E4 - Best Idol in the Universe

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[00:00] All
    Previously on Love Live!
[00:02] Rin
    µ's was finally ready to take
    on the Love Live preliminaries
[00:05] Rin
    when we ran into A-RISE,
    the event's previous winner, in Akiba.
[00:09] Tsubasa
    Nice to meet you.
[00:10] Rin
    We decided to put on a joint
    concert with A-RISE, but...
[00:14] Hanayo
    Compared to an A-RISE concert...
[00:16] Kotori
    We don't...
[00:17] Kotori
    ...stand a chance.
[00:18] Honoka
    It's not true!
[00:19] Honoka
    We're performing
    with those amazing people.
[00:22] Honoka
    Let's give it our best, too.
[00:25] Rin
    And so, we sang our hearts out
    at our preliminary concert!
[00:31] Hanayo
    I-It's time.
[00:32] Kotori
    I'm so nervous.
[00:34] Honoka
    My heart's going to jump out of my chest.
[00:38] Umi
    Is it over? Is it over?
[00:40] Eli
    Not yet.
[00:41] Umi
    Someone answer me!
[00:43] Maki
    You can't hear like that.
[00:45] Nico
    Y-Y-Y-Yeah.
[00:47] Nico
    Why are you so nervous a-about
    the first round of preliminaries?
[00:51] Nozomi
    Well, according to the cards...
[00:53] Honoka
    According to the cards?
[00:56] Honoka
    Actually, I don't want to know!
[00:59] Hanayo
    They're here!
[01:01] Hanayo
    The first team moving onto the
    final preliminary round is A-RISE.
[01:06] Hanayo
    The second team is East Heart.
[01:08] Nico
    Who else?
[01:09] Hanayo
    The third team is... Mi...
[01:11] All
    Mi?
[01:12] Hanayo
    Midnight Cats.
[01:16] Eli
    Who else?
[01:17] Hanayo
    The fourth team is...
[01:20] Hanayo
    Mu...
[01:22] All
    Mu...
[01:24] Hanayo
    Mu...
[01:26] Hanayo
    Mutant Girls.
[01:30] Honoka
    N-N-No...
[01:34] Honoka
    No way!
[01:37] Honoka
    And that's the dream I had!
[01:41] Honoka
    Huh?
[01:42] All
    It was a dream?!
SIGN    Come on... Our courage makes our dreams come true
SIGN    Let's run toward tomorrow with unbeaten (hearts)
SIGN    A strong, strong wish
SIGN    Led us along
SIGN    We can't give up the next one
SIGN    We'll hold on tightly to the time we have remaining
SIGN    We don't want only a memory
SIGN    We'll run as hard as we can
SIGN    (Chance for me! Chance for you!)
SIGN    Come on... Embrace your dreams and look up
SIGN    Your world will change dramatically
SIGN    Come on... Our courage makes our dreams come true
SIGN    Let's run towards tomorrow with unbeaten (hearts)
SIGN    The miracle that we met here and now
SIGN    Don't forget our season
[03:15] Hanayo
    What a vivid dream.
[03:18] Kotori
    Yeah.
SIGN     #4 "Best Idol in the Universe"
[03:19] Honoka
     Actually, we're in that situation right now!
[03:24] Nico
    H-How is it the same situation?
[03:26] Umi
    Is it over? Is it over?
[03:28] Nozomi
    Well, according to the cards...
[03:31] Honoka
    Don't! At this rate, my dream will come true!
[03:35] Honoka
    I know! Nico-chan, try chugging that!
[03:37] Nico
    Why?
[03:38] Honoka
    If we don't change something,
    my dream will come true.
[03:41] Hanayo
    They're here!
[03:43] Hanayo
    The first team moving onto the
    final preliminary round is A-RISE.
[03:48] Hanayo
    The second team is East Heart.
[03:50] Hanayo
    The third team is Midnight Cats.
[03:54] Honoka
    No. They're all the same.
[03:57] Hanayo
    The fourth team is...
[03:58] Hanayo
    Mi...
[03:59] All
    Mi?
[04:01] Hanayo
    Mu!
[04:03] All
    Mu!
[04:05] Hanayo
    Muse.
[04:06] All
    What?
[04:08] Hanayo
    µ's.
[04:09] Hanayo
    Otonokizaka High's School Idol group, µ's!
[04:14] Honoka
    µ's? That's us, right?
[04:17] Honoka
    Not the soap brand, right?
[04:19] Maki
    Of course it's us.
[04:20] Rin
    We passed?
[04:22] Eli
    We made it through the preliminaries.
[04:30] All
    All right!
[04:35] Honoka
    We did it!
[04:36] Kotori
    Mom!
[04:38] Rin
    We passed!
[04:40] Umi
    Is it over? Is it over?
[04:43] Announcer
    We have an announcement.
[04:45] Announcer
    We just received news that µ's,
    our School Idol group,
[04:48] Announcer
    made it through the Love Live preliminaries.
[04:53] Announcer
    I repeat,
[04:54] Announcer
    we just received news that µ's,
    our School Idol group,
[04:57] Announcer
    made it through the Love Live preliminaries.
[05:03] Eli
    The final round of preliminaries
    will take place in December.
[05:05] Eli
    The one team moving onto
    the Love Live will be decided then.
[05:09] Nozomi
    If we win the next one,
    we'll advance to the Love Live.
[05:12] Hanayo
    But we have to beat A-RISE.
[05:16] Honoka
    Thinking about it now won't do us any good.
[05:18] Honoka
    Let's just do our best.
[05:19] Umi
    That's right.
[05:21] Umi
    That's why I'd like to move morning practice
[05:24] Umi
    up one hour starting next week.
[05:26] Rin
    I don't know if I can wake up that early.
[05:28] Umi
    We'll also practice our
    fundamentals on Sundays.
[05:32] Eli
    Practice doesn't lie.
[05:34] Eli
    But we can't train blindly.
[05:38] Eli
    How hard we can focus
    on high quality practice.
[05:41] Eli
    That is what our participation
    at the Love Live depends on.
[05:46] Honoka
    All right! Come on, everyone!
[05:48] Honoka
    µ's...
[05:49] Kotori
    Wait.
[05:50] Honoka
    Huh?
[05:51] Kotori
    I feel like someone's missing.
[05:54] Nozomi
    Me, Kotori-chan, Maki-chan.
[05:57] Nozomi
    Eli-chi, Umi-chan, Rin-chan.
[06:00] Nozomi
    Hanayo-chan, Honoka-chan...
[06:02] Rin
    Everyone's here.
[06:04] Honoka
    Oh, okay.
[06:05] Honoka
    Let's try that again, then!
[06:11] All
    Nico-chan!
[06:13] Honoka
    Nico-chan!
[06:15] Honoka
    Where are you going?
[06:17] Nico
    Don't shout at me!
[06:19] Honoka
    What's wrong? Practice is starting.
[06:22] Nico
    I-I'm busy today.
[06:25] Nico
    Anyway, the final preliminaries are approaching.
[06:28] Nico
    You'd better practice hard.
[06:30] Honoka
    Okay!
[06:31] Honoka
    Huh? She left...
[06:47] Rin
    She went inside the store.
[06:49] Maki
    Why are we following her?
[06:51] Honoka
    Because it's suspicious.
[06:53] Honoka
    Don't tell me she works here.
[06:56] Nico
    Nico-Nico-Ni!
[06:58] Nico
    Today's smiley deal is two
    packs of meat for 2,525 yen!
[07:02] Rin
    You're taking this too far.
[07:04] Maki
    Wait. It's not what it looks like.
[07:08] Umi
    She's just shopping normally.
[07:10] Honoka
    She's just buying ingredients for dinner.
[07:14] Umi
    Would she skip practice just for that?
[07:17] Kotori
    With our spot at the Love Live secured,
    she should be excited.
[07:21] Hanayo
    Maybe she's having someone
    really important over.
[07:25] Maki
    Or maybe there's someone
    she really wants to cook for.
[07:29] Kotori
    C-Could it be?
[07:31] Rin
    Nico-chan is—
[07:33] Hanayo
    No! An idol must never do that!
[07:37] Honoka
    Huh? What are you talking about?
[07:39] Rin
    µ's member Nico Yazawa!
[07:40] Rin
    Whose apartment does she
    skip practice to frequent?
[07:44] Hanayo
    How scandalous!
[07:55] All
    She ran!
[07:56] Nico
    Why are you following me?
[08:03] Honoka
    Huh?
[08:08] Eli
    I knew you would take the rear exit.
[08:14] Nozomi
    Tell us what you're up to.
[08:18] Eli
    Hey!
[08:28] Nozomi
    Huh?
[08:36] Nico
    N-Nico-Nico-Ni!
[08:41] Nozomi
    Wait!
[08:53] Honoka
    Where's Nico-chan?
[09:00] Rin
    I didn't want to do this!
[09:03] Rin
    Jeez! Nico-chan!
[09:08] Rin
    She's not here.
[09:13] Honoka
    She got away.
[09:16] Umi
    I wonder why she was
    so desperate to escape.
[09:21] Maki
    Nico-chan's too stubborn
    to talk to anyone.
[09:25] Rin
    You're one to talk.
[09:27] Maki
    Shut up.
[09:28] Honoka
    Should we go to her house?
[09:30] Umi
    You're going to intrude on her?
[09:31] Honoka
    She won't talk to us otherwise.
[09:35] Eli
    But we don't know where she lives.
[09:38] Honoka
    Oh, right.
[09:41] Rin
    What's wrong?
[09:43] Hanayo
    That.
[09:48] Honoka
    Nico-chan?
[09:49] Umi
    Doesn't she seem a little small?
[09:52] Maki
    Yeah.
[09:52] Rin
    Not at all! Nico-chan's pretty small for a—
[09:57] Rin
    She's tiny!
[09:59] Cocoro
    Can I help you?
[10:02] Rin
    Uh, no...
[10:03] Cocoro
    Oh? Aren't you µ's?
[10:09] Eli
    What? You know us?
[10:10] Cocoro
    Yes.
[10:11] Cocoro
    Thank you for looking after my sister.
[10:15] Cocoro
    I'm her younger sister,
    Cocoro Yazawa.
[10:18] All
    What?!
[10:22] All
    Love Live!
[10:24] Nozomi
    Nico-cchi has a sister?
[10:27] Maki
    And she's so polite.
[10:29] Rin
    They're complete opposites.
[10:31] Honoka
    Um, Cocoro-chan?
[10:33] Honoka
    Why do we have to hide—
[10:36] Cocoro
    Quiet!
[10:37] Cocoro
    No one's here.
[10:39] Cocoro
    What about over there?
[10:41] Umi
    I don't see anyone.
[10:43] Cocoro
    Look carefully.
[10:44] Cocoro
    We're up against professionals.
[10:46] Cocoro
    There's no telling where they're hiding.
[10:48] Honoka
    Professionals?
[10:51] Cocoro
    It seems safe.
[10:53] Cocoro
    Get ready to run when I tell you to go.
[10:56] Honoka
    Why?
[10:57] Cocoro
    Isn't it obvious?
[10:58] Cocoro
    Let's go!
[11:01] Honoka
    W-Wait!
[11:06] Cocoro
    It looks like we're all right.
[11:09] Umi
    What's going on?
[11:11] Hanayo
    Is Nico-chan the target of an assassin?
[11:15] Cocoro
    What are you talking about?
[11:16] Cocoro
    It's the media, of course.
[11:18] Umi
    What?
[11:19] Cocoro
    The paparazzi.
[11:20] Cocoro
    They know what you backup
    dancers look like,
[11:23] Cocoro
    so you have to be careful.
[11:25] Cocoro
    Please tell me before you come over.
[11:28] Eli
    Backup...
[11:29] Nozomi
    ...dancers?
[11:30] Maki
    Who is?
[11:31] Cocoro
    Super idol Nico Yazawa's
    backup dancers, µ's.
[11:35] All
    What?!
[11:36] Cocoro
    I've heard all about you.
[11:37] Cocoro
    You're currently trying to become
    idols under my sister's direction.
[11:44] Eli
    I see.
[11:45] Umi
    I'm starting to understand the situation.
[11:47] Maki
    I forgot. We're dealing with Nico-chan.
[11:50] Cocoro
    Please do your best.
[11:52] Cocoro
    My sister said the eight of you
    together might somehow
[11:55] Cocoro
    be able to debut, despite your failures.
[12:00] Maki
    Who are you calling failures?
[12:02] Cocoro
    Please don't make that face.
[12:04] Cocoro
    Take a page from my super idol sister's book.
[12:07] Cocoro
    It's always Nico-Nico-Ni!
[12:13] Cocoro
    All together, now.
[12:15] Cocoro
    Nico-Nico-Ni!
[12:16] Eli
    Listen, Cocoro-chan.
[12:18] Cocoro
    Yes?
[12:18] Eli
    Do you mind if I call her?
[12:21] Cocoro
    Sure!
[12:24] Cocoro
    Nico-Nico-Ni!
[12:27] Cocoro
    Nico-Nico-Ni!
[12:29] Cocoro
    Nico-Nico-Ni!
[12:29] Nico
    Nico-Nico-Ni!
[12:30] Nico
    Nico love in your heart!
[12:32] Nico
    This is Nico Yazawa.
[12:34] Nico
    I can't answer the phone right now.
[12:36] Nico
    Please leave a message after the tone.
[12:38] Nico
    Nico-Nico-Ni!
[12:41] Eli
    Hello? This is your backup dancer, Eli Ayase.
[12:48] Eli
    If you're listening, pick up the phone!
[12:51] Maki
    Pick up your phone, Nico-chan!
[12:52] Umi
    Why are we your backup dancers?
[12:54] Rin
    Explain yourself!
[13:02] Honoka
    This is Nico-chan's house.
[13:05] Cocoro
    This is our younger brother, Cotaro.
[13:07] Cotaro
    Backup dancers.
[13:12] Kotori
    Hello.
[13:13] Cocoro
    Our sister typically stays at the
[13:16] Cocoro
    waterfront apartment
    provided by her agency.
[13:19] Cocoro
    But she comes here at night.
[13:22] Maki
    Waterfront? Where?
[13:24] Cocoro
    It's a secret, of course.
[13:25] Cocoro
    We can't have the media finding her.
[13:29] Hanayo
    I wonder why they believe her.
[13:32] Umi
    If she's seen pictures or videos of µ's,
[13:34] Umi
    she'd immediately know
    we're not backup dancers.
[13:39] Kotori
    Cotaro-kun, have you ever
    seen your sister singing?
[13:44] Cotaro
    That.
[13:48] Kotori
    It's a µ's poster.
[13:50] Maki
    No, something's not right.
[13:52] Honoka
    Huh?
[13:55] All
    She modified it?!
[14:01] Honoka
    Is this Nico-chan's room?
[14:05] Eli
    She switched her face with mine.
[14:07] Rin
    It's the same over here.
[14:10] Eli
    Why is she doing all of this?
[14:12] Honoka
    It's almost pathetic.
[14:17] Nico
    You guys...
[14:20] Honoka
    Nico-chan.
[14:21] Cocoro
    Welcome home, sister.
[14:23] Cocoro
    Your backup dancers
    wanted to talk to you.
[14:28] Nico
    R-Really?
[14:30] Umi
    I'm sorry.
[14:32] Umi
    We'll make it quick.
    Is that all right?
[14:36] Nico
    Uh, um...
[14:40] Nico
    Cocoro, sorry, b-but I need to go
    to my apartment for work today.
[14:47] Nico
    Bye.
[14:48] Umi
    She ran!
[14:50] Eli
    Wait!
[14:52] Nico
    Why do I have to keep running?
[14:58] Cocoa
    Sister!
[15:00] Nico
    Cocoa!
[15:02] Cocoa
    Why are you in such a hurry?
[15:05] Nico
    Oh, you know...
[15:06] Rin
    You have another sister.
[15:13] Nico
    I'm so sorry.
[15:15] Nico
    I, Nico Yazawa, lied.
[15:18] Eli
    Get up and explain yourself.
[15:26] Nico
    C-Come on, girls. You look so scary.
[15:30] Nico
    An idol needs to smile.
[15:33] Nico
    All together, everyone.
[15:35] Nico
    Nico-Nico-Ni!
[15:36] Nozomi
    Nico-cchi.
[15:38] Nozomi
    Are you sure you should
    be playing around?
[15:43] Nico
    Right.
[15:45] Honoka
    A business trip?
[15:47] Nico
    Yeah. I have to look after
    my siblings for two weeks.
[15:54] Eli
    That's why you've been skipping practice.
[15:56] Honoka
    You should have told us.
[15:58] Umi
    And why do they think
    we're your backup dancers?
[16:03] Eli
    Yeah. If there's any problem, it's that.
[16:06] Nico
    B-Because...
[16:07] All
    Because?
[16:11] Nico
    Nico-Ni—
[16:11] Nozomi
    Don't do that.
[16:13] Umi
    Tell us.
[16:16] Honoka
    Nico-chan.
[16:20] Nico
    It's always been that way.
[16:21] Kotori
    Always?
[16:23] Nico
    That's how it's always
    been at my house.
[16:27] Nico
    I can say whatever I want at home.
[16:31] Honoka
    But...
[16:32] Nico
    Please leave.
[16:36] Honoka
    Nico-chan.
[16:50] Maki
    What should we do with her?
[16:52] Kotori
    I wonder what she meant by
    it's always been that way.
[16:55] Honoka
    Has Nico-chan's family always
    thought we were backup dancers?
[17:00] Eli
    Nozomi?
[17:01] Nozomi
    It probably means she's
    always been a super idol.
[17:05] Umi
    What do you mean?
[17:06] Nozomi
    Remember how I told you Nico-cchi
    was a School Idol as a first year?
[17:13] Nozomi
    Maybe she told her siblings
    then that she was an idol.
[17:20] Nozomi
    But when it fell through,
    she couldn't tell them.
[17:25] Nozomi
    In that house, Nico-cchi's been
    a super idol since her first year.
[17:30] Umi
    That seems possible.
[17:34] Maki
    Just how proud is Nico-chan?
[17:37] Rin
    She's just like you.
[17:39] Maki
    Don't make fun of me.
[17:40] Hanayo
    I wonder if it's just a matter of pride.
[17:43] Maki
    What?
[17:44] Hanayo
    Maybe she really wanted to be an idol.
[17:48] Hanayo
    She wanted to keep being one.
[17:50] Hanayo
    I understand because I've
    always wanted to be one, too.
[18:00] Eli
    I saw her during my first year.
[18:05] Eli
    I was on the student council and
[18:09] Eli
    wasn't interested in idols at the time.
SIGN    Club Resignation
[18:38] Eli
    If I had spoken to her then...
[18:51] Honoka
    That's it!
[18:58] ---
    Backup dancers...
[19:30] Honoka
    Nico-chan.
[19:33] Nico
    I told you I can't practice—
[19:36] Cocoro
    Sister.
[19:37] Cocoa
    Sister.
[19:38] Cotaro
    School.
[19:40] Nico
    Why did you bring them?
[19:42] Honoka
    Because they said they
    wanted to see you perform.
[19:48] Nico
    Perform?
[19:53] Nico
    Is this...
[19:55] Eli
    Nozomi and I came up with
    an outfit perfect for you.
[20:00] Nozomi
    You look great in cute clothes.
[20:04] Nozomi
    Super idol Nico-chan.
[20:07] Nico
    Nozomi...
[20:12] Eli
    Beyond that door, your biggest fans
    are awaiting your solo concert.
[20:20] Nico
    Eli.
[20:23] Eli
    Come on. Everyone's waiting.
[20:32] Cocoro
    This is where our sister performs?
[20:35] Cocoa
    No one's here.
[20:37] Cotaro
    Roof.
[20:46] Cotaro
    Idol...
[20:50] Nico
    Cocoro, Cocoa, Cotaro.
[20:53] Nico
    I want to talk to you before I sing.
[20:55] All
    What?
[20:57] Nico
    The truth is...
[21:00] Nico
    ...this is my last day as a super idol.
[21:04] All
    What?!
[21:05] Cocoro
    You're quitting?
[21:07] Nico
    No, I'm not quitting.
[21:10] Nico
    From now on, I'm going to be
    an idol with the members of µ's.
[21:15] Cocoro
    But they're trying to become idols.
[21:18] Cotaro
    Backup dancers.
[21:21] Nico
    That's what I thought.
[21:23] Nico
    But I was wrong.
[21:24] Nico
    I want to become a new person from now on.
[21:29] Nico
    I shine the brightest
    when we're together as nine.
[21:33] Nico
    Far more than when I was alone.
[21:36] Nico
    My dream is to become
    the best idol in the universe.
[21:42] Nico
    To shine even brighter with µ's,
    the best idol unit in the universe.
[21:49] Nico
    That is my biggest dream.
[21:51] Nico
    It's what I want to do.
[21:56] Cocoro
    Sister...
[21:57] Nico
    That's why this is my last solo.
[22:10] Nico
    Nico-Nico-Ni!
SIGN    Because I'm happy, I'll go see you
SIGN    Because I'm lonely, I'll go see you (I'll go see you)
SIGN    That's how I feel
SIGN    Whether I'm making progress or hung up on something,
SIGN    We're always connected
SIGN    With a true dream, (Hi! Let's go!) seize tomorrow (Hi! Go, go!)
SIGN    I'm sure you can do it
SIGN    Sometimes, take your time at your own pace
SIGN    To look at all the things you want to do
SIGN    Then do your best! With all your strength (Let's do our best)
SIGN    Once you've cleared your head, you'll fly up into the sky
SIGN    I'm always looking at you
SIGN     # 5 "A New Me"
[23:35] Rin
    The next episode of Love Live is
    "A New Me."
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