E9 - My Answer

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SIGN    You have one new message
SIGN    You have one new message
SIGN    Forward World
SIGN    Arima Ichika
SIGN    Arima Ichika
SIGN    Good evening.
    Do you have some time after
    school tomorrow?
[00:14] Kai
    Who says "good evening"?
SIGN    Forward World
SIGN    I have plans tomorrow.
    Can we meet up on Saturday?
SIGN    Arima Ichika
SIGN    Good evening.
    Do you have some time after
    school tomorrow?
[00:24] Ichika
    Saturday...
SIGN    Tamaru-kun
SIGN    Good evening.
    Do you have some time after
    school tomorrow?
SIGN    Tamaru-kun
SIGN    I have plans tomorrow.
    Can we meet up on Saturday?
SIGN    Does meeting in front of the 
    station at 1 PM work for you?
SIGN    Good evening.
    Do you have some time after
    school tomorrow?
SIGN    Tamaru-kun
SIGN    I have plans tomorrow. 
    Can we meet up on Saturday?
SIGN    Does meeting in front of the 
    station at 1 PM work for you?
SIGN    Tamaru-kun
SIGN    Sure thing.
[00:44] Ichika
    Tamaru-kun!
[00:47] Ichika
    Sorry! Have you been waiting long?
[00:48] Kai
    No, not at all.
[00:52] Ichika
    So, hey.
[00:54] Ichika
    About my reply...
[00:56] Kai
    Huh?!
[00:56] Kai
    Arima, hang on a second. Are you
    seriously going to tell me here?
[01:05] Ichika
    R-Right. I guess I panicked.
[01:09] Kai
    Let's go somewhere else.
[01:12] Ichika
    Yeah.
[01:25] Kai
    Arima, your ice cream's melting.
[01:28] Ichika
    Oh, you're right.
[01:30] Kai
    I'm done with mine.
[01:33] Ichika
    This is my first time having ice cream
    from here. It's really good.
[01:37] Kai
    So... could you give me your reply?
[01:44] Ichika
    Yeah.
[01:50] Ichika
    Tamaru-kun...
[01:52] Ichika
    You're really cool, and kind,
    and we have a lot in common.
[01:55] Ichika
    I think it'd be really
    fun to go out with you.
[01:59] Kai
    Thanks...
[02:01] Ichika
    I was really happy... that you asked me out.
[02:05] Ichika
    But...
[02:07] Ichika
    There's someone else that I like.
[02:10] Ichika
    So...
[02:11] Ichika
    I can't go out with you.
[02:18] Kai
    What if I asked you to go out with me
    even if you like someone else?
[02:23] Ichika
    Huh?
[02:24] Ichika
    I-I can't... do that.
[02:32] Kai
    Yeah, I figured.
[02:35] Ichika
    It's true that I really
    enjoy our time together...
[02:41] Ichika
    And I want you to continue being my friend.
[02:47] Ichika
    I'm sorry. I know that's really selfish.
[02:54] Kai
    It'd be worse if you avoided me from now on.
[03:02] Kai
    I'll lend you some more books soon.
[03:05] Kai
    Let me know what you think about them.
[03:09] Ichika
    Thanks.
[03:14] Kai
    So, hey. Can I be a little selfish, too?
[03:17] Ichika
    Huh? Sure.
[03:19] Kai
    Do you mind if I stay in love with you?
[03:24] Kai
    Until I can sort out my
    feelings... Is that okay?
[03:32] Ichika
    Sure, okay.
[03:36] Kai
    Good.
[03:39] Kai
    By the way, your ice cream
    is basically just goo now.
[03:43] Ichika
    Oh, y-you're right!
[03:49] Kai
    I'll walk you to the gates.
[03:51] Ichika
    Thanks.
[03:53] Kai
    But when you downed the
    ice cream soup back there...
[03:58] Kai
    That was pretty manly and impressive.
[04:01] (Flashback) Ichika
    Ugh, I'm just going to drink all this.
SIGN    G
    u
    u
    u
    l
    p
[04:04] (Flashback) Kai
    Did you just down it?
[04:05] Ichika
    Well, what else was I supposed to do with it?
[04:08] Kai
    Well, you just went for it harder
    than I thought you would.
[04:12] Ichika
    So much so that you're laughing at me?
[04:14] Ryo
    Ichika-san...
[04:20] Ichika
    Ryo-san.
[04:24] Watanabe
    I'll head back to the office
    first and get that report done.
[04:27] Ryo
    Uh, right. Thanks.
[04:33] Ryo
    Anyway...
[04:36] Ryo
    Hello, you two.
[04:38] Ryo
    So... are you on a date?
[04:41] Sfx
    Smile
[04:42] Kai
    His face and his aura are
    contradicting each other.
[04:47] Ichika
    Um, this is...
[04:51] (Flashback) Rio
    Then I guess you're going to end
    up being my brother's rival.
[04:57] Kai
    Yeah, I will.
[05:00] Kai
    Um, don't get the wrong idea.
[05:04] Kai
    Arima just rejected me.
[05:07] Ichika
    T-Tamaru-kun...
[05:09] Ryo
    She rejected you?
[05:10] Kai
    I don't know what you're
    hiding behind that smile,
[05:16] ---
    nor do I really want to know,
[05:19] Kai
    but just make sure you don't
    do anything to make Arima sad.
[05:25] Ryo
    Well, aren't you all high and mighty?
[05:27] Kai
    I think it's even more immature
    for you to try to use
[05:30] Kai
    the fact that you're older against me.
[05:34] Ryo
    Yeah, you're right.
[05:35] Ryo
    Thanks for the heads-up.
[05:38] Kai
    I think I just caught a
    glimpse of who he really is.
[05:41] Kai
    Hey, Arima. Do you mind if I take off now?
[05:44] Arima
    S-Sure, that's fine. Tamaru-kun...
[05:48] Arima
    Thank you for everything today.
[05:51] Kai
    I'll see you at school.
[05:56] Ryo
    Er... Can I ask what's going on?
[06:01] Arima
    Tamaru-kun asked me out the other day,
[06:05] Ichika
    and I met with him today
    to give him my answer.
[06:09] Ryo
    Wait... Is this what you were troubled over?
[06:12] (Flashback) Ichika
    This is a problem that I need
    to figure out on my own...
[06:17] Ichika
    Yes.
[06:18] Ryo
    I see.
[06:20] Ryo
    Wait, you declined? Does that mean you—
[06:30] Ryo
    How stupid am I?
[06:33] Ryo
    I'm so immature.
[06:36] Kai
    Hello? Kawaguchi?
[06:39] Kai
    I know this is sudden, but I wanted to keep
    my promise from the ball game tournament.
[06:45] Kai
    I told you that I'd tell you.
[06:48] Kai
    I asked Arima out.
[06:51] Kai
    And I'm on my way home now
    because she turned me down.
[06:56] Kai
    Huh? You want to cheer me up? Yeah, no.
[07:00] Kai
    Yamagishi's coming, too?
[07:02] Kai
    Give me a break, guys.
[07:12] Ryo
    I've never seen Ichika-san
    make a face like that.
[07:16] (Flashback) Kai
    I think it's even more
    immature for you to try
[07:19] (Flashback) Kai
    to use the fact that you're older against me.
[07:21] Ryo
    Oh, I see.
[07:24] Ryo
    I'm frustrated because
    it wasn't because of me.
SIGN    Koikimo
SIGN    Episode 9
SIGN    "My Answer"
SIGN    Graduation Day
    Congratulations,
    Everyone
[09:16] Rio
    Hey, Tamaru, why'd you write
    "Graduation Day" so small?
[09:20] Kai
    I didn't. Your "Congratulations"
    is just way too big.
[09:23] Rio
    What? How else are all the farsighted
    people supposed to read it, then?
[09:27] Rio
    This size shows how much I care.
[09:29] Kai
    I don't think any of the
    graduates are farsighted.
[09:32] Ichika
    Come on, you two...
SIGN    20 minutes ago—
[09:35] (Flashback) Teacher
    Arima! Amakusa!
[09:37] (Flashback) Teacher
    Perfect timing!
[09:39] (Flashback) Teacher
    If you're free, help me out a bit.
[09:41] (Flashback) Rio
    That'll all come down to what you
    want and what we get in return.
[09:44] (Flashback) Teacher
    I'll buy you some drinks.
[09:46] (Flashback) Rio
    If what you need is equivalent
    to some drinks, sure.
[09:49] Ichika
    Rio's negotiation skills
    never cease to amaze me.
[09:52] (Flashback) Teacher
    Arima, you're in the art club, right?
[09:55] (Flashback) Ichika
    Yes.
[09:56] (Flashback) Teacher
    Then you're the perfect candidate.
[09:58] (Flashback) Teacher
    Oh, hey. Tamaru!
[09:59] (Flashback) Teacher
    Perfect timing! Would you
    mind helping me out, too?
[10:02] (Flashback) Teacher
    The more the merrier.
[10:06] (Flashback) Teacher
    Tomorrow's graduation, right?
[10:07] (Flashback) Teacher
    Could you write some kind of message
    in their classrooms to send them off?
[10:12] (Flashback) Teacher
    Draw a picture or something,
    too. Make it good.
[10:16] (Flashback) Teacher
    Just give me a holler when you're done.
[10:18] Teacher
    I'm counting on you kids.
[10:18] (Flashback) Ichika
    Make it good?
[10:19] (Flashback) Rio
    That's, like, the worst kind of direction...
[10:22] (Flashback) Ichika
    Um, Tamaru-kun, are you okay with this?
    He didn't really give you much of a choice.
[10:28] (Flashback) Kai
    Nah, I didn't have any plans, so it's fine.
[10:31] (Flashback) Ichika
    I see. That's good, then.
[10:34] (Flashback) Kai
    Uh, I can't draw, though.
[10:36] (Flashback) Ichika
    Oh, that's okay. I'll draw.
[10:39] (Flashback) Rio
    Well, let's write the message first,
    and then decorate it and whatnot.
[10:42] (Flashback) Rio
    Tamaru, you write "Graduation Day."
    I'll write "Congratulations."
[10:44] (Flashback) Rio
    Then Ichika writes "everyone."
[10:47] (Flashback) Ichika
    Yeah, sure.
[10:50] Kai
    You just need to make your
    letters smaller, Amakusa.
SIGN    And now
[10:53] Rio
    Actually, I'm pretty sure
    your part is crooked.
[10:55] Rio
    What do you think, Ichika?
[10:57] Ichika
    Huh?
[10:58] Ichika
    Um...
[11:00] Ichika
    I can't say.
[11:03] Rio
    And by the way, don't think I haven't
    noticed you two acting weird.
[11:08] Rio
    You're not speaking as clearly
    as you usually do, Ichika,
[11:11] Rio
    and Tamaru, you're trying not to look at her.
[11:14] Rio
    You're being awkward, and it's
    making everything else awkward.
[11:20] Kai
    Arima... Amakusa knows that I asked you out.
[11:25] Ichika
    Huh?
[11:25] Ichika
    Wait. Rio, you knew?
[11:27] Rio
    Well, something seemed to be bothering you,
[11:31] Rio
    so I asked Tamaru if he knew anything
    about that, and he told me.
[11:35] Ichika
    Oh...
[11:37] Kai
    And things are awkward right now because
    Arima rejected me the other day.
[11:43] Kai
    I'm not trying to sound bitter or anything.
    I'm just telling her what happened.
[11:47] Ichika
    N-No, it's fine.
[11:50] Rio
    I see. So that's what happened.
[11:53] Ichika
    Hey, Rio...
[11:55] Ichika
    I always talk to you about everything...
[12:00] Ichika
    but I thought I needed to
    figure this out myself,
[12:04] Ichika
    so I didn't tell you.
[12:08] Ichika
    I'm sorry.
[12:09] Rio
    So you were able to come up with
    your own answer and tell Tamaru?
[12:14] Ichika
    Yeah.
[12:17] Rio
    Then everything's fine.
[12:19] Ichika
    Rio...
[12:20] Rio
    It just made me feel kinda lonely
    when you wouldn't tell me,
[12:25] Rio
    so I tried to force you to.
[12:27] Rio
    I might've been a bit bratty. Sorry about that.
[12:31] Ichika
    Rio...
[12:32] Ichika
    You're so cute.
[12:33] Rio
    Uh, what? That pisses me off somehow.
[12:36] Ichika
    Sorry, my bad.
[12:37] Rio
    Actually, I think Tamaru's heart
    is hanging on by a thread now.
[12:43] Kai
    Yeah, just keep pushing that knife deeper.
[12:45] Ichika
    I-I'm so sorry, Tamaru-kun!
[12:47] Kai
    It stings even more when you apologize.
[12:49] Ichika
    I'm sor— No, wait! I mean—
[12:52] Kai
    I...
[12:54] Kai
    just didn't know how to act around you,
    so this might've been a good chance.
[12:59] Kai
    Next time things get awkward between us,
    let's just laugh and reset a bit, yeah?
[13:09] Kai
    I really don't want things
    to be awkward between us.
[13:12] Ichika
    Yeah.
[13:14] Rio
    Well, since that's settled...
[13:16] Rio
    Tamaru, hurry up and match the size of
    "Graduation Day" to "Congratulations."
[13:21] Kai
    What? Match yours to mine.
[13:21] Sign
    Menacing
[13:23] Ichika
    You're still going to argue about this?
[13:25] Ichika
    You two seem like you've opened up more.
[13:28] Rio
    No, I just know I don't
    need to hold back anymore.
[13:30] Kai
    Yeah.
[13:33] Satsuki
    Oh?
[13:34] Satsuki
    What are you three doing here?
[13:37] Ichika
    Sacchan, Ru-chan, want to help us?
[13:39] Ruri
    Help with what?
[13:41] Rio
    Perfect timing. Let's have them pick
    who should change their font size.
[13:51] Sign
    Graduation Day
    Congratulations, Everyone
[14:00] Teacher
    Hey, this is great! There seems
    to be more of you now, though.
[14:05] Ruri
    Are you going to buy us drinks, too,
    even though we joined in later?
[14:10] Teacher
    B-But of course.
[14:11] Satsuki
    Yay!
[14:13] Teacher
    Next year, it'll be you guys graduating.
[14:19] Ichika
    Oh, right. We'll be one step
    closer to being adults.
[14:24] Ichika
    Next year, I won't be a high
    school student anymore.
[14:28] Ichika
    I wonder if I'll be more mature by then...
[14:32] Rio
    What? Getting all sentimental, Ichika?
[14:34] Ichika
    Actually, I might be.
[14:37] Teacher
    Arima... You're a year early for that.
[14:41] Teacher
    Okay, what do you all want to drink?
[14:43] Rio
    Something fizzy.
[14:44] Satsuki
    Me, too.
[14:45] Tamaru
    I'll take coffee.
[14:46] Ruri
    I'll have tea.
[14:47] Ichika
    Oh, I'll have some tea, too. Thank you!
SIGN    Koikimo
SIGN    Koikimo
[14:54] Sign
    Ryo's Graduation Album
SIGN    Hated smiling
[15:00] Ichika
    I honestly can't believe it myself.
[15:03] Ichika
    To be honest, I really want to deny it...
[15:05] Ichika
    But the same answer keeps
    circling in my head.
[15:10] Ichika
    When I think of the word "love" or "like,"
[15:12] Ichika
    he's the one who comes to mind...
[15:15] Ryo
    Now,
[15:16] Ryo
    if you'll look down at your tablet.
[15:16] Sign
    Ichika-san,
     In regard to your White Day
[15:19] Ichika
    Hang on a sec.
[15:20] Ryo
    Yes?
[15:22] Ichika
    You said this was important.
[15:25] Ichika
    You seriously can't mean this... do you?
[15:28] Ryo
    I absolutely do.
[15:29] Ryo
    Now, if you'll flip to page 3—
[15:30] Ichika
    And why are you starting some presentation?!
[15:33] Ryo
    Ichika-san... I've been thinking.
[15:37] Ryo
    After receiving such a passionate
    Valentine's Day present from you,
[15:41] Ryo
    I need to make your
    White Day just as special!
[15:44] Ichika
    Please, no.
[15:45] Ryo
    And I tend to do whatever I feel like,
[15:47] Ryo
    so I thought it'd be a better idea to give
    you a presentation and get your feedback.
[15:51] Ichika
    I'm glad you're realizing your flaws,
[15:53] Ichika
    but I'm not your superior or client!
[15:56] Ryo
    Ah, so you prefer surprises!
[15:58] Ryo
    In that case, we'll need
    this other document...
SIGN    Clackity Clackity
    Clackity Clackity
[16:01] Ichika
    Do you even know what White Day is?
[16:03] Ichika
    This presentation is canceled!
    Please just listen to me for a sec!
[16:04] Salaryman
    There's no point in doing a presentation
    if it's supposed to be a surprise, right?
[16:10] Ichika
    I do actually like this guy...
    don't I? I think so.
[16:15] Ryo
    Why not at least take a look at the document?
[16:18] Ryo
    I picked up some sweets I figured you'd like.
[16:22] Ichika
    Why is this making him look special?
[16:25] Ichika
    I'm not sure why, but this is so aggravating.
[16:29] Ichika
    Ryo-san does a lot for me,
    despite the awful things I've said to him.
SIGN    Retrieving my used toothpicks
SIGN    Waiting for me on my way 
    home from school
SIGN    He does things that deserve criticism
[16:35] Ichika
    Though he can't really blame me,
    considering some of his actions.
[16:39] Ichika
    But... am I even able to do
    anything for him in return?
[16:44] Ryo
    Ichika-san?
[16:46] Ichika
    He's ten years older than me.
    I just don't see how we can get along.
[16:49] Ryo
    Ichika-san.
[16:51] Ichika
    And in the first place,
    do I actually like Ryo-san?
[16:55] Ryo
    Ichika-san?
[16:58] Ryo
    Are you all right?
[17:00] Ichika
    Y-Your face! Your face is too close!
[17:03] Ryo
    I was worried that you weren't feeling well.
[17:05] Ichika
    I was just overwhelmed by all
    your ridiculous documents!
[17:08] Ryo
    Perhaps I went too far.
[17:10] Ichika
    Well, that's nothing new.
[17:13] Ichika
    I'm so frustrated and embarrassed by
    the sudden mood swings he's causing...
[17:20] Ichika
    This feels so weird.
[17:23] Ichika
    I'm going to get some water.
[17:25] Ryo
    I can go get some for you.
[17:27] Ichika
    At least let me get my own water.
SIGN    Matsushima
SIGN    Matsushima
SIGN    Want to go
    drinking tonight
    around 7 PM?
[17:32] Ryo
    Matsushima's inviting me out to drink.
[17:35] Ryo
    I don't have any plans, so I guess I'll go.
[17:38] Customer
    Ah, so that's how this works.
[17:42] Customer
    Thank you so much.
[17:43] Ichika
    Oh, no problem!
[17:44] Ichika
    Please, go right ahead. Would you
    like me to get you some water?
[17:47] Customer
    Oh, what a sweet young girl. Thank you.
[17:51] Salaryman
    H-He's gently watching over her!
[17:53] Salaryman
    May your White Day be a success,
    super-hot businessman guy!
SIGN    Fidget...
SIGN    Fidget...
[18:10] Ryo
    Matsushima?
[18:12] Ryo
    You don't have to be that surprised.
[18:14] Arie
    Well, you startled me.
[18:15] Ryo
    Sorry about that. Shall we head in?
[18:18] Arie
    S-Sure.
[18:26] Ryo
    I didn't realize it was
    just the two of us tonight.
[18:28] Arie
    Huh?
[18:29] Ryo
    I figured there'd be a group.
[18:32] Arie
    Oh, right. Sorry. I didn't
    mention it'd be just me.
[18:38] Arie
    You'd prefer a group?
[18:39] Ryo
    No, this is fine.
[18:41] Arie
    I'm glad to hear that.
[18:43] Arie
    So, today, I was...
[18:46] Ryo
    Is something on your mind?
[18:50] Arie
    Sorry, I need to run to the restroom.
[18:51] Ryo
    Uh, sure.
[19:01] Arie
    I thought I was ready for this...
[19:03] Arie
    But I guess asking someone out
    isn't any easier as an adult.
[19:08] Arie
    But if I have even the slightest chance,
[19:12] Arie
    I want him to know how I feel about him.
[19:16] Arie
    I'm back.
[19:17] Ryo
    I plated some salad for both of us.
[19:20] Arie
    Thanks.
[19:25] Ryo
    The dressing here is great. I think
    berry sauce is the main ingredient.
[19:30] Arie
    Amakusa.
[19:32] Arie
    There's something I want to tell you.
[19:36] Arie
    Do you mind?
[19:44] Arie
    A little while back,
    you mentioned you had a crush.
[19:49] Ryo
    Yeah...
[19:50] Arie
    Do you still have a crush on them?
[19:54] Ryo
    Yeah.
[19:57] Arie
    I see.
[20:00] Arie
    I expected that, but I invited you out tonight
    because I wanted to tell you how I felt.
[20:05] Arie
    Amakusa, I'm in love with you.
[20:12] Arie
    Wow, I actually said it.
[20:15] Arie
    Hey, do you mind if I ask
    you about your crush?
[20:18] Ryo
    Huh?
[20:19] Arie
    I want to work on getting you
    to like me, so I want to know.
[20:23] Arie
    No?
[20:24] Ryo
    Wow, you just went all
    the way for it, didn't you?
[20:28] Arie
    Well, I told you how I felt, so I figured
    I didn't need to hold back anymore.
[20:36] Ryo
    The girl I'm in love with is
    my younger sister's classmate.
[20:40] Arie
    Classmate? Wait, isn't your
    sister in high school?
[20:46] Ryo
    She is.
[20:49] Arie
    A high school girl...
[20:50] Ryo
    Surprised?
[20:52] Arie
    Yeah, I wasn't expecting that. You said
    I reminded you of someone. Is that her?
[20:58] Ryo
    Yeah.
[20:59] Ryo
    She was the first person to
    actually see through me
[21:02] Ryo
    after I'd gotten full of myself for so long.
[21:06] Arie
    I guess she's a good girl.
[21:07] Ryo
    Yeah, she's sincere.
[21:11] Arie
    I can tell how much you care for her
    just by the way you talk about her.
[21:15] Ryo
    Yeah?
[21:17] Arie
    Did you tell her you love her?
[21:19] Ryo
    Well... Yeah, though it's one-sided.
[21:22] Ryo
    I want her to know that
    I actually care about her,
[21:25] Ryo
    but I just keep striking out.
[21:30] Arie
    Hey...
[21:31] Arie
    I know you can't help that
    you fell in love with her,
[21:34] Arie
    but if you two were actually
    going to start dating,
[21:37] Arie
    wouldn't the age gap make
    it tough for both of you?
[21:42] Arie
    I personally wouldn't want to see the
    person that I love suffer or be sad.
[21:48] Ryo
    Be sad...
[21:51] (Flashback) Rio
    If you do anything to make Ichika sad,
    I won't support you anymore...
[21:56] (Flashback) Kai
    ...but just make sure you don't
    do anything to make Arima sad.
[22:02] Arie
    So...
[22:11] Arie
    Couldn't it be me?
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "Being Prepared to be Hurt"
[23:36] Girl
    Next time, "Being Prepared to be Hurt."