# E2 - Hotaru Was Really Mature?
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**[00:02] Kazuho**
Hey, Ren-chon? Ren-chon!
**[00:06] Kazuho**
Oh, there you are.
**[00:09] Renge**
Need something?
**[00:10] Kazuho**
Not really. I was just thinking of
planting some veggies in the garden.
**[00:14] Kazuho**
Want to help me out?
**[00:16] Renge**
What?! I can grow vegetables?!
**[00:19] Kazuho**
Wow, you're into this.
**[00:21] Renge**
I'll call everyone else!
**[00:25] Kazuho**
Sorry to have you all
come over on a Sunday.
**[00:28] Kazuho**
I was thinking of planting
these seedlings in the garden.
**[00:32] Hotaru**
You're planting these?
**[00:34] Kazuho**
That's right.
**[00:35] Renge**
There sure are a lot.
**[00:37] Renge**
What are they?
**[00:38] Kazuho**
Those ones are bell peppers.
**[00:40] Renge**
Bel—
**[00:47] Renge**
Actually, I have stuff to do.
**[00:50] Renge**
Gonna do my homework.
**[00:51] Kazuho**
I'm just kidding. They're tomatoes.
**[00:53] Renge**
Hey! Why did you lie?!
**[00:56] Renge**
Lying's really, really bad!
**[00:57] Kazuho**
Sorry, sorry. I just felt
like teasing you a little.
**[01:01] Kazuho**
You really hate bell peppers, huh?
**[01:04] Natsumi**
Well, they are bitter.
**[01:05] Komari**
I'm not a big fan of them, either.
**[01:07] Komari**
Are you, Hotaru?
**[01:08] Hotaru**
I don't mind bell peppers.
**[01:10] Renge**
You're so grown-up, Hotarun.
**[01:13] Natsumi**
For real.
**[01:14] Komari**
Yep.
**[01:17] Hotaru**
I... I am?
***SIGN*** Nonstop
***SIGN*** Episode 2
***SIGN*** Hotaru Was Really Mature?
**[02:57] Komari**
Can we start planting them now?
**[02:58] Kazuho**
Not just yet.
**[03:00] Kazuho**
We need to fertilize them
and put down the mulch first.
***SIGN*** Mulch
**[03:02] Komari**
Oh, we're starting with that?
**[03:04] Hotaru**
Mulch?
**[03:06] Renge**
What's this for?
**[03:08] Kazuho**
You lay it down on the ground
where the seedlings go.
**[03:11] Kazuho**
I guess you can think of it
as a futon for the tomatoes.
**[03:14] Hotaru**
A futon?
**[03:16] Renge**
I'll put it down just right!
**[03:18] Kazuho**
Okay, then, let's get started.
**[03:20] Kazuho**
I placed some stakes so
we'll know where to plant.
**[03:23] Kazuho**
Could you start digging
some ruts along those?
**[03:25] Komari**
Got it.
**[03:33] Komari**
Careful, Renge. You'll throw dirt
all over us if you dig like that.
**[03:38] Renge**
Oh, no! I forgot myself!
**[03:40] Renge**
Understood!
**[03:42] Komari**
Sheesh...
**[03:52] Komari**
Earthworm!
**[03:56] Natsumi**
Hey! Why'd you throw dirt
all over me, Nee-chan?!
**[04:00] Komari**
I-I didn't mean to!
**[04:02] Komari**
An earthworm! There was an earthworm!
**[04:44] Hotaru**
They're planted in such perfect lines.
**[04:46] Natsumi**
I'm exhausted...
**[04:48] Komari**
All you did was play around.
**[04:50] Komari**
Hotaru worked harder than anyone.
**[04:52] Hotaru**
It kind of got me interested.
**[04:55] Renge**
We're all done!
**[04:56] Kazuho**
Great job, everyone. Now we can...
**[05:05] Renge**
It's raining.
**[05:10] Natsumi**
It just started out of nowhere.
**[05:12] Komari**
At least we finished the planting first.
**[05:14] Hotaru**
Yeah.
**[05:19] Renge**
It's raining really hard now.
**[05:21] Renge**
Will the tomatoes be okay?
**[05:22] Natsumi**
They're plants. I think they
can handle a little rain.
**[05:25] Renge**
Really?
**[05:27] Renge**
But they must be cold.
Can't we do anything for them?
**[05:31] Komari**
I'm not sure what...
**[05:33] Kazuho**
Here, I brought towels.
**[05:35] Hotaru**
Thank you.
**[05:37] Hotaru**
Ren-chan, let's go inside for now.
**[05:39] Hotaru**
We should dry ourselves off.
**[05:41] Kazuho**
Is something wrong?
**[05:43] Natsumi**
Well, Ren-chon was just saying
the tomatoes looked cold.
**[05:48] Renge**
They must be cold with just the futon.
**[05:50] Natsumi**
But if you want more than that,
you'd have to build them a house.
**[05:53] Kazuho**
Hmm... A house, huh?
**[05:57] Natsumi**
Wait, is this heading toward...
**[06:01] Kazuho**
Okay, once the rain stops,
how about we build a greenhouse?
**[06:11] Hotaru**
It cleared up so quickly.
**[06:13] Komari**
Guess it was a passing shower.
**[06:15] Natsumi**
Man, I really shouldn't have said that...
**[06:18] Renge**
I'll help, too!
**[06:19] Kazuho**
Okay, you can bring over the vinyl.
**[06:21] Renge**
Got it!
**[06:49] Renge**
Kazu-nee, look! It's really a house!
**[06:52] Kazuho**
You all really worked hard.
**[06:55] Hotaru**
I never knew this was how
greenhouses were made.
**[06:58] Renge**
C-Can we go inside the
house for a little bit?
**[07:00] Renge**
I wanna welcome the tomatoes
to their new home!
**[07:02] Kazuho**
Sure, go ahead.
**[07:14] Hotaru**
Can I come in, too?
**[07:16] Renge**
Come on in!
**[07:18] Renge**
Koma-chan and Nattsun, too! Come over here!
**[07:21] Renge**
Look at all the happy tomatoes!
***SIGN*** Non Non Biyori
**[07:43] Hotaru**
Mom, Mom! Where are the new
clothes I got the other day?
**[07:47] Mom**
In your room.
**[07:54] Hotaru**
I get to see Senpai again today!
**[08:08] Konomi**
Okay, ready to wrap up for today?
**[08:10] Akane**
Sure.
**[08:11] Akane**
Thank you for helping me practice
even though it's Sunday.
**[08:16] Konomi**
You've gotten better since
last time, haven't you?
**[08:18] Akane**
Well, I've been practicing at home, too...
**[08:21] Konomi**
Really? That's awesome!
**[08:23] Konomi**
A lot of kids don't bother to practice
at home. You're working hard!
**[08:27] Akane**
N-No, it was really only a little bit...
**[08:30] Konomi**
I'm so proud to have an underclassman
who learns so quickly.
**[08:34] Konomi**
I have nothing more to teach you.
**[08:37] Akane**
Th-That's being too kind!
**[08:39] Konomi**
Okay, I've decided.
**[08:41] Konomi**
I'll push to get you a solo
at our next concert.
**[08:44] Akane**
Huh?!
**[08:45] Akane**
W-Wait a minute!
**[08:47] Konomi**
What? Where'd that come from?
**[08:49] Akane**
That's what I want to know!
**[08:51] Akane**
Th-There's no way I can do a solo!
**[08:57] Akane**
I-I mean, sure,
I'd like to try it out once...
**[09:01] Akane**
But I'd get stage fright in front of
all those people. It'll never work.
**[09:11] Akane**
Oh, but if it's a concert where
no one else is there...
**[09:14] Konomi**
Uh, that sounds kinda scary...
**[09:16] Konomi**
Also, I know you're anxious around
strangers, but are you shy, too?
**[09:20] Akane**
Um... I get anxious around strangers
because I'm shy, I guess...
**[09:23] Konomi**
Hmm...
**[09:25] Konomi**
Hey, why don't I introduce you
to another neighbor of mine?
**[09:30] Akane**
Huh? A neighbor this time?
**[09:32] Konomi**
Yeah! That'll give you some confidence.
**[09:35] Konomi**
Our ultimate goal will be to make
sure you don't get stage fright!
**[09:38] Akane**
Uh... w-well...
**[09:45] Akane**
A-All right!
**[09:47] Akane**
I'll do my best to overcome
my anxiety with strangers!
**[09:49] Konomi**
Hey, that's the spirit!
**[09:52] Konomi**
Okay, then, let's go!
**[09:53] Akane**
Okay!
**[09:54] ---**
Nonstop
**[10:01] Konomi**
So this is my underclassman
in band, Akane-chan.
**[10:05] Konomi**
Be nice to her, okay?
**[10:07] Konomi**
Go on, Akane-chan, say hello.
**[10:18] Akane**
H...
**[10:21] Akane**
Hello...
**[10:25] Komari**
Um... a-are you okay?
**[10:27] Komari**
You're dripping with sweat.
**[10:29] Konomi**
This isn't going so well...
**[10:30] Konomi**
She gets a little anxious around strangers.
**[10:33] Konomi**
I brought her over here to help
her get used to new people.
**[10:36] Natsumi**
I get it!
**[10:37] Natsumi**
Akane-chan, was it?
**[10:39] Natsumi**
I'm Koshigaya Natsumi. Nice to meet ya!
**[10:42] Komari**
Hey! Don't be so casual with
someone older than you!
**[10:44] Akane**
N-N-No, it's okay!
**[10:46] Akane**
Being casual will make it
easier for me to talk, too!
**[10:49] Komari**
Really?
**[10:50] Komari**
Okay, I'll take you up on that.
**[10:52] Komari**
I'm Komari. Nice to meet you.
**[10:54] Akane**
Y-Yeah, I'm pleased to meet you both.
**[10:57] Hotaru**
Oh, nice to meet you.
My name's Ichijou Hotaru.
**[11:01] Akane**
Ichijou-san! It's a pleasure to meet you!
**[11:04] Hotaru**
*Huh? Only I get the polite treatment?!*
**[11:12] Komari**
Oh, so you both play the flute?
**[11:15] Akane**
Y-Yeah, but I'm not that good at it yet...
**[11:18] Komari**
I thought I heard some kind of
music playing this morning.
**[11:21] Komari**
Are you taking a break now?
**[11:22] Konomi**
Yep, that's right.
**[11:24] Komari**
Perfect timing, then!
**[11:25] Komari**
We were about to make some cookies.
**[11:28] Komari**
You can help us out, then have
some as a snack on your break.
**[11:31] Konomi**
Oh, that sounds great!
**[11:34] Konomi**
Let's do it, Akane-chan!
**[11:35] Akane**
O-Okay.
***SIGN*** Nissei
Sunflower
Pastry Flour
For tempura, pastries, okonomiyaki, and udon
**[11:39] Komari**
Flour, eggs, and butter...
**[11:41] Komari**
We've got all the utensils and stuff, too.
**[11:44] Komari**
Okay! Everything's ready!
**[11:46] Komari**
So... what do we do now, exactly?
**[11:48] Natsumi**
Didn't take you long to hit a roadblock...
**[11:50] Akane**
Um, I think you mix the butter first.
**[11:53] Komari**
Oh, really?
**[11:55] Hotaru**
And it's a good idea to sift the flour
**[11:57] Hotaru**
and set aside some butter to grease
the cooking sheet, right?
**[12:00] Akane**
Th-That's right!
**[12:02] Akane**
You're very good at this, Ichijou-san!
**[12:03] Akane**
W-Well, I'll go ahead and mix the butter!
**[12:06] Hotaru**
O-Okay...
**[12:09] Konomi**
There's something I've been wondering...
**[12:11] Konomi**
Do you think Hotaru-chan is older than you?
**[12:15] Konomi**
She's in elementary school.
**[12:16] Akane**
Wh-What are you talking about?
**[12:18] Akane**
I won't fall for a silly joke like that.
**[12:24] Konomi**
You* do* think that.
**[12:28] Akane**
What?! Is that true?!
**[12:30] Hotaru**
I'm in fifth grade, actually...
**[12:31] Akane**
What?!
**[12:32] Akane**
I-I'm sorry! I guess I
jumped to conclusions!
**[12:35] Hotaru**
No, it's okay, really!
**[12:37] Hotaru**
Also, I'm younger than you,
so you don't have to be so polite.
**[12:40] Akane**
Oh, um... I'd love to, but since I started
out polite, it's hard to break the habit...
**[12:47] Konomi**
But according to Renge-chan, a surprise
can help loosen your nerves,
**[12:51] Konomi**
so maybe a scary story would
help you speak more casually?
**[12:54] Akane**
Th-There's no way that would work!
**[12:56] Akane**
I'll get back to mixing the butter now.
**[12:58] Akane**
Oh, right. Do you have sugar?
It needs to be mixed in, too.
**[13:02] Konomi**
Oh, isn't there any up there?
**[13:04] Natsumi**
Oh, shoot! It's empty!
**[13:06] Konomi**
You don't have refills under
the sink or anything?
**[13:08] Komari**
Um... just a sec...
**[13:12] Komari**
That's salt... Where was the sugar again?
***SIGN*** Caster Sugar
**[13:17] Akane**
Thank you.
**[13:19] Akane**
Komari-chan, there's sugar right here.
**[13:22] Komari**
Huh? I just looked there
and didn't see any.
**[13:25] Akane**
Well, someone just left some here...
**[13:28] Akane**
Huh? No one's there!
**[13:31] Akane**
It wasn't you, Konomi-senpai?
**[13:33] Konomi**
No, I was looking around the sink.
**[13:36] Akane**
Huh?
**[13:37] Komari**
You don't think... A ghost?
**[13:43] Komari**
Let's bake the cookies in the living room!
**[13:45] Akane**
Yeah!
**[13:46] Komari**
Baking around water is dangerous!
It's just too dangerous!
**[13:49] Akane**
Yeah!
**[13:50] Natsumi**
What are those two doing?
**[13:53] Konomi**
Well... it's nice that they're
learning to cooperate, I guess?
**[13:58] Akane**
I feel like all we did in the end was
have them make cookies for us...
**[14:03] Akane**
But Hotaru-chan really seems
very mature, doesn't she?
**[14:06] Akane**
I hope it doesn't bother her that
I thought she was older...
**[14:10] Konomi**
I'm sure she's fine.
**[14:11] Konomi**
What about you? Do you feel okay?
**[14:13] Konomi**
I might have been a little forceful
in taking you to meet them...
**[14:16] Akane**
Oh, no, I'm totally fine.
**[14:19] Akane**
I get anxious around strangers,
but I kind of like being in a group.
**[14:23] Konomi**
Really? I'm glad to hear that!
**[14:24] Konomi**
Well, Komari-chan, Nacchan,
and Glasses-kun are all really nice.
**[14:29] Konomi**
Let's keep getting you used to this stuff,
so you'll be ready for the concert.
**[14:32] Akane**
O-Okay! I'll do my best!
**[14:34] Akane**
Wait, hang on... Glasses-kun?
**[14:37] Akane**
Was there someone with glasses there?
**[14:39] Konomi**
No, I didn't see him today.
**[14:42] ---**
Nonstop
**[14:47] ---**
Nonstop
**[14:53] Hotaru**
Shopping was so much fun!
**[14:55] Mom**
It's too bad the car broke down and
we had to take the train home.
**[14:58] Mom**
Are you worn out now?
**[15:00] Hotaru**
No, I'm fine. I haven't
ridden a train in ages.
**[15:03] Hotaru**
Hey, Papa, can we eat these
sweets when we get home?
**[15:07] Dad**
You just had ice cream at
the department store.
**[15:10] Dad**
You shouldn't. You'll spoil
your appetite for dinner.
**[15:13] Hotaru**
What?!
**[15:14] Hotaru**
No! No! I can have some, can't I?!
**[15:17] Dad**
Now, come on, Hotaru...
**[15:19] Hotaru**
Please, Papa? Can't I?
**[15:22] Dad**
Oh, all right. But you'd better
eat your dinner, too.
**[15:25] Hotaru**
Really?! Yay! I love you, Papa!
**[15:32] Hotaru**
Mama, Papa! We're at the station!
**[15:34] Mom**
Yes, I know.
**[15:39] Hotaru**
Come on, let's hurry!
**[15:40] Dad**
Come on, Hotaru, calm down.
**[15:43] Hotaru**
Oh, it's fine!
**[15:55] Hotaru**
K-Konomi-san...
**[15:57] Konomi**
Hi there, Hotaru-chan.
**[16:00] Mom**
Oh? Hotaru, is this a friend?
**[16:02] Konomi**
Hello, it's nice to meet you.
I'm Fujimiya Konomi.
**[16:05] Konomi**
I'm a friend of your daughter's.
**[16:06] Mom**
I thought no one else was on that train.
**[16:08] Mom**
Were we too noisy? Sorry about that.
**[16:11] Konomi**
Oh, no, not at all.
**[16:13] Konomi**
I just... didn't have anything
to do, so I went to town...
**[16:17] Hotaru**
I-I see...
**[16:19] Mom**
Hotaru, want to visit with
her before heading home?
**[16:21] Hotaru**
Huh?!
**[16:22] Hotaru**
Um... er...
**[16:29] Mom**
Okay, Hotaru, make sure
you're home by dinner.
**[16:33] Hotaru**
Okay...
**[16:33] Dad**
Bye.
**[16:37] Konomi**
Uh... sorry about... this.
**[16:40] Hotaru**
No, it's okay! I didn't
have anything else to do!
**[16:44] Konomi**
Oh...
**[16:46] Konomi**
So, um... are you always like that?
**[16:50] Hotaru**
N-N-No, I'm not at all!
I mean, I am, but... I mean...
**[16:55] Hotaru**
I-I didn't think there was anyone
else on the train, so... um...
**[16:59] Hotaru**
Th-That's why I was like
that with my parents...
**[17:03] Konomi**
Oh, I guess I'd forgotten that
you're still in fifth grade.
**[17:07] Konomi**
It makes sense that you'd be
like that with your parents.
**[17:10] Hotaru**
Y-You think so?
**[17:12] Konomi**
Yeah, that's right...
**[17:14] Konomi**
You're still at an age where
you want to be babied a bit.
**[17:17] Konomi**
Okay! You can be babyish with me, too!
**[17:20] Hotaru**
Huh?!
**[17:21] Konomi**
Komari-chan was a total baby
when she was your age, too.
**[17:25] Hotaru**
O-Oh...
**[17:26] Konomi**
So I should treat you like an elementary
schooler, too, shouldn't I?
**[17:31] Konomi**
So there you go! Just jump right
into my arms, like a child!
**[17:35] Hotaru**
Huh?! U-Um, Konomi-san?
**[17:39] Konomi**
What's wrong, Hotaru-chan?
**[17:40] Hotaru**
I appreciate the sentiment,
but it's a little too embarrassing...
**[17:44] Konomi**
You're not putting on a front?
**[17:45] Hotaru**
N-No, I'm not! I'm not!
**[17:48] Konomi**
Well, no reason to just
stand out here talking.
**[17:50] Konomi**
Let's hold hands on the way to my house.
**[17:52] Konomi**
That's not embarrassing, is it?
**[17:54] Hotaru**
U-Um...
**[17:56] Konomi**
You'll get lost if you don't hold my hand.
**[18:01] Konomi**
Have you ever gotten lost before?
**[18:03] Hotaru**
A-A few times...
**[18:05] Konomi**
I thought so!
**[18:06] Konomi**
Komari-chan got lost about once a
month when she was in fifth grade.
**[18:09] Hotaru**
What?! Once a month?!
**[18:10] Konomi**
So come on. Give me your hand.
**[18:22] Konomi**
Yeah, it was just like this.
**[18:25] Konomi**
Reminds me of when Komari-chan and
the rest were in elementary school.
**[18:28] Hotaru**
R-Really?
**[18:30] Hotaru**
B-By the way, what was Komari-senpai
like in elementary school?
**[18:35] Konomi**
Hmm, well...
**[18:37] Konomi**
Not too different from now, really.
**[18:39] Konomi**
She cried a lot, and she's
not even that much taller.
**[18:42] Hotaru**
Wow...
**[18:43] Konomi**
She drank from a bottle until...
**[18:46] Konomi**
A bottle?!
**[18:48] Konomi**
Oh, yeah. Until she was five.
**[18:50] Hotaru**
Five?!
**[18:51] Hotaru**
Even that seems a bit late...
**[18:53] Konomi**
Well, that's how Komari-chan was,
so you don't need to be embarrassed.
**[18:57] Konomi**
Kids should act like kids.
**[18:59] Hotaru**
Right...
**[19:01] Konomi**
Or would you have preferred to be carried?
**[19:04] Hotaru**
Th-That's all right!
This is perfectly fine!
**[19:10] Konomi**
Well, there's my house.
**[19:13] Konomi**
You didn't get lost. Good job, Hotaru-chan.
**[19:16] Hotaru**
Yeah...
**[19:17] Komari**
Huh?
**[19:19] Komari**
Why're you two holding hands?
**[19:22] Hotaru**
K-K-K-Komari-senpai!
**[19:24] Hotaru**
Th-This isn't what you think! It's...
**[19:27] Hotaru**
Well, some things happened, and...
**[19:28] Konomi**
You know, since Hotaru-chan's
in fifth grade,
**[19:30] Konomi**
I thought I should treat her
like an elementary schooler.
**[19:33] Hotaru**
Y-Yeah!
**[19:34] Komari**
Oh, I get it.
**[19:36] Komari**
That's right. You are still
in elementary school, huh?
**[19:39] Komari**
Hey, I've got a great idea!
**[19:41] Komari**
Come over here!
**[19:42] Komari**
There.
**[19:44] Komari**
Come on, Hotaru, over here.
**[19:48] Komari**
I'll lend you my lap for
a pillow, as a big sister!
**[19:50] Hotaru**
Y-Your lap?!
**[19:52] Konomi**
Oh, yeah, I did that for you a lot.
**[19:54] Konomi**
You might as well let her indulge you, too.
**[19:57] Hotaru**
Huh?!
**[19:57] Komari**
Come on, Hotaru. Right over here.
**[20:03] Hotaru**
*Senpai's lap... as a pillow...*
**[20:07] Komari**
Hotaru, what's the problem?
**[20:12] Komari**
Hotaru?
**[20:14] Hotaru**
U-U-Using your lap as a pillow
is just too embarrassing!
**[20:18] Hotaru**
I-I-I'm going home for today!
**[20:24] Komari**
She left...
**[20:25] Konomi**
Maybe we went too far.
We'll have to apologize later.
***SIGN*** Non Non Biyori
**[20:51] Hotaru**
Yesterday was so embarrassing.
**[20:54] Hotaru**
I can't let the others see me act like
that around my parents anymore.
**[21:04] Hotaru**
Hey, Pechi, you'll get a
tummyache if you eat grass.
**[21:08] Hotaru**
Come over here.
**[21:12] Hotaru**
Jeez, Pechi, that tickles.
**[21:18] Konomi**
Oh, it's you, Hotaru-chan.
**[21:20] Konomi**
Sorry about yesterday.
You can just act the way you always—
**[21:24] Hotaru**
Oh, Pechi, you're so cute!
**[21:26] Hotaru**
I'm gonna give you cuddles!
**[21:29] Hotaru**
Here! Cuddle, cuddle! Cuddle, cuddle!
**[21:32] Hotaru**
Cuddle, cuddle, cuddle! Cuddle, cuddle!
**[21:35] Hotaru**
Cuddle, cuddle, cuddle! Cuddle,
cuddle, cuddle, cuddle, cuddle!
**[21:38] Hotaru**
Cuddle, cuddle, cuddle, cuddle!
**[21:40] Hotaru**
Cuddle! Cuddle, cuddle, cuddle,
cuddle, cuddle, cuddle!
**[21:43] Hotaru**
I'll cuddle you even more when we get home!
**[21:55] Konomi**
Uh...
**[21:58] Hotaru**
Uh...
***SIGN*** Non Non Biyori
***SIGN*** That's all for today
**[23:31] Hikage**
Let's play, Natsumi!
**[23:32] Natsumi**
I'm not sure if we can get clay
from our yard, though...
**[23:35] Hikage**
What's the matter?
**[23:36] Natsumi**
How about this, then?!
**[23:38] Konomi**
Hikage-chan, why are you dressed like that?
**[23:40] Natsumi**
Finisher: Surefire Kill!
**[23:44] Hikage**
A komuso just popped out of the bushes!
***SIGN*** Next Time
Episode 3
***SIGN*** We Were Always Like This
***SIGN*** Photo: Genbor-No
***SIGN*** Please Watch Again