# E15 - Becoming Aware
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"Koto Club"
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"#15 Becoming Aware"
I came in for some reason even though
we don't have morning practice today.
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We lost yesterday...
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...to a school whose performance
we didn't even hear.
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You guys can become even better.
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Hm? It's not locked?
**[01:57] ---**
Ah...
**[01:59] ---**
Why are *you* here?
**[02:00] ---**
Why are *you* here? I told you guys
there's no practice today.
**[02:04] ---**
Yeah, we know.
**[02:06] ---**
But we've practiced koto
day in and day out all summer.
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So we don't know what else
to do with ourselves now.
**[02:12] ---**
Guys...
**[02:13] ---**
Jeez... This is no different
from any other day after all.
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Our next competition
is the national qualifier, right?
**[02:20] ---**
Which piece are we playing?
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We can practice "Kuon" more,
or maybe learn a new piece?
**[02:25] ---**
Wha...? You guys are all here?
Don't you have anything else to do?
**[02:30] ---**
Mr. Takinami?! Why're you here?
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Never mind.
**[02:33] ---**
Well then, here.
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"For School Festival"
Sheet music?
**[02:38] ---**
It's a medley of a bunch of pieces
that are popular these days.
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Your next performance is
the school festival in September.
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Play this piece for that.
**[02:47] ---**
What?
**[02:48] ---**
You guys have a serious lack of
experience performing in public.
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As a first step, grab any chance
to gain experience.
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Say something.
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You sound like a club advisor.
**[03:01] ---**
That's because I *am* your club advisor.
**[03:03] ---**
Suzu...!
**[03:04] ---**
But an arrangement of popular pieces?
Where'd you find sheet music like this?
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I didn't. I wrote it.
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Oh, that makes sense.
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It even has koto notation written in.
**[03:16] ---**
Huh?!
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You wrote it?!
**[03:17] ---**
Y-You mean *you* wrote it?!
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Who else could it be?
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But it's a music piece.
And it even has koto notation!
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I thought you had no
experience with the koto!
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After two years of being a koto club advisor,
**[03:29] ---**
I can at least read and write a koto score.
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Oh, is that right?
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Wow...
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If even a non-koto player like him can do it,
maybe we can already do it, too.
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No way!
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You guys really are idiots!
**[03:42] ---**
Mr. Takinami, what on earth...?
**[03:44] ---**
Enough about me. More importantly,
that score has three parts.
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First and second koto and the 17-string.
**[03:51] ---**
I made the 17-string part simpler.
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So this time, instead of Hozuki,
you play it, Adachi.
**[03:58] ---**
What? Me?
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You have a good sense of rhythm and power,
so you're probably suited for it.
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There's a little less than
a month till the school festival.
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We've got enough time.
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So we'll also decide on the piece
for the qualifier during this time.
**[04:12] ---**
I'll look for one, too, but Hozuki,
**[04:14] ---**
you're more familiar with koto music,
so let me know if you find something.
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Well then... practice that piece, okay?
**[04:22] ---**
What? Huh? What the heck is going on?
What happened to Suzu?
**[04:27] ---**
I-I don't know.
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"For School Festival"
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"For School Festival"
But...
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And one more thing.
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Make sure you finish your summer assignments,
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or you'll attract the vice principal's
attention again,
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and then you might not be able
to perform at the school festival.
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What assignments?
**[04:46] ---**
We had assignments?
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Eeeek.
**[04:50] ---**
You don't have to worry, Takezo.
**[04:54] ---**
We've got the ultimate secret weapon.
**[04:58] ---**
What?
**[04:59] ---**
"Math I"
Thanks for helping us again!
**[05:02] ---**
I'm sorry that I tagged along, Takaoka.
**[05:05] ---**
No, actually, I appreciate it.
**[05:07] ---**
I can't handle them all by myself,
so it'd be great
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if you could help me teach them.
**[05:12] ---**
At any rate, I didn't expect Takaoka
to be their secret weapon.
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Tetsuki is super smart.
**[05:19] ---**
It's thanks to him that we
were able to get into Tokise.
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He got the highest score on the entrance exam.
**[05:24] ---**
What?!
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Okay then. Let's start with math.
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Alrighty.
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"Math I"
**[05:36] ---**
Hey, Tetsuki.
**[05:38] ---**
It looks like the math textbook
isn't doing well right now,
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so let's work on a different subject.
**[05:42] ---**
It's your head that's not doing well.
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"30 minutes later"
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Math is scary. Math is scary.
**[05:52] ---**
I'm hungry.
**[05:53] ---**
That's too soon!
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I mean, what's the deal with X and Y?!
**[05:56] ---**
Aren't they trying too hard
to hide their identities?
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They should live more confidently!
Are they shy or what?!
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We just aren't that into you, you know!
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--I-It certainly isn't easy to teach them.
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--The hell with X!
--I-It certainly isn't easy to teach them.
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I wonder how Takaoka does it...
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--Stupid idiots! What's their problem?!
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--So you guys are just gonna
turn your backs on X and Y, huh?
--Stupid idiots! What's their problem?!
**[06:11] ---**
--So you guys are just gonna
turn your backs on X and Y, huh?
--Stop messing with us!
**[06:13] ---**
--So you guys are just gonna
turn your backs on X and Y, huh?
--I don't get it anymore!
**[06:17] ---**
T-Turn our backs on...?
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They've been forced to conceal
their identities since birth
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and live in solitude, unable to reveal
their true selves to anyone.
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And you guys just turn your backs on them,
saying, "Who cares?"
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Poor things.
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Since birth...
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In solitude...
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Poor X...! Poor Y...!
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We're sorry!
We're not gonna leave you alone!
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I'm not gonna give up on you!
**[06:47] ---**
What?!
**[06:49] ---**
Mr. Tetsu! Tell me how I can
save X from her solitude!
**[06:53] ---**
Mr. Takezo! Please teach me this!
**[07:05] ---**
It's kinda nice... to spend time
like this for a change.
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All right! We're done with English, too!
**[07:15] ---**
Tetsu.
**[07:16] ---**
What?
**[07:17] ---**
I'm hungry. Dinner!
**[07:22] ---**
Let me help you.
**[07:23] ---**
Ah... Thank you very much.
**[07:26] ---**
Well then, could you wash those vegetables?
**[07:29] ---**
Okay.
**[07:34] ---**
At any rate, you really are smart.
You're good at teaching, too.
**[07:39] ---**
Yeah?
**[07:41] ---**
Yeah. Couldn't you have gone
to a better high school?
**[07:44] ---**
Why did you come to Tokise?
**[07:46] ---**
Well...
**[07:47] ---**
No reason in particular.
**[07:50] ---**
It's close to my house, and it seemed
more fun at Tokise, so...
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That's all.
**[07:55] ---**
I see.
**[07:56] ---**
Hey, four-eyes!
**[07:58] ---**
If you're in the kitchen, too,
there's no one to teach us!
**[08:02] ---**
What? Ahh, sorry.
**[08:03] ---**
You're still calling him "four-eyes"?
**[08:07] ---**
Shut up.
**[08:08] ---**
Oh, but there was one time
when you called me "sir."
**[08:11] ---**
What?
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Though it was a while back. Remember?
**[08:14] ---**
You wanna get hurt?
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But well, with all said and done...
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If there's something you
can't solve on your own,
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let's all think about it together!
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Mizuhara. Don't feel like you
have to rush yourself.
**[08:27] ---**
...I feel like you really are
the club president.
**[08:29] ---**
What?
**[08:30] ---**
It was a long time ago,
**[08:33] ---**
but like the time like when Hozuki
told us about her situation...
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I... have been excommunicated
from the Hozuki school.
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Hozuki...
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Thank you for telling us!
**[08:44] ---**
It was probably what she wanted
to hear the most at that moment.
**[08:48] ---**
It's incredible that you said
those words so promptly.
**[08:52] ---**
I can't say things like that, so...
**[08:59] ---**
What? A-Are you crying?
**[09:02] ---**
No! It's the onion!
**[09:04] ---**
You haven't even peeled it yet, though.
**[09:07] ---**
Let's go back to studying already. Jeez...
**[09:10] ---**
I'll be fine, so please go help them.
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S-Sorry.
**[09:16] ---**
Kurata.
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Thank you.
**[09:20] ---**
What?
**[09:21] ---**
When Chika told me that he was
going to join the koto club,
**[09:25] ---**
I thought it'd be tough for him in many ways.
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I thought he'd be rejected by the club members.
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But I was wrong.
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Kurata.
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Thank you for preserving the only place
where he could get over his hardships.
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That's my line.
**[09:54] ---**
Kudo is a new member of the koto club!
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It's only natural that he'd be in the club room!
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We're members of the same club, after all.
**[10:03] ---**
I don't want to lose my precious friends
or the place I belong,
**[10:05] ---**
so we are going to play this piece
till the very end.
**[10:08] ---**
I felt like I should tell you all this.
**[10:10] ---**
What will you do?
**[10:12] ---**
Will you quit?
**[10:13] ---**
Let's make this... our best performance yet!
**[10:20] ---**
Whoooa! It looks yummy!
**[10:24] ---**
Thank you!
**[10:25] ---**
Wow! It's yummy!
**[10:28] ---**
Tetsuki's curry is the best curry.
**[10:31] ---**
Thanks. Actually, I wanted
to let it stand about a day, but...
**[10:35] ---**
I'll eat it again tomorrow.
**[10:36] ---**
What? Are you guys staying over?
**[10:38] ---**
Is that a problem?
**[10:39] ---**
Well, it's not a problem, I guess.
**[10:42] ---**
Seconds, please!
**[10:43] ---**
That was fast.
**[10:47] ---**
The son of Kaoru Takinami
and Tsukasa Yukimori?!
**[10:50] ---**
So I heard.
**[10:51] ---**
You know about them, Takezo?
**[10:54] ---**
What?! You guys don't know them?!
**[10:55] ---**
He's a world-renowned conductor,
and she's a piano prodigy!
**[10:58] ---**
Are they famous?
**[10:59] ---**
They are. Even I know about them.
**[11:02] ---**
Having them as his parents,
he must have quite a good ear for music.
**[11:08] ---**
So someone like that, who's always
listened to super high-level music,
**[11:11] ---**
said our performance was good, huh?
**[11:14] ---**
That makes me feel extra happy.
**[11:20] ---**
I'm happy for you guys.
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All right! I'm getting fired up!
**[11:26] ---**
Let's hurry up and finish the assignments!
**[11:29] ---**
Okay, then, Tetsuki.
Let's exchange assignments.
**[11:31] ---**
How about I deck you instead?!
**[11:38] ---**
"Impatient"
"The only one practicing
with a cardboard koto"
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"September 1"
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Completely healed!
**[11:45] ---**
Are you serious?! It's only been
two weeks or so, hasn't it?
**[11:49] ---**
Don't underestimate my healing power.
**[11:52] ---**
If you aren't careful, you'll hurt it again.
**[11:54] ---**
Oh? It's been a while since
the last time you wore hair down.
**[11:58] ---**
Wh-What? Is that a problem?
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No, it doesn't matter either way.
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Is that so?
**[12:04] ---**
Why are you upset?
**[12:06] ---**
I'm not. This is how I usually am.
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Well, with a majority vote, it's now decided
**[12:12] ---**
"*Okonomiyaki Takoyaki* Waffles Churros Crêpes"
that we'll do a waffle booth
at the school festival!
**[12:15] ---**
And we're going to decide on
the roles now as well.
**[12:23] ---**
I can't believe we're even on
the shopping team together.
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I'm sorry.
**[12:27] ---**
Why are you apologizing?
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Why do I, of all people,
have to be with boring people?
**[12:33] ---**
Hey, Miyu!
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What? You know, you've become
really mellow lately.
**[12:38] ---**
You used to make fun of Kurata
by calling him Nadeshiko, too.
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I'm sorry.
**[12:53] ---**
No problem at all.
**[12:54] ---**
Why're you laughing?
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Well, you've said harsher things
to my face, so...
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Besides... I know what you're like now.
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So don't worry.
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Oh... shoot...
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I feel like...
**[13:13] ---**
...crying...
**[13:15] ---**
Hey, what's with that reaction?
Don't tell me you--
**[13:18] ---**
Saeki.
**[13:20] ---**
Your ability to pick up
on things needs some work.
**[13:23] ---**
Huh?! I don't wanna be told that
by a boring guy like you!
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You don't know what you should
or shouldn't say, either.
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You seriously piss me off!
**[13:30] ---**
A Japanese-style cafe?
Your class will be doing that?
**[13:34] ---**
Serving things like matcha au lait
and *hojicha* latte?
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And strawberry *daifuku*!
**[13:38] ---**
Strawberry *daifuku*?
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Chika insisted and it became
part of the menu.
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Who has an idea for the menu?
**[13:46] ---**
Strawberry *daifuku*!
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The class got noisy, saying like,
"Kudo suggested strawberry *daifuku*?
**[13:53] ---**
How're we supposed to react to that?"
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What about you guys' class?
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A classic--a haunted house!
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Anyhow, I could see the three of you
participating in the school festival,
**[14:04] ---**
but Chika, too? I'm surprised.
You'll perform, too, right?
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Yeah.
**[14:08] ---**
Before I played it, I thought it was
probably a lame medley.
**[14:11] ---**
But then, it was actually a super cool piece.
**[14:13] ---**
Yeah. Not only are
Mr. Takinami's parents amazing,
**[14:16] ---**
but he's no ordinary person, either.
**[14:19] ---**
The other day, too...
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These are music CDs and DVDs that
I don't think you normally listen to.
**[14:25] ---**
As a first step, listen to all of them.
**[14:27] ---**
What?
**[14:28] ---**
This is an inordinate amount...
**[14:30] ---**
This is only a fraction
of what I carefully selected.
**[14:33] ---**
The amount of music you guys come
in contact with is overwhelmingly small.
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Listen to a variety of excellent
music as often as possible,
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and learn various sounds and expressions.
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Absorb them into yourselves.
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Develop a great deal of musicality.
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When you do, playing the koto
will become a lot more fun.
**[14:52] ---**
Well then, make sure you listen to them.
**[14:54] ---**
Um, Mr. Takinami! You're not going
to help us with our performance?
**[14:57] ---**
After you finish those CDs and DVDs.
**[15:01] ---**
So we've been listening to that
music all day long, every day.
**[15:05] ---**
Sounds like you guys will get busy again.
**[15:08] ---**
Don't feel so lonely, Tetsu.
**[15:10] ---**
We'll make sure to go over
and eat with you sometimes.
**[15:12] ---**
--Don't come.
--Ow!
**[15:14] ---**
Anyhow, I was surprised earlier.
**[15:16] ---**
I thought Kudo was scary,
but then, he likes strawberries?
**[15:20] ---**
When it was decided, he looked happy.
He's super cute!
**[15:23] ---**
C-Cute?
**[15:26] ---**
Satowa. What's Kudo like during club?
**[15:30] ---**
What? Wh-What's he like?
I think he's just normal...
**[15:34] ---**
There are more guys than girls
in the koto club, right?
**[15:38] ---**
Is there anyone you like, Satowa?
**[15:40] ---**
What?! N-No, there's no one like that!
**[15:43] ---**
Really?!
**[15:44] ---**
Hey, I got a boyfriend over the summer.
He's from another school.
**[15:48] ---**
You did?! I envy you!
**[15:50] ---**
Wh-What's this conversation?
**[15:52] ---**
Is this what girls normally talk about?
**[15:55] ---**
I-I can't follow it at all.
**[15:58] ---**
"Koto Nut" "Club Activity Nut"
**[16:00] ---**
"Koto Club"
**[16:01] ---**
Yeah, it's normal for the number
of couples to increase after summer.
**[16:05] ---**
We're high-school girls in
the flower of youth after all.
**[16:08] ---**
I didn't realize girls are like that.
**[16:10] ---**
Hiro... Do you think I'm a little off?
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I don't get those kinds of topics at all.
**[16:17] ---**
Aww, you're so cute.
**[16:19] ---**
It's okay. I like you
just the way you are, Hozy.
**[16:22] ---**
I-Is there... someone... who, um... y-you like?
**[16:30] ---**
What?
**[16:32] ---**
There's no one.
**[16:34] ---**
What was that pause for?
**[16:35] ---**
S'up?!
**[16:37] ---**
Oh, Sane. Are you by yourself today?
**[16:40] ---**
Well, Mittsu and Kota are on cleaning duty,
so I left them behind.
**[16:43] ---**
I wanted to practice sooner, so...
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I get it. You're playing
the 17-string this time, so...
**[16:48] ---**
I feel a little pressure,
**[16:50] ---**
but I'm happy about
being entrusted with this.
**[16:53] ---**
I feel like I'm being given some credit.
**[16:55] ---**
So, I'm sorry to bother you again, Hozuki,
**[16:57] ---**
but please instruct me
on the 17-string today, too!
**[17:00] ---**
I'll work you hard.
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Thanks!
**[17:03] ---**
This atmosphere makes me feel comfortable.
It's more suited for me.
**[17:10] ---**
Is there... someone... you like?
**[17:15] ---**
Focus! We're gonna go
to nationals for sure!
**[17:19] ---**
I should follow Sane's example
and practice hard!
**[17:22] ---**
Hm?
**[17:23] ---**
Hey, shopping team! Can you go shopping?
**[17:27] ---**
Here, this is the shopping list.
**[17:28] ---**
Okay.
**[17:30] ---**
Well then, shall we go?
**[17:31] ---**
What? Just the two of us?
**[17:33] ---**
The other two aren't around, so...
**[17:36] ---**
If you don't want to, I can go by myself.
**[17:38] ---**
That's not what I meant.
**[17:43] ---**
Hey, why am I feeling restless?
**[17:46] ---**
I don't get it.
**[17:48] ---**
When I think about it, we've been
alone in his room before, right?
**[17:52] ---**
It's just shopping. A piece of cake.
**[17:54] ---**
Hm?
**[17:55] ---**
Hiro?
**[17:58] ---**
What...? This voice...
**[18:02] ---**
Ah! I was right. It's you, Hiro!
**[18:08] ---**
I heard you've been complaining
about me to your friends?
**[18:11] ---**
Hiro! I heard you've been harassing Minami
**[18:14] ---**
because you don't want her
to steal your man, right?
**[18:16] ---**
What's with that? You're the worst.
**[18:18] ---**
What a coincidence! It's been a while, huh?
**[18:21] ---**
Mi... nami... Naoya...
**[18:26] ---**
Are they your friends, Kurusu?
**[18:31] ---**
Is he the guy you're dating now?
**[18:33] ---**
N-No.
**[18:34] ---**
I still hear bad things about you.
**[18:38] ---**
Are you still doing
the kind of stuff you did to us?
**[18:41] ---**
I didn't do anything to you two.
**[18:44] ---**
I told you that... so many times.
**[18:47] ---**
You said that and never gave us
any word of apology.
**[18:52] ---**
Why do I...?
**[18:59] ---**
Sorry, but we're in a hurry, so...
**[19:02] ---**
Let's go.
**[19:07] ---**
You should be careful.
If you trust her, one day, you'll--
**[19:16] ---**
You needn't worry... since I'm
a better judge of people than you.
**[19:34] ---**
Kurata... Kurata!
**[19:37] ---**
My hand... Hand!
**[19:38] ---**
Ah, yeah. Sorry.
**[19:41] ---**
U... Um...
**[19:44] ---**
Well then, let's go finish shopping.
**[19:50] ---**
Oh, no...
**[19:52] ---**
Shoot...
**[19:54] ---**
My heart... Don't beat so loudly... Don't!
**[20:01] ---**
Hozuki, what're you making?
**[20:03] ---**
Wh-What am I making? Can't you tell?
**[20:07] ---**
The menu we'll put out outside our classroom.
**[20:10] ---**
"Green Tea 150 yen"
"*Hojicha* 150 yen"
"Matcha Latte 150"
Hmm...
**[20:12] ---**
What's this?
**[20:13] ---**
Drawing of a teacup.
**[20:15] ---**
And this?
**[20:16] ---**
S-Strawberry *daifuku*.
**[20:22] ---**
Amazing...! You're such a great artist.
**[20:27] ---**
What? Kudo laughed?!
**[20:30] ---**
"Orange"
**[20:32] ---**
What're you doing?
**[20:34] ---**
What? Ah...
**[20:37] ---**
N-Nothing.
**[20:39] ---**
Really, what am I doing?
**[20:42] ---**
Anyway, isn't this base board too distorted?
**[20:46] ---**
I got scrap wood, so...
**[20:48] ---**
I'll fix it for you. Give me the tool.
**[20:51] ---**
Hey! A nail is sticking out there!
**[21:01] ---**
Whoa! S-Sorry!
**[21:04] ---**
Don't get it wrong! It was,
you know, that! An accident!
**[21:07] ---**
I meant no harm!
**[21:09] ---**
Well, I moved forward suddenly, so...
**[21:16] ---**
What? Hm? Why?
**[21:20] ---**
I-I'm sorry!
**[21:21] ---**
Ah... Hozuki...
**[21:24] ---**
I made her cry...
**[21:31] ---**
My face feels hot... What should I do?
**[21:37] ---**
It feels hot...
**[21:48] ---**
Look! Mine looks super scary!
**[21:50] ---**
Let's put more fake blood!
**[23:38] ---**
Next time, "Their Time."