E9 - The Sky I Can't Reach

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[00:01] Mia
    Is the answer that's deep within
    your heart really the right answer?
[00:06] Mia
    I want to see a world that
    I've never seen before.
[00:12] ---
    ...about making excitement come true
[00:14] ---
    How it turns out is up to us
[00:16] ---
    I think that the fact that we met
    is a miracle in itself
[00:20] Yu
    Mia-chan, what are you watching?
[00:24] Yu
    Oh, hey! That's from the other day!
[00:26] Yu
    You're actually watching it!
[00:28] Mia
    I-I just happened to see it...
[00:29] Yu
    But that still makes me happy.
[00:35] Mia
    Lanzhu...
[00:37] Mia
    Wha--
[00:38] Yu
    What's wrong?
SIGN    I've done everything I wanted to, so I'm going to quit being a school idol and go home
SIGN    You don't have to make me any more songs either
[00:40] Mia
    What's she thinking?
[00:43] Yu
    Quit? Lanzhu-chan's quitting?
[00:47] Yu
    But why...
[00:49] Yu
    Mia-chan!
[00:50] Mia
    I'm going to talk to her myself.
[00:53] Mia
    Lanzhu has to sing...
[00:56] Mia
    For me.
[00:59] ---
    Let's play this dream, rainbow world!
[01:05] ---
    (Colorful World! Colorful!
    Colorful Dream! Colorful! Yeah!)
SIGN    Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club
[01:14] ---
    We ran out during the days
    of the rainbow-colored season
[01:19] ---
    The light that pours in
    as I wake from this dream is so bright
[01:24] ---
    Do you feel this unending heartbeat
    towards the future right now?
[01:29] ---
    (I feel the same as you...!)
[01:30] ---
    I can hear the excitement in your chest,
    let's use that as the signal to start
[01:34] ---
    Even if the clouds float by and
    the passing showers wet my cheeks
[01:41] ---
    The clear, blue sky
    will stretch across again
[01:43] ---
    Let's sing, let's sing (Together!)
[01:46] ---
    When our hearts connect, let's go!
[01:48] ---
    Together, now (Here we go, ready, and...!)
[01:51] ---
    You go, I go! We go!
[01:53] ---
    Dream on!
[01:54] ---
    Our dreams resonate
    together in this melody!
[01:56] ---
    It stretches on forever
[01:59] ---
    Fly! High!
[02:00] ---
    Let's head towards the never-ending sky
    (Everybody! Draw! Dream!)
[02:03] ---
    Any new beginning where we're together
[02:06] ---
    Will bloom into a smile! Right now, high
[02:09] ---
    Sky! High!
[02:10] ---
    Freely, yes, brighten your colors
[02:13] ---
    This trajectory we run along
    as we smile shines so bright
[02:20] ---
    Never-ending new stories
    (We all together!)
[02:23] ---
    Let's continue creating them together
[02:29] Ai
    So you just found out, too, Shiotte?
SIGN    Episode 9: The Sky I Can't Reach
[02:32] Shioriko
    Yes.
[02:34] Shizuku
    Did she give you any further details?
SIGN    I'm going to go back home soon. That's... rather sudden...
[02:38] Shioriko
    No, this is the only message she sent me.
[02:40] Kasumi
    I wonder what's going on.
[02:42] Kasumi
    Why wouldn't she talk to you, Shioko?
[02:46] Ayumu
    So Lanzhu-chan's going to
    quit being a school idol...
[02:50] Kanata
    And she's going back home?
[02:52] Karin
    That's rather sudden.
[03:00] Mia
    You're finally getting
    your name out there.
[03:03] Mia
    Things are just picking up,
    so what are you thinking?
[03:07] Lanzhu
    Well, I already did everything
    I could as a school idol.
[03:11] Mia
    You did everything?!
[03:12] Lanzhu
    I did. I did everything I wanted
    to and could as a school idol.
[03:19] Lanzhu
    And I did everything I could with
    my songs and my performances.
[03:25] Lanzhu
    And that's why I'm quitting.
[03:28] Lanzhu
    Let's also end our partnership.
[03:31] Mia
    What are you talking about?
[03:33] Mia
    There are a lot of people who
    don't know our music yet.
[03:36] Mia
    And we need to show those
    people what we're made of.
[03:39] Lanzhu
    I figured it out.
[03:40] Mia
    Figured out what?
[03:42] Lanzhu
    I gave 100% of me at the School
    Idol Festival the other day.
[03:48] Lanzhu
    But those girls still surpassed me.
[03:53] Lanzhu
    No matter how far I reached out
    my hand, I just couldn't reach.
[03:59] Lanzhu
    They made me realize that.
[04:01] Mia
    Are you trying to say my
    songs are no match for them?
[04:05] Lanzhu
    That's not true! It's just...
[04:08] Mia
    Then... Next time, I'm going to make the
    best song that no one else can surpass.
[04:13] Lanzhu
    Mia...
[04:14] Mia
    If you can agree that it's the best,
[04:15] Mia
    I'm not going to let you
    quit being a school idol.
[04:19] Mia
    I still need you to sing my songs.
[04:39] Emma
    All she'd say is that she did
    everything she wanted to.
[04:43] Mia
    Huh...
[04:45] Rina
    Is she really going home?
[04:48] Yu
    I was hoping I could get closer with her.
[04:53] Mia
    I'm not letting Lanzhu go home.
[04:54] Emma, Rina & Yu
    Huh?
[04:55] Mia
    I'm writing a song. It'll be
    the ultimate song for Lanzhu.
[05:00] Mia
    I'm sure she'll change her
    mind once she hears it.
[05:05] Mia
    I can't have Lanzhu quit on me.
[05:11] Mia
    The ultimate song for Lanzhu...
[05:14] Mia
    A song just for Lanzhu...
[05:36] Shioriko & Lanzhu
    Um--
[05:37] Shioriko
    You go ahead, Lanzhu.
[05:39] Lanzhu
    No, you go first, Shioriko.
[05:43] Shioriko
    Um... It's not a big deal.
[05:46] Shioriko
    I was just thinking this was our
    first time walking home together
[05:49] Shioriko
    ever since you've been back.
[05:51] Lanzhu
    Yes, well... You were very busy
    preparing for the cultural fair.
[05:57] Shioriko
    I'm sorry...
[05:58] Lanzhu
    I'm not mad or anything! That's not it!
[06:01] Lanzhu
    I was busy with my performances, too.
[06:03] Shioriko
    You were working very
    hard as a school idol.
[06:08] Lanzhu
    Yes...
[06:11] Shioriko
    Lanzhu, there's something that I
    want to apologize to you about.
[06:14] Lanzhu
    Huh?
[06:15] Shioriko
    I'm sorry that I didn't tell you
    that I admired school idols before.
[06:20] Lanzhu
    Wh-Why are you apologizing, Shioriko?
[06:24] Shioriko
    Because I thought I may have hurt you.
[06:27] Shioriko
    You must've been mad this whole time.
[06:29] Lanzhu
    I'm not mad!
[06:33] Lanzhu
    I just...
[06:36] Shioriko
    Lanzhu?
[06:39] Lanzhu
    Well, I need to go this way. Bye-bye.
[06:47] Mia
    Lanzhu is a perfectionist.
[06:49] Mia
    Considering the recent trends...
[06:56] Ai
    Mia-chi's not coming...
[07:00] Mia
    I should be able to do
    more. I can't stop here!
[07:09] Emma
    This is Mia-chan's room.
[07:12] Rina
    Thanks, Emma-san.
[07:16] Mia
    Rina. What's wrong?
[07:18] Rina
    I came to see you.
[07:20] Mia
    Why? Oh, more importantly...
    The song's done!
[07:24] Rina
    For Lanzhu-san?
[07:26] Mia
    Yeah!
[07:27] Mia
    Lanzhu's not going home! Not
    if Mia Taylor can help it!
[07:39] Mia
    Well? That's the ultimate
    song I wrote just for you.
[07:44] Lanzhu
    The quality is outstanding. I'd
    expect nothing else from you, Mia.
[07:48] Lanzhu
    But...
[07:50] Lanzhu
    This song is not for me.
[07:55] Mia
    Forget it!
[07:59] Yu
    Mia-chan...
[08:00] Mia
    Don't bother! Just leave me alone.
[08:11] Mia
    Why?! What does she want?
[08:13] Mia
    That song was the highest quality out
    of all of the songs I've written so far!
[08:17] Mia
    It fit perfectly with Lanzhu
    wants and her direction.
[08:21] Mia
    So why?!
[08:22] Rina
    Mia-chan.
[08:24] Mia
    What? Did you come to laugh at me?
[08:26] Mia
    Considering I confidently gave her that
    song and well, you saw what happened.
[08:30] Mia
    Go ahead and laugh!
[08:31] Rina
    I'm not going to laugh.
[08:33] Mia
    Then just leave me alone!
[08:34] Rina
    I can't.
[08:35] Mia
    You're so annoying!
[08:45] Rina
    Does your hand hurt?
[08:48] Rina
    It's all red.
[08:51] Mia
    I'm sorry. I got heated.
[08:53] Rina
    That happens sometimes.
[08:56] Mia
    But...
[08:57] Rina
    When that happens...
[09:00] Rina
    we should eat.
[09:01] Mia
    R-Right...
[09:09] Mia
    Come to think of it, I
    hadn't been eating lately.
[09:12] Rina
    Eating is important.
[09:16] Mia
    I put everything on the
    line with that song.
[09:20] Mia
    When Lanzhu sings,
[09:21] Mia
    she's able to get as many people
    as possible to listen to my song.
[09:26] Mia
    I thought that if I had her as my
    partner, I'd finally have some results...
[09:33] Rina
    Why do you care about results so much?
[09:36] Mia
    Huh?
[09:37] Rina
    You seem to be in a lot of pain, Mia-chan.
[09:39] Rina
    Do you need results so badly that
    you have to put yourself in pain?
[09:42] Mia
    I do! Because I'm Mia Taylor...
[09:46] Mia
    If people don't acknowledge
    my music, I'm worthless.
[09:50] Rina
    But you're still you, Mia-chan.
    You're never worthless.
[09:55] Mia
    But this won't work! Because all
    I've got left is to make songs!
[10:01] Rina
    Mia-chan?
[10:03] Mia
    As the daughter of the Taylor Family,
    it's the least I have to do.
[10:09] Mia
    When I was little, I loved to sing.
[10:13] Mia
    Singing was so much fun,
    so I sang all the time.
[10:17] Mia
    One day, I was supposed to
    be onstage with my family.
[10:21] Mia
    This was my debut as a
    singer. I was so excited.
[10:25] Mia
    But I had no idea just how big
    the Taylor Family name was.
[10:32] Mia
    Thousands of eyes were waiting
    for the birth of a new diva.
[10:37] Mia
    But I just loved songs and
    enjoyed singing them...
[10:41] Mia
    So could I really give
    them what they wanted?
[10:47] Mia
    There's no worth in a girl from
    the Taylor Family who can't sing.
[10:51] Mia
    That's why I wanted to do what I could
    so I could secure a place in this world.
[10:58] Mia
    I thought I could finally
    reach it by using Lanzhu...
[11:03] Rina
    But... You're here right
    now, aren't you, Mia-chan?
[11:08] Mia
    Huh?
[11:09] Rina
    Couldn't this be where
    you belong, Mia-chan?
[11:13] Rina
    I want to hear your song, Mia-chan.
[11:16] Mia
    N-No! I mean...
[11:19] Rina
    I don't want to hear Mia Taylor's song.
    I want to hear your song, Mia-chan.
[11:24] Rina
    I don't know what the Taylor
    Family is supposed to be.
[11:28] Rina
    But if you loved to sing, I don't
    want you to forget about that.
[11:38] Rina
    I want you to enjoy yourself more.
[11:41] Rina
    I think you'll be able to make
    your desire come true here.
[11:46] Mia
    What I desire...
[11:48] Rina
    Yeah.
[11:52] Mia
    I want to sing...
[11:55] Mia
    I want to sing!
[11:57] Rina
    Yeah.
[11:58] Rina
    Making your dreams come true is
    what it means to be a school idol.
[12:03] Mia
    Yeah... You're right.
[12:09] Mia
    Maybe this is where I wanted to get to.
[12:16] Lanzhu
    No matter how far I reached out
    my hand, I just couldn't reach.
[12:21] Lanzhu
    They made me realize that.
[12:26] Mia
    Thanks, Rina.
[12:27] Mia
    I'm finally starting to
    see what I need to do.
[12:31] Mia
    First, I need to rewrite that song.
SIGN    I'm heading home on a flight tonight.
SIGN    Bye-bye.
[13:40] All
    What?!
[13:41] Emma
    She's going home today?!
[13:43] Shioriko
    Yes, I believe that she's
    already at the airport.
[13:47] Shioriko
    I have something that
    I need to tell Lanzhu!
[13:51] Setsuna
    Well, we do, too!
[13:54] Ai
    Mia-chi is making a really
    special song for her right now!
[13:58] Kanata
    She has to listen to it!
[14:00] Yu
    Mia-chan! Lanzhu-chan--
[14:02] Mia
    I know. I'm almost done,
    so stall her somehow.
[14:06] Ayumu
    Let's go together! We
    need to find Lanzhu-chan!
[14:09] Shioriko
    Right.
[14:23] Shioriko
    Lanzhu!
[14:27] Lanzhu
    Shioriko...
[14:28] Yu
    Lanzhu-chan! We finally found you!
[14:31] Lanzhu
    What's all this about?
[14:34] Yu
    Could you just give us
    a little bit of time?
[14:37] Karin
    Mia's writing a song for you!
[14:43] Ayumu
    Lanzhu-chan!
[14:45] Lanzhu
    Sorry, but no matter what kind of
    song she brings, the answer is no.
[14:51] Lanzhu
    What?
[14:52] Rina
    No.
[14:53] Kasumi
    We won't let you go!
[14:55] Shizuku
    Please listen to Mia-san's song!
[14:58] Lanzhu
    I told you. I did everything I could.
[15:01] Lanzhu
    I have no regrets.
[15:02] Mia
    You're really okay with
    that, Lanzhu Zhong?
[15:07] Mia
    I'd been thinking this whole time...
[15:10] Mia
    That there's no one more
    perfect than Lanzhu Zhong.
[15:14] Mia
    Your singing, performances,
    pride, and your hard work...
[15:16] Mia
    I hate to admit it, but
    all of those things!
[15:18] Mia
    And yet, you're not going
    to reach out to your dream.
[15:22] Mia
    Instead, you're going
    to give up and go home.
[15:24] Mia
    That's not like you!
[15:27] Lanzhu
    It doesn't matter what kind
    of song you write. I--
[15:30] Mia
    This song isn't for you.
[15:33] Mia
    There was a dream that I couldn't
    reach all this time, too.
[15:37] Mia
    But I'm going to stop giving up.
[15:40] Mia
    Unlike you.
[15:43] Mia
    I loved singing, but I lost
    confidence, so I tried to ignore it.
[15:47] Mia
    But then they taught me...
[15:50] Mia
    That as long as you desire to be a
    school idol, everyone will accept you.
[15:56] Mia
    In that case, my hand will reach, too.
[15:59] Mia
    I'm going to grab my dream!
[17:44] Mia
    So what are you going to do?
[17:50] Shioriko
    Lanzhu, I want to be a
    school idol with you.
[17:56] Shioriko
    Please stand on the stage with me--
[17:57] Lanzhu
    I can't!
[18:00] Lanzhu
    I just can't!
[18:01] Lanzhu
    I can't stay with anyone!
[18:06] Lanzhu
    I've always been like that.
[18:08] Lanzhu
    I want to get along with people...
    but something always goes wrong!
[18:13] Shioriko
    That's not--
[18:14] Lanzhu
    You're the only one who ever bothered
    being friends with me, Shioriko.
[18:19] Lanzhu
    All the other people were
    okay with me at first,
[18:23] Lanzhu
    but eventually, they'd distance
    themselves, and go away.
[18:27] Mia
    I mean, I sorta get it.
[18:29] Mia
    The way you say things
    can irk me sometimes.
[18:32] Lanzhu
    Well, I don't understand! I don't know
    what's bad or why people avoid me.
[18:38] Lanzhu
    No matter how hard I try, I can't
    understand how other people feel.
[18:41] Lanzhu
    If that's the case, I thought
    I'd be better off alone.
[18:45] Lanzhu
    The reason I came here was because
    I thought I could be a solo idol.
[18:49] Lanzhu
    Even if I can't understand how people
    feel, I can make them acknowledge me.
[18:55] Shioriko
    Everyone has moments where they don't
    understand how the other person is feeling.
[18:58] Shioriko
    It's not just you, Lanzhu!
[18:59] Lanzhu
    I didn't even really know
    my one and only friend.
[19:05] Lanzhu
    See? My only choice is to be alone.
[19:08] Emma
    Is that why you declined our
    invitation to join the club?
[19:11] Lanzhu
    Yes. More so, I was surprised
    that a bunch of solo idols
[19:15] Lanzhu
    were strengthening their
    bonds within the club.
[19:19] Lanzhu
    You all believe in each other, and you
    can perform as a unit, and do even more.
[19:24] Lanzhu
    If that's what it means to be a
    school idol, then I can't do it.
[19:31] Mia
    Seriously, could you open your dumb
    eyes and actually look around you?
[19:37] Mia
    Who do you think everyone
    here came to see?
[19:41] Mia
    There's no way I could've gotten
    all of them to come myself.
[19:46] Mia
    If you can't let go of your past, you're
    going to step on all of their feelings.
[19:53] Mia
    Lanzhu, you and I are alike.
[19:56] Mia
    Our pasts held us back, and we never
    reached out towards our dreams.
[20:00] Mia
    But this place isn't like everywhere else.
[20:06] Emma
    Lanzhu-chan!
[20:07] Emma
    The reason we decided to form
    our units is because of you!
[20:13] Yu
    It's because of your honest words
    that I managed to move forward.
[20:18] Yu
    Thank you!
[20:22] Lanzhu
    Shioriko?
[20:27] Shioriko
    Why don't we try to start again from here?
[20:30] Shioriko
    I think we can become even closer.
[20:35] Lanzhu
    Shioriko... Are you sure?
[20:38] Shioriko
    Yes.
[20:41] Mia
    We're no longer business partners.
[20:44] Mia
    I look forward to working
    with you, Miss Rival.
[20:49] Lanzhu
    But you haven't even debuted
    yet. You've got some nerve.
[20:54] Shioriko
    Lanzhu. Mia-san.
[20:58] Shioriko
    Let's do our best together from now on.
[21:01] Lanzhu
    Yes, but, um...
[21:04] Lanzhu
    Can we still be friends,
    even if we're rivals?
[21:09] Mia
    You're asking that now?
[21:11] Lanzhu
    Oh, shut up, Mia.
[21:18] Lanzhu
    Hey...
[21:20] Lanzhu
    Could I still take you up on that offer?
[21:27] Yu
    Of course!
[21:28] Yu
    Welcome to Nijigasaki
    High School Idol Club!
[21:51] ---
    I found you!
[21:53] ---
    You had your eye on me, too
[21:58] ---
    Is this where it all begins?
[22:02] ---
    It's actually already begun
    (Now, let's go)
[22:06] ---
    Feelings (We have so many of them)
[22:09] ---
    Once they connect (It cheers us up!)
[22:13] ---
    Let our hearts become stronger
    and let's work even harder
[22:22] ---
    So at any time, our dream is our sun
[22:30] ---
    After we cry,
    let's put a smile on our faces
[22:34] ---
    And talk about the future
[22:38] ---
    At any time, our dream is our sun
[22:46] ---
    Even if the wind or rain hit hard
[22:49] ---
    Remember, there's a light
    that shines down on us
[22:56] ---
    I'm going to try to
    give it my all again today
[23:04] Emma
    Karin-chan! It's morning!
[23:08] Lanzhu
    Good morning, Karin!
[23:12] Emma
    Good morning, Karin-chan!
[23:13] Lanzhu
    I'm Lanzhu Zhong, and you'll
    be seeing me around more often.
[23:18] Emma
    Since Lanzhu-chan came to live at the
    dorms, you'll probably be oversleeping less!
[23:23] Emma
    Thanks.
[23:24] Lanzhu
    This is a piece of cake.
[23:28] Lanzhu
    All right. I guess Mia's next.
SIGN    Episode 10: Kasumin☆Wonder Tour
[23:35] Kasumi & Lanzhu
    Next time!
[23:36] Kasumi
    "Kasumin...
[23:37] Kasumi & Lanzhu
    ...Wonder Tour!"