E9 - There Are Various Reasons Behind It (It's Full of Elma) 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.) [00:01] Kobayashi     It all started with a single     statement from Elma. [00:04] Elma     I demand improved working conditions! SIGN    I demand improved working conditions [00:08] Kobayashi     What's this out of nowhere? [00:10] Kobayashi     Are you hungry? [00:11] Elma     This company demands too much overtime! [00:13] Elma     For one thing, the workload demanded     of each individual is excessive! [00:15] Kobayashi     Elma's demands were justified. [00:17] Kobayashi     However, we had no other     choice with our scheduling. [00:20] Kobayashi     Plus, our company has already made solid     improvements since its founding. [00:24] Kobayashi     It was slow going, but the working     conditions have improved. [00:28] Kobayashi     Our current busyness was just something     we had to resign ourselves to. [00:32] Kobayashi     I explained that to her, but... [00:35] Elma     Don't give up and accept it! [00:37] Elma     I'm fighting for it [00:39] Elma     and I'm going to seize our freedom! [00:42] Kobayashi     Surrounded by those of us who had grown     accustomed to exploitative labor [00:45] Kobayashi     and aimlessly lived out our days, [00:47] Kobayashi     Elma took a stand all by herself. [00:50] Kobayashi     G'luck. SIGN    Work Conditions Improvement Proposal [02:23] Kobayashi     Two days later, [02:23] Elma     Miss Kobayashi, please look at this! [02:24] Kobayashi     Elma used the scant few moments     she had in between work [02:27] Kobayashi     to create a proposal for     improved working conditions. [02:30] Kobayashi     I was once again astonished     by the capability of dragons. [02:35] Kobayashi     However... [02:38] Elma     You're scoffing at me?! SIGN    Expand Personnel [02:40] Kobayashi     The expansion of personnel? [02:42] Elma     Yes. [02:43] Kobayashi     We're currently doing mid-career recruitment,      but there's not a single applicant. [02:46] Elma     Why's that? [02:48] Kobayashi     The programming language we use     at this company is, well... [02:52] Kobayashi     Even if we hired fresh graduates,     it would take time to train them. [02:55] Elma     Couldn't they just learn it quickly? [02:57] Kobayashi     Don't assume everyone is just like you. [02:59] Kobayashi     At any rate, redo it,     taking that into account. SIGN    Redo It, Taking That Into Account SIGN    The Next Day [03:04] Elma     I finished the revisions! SIGN    Work Conditions     Improvement Proposal     Ver. 2 [03:06] Kobayashi     That was fast! [03:08] Kobayashi     I was surprised by her speed,     but the content really left me shocked. [03:12] Kobayashi     The rough spots had been     completely revised, [03:14] Kobayashi     none of the sections had     any contradictions, [03:16] Kobayashi     and the text was organized perfectly. [03:19] Kobayashi     This is great! [03:21] Elma     Really?! [03:22] Kobayashi     Submit it to our department head right away! [03:24] Elma     Got it! [03:27] Elma     It was a no-go. [03:29] Kobayashi     He talked to her about the company's     income and expenditures, [03:31] Kobayashi     things those of us on the floor     didn't have any dealings with, [03:34] Kobayashi     and she couldn't fight back. [03:36] Kobayashi     She was feeling depressed,     so I said this to her: SIGN    Let's give up and get back to work [03:41] Elma     Dammit! SIGN    The Day After That [03:45] Elma     I revised it! SIGN    Work Conditions     Improvement Proposal     Ver. 3 [03:47] Kobayashi     That was fast! [03:49] Kobayashi     We were all overwhelmed by Elma's intensity [03:52] Kobayashi     as we began reading through the paperwork. [03:55] Kobayashi     Then, [03:57] Kobayashi     that paperwork had every individual's     schedule written out in detail, [04:00] Kobayashi     including bathroom breaks, pace slowdowns,     portion of time away from their desks, [04:04] Kobayashi     and even the time spent resting their     head on their elbow at their desk [04:07] Kobayashi     and how many times they     recrossed their legs, [04:09] Kobayashi     all laid out like a curse in a     proposal to improve efficiency. [04:12] Kobayashi     It was completely devoid of     any concept of privacy, [04:15] Kobayashi     and it dug so deep into each individual SIGN    Yamashita           Current Work Analysis (Sample Excerpt) [04:17] Kobayashi     that many employees thought it     would have been more humane SIGN    Time Away From Desk 86%          Main Activities: Bathroom, Vending Machine Beverage Purchases, One Yawn          Time Away From Desk 100%          Main Activities: Slacking, Chatting With Other Employees In The Office Or The Hallway          Time Away From Desk 38%          Main Activities: Staring At PC For Several Minutes With Head Resting On Arm, Recrossed His Legs Twice          Time Away From Desk 16%          Main Activities: Checking Schedule Chart, Drinking Beverages, Looking At Cell Phone          Time Away From Desk: 0%          Main Activities: Programming, Yawning [04:20] Kobayashi     to publish nude photos of them     without their permission. SIGN          SIGN    The above outline is an example from one day.     The main area of improvement for Yamashita is the time he requires     before he's able to focus on work. To improve this, I recommend having     Yamashita follow a set routine before he engages with work. This will allow     him to consciously switch his focus. It would be best to have Yamashita     decide what the best routine would be; for example, drinking a coffee.     Making this a routine would allow him to settle into work everyday without     stress. Such a minor change in his habits should be easy for him to     accomplish. Once he's established a routine, it will shorten the time     Yamashita requires to start work, improving overall efficiency.     (See attached reference sheet.) [04:22] Kobyashi     How on earth did she get such data? [04:25] Kobyashi     According to her... [04:26] Elma     I used clairvoyance. [04:28] Elma     I turned my vision into a     thousand screen multi-display. [04:32] Kobayashi     Even her analogies were     being tainted by work. [04:35] Kobayashi     She triumphantly headed     to submit her proposal. [04:38] Kobayashi     Setting the shocking content aside, [04:40] Kobayashi     it was amply convincing     to serve in negotiations. [04:44] Kobayashi     Maybe Premium Fridays could     be more than just a dream. [04:48] Kobayashi     However... [04:50] Kobayashi     I just can't relax if I haven't     worked at least eight hours. [04:55] Takiya     Kobayashi-san... [04:57] Kobayashi     However, we only enjoyed     that hope for a short time. [05:02] Kobayashi     All three of us were surprised when we     were summoned by the executive director. [05:06] Kobayashi     He wasn't firing us, was he? [05:09] Kobayashi     We all headed to his office with     anxiety and annoyance in our hearts. [05:16] Exec     Come in. [05:17] Kobayashi     Excuse us. [05:21] Exec     Hey, you've been very kind to Shouta. [05:25] Kobayashi     Oh, no. SIGN    To Shouta <3     Welcome home!     I'll be home after I hit the store,     so wait for me!     From Mama [05:27] Kobayashi     Shouta-kun's father... [05:29] Kobayashi     is a mage, right? [05:32] Elma     Did you have a look at the     improvement proposal? [05:34] Exec     Yes. It's very well drawn up, [05:37] Exec     Joui Elma-kun. [05:39] Exec     Or, [05:41] Exec     should I call you priestess     of the holy seas? [05:43] Elma     Huh? [05:46] Elma     I'm currently an employee here,      so whichever you prefer. [05:50] Kobayashi     Why did you summon us? [05:52] Exec     That goddess that Shouta summoned... [05:55] Exec     Since she's friends with all of you,     I wanted to meet you in person. [05:59] Kobayashi     She's bad for your son's education, isn't she? [06:02] Kobayashi     That pervert, [06:03] Kobayashi     or rather, former goddess. [06:06] Exec     It's a family rule to take personal     responsibility for whatever you summon. [06:10] Exec     Besides, I believe that woman will be good     for Shouta's education in several ways. [06:15] Kobayashi     Don't come to me when your son     develops some twisted fetish. [06:20] Exec     Now, then, [06:23] Exec     shall we discuss business? [06:29] Kobayashi     Man, it didn't work out. [06:32] Takiya     There would be complaints if it did for     our department but not the whole company. [06:36] Takiya     He was certainly right about that. [06:38] Kobayashi     But we did get him to take the time to look     over the improvement proposal, didn't we? [06:43] Kobayashi     Lately we've been getting out     on time more regularly, [06:45] Kobayashi     so eventually— [06:46] Elma     No! [06:46] Elma     No, not enough! [06:48] Elma     We must do anything we can to immediately     turn this black company white! [06:51] Kobayashi     What are you saying? [06:53] Kobayashi     You were bought off by     his luxury chocolates. SIGN    That is that,     and this is this SIGN    Chocolates are low in sugar SIGN    That is that, and this is this! SIGN    Chocolates are low in sugar! [06:59] Kobayashi     What's that supposed to mean? SIGN    Even after that... [07:01] Kobayashi     Even after accepting his buy-off, [07:03] Kobayashi     Elma wouldn't give up. SIGN    Now is the time to come together! We're holding a meeting for all employees to discuss improvements. SIGN    There will be tea and sweet snacks! SIGN    Place: Meeting Room Time: 12:30~13:30 SIGN    Come Forth, Heroes! Let Us Fight Together! [07:06] Kobayashi     She tried starting a labor union, SIGN    Seize Victory And Claim Sweet Days Off! Delicious Food! Reform The Way We Work! [07:09] Kobayashi     creating a space for employee discussion, SIGN    Seize Victory And Claim Sweet Days Off! Delicious Food! Reform The Way We Work! [07:12] Kobayashi     and she continued to appeal     for better working conditions. [07:15] Kobayashi     What surprised me was that Tohru     was helping her with that. [07:20] Tohru     If it all goes well, that means     you'll come home earlier. [07:20] Elma     Let us change this company     together! Labor is— [07:24] Kobayashi     So that's why. [07:25] Tohru     Don't hold us back, Elma. [07:29] Elma     I could say the same to you! [07:30] Tohru     Rival forces were cooperating     for mutual benefit. [07:33] Tohru     It made me think it could work. [07:36] Tohru     However, our executive     director was a crafty one! [07:38] Tohru     He used both logic and fallacies in the     right places to parry every claim. [07:47] Elma     Damn it! Why?! [07:52] Kobayashi     El— [07:52] Elma     Now I won't be able to line up     for the station's limited sweets! [07:57] Kobayashi     That was your reason for this? [08:04] Elma     I miraculously finished work and made     it in time for the limited sweets! SIGN    Time-Limited [08:10] (Flashback) Customer     Three, please! [08:11] (Flashback) Elma     Three of them?! SIGN    Time-Limited [08:12] (Flashback) Customer     Two, please! SIGN    Time-Limited [08:15] (Flashback) Customer     Two, please! [08:21] (Flashback) Customer     Uh, one is fine. [08:23] (Flashback) Elma     Thank you so much! [08:29] Elma     Today I'm spending my day off     eating delicious sweets! [08:34] Elma     Hmm? [08:35] Elma     Hello? [08:37] Elma     What's this?! [08:39] Kanna     We want to go on a picnic, [08:41] Kanna     but we can't go on a long     trip without an adult. [08:45] Elma     What about Miss Kobayashi? [08:46] Elma     Oh, she did say she had     to work on her day off. [08:50] Elma     And Tohru? [08:52] Kanna     She gave me a letter for you. [08:54] Elma     Let's see. [08:56] Tohru     Kanna suddenly wanted to go to the mountains     after watching a survival show. [09:01] Tohru     But I have to help out at the maid     café today, so I can't go with her, [09:05] Tohru     so I'd like to ask you to accompany her. [09:09] Tohru     I do have some faith in you,     so try to live up to it. [09:13] Elma     Tohru, you have faith in me? [09:16] Elma     The oddly condescending     tone concerns me, though. [09:19] Elma     Okay! [09:19] Elma     In that case, I'll chaperone you! [09:21] Kanna     Yay! [09:22] Saikawa     Way to go, Kanna-san! [09:27] Kanna     Oh! [09:32] Shouta     Let's set up our tent here. [09:36] Kanna     We ran into Shouta on     our way to your house, [09:40] Kanna     and he said he'd come along. [09:41] Elma     It's nice to have him. [09:43] Elma     So, what are you going to do now? [09:45] Kanna     Fish! [09:46] Saikawa     We rented them. [09:48] Elma     Fishing, huh? [09:48] Saikawa     Kanna-san, what are you fishing for? [09:49] Elma     That takes me back. [09:50] Kanna     Anacondas. [09:51] Elma     Long ago, [09:52] Elma     I got fished out. [10:08] Saikawa     I'm bored. [10:09] Kanna     That was fast, Saikawa. [10:10] Saikawa     Can't we fish anything any faster? [10:12] Kanna     Want to catch them by hand? [10:14] Saikawa     Maybe that would be good. [10:16] Elma     Try further over there. [10:17] Elma     There's fish there. [10:19] Kanna     Oh! [10:24] Both     We caught one! [10:25] Elma     Yeah. That's where I would probably go, too. [10:28] Saikawa     You would go? [10:33] Three     So good! [10:35] Shouta     The curry and rice are ready, too. [10:38] Three     Yay! [10:40] Saikawa     Kanna-san, there's curry on your cheek. [10:42] Elma     Chaperoning children is a piece of cake. [10:46] Elma     This curry's good. [10:48] All     Thank you for the meal. [10:51] Kanna     Saikawa, there's a strange bug. [10:53] Saikawa     A poisonous bug! [10:54] Elma     I think I'll relax a bit, too. [10:54] Kanna     Spicy. [11:02] Kanna     Shouta, where are you going? [11:05] Shouta     Investigating. [11:06] Shouta     Lately I've been researching to see     if I can draw mana from the ley lines. [11:10] Shouta     The ley lines run especially     strongly through the mountains. [11:13] Kanna     Sounds fun. [11:14] Kanna     I'll go, too! [11:16] Saikawa     You boys sure love settings like that. [11:21] Elma     Oh, no. [11:22] Elma     The children! Where did they go?! [11:25] Elma     They disappeared the moment     I took my eyes off them! [11:28] Elma     At this rate...! [11:29] Tohru     Huh? [11:30] Tohru     You couldn't even handle that? SIGN    Pathetic SIGN    Pathetic. [11:34] Elma     No! [11:35] Elma     That's right, I have my clairvoyance! [11:37] Elma     I'll find them in no time with this! [11:43] Kanna     What's the matter, Shouta? [11:45] Shouta     Someone just tried to peek on us from afar. [11:48] Shouta     I'm sure it was Lucoa. [11:49] Shouta     She does that from time to time. [11:51] Shouta     I blocked it. [11:52] Kanna     Oh! [11:53] Saikawa     Jeez, you boys. [11:55] Elma     Why? I can't sense them... [11:58] Tohru     I was wrong to rely on you. SIGN    Ridiculous SIGN    Ridiculous. [12:03] Tohru     Ridiculous. [12:07] Elma     Everyone! [12:10] Saikawa     Hey, shouldn't we head back soon? [12:12] Saikawa     We might not know how to get back anymore. [12:15] Shouta     Oh, we're fine. [12:17] Shouta     We followed the ley lines here,      so if we trace them we'll get back. [12:20] Saikawa     You boys. [12:30] Shouta     Speaking of which, [12:31] Shouta     we left without saying anything to Elma-san. [12:34] Shouta     We should hurry back. [12:36] Saikawa     Did you two hear a loud cry just now? [12:39] Shouta     Maybe there's a bear? [12:43] Shouta     All right, we're back. [12:46] Shouta     Huh? [12:47] Shouta     Elma-san's not here. [12:48] Shouta     Did she get mad and go home     because we left on our own? [12:51] Saikawa     She might have gone to look for us. [12:53] Kanna      [12:55] Elma     Damn it, where did they go? [12:58] Tohru     Idiot. Bow before me. [12:59] Tohru     Ahh, useless. [13:00] Tohru     Worthless. [13:01] Tohru     Yes, yes, you did your best     and it wasn't good enough. [13:02] Elma     I keep hearing Tohru being mean in my head! [13:03] Tohru     Incompetent fool. [13:04] Tohru     You're so funny and dumb! [13:07] Elma     You there, I'm looking for someone! [13:10] Elma     Have you seen any children? [13:17] Elma     Why you...! [13:18] Elma     Do you want to get eaten? [13:25] Elma     Damn it. One thing after another! [13:29] Elma     Where could they be? [13:31] Elma     Where are— [13:35] Elma     Where are you?! [13:40] Saikawa     Kanna-san, look! That's the     one I saw at the river! [13:42] Shouta     Sleep! [13:46] Kanna     Lady Elma! [13:53] Three     We're sorry. [13:54] Elma     I was worried, you know! [13:56] Three     Yes. [13:57] Kanna     Lady Elma, here. [14:00] Elma     What? A flower? [14:02] Kanna     I picked it for you. [14:04] Kanna     It's yours, so please forgive us. [14:07] Saikawa     Kanna-san, what about me? [14:08] Saikawa     Hey, what about me?! [14:18] Elma     Sweet! I forgive you! [14:20] Both     So easy. [14:22] Kobayashi     Man, thank you. [14:25] Kobayashi     If only I had been at home. [14:27] Elma     Please don't worry about it. [14:29] Elma     The flower's nectar was rather yummy, anyway. [14:32] Kobayashi     Flower's nectar, huh? [14:33] Kanna     I picked it! [14:35] Kobayashi     Oh? What kind of flower? [14:35] Elma     Well, Tohru? I won't let you     call me pathetic or ridiculous! [14:37] Kanna     A big one. It had a really good smell, too! [14:39] Tohru     I wouldn't do that anyway. [14:40] Kobayashi     Oh? [14:41] Tohru     Here, your coffee. [14:44] Elma     You're not setting out cake? [14:45] Tohru     Don't get carried away. SIGN    Oboro Shop SIGN    Candy Games [14:54] Ilulu     It's gotten hot, huh? [14:57] Taketo     It is summer already. SIGN    There Are Various Reasons Behind It (It's Full of Elma) SIGN    Episode 9 [15:24] Fafnir     Normally I would never listen to a     request from a harmony faction dragon, [15:29] Fafnir     but I like your choice to rely on power. [15:32] Fafnir     I'll accept in honor     of that spirit, this time. [15:36] Elma     You have my gratitude. [15:41] Reporter     Today we're here with the mobile     zoo, "Zoo That Goes Anywhere!" [15:47] Reporter     The main attraction is this giraffe! [15:50] Tohru     Coming! [15:53] Tohru     What are you here for? [15:58] Reporter     Now we'd like to talk to the     zoo director, Miyamoto-san. [16:06] Kobayashi     It's unusual for Elma to     ask Tohru to go somewhere. [16:10] Kobayashi     Apparently she said, "I've been getting     rusty lately, so join me for some exercise." [16:15] Kobayashi     It's even more unusual for Tohru     to genuinely accept such an invitation. [16:20] Kobayashi     Maybe the tension between them     is finally coming undone? [16:24] Kobayashi     Her attitude's softened a lot, [16:26] Kobayashi     so I'm sure this will be the chance they— [16:28] Fafnir     Naive, Kobayashi. [16:30] Fafnir     Why do you think the two     of us were called here? [16:32] Kobayashi     Why? [16:42] Kobayashi     Tohru! [16:44] Fafnir     Kobayashi. [16:45] Fafnir     You decide when it's time to stop them. [17:44] Tohru     What was that about getting rusty, you liar? [17:47] Tohru     Are you trying to settle     things after all this time? [17:52] Elma     If I win, will you return     to our original world? [17:55] Tohru     You're still on about that? [17:57] Elma     You really are dangerous. [17:59] Tohru     Dangerous? [18:01] Elma     You've claimed the hearts of humans. [18:03] Tohru     Huh?! [18:05] Tohru     You're not making sense! [18:06] Fafnir     She may talk about harmony [18:08] Fafnir     and guiding mankind, [18:10] Fafnir     but that's only because     it's the position she's in. [18:14] Fafnir     She's been used and betrayed. [18:16] Fafnir     Somewhere in her heart, [18:18] Fafnir     she still distances herself from humans, too. [18:21] Fafnir     That's why she still mistrusts Tohru. [18:25] Kobayashi     I don't think that's the case. [18:27] Fafnir     What? [18:31] Tohru     I haven't thought about     doing anything wrong, [18:33] Tohru     and I don't plan on doing     anything with any humans! [18:36] Tohru     I just made a handful of acquaintances! [18:38] Elma     I'm surprised you can say that while happily      working with humans at the maid café! [18:44] Elma     After all those times you told     me you couldn't trust humans, [18:48] Elma     now you assert the exact opposite! [18:50] Elma     You're the one who made fun of me for     being worshiped by humans in our original world! [18:54] Tohru     That was—! [18:56] Tohru     Because it was ridiculous to     watch you enjoying yourself [18:58] Tohru     when you were just being put on a pedestal [19:00] Tohru     without actually joining them! SIGN    Even watching ants would be better than this. [19:06] Tohru     But now you don't take     offerings made to you, [19:09] Tohru     you're able to go buy those things yourself! [19:11] Elma     But the food I ate back then was better! [19:15] Tohru     I can't understand that at all! [19:21] Elma     It was better! [19:25] Tohru     Then just hurry up and go     back there on your own! [19:30] Elma     It was better because... [19:32] Elma     you were there beside me! [19:36] Elma     Yet one day you disappeared! [19:38] Elma     Do you have any idea how worried     I was when I heard you had died? [19:43] Elma     That's right. [19:44] Elma     Then, when I finally found you, [19:46] Elma     you were cold to me [19:48] Elma     while you were friends with humans. [19:51] Elma     That's just... [19:53] Elma     That's just... [19:56] Elma     Be friends with me like you     were back in those days, [19:59] Elma     you dummy! [20:10] Tohru     Sorry. [20:12] Tohru     I'm sorry. [20:14] Elma     Tohru. [20:15] Tohru     But, setting that aside... [20:21] Elma     Ow! [20:22] Tohru     Let's settle this. [20:27] Elma     Fine, then! [20:28] Elma     Brace yourself, Tohru! [20:30] Tohru     That's my line! [20:32] Fafnir     Hmph, this is stupid. [20:34] Fafnir     I'm going home. [20:36] Kobayashi     Yeah, thanks for coming. [20:39] Kobayashi     I've witnessed several     battles between dragons, [20:44] Kobayashi     but I guess I'm rather used to them now. [20:57] Kobayashi     This battle [20:59] Kobayashi     is reassuring to watch. [21:07] Elma     Tohru. [21:10] Tohru     What is it? [21:12] Elma     I win. [21:13] Elma     Treat me to dinner. [21:15] Tohru     No, I won. [21:17] Tohru     You treat me, please. [21:18] Elma     No, I did! [21:20] Tohru     I did! [21:23] Kobayashi     I'll treat you both. [21:24] Both     Yay! [21:27] Tohru     Why are you happy about that? [21:46] Kobayashi     Okay, that's a draw. SIGN    Next Episode Preview [23:21] Elma     Miss Kobayashi, [23:22] Elma     what are you treating us to? [23:24] Kobayashi     What do you want eat, Elma? [23:26] Elma     Grade A5 Beef! [23:28] Kobayashi     Tch! [23:29] Kobayashi     You've learned the most useless things! SIGN    Episode 10 SIGN    Kanna's Summer Break (Broadcast In Two Languages!?) SIGN    This Week's "Who's Rotten?" SIGN    Gemini SIGN    You'll get separated from your family or friends and get lost. SIGN    Lucky Advice SIGN    If you wait in front of a crepe shop,          you'll be found. SIGN    Found by Elma, yeah. SIGN    This Week's "Who's Rotten?" SIGN    Gemini.