# E9 - Beyond the Calm Autumn Sky
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G50UZEVPX/beyond-the-calm-autumn-sky)
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**[00:03] Tou**
Twenty-nine.
**[00:06] Tou**
Thirty.
**[00:08] Tou**
Done with today's reps!
**[00:17] [Messenger] txt**
Naruse Naoko
Can I talk to you?
**[00:21] Tou**
Naruse-san?
**[00:24] Hime**
I guess if you look at it like this,
**[00:29] Hime**
I've made a lot.
**[00:33] (Flashback) Arai**
You're going to make something really
wonderful and put it up in the café, right?
**[00:41] Hime**
None of these feel like they're "it."
**[00:44] Hime**
None feels right.
**[00:49] Hime**
Huh?
**[00:52] Hime**
Touko-senpai?
**[00:54] [Messenger] txt**
Thank you for bringing Arai-san
to our place today.
**[00:58] [Messenger] txt**
Thank you for bringing Arai-san
to our place today.
There are a bunch of things I wanted to talk about.
Do you mind if I come to the café tomorrow?
**[01:04] Hime**
That... is... fine! Send.
***SIGN*** Beyond the Calm Autumn Sky
***SIGN*** Nagase
**[02:50] Hime**
Touko-senpai!
**[02:53] Hime**
Senpai!
**[02:56] Tou**
You didn't have to run.
**[02:59] Hime**
But you said... there was something... you wanted
me to eat... before we go to the café.
**[03:04] Hime**
Wait, is it in that bag?
**[03:07] Tou**
Oh, no. We're here for
limited-time sweets from that shop.
**[03:11] Tou**
Sorry I couldn't talk to you
properly yesterday.
**[03:15] Hine**
Oh, not at all!
**[03:16] Hine**
I was able to pick up a
lot of valuable things.
**[03:19] Hine**
But how come you have that big bag with you?
**[03:23] Tou**
So you're curious?
**[03:24] Hine**
I'm super curious!
**[03:27] Tou**
I thought so.
**[03:29] Hine**
So what is it?
**[03:39] Hine**
Wow! That's so... how should I put it...
**[03:42] Hine**
It's bold! It really catches your eye.
**[03:45] Tou**
Right?
**[03:47] Hine**
It looks really expensive.
**[03:49] Tou**
It wasn't that expensive, but it's a piece
that I've been looking at for a long time.
**[03:54] Tou**
I spent all my saved up
New Year's money to buy this.
**[03:59] Tou**
When I sent Mika-chan a photo of it
last night, she called me right away.
**[04:02] Tou**
She was so surprised.
**[04:04] Hime**
I can see why!
**[04:07] Tou**
When I put it up in my
room, I got all excited.
**[04:10] Tou**
It's know it's a bit silly, but it
made me feel kind of invincible!
**[04:14] Hime**
I can understand why.
**[04:17] Hime**
Wow, this gets me excited too!
**[04:21] Tou**
Right?
**[04:22] Hime**
I'm not even sure how to start eating this.
**[04:27] Hime**
It's so good!
**[04:28] Tou**
I've told you before, but you
know my grandpa is a potter.
**[04:34] Tou**
My father has started selling his works,
**[04:36] Tou**
and my mother's family have worked
as potters for generations as well.
**[04:39] Hime**
You've really grew up surrounded by pottery.
**[04:42] Tou**
I have.
**[04:44] Tou**
That's why I naturally came to love pottery.
**[04:51] Tou**
I made a lot and got a lot of praise,
which made me love it even more.
**[05:00] Tou**
But I wonder when it happened...
**[05:03] Tou**
When pottery became
something I had to do properly...
**[05:09] Tou**
Everybody around me expected it,
**[05:11] Tou**
and I convinced myself that
I should be able to do it as well.
**[05:16] Tou**
Once I got into middle school,
I always got a fever before contests.
**[05:21] Hime**
You did?
**[05:23] Tou**
My grandpa was just too great,
**[05:25] Tou**
and I didn't realize how much
pressure that put on me.
**[05:30] Hime**
Pressure, huh?
**[05:33] Tou**
I was just doing it to feel like
a person worthy of my grandpa,
**[05:37] Tou**
then they made me the president of the
student council in middle school.
**[05:40] Tou**
In turn, that amplified my feelings
**[05:43] Tou**
that everyone was expecting me
to do something amazing.
**[05:48] Hime**
We're back!
**[05:55] Tou**
But then, in the second
year of middle school,
**[05:57] Tou**
I had the urge to use red, a color
my grandfather hardly ever used.
**[06:01] Tou**
When I proudly went to show
him my first piece...
**[06:06] (Flashback) Grand**
I'm sorry, I'm really busy now,
**[06:08] (Flashback) Grand**
so please don't come to
the workshop anymore.
**[06:12] Tou**
That made me think, "Oh, I guess
I have to make things his way..."
**[06:17] Hime**
Oh, no...
**[06:21] Tou**
But that's not what it was.
**[06:26] Tou**
Yesterday, after you left,
**[06:28] Tou**
my grandfather asked me to go
with him to the Eihouji Temple.
**[06:42] Tou**
For about two hours, we only walked.
**[06:47] Tou**
When I tried to talk to him,
all he'd say back was "yeah" or "uh-huh."
**[06:52] Tou**
But then, while I was in awe of the fall leaves
in the middle of the Musai Bridge...
**[07:01] (Flashback) Tou**
They're so beautiful.
**[07:03] (Flashback) Grand**
Yeah.
**[07:12] (Flashback) Grand**
The blue of summer is good,
but the bright red of fall is good, too.
**[07:17] (Flashback) Tou**
Yes.
**[07:19] (Flashback) Grand**
I guess you don't get it.
**[07:21] (Flashback) Tou**
Huh?
**[07:24] (Flashback) Grand**
Of course you wouldn't.
**[07:27] (Flashback) Grand**
Since I was embarrassed, I asked
your teacher to not tell you,
**[07:31] (Flashback) Grand**
but I saw your new plate.
**[07:36] (Flashback) Tou**
What?
**[07:38] (Flashback) Grand**
I'm sorry I always kept you at arm's length.
**[07:42] (Flashback) Grand**
Kouzou and Nanako both understand
how hard this profession can be.
**[07:46] (Flashback) Grand**
They were probably worried about you.
**[07:50] (Flashback) Grand**
They asked me to not give
too much attention to you.
**[07:53] (Flashback) Tou**
My mom and dad said to do that?
**[07:56] (Flashback) Grand**
Since I'm not so good at this,
**[07:59] (Flashback) Grand**
I couldn't help but fawn over you
when you came to the workshop.
**[08:04] (Flashback) Grand**
Since you were at that age,
**[08:07] (Flashback) Grand**
they told me you'd lose interest
if we left you alone.
**[08:16] (Flashback) Grand**
I was so happy to see you continue.
**[08:23] (Flashback) Grand**
That red sure is beautiful.
**[08:27] (Flashback) Grand**
Those gold brush strokes are wonderful, too.
**[08:31] (Flashback) Tou**
You mean my big plate?
**[08:33] (Flashback) Grand**
It was the first thing you've
made that made me truly jealous.
**[08:41] (Flashback) Grand**
Do you understand?
**[08:44] (Flashback) Tou**
Yes!
**[08:46] (Flashback) Grand**
Don't worry about what I like.
**[08:49] (Flashback) Grand**
Just make the things you want
to make, the way you like.
**[08:54] (Flashback) Grand**
I am me, and you are you.
**[09:05] (Flashback) Tou**
Grandpa...
**[09:10] (Flashback) Tou**
Thank you!
**[09:16] Hime**
Why...
**[09:17] Hime**
I don't know why...
**[09:20] Hime**
I'm sorry, I don't know why...
**[09:25] Tou**
Because you're in the
same boat, Toyokawa-san.
**[09:30] Tou**
Your mother, Tokikawa Himena, is a legend.
**[09:32] Tou**
Aren't you feeling that pressure?
**[09:37] Tou**
That's the shelf where
your best piece will go, right?
**[09:43] Hime**
Why?
**[09:45] Tou**
Last night, Naruse-san sent me a message.
**[09:47] Hime**
Nao-chan did?
**[09:49] Tou**
She said that she thinks you're
too preoccupied with that shelf.
**[09:55] Tou**
Your mother would say the
same thing, I think.
**[09:57] Tou**
She'd tell you to not worry so much
and to just make what you like.
**[10:04] Hime**
Mom, if you were still alive,
what would you say?
**[10:11] Hime**
I'm just going to give it my best!
**[10:13] Hime**
But don't laugh if it ends up
being kinda weird!
**[10:17] Dad**
I wonder if my careless idea
ended up hurting Himeno.
**[10:24] Grand**
I think it'll be fine.
**[10:26] Grand**
That girl probably understands.
**[10:28] Grand**
That spot is not for comparing,
**[10:31] Grand**
it's for having them side by side.
***SIGN*** Beauty Salon Naruse
**[10:37] Nao**
Uh, despite your very busy schedule,
**[10:39] Nao**
thank you for... No, that's not it.
**[10:43] Nao**
Aoki-senpai, thank you for all that
you've done for our Himeno...
**[10:47] Nao**
No, that's not it, either.
**[10:50] Nao**
Aw heck, I'll just jump in!
**[10:58] Tou**
*Hello?*
**[10:59] Nao**
May I please speak to Aoki-senpai?
**[11:02] Tou**
*What's going on, Naruse-san?*
**[11:03] Nao**
I, well, I just got a thank-you
message from Hime-chan.
**[11:08] Nao**
It seems her head is clear now,
**[11:10] Nao**
so I really wanted to thank you for that!
**[11:12] Tou**
*I'm glad to hear that.*
**[11:14] Tou**
*You didn't have to call for that, though.*
**[11:16] Nao**
No, this time, I wanted to do it right.
**[11:19] Nao**
Thank you so much!
**[11:21] Nao**
Then, I will be.. Yes. Yes.
**[11:23] Nao**
Excuse me.
**[11:37] Nao**
I'm so tired.
**[11:58] Mika**
And then!
**[12:01] Mika**
Hime-chan, you're here too early!
**[12:08] Nao**
Oh, nice!
**[12:10] Nao**
Can I take a video?
**[12:12] Hime**
Eh? I guess.
**[12:18] Mika**
I liked Hime-chan's expression.
**[12:20] Tou**
Me, too.
**[12:23] Mike**
Yours, too.
**[12:25] Tou**
Huh?
**[12:32] Mika**
So, Hime-chan!
**[12:38] Mika**
Thank you!
**[12:40] Hime**
Huh? For what?
**[12:43] Mika**
I wonder.
**[12:44] Hime**
What?
**[12:46] MIka**
I won't tell you!
**[12:47] Hime**
Hey, come on!
**[12:49] Mika**
Never.
**[12:50] Hime**
Hey!
**[12:53] Hime**
Stop!
**[12:57] Hime**
Tell me!
**[14:25] Dam**
Seeing the Mexico girl again.
***SIGN*** Mini-Mini Pottery Club
**[14:27] Dam**
A moment with the reserved girl.
**[14:28] Dam**
A word from the adviser.
**[14:30] Dam**
All of which are treasures
for the bob-haired girl!
**[14:33] txt**
Next Episode: "Found It!"
***SIGN*** Next Time:
***SIGN*** Found It!
**[14:35] Dam**
Today's connection and
encounters were so good.