, huh?
**[04:41] Akechi**
They're students like the rest of you.
I'll help them enjoy school life.
**[04:48] Akechi**
That's really all.
**[04:49] Hiyori**
*Akechi-sensei is a wonderful teacher!*
**[04:53] Akechi**
You should come to me whenever
you have troubles too, Suzumi.
**[04:58] Akechi**
Now do your best.
**[05:02] Akechi**
Yes, sir!
**[05:14] Hiyori**
*Studying, the team, chores...*
**[05:18] Hiyori**
*I'm busy 24/7.*
**[05:20] Hiyori**
*But I expected that, so it's fine.*
**[05:23] Hiyori**
*What I didn't expect is...*
**[05:33] Cameraman**
That's a wrap, thanks!
**[05:41] Hiyori**
Hey!
**[05:43] Yujiro**
Hurry up and put that away.
**[05:45] Aizo**
We're on to the next studio.
**[05:48] Yujiro**
These are heavy!
I'm s'posed to carry them all?
**[05:51] Aizo**
Duh.
**[05:52] Yujiro**
Carrying stuff is Management 101.
***SIGN*** Aizo-sama
Yujiro-sama
**[05:57] Aizo**
Hot coffee.
**[05:58] Yujiro**
Cocoa with milk.
**[05:59] Hiyori**
Huh?
**[06:00] Aizo**
Go *buy* them!
**[06:02] Yujiro**
ASAP.
**[06:04] Hiyori**
* This manager-in-training job*
* pays well, but it pisses me off.*
**[06:12] Girl A**
Here I am again, Aizo.
**[06:14] Aizo**
You're always welcome.
**[06:15] Girl B**
Can I have your autograph, Yujiro?
**[06:18] Yujiro**
Of course.
**[06:19] Hiyori**
* They're surrounded during*
* break times every day.*
**[06:26] Hiyori**
I'm gonna visit Juri-chan.
**[06:34] Yujiro**
Suzumi-san, are you okay?
**[06:36] Hiyori**
Uh, sure...
**[06:38] Girl A**
You're so nice, Yujiro!
**[06:41] Yujiro**
Don't just ditch us.
**[06:45] Hiyori**
U-Um...
**[06:47] Hiyori**
Oh, I just remembered!
**[06:50] Hiyori**
Someya-kun, Shibasaki-kun,
Akechi-sensei was lookin' for you... I think!
**[06:56] Aizo**
You should've done that sooner.
**[06:59] Yujiro**
Exactly. How clueless can you be?
**[07:02] Hiyori**
You say that now, but...
**[07:04] Hiyori**
I figured I shouldn't interrupt you.
**[07:06] Aizo**
It's like that every break!
Anyone would be annoyed!
**[07:10] Yujiro**
Training or not, you're a manager,
so use your head.
**[07:13] Hiyori**
Right, sorry.
**[07:17] Aizo**
Why do girls keep swarming us?
It's seriously a pain.
**[07:21] Hiyori**
Because they're your fans.
Isn't having lots of fans a good thing?
**[07:28] Aizo**
I'm uncomfortable with them.
**[07:30] Hiyori**
Huh?
**[07:31] Yujiro**
You're still saying that?
**[07:33] Yujiro**
Being uncomfortable around
girls is fatal for an idol.
**[07:36] Aizo**
Shut up! And *your* surliness
is showing through!
**[07:40] Aizo**
Your face is a Noh mask!
**[07:41] Yujiro**
This is just my face!
And *you're* too glib with them!
**[07:45] Aizo**
Excuse me?
**[07:45] Yujiro**
Excuse you!
**[07:49] Hiyori**
Hold up!
**[07:50] Hiyori**
No fighting!
**[07:55] Aizo**
Whatever, I'm out.
**[08:06] Hiyori**
*Uncomfortable around girls...*
**[08:08] Hiyori**
*Surly...*
**[08:11] Hiyori**
*Why are they pop idols?*
**[08:19] Hiyori**
The starting dash is key!
**[08:21] Akechi**
Hey, no running in the halls.
**[08:25] Hiyori**
Yes, sir!
**[08:31] Hiyori**
I'm late again.
**[08:35] Juri**
Hiya, Hiyori!
**[08:37] Hiyori**
Juri-chan!
**[08:38] Hiyori**
You bought a sandwich again.
How do you do it?
**[08:42] Juri**
There's a trick to it.
**[08:44] Hiyori**
Oh?
**[08:45] Juri**
The line at the end is your chance.
It's shorter than the others.
**[08:49] Juri**
Always attack the least defended area.
**[08:52] Hiyori**
Okay!
**[09:03] Hiyori**
*Yay, I got here! Thank you, Juri-chan!*
***SIGN*** Menu
***SIGN*** Mixed Sandwich
***SIGN*** Cutlet Sandwich
***SIGN*** Ham Sandwich
***SIGN*** Curry Bread
**[09:10] Hiyori**
Cutlet sandwich...
**[09:12] Hiyori**
No, no, I gotta be frugal this month.
**[09:15] Hiyori**
Let's see, what's cheapest?
***SIGN*** Anpan
Egg Salad Bun
Deal!
**[09:19] Hiyori**
Egg salad, please!
**[09:26] Hiyori**
It's so good.
**[09:28] Hiyori**
Bun sandwiches are the best!
**[09:30] Chizuru**
Suzumi-san, you seem busy lately.
You're always running around.
**[09:35] Chizuru**
Do you do something after school?
**[09:38] Hiyori**
Huh?
**[09:39] (Flashback) Ueda**
You being a manager-in-training
has to be top secret.
**[09:42] (Flashback) Ueda**
You can't tell your friends or family.
**[09:46] Hiyori**
W-Well, I'm on the track team,
you know? I just always run!
**[09:57] Hiyori**
*I've always been bad at keeping secrets...*
**[10:09] Hina**
Oh, wow!
**[10:12] Hiyori**
Running is so much fun!
**[10:14] Hina**
Suzumi-san, I think you
tied your personal best.
**[10:17] Hiyori**
Oh, you're right!
**[10:19] Hiyori**
Burning off stress gave me power!
**[10:28] Kotaro**
Sorry, Hina. Are you okay?
**[10:31] Hina**
Sheesh, you almost hit my first-year!
**[10:34] Kotaro**
But I didn't, so it's fine!
**[10:36] Hina**
You still startled her.
You need to make it up to her.
**[10:40] Kotaro**
Okay, well... wanna get
something to eat? My treat.
**[10:45] Hina**
Yay!
**[10:46] Hina**
Suzumi-san, want to go
eat crêpes? It's Kotaro's treat!
**[10:50] Hiyori**
Crêpes?!
**[10:52] Hiyori**
Yes! I've always wanted to eat
crêpes after school, and—ugh!
**[10:58] Hiyori**
I have work today...
**[11:01] Hina**
Aw, that's a shame.
**[11:04] Hiyori**
Please ask me again sometime.
Please! Promise me!
**[11:09] Hina**
S-Sure.
**[11:15] Hiyori**
My crêpe!
**[11:25] RIO**
It's "Evenings with Full Throttle4!"
**[11:27] RIO**
Good evening, everyone.
This is Full Throttle4's RIO and...
**[11:31] YUI**
...YUI speaking! Yay!
**[11:34] Hiyori**
"Full Throttle4"?
**[11:36] Aizo**
You seriously haven't heard of them?
**[11:38] Hiyori**
Huh? No...
**[11:43] Aizo**
Full Throttle4, or FT4 for short.
**[11:47] Yujiro**
They're a talented song and dance unit.
They're incredibly popular.
**[11:51] Aizo**
Study up on the industry if
you want to be a manager.
**[11:56] Hiyori**
I'm sorry...
**[12:00] RIO**
We have guests in the studio today.
**[12:02] YUI**
It's LIP×LIP!
**[12:05] Aizo**
Good evening. This is LIP×LIP's Aizo...
**[12:08] Yujiro**
...and Yujiro. It's good to see
you again, RIO-san and YUI-san.
**[12:12] RIO**
Here's a brief reintroduction to LIP×LIP.
**[12:16] RIO**
The commercial they starred
in was a hot topic,
**[12:19] RIO**
and their debut single
"Romeo" was their big break.
**[12:22] YUI**
I saw your last concert!
That was some big energy.
**[12:25] RIO**
Our whole band went, and we had a good time.
**[12:28] Yujiro**
Thank you!
**[12:30] Aizo**
Those words from you two are quite an honor.
**[12:33] RIO**
So, you got your debut through an
audition sponsored by your agency.
**[12:37] Aizo**
Yes, we applied.
**[12:39] RIO**
We were on the jury for that event.
You both left a big impression.
**[12:43] YUI**
I voted for you too,
so you'd better be grateful.
**[12:46] Yujiro**
Thank you. We couldn't
have debuted without you.
**[12:51] RIO**
What made you want to be pop idols?
**[12:53] Aizo**
I wanted to be able to entertain
people with my singing and dancing.
**[12:58] Yujiro**
Making our fans happy is
what keeps us motivated.
**[13:04] YUI**
You're lying.
**[13:11] YUI**
You're lying.
**[13:18] RIO**
Sorry, but please stop
recording for a moment.
**[13:22] YUI**
Ow! What was that for, RIO?!
**[13:24] RIO**
I told you not to say anything
that would ruin LIP×LIP's image!
**[13:28] YUI**
But they're saying all this
boring "honor student" stuff!
**[13:32] YUI**
They're just playing the part!
It's so not entertaining!
**[13:35] YUI**
Ow, ow! I give, I give!
**[13:36] YUI**
I'll stop.
**[13:38] RIO**
Show remorse.
**[13:39] YUI**
Sheesh, I was just saying what I thought.
**[13:43] RIO**
Ow, ow, ow!
**[13:43] RIO**
We'll have that part cut.
**[13:46] RIO**
I apologize for YUI's rudeness.
**[13:48] Aizo**
It's all right.
**[13:50] Yujiro**
We aren't taking it personally.
**[13:54] RIO**
You aren't?
**[13:58] RIO**
On the stage, it doesn't matter
whether you're new kids or veterans.
**[14:02] RIO**
If your performance isn't exciting,
your audience leaves.
**[14:05] RIO**
If smiles are all you've got,
you won't last long in this business.
**[14:10] YUI**
You guys aren't gonna beat us.
**[14:13] Aizo**
We'll work hard so that we can
share a stage with you soon.
**[14:17] Yujiro**
Thank you for your valuable advice.
**[14:22] YUI**
Later!
**[14:23] RIO**
Thanks for coming.
**[14:24] Aizo**
Thank you very much.
**[14:26] Yujiro**
Have a good night!
**[14:32] Aizo**
Gee, sorry to be *boring*.
**[14:35] Aizo**
It's not like "playing the part"
was our idea!
**[14:37] Yujiro**
We'll put those jerks out of business.
**[14:39] Hiyori**
*Out of business? Idols are scary!*
**[14:54] Hiyori**
I wonder what the lunch deal is today!
**[14:57] Aizo**
What did you just say to me?!
**[15:04] Hiyori**
*They're arguin' again!*
**[15:07] Hiyori**
*I wanna stay away. But...*
**[15:11] (Flashback) Uchida**
Keeping an eye on them at school is
part of the manager-in-training's job.
**[15:14] (Flashback) Uchida**
Factoring that time into
your pay... here's the total.
**[15:18] (Flashback) Hiyori**
Whoa!
**[15:20] Hiyori**
I'm doing this to live!
**[15:23] Hiyori**
Hey! No fight—
**[15:30] Hiyori**
Ow...
**[15:32] Aizo**
That hurt.
**[15:34] Yujiro**
Are you picking a fight?
**[15:35] Hiyori**
I-I'm sorry.
**[15:37] Hiyori**
But no fightin'!
**[15:39] Aizo**
Shut up.
**[15:40] Yujiro**
Mind your own business.
**[15:41] Hiyori**
So you don't mind trashin' LIP×LIP's image?
**[15:43] Hiyori**
Plus, you'll get suspended if they
catch you fightin' at school!
**[15:47] Aizo**
So what? I don't wanna be here anyway.
**[15:50] Hiyori**
Huh?
**[15:52] Yujiro**
The CEO hired us on the condition
**[15:55] Yujiro**
that we attend and graduate
from a normal school.
**[15:59] Yujiro**
I wouldn't come to a place
like this otherwise.
**[16:06] Hiyori**
"A place like this"?
**[16:09] Hiyori**
*I was really lookin' forward to high school.*
**[16:14] Hiyori**
* I wanted to make friends, be on the*
* team, eat a crêpe on my way home...*
**[16:20] Hiyori**
*There are so many fun things to do.*
**[16:23] Hiyori**
*But...*
**[16:25] Hiyori**
*I guess they don't feel that way.*
***SIGN*** Nonfantasy
**[16:34] Hiyori**
I don't get it.
**[16:40] Uchida**
Sort and organize these
fan letters and presents.
**[16:43] Uchida**
It's part of a manager's job.
**[16:45] Hiyori**
All of these?
**[16:47] Uchida**
Yes. Thanks!
**[16:52] Hiyori**
Who knew so many people
were cheerin' for them?
**[16:57] Hiyori**
Aizo...
**[17:01] Hiyori**
Yujiro...
**[17:05] Hiyori**
This is for both of them.
**[17:06] Hiyori**
Is this hand-made?!
**[17:08] Hiyori**
And it... smells really good...
**[17:13] Hiyori**
Wow!
***SIGN*** Chutan
**[17:15] Hiyori**
Chutan-san...
**[17:17] Hiyori**
Wait...
**[17:20] Hiyori**
This is Chutan-san, too.
***SIGN*** To LIP×LIP's Manager
**[17:25] Hiyori**
"To LIP×LIP's Manager"?
**[17:31] Hiyori**
Hello, Uchida-san!
**[17:34] Uchida**
Hi, Hiyoko. All done?
**[17:37] Hiyori**
Yep, more or less.
**[17:39] Hiyori**
Um, here...
**[17:44] Uchida**
Oh, it's Chutan-san.
**[17:46] Uchida**
Chutan-san has been a passionate
LIP×LIP fan since their debut.
**[17:51] Uchida**
They even write letters to me and the CEO,
**[17:53] Uchida**
asking us to take good care of LIP×LIP.
**[17:56] Hiyori**
Huh. So, where are those two?
**[18:00] Uchida**
In a lesson.
**[18:27] Hiyori**
Fightin' again...
**[18:31] Uchida**
Pick a drink, Hiyoko.
**[18:33] Hiyori**
Oh! Orange juice, please.
**[18:39] Uchida**
So, are you getting used to the job?
**[18:42] Hiyori**
I s'pose. They insult me constantly, though.
**[18:47] Hiyori**
It's not funny!
**[18:49] Uchida**
That's not a bad thing.
**[18:51] Uchida**
Aizo is uncomfortable around girls,
and Yujiro rarely drops his game face,
**[18:56] Uchida**
yet they show *you* their true selves.
**[18:58] Hiyori**
True selves?
**[18:59] Uchida**
The first task of a manager
is to know her artists.
**[19:04] Hiyori**
But if all that's happenin' is that
they don't treat me as a girl...
**[19:09] Uchida**
You have a point.
**[19:13] Hiyori**
I don't really get it.
**[19:16] Hiyori**
Why are those two idols?
**[19:22] Uchida**
I asked them about their motivations
during the audition. They said...
**[19:26] (Flashback) Aizo**
I want to sing.
**[19:28] (Flashback) Yujiro**
I want to be on stage.
**[19:31] Hiyori**
Why?
**[19:32] Uchida**
I don't know the details. They won't tell me.
**[19:36] Uchida**
But they never whine,
and they never compromise.
**[19:40] Uchida**
I'm sure their desire to
be pop idols is genuine.
**[19:46] Uchida**
The "idol smile" isn't easy, you know.
**[19:52] Hiyori**
*I don't know much about idols.*
**[19:56] Hiyori**
*And I don't know what those two are thinkin'.*
**[20:00] Hiyori**
*But I can kinda tell one thing.*
**[20:05] Hiyori**
* There's something they wanna do,*
* and they don't wanna give it up.*
**[20:10] Hiyori**
* That "I won't back down no matter*
* what anyone says" feeling...*
**[20:16] Hiyori**
* Maybe bein' idols means to*
* them what runnin' means to me.*
**[20:23] Uchida**
Look at the time!
**[20:25] Uchida**
Hiyoko, you can call it a night.
**[20:27] Hiyori**
Yes, ma'am.
**[20:29] Hiyori**
Have a good night!
**[20:41] Uchida**
That's all for today!
**[20:46] Hiyori**
Good work today!
**[20:47] Aizo**
What are you doing here?
**[20:49] Yujiro**
You should go home as soon
as you're done working.
**[20:52] Hiyori**
Honestly, why are you so mean?
**[20:56] Yujiro**
Anyone would tell you the same.
Do you know what time it is?
**[21:00] Aizo**
You're technically a girl, Potato Face.
**[21:04] Hiyori**
*That's surprisingly considerate.*
**[21:08] Hiyori**
Um...
**[21:11] Hiyori**
Here!
**[21:12] Hiyori**
I got you coffee and cocoa with milk.
**[21:15] Aizo**
Seriously? People want water or
sports drinks after a lesson!
**[21:20] Aizo**
Nobody wants hot coffee.
**[21:22] Yujiro**
You figured just bringing drinks
we like was good enough,
**[21:25] Yujiro**
without even considering our circumstances.
**[21:28] Yujiro**
The sheer simple-mindedness irritates me.
**[21:33] Hiyori**
Wait, don't you want these?
**[21:38] Yujiro/Aizo**
No!
**[21:43] Hiyori**
*Idols...*
**[21:46] Hiyori**
*seriously piss me off!*
***SIGN*** Episode 2
***SIGN*** The Manager-in-Training Job!
**[21:55] [SONG] ---**
All right, our high school life has begun!
**[21:59] [SONG] ---**
Will it have a happy ending?
**[22:03] [SONG] ---**
Maybe we'll get boyfriends!?
**[22:07] [SONG] ---**
Revel in high school girl life! Party!
**[22:18] [SONG] ---**
I'm hopeless at studying for tests
**[22:21] [SONG] ---**
We'll never use differential
or integral calculus anyway
**[22:25] [SONG] ---**
My all-night cramming attack'll let me pass!
**[22:29] [SONG] ---**
Get through it with a smile!
We're three cheerful girls
**[22:33] [SONG] ---**
Our reward is sweets
**[22:37] [SONG] ---**
I want to go to a concert, too
**[22:40] [SONG] ---**
Have a sleepover and talk about crushes
**[22:46] [SONG] ---**
No keeping secrets, got it?
**[22:50] [SONG] ---**
No time to hesitate—
the goal is high school heroine!
**[22:53] [SONG] ---**
Don't wanna play bit parts
**[22:57] [SONG] ---**
Follow your passions, no regrets
**[23:01] [SONG] ---**
Going without is a waste
**[23:05] [SONG] ---**
Stay on the edge of your seats,
because we're gonna do big things
**[23:08] [SONG] ---**
Don't wanna be model students
**[23:12] [SONG] ---**
We'll say what we want, do what we want
**[23:16] [SONG] ---**
We're not gonna go without
**[23:20] [SONG] ---**
Revel in high school girl life! Party!
**[23:26] Hiyori**
Next time, on episode 3 of
*Heroines Run the Show*...
**[23:32] Hiyori**
"Nonfantasy"!
***SIGN*** Episode 3
Nonfantasy