E4 - Tanaka's Revolution 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.) SIGN    Tanaka's Revolution [01:34] Pedestrian B     I'm serious, man! SIGN    Maid Café SIGN    Welcome Back, Master [01:42] Shibagaki     Hey, you! What are you trying to do? [01:45] Tanaka     Our story begins four years ago. [01:49] Tanaka     At that time, I had just started     working for a game company. [01:51] Tanaka     In order to examine our competitors' games, [01:51] (Flashback) Boss A     There's broad demand for the     combination of intuitive puzzle games [01:53] Tanaka     I was playing several free-to-play games. [01:55] (Flashback) Boss A     and anime characters. [01:56] Tanaka     Honestly, I don't like modern games. [01:57] (Flashback) Boss A     Last year, Namico's Puzzle     Fantasy made over 40 billion. [01:59] Tanaka     Games are supposed to be     an escape from reality. [02:04] Tanaka     Having friends gives you an advantage. [02:04] (Flashback) Coworker D     Seriously, I'd go if I could. [02:06] Tanaka     Having money and time     gives you an advantage. [02:06] (Flashback) Coworker D     You never show up! [02:08] (Flashback) Coworker E     I promise I'll go next time. [02:08] Tanaka     It's no different than reality. [02:12] Tanaka     Going back even further, when I was     a third-year grade school student, [02:14] (Flashback) Student A     Hey, that's the new Gandum! [02:16] (Flashback) Student D     I won it in a giveaway! [02:16] Tanaka     eraser collecting     was briefly a fad in my class. [02:18] (Flashback) Student E     Lemme see! [02:18] (Flashback) Student F     Wow! SIGN    Found Around School [02:21] Tanaka     It was due to our homeroom teacher     being rather fussy about the wealth gap. [02:25] Tanaka     All our possessions were standardized. [02:27] Tanaka     Students were instructed not to     deviate from the average. [02:31] Tanaka     However, there was one loophole: stationery. [02:36] Tanaka     Among such products, a wide variety     of erasers were available in circulation, [02:40] Tanaka     so as a class, we threw ourselves     into collecting erasers. [02:42] (Flashback) Student A     Wow. [02:43] Tanaka     Who had the most erasers. [02:45] Tanaka     Who had the rarest erasers. [02:46] Tanaka     That alone determined our class hierarchy. [02:50] Tanaka     No, that's an exaggeration.     Actually, it's a lie. [02:54] Tanaka     As you might expect,     athletic kids, smart kids, [02:57] Tanaka     strong fighters, attractive kids,     artistic kids, and funny kids [03:01] Tanaka     naturally stood near the top. [03:05] Tanaka     But for the rest of us     who didn't have anything, [03:05] (Flashback) Student K     The PE teacher's shirt     was hanging out during class. [03:07] Tanaka     eraser collecting was our last hope     for squeezing into the top. [03:12] Tanaka     No, this is also an exaggeration and a lie. [03:16] (Flashback) Student     Did you see his face when he noticed? [03:17] Tanaka     Even among the kids who had nothing, [03:19] Tanaka     there were only two of us     who collected erasers seriously. [03:22] Tanaka     Me and another kid named Sato. [03:26] Tanaka     Sato was a nuisance. [03:28] Tanaka     His parents frequently traveled for work,     which meant he was lonely. [03:32] Tanaka     He received an allowance as well, [03:34] Tanaka     and would ask his parents     to bring him back rare local erasers [03:36] Tanaka     as souvenirs from their business trips. [03:39] Tanaka     I think the reason I participated [03:42] Tanaka     in this pointless showdown     between the two of us [03:45] Tanaka     was because I already     possessed one rare eraser. [03:50] Tanaka     It was an eraser shaped like a dodo. [03:53] Tanaka     My relatives bought it for me     on an overseas trip. [03:56] Tanaka     I loved birds. [03:58] Tanaka     I read my bird encyclopedia again     and again until the pages wore out. [04:02] (Flashback) Tanaka     You're an unusual bird, aren't you? SIGN    Pet House [04:07] Tanaka     Once, I begged my father     to get me a pet bird. [04:11] Tanaka     My father took me into the pet shop with     the understanding that we'd just look around, [04:14] Tanaka     but in the end, he bought me     a gray male cockatiel. [04:18] Tanaka     I named him Maru. [04:20] Tanaka     Later he told my mother that he was     helping cultivate my aesthetic sensibility, [04:23] Tanaka     but thinking on it, it was probably     just that he wasn't very expensive. [04:26] Tanaka     They bought my brother     the expensive otaku computer games, [04:30] Tanaka     and Maru must've been cheap in comparison. [04:33] Tanaka     While doing my best to care for him, [04:36] Tanaka     a relationship of trust was born between us. [04:40] Tanaka     But back to my story. [04:41] Tanaka     My dodo eraser certainly was rare, [04:43] (Flashback) Student A     Sato-kun, where'd you get those? [04:44] Tanaka     but the erasers that     I could afford on my allowance [04:45] (Flashback) Student D     Wow. [04:46] Tanaka     didn't stand a chance     against Sato's collection. [04:47] (Flashback) Student E     Can I touch them? [04:48] (Flashback) Sato     Sure. [04:49] Tanaka     A tiny handful of students fawned over him, [04:52] Tanaka     and I found it unbearably frustrating. [04:55] Tanaka     I'd smugly return to using an ordinary     eraser after trying a bunch of others, [05:00] Tanaka     or utter great insights like, [05:02] Tanaka     "this is what they use instead of erasers     at art colleges," while using bread. [05:05] Tanaka     But those low-class techniques that I pretended     were high-class were obviously ineffective, [05:09] Tanaka     and every day I tasted defeat. [05:13] Tanaka     Then something happened. SIGN    One-of-a-kind Super Rare Original Donraku Eraser SIGN    One-of-a-kind Super Rare Original Donraku Eraser [05:21] (Flashback) Tanaka     A Donraku eraser... SIGN    Auctions > Toys > Games > Figures > Erasers SIGN    One-of-a-kind Super Rare [05:30] Tanaka     "This is it," I thought. [05:31] Tanaka     There was only one of them in the world. [05:34] Tanaka     It was my only chance to turn things around. [05:36] Tanaka     I'd show him. [05:38] Tanaka     I returned home, and     once my family was asleep, [05:41] Tanaka     I took my father's credit     card from his wallet [05:43] Tanaka     and wrote down his credit card number. [05:48] Tanaka     Considering how I was going to pay     for it, I needed a credit card. [05:52] Tanaka     It was a typical card.     One accessible to everyone. [05:54] Tanaka     The kind of card a student might use. [05:56] Tanaka     When I learned that later,     I became a little sentimental, [06:01] Tanaka     but that's another story. [06:03] (Flashback) Sato     My dad bought this for me     when he went to Dubai. [06:07] Tanaka     Just you wait. [06:09] Tanaka     That day, after leaving school, [06:10] Tanaka     during the limited period     when my brother wasn't home, SIGN    Number of Bids SIGN    Bidding History [06:12] Top Right Sign     Time Remaining SIGN    3 Days Details SIGN    Current Price [06:13] Tanaka     I prepared myself and registered an account. SIGN    Place Bid SIGN    Seller Information SIGN    Follow SIGN    No refunds, no returns SIGN    Overall Rating: 24 | Positive Ratings: 30 [06:15] (Flashback) Tanaka     3,000 yen, huh? [06:17] Tanaka     There were zero bids with     three days left on the auction. [06:21] Tanaka     Since my time at a computer was limited, [06:24] Tanaka     I didn't have time to strategize. [06:25] Tanaka     I bid immediately. [06:27] Tanaka     The price was 3,000 yen. [06:29] Tanaka     It was hardly inexpensive for me, [06:32] Tanaka     but it was possible that its price     would rise even higher. SIGN    Hilarious! Joke Hit Battle! SIGN    Newbies to Watch: The Walrus SIGN    Short Skit "Convenience Store" [06:35] Celebrity A     What the hell kind of     employee are you? Enough. [06:37] Tanaka     I erased the history and any other     trace that I'd used the computer [06:38] Both     Thank you very much. [06:41] Tanaka     and ate dinner with my family     as though nothing had happened. [06:43] (Flashback) Tanaka     Mom, do we have anything for dessert? [06:45] Tanaka     At that time, I felt elated, as though     I'd become a super hacker. [06:57] Tanaka     The next day... [07:02] (Flashback) Tanaka     It went up. [07:03] Tanaka     I had a rival. [07:05] Tanaka     In retrospect, this piece of shit     was hardly worth it. SIGN    Bid SIGN    Maximum Bid SIGN    yen SIGN    Place Bid [07:08] Tanaka     I entered 3,600 yen into the bid field. [07:12] Tanaka     On the final day of the auction... [07:15] (Flashback) Tanaka     What? [07:18] (Flashback) Tanaka     4,000 yen? [07:19] Tanaka     My rival was stubborn. [07:22] Tanaka     I felt his passion and determination     to acquire the eraser, no matter the cost. [07:25] Tanaka     Battling against an opponent with     unknown intentions and budget [07:28] Tanaka     is the charm of online auctions. [07:31] Tanaka     However, I was determined. [07:33] Tanaka     I input 4,100 yen. SIGN    Number of Bids SIGN    Bidding History [07:42] Top Right Sign     Time Remaining SIGN    12 Minutes Details SIGN    Current Price SIGN    Free Shipping SIGN    Place Bid [07:43] (Flashback) Tanaka     Damn it! [07:47] (Flashback) Tanaka     There's no time. SIGN    Bid SIGN    Maximum Bid SIGN    yen SIGN    Place Bid SIGN    Current Price SIGN    Yen SIGN    Free Shipping SIGN    Place Bid SIGN    Current Price SIGN    Yen SIGN    Free Shipping SIGN    Place Bid [07:59] Tanaka     It was as though I'd been     arrested on false charges [08:02] Tanaka     and was desperately trying     to prove my own innocence [08:03] Tanaka     while the police presented more     and more physical evidence. [08:06] Tanaka     I remember feeling that kind of despair. [08:10] Tanaka     No, that's also an exaggeration and a lie. [08:14] Tanaka     But it's true that I experienced     a despair that's difficult to describe. [08:18] Tanaka     That's when it happened. [08:20] (Flashback) Brother     I'm home. SIGN    Maximum Bid SIGN    yen SIGN    Bid SIGN    Maximum Bid SIGN    yen SIGN    Place Bid [08:26] (Flashback) Tanaka     He'll outbid me. I know he'll outbid me. SIGN    Bid SIGN    Maximum Bid SIGN    yen SIGN    Maximum Bid SIGN    yen SIGN    Place Bid SIGN    Place Bid [08:48] (Flashback) Brother     Hey. [08:51] (Flashback) Tanaka     There was something I wanted to look up. [08:54] (Flashback) Brother     I told you not to touch my stuff! SIGN    Congratulations! You have won the auction. SIGN    One-of-a-kind Super Rare Original Donraku Eraser SIGN    Auction ID: 32976128739 End Time and Date: 9/22 17:32 SIGN    Number of Items: 1 Final Price 100,000 yen SIGN    Begin Transaction SIGN    Seller Information ditch-11 [09:02] Tanaka     It was me. I definitely won the auction. SIGN    Begin Transaction SIGN    Seller Information [09:06] Tanaka     I had lost my mind. [09:08] (Flashback) Student A     Let's play soccer. [09:10] (Flashback) Student E     Let's sprint to the field. [09:13] Tanaka     In Japan, a group of citizens     once staged a revolution [09:17] Tanaka     due to their discontent     over the economic divide. SIGN    What is the Hyakushou Ikki     Tenant Farmer Uprising?     Edo Period     Tenant Farmers     Feudal Lords [09:20] Tanaka     In this classroom, our teacher's efforts     to prevent the wealth gap from widening [09:24] Tanaka     produced a twisted backlash     in exactly one student. [09:29] Tanaka     It wasn't an organized movement     like an uprising or rebellion. [09:32] Tanaka     It was a revolution brought     about by just one student. [09:35] Tanaka     I called it Tanaka's Revolution. [09:39] Tanaka     Once again, I returned home     and messaged the seller [09:42] Tanaka     regarding the shipping     address for the eraser. [09:44] Tanaka     All that remained was to wait for     my original Donraku eraser to arrive. SIGN    Tanaka [09:51] Tanaka     One week passed. [09:55] Tanaka     One month passed. [09:58] Tanaka     My original Donraku eraser had not arrived. [10:01] Tanaka     I recalled the words     "no refunds, no returns." [10:04] Tanaka     I realized now that there were     plenty of things I could have done. [10:06] (Flashback) Handsome     Maki-chan, let's compare answers. [10:07] Tanaka     But at the time, I was bound firmly     by the words "no refunds, no returns," [10:08] (Flashback) Fighter     You just want to copy her homework. [10:09] (Flashback) Artist     I always let you see my homework. [10:12] Tanaka     and had no options. [10:14] Tanaka     Besides, I consented     to bidding on the eraser. [10:16] Tanaka     I had no right to demand compensation,     and I had nothing to return. [10:21] Tanaka     Sato and the rest of my classmates     had already lost interest in erasers. [10:26] Tanaka     Third-year grade school     students grow up fast. [10:33] Tanaka     And when my father reviewed     his credit card statement, [10:36] Tanaka     he beat me to a pulp. [10:38] Tanaka     As he was beating me,     I wondered whose fault this was. [10:43] Tanaka     My teacher. My classmates. [10:45] Tanaka     Sato. My brother. My father. [10:48] Tanaka     The seller. The bidder. [10:50] Tanaka     Me. My country. History. [10:53] Tanaka     Civilization. The government. [10:55] Tanaka     God. [10:57] Tanaka     No matter how I looked at it,     it was clearly my fault. [11:00] Tanaka     And if there was a loser     in this situation... [11:01] (Flashback) Mom     Honey, honey! [11:03] Tanaka     ...it was me. [11:06] Tanaka     And so, Tanaka's Revolution ended. [11:11] Tanaka     Returning to a previous topic, [11:13] Tanaka     since then, I've come to despise     anything without a real form [11:16] Tanaka     as well as competing with others. [11:17] (Flashback) Coworker F     Good night. [11:18] (Flashback) Tanaka     Good night. [11:20] Tanaka     Games are meant to be played alone. [11:22] Tanaka     All alone, battling against the developer. SIGN    Raise slimes... SIGN    Let's bike! SIGN    Purchase SIGN    Dragon Slayer SIGN    Exhilarating action SIGN    Purchase SIGN    Purchase [11:28] Tanaka     That's when I encountered a certain game. SIGN    Zoological Garden SIGN    Gather and raise animals... SIGN    Purchase SIGN    Sengokusou SIGN    Live with generals Purchase SIGN    Purchase [11:31] Tanaka     Zoological Garden,     commonly known as "Zooden."* SIGN    < Back SIGN    Zoological Garden SIGN    Purchase SIGN    3245 Reviews [11:34] Tanaka*     You raise unique animals     and put them in exhibits. [11:37] Tanaka     As zoo director, you compete     for ranks on a worldwide scale. [11:41] Tanaka     I had plenty of fun playing     as much as I could for free. [11:45] Tanaka     I think collecting erasers back then     became the basis for this. [11:48] Tanaka     My rank was awful, but I was     happy when I gained guests, [11:52] Tanaka     and when I acquired a rare animal,     my brain tingled dangerously. SIGN    Super Rare SIGN    Snow Leopard [11:58] Tanaka     There was a character     I was determined to acquire. [12:01] Tanaka     The dodo. SIGN    Dodo SIGN    A now-extinct species of bird that once lived on Mauritius Island off of Madagascar. Due to its underdeveloped wings, it cannot fly. SIGN    Attractiveness SIGN    Care Difficulty [12:01] Sign Left     Maintenance Cost 200 fpt Exhibit Area 12 Squares SIGN    Not yet acquired! [12:02] Tanaka     In the game, the rarity of animals were ranked [12:05] Tanaka     using terms such as Normal or Rare. [12:07] Tanaka     As an extinct species, [12:09] Tanaka     the dodo was Special Super Rare. [12:11] Tanaka     Apparently it could be pulled     from the free gacha, [12:13] Tanaka     but the odds were extremely low. [12:15] Tanaka     Looking back, I took part in eraser     collecting because I had the dodo, [12:19] Tanaka     and I was playing Zooden in order     to acquire the dodo. [12:23] Tanaka     When I made that comparison, [12:24] Tanaka     I felt as though it was     my destiny to acquire it. [12:29] Tanaka     Maybe I'd spend a little money. [12:31] Tanaka     I figured that would be it. [12:33] Tanaka     I added 500 yen to my account     and pulled the gacha. SIGN    Purchase Hagenbecks SIGN    6 Hagenbecks SIGN    24 Hagenbecks SIGN    68 Hagenbecks SIGN    Dugong [12:39] Tanaka     The Dugong. Endangered species. Super Rare. SIGN    Super Rare [12:43] Tanaka     I think I'd already lost     all restraint by this point. [12:46] Tanaka     I looked at my own rank. [12:48] Tanaka     It was terrible as usual, SIGN    World Ranking [12:50] Tanaka     but out of curiosity, I looked     to see who was number one. [13:00] (Flashback) Tanaka     ditch-11... [13:03] Tanaka     It was the name that conned me     out of 100,000 yen back then. [13:06] Tanaka     No, maybe it didn't arrive     because of trouble during shipping. [13:11] Tanaka     Besides, I bore them no resentment at all. [13:15] Tanaka     It wasn't even necessarily the same person. [13:18] Tanaka     But. But. [13:22] Tanaka     I couldn't believe that it was coincidence     I'd been reunited with this string of letters. [13:25] Tanaka     I felt that it was destiny. [13:28] Tanaka     If I were to take revenge,     it would be on my past self. [13:31] Tanaka     And it would be my present self     who would save my past self. [13:36] Tanaka     I added 100,000 yen. [13:42] Tanaka     If I were to take revenge,     it would be on my past self. [13:46] Tanaka     And it would be my present self     who would save my past self. [13:52] Tanaka     That was four years ago. [13:54] Tanaka     I'm still playing Zooden*. [13:57] Tanaka     Thanks to the addition of new systems [13:59] Tanaka     and events reflecting the real*     world keeping the game fresh, [14:02] Tanaka     its content is still popular     around the world. [14:06] Coworker F     Good morning. [14:10] Boss B     I'd like to acquire new users     with a new design. [14:11] Tanaka     In total, I've spent over     five million yen on this game. [14:14] Coworker I     We need to capture people's interest. [14:14] Tanaka     My rank is still only in the triple digits. [14:16] Coworker D     Why don't we conduct some research? [14:17] Tanaka     I still don't have a dodo. [14:18] Coworker H     Good idea. [14:19] Coworker G     We're spending our budget on research? [14:21] Coworker E     But we have to. [14:23] Boss A     Hey, Tanaka. Are you listening? [14:26] Coworker B     Tanaka-kun? [14:28] Boss A     Tanaka! [14:29] Coworker A     Tanaka-kun! [14:30] Coworker D     Tanaka! [14:30] Coworker E     Tanaka! [14:31] Text     The bird that went extinct     without ever learning to fly. [14:31] Coworker H     Tanaka! [14:34] Tanaka     Perhaps I was projecting myself onto it. [14:36] Tanaka     It was just like me. [14:38] Tanaka     No, if I died here without achieving     anything, I wouldn't even be Rare. [14:43] Tanaka     I'd be just Normal. SIGN    Buy/Sell Zoological Garden Account SIGN    Purchase SIGN    Account with numerous Super Rare characters      Seller: tarou                First come, first served!     3 Super Rare characters      Seller: sakio               Assortment of 5 Super Rare characters      Seller: kinopi_22 [14:45] Tanaka     As a game that enjoys worldwide popularity, SIGN    Account with 10 3-star characters     Seller: yakitori45          Great deal! Account     with numerous endangered species     Seller: tarou          First come, first served!     10 Super Rare characters     Seller: kondo11          Assortment of 20 Limited Rare characters     Seller: kitanotakeshifan [14:48] Tanaka     its market size is naturally large. [14:50] Tanaka     There are even intermediaries     who buy and sell entire accounts. [14:54] Tanaka     My triple-digit-ranked account     that I've spend over five million yen on [14:58] Tanaka     would only sell for a few hundred thousand. [15:00] Tanaka     If ditch-11's account     appeared on the market, [15:03] Tanaka     it would go for a lot of money. [15:06] Tanaka     An account with a dodo could be mine     for several tens of thousands of yen. [15:10] Tanaka     But that's not it. It's not the same. [15:13] Tanaka     "What is it about, then?" I ask myself. [15:17] Tanaka     The romance? The catharsis? [15:19] Tanaka     The release from oppression? [15:21] Tanaka     The need for social recognition? [15:22] Tanaka     The desire to feel superior to one's peers? [15:24] Tanaka     I try on gussied-up words     and phrases for size. [15:27] Tanaka     No. The truth is, I already know. [15:30] Tanaka     I know those fancy words don't apply. [15:34] Tanaka     It's simpler than that. Yes. [15:37] Tanaka     A sickness. It's a sickness. [15:41] Tanaka     Shut up! [15:41] Coworker C     I didn't say anything... [15:44] Tanaka     I'd begun spending tens of thousands of     yen on the game like it was nothing at all. [15:48] Tanaka     I was completely numb. [15:50] Tanaka     Everything I did was     to get my hands on a dodo. [15:52] Tanaka     To get revenge on the boy     I was 16 years ago and save him. [15:56] Tanaka     And to get closer to ditch-11, [15:58] Tanaka     who continues to reign     from the number one spot. [16:01] Tanaka     You just wait, ditch-11. SIGN    Super Rare SIGN    Red Panda SIGN    Super Rare SIGN    Okapi SIGN    Ultra Rare SIGN    Dodo SIGN    Ultra Rare SIGN    Dodo [16:37] Tanaka     A dodo... SIGN    Ultra Rare SIGN    Dodo [16:39] Tanaka     My four years... [16:42] Tanaka     No, my 16 years... [16:46] Tanaka     It finally paid off! [16:48] Tanaka     Yes! I did it! A dodo! [17:18] Clerk     Your backed up data     has been restored— SIGN    Snow Leopard SIGN    Dugong SIGN    Dodo SIGN    Animal List SIGN    Dodo [17:36] Tanaka     My mind went blank. [17:38] Tanaka     I couldn't think. [17:40] Tanaka     I don't remember walking home. [17:43] Tanaka     The loss I felt over the dodo     I had definitely acquired [17:46] Tanaka     robbed me of all my willpower. [17:49] Tanaka     But fate is cruel, and God had     taken something else from me. [17:59] Tanaka     I think that's when the blue flame     inside of me finally came to life. [18:05] Tanaka     At the very least, it wasn't God     who took my dodo from me. [18:09] Tanaka     It was that taxi. [18:11] Tanaka     It's not as though someone     took Maru from me, either. [18:15] Tanaka     The life expectancy of a     cockatiel is about 15 years. [18:17] Tanaka     He lived a full life. [18:19] Tanaka     It just happened to be today. [18:22] Tanaka     But sometimes, thinking about     this unfortunate coincidence [18:26] Tanaka     makes me wonder if there is a God. [18:31] Tanaka     In games, often the player     acquires a valuable item [18:33] Tanaka     just when they think     they've reached a dead end. [18:36] Tanaka     It's convenient. Of course it is. [18:39] Tanaka     After all, somebody made it that way. [18:41] Tanaka     Then there must be someone     who made this world, too. [18:44] Tanaka     Perhaps this world has been programmed. [18:48] Tanaka     Hey, God. It's you. [18:53] Tanaka     This happened three days ago. [18:59] Tanaka     Taxi... Kill... Maru... Dodo... [19:08] Shibagaki     Ow. Hold on, buddy. [19:11] Shibagaki     Apologize when you bump into someone. [19:13] Shibagaki     That's common sense. [19:15] Shibagaki     Don't you think? [19:20] Shibagaki     Wait, wait. Hold on, buddy. [19:23] Shibagaki     What's wrong? You've got     the face of a murderer. [19:27] Shibagaki     Sorry. I'm just curious     due to the nature of my job. [19:30] Tanaka     Hey, you. You're from the countryside.     Why'd you come out here? [19:34] Shibagaki     The countryside? [19:35] Shibagaki     I guess compared to Tokyo,     it is the countryside. [19:38] Tanaka     Are you chasing a dream or something? [19:40] Shibagaki     That's right. I came to Tokyo for      status, glory, and big money. [19:45] Tanaka     But, you still haven't gotten those. [19:48] Shibagaki     Well, Rome wasn't built in a day. [19:50] Tanaka     What do you think you need     to do to get them? [19:52] Shibagaki     If I knew that, my life would be easy. [19:55] Shibagaki     My partner said it's luck, though. [19:57] Tanaka     Your partner? [19:59] Shibagaki     He's like my business partner. [20:01] Tanaka     Luck, huh? You're right. [20:04] Shibagaki     Maybe luck is involved, [20:07] Shibagaki     but I don't want to give up     on the things I can control. [20:10] Shibagaki     There's plenty to consider besides luck [20:12] Shibagaki     when trying to figure out how to survive. [20:14] Tanaka     You're saying the dodo was unlucky, then. [20:17] Shibagaki     What? [20:22] Shibagaki     What does that mean? [20:23] Shibagaki     I thought you and I were     following the same road. [20:26] Shibagaki     You're telling me we were actually     on the highway and subway? [20:31] Tanaka     I feel like I've always been     searching for something. [20:34] Tanaka     At the same time, my life has     always been lacking something. [20:39] Tanaka     And desperately acquiring that something     yields only a moment of pleasure. [20:45] Tanaka     Far from being good fortune, [20:48] Tanaka     it's simply a moment of pleasure     produced by the release of dopamine. [20:53] Tanaka     And? [20:55] Tanaka     The single word that always follows     after I've acquired something I want. [21:00] Tanaka     "And?" [21:01] Tanaka     "So, what?" my other self asks me. [21:05] Tanaka     It's always there,     hand-in-hand with nihilism. [21:08] Tanaka     A truly formless pleasure. [21:11] Tanaka     But right now, I'm experiencing being alive. [21:15] Tanaka     It's because I found what I wanted     the moment I lost my dodo. [21:20] Tanaka     Unlike before, [21:21] Tanaka     it wasn't just an addition to my     collection that ended once acquired. [21:24] Tanaka     What shall I do next? [21:27] Tanaka     Just thinking about it excites me. [21:30] Tanaka     It's a Rare Item with     potential for development. [21:33] Tanaka     I believe everyone possesses     the impulse to attack. [21:36] Tanaka     An impulse to attack that's     more exciting and justified [21:39] Tanaka     the less you are to blame. [21:43] Tanaka     I've been walking for three days since then. [21:46] Tanaka     I'm used to chasing odds     far more mind-boggling. [21:50] Tanaka     But this time, it's different. [21:52] Tanaka     I felt something like a premonition. [21:54] Tanaka     Earlier, I said that I could seize it     if I let go of my attachments, [21:57] Tanaka     but there's another way     to acquire what I want. [22:01] Tanaka     And that is by holding tightly [22:05] Tanaka     onto a powerful attachment     that transcends all else. [22:12] Shibagaki     Hey, you! What are you trying to do? SIGN    Next Time: Don't Call Me an Idol [23:35] Shibagaki     I've never actually seen     someone point them all out [23:37] Shibagaki     when they say something     is full of mistakes or flaws. [23:40] Shibagaki     Why don't you carefully verbalize     each and every one of them, huh? [23:42] Shibagaki     Probably too stupid to do it. [23:44] Odokawa     You're pretty drunk. [23:45] Shibagaki     Man, maybe I'll win the lottery. [23:47] Odokawa     Your job is like a lottery.