E11 - The Kaede Quest

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[00:00] ---
    PRODUCTION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE FILM
    "FUTURE OF SPRING (HARUNO MIRAI)"
[00:04] ---
    I am terribly sorry to have caused
    such a commotion as of late.
[00:09] ---
    What kind of person is he?
[00:11] ---
    How did you end up dating him?
[00:13] ---
    He is a younger boy who attends
    the same school as me.
[00:17] ---
    He confessed his love in front of
    the entire student body, and well...
[00:21] ---
    Mai-san, your face seems to be a bit red.
[00:25] ---
    I'm talking about my first-ever boyfriend
    in front of so many cameras, after all.
[00:30] ---
    Of course I'd be embarrassed!
[00:34] ---
    With the movie production announcement
    becoming something like this,
[00:38] ---
    I've troubled the director,
    as well as all of my co-stars.
[00:42] ---
    The producer was ecstatic, saying how he
    didn't need to do advertising, so it's fine.
[00:49] ---
    He became the catalyst for me
    returning to my work in the business.
[00:53] ---
    If I hadn't met him, I never would have had
    the opportunity to stand before cameras like this.
[01:02] ---
    I don't mind you peering
    into my own private life,
[01:05] ---
    but he's an ordinary boy
    with nothing to do with showbiz.
[01:08] ---
    I would ask that you refrain
    from invading his privacy, if possible.
[01:12] ---
    Mai-san is so awesome!
[01:14] ---
    It's fine, no one in this country
    would be so shameless
[01:17] ---
    to take photos of others without asking
    and uploading them to the Net.
[01:23] ---
    Kaede has to do her best for Big Brother, too!
[01:26] ---
    KAEDE'S GOALS FOR THE YEAR!
[03:00] ---
    OCTOBER 15th
[03:01] ---
    I'm glad it didn't turn into as big
    an ordeal as I thought it would.
[03:05] ---
    All thanks to that line from the director.
[03:07] ---
    There's that, but I think you left a really
    good impression at that press conference.
[03:12] ---
    You looked so innocent, and were really cute!
[03:16] ---
    I'm fortunate to have you as my girlfriend.
    I am the happiest guy in the world.
[03:21] ---
    Of course you are.
[03:23] ---
    But once the movie starts filming,
    I'll be busy again.
[03:27] ---
    Even then, I'm happy.
[03:29] ---
    I really am the happiest guy in the world.
[03:34] ---
    Hey, what about you?
[03:37] ---
    You know, Sakuta...
[03:38] ---
    What is it?
[03:39] ---
    It's likely that I'm more in love
    with you than you think.
[03:45] ---
    No, I think I love you more.
[03:48] ---
    Yeah, yeah. I'll just leave it at that for you.
[03:51] ---
    See you.
[04:06] ---
    To Sakuta-kun
[04:09] ---
    Can I see you at Shichirigahama Beach tomorrow?
    — From Shoko-san
[04:13] ---
    Come to think,
    Makinohara hasn't been around lately.
[04:16] ---
    Kaede is slightly worried about that, too.
[04:18] ---
    SHOKO MAKINOHARA
[04:19] ---
    Hayate looks a bit lonely, too.
[04:21] ---
    The fact that she calls herself "Shoko-san"
[04:24] ---
    indicates that it's not
    middle-school Makinohara.
[04:28] ---
    Meaning, it must be...
[04:30] ---
    OCTOBER 16th
[04:32] ---
    Hey, Futaba.
[04:33] ---
    Azusagawa...
    How many times is this now?
[04:36] ---
    I'm not seeking counsel
    for Puberty Syndrome this time.
[04:39] ---
    Well, it might have something
    to do with it, but...
[04:43] ---
    Can I see you at Shichirigahama Beach tomorrow?
    — From Shoko-san
[04:44] ---
    It's a letter from "Shoko-san."
[04:46] ---
    When is this "tomorrow"?
[04:48] ---
    I think that's today.
[04:50] ---
    Did you say anything to Sakurajima-senpai?
[04:52] ---
    I didn't.
[04:53] ---
    So what you're asking is how to cheat on her
    without getting caught?
[04:57] ---
    No, that's not it.
    Don't misunderstand it.
[05:00] ---
    Then, why didn't you tell her?
[05:02] ---
    What's the right way to tell her?
[05:04] ---
    Though, it's strange that you'd be worried
    about something like this.
[05:08] ---
    Usually, you'd hurry and tell her,
    saying being scolded is a reward or something.
[05:12] ---
    Who the hell do you think I am?
[05:14] ---
    A rascal that feels ecstasy from abuse.
[05:16] ---
    I shouldn't have asked.
[05:19] ---
    But well, how do I put it...
    I felt like it was being unfair.
[05:23] ---
    Unfair?
[05:24] ---
    If it were the opposite, and she told me,
    "I'm going to meet my first crush,"
[05:29] ---
    I'd totally get gloomy thinking about it.
[05:31] ---
    Isn't Sakurajima-senpai different?
[05:34] ---
    She's someone that can face
    any problem presented to her, right?
[05:37] ---
    Well, yeah...
[05:39] ---
    Wait, what have you been doing
    this whole time?
[05:41] ---
    You're too tedious, so I've been texting her
    everything we've been talking about.
[05:46] ---
    What?
[05:46] ---
    She said she'll be right over.
[05:48] ---
    Hold on a second!
[05:49] ---
    So yeah, enjoy.
[05:52] ---
    Thank you, Futaba.
[05:53] ---
    No problem, pardon me.
[05:59] ---
    You know, Sakuta...
[06:00] ---
    Yes, what is it?
[06:03] ---
    Can you be back by 6 o'clock?
[06:04] ---
    Eh?
[06:05] ---
    I'll make dinner for you.
[06:07] ---
    Y-Yeah, I think I can be home by then.
[06:10] ---
    Okay. I'll swing by around then.
[06:16] ---
    Um, Mai-san, is that all?
[06:19] ---
    What, you want me to act all jealous?
[06:22] ---
    Well, there's that...
[06:24] ---
    I don't quite know how to say this,
    but she is slightly intriguing to me, too.
[06:30] ---
    Shoko-san and Shoko-chan...
[06:33] ---
    And when you consider how they're related.
[06:35] ---
    So that's why you're forgiving me.
[06:38] ---
    She's the one who helped you
    when you were down, right?
[06:42] ---
    I just don't want you to
    keep having some weird remorse about her.
[06:47] ---
    Though I find none of this amusing...
[06:50] ---
    Any thoughts?
[06:55] ---
    Mai-san, I love you!
[06:57] ---
    You're embarrassing me. Stop!
[06:59] ---
    Show your sincerity some other way!
[07:02] ---
    Well then...
[07:06] ---
    Ah! Why!?
[07:07] ---
    Why should I kiss a boyfriend
    who's about to go meet his ex?
[07:11] ---
    I thought you gave me permission
    for that earlier.
[07:14] ---
    This is this, and that is that.
[07:17] ---
    I won't let you do stuff like that so easily.
[07:22] ---
    Well, as promised,
    I'll definitely be home by 6 o'clock.
[07:28] ---
    Um...
[07:29] ---
    Uh... Do you not remember me?
[07:32] ---
    I'm Kotomi Kano,
    Kae-chan's childhood friend.
[07:36] ---
    Sakuta, why not go somewhere else?
[07:39] ---
    I'm sorry!
[07:40] ---
    I must have troubled you,
    showing up so suddenly.
[07:43] ---
    No, it's totally fine.
[07:46] ---
    Um, Mai-san, it troubles me
    to ask you this, but...
[07:50] ---
    I'll go to the beach for you.
[07:52] ---
    I'll recognize her on sight,
    since I know Shoko-chan, right?
[07:55] ---
    Right, you should recognize her.
[07:58] ---
    I'm sorry, you had other plans, didn't you?
[08:02] ---
    It's fine.
[08:04] ---
    Anyway, how'd you figure out
    which school I go to?
[08:07] ---
    Well... I saw you in the magazines...
[08:11] ---
    I've been trying to forget all this time.
[08:15] ---
    How I couldn't do anything about the
    terrible things that happened to Kae-chan.
[08:20] ---
    Then, both of you moved away...
[08:23] ---
    After you left, the bullying against Kae-chan
    became a big problem at school.
[08:28] ---
    Everyone started telling the girls who
    bullied Kae-chan to die and disappear...
[08:34] ---
    And then, those girls
    stopped coming to school, too.
[08:38] ---
    It started to feel like everyone
    defeated the villain, and it was all over.
[08:43] ---
    I see...
[08:44] ---
    But I wasn't able to do anything for Kae-chan.
[08:48] ---
    I couldn't help in the slightest.
    All I did was worry about her...
[08:52] ---
    That's only natural.
[08:53] ---
    You couldn't have done anything
    from the classroom next door.
[08:56] ---
    Um...
[08:57] ---
    Is Kae-chan doing well?
[08:59] ---
    She's well.
[09:01] ---
    Though, she loves the house so much
    that she can't leave.
[09:05] ---
    There's no reason for you to be down, Kano.
[09:08] ---
    Is it possible for me to see Kae-chan?
[09:11] ---
    It's sure to cause perplexity.
[09:16] ---
    Sorry to make you wait.
[09:18] ---
    Where's that girl?
[09:19] ---
    I walked her to the train station.
[09:21] ---
    Then I'll head home ahead of you.
[09:23] ---
    I'll go home now, too.
[09:25] ---
    You don't have to wait for Shoko-san?
[09:27] ---
    The sun will set soon, so there's no telling
    if she'll actually come if I wait.
[09:31] ---
    I'm all right if you're all right...
[09:34] ---
    Oh, but I should tell her
    what I've been wanting to say...
[09:41] ---
    I have a girlfriend now.
    —From Sakuta
[09:48] ---
    Big Brother!
[09:50] ---
    Hold off a bit on dinner.
    Mai-san is coming over to make it tonight.
[09:54] ---
    Mai-san makes tasty meals,
    so looking forward to it!
[09:57] ---
    But, before that, Kaede has
    an important announcement to make!
[10:03] ---
    Ta-dah!
[10:07] ---
    What is this?
[10:08] ---
    ° Go outside with Big Brother
    ° Stroll around with Big Brother
    ° Flirt with Big Brother at the beach
[10:08] ---
    These are Kaede's goals for the year!
[10:12] ---
    We're going to flirt?
[10:13] ---
    Yes, we will flirt.
[10:15] ---
    ° Ride a train with Big Brother
    ° Go buy pudding with Big Brother
    ° Go on a date with Big Brother!
[10:17] ---
    You know, Kaede...
[10:18] ---
    What is it?
[10:19] ---
    Is there anything that doesn't involve me?
[10:21] ---
    There is.
[10:22] ---
    This one!
[10:22] ---
    ° Answer phone calls from people
    other than Big Brother
[10:27] ---
    ° Go to school
[10:28] ---
    So what do you think, Big Brother?
[10:30] ---
    For starters, don't you have too many goals?
[10:33] ---
    There's only two and a half months
    left in the year.
[10:36] ---
    And, the leap between answering the phone
    and going to school is too big.
[10:40] ---
    Don't overexert yourself.
[10:41] ---
    That's true...
[10:43] ---
    Heading outside may be difficult.
[10:46] ---
    For now, why not get more goals
    that'll make you want to go out?
[10:50] ---
    What kind of goals, for example?
[10:52] ---
    Let's see... How about going to see pandas?
[10:55] ---
    Pandas? You mean giant pandas?
[10:57] ---
    We can go see lesser pandas too.
[11:00] ---
    Let's go see pandas!
[11:01] ---
    ° Go see pandas with Big Brother
[11:05] ---
    Kaede feels like she can head outside now!
[11:15] ---
    The yellowtail is so juicy!
[11:16] ---
    Mai-san is such a good cook! So amazing!
[11:19] ---
    With practice, you'll be able to make this, too.
[11:23] ---
    Really!?
[11:27] ---
    SHOKO MAKINOHARA
[11:28] ---
    Hello, Azusagawa residence.
[11:30] ---
    Um, it's me, Makinohara. Good evening.
[11:33] ---
    Yup. Good evening.
[11:35] ---
    Sorry it took so long to call you back
    after calling me yesterday.
[11:40] ---
    No, it's fine. I just wanted
    to confirm something with you.
[11:44] ---
    Makinohara, you didn't toss a letter
    into our mailbox, did you?
[11:47] ---
    A letter? No.
[11:49] ---
    I see. Then, that's fine.
[11:52] ---
    You haven't been over lately.
    Are you doing well?
[11:55] ---
    Yes, my apologies. I've left Hayate
    in your care all this time, too...
[11:59] ---
    Did something happen?
[12:01] ---
    Oh, I just haven't been feeling well lately.
[12:04] ---
    I'll visit again once I'm feeling better.
[12:07] ---
    Yeah. We'll be waiting for you.
[12:14] ---
    U-Um, Big Brother...
[12:16] ---
    If Shoko calls again, can Kaede answer?
[12:21] ---
    Yeah, that's fine.
[12:23] ---
    Do you want to answer phone calls?
[12:25] ---
    Yes! It's one of Kaede's goals!
[12:26] ---
    Kaede's goals for the year!
[12:28] ---
    You really are enthusiastic.
    What happened to you?
[12:32] ---
    Kaede came to a realization.
[12:34] ---
    If Kaede can't live on her own, Big Brother will
    never be able to marry in this lifetime.
[12:39] ---
    Let's hear the details.
[12:41] ---
    Face it, whoever marries Big Brother
    will automatically get Kaede, too.
[12:47] ---
    I'm sure Mai-san will be happy to have you.
[12:49] ---
    I wouldn't mind if you were around, Kaede.
[12:52] ---
    But, still, Kaede wanting to
    be independent is a good thing.
[12:57] ---
    Do you want to practice answering
    the phone with me right now?
[13:06] ---
    Don't worry. It's Mai-san.
[13:08] ---
    O-Okay!
[13:13] ---
    A-Azusagawa residence!
[13:15] ---
    Congratulations, Kaede. A job well done.
[13:19] ---
    Success, Big Brother!
[13:20] ---
    Hello? Kaede, can you hear me?
[13:23] ---
    Y-Yes, loud and clear!
[13:26] ---
    Looks like you'll be able to
    answer calls from me now.
[13:28] ---
    A great effort, Kaede.
[13:31] ---
    Kaede!?
[13:33] ---
    It's all right...
[13:36] ---
    She has a fever...
[13:37] ---
    I'm sorry. I made you work too hard.
[13:39] ---
    No. Thanks to Mai-san,
    Kaede was able to meet one of her goals.
[13:44] ---
    At this pace, stepping outside
    may be possible tomorrow.
[13:48] ---
    Maybe so.
[13:49] ---
    We might be able to see the pandas, too.
[14:03] ---
    ○ ° Answer phone calls from people
    other than Big Brother
[14:19] ---
    What I think, Sakuta-kun...
[14:22] ---
    ...is that life is here for us to become kinder.
[14:26] ---
    To become kinder...
[14:29] ---
    I live life every day hoping that I'm a
    slightly kinder person than I was the day before.
[14:43] ---
    OCTOBER 17th
[14:50] ---
    Senpai.
[14:51] ---
    Is something wrong?
[14:53] ---
    Not really.
[14:54] ---
    I was just thinking how to use your charm
    to gather more customers in this lull.
[15:00] ---
    Senpai, you're terrible at lying.
[15:03] ---
    If you're bored, help me out over here...
[15:06] ---
    ...with the beer tank!
[15:07] ---
    Sure thing.
[15:08] ---
    Let's do this. And a heigh-hoh!
[15:12] ---
    Senpai, hold your end properly!
[15:15] ---
    No, it's just that you casted a weird spell.
[15:17] ---
    Something about a heigh?
[15:20] ---
    Wait, you don't say that in Tokyo?
[15:22] ---
    Neither do you in Kanagawa.
[15:24] ---
    No way! What do I do?
[15:25] ---
    I said it on cleaning duty with Nana!
[15:28] ---
    You let it slip out sometimes,
    so I'm sure Nana is already aware.
[15:33] ---
    So, here goes.
[15:35] ---
    And a heigh-hoh!
[15:37] ---
    Senpai, you're seriously annoying!
[15:39] ---
    But, well...
[15:41] ---
    It sure cheers me up to chat with you, Koga.
[15:43] ---
    Don't be so monotonous!
    You really tick me off!
[15:50] ---
    Welcome home, Big Brother.
[15:52] ---
    Y-Yeah. I'm home.
[15:54] ---
    Big Brother really came home,
    just like you said, Mai-san!
[15:59] ---
    Okay.
    I'll hand him the phone, then.
[16:03] ---
    Mai-san?
[16:04] ---
    Welcome home.
[16:05] ---
    I was watching you arrive
    from my veranda.
[16:09] ---
    Does Kaede seem to be okay?
[16:10] ---
    She appears to be better than yesterday.
[16:13] ---
    I see. That's good.
[16:15] ---
    Thanks for thinking about Kaede.
[16:19] ---
    You shouldn't overwork yourself either.
[16:21] ---
    Oh, I'll be all right.
[16:23] ---
    When things get tough for me,
    I'll just have you spoil me to heal me back up.
[16:27] ---
    I'm fine with that,
    as long as it cheers you up.
[16:29] ---
    Man, I want to see you right now.
[16:32] ---
    Nope. I'm going to take a bath now.
[16:34] ---
    That makes me want to see you even more.
[16:36] ---
    Hold off for today.
[16:38] ---
    And I'm sure Kaede has
    another new announcement.
[16:44] ---
    Big Brother, it's finally done!
[16:47] ---
    - That's a joyous occasion.
    - Joyous, indeed.
[16:50] ---
    So, what's done now?
[16:52] ---
    The plan for Kaede to step outside!
[16:55] ---
    Ta-dah!
[16:58] ---
    "1. Change into cute clothes."
[17:01] ---
    "2. Take a short break."
[17:03] ---
    "3. Move to the front entrance."
[17:05] ---
    "4. Take a short break."
[17:07] ---
    "5. Put shoes on."
[17:09] ---
    "6. Take a short break."
[17:11] ---
    There's a lot of breaks.
[17:13] ---
    It's important to take frequent breaks.
[17:16] ---
    "7. Latch onto Big Brother's back."
[17:19] ---
    "8. Replenish Big Brother power."
[17:22] ---
    "9. And head outside together with Big Brother!"
[17:25] ---
    ° Furthermore, if Kaede collapses,
    have Big Brother carry her (like a princess)
[17:25] ---
    What to do in an emergency
    has been prepared, too!
[17:29] ---
    It's perfect!
[17:33] ---
    OCTOBER 19th
[17:35] ---
    So many!
[17:36] ---
    They're all things I've worn
    for magazine shoots.
[17:39] ---
    Thank you so much!
[17:41] ---
    Big Brother! Mai-san handed over
    so many cute clothes!
[17:45] ---
    Good for you, Kaede.
[17:47] ---
    Why don't you try them on?
[17:48] ---
    I think this will look good on you.
[17:50] ---
    I-Isn't that a bit too mature?
[17:54] ---
    It's fine. See?
[17:56] ---
    It's as if Kaede is no longer Kaede!
[17:58] ---
    If you want something more feminine,
    you can go with this.
[18:02] ---
    So feminine!
[18:03] ---
    OCTOBER 23rd
[18:12] ---
    I'm home!
[18:17] ---
    Kaede would like to try
    going outside now.
[18:25] ---
    All right, let's go.
[18:26] ---
    Yes. All done changing into cute clothes, too.
[18:29] ---
    Did you take a short break?
[18:31] ---
    Took a long break!
[18:34] ---
    Then, shoes are up next.
[18:39] ---
    Are they tight?
[18:40] ---
    It's a very new feeling.
[18:46] ---
    Next is latching onto Big Brother's back.
[18:49] ---
    All right, gotcha.
[18:54] ---
    You're going to latch on this hard?
[18:55] ---
    Yes, this hard.
[19:00] ---
    You know, Kaede...
[19:01] ---
    Yes?
[19:02] ---
    You're replenishing Big Brother power, right?
[19:06] ---
    50 percent...
[19:07] ---
    How many more minutes will it take?
[19:09] ---
    Five minutes.
[19:10] ---
    If you're scared,
    isn't it okay to call it quits about now?
[19:14] ---
    I mean, you were able to put your shoes on,
    so that's more than good enough for today.
[19:18] ---
    N-No way!
[19:20] ---
    Kaede is scared.
[19:22] ---
    Kaede is scared to stay stagnant...
[19:25] ---
    ...scared to think things are
    going to stay like this forever.
[19:29] ---
    I see.
[19:30] ---
    There is much love for the home.
    It's scary to step outside. It's scary, but...
[19:37] ---
    Not being able to leave forever is a lot...
    a lot scarier!
[19:42] ---
    I see. You may be right...
[19:46] ---
    Kaede, I'm opening the door.
[19:48] ---
    Okay!
[19:55] ---
    Kaede, can you see before you?
[19:58] ---
    Still too scared, so eyes are still shut.
    Naturally, can't see anything.
[20:02] ---
    All right, I get it.
    Then, we're moving forward really slowly.
[20:10] ---
    B-Big Brother, is it outside yet?
[20:14] ---
    We're still in the entryway.
[20:17] ---
    How about now? Are we outside?
[20:19] ---
    Still a ways to go.
[20:23] ---
    Just a bit more, Kaede.
[20:25] ---
    H-Hold on, Big Brother.
[20:27] ---
    No more, please... This is the limit.
[20:29] ---
    Calling it off after all.
[20:31] ---
    It was a decade too early
    for someone like Kaede to step outside!
[20:45] ---
    Big Brother, this is...
[20:47] ---
    Outside.
[20:48] ---
    B-Big Brother, was this your scheme?
[20:51] ---
    Yeah, it was my scheme.
[20:53] ---
    K-Kaede is...
[20:57] ---
    H-Hey, Kaede...
[20:59] ---
    I'm sorry for lying.
[21:02] ---
    Big Brother... Big Brother did...
[21:05] ---
    I'm really sorry about this.
[21:07] ---
    No.. That's not it! That's not it!
[21:11] ---
    Kaede is...
[21:13] ---
    Kaede is outside...
    She's happy that she's outside!
[21:24] ---
    Since then, Kaede became able
    to step further and further outside.
[21:29] ---
    The next day, she made it to the elevator.
[21:32] ---
    The day after that, she made it out
    to the first-floor building entrance.
[21:37] ---
    It was smooth sailing from there.
[21:38] ---
    She managed to eat over at Mai-san's place,
    or head to the local park.
[21:43] ---
    Nothing less from you, Azusagawa.
    Such a sister-loving rascal.
[21:43] ---
    NOVEMBER 10th
[21:47] ---
    Who you calling a sister-lover?
[21:49] ---
    If a second-year high schooler
    can talk that much about his little sister,
[21:52] ---
    that's totally a sister-lover.
[21:53] ---
    That so?
[21:55] ---
    Well, in any case, it's really a good thing.
[21:59] ---
    Yeah.
[21:59] ---
    And have you talked to Sakurajima-senpai yet?
[22:04] ---
    About what?
[22:05] ---
    That thing about Kaede.
[22:10] ---
    So you haven't told her.
[22:13] ---
    NOVEMBER 16th
[22:16] ---
    Are you sure they don't
    think strangely of Kaede?
[22:19] ---
    Oh, it's fine.
[22:20] ---
    But there were feelings of
    a few lukewarm glances.
[22:24] ---
    Probably because you've latched onto me
    like a koala bear.
[22:27] ---
    But if Kaede separated from Big Brother,
    she would die.
[22:32] ---
    Kaede, look out the window behind you.
[22:42] ---
    The sea!
[22:50] ---
    Rice balls you eat outside are something else!
[22:53] ---
    Really, rice balls made by Mai-san
    are something else.
[22:57] ---
    Though I was the one
    who made the balls filled with salmon.
[23:01] ---
    No wonder they're not as...
[23:02] ---
    Then, don't eat them.
[23:19] ---
    Kae-chan?
[23:30] ---
    Someone you know?
[23:31] ---
    Wh-Who are you?
[23:34] ---
    Kae-chan, it's me, Kotomi Kano.
    You don't remember?
[23:38] ---
    S-Sorry. Don't know you...
[23:43] ---
    What's going on?
[23:49] ---
    Kaede has no memories.
[24:55] ---
    Nothing less from you, Sakuta-kun.
    Such a rascal.
[24:56] ---
    Next Time
    #12 Life is a Never-Ending Dream