E8 - My Wish

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[00:00] All
    Previously on Love Live!
[00:01] Hanayo
    The Halloween event was a success.
[00:03] Hanayo
    As we began working towards the Love Live,
[00:05] Hanayo
    we discovered something wrong
    with Honoka-chan's body.
[00:09] Hanayo
    And mine.
[00:11] Hanayo
    Having gained weight,
    Honoka-chan and I began dieting.
[00:14] Hanayo
    Meanwhile, a mistake in the student
    council caused more problems.
[00:17] Honoka
    Shouldn't we handle this ourselves?
[00:21] Hanayo
    Through the efforts of
    Honoka-chan and her friends,
[00:23] Hanayo
    the student council escaped its predicament.
[00:25] Hanayo
    Even our diet was successful.
[00:26] Hanayo
    And the final preliminaries are coming up!
[00:30] Announcer
    We now present the final group
    moving onto the final preliminaries.
[00:34] Announcer
    Otonokizaka High's School Idol group, µ's!
[00:40] Announcer
    One of these four groups
    will be advancing to the Love Live.
[00:45] Announcer
    Let's hear what each group hopes to achieve!
[00:48] Announcer
    Starting with µ's!
[00:49] Honoka
    Oh, okay!
[00:50] Honoka
    W-We've always worked towards
    winning the Love Live.
[00:56] Honoka
    So we'll definitely win!
[01:03] Honoka
    Huh?
[01:04] Announcer
    A-Amazing! What a sudden
    declaration of victory!
[01:08] Honoka
    What?
[01:09] Nico
    Idiot.
[01:10] Hanayo
    She said it.
[01:15] Nozomi
    Finally...
[01:17] Nozomi
    We're finally here...
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
[02:51] Nico
    Why'd you have to shamelessly
    declare we'd win?
[02:54] Honoka
    I was just so excited...
[02:56] Maki
    But we actually are trying to win.
    What's the big deal?
[02:59] Umi
    You're right. Besides, A-RISE said...
[03:02] (Flashback) Tsubasa
    We believe the final preliminaries
    are on par with the final event.
[03:09] Honoka
    Oh, right. They've acknowledged our talent.
[03:12] Eli
    Let's decide what song we're singing
    at the final preliminaries.
[03:16] Eli
    We can only sing one song,
    so we should choose carefully.
SIGN    # 8 "My Wish"
[03:20] Hanayo
    In order to win...
[03:21] Nico
    I think we should sing a new song.
[03:24] Honoka
    A new song!
[03:25] Rin
    Sounds interesting!
[03:27] Umi
    Since we could only sing new
    songs at the preliminaries,
[03:29] Umi
    that may be the right choice.
[03:31] Hanayo
    But I don't know that we should
    make our decision based on that...
[03:35] Maki
    We don't know that a new song would
    actually provide an advantage.
[03:39] Kotori
    Besides, like we said the other day,
[03:41] Kotori
    we shouldn't force ourselves
    to do new things...
[03:45] Nozomi
    This is just a thought,
    but what if we tried a love song?
[03:52] All
    A love song?!
[03:54] Hanayo
    I see!
[03:55] Hanayo
    Love songs are essential to idols!
[03:58] Hanayo
    It's a standard part of everyone's set.
[04:01] Hanayo
    But µ's doesn't have one yet!
[04:04] Eli
    Nozomi?
[04:07] Honoka
    But why haven't we written a love song yet?
[04:11] Kotori
    Because...
[04:14] Umi
    Wh-Why are you looking at me like that?
[04:16] Nozomi
    You have no romantic experience, right?
[04:19] Umi
    What?
[04:20] Umi
    Why would you assume that?
[04:22] Honoka
    Do you, then?
[04:23] Kotori
    Do you?
[04:24] Umi
    Why are you so interested?
[04:27] Nico
    Do you?
[04:28] Hanayo
    Do you?
[04:28] Rin
    Do you?
[04:29] Umi
    You, too?!
[04:31] Honoka
    Well?
[04:31] Nico
    Do you?
[04:32] Rin
    Do you?
[04:33] Honoka
    Umi-chan, tell us! Which is it?
[04:36] Kotori
    Umi-chan...
[04:37] Umi
    W-Well...
[04:45] Umi
    I don't.
[04:46] Rin
    I thought not.
[04:49] Kotori
    I was so surprised.
[04:50] Honoka
    You should've just said so!
[04:53] Honoka
    My heart was pounding!
[04:55] Umi
    Why are you getting on my case about this?
[04:58] Umi
    Honoka and Kotori, you don't
    have any experience, either!
[05:01] Both
    Yeah.
[05:01] Maki
    I'm not sure we can start
    working on a new song now.
[05:06] Eli
    But isn't it too soon to give up?
[05:09] Maki
    Eli?
[05:10] Nozomi
    You're right.
[05:12] Nozomi
    The important part
    of song writing is imagination.
[05:15] Umi
    It's not as though I've only drawn
    from my experiences in the past.
[05:21] Honoka
    But a love song is about romance, right?
[05:25] Honoka
    How are we supposed to get inspired?
[05:28] Nozomi
    Well...
[05:29] Nozomi
    For example...
[05:34] Hanayo
    Please accept this!
[05:37] Nozomi
    Nice!
[05:38] Umi
    Is this supposed to inspire us?
[05:41] Nozomi
    Yes.
[05:42] Nozomi
    The words you come up with
    in these moments are fairly important.
[05:45] Honoka
    But why do we need a camera?
[05:48] Nozomi
    It'll make her more anxious.
[05:51] Nozomi
    Besides, we can enjoy the memories later.
[05:55] Nico
    You're clearly after the latter.
[05:57] Nozomi
    Now, now.
[05:58] Nozomi
    Maki-chan, you're next.
[06:00] Maki
    Wh-Why me?
[06:04] Maki
    Here. Just take it.
[06:08] Maki
    I-It's not like you're the
    only one I gave one to.
[06:11] Maki
    Don't get the wrong idea!
[06:14] Hanayo
    Perfect! It's perfect!
[06:16] Rin
    I've seen that in a comic!
[06:18] Maki
    Well? Are you satisfied now?
[06:21] Nico
    Don't get ahead of yourself.
[06:22] Maki
    I'm not.
[06:24] Nozomi
    Nico-cchi, would you like to try?
[06:27] Nico
    Sheesh. You're all so hopeless.
[06:34] Nico
    What's wrong? You mean you don't know?
[06:38] Nico
    No! Don't look. It's embarrassing.
[06:42] Nico
    You're hopeless, aren't you?
[06:45] Nico
    Just a little.
[06:47] Nico
    You said you liked my
    hair down, didn't you?
[06:54] Nico
    I'll give you it to you.
    A special and happy Love-Nic—
[07:00] Nozomi
    I'm out of batteries.
[07:01] Nico
    Why?!
[07:05] Honoka
    We didn't settle on anything.
[07:08] Umi
    It's not easy.
[07:09] Maki
    Maybe we shouldn't force ourselves.
[07:12] Maki
    The final preliminaries are coming up.
[07:14] Umi
    You're right.
[07:15] Umi
    The final preliminaries are
    the culmination of what we've done so far.
[07:18] Umi
    I feel like doing our best at the things
[07:21] Umi
    we've done so far is most important.
[07:23] Kotori
    I agree.
[07:25] Hanayo
    Yeah.
[07:26] Eli
    But I'd like to give a little extra.
[07:30] All
    What?
[07:31] Maki
    Eli?
[07:32] Rin
    Eli-chan, are you opposed?
[07:35] Eli
    I'm not opposed, but I think
    a love song would be strong.
[07:40] Eli
    I feel like we can't win without one.
[07:43] Honoka
    You think so?
[07:44] Umi
    But it's not easy...
[07:46] Eli
    Besides, Nozomi's usually right.
[07:51] Honoka
    Why don't we think on it a little more, then?
[07:54] Umi
    I don't mind either way.
[07:57] Eli
    Why don't we get together
    and exchange ideas this Sunday?
[08:03] Eli
    I'll look for something that might help us.
[08:06] Eli
    Nozomi, is that okay?
[08:08] Nozomi
    Huh? Yeah, sure.
[08:16] Maki
    It's not right.
[08:18] Hanayo
    Not right?
[08:19] Rin
    You mean Eli-chan?
[08:20] Maki
    Isn't it weird for Eli to take
    the initiative and insist on a love song?
[08:25] Hanayo
    She must really want to go to the Love Live.
[08:28] Maki
    Then we should stop her.
[08:30] Maki
    No matter how you look at it,
[08:32] Maki
    we'd put on a much more finished
    performance with an existing song.
[08:35] Rin
    You mean what she said
    about trusting Nozomi-chan?
[08:37] Maki
    Have you seen her give it
    that much attention before?
[08:41] Hanayo
    Then why?
[08:42] Maki
    I don't know.
[08:44] Rin
    Maybe...
[08:47] Eli
    Sorry for lying to you.
[08:50] Hanayo
    Khorosho...
[08:52] Rin
    If Eli joins them, there's no way we can win!
[08:57] Maki
    What are you imagining?
    That would never happen.
[09:00] Hanayo
    Then...
[09:01] Maki
    I don't know, but there must be some reason.
[09:08] Nozomi
    Eli-chi.
[09:10] Eli
    What's wrong?
[09:12] Nozomi
    Aren't you being too pushy?
[09:14] Nozomi
    Everyone seemed at a loss.
[09:17] Eli
    It's fine. That's what I want to do.
[09:21] Eli
    Haven't you always wanted to do it?
[09:23] Eli
    See you later.
[09:29] Nozomi
    For crying out loud...
    You're such a busybody, Eli-chi...
[09:37] All
    Love Live!
[09:45] Honoka
    I love you! I love you!
[09:50] Honoka
    This isn't right!
[09:51] Eli
    W-Well, you're not wrong...
[09:56] Honoka
    Love songs are hard.
[09:59] Eli
    Most love songs are about
    the way you express your love.
[10:04] Eli
    They might be difficult for
    a straightforward person like you.
[10:07] Nico
    She's not straightforward. She's just simple.
[10:10] Nozomi
    You say that, but your notebook is blank, too.
[10:13] Nico
    I-I'm just about to start writing!
[10:14] Kotori
    Now, now.
[10:16] Kotori
    Why don't we watch a romantic
    movie to inspire ourselves?
[10:19] Honoka
    A romantic movie, huh?
[10:24] Hanayo
    How sad...
[10:37] Nico
    What the heck? What a cheap story!
[10:40] Nozomi
    You're crying.
[10:48] Kotori
    Why are you hiding?
[10:50] Kotori
    It's not a scary movie.
[10:52] Eli
    Yeah. It's an emotional scene.
[10:55] Umi
    I know! I-It's embarrassing...
[11:16] Kotori
    Umi-chan?
[11:17] Umi
    It's too embarrassing! It's shameless!
[11:19] Hanayo
    You think so?
[11:21] Umi
    Yes!
[11:22] Umi
    This isn't something you should do in public!
[11:25] Honoka
    Huh?
[11:28] Rin
    Is it over?
[11:29] Kotori
    Honoka-chan, you fell asleep
    three minutes into the movie.
[11:32] Honoka
    Sorry. I thought, "What a slow movie,"
    and starting feeling sleepy...
[11:38] Eli
    Real life isn't like the movies.
[11:41] Eli
    Let's try coming up with words again, and—
[11:44] Maki
    Wait.
[11:46] Maki
    Maybe we should give up.
[11:49] Maki
    We can't compose a song
[11:51] Maki
    and start practicing
    the choreography and singing now.
[11:54] Maki
    It'll only look unpolished.
[11:57] Eli
    But—
[11:57] Umi
    I actually agree.
[12:00] Umi
    We don't have to rely on love songs.
    We have our own music.
[12:06] Honoka
    Yeah.
[12:07] Nico
    We're against A-RISE.
[12:09] Nico
    Little tricks won't work against them.
[12:11] Eli
    But—
[12:12] Nozomi
    Everyone's right.
[12:15] Nozomi
    We should put all our efforts
    into an existing song.
[12:19] Eli
    Nozomi...
[12:20] Nozomi
    That's what the cards are telling me to do.
[12:23] Eli
    Wait, Nozomi. You—
[12:25] Nozomi
    It's fine. What's more important than µ's?
[12:33] Honoka
    Is something wrong?
[12:34] Nozomi
    No, it's nothing.
[12:36] Nozomi
    Let's call it a day and
    start practicing tomorrow.
[12:42] Honoka
    See you later!
[12:43] Rin
    Bye bye!
[12:48] Maki
    Rin, Hanayo, you go on ahead.
[13:01] Eli
    Are you sure?
[13:02] Nozomi
    I said it's fine.
[13:04] Eli
    You should say something.
[13:05] Eli
    If you do, I'm sure they'll support you.
[13:09] Nozomi
    This is all I need.
[13:13] Eli
    You're so stubborn...
[13:14] Nozomi
    You're one to talk.
[13:18] Eli
    What does that mean?
[13:21] Nozomi
    See you tomorrow.
[13:23] Eli
    Nozomi...
[13:25] Maki
    Wait.
[13:28] Nozomi
    Maki-chan...
[13:29] Maki
    You told me before that I'm a pain.
[13:33] Nozomi
    Did I?
[13:36] Maki
    You're way more of a pain than I am.
[13:41] Eli
    We agree.
[13:42] Eli
    I feel the same way.
[13:48] Maki
    Excuse the intrusion.
[13:50] Nozomi
    Make yourselves at home.
[13:54] Nozomi
    Is tea okay?
[13:56] Maki
    Yeah.
[13:58] Maki
    Are you living alone?
[14:01] Nozomi
    Yes.
[14:05] Nozomi
    Since I was little,
[14:07] Nozomi
    I transferred schools a lot
    because of my parents' work.
[14:11] Maki
    I see...
[14:12] Eli
    She finally found a place she belonged
    when she came to Otonokizaka.
[14:16] Nozomi
    Don't talk about that.
[14:19] Nozomi
    It's not something we should discuss now.
[14:22] Nozomi
    Whoops.
[14:24] Maki
    Tell me.
[14:26] Maki
    We've come this far.
[14:28] Eli
    She's right. There's no
    point in hiding it, is there?
[14:32] Nozomi
    I wasn't hiding it...
[14:36] Nozomi
    You just made a big deal out of it.
[14:40] Eli
    Liar.
[14:41] Eli
    Haven't you been looking forward
    to it since µ's formed?
[14:45] Nozomi
    That's not true.
[14:47] Eli
    Nozomi!
[14:49] Nozomi
    I just had a little wish.
[14:52] Maki
    That's enough!
[14:54] Maki
    I don't know where you're going with this!
[14:57] Maki
    What do you mean?
[14:59] Maki
    Nozomi!
[15:03] Eli
    Simply put, it was Nozomi's dream.
[15:07] Nozomi
    Eli-chi.
[15:08] Eli
    We can't not tell her anything now.
[15:12] Maki
    Her dream? To sing a love song?
[15:15] Eli
    No. The love song isn't important.
[15:22] Eli
    It's writing a song as nine.
[15:27] Eli
    Weaving together each
    member's words and feelings.
[15:32] Eli
    A song we truly wrote together.
[15:36] Eli
    She wanted to write a song like that.
[15:38] Eli
    She wanted to go to
    the Love Live with that song.
[15:41] Eli
    That was Nozomi's dream.
[15:43] Eli
    That's why I suggested a love song.
[15:47] Eli
    It didn't go over well, though.
[15:50] Eli
    If we could just compose a single
    song from everyone's ideas...
[15:56] Nozomi
    I told you.
[15:57] Nozomi
    I never said it was
    anything as big as a dream.
[16:02] Maki
    Then what is it?
[16:06] Nozomi
    I don't know...
[16:08] Nozomi
    But it doesn't have to be a song.
[16:11] Nozomi
    It would have been enough for the nine
    of us to make something together.
[16:18] Nozomi
    This group of nine has been a miracle to me.
[16:21] Maki
    A miracle?
[16:23] Nozomi
    Yes. µ's is my miracle...
[16:30] (Flashback) Teacher
    Let me introduce you to your new
    friend who transferred here today.
SIGN    Nozomi Tojo
[16:35] (Flashback) Teacher
    Be nice to her.
[16:39] Nozomi
    Because I was always transferring,
    I didn't have friends.
[16:58] Nozomi
    Naturally, there was
    no one who understood me.
[17:10] Eli
    Nice to meet you, everyone.
[17:13] Eli
    My name is Eli Ayase.
    I hope we can be friends.
[17:18] Nozomi
    For the first time, I met her.
[17:20] Nozomi
    To protect herself,
    she distanced her from others.
[17:24] Nozomi
    She couldn't fit in with others.
[17:26] Nozomi
    She couldn't cheat.
[17:28] Nozomi
    A person like me.
[17:33] Nozomi
    Her feelings were stronger
    than those of others.
[17:35] Nozomi
    Her awkwardness made her clash with people.
[17:39] (Flashback) Nozomi
    Excuse me!
[17:44] (Flashback) Eli
    Who are you?
[17:46] (Flashback) Nozomi
    I-I...
[17:52] (Flashback) Nozomi
    I'm Nozomi Tojo!
[17:55] Nozomi
    That was how Eli-chi and I met.
[18:00] Nozomi
    Later, I met others who felt the same way,
    but I couldn't reach out to them.
[18:07] Nozomi
    When I saw you, there was passion,
    but I didn't know how to reach out to you.
SIGN    Recruiting members!!
[18:15] Nozomi
    There were girls like that here and there.
[18:21] Nozomi
    That's when something arrived
    to tie us together with great strength.
[18:28] Nozomi
    Something that connects these people
    who share the same feelings.
[18:33] Nozomi
    I was determined to make it so.
[18:36] Nozomi
    I wanted to accomplish
    something together as nine.
[18:42] Nozomi
    Maybe it would've been
    nice for it to be a song.
[18:48] Nozomi
    But even if it's not that, µ's has already
    created something enormous.
[18:56] Nozomi
    That's enough for me.
    My dream has already—
[19:24] Nozomi
    My greatest dream has already come true.
[19:28] Nozomi
    That's the end of that story.
[19:31] Nozomi
    Are you satisfied?
[19:33] Eli
    So says Nozomi.
[19:36] Eli
    What do you think?
[19:43] Nozomi
    Are you going to call everyone here?
[19:46] Maki
    Why not invite everyone at least once?
[19:50] Maki
    They're your friends.
[19:55] Honoka
    What?!
[19:57] Honoka
    We're writing one after all?
[19:59] Maki
    Yeah. We're all going to write it together.
[20:02] Kotori
    Nozomi-chan lives by herself...
[20:05] Umi
    I had no idea.
[20:07] Hanayo
    Did something happen, Maki-chan?
[20:08] Maki
    No.
[20:11] Eli
    It's a Christmas present.
[20:13] Eli
    From µ's to the goddess who created µ's.
[20:20] Hanayo
    We're all contributing lyrics, huh?
[20:27] Hanayo
    Is this...
[20:32] Hanayo
    Nozomi-chan!
[20:35] Nico
    I'm surprised you have that out.
[20:37] Nozomi
    S-So, what? Even I do that...
[20:43] Nozomi
    After all, you're my friends.
[20:46] Kotori
    Nozomi-chan!
[20:48] Rin
    So cute!
[20:50] Nozomi
    Don't laugh!
[20:53] Rin
    You're speaking differently!
[20:57] Eli
    Don't struggle.
[20:59] Eli
    You need this kind of thing once in a while.
[21:06] Nozomi
    Sheesh...
[21:10] Honoka
    Look!
[21:39] Honoka
    Desire.
[21:45] Hanayo
    Melody.
[21:48] Umi
    Premonition.
[21:51] Rin
    Mystery.
[21:54] Maki
    Future.
[21:56] Kotori
    Thrill.
[21:59] Nico
    Sky.
[22:01] Eli
    Feelings.
[22:09] Nozomi
    Love.
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    # 9 "Melody of the Heart"
[23:35] All
    The next episode of Love Live is
    "Melody of the Heart."