E10 - Learn Lessons

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[00:05] Kyoya
    Whoa, this soup is delicious!
[00:08] Shino
    I'm glad.
[00:09] Shino
    It wasn't a mix or anything,
    I actually made it from scratch!
[00:13] Maki
    Mommy's good at cooking, right?
[00:15] Both
    Right!
[00:17] Kyoya
    Because of me,
    Shinoaki lost her desire to draw,
[00:20] Kyoya
    and put down her pen.
[00:22] Kyoya
    She lost the future where
    she becomes Akishima Shino.
[00:25] Kyoya
    And yet...
[00:26] (Flashback) Shino
    It's okay now.
[00:28] (Flashback) Kyoya
    I'm sorry, Shinoaki.
[00:31] (Flashback) Kyoya
    I'm so sorry.
[00:34] Kyoya
    To make sure her sacrifice wasn't in vain...
[00:36] Kyoya
    I have to live as best I can in this world
    that's so different from the one I know.
[00:41] Kyoya
    I'll do what I can, at least for now.
[00:45] Kyoya
    And carefully, so that I don't
    repeat the same mistake.
[02:21] Coworker
    Hashiba-san, can you check this?
[02:26] Coworker
    What do you think?
[02:27] Kyoya
    The body should be good to go.
[02:29] Kyoya
    But I think the cloth here might overlap with
     the other characters when they're lined up,
[02:33] Kyoya
    so make it a little smaller.
[02:35] Coworker
    Got it.
[02:36] Kyoya
    And about the empty space for a symbol,
[02:38] Kyoya
    I had the design for that made separately,
    so just stick that in there.
[02:41] Coworker
    Wait, you did?
[02:43] Kyoya
    Yeah. It'll reduce the workload on
    the illustrators, and be easier to reuse.
[02:47] Coworker
    I should've known! That will be a big help.
[02:49] Coworker
    Hashiba-san, three of the backgrounds
    that were in the pipeline are ready.
[02:53] Kyoya
    Got it. I'll check them right now.
[02:55] Coworker
    The files are pretty big,
    so I put them in the shared folder.
[02:58] Kyoya
    All right.
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[03:00] Kyoya
    Huh, guess I'll respond to this email first.
[03:03] Kyoya
    It's been a month since
    I was sent into 2018,
[03:07] Kyoya
    and I'm finally starting
    to get used to my job.
[03:09] Kyoya
    From the information
    I grasped in the meantime,
[03:12] Kyoya
    Entertainment Group 3
    is working on social games.
[03:17] Kyoya
    We're split up into four teams,
    labeled A through D,
[03:20] Kyoya
    and each of us are working
    on different projects in parallel.
[03:23] Kyoya
    Kawasegawa is charge of the A Team,
[03:25] Kyoya
    which is the team everyone
    thinks of regarding this group.
[03:27] Morishita
    She's the Chief of
    Entertainment Group 3, too,
[03:31] Kawasegawa
    What are you doing?!
[03:31] Morishita
    which means she's got one rough job.
[03:32] Morishita
    Sorry! I'm sorry!
[03:34] Morishita
    As for me, I'm the leader of the B Team.
[03:37] Morishita
    B Team is known for its consistency
    in making headway,
[03:40] Morishita
    along with stable contributions
    in terms of revenue,
[03:41] Morishita
    so we seem to get put onto projects
    that need a steady hand.
[03:45] Morishita
    It was hard to figure out how to do
    a job I have no memories of,
[03:47] Morishita
    but once I got used to it,
    it wasn't that hard.
[03:51] Morishita
    It's not easy, but it's stable work.
[03:55] Morishita
    This is for the best, right?
[03:59] Maki
    Hey, Daddy, let's play! Come on!
[04:04] Kyoya
    Is it okay if I rest today?
[04:06] Maki
    That's boring!
[04:08] Maki
    Come on, Daddy! Daddy, let's go!
[04:12] Shino
    Maki, don't bother him after he said no.
[04:14] Shino
    It's Sunday, so let him enjoy his rest.
[04:17] Maki
    Don't wanna!
[04:19] Shino
    Maki, stop it!
[04:22] Shino
    Are you going to apologize to Mr. Bear?
[04:26] Maki
    I'm sorry.
[04:28] Shino
    Now, listen, Maki...
[04:31] Shino
    Whether it's a stuffed animal
    or anything else,
[04:33] Shino
    all things people make
    have spirits in them.
[04:36] Maki
    Spirits?
[04:37] Shino
    Yep.
[04:38] Shino
    And those spirits care a whole bunch
    about all those creations.
[04:42] Shino
    So if you throw one of them around,
     what will they think?
[04:47] Maki
    They'll be sad.
[04:49] Shino
    Right?
[04:50] Shino
    So be sure to be nice to Mr. Bear, Maki.
[04:54] Maki
    Okay.
[04:58] Kyoya
    All creations have a spirit in them, huh?
[05:02] Kyoya
    It's times like this that
    I'm sure the woman I'm looking at
[05:05] Kyoya
    is the same Shinoaki I knew.
[05:11] Kyoya
    I've got a warm home life here.
[05:14] Shino
    Hey, why don't we go for a walk?
[05:14] Kyoya
    But the brilliant light
    I used to look up to...
[05:16] Maki
    Yeah!
[05:17] Maki
    Can I take Mr. Bear, too?
[05:19] Kyoya
    There's no trace of the glamour
    of the Platinum Generation anymore.
[05:19] Shino
    Of course!
[05:26] Boss
    Well, uh, our company
[05:29] Boss
    in keeping with our aim
    to go public next quarter,
[05:32] Boss
    must absolutely ensure we hit
    our sales goal for this quarter.
[05:37] Boss
    In light of that, Mystic Clockwork*,
[05:40] Boss
    the title that our company*
    is betting its future on...
[05:43] Boss
    will require everyone's support
[05:45] Boss
    as we work towards its completion.
[05:47] Boss
    That is all.
[05:49] Coworker
    I feel terrible for them.
[05:50] Coworker
    Team A's been working overnight again.
[05:53] Kyoya
    Is it really that bad?
[05:55] Coworker
    Well, there's the problem
    with Minori Ayaka...
[05:57] Kyoya
    Right.
[05:58] Coworker
    But there are apparently other illustrators
    they haven't been able to contact.
[06:02] Coworker
    It sounds like a disaster.
[06:04] Coworker
    They've had to cut characters
    that were previously in the planning,
[06:06] Coworker
    which results in changes to the script.
[06:16] Kyoya
    Is Minori-sensei still
    having trouble drawing?
[06:19] Morishita
    Yes...
[06:20] Morishita
    I just got an email from her
[06:22] Morishita
    saying that she doubts she'll
    manage to meet the deadline,
[06:24] Morishita
    no matter how much she works.
[06:27] Kyoya
    I thought we had a good conversation
    with her the other day.
[06:30] Morishita
    It's not that she's slacking or anything!
[06:32] Morishita
    But she didn't offer any other explanation.
[06:35] Kyoya
    Yeah, and when an artist runs into a block,
[06:37] Kyoya
    they're usually
    the ones it bothers the most.
[06:39] Morishita
    Right. I'm a little worried
    that she's letting it overwhelm her.
[06:47] Kyoya
    That's strange.
[06:48] Kyoya
    There's still no answer.
[06:50] Kyoya
    Even though I arranged
    an appointment beforehand.
[06:52] Morishita
    Should we wait a bit?
[06:54] Kyoya
    I'll try and ask her about it.
[07:01] Kyoya
    Excuse—
[07:01] Minori
    Okay, I'll open it up!
[07:05] Morishita
    That was amazing, Hashiba-san!
[07:07] Morishita
    She opened it as soon as she responded!
[07:09] Kyoya
    Yeah, but... wasn't that a little too fast?
[07:11] Morishita
    Of course not!
[07:13] Morishita
    She seems to be feeling well,
    so come on, let's go!
[07:21] Minori
    Hey, thanks for bringing—
[07:33] Minori
    Well...
[07:35] Minori
    I opened the door because I thought
    it was the deliveryman.
[07:39] Kyoya
    I thought it was odd,
    considering you let us in
[07:41] Kyoya
    before we told you who we were.
[07:44] Minori
    I don't dress like this outside at all.
[07:47] Minori
    It's just something I mess
    around with at home.
[07:49] Minori
    Every once and a while, that's all.
[07:51] Kyoya
    Well, sure, but... it really suits you well.
[07:55] Minori
    Oh, thank you.
[07:58] Minori
    This is kind of embarrassing!
[08:00] Minori
    I mean, you know what they say
    about a change of pace.
[08:03] Minori
    I was just... really restless.
[08:07] Minori
    So this is about
    the character designs, right?
[08:10] Morishita
    Yes!
[08:12] Minori
    I'm sorry! It's exactly like
    I wrote in the email.
[08:15] Minori
    I've been trying to get things done, but...
[08:18] Minori
    I just... haven't been able to so far.
[08:23] Minori
    I've been trying all kinds of things
    to motivate myself since we last talked,
[08:27] Minori
    but it's like none of it works...
    even dressing like this.
[08:31] Minori
    I just... can't find the right thing.
[08:34] Kyoya
    You mean, you can't find the thing
    that you want to draw?
[08:42] Kyoya
    What about the illustration
    from the other day?
[08:44] Minori
    That's...
[08:45] Kyoya
    When you started creating art seriously,
[08:48] Kyoya
    you said that you were drawing with
    a style similar to an artist you idolized.
[08:53] Kyoya
    Is there any chance that getting a look
    at their work might help you?
[09:00] Minori
    I'm sorry. Right now, I just... can't.
[09:06] Minori
    I'm seriously so sorry.
[09:08] Minori
    But... that's not the problem.
[09:13] Morishita
    Hashiba-san, I think
    that's enough for today.
[09:15] Kyoya
    Yeah... okay.
[09:18] Minori
    I'm sorry, Morishita-san.
    I'll try and figure something out.
[09:22] Morishita
    Right.
[09:24] Morishita
    There's something she mentioned before.
[09:27] Morishita
    The longer you continue in this work,
[09:29] Morishita
    you're bound to get into a rut,
[09:32] Morishita
    where you'll be completely
    unable to draw anything.
[09:35] Kyoya
    And I guess now is that time.
[09:37] Morishita
    Yes. But there was more to what she said...
[09:41] Morishita
    Once you get the right trigger,
[09:43] Morishita
    you're suddenly able to draw again,
[09:45] Morishita
    like you were never blocked
    in the first place.
[09:48] Kyoya
    A trigger, huh...
[09:49] Morishita
    For now, I think even being able to meet
    with her today was a big accomplishment!
[09:53] Morishita
    Thank you so much.
[09:55] Kyoya
    Nah...
[09:57] Kyoya
    The expression I saw on
    Minori-sensei's face last time...
[10:00] (Flashback) Minori
    There's an artist I used to idolize,
[10:03] (Flashback) Minori
    and this is their style.
[10:05] (Flashback) Minori
    I seriously, seriously love their stuff!
[10:08] Kyoya
    There has to be something to that.
[10:10] Kyoya
    Something that'll get her drawing again.
[10:13] Kyoya
    That's the impression that I got.
[10:18] Kyoya
    Kawasegawa-kun,
    do you realize what you're saying?!
[10:20] Kyoya
    The characters designed by Minori Ayaka
     are the headliners this time!
[10:24] Kyoya
    It's already been announced to the public.
[10:26] Kyoya
    Delays are out of the question!
[10:29] Kyoya
    In the end, it was decided
    that Minori Ayaka's illustrations
[10:31] Kyoya
    wouldn't be ready in time for release.
[10:34] Coworker
    Team A is already running on fumes
    with little sleep and no time off...
[10:39] Coworker
    Add this to it all, and I can't help
    but feel sorry for them.
[10:41] Kyoya
    Is it really that bad?
[10:43] Coworker
    Take a look here.
SIGN    Delayed
[10:45] Coworker
    They're talking about releasing
    in a month, despite all this.
[10:47] Coworker
    They're going through hell.
[10:49] Coworker
    Not to mention this mandate that they do it
    on an internally developed engine.
[10:54] Boss
    Look, just get it done! All right?!
[10:57] Eiko
    It's been a while since you last asked
    me to join you for lunch, hasn't it?
[11:01] Kyoya
    I guess.
[11:02] Kyoya
    We've both been busy lately.
[11:08] Eiko
    You want to talk about my
    team's project, don't you?
[11:10] Kyoya
    W-Well... yeah.
[11:13] Kyoya
    I was looking at the progress sheet.
[11:15] Kyoya
    Things don't seem to be going very well.
[11:18] Eiko
    That's one way of putting it.
    Another is that we're doomed.
[11:21] Eiko
    I'm tempted to fly the coop to Okinawa.
[11:29] Kyoya
    Wait, so Mystic Clockwork
    was originally a SucceedSoft title?
[11:34] Eiko
    You didn't know that?
[11:36] Kyoya
    I mean, of course I did!
[11:38] Kyoya
    If it came from a major player like Succeed,
[11:41] Kyoya
    I bet all the pre-production materials
    were in good shape.
[11:43] Kyoya
    Wouldn't that make things relatively easier?
[11:46] Eiko
    Everyone thought that, at first. But...
[11:52] Eiko
    Get a load of the requests they sent in.
[11:54] Kyoya
    These are all requests for different takes?
[11:56] Kyoya
    And there's a lot...
[11:58] Kyoya
    There wasn't a limit set on this
    kind of thing beforehand?
[12:00] Eiko
    I wouldn't be in this mess if there were.
[12:03] Eiko
    By the time it was put into my lap,
[12:06] Eiko
    the contract was already
    signed under these conditions.
[12:09] Kyoya
    And when you top it off with an
    independently-developed, internal engine...
[12:13] Eiko
    Yeah. Yet another source of headaches.
[12:17] Eiko
    We don't have enough time
    to outsource anything,
[12:19] Eiko
    and when there are errors in the engine,
    they rear their head in scripting, too.
[12:23] Eiko
    Since the art assets are so late,
    we're still using placeholders...
[12:27] Eiko
    Which means the presentation
    can't be finalized.
[12:29] Eiko
    It's like we're making
    every possible mistake.
[12:36] Kyoya
    Listen, Kawasegawa...
[12:38] Eiko
    I know.
[12:39] Eiko
    The release needs to be delayed
    or major changes need to be made,
[12:43] Eiko
    one or the other, or there's
    going to be major fallout.
[12:45] Eiko
    Right?
[12:47] Eiko
    But it's not happening.
[12:48] Eiko
    Things are already beyond my ability
    to make any kind of positive difference.
[12:54] Eiko
    Sorry for worrying you.
[12:56] Eiko
    But there's just...
    nothing that can be done.
[12:59] Kyoya
    Nothing... that can be done?
[13:03] Kyoya
    This isn't like you!
[13:04] Kyoya
    You've always tried to do your best,
    until the very last second!
[13:10] Eiko
    You're right. Thank you.
[13:13] Eiko
    But you're the only person
    who thinks that anymore.
[13:16] Kyoya
    That's...
[13:18] Eiko
    Sorry. I'm gonna head on back.
[13:27] Boss
    You just don't get it!
[13:29] Kyoya
    But sir, if they proceed at this rate,
    the game will have bugs,
[13:33] Kyoya
    which could lead to defects
    nobody's imagined.
[13:36] Boss
    You deal with bugs
    and defects as they pop up.
[13:38] Boss
    That's the whole point of maintenance.
[13:42] Boss
    Look, I know that you need time
    to make something good.
[13:46] Boss
    But in this business, timing is everything!
[13:49] Boss
    And delaying the release
    is out of the question!
[13:51] Kyoya
    But—
[13:51] Boss
    Enough!
[13:52] Boss
    This period is going to be crucial
    for the company's trust going forward!
[13:56] Boss
    We're going to go public at the same time
[13:58] Boss
    as we release a big title
     developed on an internal engine!
[14:01] Boss
    You don't need to be a manager
    to understand how important this is!
[14:08] Kyoya
    But the engine isn't trustworthy.
    It might not even be practical.
[14:15] Boss
    Mystic Clockwork will be
    released on schedule.
[14:19] Boss
    It's set in stone.
[14:26] Boss
    Hashiba-kun...
[14:30] Boss
    This is Kawasegawa-kun's job.
[14:33] Boss
    You need to focus on your own tasks.
[14:35] Boss
    Don't meddle where you're not needed.
[14:40] Boss
    Understand? I trust you.
[14:46] Kyoya
    Right...
[14:51] Kyoya
    Don't meddle, huh?
[14:56] Kyoya
    Thinking about it now,
[14:57] Kyoya
    when I showed up in their lives
    ten years ago, I changed the world.
[15:02] Kyoya
    My friends, who were supposed to have become
[15:04] Kyoya
    the stars known as
    the Platinum Generation...
[15:06] Kyoya
    lost their dreams because of me.
[15:08] Kyoya
    I might have been trying to help,
[15:11] Kyoya
    but my interference ended up taking
    something important from them.
SIGN    From the Desk of Rokuonji Tsurayuki
SIGN    Magic
[15:16] Kyoya
    And if that's the case...
[15:21] Kyoya
    There's nothing that can be done.
[15:25] Kyoya
    The month after that, Mystic Clockwork*
     launched on schedule.
[15:30] Passerbys
    Hey, did you play that already?
[15:32] Passerbys
    Yeah, I installed it, but...
[15:34] Kyoya
    We were able to start the service,
[15:36] Kyoya
    but bugs started popping up,
    the server kept going down...
[15:39] Kyoya
    There was no shortage of issues.
[15:41] Kyoya
    The staff is working to put out fires, while*
    still having little sleep and no days off,
[15:44] Kyoya
    but the problems are outpacing them.
[15:46] Passerby
    Plus, the characters
    by Minori Ayaka got delayed...
[15:49] Passerby
    Which sucks all the wind
    out of my gacha sails.
[15:51] Passerby
    Huh, really?
[15:57] Kyoya
    There's nothing that can be done.
[16:05] Maki
    Hey, Mommy, draw a horse right here!
[16:09] Shino
    I'm sorry, but Mommy's
    not a very good artist.
[16:13] Maki
    Aw, come on!
[16:15] Maki
    I can't draw a horse right!
[16:19] Shino
    I'm making dinner right now, okay?
[16:22] Kyoya
    Okay, let Daddy draw it for you.
[16:25] Maki
    Yay!
[16:26] Shino
    I appreciate it, honey.
[16:29] Kyoya
    It's nothing. Don't worry.
[16:31] Kyoya
    What kind of horse do you want?
[16:31] Kyoya
    Shinoaki used to be able to
    draw anything incredibly well.
[16:33] Maki
    A zebra!
[16:34] Kyoya
    A... zebra?
[16:36] Kyoya
    Her art always pulsated with an energy
[16:37] Kyoya
    that made you feel like
    it could jump to life.
[16:40] Kyoya
    But now... she doesn't draw anymore.
[16:45] Kyoya
    Even when her beloved daughter asks her.
[16:47] Maki
    Looks weird!
[16:49] Maki
    Daddy, you suck!
[16:51] Kyoya
    You think?
[16:52] Shino
    Don't be like that, Maki.
[16:54] Shino
    Daddy was nice enough to draw one for you.
[16:57] Maki
    But look!
[16:58] Shino
    Oh, that's a cute puppy!
[17:01] Kyoya
    Sorry, one sec.
[17:05] Kyoya
    Hello, Morishita-san? I'm at home right now.
[17:08] Kyoya
    Did something happen?
[17:11] Kyoya
    Okay. Okay.
[17:14] Kyoya
    I understand.
[17:15] Shino
    Was that work?
[17:16] Kyoya
    Sorry. I need to step out.
[17:20] Morishita
    I'm so sorry to bother you on your day off!
[17:22] Kyoya
    So what's happened?
[17:24] Morishita
    It seems that the gacha rates
    are varying from account to account!
[17:27] Kyoya
    Seriously?! That shouldn't be possible!
[17:29] Morishita
    Yes, but...
[17:31] Morishita
    Are you familiar with
    the voice actor, Suenomori Yuta?
SIGN    Suenomori Yuta
    My pulls on MySClo are going super well
     Done with a recording session so gacha time!
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo
    
    Suenomori Yuta
     I'm super happy!
     I didn't think it'd be out this quick
     And it's my character lol
    #MysticClockwork #MysClo
    
[17:35] Kyoya
    It all began when the voice actor who
    portrayed the main character, Suenomori Yuta,
SIGN    Suenomori Yuta
    Got another new character in MysClo's gacha!
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo
    
    Suenomori Yuta
    Did a single-pull gacha and got a new characterrrrrr!
     I didn't have them before so I'm so happyyyyyy
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo
SIGN    Suenomori Yuta
     I got an SSR on the free roll too!
     My luck is on fire
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo
    
     Suenomori Yuta
     With so many SSRs, it's p. easy to max a character out lol
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo
    
     Suenomori Yuta
     I did a ten pull, six of which were SSRs lololol
     These rates must be bugged lololol
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo
    
     Suenomori Yuta
     oh, got an SSR
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo
    
     Suenomori Yuta
     Another SSR!!!
     MysClo rocks!
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo
[17:39] Kyoya
    managed to draw consecutive SSR characters.
SIGN    Suenomori Yuta
     These great SSR rates...
     Are you guys not getting them?
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo #MysticClockwork #MysClo
    
     Suenomori Yuta
     I'm cracking up
     I keep winning lol
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo
    
     Suenomori Yuta
     Again?!?!?!?!
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo
SIGN    Suenomori Yuta
    I got another one...
     Am I using up a lifetime's
    worth of luck on this game????
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo
    
     Suenomori Yuta
     I'm cracking up about all these SSRs lol
     I've never seen anything like it lololol
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo
    
     Suenomori Yuta
     Keep the SSRs coming
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo
    
     Suenomori Yuta
     For real?!
     My first ten-pull and I got an SSR!
     #MysticClockwork #MysClo
[17:42] Kyoya
    This resulted in the already simmering
    resentment at the low SSR rates...
SIGN    Kaze-san
SIGN    Is this fraud?
[17:47] Kyoya
    mixing together with the persistent bugs
    to create a storm of discontent.
SIGN    Usakichi
SIGN    Celebs get special treatment.
SIGN    Taiyoushin
SIGN    Don't screw with gamers!
SIGN    Attraction Point Co. Ltd
SIGN    An Apology and Update Regarding Mystic Clockwork
[17:51] Kyoya
    And to make things worse...
SIGN    It's very unfortunate that a certain number
     of malicious users are causing problems with the service,
     and the issue will be resolved in an update to the application.
[17:54] Kyoya
    The company totally blew it
    with their response.
[17:56] Kyoya
    Which led to a surge of complaints...
[17:58] Kyoya
    The app's currently undergoing
    an indefinite period of maintenance.
[18:03] Kyoya
    And to make things even worse...
[18:04] Boss
    You have to do something, Kawasegawa-kun!
[18:06] Kyoya
    The internally-developed engine that
    had been a potential problem from day one
[18:09] Kyoya
    was now a major problem.
[18:12] Eiko
    Sir, I already told you...
[18:15] Eiko
    Unless we address the fundamental
    issues causing all this—
[18:17] Boss
    Well, we obviously can't do that
    at this stage, can we?!
[18:20] Eiko
    So you expect us to keep
    a house of cards from falling apart
[18:23] Eiko
    with more temporary stopgap measures?!
[18:26] Boss
    Yes! Exactly!
[18:27] Boss
    We can't do anything else at this point!
[18:40] Morishita
    Hashiba-san!
[18:44] Boss
    There's no stopping the train once its going!
[18:47] Boss
    That's the kind of business we're in!
[18:49] Eiko
    I'm trying to say—
[18:50] Boss
    Enough already!
[18:51] Boss
    I don't care what kind of bull you
    have to spew. Just deal with it!
[18:54] Morishita
    Hashiba-san!
[18:56] Kyoya
    I'm sorry...
[18:57] Kyoya
    But there's nothing I can do.
[19:03] Boss
    It doesn't matter what comes later,
    so stop worrying about it.
[19:04] Kyoya
    I decided not to make
    the same mistake again.
[19:06] Boss
    Everything in this business
    comes down to speed and timing.
[19:07] Kyoya
    So that I can protect this world.
[19:09] Boss
    While we're having this chat,
    users are already ditching the service!
[19:10] Kyoya
    Which is why... there's nothing I can do.
[19:14] Eiko
    Even if it ends up taking longer,
SIGN    An update for you... N@NA has posted a new video.
[19:15] Eiko
    we'd be better off admitting our mistakes,
[19:17] Eiko
    and prioritizing an effort to
     fix the underlying problems!
[19:21] Eiko
    Pretending like we're fixing things when we're
    not while taking our audience for granted
[19:24] Eiko
    will be the exact thing that makes
    people give up on this game!
SIGN    Excuse time!
SIGN    Excuse time!
[19:29] Nanako
    Hey there! It's N@NA!
[19:32] Nanako
    Um... first, well...
[19:35] Nanako
    I'm sorry!
[19:36] Nanako
    I just said I was going to give up,
    yet here I am, posting again.
[19:40] Nanako
    And with an original song!
[19:42] Nanako
    Man, how long has it been
    since I uploaded something original?
[19:47] Nanako
    Y'know, a long time ago, during college...
[19:51] Nanako
    There was someone who told me to sing.
[19:54] Nanako
    That was what set me
    down the road of singing.
[19:58] Nanako
    Yeah... it's his fault.
[20:01] Nanako
    It's all his fault.
[20:04] Nanako
    But... because of him,
[20:07] Nanako
    someone as unremarkable
    as me started singing!
[20:10] Nanako
    I found something I could be serious about.
[20:12] Nanako
    But I didn't keep at it...
[20:15] Nanako
    I just relied on him,
    instead of working hard myself...
[20:18] Nanako
    And the second he was gone,
    I started slacking.
[20:21] Nanako
    I blamed it all on him,
    and wanted to give up.
[20:26] Nanako
    But... I... even if it's only me...
[20:31] Nanako
    I don't want to be the one
    who invalidates everything he did!
[20:35] Nanako
    Which is why I'm going to
    be singing some more!
[20:58] Kyoya
    I don't think what I did
    can ever be forgiven.
[21:01] Kyoya
    And yet...
[21:02] Kyoya
    In this world made by my own failings,
    I found some small salvation.
[21:07] Kyoya
    Not from the popular singer, N@NA...
[21:11] Kyoya
    But Kogure Nanako was still singing...
[21:13] Kyoya
    She hadn't given up on the thing
    that she took seriously.
[21:16] Kyoya
    She blamed me...
    and said it was thanks to me.
[21:21] Kyoya
    And that I wasn't just meddling.
[21:26] Nanako
    Thanks for listening all the way to the end!
[21:30] Nanako
    Well, see you next time!
[21:34] Boss
    I am the president of this company!
[21:35] Eiko
    It can't be done!
[21:36] Eiko
    If we do that, it'll mean more bugs—
[21:36] Kyoya
    Thank you, Nanako.
[21:38] Boss
    There's nothing else we can do!
[21:41] Boss
    Now would you just do as I tell you?!
[21:49] Kyoya
    There's no way... there's nothing*...*
[21:53] Kyoya
    that we can do!
[22:02] Kyoya
    We're going to figure something out, damn it!