# E12 - I Bestow Unto You My First Kiss

Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GMKUX7M85/i-bestow-unto-you-my-first-kiss)<br>
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**[00:01] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You look stunning!<br>**[00:03] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yume-chan, you're gorgeous!<br>**[00:06] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A walking firework blooming<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;before our very eyes!<br>**[00:08] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This year's show is gonna be a total flop!<br>**[00:10] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Er, that's enough, Madoka-san.<br>**[00:14] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why, you ask?<br>**[00:15] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Because everyone's eyes will be on *you*!<br>**[00:18] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Are you making fun of me?<br>**[00:20] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nonsense! I'm speaking from the heart.<br>**[00:23] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Doesn't she look cute, Chikuma?<br>**[00:25] Chikuma**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah...<br>**[00:26] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, Mizuto-kun's here.<br>**[00:36] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Well? Whaddya think, Mizuto-kun?<br>**[00:37] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Isn't she beautiful?<br>**[00:41] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C-Can...<br>**[00:43] Madoka & Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hmm?<br>**[00:43] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Can I... Can I get a picture?!<br>**[00:46] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh?<br>**[00:48] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Okay! One picture coming right up!<br>**[00:50] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh?<br>**[00:51] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Make sure to get a good angle, Mizuto-kun.<br>**[00:53] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Er, no... I didn't mean of me.<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Enter Password
<br>**[00:57] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh?<br>**[01:00] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H-How did you know my password?!<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My Stepmom's <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Daughter Is <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My Ex
<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Bestow Unto You My First Kiss
<br>**[02:38] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What made you come with us?<br>**[02:40] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't you hate big crowds like this?<br>**[02:43] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Madoka doesn't have anyone else, you know?<br>**[02:46] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She makes a point of dragging<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;me here every year.<br>**[02:50] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I've given up trying to resist at this point.<br>**[02:55] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I could ask you the same.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't you hate big crowds too?<br>**[03:01] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I suppose I don't have good memories of them.<br>**[03:04] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We're back!<br>**[03:06] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The restrooms were packed,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;so it took us a bit.<br>**[03:09] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why don't you two hold hands too?<br>**[03:11] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That way, you won't get separated.<br>**[03:13] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We're not children.<br>**[03:15] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Besides, even if we did get separated,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I'd just head back home—<br>**[03:21] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What are you doing?<br>**[03:23] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is normal between siblings.<br>**[03:26] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh?<br>**[03:27] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's my responsibility as your<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; older sister to keep you close.<br>**[03:30] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exactly!<br>**[03:32] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Couldn't have said<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; it better myself, Yume-chan!<br>**[03:33] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Have you forgotten?<br>**[03:36] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm the older brother, remember?<br>**[03:37] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fine by me. Doesn't matter either way.<br>**[03:41] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All the same, it's your responsibility<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as the older brother to keep her close.<br>**[03:47] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fine.<br>**[03:48] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All I have to do is hold your hand, right?<br>**[03:50] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Look at you, doing as you're told.<br>**[03:53] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shut up.<br>**[03:55] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I feel so much lighter after*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;crying my eyes out yesterday.*<br>**[04:00] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's like I finally let go of all the*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;needless baggage I was carrying around.*<br>**[04:06] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Is there anything you guys want to eat?<br>**[04:09] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Granny gave us plenty of spending money,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; so feel free to go wild, okay?<br>**[04:14] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Festival stalls are always<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; so expensive, though.<br>**[04:17] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I feel like we should just go<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to the convenience store.<br>**[04:20] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't get your hopes up.<br>**[04:22] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We're in the countryside.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're not gonna find one around here.<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shooting Gallery
<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bull's-eye!!
<br>**[04:27] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, look! They have a shooting game!<br>**[04:29] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wanna try, Chikuma?<br>**[04:30] Chikuma**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y-Yeah.<br>**[04:33] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All right!<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y o - k a i   Q u e s t
<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yo-kai Quest
<br>**[04:34] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Let's aim for the big prize<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; together, you and me!<br>**[04:42] Chikuma**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maybe a little more to the right.<br>**[04:43] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D-Do siblings normally*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;get that close to each other?*<br>**[04:44] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's too much, too much!<br>**[04:48] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All right, Chikuma, hold it steady...<br>**[04:51] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Here goes!<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y o - k a i   Q u e s t
<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yo-kai Quest
<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yo-kai Quest
<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yo-kai Quest
<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y o - k a i   Q u e s t
<br>**[04:54] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aw, too bad.<br>**[04:56] Chikuma**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah...<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shooting Gallery
<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bull's-eye!!
<br>**[04:59] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We can't let it end like this.<br>**[05:01] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're up, Mizuto-kun!<br>**[05:03] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Avenge Chikuma, would you?<br>**[05:06] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All right, one shot and that's it.<br>**[05:10] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Go help him, Yume-chan.<br>**[05:13] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As his big sister.<br>**[05:14] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What? Um, but...<br>**[05:16] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What's this now?<br>**[05:17] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You'd just be holding your<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;little brother from behind.<br>**[05:21] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What could you possibly be flustered about?<br>**[05:29] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hey...<br>**[05:30] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H-Hey! Quit looking at me<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and focus on aiming!<br>**[05:35] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aren't you a little off to the right?<br>**[05:36] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No, I'm not.<br>**[05:38] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes, you are!<br>**[05:39] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quit nagging me. Is this better?<br>**[05:42] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're too far left!<br>**[05:44] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;More to the right.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah, just a little more...<br>**[05:47] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Th-This is bad...*<br>**[05:49] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't think my legs can*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hold out much longer.*<br>**[05:51] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*A-At this rate, my chest is gonna...*<br>**[05:55] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is it.<br>**[06:06] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Doesn't suit you one bit.<br>**[06:08] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Have you no concept of the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; phrase "keep it to yourself"?<br>**[06:12] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Here.<br>**[06:17] Chikuma**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Th-Thanks.<br>**[06:19] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wasn't that nice of him, Chikuma?<br>**[06:21] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How did you know he wanted it?<br>**[06:24] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's a character from the game<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he's been playing recently.<br>**[06:29] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Really? I'm surprised you<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;noticed something like that.<br>**[06:35] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To think you're this socially<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;awkward with kids too.<br>**[06:39] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What do you mean "too"?<br>**[06:40] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When have I ever been socially awkward?<br>**[06:43] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm starting to feel resistance to the idea<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of letting you be the older brother.<br>**[06:47] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Better that than letting you<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; be the older sister.<br>**[06:51] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Speaking of, did you do<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; that on purpose earlier?<br>**[06:55] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;N-Never in a million years!<br>**[06:57] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's a relief.<br>**[06:59] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm glad my stepsister<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;isn't a complete pervert.<br>**[07:02] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Perv—?!<br>**[07:03] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wh-What's got you so hot<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and bothered about it anyway?<br>**[07:06] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I thought you'd be used to it<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; after hanging out with Higashira-san.<br>**[07:09] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She comes at me without a second thought,<br>**[07:12] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but when you do it,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can tell you're nervous.<br>**[07:15] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Try to relax for once.<br>**[07:17] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wha—<br>**[07:18] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y-You're making it sound like<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Higashira-san's better with boys than I am!<br>**[07:22] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Okay, okay!<br>**[07:24] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Time to get a move on, you two!<br>**[07:30] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, look over there!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It's Uncle Mineaki and Aunt Yuni.<br>**[07:33] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Who are they talking to?<br>**[07:35] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What was her name again?<br>**[07:36] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We used to be pretty big in<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; town back in the day, you see.<br>**[07:40] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So lots of older folks<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;around here know the family.<br>**[07:43] Yuni**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yume! Mizuto-kun!<br>**[07:48] Yuni**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Perfect timing.<br>**[07:50] Yuni**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kedouin-san, this is my daughter.<br>**[07:52] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm Irido Yume.<br>**[07:53] Kedouin**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My goodness. What a pretty young lady you are.<br>**[07:57] Kedouin**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I see Mizuto-kun finally has someone<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to call family other than his father.<br>**[08:02] Kedouin**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When I heard what happened from Natsume,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was worried sick.<br>**[08:05] Kedouin**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm sure you have your hands full<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;getting used to your new lives,<br>**[08:08] Kedouin**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but do remember to look after Mizuto-kun.<br>**[08:12] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Of course.<br>**[08:14] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*How strange...*<br>**[08:16] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She makes it sound as if he can't survive*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;without someone there to watch over him.*<br>**[08:21] Kedouin**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We've reserved the perfect viewing<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; spot for the fireworks for you all.<br>**[08:26] Kedouin**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can take you there, if you'd like.<br>**[08:28] Mineaki**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thank you as always.<br>**[08:30] Yuni**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The fireworks show starts at eight, right?<br>**[08:33] Mineaki**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah.<br>**[08:34] Yuni**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We still have some time before the fireworks.<br>**[08:36] Yuni**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What would you all like to do?<br>**[08:38] Yuni**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh? Where'd Mizuto-kun go?<br>**[08:40] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What?<br>**[08:42] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Uh-oh, he's run off on his own again, has he?<br>**[08:45] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mizuto-kun always disappears<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; right before the fireworks every year.<br>**[08:52] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I see... That explains it.*<br>**[08:56] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I get it now.*<br>**[08:58] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mizuto was probably*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;uncomfortable in that setting.*<br>**[09:01] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*So that's why...*<br>**[09:03] (Flashback) Mineaki**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sure. Thanks, kid.<br>**[09:05] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;His dad must have been thanking him*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for coming along anyway.*<br>**[09:09] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But it's not that Mizuto*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;is uninterested in his relatives.*<br>**[09:14] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*If he were completely indifferent to them,*<br>**[09:16] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he never would've thought*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to give Chikuma that toy.*<br>**[09:21] (Flashback) Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm sorry, but I can't go out with you.<br>**[09:25] (Flashback) Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm selfish.<br>**[09:27] (Flashback) Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can't be attentive to more<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;than one person at a time.<br>**[09:31] (Flashback) Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And the one slot that I have...<br>**[09:33] (Flashback) Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's already occupied by someone else,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;even though she doesn't deserve it.<br>**[09:40] (Flashback) Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It must be pretty windy out, huh?<br>**[09:43] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Oh... Yeah.*<br>**[09:46] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Ayai?*<br>**[09:47] (Flashback) Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hmm?<br>**[09:48] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Never mind.*<br>**[09:51] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Actually, my battery's getting pretty low.*<br>**[09:55] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why couldn't we talk*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;while his phone was charging?*<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;August 22nd (Sat)
<br>**[10:03] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*That wasn't it.*<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;August 12th (Sat)
<br>**[10:08] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I didn't know.*<br>**[10:10] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*The person I was two years ago didn't know...*<br>**[10:13] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that he'd be visiting his*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;relatives this time of year*<br>**[10:16] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*and trailing around the local festival.*<br>**[10:22] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*When we were just classmates...*<br>**[10:25] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*When I was his girlfriend...*<br>**[10:27] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*And ever since we became family...*<br>**[10:31] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I've gotten to see many facets of Irido Mizuto.*<br>**[10:34] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They fit together like puzzle pieces,*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;one after another,*<br>**[10:40] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*forming a three-dimensional image of him.*<br>**[10:43] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*One I never knew.*<br>**[10:45] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A picture of him I never would have seen*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if I'd stayed just his girlfriend.*<br>**[10:49] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*But still...*<br>**[10:51] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm going to go find him.<br>**[10:53] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah, go get him.<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Siberian Dancing Girl
<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I wanted you to stop me from leaving.
<br>**[11:05] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"I wanted you to stop me from leaving."<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex
<br>**[11:20] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For as long as I can remember,*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;nothing's ever felt real to me.*<br>**[11:25] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Like I was living someone else's life.*<br>**[11:28] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Like I was living in a fictional world.*<br>**[11:31] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Everything about the*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"wonders of life" people speak of*<br>**[11:34] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;seemed like a faraway fantasy*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that only existed in my TV.*<br>**[11:38] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*And I wasn't just pretending <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to be the guy from* No Longer Human*.*<br>**[11:41] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I genuinely couldn't identify with anyone.*<br>**[11:44] (Flashback) Man**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's a miracle you were born safe and sound.<br>**[11:47] (Flashback) Woman**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It must be so hard growing up<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; without a mother.<br>**[11:50] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I never understood why*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;they pitied and praised me*<br>**[11:56] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for simply existing,*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for simply breathing the air around me.*<br>**[12:00] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I didn't get it. I didn't understand.*<br>**[12:03] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And because of that,*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a hole begun to grow within me...*<br>**[12:08] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;until everything passed right through*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;me without so much as a sound.*<br>**[12:12] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But despite that, the one and only*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;thing that ever felt real to me*<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Siberian Dancing Girl
<br>**[12:16] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*was the world of the written word.*<br>**[12:18] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I will never forget the impact*<br>**[12:20] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of reading my great-grandfather's*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"The Siberian Dancing Girl"*<br>**[12:23] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*for the very first time.*<br>**[12:26] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My soul glimpsed the world*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as reflected in its pages.*<br>**[12:30] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*And for once, I felt connected to it.*<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Dancing Girl <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Foam on the Waves<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; And three other tales<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mori Ogai
<br>**[12:33] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"The Dancing Girl" taught me*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;how weak people can be.*<br>**[12:36] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*"Rashomon" taught me about the human ego.*<br>**[12:38] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"The Moon Over the Mountain"*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;taught me about pride.*<br>**[12:41] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*And* Kokoro *taught me <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;about the human experience.*<br>**[12:46] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*In my mind, the world of fiction was reality,*<br>**[12:50] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*while the real world was a fabrication.*<br>**[12:53] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*That's why...*<br>**[12:55] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;meeting Ayai Yume was just*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as insignificant to me at first.*<br>**[12:59] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I merely approached her on a whim.*<br>**[13:02] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But when we went on our*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;first date at the summer festival,*<br>**[13:05] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*something stirred deep within me.*<br>**[13:08] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*How could such a weak person exist?*<br>**[13:10] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Someone so weak that she'd*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;practically forget how to breathe*<br>**[13:13] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*if there were no one else around...*<br>**[13:15] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If I abandoned her here, I thought*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;she'd be doomed to weep eternally*<br>**[13:20] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*in absolute solitude.*<br>**[13:22] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*"Oh, you poor thing..."*<br>**[13:26] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*That thought that arose within me*<br>**[13:29] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;was the exact sentiment*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;others had thrown at me my whole life.*<br>**[13:33] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Ayai...*<br>**[13:34] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;From that point on,*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you were etched into my heart.*<br>**[13:37] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*More intensely than any story I'd ever read.*<br>**[13:40] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*To me,*<br>**[13:42] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*you felt more real than anyone I'd ever met.*<br>**[13:47] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Irido Mizuto has always struggled,*<br>**[13:50] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*forever keeping the world at arm's length.*<br>**[13:52] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*But then...*<br>**[13:54] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;One day, he stumbled*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;upon his salvation, Ayai Yume.*<br>**[13:57] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To him, she was the key to reversing*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;his sentence of a pitiful life.*<br>**[14:04] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*But he lost that key.*<br>**[14:08] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You shouldn't pity him*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for not having a mother.*<br>**[14:11] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You should pity him because he lost*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the one thing that meant something to him.*<br>**[14:15] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*And that was...*<br>**[14:21] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You sure like dark and dingy places, huh?<br>**[14:25] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A wimp trying to turn over a new leaf, perhaps?<br>**[14:28] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Have you just come to ridicule me?<br>**[14:30] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To tell me I'm a loser who can't even<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;interact with his own family?<br>**[14:33] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't be ridiculous.<br>**[14:35] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I figured that much out ages ago.<br>**[14:38] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It'd be pointless to dredge up.<br>**[14:42] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Remember our first date<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at the summer festival two years ago?<br>**[14:46] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I got lost and called you up in tears.<br>**[14:51] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh?<br>**[14:52] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I wonder how many days<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; had passed after that...<br>**[14:55] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;when you called me up<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;out of the blue that one night.<br>**[14:59] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I remember it.<br>**[15:01] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I could hear the faint rustling<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of trees in the background.<br>**[15:05] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You were here, weren't you?<br>**[15:08] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You know...<br>**[15:09] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You must have really liked me, huh?<br>**[15:18] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Say, do you remember<br>**[15:20] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the date of when we shared our first kiss?<br>**[15:23] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;October 27th, wasn't it?<br>**[15:26] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It was exactly two months<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;after we had started dating.<br>**[15:30] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I knew you'd remember.<br>**[15:32] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And how's that?<br>**[15:33] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You were able to unlock my phone, were you not?<br>**[15:38] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You shouldn't be using a date<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as a password, you know.<br>**[15:42] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You say that...<br>**[15:44] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but the fact that your<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;instinct was to type "1027"<br>**[15:47] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;must mean you used it<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;yourself at one point, no?<br>**[15:53] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's right...<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We'd been dating exactly two months.<br>**[15:56] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I felt that if we didn't do it then,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'd have to wait a whole month to try again.<br>**[16:01] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So I was a little frantic at the time.<br>**[16:03] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I was sure you'd fallen for some dodgy<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;advice you'd read online or in a magazine.<br>**[16:09] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I might have perused a few articles,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but it was purely for research purposes.<br>**[16:14] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Either way, it's you we're talking about.<br>**[16:16] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's no way you'd have<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; done something so bold<br>**[16:18] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;without reading about it first.<br>**[16:21] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, sorry for being so "by the book"!<br>**[16:24] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You could at least praise<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;your girlfriend for being so courageous!<br>**[16:27] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You were very brave.<br>**[16:29] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You must have really practiced<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; that kissing face too.<br>**[16:31] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How did you know?<br>**[16:33] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I knew the moment I saw it.<br>**[16:35] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's no way you'd pull something<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; like that off on your first try.<br>**[16:39] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You jerk!<br>**[16:40] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm pretty good at improv from time to time.<br>**[16:44] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Only because I'm usually the one<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; backing you up after the fact.<br>**[16:48] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, you're always so condescending.<br>**[16:50] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't you realize you'd be a better<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;catch if you'd just bite your tongue?<br>**[16:53] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What reason do I have to try to adhere<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to your taste in men now?<br>**[16:57] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're right.<br>**[16:59] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There'd be little point in it.<br>**[17:01] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It'd just end in disappointment<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; for the both of us.<br>**[17:03] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You took the words right out of my mouth.<br>**[17:11] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Say...<br>**[17:12] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What?<br>**[17:14] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why did you decide to go out with me?<br>**[17:17] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I probably would've been fine with anyone.<br>**[17:20] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What?!<br>**[17:22] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It was all just a twist of fate.<br>**[17:24] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A mere coincidence, wouldn't you say?<br>**[17:26] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Suppose I were to have met<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Higashira before I met you.<br>**[17:31] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In that case, we never would have dated.<br>**[17:35] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But the reality is...<br>**[17:37] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you're the one I met.<br>**[17:40] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In a simple game of musical chairs,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; whoever gets there first wins.<br>**[17:44] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you're looking for a simple answer,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; that's the one I'd give.<br>**[17:50] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Are you satisfied?<br>**[17:52] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah.<br>**[17:58] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's almost time.<br>**[17:59] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hmm?<br>**[18:00] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the fireworks we never saw two years ago.<br>**[18:09] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We finally get to see them together.<br>**[18:28] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hey... look at me.<br>**[18:38] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Not as Ayai Yume, but as Irido Yume...*<br>**[18:42] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I bestow unto you the second first kiss of my life.*<br>**[18:47] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I assure you I will vanquish...*<br>**[18:50] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the girl who's seized*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that one slot in your heart.*<br>**[18:55] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*No matter how much you may love Ayai Yume,*<br>**[19:07] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I, Irido Yume, vow that I will*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;win you over in the end.*<br>**[19:21] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hey, tell me already! How'd yesterday go?<br>**[19:25] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I think we made a big step forward, at least.<br>**[19:28] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Let's go!<br>**[19:30] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If anything ever happens, call me, okay?!<br>**[19:32] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You have my full support—<br>**[19:34] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;O-Ouch!<br>**[19:34] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wh-What was that for, Chikuma?!<br>**[19:36] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Is this your rebellious phase?!<br>**[19:40] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chikuma-kun?<br>**[19:43] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wait, seriously? Is *that* what's going on?<br>**[19:47] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Um, how do I put this delicately?<br>**[19:50] Madoka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My condolences, I suppose.<br>**[19:55] Natsume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can't thank you enough, Yume-chan.<br>**[19:59] Natsume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Take care of Mizuto for me, will you?<br>**[20:02] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He's very capable,<br>**[20:04] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;so I'm sure he doesn't need my help.<br>**[20:07] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But it would be my pleasure.<br>**[20:09] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You wouldn't know it,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but he gets quite lonely sometimes.<br>**[20:15] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What were you talking about with Granny?<br>**[20:17] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Take a wild guess.<br>**[20:20] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why are you acting so weird?<br>**[20:22] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't worry about it.<br>**[20:24] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We're stepsiblings, after all, Mizuto-kun.<br>**[20:29] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Talk about stating the obvious, Yume-san.<br>**[20:39] Isana**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What is the meaning of this, Mizuto-kun?!<br>**[20:41] Isana**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Who is this flagrant playboy?!<br>**[20:44] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What the hell's going on, Irido?!<br>**[20:46] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Who's the chick with the massive jugs?!<br>**[20:48] Akatsuki**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You stupid horndog.<br>**[20:51] Isana**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm your only friend, right, Mizuto-kun?!<br>**[20:53] Isana**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right?!<br>**[20:54] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To think you'd go fooling around with this<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;chick when you already have Irido-san...<br>**[20:58] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm disappointed in you.<br>**[21:00] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I thought you were better than that!<br>**[21:02] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kawanami, this is Higashira Isana.<br>**[21:06] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She's just a friend I met recently<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and hit it off with.<br>**[21:10] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A friend you met recently and hit it off with?<br>**[21:13] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Higashira, this is Kawanami Kogure.<br>**[21:16] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He's just a classmate who declared himself<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;my friend and insists on following me around.<br>**[21:21] Isana**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Someone who insists on following you around?<br>**[21:24] Isana**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Now I get it.<br>**[21:25] Isana**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He's your stalker, isn't he?<br>**[21:28] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Now I get it.<br>**[21:29] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She's a succubus who's chosen you as her prey.<br>**[21:31] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How did you arrive at *those* conclusions?<br>**[21:33] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Did you think he'd be an easy target<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; just because he's a nerd?<br>**[21:36] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, too bad for you,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; but Irido isn't that shallow.<br>**[21:40] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why don't you give up the charade<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; before you take a hit to your pride?<br>**[21:43] Isana**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H-How could you so thoughtlessly<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;prod at an open wound?!<br>**[21:46] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh dear, so you already got the rug<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;pulled out from under you, did you?<br>**[21:51] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Serves you right—<br>**[21:53] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ow, ow, ow, ouch!<br>**[21:56] Akatsuki**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's nothing going on<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; between her and Irido-kun, okay?<br>**[21:59] Akatsuki**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They're just good friends.<br>**[22:01] Akatsuki**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The fact that you suspect funny business<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; is your sick little mind at work.<br>**[22:06] Akatsuki**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You hear me?<br>**[22:07] Kogure**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'd rather not take lip from<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the chick with the sickest mind of all!<br>**[22:11] Akatsuki**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What was that?<br>**[22:14] Isana**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mizuto-kun and I just really click!<br>**[22:17] Isana**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's because of love-obsessed<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;wannabe players like you<br>**[22:20] Isana**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that I can't stand extroverts!<br>**[22:23] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're not convincing anyone while<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; glued to each other like that.<br>**[22:28] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hands off for one second!<br>**[22:31] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm happy you finally made friends,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;unlike back in middle school,<br>**[22:36] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;my dear little brother.<br>**[22:37] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And I'm thrilled you actually got<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;something out of reinventing yourself,<br>**[22:41] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;my dear little sister.<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Irido
<br>**[22:46] Mizuto & Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Looking back, I can only describe*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;it as youthful indiscretion.*<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Saekano:<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How to Raise a<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Boring Girlfriend
<br>**[22:50] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But from my second to third*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;year of middle school,*<br>**[22:54] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I had what you might call a girlfriend.*<br>**[22:58] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But from my second to third*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;year of middle school,*<br>**[23:03] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I had what you might call a boyfriend.*<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The End Credits of The Fool<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Honobu Yonezawa
<br>**[23:07] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*We can never go back to how things were.*<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Goodbye<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Osamu Dazai
<br>**[23:10] Yume**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We can't bring back the happiness*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;we felt back then.*<br>**[23:15] Mizuto & Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*And yet...*<br>**[23:16] Mizuto**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My feelings from that time*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;are still etched into my soul.*<br>**[23:22] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*For now, I'm okay with that.*<br>**[23:26] Mizuto**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*We still haven't fully moved on.*<br>**[23:29] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*But it's fine.*<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Irido
<br>**[23:31] Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Because I... No, we...*<br>**[23:35] Mizuto & Yume**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*We have a chance to weave a new tale.*<br>