E3 - Losing the Battle before It Is Ever Fought Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:33] Komari     Wh-What are you doing here? [00:35] Nukumizu     I was thirsty and wanted a drink of water. [00:38] Komari     So you c-came all the way out here? [00:41] Nukumizu     Look who's talking. [00:43] Nukumizu     You're out fountain-hopping      to avoid class, right? [00:46] Komari     Sh-Shut up. I-I came here 'cause I'm     kind of d-doing research on school water. [00:53] Nukumizu     Research? Oh? [00:57] Nukumizu     I'm actually quite particular     about the water here at school. [01:01] Komari     Th-Then where did you go to     drink water th-this morning? [01:06] Nukumizu     Heh. If it's early in the day,     like first or second period, [01:09] Nukumizu     it's gotta be west building, second floor,      next to the classroom. [01:12] Nukumizu     At that time of day, the water in     the pipes is still from the day before. [01:16] Nukumizu     Not only does it have less of a chlorine taste,     but it's cool in the morning, even in summer. [01:21] Nukumizu     It's the finest drinking water. [01:28] Komari     That's... [01:29] Komari     That's weak. [01:30] Nukumizu     What? How can you say that? [01:33] Komari     W-West building, second floor is b-best     during lunch break, just before lunch. [01:39] Nukumizu     Lunch break, you say? [01:41] Nukumizu     But there's no way the upper floors     are fit for use after noon. [01:44] Nukumizu     The chlorine smell gets stronger     and the water becomes lukewarm. [01:48] Komari     A-Amateur. [01:50] Komari     W-Warm water is much gentler      on the s-stomach. [01:55] Nukumizu     Wha... B-But the chlorine... [01:57] Komari     O-Once your nose adjusts     to the ch-chlorine smell... [02:01] Nukumizu     "Adjusts"? Wait! You can't mean... [02:06] Komari     ...i-it covers up the smell of the bathroom. [02:12] Nukumizu     Y-You eat lunch in the bathroom?! [02:14] Nukumizu     I wish I'd never asked.     Just eat in the club room! [02:20] Tamaki     Komari-chan. Nukumizu. [02:23] Tamaki     What are you guys doing way out here? [02:27] Tamaki     Oh, right. After school, I want you      both to come to the classroom. [02:31] Tamaki     Koto has an important announcement. [02:34] Nukumizu     Sure. [02:35] Tamaki     Okay, see you later. SIGN    Literature Club [04:21] Koto     Ahem. I gathered you all     here today for one reason. [04:25] Koto     I have decided that we shall     set sail on the open net. SIGN    Absent Today [04:29] Koto     We will submit our works to the     "Become a Literary Icon" site. [04:34] Nukumizu     Why are we suddenly doing that? [04:36] Koto     The student council got on my case      at the last club presidents' meeting. [04:40] Koto     They asked why we list composition as an      activity when we haven't written anything. [04:44] Nukumizu     Huh? This is the literature club,     but you haven't written anything? [04:48] Koto     We say, "Write, write!"     and then don't write. That is our way. SIGN    Literature Club [04:51] Koto     If we published a zine, we'd have     to pay for paper and printing costs, [04:55] Koto     and we have no distribution channels. [04:56] Nukumizu     That makes sense. Publishing online     is much more practical for a club. [05:01] Koto     So to that end... [05:03] Koto     This weekend, the literature club      is holding a training camp! [05:07] Nukumizu     What? [05:07] Koto     There was an opening at the youth house     this weekend. I was able to get two rooms— [05:11] Nukumizu     Hang on a minute!     The weekend's only two days away! [05:15] Koto     Speed equals survival in     today's publishing business. SIGN    Honestly, I want to hide in my room this weekend [05:21] Koto     You don't get it, do you? [05:22] Koto     Will you still say that     after hearing this one word? [05:28] Koto     Canned. [05:30] Nukumizu     "Canned"? As in when an author is     confined to a hotel room to write? [05:34] Komari     Whoa! [05:35] Nukumizu     Huh? What's with that reaction? [05:37] Koto     Haven't you always wanted to?     Doesn't it get you pumped? [05:41] Komari     Canned is cool! SIGN    All Deadlines     Are Bad [05:43] Koto     So I'd like each of you to come up     with a plot by this weekend. [05:47] Nukumizu     Have you decided what     you're going to write, Senpai? [05:51] Koto     I'm thinking of writing an     isekai reincarnation story. [05:54] Koto     First, Mishima commits seppuku.     Then he gets reincarnated. [05:57] Koto     Dazai tries to follow by drowning himself in     the Tamagawa Aqueduct. And that's the intro. [06:01] Koto     But it's rated X, so I wouldn't be     able to show it to you... kids... [06:10] Shikiya     Rated X? [06:14] Shikiya     Ungood. [06:15] Koto     Shikiya? How long have you been there? [06:18] Shikiya     Tsukinoki-senpai,     a training camp requires... [06:23] Shikiya     a proposal... submission. [06:27] Koto     All right. I'll have the     president bring one tomorrow. [06:31] Nukumizu     Who's that? [06:32] Komari     Sh-Shikiya from the student council. [06:36] Shikiya     The student council is...     always... watching you. [06:43] Koto     Shikiya, isn't the council     going a little hard on us? [06:47] Shikiya     No, we go after all the clubs. [06:52] Shikiya     Costs. Cuts. Dissolution. Annihilation. [06:57] Nukumizu     What's wrong with this girl? At least blink! [06:57] Shikiya     Costs. Cuts. Dissolution. Annihilation. [07:01] Shikiya     Costs... SIGN    Tahara      City SIGN    Facility      Introduction SIGN    Ehima Outdoor Activity Center [07:03] Anna     A training camp? That sounds like fun. SIGN    A youth facility jointly operated by the cities of Tahara      and Toyohashi. Guests can enjoy outdoor activities, sports,      and camping in a wonderful environment with a panoramic      view of Mikawa Bay. SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 [07:06] Nukumizu     I don't know about that. They said we'd      be "canned." It might not be much fun. [07:11] Anna     There's even a beach nearby. [07:13] Anna     I still have my swimsuit from     last year. I hope it's okay. [07:16] Nukumizu     Huh? Wait a minute.     Are you planning to come, too? [07:20] Anna     Yesterday, on the way home,     I ran into Sosuke's mom. [07:25] Anna     We're childhood friends,     so our families are friendly, too. [07:29] Nukumizu     Another heavy story begins. [07:31] Anna     Sosuke's mom said, "I haven't seen you in     the mornings recently. Is everything okay?" [07:38] Anna     And then, both families got the wrong idea     and thought Sosuke and I were fighting, [07:42] Anna     so they're planning to throw a "make-up"     barbecue this weekend. As a surprise. [07:48] Anna     So please, I'm begging you!     Take me to the ocean with you! [07:51] Nukumizu     You don't need to go that far.     You could just go out for a bit instead. [07:55] Anna     Are you mocking my father's     passion for barbecuing? [07:58] Anna     He'll keep grilling for hours     and hours until I get home! [08:02] Nukumizu     But you aren't even in the lit club— [08:03] Anna     I'll join! I'll join right this minute! SIGN    This is Yanami Anna SIGN    Pleased to meet you SIGN    Welcome to the lit club SIGN    Glad to have you SIGN    My fave canned foods are: SIGN    crab SIGN    and corned beef. SIGN    My fave canned foods are: SIGN    crab SIGN    and corned beef. SIGN    PM [08:13] Nukumizu     Is she gonna be okay?     Can she even write a novel? [08:19] Nukumizu     Then again, it's my first time writing, too. [08:23] Nukumizu     What are we gonna do? [08:29] Komari     N-Nukumizu! Wh-What are you doing here? [08:32] Nukumizu     What are you doing here? [08:34] Komari     I-Impolite! [08:36] Nukumizu     You were impolite first. [08:39] Nukumizu     But whatever. Adding "-san" is a pain, anyway. [08:41] Nukumizu     Are you here to check out light novels, too? SIGN    New Comics [08:44] Komari     I-I don't know much about them,     so I thought I should study some. [08:47] Nukumizu     You haven't decided what to write, have you? [08:50] Komari     I've actually already started writing. [08:54] Nukumizu     Huh? Really? [08:56] Komari     M-More importantly, is Y-Yanami... SIGN    Good Night at the Late-Late-Night Café SIGN    Good Night at the Late-Late-Night Café SIGN    Good Night at the Late-Late-Night Café SIGN    Good Night at the Late-Late-Night Café SIGN    Good Night at the Late-Late-Night Café [08:59] Komari     Is Yanami joining the lit club, too? [09:03] Nukumizu     Sounds like it. Is that a problem? [09:05] Komari     Y-Yanami's cute. Yakishio's c-cute, too. [09:13] Nukumizu     Well, you aren't ugly, either, Komari. [09:18] Nukumizu     Wh-What? [09:22] Komari     I mean... [09:30] Komari     P-Pretty girls never join      the l-literature club. [09:35] Nukumizu     Hold it right there! You need to apologize     to all lit club girls everywhere! [09:38] Nukumizu     Do it! Now! [09:51] Kaju     Big brother, are you on your way home? [09:54] Nukumizu     Yeah. You sure are late today. Shopping? [09:57] Kaju     Yes. We're having curry udon today. [10:00] Kaju     Big brother, I actually won't be home     this weekend. Is that all right? [10:05] Nukumizu     Huh? I don't really care. [10:07] Kaju     You won't get lonely and     start crying or anything? [10:09] Nukumizu     I'll be fine. [10:11] Nukumizu     I'll be away this weekend, too. I have     an overnight training camp for my club. [10:15] Kaju     Huh? Does that mean     you've finally made friends? [10:18] Nukumizu     Well, they aren't exactly friends. [10:20] Owner     Here you go, Kaju-chan. [10:21] Kaju     Sir, can I also get some of your finest      red beans? I'm making red rice to celebrate. [10:25] Nukumizu     Huh? [10:26] Owner     Did something good happen? [10:28] Kaju     My brother just made his first friends ever! [10:31] Owner     Oh! That is good news! [10:33] Owner     Everyone in the shop owners' association      was worried about you! SIGN    Good SIGN    Fortune SIGN    Good SIGN    Fortune SIGN    Authorized Retailer [10:37] Owner     We thought about making you a checkpoint     in our shopping arcade stamp rally, SIGN    Good SIGN    Fortune SIGN    Good SIGN    Fortune SIGN    Authorized Retailer SIGN    Good SIGN    Fortune SIGN    Good SIGN    Fortune SIGN    Authorized Retailer SIGN    Good SIGN    Fortune SIGN    Good SIGN    Fortune SIGN    Authorized Retailer [10:42] Owner     but I guess you don't need that now. SIGN    Good SIGN    Fortune SIGN    Good SIGN    Fortune SIGN    Authorized Retailer [10:44] Nukumizu     Please don't. No, seriously! SIGN    Good SIGN    Fortune SIGN    Good SIGN    Fortune SIGN    Authorized Retailer [10:53] Tamaki     You sure did come through, Nukumizu. [10:56] Nukumizu     Um, what do you mean? [10:58] Tamaki     What else? Yanami and Yakishio. I didn't     expect you to bring cute girls like them. [11:03] Tamaki     It's super rare to see our     female members in swimsuits. [11:07] Nukumizu     What about during swim lessons? [11:10] Tamaki     What are you saying? School swimsuits and     personal swimsuits are two different things! [11:15] Tamaki     Listen. They're bound by the rules to     wear official school swimsuits in class. [11:19] Tamaki     But when they wear personal swimsuits,      it's because they want to. [11:23] Tamaki     Do you see the difference? [11:25] Nukumizu     Please explain in more detail. [11:27] Tamaki     Okay, okay. [11:29] Tamaki     Normally, girls are too ashamed to     expose their shoulders and thighs. [11:34] Tamaki     But with the beach as an excuse, they willingly     walk around in what is essentially underwear. [11:40] Tamaki     Basically, you're allowed to stare. [11:43] Tamaki     No, if you don't stare,     it could be considered rude! [11:46] Tamaki     Do you see what I mean? [11:50] Nukumizu     I see. [11:51] Nukumizu     It's the magic of summer,     in a manner of speaking. [11:56] Koto     What the heck are you guys talking about? [11:58] Anna     Oh, a parasol!     And they even have beach chairs. [12:02] Anna     Thanks, Nukumizu-kun. [12:05] Nukumizu     S-Sure. [12:06] Lemon     Yana-chan, do you have sunscreen? [12:08] Anna     Yeah, I do. Hold on a sec. [12:11] Lemon     I forgot it last time, and it was terrible. [12:14] Komari     Nukumizu, y-you're looking super pervy. [12:17] Tamaki     So, Koto, no bikini? [12:19] Koto     Okay, stop talking and let's hit the water. [12:23] Anna     Oh, I'm coming, too! [12:24] Lemon     Wait up! I'll come with you! [12:31] Nukumizu     Aren't you going in? [12:32] Komari     I-I'm good right here. [12:35] Tamaki     Here I come! [12:37] Nukumizu     This is your big chance.     Why not spend time with the president? [12:40] Komari     Th-That's none of your business.     H-Hurry up and go in yourself, N-Nukumizu. [13:03] Anna     Hey, welcome back! [13:05] Lemon     I have returned! It felt so good!      The ocean sure is nice. [13:07] Koto     Man, did I let loose! [13:09] Tamaki     You guys thirsty at all? [13:11] Koto     Oh, grab me a cola. [13:12] Lemon     Were you reading this whole time? [13:13] Anna     I'd like some water. [13:15] Koto     Whoa. Yakishio-san, do you have a six-pack? [13:16] Nukumizu     I will never forget this day     for the rest of my life. [13:20] Nukumizu     The fact that in my youth, I've enjoyed     one day at the beach with girls in swimsuits [13:25] Nukumizu     should sustain me for     the rest of my lonely life. [13:28] Anna     Hey, guys. What should we have for lunch? [13:30] Koto     Wanna buy something and eat it here? [13:33] Anna     How about yakisoba? [13:35] Nukumizu     Yanami-san, aren't you     eating yakisoba right now? [13:38] Anna     I took a chance on a place that     wasn't busy, and it was a mistake. [13:42] Anna     My intuition's telling me that the shop      way down at the end is the one! [13:46] Nukumizu     You're gonna eat another serving? [13:48] Lemon     I'll go buy some, then. [13:49] Tamaki     Okay, thanks. Nukumizu, go with her. [13:53] Nukumizu     Oh, uh, sure. [14:05] Nukumizu     Hey, Yakishio-san. [14:07] Lemon     Hmm? [14:07] Nukumizu     Did you get home okay from     the restaurant the other day? [14:11] Lemon     Wait, are you worried about me? [14:14] Nukumizu     Well, I was just wondering if what I did      made you even more depressed. [14:21] Lemon     You know, he can be really dense,     except when it comes to his girlfriend. [14:27] Lemon     I've been hanging with him for years,     but he never saw me as a girl like that. [14:40] Nukumizu     Yakishio-san, I, well... [14:46] Nukumizu     Let's just have fun today. [14:52] Lemon     You're right. Thanks. [15:01] Nukumizu     What? [15:01] Lemon     Okay, we're gonna run! [15:03] Nukumizu     Hey! Wait! Hold— [15:07] Lemon     Ow, ow, ow. [15:11] Lemon     Nuk-kun, are you okay? [15:18] Lemon     Nuk-kun, what are you doing? [15:20] Nukumizu     Yeah, yeah. It's 'cause you     took off running, Yakishio-san. [15:24] Lemon     Sorry about that. But hey, don't     be so formal. Just use my name. [15:29] Lemon     Here. [15:36] Nukumizu     What's the matter? [15:40] Lemon     You know, sometimes,     girls just want to be spoiled a little. [15:43] Nukumizu     Is that how it is? [15:47] Lemon     Yana-chan was right. [15:49] Lemon     You really are like that. [15:56] Nukumizu     This is great! [16:02] Nukumizu     Komari, don't you want any? [16:04] Komari     The p-president is reading my novel. [16:09] Tamaki     It's interesting. I think you write     really well. And it's a great title. [16:13] Komari     D-Do you mean it? [16:15] Tamaki     But you could add a subtitle to     introduce the story a little better. [16:19] Komari     H-How would I add a subtitle? [16:22] Tamaki     Well, let's see. If the title was     "The Literature Club Goes to the Beach," [16:27] Tamaki     then maybe, "But We Didn't Realize It Was     an Enforced Nudist Beach," for example! [16:32] Tamaki     Or "Is it True You Get More Points     the More You Strip?" for example! [16:36] Tamaki     And then your view count     will go through the roof— [16:37] Koto     That's enough out of you, Shintaro! [16:40] Tamaki     You, too, Koto? It's not like     I was telling you to strip or any— [16:43] Koto     I said that's enough. [16:46] Tamaki     Hey! Please stop! [16:48] Lemon     Hey, are they holding some     kind of event over there? [16:51] Lemon     Let's check it out! C'mon, Komari-chan,     let's go. You've been sitting all day. SIGN    m 0 0 l 59 -1 b 55 -6 50 -11 43 -14 b 36 -17 26 -17 17 -14 b 13 -13 5 -8 -1 0 SIGN    Hitani     Sea Park [16:56] Komari     Huh? N-No, I'm fine. [16:58] Anna     I wonder if they have food stands. [17:04] Nukumizu     Oh, wow. So this is her thing. [17:06] Tamaki     Right? Don't you think     Komari-chan's novel is well-written? [17:10] Nukumizu     Yes, I agree. [17:12] Nukumizu     By the way, what sorts     of things do you write? [17:14] Tamaki     Me? [17:16] Tamaki     Well, there's this one I've had running     on Lit Icon for about three years now. SIGN    The Slave Girl I Picked Up Was     Actually an S-Rank Adventurer,     so I Decided to Become a Freeloader SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 SIGN    I thought I was dead when I took a tumble down     my apartment staircase and got hit by a kei truck,     but I woke up reincarnated in another world.     I was no longer in the big city, with its hectic     morning commutes, and was now in a great forest.     With no idea which way to go, I wandered through     the forest until I stumbled upon a girl being attacked     by a monster. This chance meeting changed the course      of my life completely. SIGN    Chapter 1 SIGN    A Sudden Beginning SIGN    Chapter 2 SIGN    Absolute Destiny Apocalist SIGN    Light Novels in an App [17:20] Nukumizu     Hey, I know this one. I mean, I'm reading it! [17:23] Tamaki     Seriously? I've never met one     of my readers in the flesh before. [17:27] Nukumizu     I had no idea you were the Tarosuke-sensei,     whose stories have amassed over 20,000 points. [17:32] Nukumizu     Are you gonna publish it as a book? [17:34] Tamaki     It's nowhere near long enough for that. [17:36] Lemon     Hey! [17:38] Lemon     Oof. SIGN    Giant     Fire SIGN    Sunrise     Shower SIGN    Hana-     masa SIGN    Endless Summer SIGN    Endless Summer SIGN    Huge Volume SIGN    Huge Volume [17:39] Lemon     Here. Present for you. [17:41] Nukumizu     Huh? Where'd you get all this? [17:43] Anna     Lemon-chan jumped into the beach     flag contest and won this as a prize. [17:48] Komari     Y-You were amazing. [17:49] Lemon     Ah, please continue. [17:52] Koto     Guys, we should change     and head back to the lodge. [17:55] all     Okay. [17:57] Lemon     Wait, Komari-chan, you haven't     gone in the water yet, have you? [18:00] Komari     Oh, uh, well... [18:05] Lemon     We'll be right back! [18:06] Anna     Have fun! [18:06] Tamaki     Don't go too crazy! SIGN    Yakisoba [18:19] Tamaki     Koto, does that one look ready? [18:19] Lemon     Food tastes so much better outside! [18:21] Koto     No, it's still way too soon. [18:22] Komari     I haven't had b-beef in a while. [18:24] Tamaki     You sure? [18:24] Lemon     How was it, Komari-chan?     Didn't the water feel great? [18:25] Koto     Oh, but this one's done. Here. [18:27] Komari     I-It was salty. [18:28] Tamaki     Thanks. [18:29] Lemon     I know, right? It feels so good! [18:31] Nukumizu     I knew it. They're all the type... [18:37] Nukumizu     to eat it rare without a second thought! [18:42] Nukumizu     But I can't just stand here     waiting for time to run out. [18:46] Nukumizu     I'm going to have to eat it raw! [18:50] Anna     Nukumizu-kun, we just put those on.     Let's wait for them to cook a bit. [18:55] Komari     Y-You're a real glutton, aren't you? [18:58] Koto     Here. If you're hungry, eat this. [19:01] Nukumizu     Oh, thank you very much. [19:04] Koto     Someone at a nearby spot     just shared these with us. [19:07] Koto     A middle schooler, maybe?      She was so cute. [19:10] Nukumizu     Red rice? [19:19] Koto     Immobulus! Expulso! [19:23] Nukumizu     I'll use the last of the coals to raise     this one right. I'll name her Setsuko. [19:28] Nukumizu     Don't you like fireworks, Yanami-san? [19:30] Anna     I wanted dessert first. [19:32] Nukumizu     Gonna toast marshmallows? [19:33] Anna     Ta-da! Mixed organ meats! [19:36] Nukumizu     Would ya look at that? [19:39] Koto     What are you a-doin'? [19:41] Tamaki     What's up? [19:43] Koto     Uh, well, look... [19:47] Koto     These are too big to do alone.     I'll do them with you. [19:51] Tamaki     Oh, come on. I can handle this much myself. [19:53] Nukumizu     Look at those two.     I wish they'd hurry up and get married. [19:58] Tamaki     Oh, that's pretty. [20:00] Koto     Watch out, watch out! [20:01] Tamaki     Hey, be careful! [20:01] Anna     Oh, there's one left. I'll have that. [20:04] Nukumizu     Ah! Setsuko! [20:06] Anna     Huh? "Setsuko"? [20:08] Nukumizu     No, uh, I mean... [20:09] Anna     Hey, if you want it, just say so. [20:14] Anna     Here. Aah. [20:24] Anna     It's good, right? [20:26] Nukumizu     Mm-hmm. [20:29] Anna     So how much is that worth? [20:31] Nukumizu     Huh? Uh, um... 700? [20:37] Nukumizu     Huh? [20:37] Anna     I'm just teasing. [20:48] Nukumizu     Idiot! Watch out! [20:55] Tamaki     Komari-chan, are you hurt at all? [20:58] Komari     I-I'm okay. [21:06] Komari     President, your hand... [21:07] Tamaki     Don't worry about me. What would've     happened if you'd injured your face? [21:11] Komari     I-It doesn't really matter     if my face gets hurt. [21:14] Tamaki     Don't be stupid. Of course it matters. [21:16] Komari     Nobody looks at my face or anything, anyway. [21:20] Tamaki     Well, you do, right? [21:23] Tamaki     Do you really want to relive a bad memory     every day when you look in the mirror? [21:29] Tamaki     I wouldn't want that to happen. [21:31] Komari     P-President... [21:35] Tamaki     So don't say stuff like that.     You gotta take care of yourself. Okay? [21:57] Komari     President Tamaki... [22:01] Komari     I like you! [22:03] Anna     Here. [22:09] Tamaki     Komari-chan? [22:10] Komari     P-President... [22:13] Komari     I-I've always liked you. [22:17] Komari     You actually pay attention to me. [22:21] Komari     It makes me so happy. [22:22] Komari     I like you. So please... [22:30] Komari     Please go out with me! 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