E4 - I'll be Your Apprentice

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SIGN    Do-Your-Best Fairy
[00:06] Bocchi
    It's been two months
    since I started middle school.
[00:09] Bocchi
    I have friends now, too.
[00:10] Bocchi
    There.
[00:13] Bocchi
    Two of them.
[00:17] Bocchi
    I hope I'm able to keep going
    like this and overcome my shyness.
[00:20] Bocchi
    I'm heading out!
[00:23] Lady
    Oh my, madam.
[00:24] Lady
    Good morning.
[00:26] Lady
    It's gotten warmer, hasn't it?
[00:27] Lady
    It really has.
[00:29] Lady
    How is your son doing?
[00:30] Lady
    Oh, he's doing very well.
[00:34] Bocchi
    Seems that I have a long way to go.
[00:38] Bocchi
    I need to be able to greet people at least.
[00:42] Bocchi
    I need to have courage.
[00:44] Bocchi
    Good morning.
[00:46] Bocchi
    Good morning.
[00:48] Bocchi
    Okay!
[00:49] Bocchi
    G-Good ...ing!
[00:55] Bocchi
    I'm heading off.
[00:59] Bocchi
    It's fine. It's fine.
[01:00] Bocchi
    Just opening the door means
    I'm doing incredibly well today.
[01:04] Lady
    How's your daughter doing?
[01:05] Bocchi
    It's that lady from earlier.
[01:06] Lady
    Well. She's out playing
    with her friends every day.
[01:09] Lady
    That's nice.
[01:10] Bocchi
    I-I can't get by them.
[01:11] Lady
    They're coming over to
    play at my place today.
[01:12] Bocchi
    What do I do?
[01:13] Lady
    I see.
[01:14] Bocchi
    I wonder whether making obvious footsteps
    would get them to make way?
[01:15] Lady
    I received some candy the other day.
[01:17] Lady
    Really?
[01:18] Lady
    Could I have some?
[01:19] Lady
    Sure. They're sweet.
[01:21] Lady
    Oh my, it's Hitori-san's...
[01:24] Lady
    Have a nice day.
[01:25] Bocchi
    G-Good... ing.
[01:28] Bocchi
    I screwed up.
[01:32] Bocchi
    I need to hurry.
[01:33] Bocchi
    But up ahead...
[01:40] Bocchi
    is the crossing of hell.
SIGN    For Pedestrians and Cyclists Only
[01:43] Bocchi
    Until the light turns green,
    it's just the two of us, and I panic...
[01:49] Lady
    Did you forget anything?
[01:51] Bocchi
    Huh?
[01:51] Bocchi
    Oh, thank you for your concern!
SIGN    For Pedestrians and Cyclists Only
[01:55] Bocchi
    There, it's green!
[01:57] Bocchi
    But I can't!
[01:58] Bocchi
    Going now won't change the fact
    that she's talking to me.
[02:01] Bocchi
    I need to slip in with the others.
[02:03] Lady
    Good morning...
[02:05] Student
    Good morning.
[02:07] Students
    Good morning.
[02:09] Lady
    Yes, good morning.
[02:10] Bocchi
    Now!
[02:11] Lady
    Take care.
[02:18] Bocchi
    I did it! That went well!
[02:21] Sotoka
    What went well?
[02:23] Bocchi
    Huh?
SIGN    I'll Be Your Apprentice
[04:01] Bocchi
    I recognize this person.
[04:03] Bocchi
    She sits next to me.
[04:05] Bocchi
    She has blonde hair,
[04:08] Bocchi
    blue eyes,
[04:09] Bocchi
    and she's a foreigner.
[04:11] Bocchi
    If I recall, she's...
SIGN    Sotoka Rakita
[04:12] Bocchi
    Sotoka Rakita-san!
[04:15] Bocchi
    She's sparkling!
[04:18] Sotoka
    I've been looking for you for so long.
[04:20] Bocchi
    Huh?
[04:21] Sotoka
    Normally you hide your presence,
[04:24] Sotoka
    but sometimes you move very nimbly.
[04:26] Sotoka
    You can't fool my eyes.
[04:29] Sotoka
    Yes, you are...
[04:31] Bocchi
    I am...?
[04:35] Sotoka
    A ninja!
[04:36] Bocchi
    Huh?!
[04:38] Sotoka
    A ninja!
[04:42] Bocchi
    No.
[04:44] Bocchi
    No.
[04:49] Bocchi
    S-Sorry.
[04:52] Bocchi
    Sorry.
[04:54] Bocchi
    I wonder whether that was mean of me,
    after she made the effort to talk to me.
[04:58] Bocchi
    But I'm not a ninja.
[05:01] Bocchi
    Oh.
[05:03] Bocchi
    Nako-chan, Aru-chan!
[05:06] Bocchi
    Ah, I'm sorry!
[05:10] Bocchi
    I had the wrong people.
[05:12] Bocchi
    But I'm doing incredibly well today!
[05:15] Bocchi
    I've talked a lot.
[05:18] Bocchi
    Nako-chan...
[05:21] Bocchi
    Nako-chan!
[05:22] Bocchi
    No!
[05:23] Bocchi
    I need to be sure I know who it is first!
[05:25] Bocchi
    I'll go by them and then turn around.
[05:28] Nako
    Ow!
[05:35] Nako
    Bocchi.
[05:36] Bocchi
    Nako-chan...
[05:38] Bocchi
    Thank goodness, it's you.
[05:41] Aru
    Hey, what are you two doing this early?
[05:45] Nako
    Dunno.
[05:47] Nako
    Wait. What are you so happy about?!
[05:53] Nako
    Greetings?
[05:54] Bocchi
    Yeah.
[05:54] Bocchi
    I managed to actually greet my neighbors.
[05:57] Bocchi
    And that's not all today.
[06:00] Bocchi
    I actually spoke to the person
     sitting next to me...
[06:11] Sotoka
    You're not a ninja.
[06:17] Aru
    Ninja?
[06:19] Aru
    What?
[06:19] Nako
    We're talking about you
    being unfortunate, right?
[06:22] Aru
    Don't call me unfortunate!
[06:24] Bocchi
    Um...
[06:28] Aru
    Whoa, when did you?!
[06:29] Nako
    Weren't you smiling until just now?
[06:32] Bocchi
    Nako-chan, Aru-chan...
[06:35] Bocchi
    There's something I need your advice on.
[06:40] Aru
    What kind of person is Sotoka-chan?
[06:42] Bocchi
    Yeah.
[06:44] Nako
    She sits next to you,
[06:45] Nako
    so you've at least spoken to her, right?
[06:48] Bocchi
    No.
[06:49] Nako
    I see.
[06:51] Aru
    Speaking of Sotoka-chan,
[06:52] Aru
    I hear she's drawn a lot of attention
    outside our class as well
[06:55] ---
    for her blonde hair, blue
    eyes, and great figure, but...
[06:59] Bocchi
    But?
[07:00] Aru
    Well, because she stands out so much,
[07:03] ---
    she hasn't gotten close to anyone.
[07:05] Aru
    I also heard that since she immigrated
     to Japan on her own,
[07:08] Aru
    she doesn't have any friends
    from elementary school, either.
[07:12] Bocchi
    She's by herself?
[07:14] Nako
    You know a lot.
[07:16] Aru
    I am the class vice president!
[07:19] Aru
    So, what did she say to you?
[07:22] Bocchi
    Ninja.
[07:25] Both
    "Ninja"?
[07:26] Student
    No way, not Sotoka-chan?
[07:29] Student
    That's right.
[07:30] Student
    It seems that she's completely lost her glow.
[07:33] Student
    Even though she's so beautiful
    and has such good figure?
[07:36] Student
    Yeah.
[07:37] Student
    She doesn't seem well.
[07:40] Bocchi
    It's my fault.
SIGN    Ninja
[08:06] Sotoka
    You're not a ninja, right?
[08:10] Sotoka
    Is that true?
[08:12] Bocchi
    Yeah, yeah.
[08:19] Bocchi
    Wh-Why are you so into ninjas?
[08:21] Sotoka
    I came to Japan for ninjas,
[08:23] Sotoka
    and I thought I had I finally met one.
SIGN    School Store
[08:34] Aru
    Why don't we eat on the roof for once?
[08:36] Nako
    The wind's strong there.
[08:38] Aru
    I'll be fine.
[08:39] Nako
    Because you can't be unfortunate
     in the classroom?
[08:42] Aru
    That's not why.
[08:44] Nako
    I think it's about time you stopped
    pretending to be an honor student, isn't it?
[08:48] Aru
    That's none of your business.
[08:55] Nako
    See? The wind's really bad.
[08:58] Aru
    This breeze feels just perf—
[09:10] Bocchi
    Nako-chan, Aru-chan!
[09:13] Bocchi
    I always have a ton of fun
    when I'm with you two!
[09:18] Nako
    Why say that out of the blue?
[09:20] Bocchi
    When I entered this school,
[09:23] Bocchi
    I had no friends,
[09:25] Bocchi
    and I was lonely and scared.
[09:28] Bocchi
    But after becoming friends
    with both of you,
[09:32] Bocchi
    I've found coming to school to be very fun.
[09:36] Aru
    That's great.
[09:39] Bocchi
    I still want to throw up when I think about
    becoming friends with everyone in class, but...
[09:44] Nako
    Forget that for now.
[09:46] Bocchi
    I imagine Sotoka-san's also lonely
[09:49] ---
    after coming to Japan by herself
    without any friends.
[09:54] (Flashback) Sotoka
    I've been looking for you for so long.
[09:58] Bocchi
    I...
[09:59] Bocchi
    I've been wondering whether there's
    something I could do for her.
[10:04] Nako
    Bocchi.
[10:05] Bocchi
    I know it's a little impossible for me
    to start chatting with others, but...
[10:08] Nako
    That makes things hard.
[10:10] Aru
    Who cares, though?
[10:12] Aru
    I think those feelings are more important.
[10:15] Nako
    Yeah.
[10:16] Nako
    Go give it a shot the way you always do.
[10:19] Bocchi
    Yeah!
[10:20] Aru
    But how's she going to help
    without speaking to her?
[10:23] Bocchi
    Well...
[10:25] Bocchi
    I actually have a bit of an idea.
[10:30] Aru
    Origami?
[10:32] Nako
    What are you doing with that?
[10:34] Bocchi
    Well,
[10:35] Bocchi
    I don't know whether this will work.
[10:38] Aru
    You're good!
[10:39] Bocchi
    Origami is something fun
     you can do even without friends, so...
[10:45] Bocchi
    Good!
[10:47] Bocchi
    Now...
[11:16] Sotoka
    None here.
[11:17] Nako
    There she is.
[11:18] Aru
    You need to hurry before break time's over.
[11:21] Bocchi
    Yeah.
[11:25] Bocchi
    There!
[11:29] Sotoka
    Ah!
[11:31] Nako
    Idiot! Why'd you hit her?!
[11:33] Aru
    You were supposed to miss her!
[11:39] Sotoka
    Th-This is...
[11:41] Sotoka
    a shuriken?!
[11:42] Sotoka
    Wow, it's made from paper!
[11:44] Sotoka
    Incredible!
[11:48] Nako
    She's really happy.
[11:52] Sotoka
    Are you the ones who made this?
[11:55] Aru
    Yes.
[11:56] Aru
    This girl bought some origami
    at the school store and made it.
[12:00] Sotoka
    You're...
[12:04] Aru
    She said you'll learn
     how to make one if you open it up.
[12:09] Sotoka
    Open...
[12:10] Sotoka
    I see!
[12:14] Sotoka
    Wow! The two pages become one one shuriken!
[12:20] Bocchi & Paper
    I'm not a ninja,
[12:22] Bocchi & Paper
    but will you be my friend?
[12:25] Sotoka
    Friend...
[12:30] Aru
    You heard her.
[12:32] Sotoka
    I've thought about a lot
     after the other day.
[12:37] Sotoka
    It was my fault for calling out
    to you on the street like that.
[12:41] Sotoka
    That's why you ran away, isn't it?
[12:44] Nako
    I'm surprised you realized that.
[12:46] Aru
    That's right.
[12:47] Aru
    This girl has a bit
     of trouble talking to others.
[12:49] Sotoka
    Because ninjas are secret operatives!
[12:52] Aru
    Huh?
[12:54] Sotoka
    A real ninja would never admit
    they were one that easily, right?
[12:58] Bocchi
    She still thinks I'm a ninja?!
[13:00] Nako
    Uh, listen...
[13:02] Sotoka
    I understand.
[13:03] Sotoka
    It's supposed to be a secret.
[13:05] Sotoka
    But after seeing this, I'm certain.
[13:09] Sotoka
    You really are...
[13:11] Sotoka
    a ninja, aren't you?
[13:12] Sotoka
    This is your way
     of secretly letting me know, isn't it?
[13:17] Bocchi
    N-No.
[13:19] Bocchi
    No.
[13:21] Sotoka
    I know. I know.
[13:23] Sotoka
    You can't ever admit it.
[13:26] Sotoka
    Don't worry. I won't tell anyone.
[13:29] Sotoka
    I'm so happy.
[13:31] Sotoka
    I finally found one!
[13:33] Bocchi
    N-No, I...
[13:36] Bocchi
    ...friend...
[13:37] Sotoka
    Friend?
[13:39] Nako
    That's right.
[13:41] Sotoka
    With me?
[13:42] Bocchi
    Uh-huh.
[13:54] Sotoka
    I can't.
[13:58] Sotoka
    I'll be your apprentice
    instead of your friend!
[14:01] Nako
    Apprentice?
[14:02] Sotoka
    Yes!
[14:03] Sotoka
    Please teach me well, Master!
[14:05] Nako
    Hey, Bocchi's dying.
[14:08] Aru
    Airheads are scary.
[14:11] Bocchi
    And that was how...
[14:21] Bocchi
    I got an apprentice.
[14:27] Bocchi
    Nako-chan, what do I do?
[14:30] Nako
    Don't look at me like that.
[14:34] Teruyo
    Okay, that's all for today.
[14:38] Sotoka
    Master!
[14:40] Sotoka
    Let's train, Master!
[14:42] Nako
    She's passed out! She's passed out!
[14:46] Bocchi
    What am I supposed to do?
[14:49] Nako
    Ultimately, you still haven't become friends.
[14:51] Aru
    But it seems that she's
    grown attached to you.
[14:55] Bocchi
    For now, as her master,
     I'm studying the art of the ninja, but...
[14:59] Nako
    You're okay being her master?
[15:00] Aru
    Oh, then why don't you end her apprenticeship
[15:04] Aru
    either by disavowing
    her or certifying her mastery,
[15:07] Aru
    and then become friends afterward?
[15:10] Bocchi
    You're right.
[15:11] Nako
    That is one option. Just...
[15:14] Nako
    Disavow her!
[15:14] Bocchi
    Certify mastery!
[15:16] Nako
    That one?!
SIGN    Introduction to Ninjas
[15:17] Bocchi
    I need her to achieve mastery quickly,
     so we can become friends.
[15:21] Nako
    You're so dedicated.
[15:23] Sotoka
    Master!
[15:25] Sotoka
    I found you!
[15:27] Sotoka
    You're as good at hiding as ever, Master!
[15:31] Nako
    Hold on.
[15:32] Nako
    What are you doing, Nako?!
[15:35] Aru
    Go on, Sotoka-chan!
[15:36] Aru
    Defeat Nako-chan!
[15:38] Nako
    Whose side are you on?
[15:40] Nako
    Sotoka, come with me for a moment.
[15:42] Sotoka
    Why?
[15:45] Nako
    Listen. There's an important need for distance
     between master and apprentice.
[15:50] Sotoka
    Distance?
[15:54] Bocchi
    They're getting along well.
[15:56] Aru
    They're just talking.
[15:58] Nako
    An apprentice doesn't suddenly hug her master.
[16:01] Nako
    She's your master.
[16:02] Nako
    Your teacher.
[16:04] Bocchi
    Talking doesn't amount to getting along well?
[16:07] Aru
    Not exactly...
[16:09] Sotoka
    Master.
[16:10] Sotoka
    You're right.
[16:12] Sotoka
    Thank you.
[16:13] Sotoka
    You're nice, Nako.
[16:15] Bocchi
    Does that mean I don't get along well
     with you and Nako-chan?
[16:19] Aru
    Ah, that's how you took it?
[16:22] Bocchi
    Nako-chan!
[16:23] Nako
    What's wrong?!
[16:24] Nako
    What happened?!
[16:26] Sotoka
    Master.
[16:27] Bocchi
    Yes?
[16:28] Sotoka
    Nako told me.
[16:30] Sotoka
    My training was lacking.
[16:33] Sotoka
    I'm sorry.
[16:34] Bocchi
    I-It's all right.
[16:36] Bocchi
    Uh...
[16:37] Aru
    My image of Sotoka-chan
    as a sparkling beauty is...
[16:41] Nako
    Hang in there.
[16:42] Bocchi
    Yeah.
[16:43] Bocchi
    W-Well, we'll start your training now.
[16:46] Sotoka
    All right!
[16:52] Bocchi
    Like this.
[16:53] Sotoka
    Like this!
[16:55] Bocchi
    Perfect.
[16:57] Bocchi
    You've achieved mastery!
[16:59] Sotoka
    Huh?!
[16:59] Aru
    So fast?!
[17:02] Sotoka
    Please teach me more, Master.
[17:05] Bocchi
    Huh?
[17:06] Bocchi
    But you've achieved mastery.
[17:09] Sotoka
    There has to be more!
[17:11] Bocchi
    Oh, uh...
[17:13] Bocchi
    Um...
[17:15] Aru
    That's enough.
[17:17] Bocchi
    Aru-chan...
[17:18] Aru
    I'll take over.
[17:20] Aru
    That's the class vice president's
    job when someone's in trouble.
[17:23] Sotoka
    Wh-What is it?
[17:24] Aru
    I'll teach you what I know.
[17:27] Aru
    Which is...
[17:28] Aru
    to do this, and...
[17:30] Aru
    Ninja Beam!
[17:35] Sotoka
    I don't think that's right.
[17:38] Sotoka
    It's rather unfortunate.
[17:42] Nako
    Your unfortunate nature was spotted
     in two seconds, Aru!
[17:44] Aru
    Who are you calling unfortunate?!
[17:47] Sotoka
    Unfortunate?
[17:49] Aru
    You don't need to do that, Sotoka-chan!
[17:51] Aru
    Forget what we just did!
[17:52] Aru
    Yes!
[17:53] Aru
    Forget It Beam!
[17:59] Sotoka
    Pfft!
[17:59] Aru
    Huh?
[18:03] Sotoka
    You're unfortunate, Aru!
[18:04] Aru
    Stop it!
[18:07] Sotoka
    Beam!
[18:07] Aru
    I-I'm not unfortunate!
[18:08] Aru
    N-No, that was just—
[18:10] Bocchi
    There's more!
[18:12] Sotoka
    Really?!
[18:14] Bocchi
    Yes.
[18:15] Bocchi
    Training on how to run.
[18:18] Bocchi
    Like this.
[18:19] Sotoka
    Oh!
[18:21] Sotoka
    Like this?!
[18:23] Aru
    I'm not going to lose.
[18:24] Nako
    Running like that is dangerous.
[18:27] Bocchi
    Now you run.
[18:28] Sotoka
    Oh! Like this?
[18:30] Bocchi
    Perfect.
[18:31] Aru
    I'll get you back!
[18:37] Nako
    See? I told you!
[18:40] Aru
    Ow.
[18:42] Aru
    Are either of you hurt?
[18:44] Sotoka
    I'm fine.
[18:46] Sotoka
    Master's...
[18:48] Sotoka
    Master!
[18:48] Sotoka
    Your leg is hurt!
[18:50] Bocchi
    Oh, I'm fine.
[18:53] Sotoka
    I'll carry you to the nurse's office!
[18:57] Nako
    Don't lift her up!
[18:58] Nako
    She's passed out! She's passed out!
[19:04] Bocchi
    I-I'm heavy, so it's really
    all right, Sotoka-san.
[19:07] Sotoka
    It's okay.
[19:09] Sotoka
    You're light.
[19:10] Sotoka
    Besides, I'm your apprentice,
    and you're my master.
[19:14] Bocchi
    But...
[19:16] Sotoka
    You're a girl, Master.
[19:18] Sotoka
    It would be sad if you got a scar.
[19:23] Bocchi
    I'm fine.
[19:24] Bocchi
    I already have a different scar
     on my other leg.
[19:28] Sotoka
    What?!
[19:29] Sotoka
    A scar from training, right?
[19:31] Bocchi
    Why do you love ninjas so much?
[19:34] Sotoka
    Huh?
[19:37] Sotoka
    I have to become a ninja, no matter what.
[19:41] Sotoka
    Besides...
[19:43] Bocchi
    Besides?
[19:44] Sotoka
    Don't you think they're cool?
[19:46] Sotoka
    The way they sneak about
[19:48] ---
    without ever being noticed or standing
    out, and how they prove useful to others.
[19:52] Bocchi
    Without standing out?
[19:54] Sotoka
    Yeah.
SIGN    Nurse's Office
[19:57] Sotoka
    I guess the nurse isn't here.
[20:00] Sotoka
    I'll go look for her in the teacher's office.
[20:03] Bocchi
    Oh, that's okay...
[20:10] Aru
    Bocchi, you okay?
[20:13] Nako
    Where's Sotoka?
[20:14] Bocchi
    Oh, she went to the teacher's office.
[20:17] Aru
    I think you should go
     with the disavowal route, don't you?
[20:20] Nako
    You don't have to force yourself
    to play along with her, you know.
[20:22] Bocchi
    Huh? Force myself? I'm not.
[20:26] Bocchi
    Kai-chan and I always pretended to train.
[20:30] Bocchi
    That's when I got the scar
     on my right leg, too.
[20:32] Nako
    It's a scar from training?
[20:34] Bocchi
    Yeah.
[20:36] Bocchi
    Besides, Sotoka-san really cherishes ninjas,
[20:41] Bocchi
    so when she found me
[20:43] Bocchi
    and thought she finally found one,
[20:45] Bocchi
    she had such fun training.
SIGN    Introduction to Ninjas
SIGN    Beginner Level
[20:47] Bocchi
    I still don't know what I can do for her,
[20:51] Bocchi
    but...
[20:53] Bocchi
    I want to try to do what I can to help.
[20:58] Aru
    I see.
[20:59] Nako
    Well, then why not?
[21:01] Bocchi
    Yeah!
[21:03] Aru
    Okay.
[21:03] Aru
    Then...
[21:05] Aru
    Time for the class vice
    president's full power...
[21:09] Aru
    Give It Your Best Beam!
[21:12] Nako
    You're the only one
     who's gotten hooked on that, you know.
[21:16] Aru
    I have a name!
[21:19] Bocchi
    Thank you very much.
[21:23] Sotoka
    I'm glad I found the teacher.
[21:25] Bocchi
    Well, then let's train on our way
    to the school gate and go home.
[21:29] Sotoka
    All right!
[21:31] Bocchi
    We'll practice walking
    without making a sound.
[21:33] Sotoka
    Right!
[21:35] Bocchi
    Now...
[21:37] Bocchi
    Like this...
[21:39] Sotoka
    Like this?
[21:41] Bocchi
    Perfect.
[21:43] Nako
    What is this?
[21:45] Bocchi
    Sotoka-san.
[21:47] Sotoka
    Yes?
[21:48] Bocchi
    I'll do my best, okay?
[21:51] Bocchi
    So once I've passed everything on, then...
[21:57] Sotoka
    Then...?
[22:03] Bocchi
    Will you be my friend?
[22:09] Sotoka
    Master...
[22:12] Sotoka
    Yes! Of course!
[22:15] Sotoka
    I'll do my best!
[22:17] Sotoka
    Huh?
[22:19] Nako
    I told you to stop that!
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