E12 - Childhood Girlfriend

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[00:02] Maru
    Just for a minute... really...
[00:06] Maria
    It's all right. I won't tell anyone.
[00:11] Maria
    You know I would never tell
    anyone else about this.
[00:27] Maru
    Thanks for being there today.
[00:28] Maria
    You can cry again if you need to.
[00:30] Maria
    Right into my chest!
[00:32] Maru
    H-Hey! Don't tease me!
[00:34] Maru
    You were crying, too!
[00:37] Maria
    That's mean! When did you
    get so mean, Onii-chan?!
[00:42] Maru
    Okay, sorry.
[00:43] Maria
    If you're going to apologize,
    do it through your actions!
[00:46] Maria
    The best way to heal a wound...
[00:48] Maria
    is to give it a kiss. Everybody knows that!
[00:52] Maria
    So...
[00:53] Maria
    Kiss me right here.
[00:55] Maru
    Why on your lips?!
[00:57] Shion
    Hrgh! Hrgh! Hrgh! Hrgh!
[01:00] Shion
    Hrmph!
[01:02] Maria
    Ohragi-san?!
[01:03] Maru
    Huh?
[01:04] Shion
    You're both violating the
    love pact! No flirting!
[01:08] Maria
    Isn't that a bit rude?
[01:10] Maria
    Shall I punish her?
[01:13] Maru
    Can I talk to you, Momo?
[01:15] Shion
    Hmph!
[01:18] Shion
    No flirting!
[01:22] Maria
    Hey, Sueharu-oniichan, why don't we
    look at your childhood photo album?
[01:26] Maru
    What brought this on?
[01:27] Maria
    The younger Shirokusa-san is in
    some of those photos, isn't she?
[01:31] Maru
    Of course! Shiro was really cute as a kid!
[01:34] Shion
    Flash!
[01:34] Maria
    I want to see!
[01:36] Maru
    But if we look at it together, we'll be
    called out for "violating the love pact."
[01:40] Maru
    There are photos in there I've
    never shown anyone before.
[01:43] Shion
    Previously unseen?!
[01:44] Both
    Don't you want to see them?
[01:46] Maria
    Oh, dear, Ms. Love Police. What happened
    to all the energy you had before?
[01:51] Both
    Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! We wanna
    see Shion-chan's best side!
[01:57] Maru
    They're previously unseen photos.
[01:59] Maria
    Some of them might be real treasures!
[02:03] Shion
    V-Very well...
[02:06] Maria
    What was that? I couldn't hear you clearly.
[02:10] Shion
    I'll let it slide if you'll
    show me these photos!
[02:14] Maria
    You're so easy.
[02:16] Shion
    How aggravating.
[02:18] Shion
    Just one of you is unbearable enough,
    but when it's both of you together...
[02:21] Maria
    Too bad for you!
[02:23] Maria
    Sueharu-oniichan and I
    are the ultimate duo!
[02:26] Maru
    Whoa, Momo...
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[02:29] Shion
    Flash!
[02:31] Shion
    Yah!
[02:36] Shion
    Hmph!
SIGN    Osamake: Romcom Where
    The Childhood Friend Won't Lose
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[02:49] Kuroha
    Okay.
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    Duty
[02:51] Tetsu
    So our plan to calm the waters after
    those articles came out is working.
[02:54] Maru
    Already?
[02:55] Tetsu
    Having Collect's help is huge.
[02:58] Tetsu
    But there's no telling when that damn
    president will start shit again.
[03:02] Tetsu
    We need to upload that documentary
    ASAP and wrap all this up.
[03:06] Maru
    Do we know for sure that
    President Shun is in on it?
[03:09] Tetsu
    No, but I'm convinced he is.
[03:11] Maru
    If you believe that, it's probably true.
[03:14] Tetsu
    Collect wants to air the true ending at
    the same time we air the documentary.
[03:19] Tetsu
    Is that cool?
[03:20] Maru
    If we can finish it in time, sure.
[03:22] Maru
    What actors will be in it
    other than me and Momo?
[03:25] Tetsu
    Both the child actors from that time
    have left show business already,
[03:28] Tetsu
    so Collect picked Shida-chan
    and Kachi to do it.
[03:31] Maru
    Huh?
[03:32] Tetsu
    And they've both already agreed to it.
[03:36] Maru
    But they're both amateurs!
    Collect is okay with that?
[03:39] Tetsu
    The impression they left with the
    commercial contest is still strong.
[03:42] Tetsu
    It'll generate more buzz than
    using random actresses.
[03:45] Tetsu
    So here you go. Give one
    to Shida-chan, too.
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[03:49] Tetsu
    You're filming after school, right?
[03:50] Guys
    Maru-chan!
[03:52] Maru
    What is with you guys?
[04:02] Maru
    Hey.
[04:05] Maru
    Where are we going?
[04:06] Kuroha
    You'll see when we get there.
[04:09] Kid
    Hey, now!
[04:11] Kid
    There!
[04:12] Kuroha
    I love Haru.
[04:14] Kuroha
    I don't remember when it started,
[04:16] Kuroha
    but I'm pretty sure it was in our
    early elementary school years.
[04:21] Kuroha
    I could give all kinds of reasons for it,
[04:23] Kuroha
    but the biggest reason is
    "there is no reason."
[04:27] Kuroha
    It's what the emotions in the
    deepest part of my heart want.
[04:31] Kuroha
    I believe that's what love is.
[04:34] Kuroha
    When did I start to want Haru so badly,
[04:36] Kuroha
    and when did Haru start to want me?
[04:40] Kuroha
    Until second grade, Haru was a
    totally normal kid like any other.
[04:46] Kuroha
    He caused trouble at times,
    but he was sort of a mood maker,
[04:49] Kuroha
    and I think everyone generally liked him.
[04:52] Kuroha
    When he debuted as an actor in third grade,
[04:55] Kuroha
    he didn't get any major roles.
[04:57] Kuroha
    But after he was chosen for the lead
    role in Child Star in fourth grade,
[05:02] Kuroha
    the environment around him changed.
[05:06] Kuroha
    It seemed like a wall was forming
    between him and everyone else.
[05:10] Kuroha
    He was always very down-to-earth,
[05:13] Kuroha
    so being the center of people's attention
    and envy must have felt gross to him.
[05:18] Kuroha
    He became more and more isolated.
[05:22] Kuroha
    Then in fifth grade,
    that accident happened.
[05:25] Kuroha
    Haru was in a state where nobody's
    voice could reach him.
[05:29] Kuroha
    When he disappeared from TV and people
    started saying irresponsible things,
[05:34] Kuroha
    Haru was so hurt that he wasted
    away and isolated himself.
[05:39] Kuroha
    The reason he still came to my
    house to eat meals so often
[05:42] Kuroha
    was because his father started
    taking on a lot more stunt work.
[05:47] Kuroha
    No matter how deep he sank, he was
    still the same Haru to my sisters.
[05:52] Kuroha
    That's just the sort of kind person he was.
[05:56] Kuroha
    The Haru who was hailed as a star,
[05:58] Kuroha
    the Haru who retired and
    fell into depression,
[06:00] Kuroha
    the Haru who keeps to himself at school,
[06:03] Kuroha
    the Haru who does fun things
    with my sisters...
[06:06] Kuroha
    I'm the only one who's seen all of them.
[06:08] Kuroha
    His good sides, his bad sides,
    his hopes, his disappointments...
[06:12] Kuroha
    I know them all.
[06:15] Kuroha
    Because I'm his childhood friend.
[06:17] Kuroha
    But over time, Haru stopped
    coming to my house as often.
[06:21] Kuroha
    It was during the spring break
    before we started middle school
[06:24] Kuroha
    that things changed drastically
    between Haru and me.
[06:28] Kuroha
    It started when my mom went back to work.
[06:32] Kuroha
    She started asking me to take care of my
    sisters and the house while she was at work.
[06:39] Kuroha
    Why was I the one she
    always asked to do that?
[06:41] Kuroha
    I wish I'd been born a younger sister!
[06:44] Kuroha
    The first time I ran away from
    home, I was angry and scared.
[06:49] Kuroha
    And that's when...
[06:52] Kuroha
    I saw Haru heading off somewhere.
[06:55] Maru
    This is...
[06:57] Kuroha
    Do you remember that day?
[07:00] Maru
    Yeah, how could I forget?
[07:02] Maru
    You followed me all the way up here
[07:05] Maru
    and said you wouldn't leave until
    I told you what I was doing.
[07:11] Maru
    Talk about nostalgic.
[07:21] (Flashback) Maru
    Pretty cool secret base, right?
[07:23] (Flashback) Kuroha
    Yeah.
[07:25] (Flashback) Kuroha
    Why did you come all the way out here?
[07:27] (Flashback) Maru
    I'm embarrassed to say it,
    but I'm afraid to be at home.
[07:30] (Flashback) Kuroha
    Huh?
[07:31] (Flashback) Maru
    When no one else is there... you know...
[07:34] (Flashback) Kuroha
    Then why don't you come to my house?
[07:37] (Flashback) Maru
    Yours is... a little too lively.
[07:40] (Flashback) Maru
    The contrast when I get back
    to my house is too much.
[07:44] (Flashback) Kuroha
    I thought I understood you, but I had no idea.
[07:48] (Flashback) Kuroha
    I'm sorry.
[07:49] (Flashback) Maru
    Y-You don't have to worry about me.
[07:51] (Flashback) Maru
    But why are you here?
[07:53] (Flashback) Kuroha
    I ran away.
[07:54] (Flashback) Maru
    Huh? Why?
[07:56] (Flashback) Maru
    I bet you made your sisters
    eat your cooking, right?
[07:59] (Flashback) Maru
    Then they had to go to the hospital
    and things got awkward.
[08:02] (Flashback) Kuroha
    I'm gonna pound you!
[08:03] (Flashback) Maru
    I'm just kidding.
[08:07] (Flashback) Maru
    I see...
[08:08] (Flashback) Maru
    You did kinda get the short end of
    the stick as the oldest sister.
[08:11] (Flashback) Kuroha
    It doesn't matter anymore.
[08:13] (Flashback) Kuroha
    I can't change the fact
    that I was born first,
[08:16] (Flashback) Kuroha
    and I don't hate being the oldest sister.
[08:18] (Flashback) Kuroha
    I do love my little sisters.
[08:20] (Flashback) Kuroha
    It's nothing compared to
    what you've been through.
[08:23] (Flashback) Maru
    What's the point in comparing it?
[08:25] (Flashback) Kuroha
    Still, it's okay. Thanks, Haru.
[08:30] (Flashback) Maru
    I'm the one who should thank you.
[08:32] (Flashback) Maru
    I'm glad you're here.
[08:34] (Flashback) Maru
    You always worry about me and talk to me.
[08:38] (Flashback) Maru
    I was in such a bad mood,
[08:39] (Flashback) Maru
    but when I saw how upset
    you looked, I couldn't do anything.
[08:43] (Flashback) Maru
    I'm only getting by now because I had you.
[08:47] (Flashback) Kuroha
    So my feelings did get through to you.
[08:51] (Flashback) Maru
    Thanks so much, Kuro. Really.
[08:54] (Flashback) Maru
    You dummy. Why are you crying?
[08:56] (Flashback) Kuroha
    You're crying, too!
[09:01] Kuroha
    I realized that we had a bond,
[09:03] Kuroha
    that there was a special
    connection between us.
[09:06] Kuroha
    And that was the greatest
    memory ever for me.
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    The Childhood Friend Won't Lose
SIGN     Episode 12
    Childhood Girlfriend
[09:22] Kuroha
    Hey, Haru... There's something
    important I want to talk about.
[09:24] Maru
    I-Important?
[09:26] Kuroha
    Yeah, very important.
[09:29] Kuroha
    Listen, Haru.
[09:31] Kuroha
    I love you.
[09:32] Kuroha
    I mean that in the romantic sense.
[09:35] Kuroha
    I love you, Haru.
[09:37] Maru
    I'm glad to hear that, but...
[09:38] Maru
    Why did you shoot me down at the
    confession festival, then?
[09:42] Kuroha
    Because... you shot me down first.
[09:45] Maru
    Revenge, then?
[09:50] Kuroha
    Yeah.
[09:52] Kuroha
    I mean, I love you so much,
    but you just said "sorry."
[09:56] Kuroha
    I was so sad and frustrated.
    I just wanted to do something.
[10:01] Maru
    So you hate me?
[10:03] Kuroha
    Yes, I hate you.
[10:04] Kuroha
    But I love you even more.
[10:06] Kuroha
    I rejected you in the heat of the moment,
[10:08] Kuroha
    but there's no way you're
    satisfied with that, right?
[10:10] Kuroha
    So I won't make any excuses.
[10:13] Kuroha
    I figured if you knew that was
    my reason, you'd hate me.
[10:17] Maru
    Kuro...
[10:19] Maru
    You know...
[10:20] Maru
    When you wouldn't tell me how you really felt,
    I didn't understand anything anymore.
[10:25] Maru
    It hurt so much, and made me so sad.
[10:28] Maru
    I just wanted you to be honest with me.
[10:31] Maru
    But now...
[10:33] Maru
    More than anything, I'm just
    glad you finally told me.
[10:37] Kuroha
    Haru...
[10:38] Kuroha
    I was just so weak and cowardly. I'm so sorry.
[10:42] Maru
    I caused you a lot of
    trouble, too. We're even.
[10:47] Kuroha
    Thanks.
[10:50] Kuroha
    Haru, can you give me an answer now?
[10:54] Maru
    Huh?
[10:55] Maru
    Answer?
[10:56] (Flashback) Kachi
    I'm so glad you're in this world.
[10:59] (Flashback) Maria
    Onii-chan and I are the ultimate duo!
[11:02] Maru
    H-Hang on...
[11:04] Maru
    Let me get all this straight.
[11:06] Maru
    Do I love Kuro? That's a definite yes.
[11:08] Kuroha
    Yay!
[11:10] Maru
    Do I accept her feelings, then?
[11:12] Maru
    I want to, but...
[11:15] Maru
    I can't say that Kuro is the only
    one I love 100% right now.
[11:18] Maru
    Should I really accept her feelings
    when my own aren't all there?
[11:23] Maru
    I'm really grateful to Kuro,
[11:25] Maru
    so I need to go about this the right way.
[11:30] Maru
    What would be best for her?
[11:33] Maru
    Keeping in mind the future
    and everything else,
[11:35] Maru
    what answer would make her the happiest?
[11:38] Maru
    K-Kuro, I...
[11:41] Kuroha
    And time's up.
[11:43] Kuroha
    Huh?
[11:45] Kuroha
    Sorry, but I set a secret rule that
    if you took longer than ten seconds,
[11:49] Kuroha
    I wouldn't accept your response.
[11:51] Kuroha
    So I won't wait for your answer any longer.
[11:55] Maru
    What the hell? Is that
    a rule of confessing?
[11:58] Kuroha
    I think you hesitated because there's
    a certain girl you can't forget.
[12:03] Kuroha
    Right?
[12:05] Kuroha
    If that's how you feel, I don't want
    you to come to a conclusion right now.
[12:09] Kuroha
    It's not good to date someone
    if you're only half-committed.
[12:12] Kuroha
    But not everything in this
    world is black or white.
[12:16] Kuroha
    It's all shades of gray.
[12:18] Kuroha
    So I'm proposing the concept
    of a "childhood girlfriend."
[12:22] Maru
    Childhood girlfriend? So a girlfriend
    who's like a childhood friend?
[12:27] Kuroha
    That, plus "a girlfriend you
    want to keep a hold on."
[12:30] Maru
    Huh?
[12:31] Kuroha
    I know you think favorably of me.
[12:35] Kuroha
    I think getting awkward because you won't
    date me despite that would be too extreme.
[12:39] Maru
    Well, yeah... Friends of the
    opposite sex are precious,
[12:43] Maru
    so I'd be sad to lose one
    over a love confession.
[12:46] Kuroha
    Besides, we're childhood friends, right?
[12:49] Kuroha
    But that's not a relationship that ends when
    one of us confesses or gets rejected.
[12:55] Kuroha
    So if we talk it out, we should be able
    to find even better common ground.
[13:01] Maru
    And that's a "childhood girlfriend"?
[13:03] Kuroha
    Yeah.
[13:04] Kuroha
    It's a promise that even though
    we're not going to date now,
[13:07] Kuroha
    we will later if the
    circumstances are right.
[13:11] Maru
    That's not just saving someone for later?
[13:13] Kuroha
    No, that has ulterior motives,
[13:15] Kuroha
    and it gives the advantage to the
    one who's been confessed to.
[13:18] Kuroha
    A childhood girlfriend is just a promise,
[13:20] Kuroha
    so it keeps us equal.
[13:22] Kuroha
    If I decide that I don't like
    this relationship, it's over.
[13:26] Kuroha
    It can be ended at any time, but there's
     no time limit on a response,
[13:31] Kuroha
    so no one has to stress out or kill all
    other thoughts to settle on an answer.
[13:35] Kuroha
    If one of us takes an interest in someone else,
     the other can't fault them.
[13:39] Kuroha
    But there's still a risk of being rejected.
[13:41] Kuroha
    It's a relationship based on a
    promise that includes all that.
[13:45] Maru
    I think I get it, but maybe not...
[13:47] Maru
    What is it like, specifically?
[13:50] Kuroha
    Well, let me see. For example...
[13:56] Kuroha
    Holding hands is no problem, right?
[14:00] Kuroha
    We both know we like each other,
[14:02] Kuroha
    so it's actually recommended.
[14:04] Maru
    What?!
[14:06] Maru
    And what about dating?
[14:07] Kuroha
    I think it's fine.
[14:08] Maru
    Touching shoulders or hips?
[14:10] Kuroha
    Depends on the time and place.
[14:11] Maru
    What about foreheads and cheeks?
[14:13] Kuroha
    Depends on the time, place,
    and type of touch.
[14:16] Maru
    And kissing?
[14:17] Kuroha
    I think that's the sign that
    you're ready to be a couple.
[14:20] Maru
    And touching your chest?
[14:21] Kuroha
    Scummy.
[14:23] Kuroha
    Honestly, Haru...
[14:25] Maru
    Damn it!
[14:26] Maru
    My patience! That's a high
    school boy's instinct!
[14:31] Kuroha
    You really are a dummy, you know that?
[14:34] Kuroha
    That's something to look forward to
    after you start going out, isn't it?
[14:40] Maru
    Crap! My IQ is melting away...
[14:46] Kuroha
    You'd better be ready, Haru.
[14:48] Kuroha
    If you kiss me or do anything pervy,
    we're officially a couple.
[14:52] Maru
    I'm fine with this childhood
    girlfriend thing, but are you?
[14:55] Kuroha
    Of course I am.
[14:57] Kuroha
    It puts me in a position close to being
    your girlfriend without getting rejected.
[15:02] Kuroha
    And if I have a chance at being your
    girlfriend with enough effort...
[15:05] Kuroha
    It'll motivate me to try harder
    at all kinds of things!
[15:09] Kuroha
    But you have to put effort in, too.
[15:11] Kuroha
    If you don't give me enough attention,
[15:14] Kuroha
    I might just go away.
[15:16] Maru
    O-Okay... I'll try.
[15:19] Maru
    With studying, especially.
[15:20] Kuroha
    That's right.
[15:21] Kuroha
    Your big sister will help you again.
[15:26] Kuroha
    Also, this relationship is a secret. Okay?
[15:31] Maru
    Y-Yeah... I got it.
[15:36] Maru
    Logic is melting...
[15:39] Kuroha
    Come on, we're going home, Haru. Walk!
[15:42] Maru
    R-Right...
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    I'm looking forward to it just a tiny bit.
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     footage with Shida-chan.
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     All good, right?
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[16:14] Maru
    It'll be fine. I can switch
    into gear without a problem.
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[16:23] Abe
    Ah, I thought you'd be here.
[16:26] Tetsu
    Ugh.
[16:26] Abe
    I saw the documentary and the true ending.
[16:30] Abe
    It made me remember how it felt when
    I decided I wanted to be an actor.
[16:33] Tetsu
    Feel free to tell Sueharu that personally.
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SIGN     Legendary child actor Maru-chan,
     now in high school, has a new...
SIGN     What happened to Maru-chan that day:
     a documentary of the true...
[16:36] Abe
    No, we never cleared up that
    initial misunderstanding.
[16:39] Abe
    I don't know how I'd even approach him.
[16:41] Tetsu
    Oh, God, you sound like an actual fan.
[16:44] Abe
    I don't feel ashamed or anything.
[16:46] Abe
    I got to tell you instead.
    Did it bother you?
[16:51] Abe
    So, my thoughts on all this.
[16:54] Abe
    I think the top winner was you.
[16:57] Abe
    You knew what President Shun
    was doing from the start.
[17:00] Abe
    President Shun's goal was to use
    Maru-kun's past to damage him.
[17:05] Abe
    So you decided to produce a documentary,
[17:09] Abe
    so that Maru-kun could
    overcome his past himself.
[17:11] Abe
    The idea of having all three
    girls who love Maru-kun
[17:14] Abe
    take him to places where they have
    memories with him was fantastic.
[17:18] Tetsu
    That was Maria-chan's idea, actually.
[17:20] Abe
    Oh?
[17:22] Abe
    I thought if it wasn't your idea,
    it must've been Shida-san's.
[17:24] Tetsu
    Shida-chan doesn't contribute
    much on the creative end.
[17:28] Tetsu
    She was a beast again as far as the romantic
    aspect and Sueharu went, though.
[17:32] Abe
    Did she do something?
[17:34] Tetsu
    She was in the tightest pinch she's
    been in since he rejected her.
[17:37] Tetsu
    Kachi stayed at Sueharu's house
    and used her best charms on him,
[17:42] Tetsu
    but Sueharu got tired of the
    whole battle of appeal.
[17:45] Tetsu
    Not to mention, his heart was leaning
    toward Kachi on the Okinawa trip.
[17:49] Tetsu
    Then the three of them had a meeting and
    made it a "Sanbou Ichiryouzon" deal.
[17:53] Tetsu
    Did you notice that Kachi had the
    biggest disadvantage there?
[17:57] Abe
    Huh?
[17:58] Tetsu
    The only disadvantage Shida-chan and
    Maria-chan had was cutting back on the charms.
[18:02] Tetsu
    Kachi had to live with him.
    That's obviously overkill.
[18:05] Abe
    Good point.
[18:06] Tetsu
    And Kachi, the one with the biggest disadvantage,
    was the one Shida-chan got this agreement out of.
[18:10] Abe
    Scary.
[18:12] Tetsu
    But the real game is just getting started.
[18:14] Abe
    Meaning?
[18:15] Tetsu
    After filming her part of the documentary,
    Shida-chan confessed to Sueharu again.
[18:20] Tetsu
    And the moment she could tell he was
    going to reject her, she canceled it,
[18:24] Tetsu
    and then she proposed a "childhood
    girlfriend" relationship.
[18:27] Abe
    Childhood girlfriend?
[18:28] Tetsu
    Not "more than friends,
    but less than lovers,"
[18:31] Tetsu
    but "a girlfriend who's like a childhood
    friend that you want to keep a hold on."
[18:34] Abe
    She came up with that? No wonder
    Shirokusa-chan's struggling.
[18:39] Tetsu
    Personally, I thought she hit
    him in just the right spot.
[18:44] Tetsu
    I think feelings for another person
[18:46] Tetsu
    often start with thinking that they
    have some kind of interest in you.
[18:52] Tetsu
    If just one side has those feelings,
    it'll never go anywhere,
[18:55] Tetsu
    so the art of telling them you like them
    without openly confessing it becomes crucial.
[18:59] Abe
    People who are skilled in relationships
    have that going for them.
[19:02] Tetsu
    Shida-chan threw the ultimate
    punch of a confession
[19:04] Tetsu
    in the way that would hit him the hardest,
[19:06] Tetsu
    then saved their relationship with the
    "childhood girlfriend" label as insurance,
[19:08] Tetsu
    creating a way to move forward.
[19:11] Tetsu
    Gotta respect her ability to come
    up with ideas and act on them.
[19:14] Abe
    I'd never have the guts to suggest
    being a childhood boyfriend,
[19:16] Abe
    or the strength to actually make it happen.
[19:18] Tetsu
    Agreed. If I ever suggested that,
     I'd be killed.
[19:23] Tetsu
    Anyway, I had nothing but praise
    for Shida-chan all along,
[19:26] Tetsu
    but at the same time, I kinda thought she
    was just a desperate high school girl.
[19:30] Abe
    What do you mean?
[19:31] Tetsu
    Well, she confessed to him,
    but didn't become his girlfriend.
[19:35] Tetsu
    But Sueharu is still beside her.
[19:37] Tetsu
    That basically means they're back where
    they were before the confession festival.
[19:40] Tetsu
    If she'd ditched her pride
    and kept apologizing,
[19:43] Tetsu
    they'd probably be dating right now.
SIGN    The same goes for
    Shirokusa-chan...
[19:45] Abe
    Pride isn't that easy to just throw away.
[19:47] Tetsu
    Of course.
[19:49] Tetsu
    Which is why I think she's just a
    desperate high school girl deep down.
[19:54] Abe
    By the way, how do you know
    Shida-san confessed to him?
[19:57] Tetsu
    She told me herself.
[19:59] Tetsu
    She said I'd either figure it out or drag
    it out of Sueharu eventually anyway,
[20:04] Tetsu
    so she gave me an explanation
    and a warning in advance.
[20:06] Abe
    A warning?
[20:07] Tetsu
    "If you tell anyone,
    be ready to pay for it."
[20:10] Abe
    Wait, but you just—
[20:11] Tetsu
    If it gets out, you're just as guilty as me.
[20:13] Abe
    You mean in the sense that if you tell
    someone else, you can blame me?
[20:19] Tetsu
    You think I would've told you if I didn't
    stand to gain at least that much?
[20:23] Abe
    Oh, man...
SIGN    Hozumino High School
[20:28] Tetsu
    By the way, did you know
    you have a fan club now?
[20:32] Maru
    What? For real?
[20:33] Tetsu
    It sounds like a lie, but it's true.
[20:35] Maru
    Oh, man, what am I gonna do?
     I'm that popular now?
[20:39] Maru
    I didn't even really do anything.
[20:42] Girl
    Isn't Maru-senpai hot?
[20:44] Girl
    I watched his dance video a hundred times!
[20:46] Kuroha
    Huh... Haru has a fan club, eh?
[20:49] Kachi
    So there are some scumbags hoping
    to make a pass at Su-chan.
[20:53] Maria
    It looks like they need
    to learn their place.
[20:56] Kuroha
    I'll crush them.
[20:57] Kachi
    I'll destroy them.
[20:59] Maria
    Let's make them regret it!
[21:01] Three
    Huh?
[22:48] Nina
    Ren-kun?
[22:49] Ren
    Nina...
[22:50] Nina
    Ren-kun!
[22:51] Hinaki
    Heya, Nina-chan!
[22:53] Hinaki
    Wait... Ren?!
[22:56] Hinaki
    Ren! You're awake!
[22:58] Hinaki
    Thank goodness!
[23:01] Ren
    Hina?
[23:03] Ren
    And Mirei...
[23:08] Mirei
    You were asleep for six years, Ren-kun.
[23:11] Ren
    I was?
[23:12] Hinaki
    We all waited for you.
[23:15] Mirei
    So many times, we thought
    you'd never wake up again.
[23:19] Nina
    Welcome back, Ren-kun.
[23:21] Ren
    Thanks.
[23:22] Ren
    It's because of you three that I could...
[23:24] Ren
    no, that I made it back.
[23:29] Ren
    As long as I have you three...
[23:31] Ren
    I don't need anything else.
[23:36] Ren
    Thank you.