E7 - Higashira Isana Doesn't Know What Love Is
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[00:01] Yume
When I made my confession...
[00:03] Yume
We'd been spending every day of summer
break together at the school library.
[00:07] Yume
On the last day before second term,
I professed my feelings in a love letter.
[00:11] Yume
It's customary to leave such letters
in the recipient's shoe cubby.
[00:17] Yume
Naturally, that was my intention.
[00:20] Yume
However, when the time finally came,
I lost my nerve.
[00:24] Yume
And before I could recover, he walked in.
[00:27] Yume
All I could do was watch as he changed shoes.
[00:31] Yume
My mind raced as we made
our way to the library together.
[00:35] Yume
"What do I do?
Should I try again tomorrow?"
[00:38] Yume
"No, I can't. This is the
last day of summer break."
SIGN Thursday, August 27th
[00:41] Yume
"If I don't tell him now,
I'll never get the chance again."
[00:44] Yume
If only I'd found my resolve sooner...
[00:50] Yume
The reason I'd defaulted
to such an old-fashioned tradition
[00:54] Yume
was simply because I hadn't the
courage to confess to him directly.
[00:58] Yume
As I waited for him to read my letter,
[01:01] Yume
I was overcome with regret and
thoughts of self-loathing.
[01:04] Yume
"This sucks. I wanna run away.
I wanna go home."
[01:07] Yume
And after what felt like an eternity,
he finally looked up and said...
[01:13] (Flashback) Mizuto
I don't think I truly deserve your affection,
[01:16] (Flashback) Mizuto
but I'm excited to be your boyfriend.
[01:19] Yume
And so, in the summer of my
second year at middle school,
[01:21] Yume
I got what you might call a boyfriend.
[01:26] Yume
Looking back, I can only describe it
as youthful indiscretion.
SIGN My Stepmom's
Daughter Is
My Ex
SIGN Higashira Isana Doesn't Know What Love Is
SIGN We know your secret. If you don*'t want people to find out,
come to the place shown below after school*. Alone.
[03:08] Isana
"We know your secret."
[03:11] Isana
"If you don't want people to find out,
[03:12] Isana
come to the place shown
below after school. Alone."
[03:18] Waitress
Welcome!
[03:19] Waitress
Table for one, is it?
[03:21] Isana
U-Um...
[03:22] Akatsuki
Table for three!
SIGN We know your secret. If you don*'t want people to find out,
come to the place shown below after school*. Alone.
SIGN Here
[03:28] Yume
Sorry, Higashira-san.
[03:30] Yume
Akatsuki-san only meant the note as a prank.
[03:32] Yume
There's nothing to be scared of.
[03:34] Isana
I-It was just a prank?
[03:37] Isana
You're not blackmailing me?
[03:38] Yume
Of course not!
[03:40] Yume
Why don't I pay for your drinks?
What do you say?
[03:42] Akatsuki
But we weren't lying about
knowing your little secret.
[03:48] Akatsuki
Know what I mean?
[03:50] Isana
W-Well, if I had to guess...
[03:52] Isana
Could it be you found the VTuber channel
I did a test stream of a while back?
SIGN CHAT
SIGN Izanami Homura
SIGN Test
SIGN Views
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[03:57] Yume
That's not even in the ballpark!
[03:58] Akatsuki
That's way more out there
than what we've got!
[04:01] Isana
Th-That wasn't it?!
[04:03] Isana
Shoot! Does that mean I spilled
the beans on myself?
[04:07] Akatsuki
Well, putting aside your embarrassing past...
[04:10] Akatsuki
Higashira-san,
you like Mizuto-kun, don't you?
[04:14] Isana
Huh?
[04:15] Isana
Well, of course I do.
[04:20] Akatsuki
Oh... Uh...
[04:22] Yume
Higashira-san.
[04:24] Yume
Akatsuki-san doesn't mean you like him
as a friend. She means romantically.
[04:28] Isana
R-Romantically? You mean
like in those romcoms?
[04:32] Yume
That's it.
[04:34] Akatsuki
Think "love."
[04:36] Isana
You think I love Mizuto-kun?
[04:40] Isana
I'm sorry, but you've got the wrong idea.
[04:45] Akatsuki
Yume-chan, if you'd be so kind...
SIGN Edit
[04:51] Akatsuki
Wait for it...
[04:53] Akatsuki
We've got video too!
SIGN Done
[04:57] Akatsuki
Just imagine it.
[04:59] Akatsuki
Let's say Irido-kun were to...
[05:01] Akatsuki
Psst, psst...
[05:02] Akatsuki
Psst, psst, psst, psst, psst...
[05:04] Akatsuki
Psst, psst, psst, psst...
[05:06] Akatsuki
Psst, psst... Psst, psst, psst...
[05:10] Akatsuki
Gotcha!
[05:13] Isana
Th-That's what I look like right now?
SIGN But I look like a harlot, of all things!
[05:18] Akatsuki
Well? Do you admit it now?
[05:24] Isana
...for him?
[05:26] Isana
Do you really think I have feelings for him?
[05:32] Yume & Akatsuki
Huh?
[05:34] Isana
I h-honestly couldn't tell you myself.
[05:36] Isana
I've never experienced anything
of the sort before in my life.
[05:40] Akatsuki
What?! Are you for real?
[05:42] Yume
Your first crush? At this age?
[05:47] Akatsuki
Wow. That's, like, so...
[05:48] Yume
Interesting. Nostalgic, even.
[05:51] Akatsuki
Well, now that that's settled,
we can finally get down to business.
[05:55] Isana
What business?
[05:56] Akatsuki
Higashira-san...
[05:58] Akatsuki
We're gonna help you land
a date with Mizuto-kun!
[06:01] Akatsuki
Both me and Yume-chan!
[06:03] Yume & Isana
What?!
[06:05] Yume
U-Um, Akatsuki-san?
I never said anything about helping...
[06:09] Akatsuki
Whaddya say, Higashira-san?
[06:11] Akatsuki
I doubt you'd be able to find a better
duo for the job than Yume-chan and me.
[06:17] Isana
No, that's okay...
[06:19] Akatsuki
Huh? Why not?
[06:21] Isana
I wasn't lying when I said
I like him as a friend.
[06:25] Isana
I'm quite happy just being able
to talk like we have been.
[06:30] Isana
A-And besides...
[06:31] Isana
If I were to pursue anything more,
I'd just end up looking pathetic.
[06:36] Yume
Zero confidence in herself.
[06:38] Yume
Convinced that nothing
she does is good enough.
[06:41] Yume
Avoiding everything because of it.
[06:43] Yume
Determined to maintain the status quo,
even when she's unhappy with it...
[06:48] Yume
She's basically who I was
back in middle school.
[06:52] Yume
Don't throw in the towel before you try!
[06:54] Yume
Save that for when you've
exhausted all possibilities!
[06:58] Yume
You want to be his girlfriend, don't you?
[07:00] Yume
You want to be more than friends, don't you?
[07:03] Yume
Well, it could happen if you ask him out!
[07:05] Yume
You could walk to and from school
holding hands every day.
[07:08] Yume
You could go on dates together.
[07:10] Yume
You could exchange gifts on Christmas, too!
[07:13] Yume
If you catch a cold,
he could wait on you hand and foot.
[07:17] Yume
Well?! All of that could be your life!
[07:20] Yume
Knowing that,
are you still content just being friends?
[07:25] Isana
I w-wanna be his girlfriend.
[07:28] Isana
I w-wanna flirt with him.
[07:30] Isana
I want him to tell me he likes me.
[07:31] Isana
I w-wanna be more than just friends with him.
[07:38] Akatsuki
All right.
[07:39] Akatsuki
Then it's settled!
[07:41] Akatsuki
Our mission starts bright and early tomorrow!
[07:43] Akatsuki; Yume & Isana
Yeah!
[07:46] Yume
Wait... Am I really okay with this?
[07:55] Isana
So, what would you have me do, exactly?
[07:58] Akatsuki
First, we need to assess the situation.
[08:00] Akatsuki
We'll observe how you two normally interact
[08:03] Akatsuki
and target his weak point from there.
[08:05] Isana
His weak point? Are you sure
Mizuto-kun has one of those?
[08:08] Yume
Why are you asking me?
[08:10] Akatsuki
Sure he does!
[08:12] Akatsuki
No matter how uninterested
Irido-kun pretends to be,
[08:14] Akatsuki
with a boy and a girl,
[08:16] Akatsuki
there's always a way!
[08:18] Isana
Are you sure about that?
[08:19] Yume
Are you quite certain?
[08:21] Akatsuki
Well, we're assessing the situation
to find out, aren't we?
[08:24] Akatsuki
Come on, you two! Let's ready up!
SIGN Library
SIGN Haganai:
I Don't Have
Many Friends
SIGN TIME-LAPSE SLO-MO VIDEO PHOTO SQUARE PAN
[08:38] Akatsuki
I can't believe Irido-kun hasn't taken
one look when her boobs are right there.
SIGN Haganai: I Don't Have
Many Friends
[08:43] Yume
You're right.
[08:45] Yume
I'm starting to feel sorry
for her at this point.
SIGN Haganai: I Don't Have
Many Friends
SIGN Haganai:
I Don't Have
Many Friends
[08:53] Yume
What? What's wrong?
[08:54] Akatsuki
That! Right there!
SIGN TIME-LAPSE SLO-MO VIDEO PHOTO SQUARE PAN
[08:57] Yume
O-Oh no...
[08:59] Mizuto
Hey, Higashira.
[09:00] Isana
Yes?
[09:01] Akatsuki
Th-This is bad!
[09:03] Mizuto
I can see your underwear.
[09:06] Isana
Th-Thanks for telling me.
[09:09] Isana
U-Um... I'm gonna go to the restroom!
[09:13] Isana
Erm...
[09:14] Isana
Do you think he sees me as
girlfriend material at all?
[09:18] Yume & Akatsuki
Not one bit.
[09:20] Isana
I thought not.
[09:23] Akatsuki
Looks like we're gonna have to get physical
to make him appreciate your womanly charm.
[09:28] Isana
What do you mean by "physical"?
[09:30] Akatsuki
Don't act all innocent with me, young lady.
[09:33] Akatsuki
I'm talking about those mighty
melons you're packing!
[09:36] Akatsuki
Whoa, they're sho amazhing!
[09:38] Isana
C-Could you stop that, please?
[09:42] Yume
You really think that's going to work?
[09:44] Akatsuki
As I was saying,
quantity over quality, right?
[09:47] Akatsuki
The more he touches them,
the more he'll think about them.
[09:52] Akatsuki
There's not a guy in the world who'd
forget touching a boob, right?
[09:55] Akatsuki
So let's get to it, shall we?
SIGN Library
[10:02] Mizuto
You okay? Got an upset tummy or something?
[10:05] Isana
N-No, no need to worry.
[10:07] Yume
Can you believe this guy?
[10:09] Akatsuki
Now, now.
[10:10] Akatsuki
Okay! Go for it, Higashira-san!
[10:13] Isana
M-Mizuto-kun, could you take
a look at this part?
[10:16] Mizuto
Hmm? What part?
[10:18] Isana
Th-This part. Right here.
[10:20] Yume
She really did it!
SIGN TIME-LAPSE SLO-MO VIDEO PHOTO SQUARE PAN
[10:23] Akatsuki
Well? How about that?!
[10:24] Mizuto
Higashira.
[10:26] Isana
Y-Yes?
[10:28] Mizuto
Your breasts are touching me.
[10:31] Yume & Akatsuki
This guy...
[10:33] Isana
That would be the point.
[10:35] Mizuto
Huh?
[10:37] Yume & Akatsuki
Huh?
SIGN Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends
Yomi Hirasaka
[10:39] Isana
Since you seem to favor the less endowed,
[10:41] ---
I thought I'd take it upon
myself to convert you.
[10:44] Isana
Come now.
[10:46] Isana
Feast your senses on the
voluptuous female figure.
SIGN TIME-LAPSE SLO-MO VIDEO PHOTO SQUARE PAN
[10:49] Mizuto
H-Hey, quit it already!
[10:51] Yume
But that face...
[10:54] Akatsuki
Show him that instead.
[10:56] Akatsuki
You chickened out, huh?
Right back to the friend zone.
[10:58] Isana
I may have feelings for Mizuto-kun,
but he is still my friend.
[11:02] Isana
Is it wrong of me to have
a crush on a friend?
[11:05] Isana
Does liking someone really mean I
have to give up their friendship?
[11:09] Yume
Akatsuki-san and I consider
the people we like to be special.
[11:15] Yume
We don't think of them as friends,
but as something far more precious.
[11:21] Yume
But that isn't the case for Higashira-san.
[11:23] Yume
To her, liking someone is just
an extension of friendship.
[11:28] Yume
She doesn't believe having feelings
[11:30] Yume
for someone is a reason
to sacrifice friendship with them.
[11:34] Yume
That's who she is.
[11:37] Yume
I'm sorry, Higashira-san.
[11:40] Yume
We won't ask you to change
how you act anymore.
[11:42] Yume
I think you're better off staying
true to yourself anyway.
[11:46] Yume
Right, Akatsuki-san?
[11:47] Akatsuki
I think you're right.
[11:49] Isana
Th-That's a relief.
[11:50] Akatsuki
But the fact remains...
[11:52] Akatsuki
Your lack of confidence still
isn't doing you a ton of favors.
[11:56] Isana
My lack of confidence?
[11:58] Akatsuki
If you believed in yourself a little more,
[12:02] Akatsuki
Irido-kun would start looking
at you differently for sure.
[12:05] Akatsuki
And on that note...
[12:07] Akatsuki
It's time for Higashira-san's
special makeover!
[12:11] Yume & Isana
Makeover...?
SIGN My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex
SIGN Haganai: I Don't Have
Many Friends
[12:16] Isana
M-Mizuto-kun?
SIGN TIME-LAPSE SLO-MO VIDEO PHOTO SQUARE PAN
[12:26] Akatsuki
All right, now we've got this in the bag.
[12:30] Yume
I hope so.
[12:31] Mizuto
Higashira, your...
[12:33] Isana
Y-Yes?
[12:34] Mizuto
What's up with your lips?
[12:36] Mizuto
Did you eat fried chicken or something?
[12:40] Mizuto
You'll gain weight if you eat
too much fatty food, you know?
[12:43] Mizuto
You should be more careful.
SIGN TIME-LAPSE SLO-MO VIDEO PHOTO SQUARE PAN
[12:46] Akatsuki
I wouldn't say this to
Higashira-san's face...
[12:49] Akatsuki
But I have no idea what
on earth she sees in him.
[12:52] Yume
S-Same here.
[12:58] Akatsuki
Go, go!
[13:13] Yume
H-Has he...
[13:15] Akatsuki
Finally taken notice of her?!
[13:22] Isana
Why do you keep moving away, Mizuto-kun?
[13:26] Mizuto
I like my personal space.
[13:29] Mizuto
If you invade any further,
all that awaits you is hell.
[13:36] Isana
Well, well.
[13:37] Isana
Why don't you show me
this "hell" you speak of?
SIGN Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends
Yomi Hirasaka Buriki
[13:44] Isana
Wh-What are you doing?!
[13:46] Mizuto
I'm showing you hell.
[13:49] Mizuto
Aren't you happy? Now you can
practice fixing your hair.
[13:52] Akatsuki
He's totally...
[13:54] Yume
He's hiding his embarrassment.
[13:56] Isana
Th-This is bullying!
[13:59] Isana
Bullying, I tell you!
[14:01] Mizuto
You might be right.
[14:02] Isana
In that case...
[14:03] Isana
You should get bullied too.
[14:07] Mizuto
If you insist.
[14:22] Isana
There's no way!
[14:23] Isana
I can't confess. It's too soon!
[14:26] Yume
Maybe we should give her a
little more time, Akatsuki-san.
[14:31] Yume
I'm sure she needs to prepare mentally.
[14:33] Isana
Sh-She's right! I'm not prepared at all!
[14:36] Akatsuki
Then prepare yourself right now.
[14:38] Isana
What?
[14:39] Akatsuki
Listen up.
[14:40] Akatsuki
If you can't psych yourself
up right now, you never will.
[14:44] Akatsuki
Quit expecting your future self
to do all the heavy lifting.
[14:47] Akatsuki
Never put off till tomorrow
what can be done today!
[14:50] Akatsuki
The longer you put it off,
the harder it'll be.
[14:54] Akatsuki
If you let him view you as a
friend for months or years,
[14:57] Akatsuki
he'll be way more put off when
you do make the confession!
[15:00] Akatsuki
That's why your chances of success
are higher the sooner you strike.
[15:07] Isana
B-But...
[15:08] Isana
I'm awkward. And annoying.
[15:13] Isana
The only good thing about me is my chest.
[15:15] Akatsuki
At least your confidence
in your breasts is rock-steady.
[15:19] Akatsuki
What do you think, Yume-chan?
[15:22] Yume
He seems to enjoy spending
time with you, Higashira-san.
[15:26] Yume
So if you said you wanted to spend more
time together, I doubt he'd refuse.
[15:32] Isana
You think so?
[15:35] Isana
Do you really think I can be his girlfriend?
[15:39] Yume
I do.
[15:41] Yume
I guarantee it.
SIGN Irido
[15:47] Akatsuki
So he asked if they could meet
up behind the school at five.
[15:53] Akatsuki
He's probably realized
she's gonna confess to him, huh?
[15:57] Yume
Probably.
[15:58] Akatsuki
Man, now even I'm getting nervous.
[16:03] Yume
I get that.
[16:04] Akatsuki
Well, Yume-chan,
[16:05] Akatsuki
are you excited that your stepbrother's
about to get a girlfriend?
[16:09] Yume
You think he'll say yes?
[16:12] Akatsuki
Don't you? I mean, that's the typical thing.
[16:15] Akatsuki
But I guess Irido-kun
isn't your typical guy, huh?
[16:19] Yume
He's not?
[16:20] Akatsuki
Yeah. If I had one worry,
I guess it'd be that.
[16:24] Akatsuki
Like whether he sees any value
in getting a girlfriend or not.
[16:28] Akatsuki
I guess he probably doesn't.
[16:31] Akatsuki
He seems like he'd be just fine without one.
[16:33] Akatsuki
Like he's the type who doesn't
see any value in having a partner.
[16:37] Akatsuki
So if a guy like him were to get a girlfriend...
[16:56] Akatsuki
Yup, lookin' good.
[16:58] Isana
D-Do I really look okay?
[17:02] Akatsuki
You're fine, you're fine.
[17:03] Akatsuki
Cute as a button!
SIGN Friday, June 24th
[17:06] Yume
It's almost time.
[17:09] Isana
I'm starting to get nervous.
[17:11] Akatsuki
Okay then, we'll stay hidden over here
and support you from the shadows.
[17:15] Akatsuki
Good luck!
[17:17] Yume
You'll be fine. You can do this.
[17:25] Isana
Right, I'll do my best.
[17:41] Mizuto
I'm here, Higashira.
[17:44] Isana
U-Um... Th-Thank you
for coming t-to meet me.
[17:49] Mizuto
Sure.
[17:51] Isana
S-So... you know...
[17:54] Isana
Th-There's something I wanted
to tell you, Mizuto-kun.
[17:58] Isana
To express my gratitude...
[18:00] Isana
No, scratch that. What I mean is...
[18:02] Isana
Um... Um...
[18:04] Mizuto
Higashira.
[18:04] Isana
Y-Yes?!
[18:06] Mizuto
Just tell me what you have to say at your
own pace. In whatever order you'd like.
[18:10] Mizuto
I can put the pieces together from there.
[18:16] Isana
Do you remember when we first met at the
library and you came up to talk to me?
[18:23] Isana
That made me so happy.
[18:25] Isana
And not just because I'd met someone
who shared similar interests.
[18:29] Isana
But because when we spoke, you actually
seemed to enjoy talking to me.
[18:34] Isana
People have always told me that
I'm weird, annoying, and a freak.
[18:40] Isana
So truly, deeply...
[18:42] Isana
I was so happy to have someone actually
listen to me when I ramble.
[18:46] Isana
Not only that, but for the first time ever,
someone actually responded to me.
[18:53] Isana
It's been so much fun.
[18:56] Isana
So I wanna spend more time with you.
[18:58] Isana
I wanna spend all my time with you.
[19:03] Isana
So... please let me be your girlfriend.
[19:10] Isana
I like you.
[19:18] Mizuto
You always told me you saw me as a friend.
[19:20] Isana
Th-That hasn't changed!
[19:23] Isana
I like you as a friend too.
[19:25] Mizuto
I enjoy spending time
with you too, Higashira.
[19:29] Mizuto
You're the first person I've ever met
that I've clicked with so effortlessly.
[19:34] Mizuto
So if we were to date, there's no
doubt in my mind that we'd be happy.
[19:40] Mizuto
Sure, we'd still fight.
[19:42] Mizuto
Knowing us, we'd likely forget all about it
while discussing some new book.
[19:48] Mizuto
But I'm sorry.
[19:52] Mizuto
I'm sorry, but I can't go out with you.
[19:56] Isana
Wh-Why?
[19:59] Mizuto
I'm selfish.
[20:01] Mizuto
I can't be attentive to more
than one person at a time.
[20:05] Mizuto
And the one slot that I have...
[20:07] Mizuto
It's already occupied by someone else,
even though she doesn't deserve it.
[20:12] Mizuto
And I know in my heart
[20:15] Mizuto
that despite having no obligation to her,
I still can't bear to see her cry.
[20:21] Mizuto
So I'll apologize again and again.
[20:23] Mizuto
I'm sorry.
[20:24] Mizuto
I'm doing you a disservice by using someone
else to turn you down, and I apologize.
[20:29] Mizuto
But it's not your fault at all.
[20:31] Mizuto
There's no one else to blame either.
[20:33] Mizuto
This is on me.
[20:35] Mizuto
These are just feelings I know I
have that I simply cannot deny.
[20:40] Mizuto
So I'm sorry, Higashira, but I...
[20:44] Mizuto
I can't be your boyfriend.
[20:51] Akatsuki
So if a guy like him were to get a girlfriend...
[20:55] Akatsuki
since he wouldn't be doing it
for pride or status,
[20:59] Akatsuki
it'd have to be someone he just wants
to have by his side that badly.
[21:05] Yume
Even though it's obvious you'd
be better off with her than me...
[21:12] Yume
Even though I'm nothing but
a stepsister to you now...
[21:18] Yume
Why are you letting someone who isn't
even your girlfriend anymore
[21:23] Yume
be the one by your side?
[23:03] Akatsuki
Well, explain yourself!
[23:05] Isana
Explain what?
[23:07] Yume
This, of course.
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[23:09] Isana
It's a picture of me and Mizuto-kun
talking in the library.
[23:14] Isana
Is there something wrong with that?
[23:16] Akatsuki
He just rejected you, didn't he?
[23:18] Yume
How can you talk to him
like nothing's changed?
[23:21] Isana
Um... I may have gotten my heart broken,
[23:24] Isana
but it's not like we stopped being friends.
[23:27] Yume & Akatsuki
Huh?
[23:28] Isana
If anything, now that he's rejected me,
[23:30] Isana
it makes being friends more easygoing
and straightforward, don't you think?
[23:35] Yume & Akatsuki
Have you lost your mind?!
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