# E12 - A Smile for the Future
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**[00:04] oos**
Then let's begin
the final deliberation.
**[00:14] oos**
Today, I will be overseeing the process.
**[00:17] oos**
My name is Oosawa and I'm with
Tajimi City's planning committee.
**[00:20] oos**
I look forward to working with you.
**[00:29] (Flashback) Him**
Fifteen good pieces will get
special awards from the judges.
**[00:34] (Flashback) Him**
Then, there will be two prizes awarded
each for artistic excellence,
**[00:36] (Flashback) Him**
technical excellence, and
conceptual excellence.
**[00:38] (Flashback) Mik**
Three awards given to overall best works,
and then one best in show award!
**[00:43] (Flashback) Tou**
Sometimes the best in show award is
chosen from the 15 special awards.
**[00:50] Hime**
That's only 25 people all together.
**[00:53] Mik**
Hime-chan!
**[00:55] Mik**
What are you doing? I'm starving!
**[00:59] Hime**
Sorry! I'm coming now!
***SIGN*** A Smile for the Future
**[01:09] Tou**
You're really well-prepared,
bringing this picnic blanket.
**[01:13] Mik**
Right? We've been given this opportunity,
we just have to have a 'lil picnic!
**[01:16] Mik**
The sky is blue! It's great to be alive!
**[01:19] Hime**
*Rolled omelet.*
**[01:21] Hime**
* If one of these has rolled omelet*
* in it, I'm going to win a prize!*
**[01:26] Hime**
*Rolled omelet, rolled omelet!*
**[01:31] Hime**
*They don't have any!*
**[01:32] Hime**
*I'm done for! The rolled omelet hates me!*
**[01:35] mam**
Hey, everyone!
**[01:37] mam**
Are you done eating?
**[01:39] Him**
No, we just started eating. Good timing!
**[01:43] mam**
Ta-da! I got an rolled omelet sandwich
from that shop that always has a huge line!
**[01:48] Tou**
Did you go all the way there to get one?
**[01:51] Mik**
So *that's* what took you this long.
**[01:53] mam**
Of course not.
**[01:53] Hime**
*I should have bet on her!*
**[01:55] mam**
I had to go to Onada for
some school business,
**[01:56] Him**
* No, no. These prayers are*
* just superstition anyway!*
**[01:57] mam**
so I picked it up on the way home.
**[02:00] ---**
Huh?
**[02:04] Him**
Oh... um...
**[02:07] Him**
Let's eat...
**[02:10] oos**
Number 127 is called
"Everybody gather 'round."
**[02:17] Man**
That's quite skillful for a high schooler.
**[02:21] Wom**
I like the fun world view it conveys.
**[02:23] Man**
Very cute.
**[02:26] Man2**
"You've got to love
childishness," literally.
**[02:29] Man2**
I like that while it seems playful,
**[02:30] Man2**
no corners were cut with the small details.
**[02:34] oos**
Number 128 is called
"Center of the dining table."
**[02:39] koi**
Very good! This is truly good.
**[02:43] Man3**
The brushwork is very delicate,
**[02:45] Man3**
and you can already sense a
high level of proficiency.
**[02:48] Man**
The materials and the glaze
are also selected perfectly.
***SIGN*** 41st Mino Ware Contest Judges' Deliberation Room
**[03:01] Hime**
*Please.*
**[03:04] oos**
Then, let's move on to the next entry.
**[03:08] oos**
Number 129.
**[03:10] oos**
It's "It's a cushion."
**[03:13] Man**
This one is funny.
**[03:15] koi**
Ah, yes. This is one of those
things we'd never think of.
**[03:21] Wom**
Yes, and even if we did,
we wouldn't actually make it.
**[03:25] Wom2**
If you really want to make something
to sit on with ceramics,
**[03:28] Wom2**
you wouldn't do it like this.
**[03:30] Man**
This one didn't have a marker.
**[03:33] oos**
Yes, this year a few items without
markers made it to the final round.
**[03:39] Man**
But the artist really challenged themself
with the crystalline glaze.
**[03:42] Man**
I also like the weaving trick.
**[03:45] oos**
Anyone else? If not...
**[03:47] kus**
This color.
**[03:49] oos**
Is there something more?
**[03:51] kus**
No, nothing.
**[03:53] Sac**
What is it, Kusano-kun?
**[03:55] kus**
Just something personal.
**[03:58] Sac**
If there is something on your mind,
you should say it now.
**[04:01] Sac**
Especially if it has something
to do with the appraisal.
**[04:04] kus**
I'm sorry.
**[04:06] kus**
It's been a while since a piece
has made me feel this way.
**[04:10] kus**
When I first saw it...
**[04:12] kus**
I felt...
**[04:25] oos**
And now, we will begin the awards ceremony
**[04:29] oos**
for the 41st Mino Ware Contest.
**[04:32] oos**
We'll begin with the honorable
mentions in the student category.
**[04:38] Hime**
* Our names weren't amongst the fifteen*
* people who got honorable mentions.*
**[04:44] Hime**
* I figured, if my name is ever getting called,*
* this would be when it does.*
***SIGN*** 41st Mino Ware Contest
Special Awards
**[04:49] oos**
And now, we will move on to
the special distinctions.
**[04:53] oos**
Starting with Artistic Excellence.
**[04:56] oos**
The first award goes to Oribe
Academy's first-year student,
***SIGN*** 41st Mino Ware Contest
Special Awards
**[05:00] oos**
Kukuri Mika-san.
**[05:02] oos**
The title of this piece is
"Everybody gather 'round."
**[05:04] Mik**
Thank you!
**[05:06] oos**
You don't need to stand up.
**[05:09] Mik**
I'm sorry!
**[05:12] Him**
Congratulations, Kukuri-chan!
**[05:14] Mik**
Oh, thank you!
**[05:15] Tou**
I'm happy for you!
**[05:16] mam**
Congratulations!
***SIGN*** Café Tokishirou
**[05:18] Dad**
They should be announcing
the results by now.
**[05:21] Nao**
Don't be so impatient.
**[05:24] Dad**
Easy for you to say!
**[05:26] Dad**
She still hasn't told me or her
grandmother what she made!
**[05:30] Dad**
Isn't that right?
**[05:31] Sac**
She told me on the sly.
**[05:34] Dad**
Hey, that's not fair!
**[05:37] Nao**
There, there.
**[05:38] Dad**
I... I've been holding back this entire time!
**[05:42] Sac**
I would've never thought Hime-chan
would make something like that.
**[05:47] Nao**
Right?
**[05:49] Dad**
Stop teasing me!
**[05:51] Sac**
If you've made it this far,
you can wait until the end.
**[05:54] Sac**
Part of the fun is the anticipation!
**[05:59] Dad**
I mean, that's true, but still...
**[06:05] Wom**
Continuing with the awards
for overall excellence.
**[06:08] Wom**
From Oribe Academy's
**[06:11] Wom**
second-year student, Aoki Touko-san.
**[06:13] Wom**
The title of this piece is
"Center of the dining table."
**[06:18] Mik**
You're so amazing, Touko-senpai!
**[06:20] Hime**
I knew it! Congratulations!
**[06:22] Tou**
Thank you.
**[06:28] Tou**
*I didn't get my wish this year, either.*
**[06:39] Wom**
The final award for the Best in Show piece
**[06:44] Wom**
will be presented personally by
representative Aoki Juubei-sensei.
**[06:48] Juu**
Congratulations.
***SIGN*** Café Tokishirou
**[07:06] Nao**
Any time now.
**[07:08] Guy**
Hello!
**[07:10] Dad**
Welcome.
**[07:12] Guy**
Think we'll win the championship today?
**[07:14] Sac**
It would be great if we can beat
the accursed giant and settle it.
**[07:18] Guy**
Dragon god, hear our prayers!
**[07:20] Nao**
Sir father, could I borrow
a broom and a dustpan?
**[07:24] Dad**
Sir what now?!
**[07:26] Sac**
Anything goes.
**[07:37] Him**
Nao-chan!
**[07:38] Nao**
Hime-chan!
**[07:40] Hime**
Why are you sweeping out here?
**[07:43] Nao**
Don't worry about that. So, how did it go?
**[07:46] Hime**
Touko-senpai got an excellence award
**[07:47] Hime**
and Kukuri-chan got an artistic award.
**[07:49] Hime**
And I got...
**[07:56] Nao**
Let's go inside.
**[07:58] Hime**
Huh?
**[07:59] Hime**
I'm home!
**[08:02] Dad**
Welcome home!
**[08:05] Hime**
A participation award!
**[08:07] Nao**
Oh...
**[08:09] Hime**
I mean, of course.
**[08:11] Dad**
Himeno.
**[08:14] Dad**
Did you have fun?
**[08:17] Hime**
Yes!
**[08:19] Dad**
Yeah?
**[08:20] Dad**
That's what matters the most.
**[08:24] Hime**
My entry will be back in a week,
so check it out then.
**[08:28] Dad**
Yeah, I'm look forward to it.
**[08:42] Hime**
*That was a bust.*
**[08:44] Hime**
* I thought I wasn't hoping to*
* get an award or anything...*
**[08:49] Hime**
*But still...*
***SIGN*** One week later
**[09:02] Hime**
My cushion is back, mom.
**[09:06] Hime**
I wonder if Dad will like it.
**[09:10] Hime**
He'll probably sit on it and go, "Oh!"
**[09:13] Dad**
Himeno, your friends are here.
**[09:15] Hime**
Coming!
**[09:17] All**
Cheers!
**[09:19] mam**
Once again, Kukuri-san and Aoki-san.
**[09:22] mam**
Congratulations on your awards.
**[09:24] mam**
You did well too, Toyokawa-san.
**[09:26] Dad**
I also finalized the new menu item,
so make sure you try some later.
**[09:29] Dad**
I call it "Tajimiso baked curry."
**[09:32] Nao**
Oh, so you finally finished it?
I'd love to try it!
**[09:36] oos**
That smells so good!
**[09:37] Dad**
Hello!
**[09:39] Mik**
Oh, you were the presenter right?
**[09:42] Mik**
At the ceramics contest!
**[09:45] oos**
You're from the Oribe Academy pottery club!
**[09:51] oos**
I'm so happy!
**[09:53] oos**
This is totally delicious!
**[09:55] oos**
The secret ingredient, the
hooba miso, is divine!
**[09:58] Dad**
Thank you so much!
**[10:02] oos**
By the way, I totally loved
the cushion you made!
**[10:07] Hime**
That came out of nowhere.
**[10:09] Dad**
*It... was a cushion?*
**[10:12] oos**
How did you come up with the idea?
**[10:15] Hime**
I guess it just came to me.
**[10:17] oos**
The color was great, too.
**[10:19] Hime**
Thank you so much!
**[10:22] Dad**
I'm sorry, but could you
take care of things for a bit?
**[10:24] Sac**
Of course, but where are you going?
**[10:26] Dad**
I can't wait any more.
**[10:28] Sac**
I see.
**[10:29] oos**
Can you really sit on that?
**[10:31] Him**
Yes! I tried it, and then
we all tested it out.
**[10:35] oos**
I see.
**[10:37] oos**
Now I kind of want to try sitting on it.
**[10:40] Him**
You can!
**[10:41] Him**
It's over by our family altar.
**[10:43] oos**
Seriously?!
**[10:55] Dad**
This is...
**[10:57] oos**
I was talking to the judges
after the contest.
**[11:03] oos**
And they were all saying how
they all had the same feeling
**[11:06] oos**
when they first saw it.
**[11:10] oos**
That they really wanted to sit on it.
**[11:16] Hime**
Right this way.
**[11:20] Hime**
Huh?
**[11:31] Dad**
I'm sorry! I'm so, so sorry!
**[11:40] Dad**
But as soon as I saw it,
**[11:43] Dad**
I had this overwhelming urge to sit on it.
**[11:48] Dad**
Before I knew it, I was already sitting.
**[11:53] Hime**
Really?
**[12:10] Dad**
Um, Himeno?
**[12:16] Hime**
I'm so glad! I'm so glad!
**[12:32] Dad**
Himeno...
**[12:44] Him**
I did it.
**[12:47] Him**
I did it.
**[12:54] Him**
Mom...
**[12:57] Him**
I did it.
**[13:24] Hime**
*Even though it took a while,*
**[13:25] Hime**
* I feel like my real pottery*
* journey has finally begun.*
**[13:30] Hime**
* I wonder what kind of pieces*
* I will create in this town.*
**[13:41] Hime**
* Will there be new encounters*
* and discoveries?*
**[13:48] Hime**
* I feel like there will be all*
* sorts of things waiting for me.*
**[13:57] kus**
So she's your daughter, huh?
**[14:11] Him**
*Oh, right.*
**[14:14] Him**
* When we started serving the baked curry*
* on the plates that Mom left behind,*
**[14:18] Him**
*it stirred up quite the buzz.*
**[14:25] Him**
* Next time I fire something,*
* maybe I'll make a mug, too!*