# E12 - Better Than a Dream
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G2XU0WVZX/better-than-a-dream)
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**[00:08] CM**
*To a world of dreams...*
**[00:11] CM**
*with the one you love.*
**[00:14] Izumi**
* Today's our first date in a*
* long time, and it's special.*
***SIGN*** To a world of dreams
***SIGN*** with the one
**[00:19] Izumi**
* Because today, I get to be with*
* Shikimori-san until late tonight!*
**[00:24] Izumi**
* I came up with a plan to make*
* sure she'll have a good time.*
**[00:29] Izumi**
*I'm gonna make sure this goes perfectly!*
**[00:32] Shikimori**
Izumi-san!
**[00:36] Shikimori**
Did I keep you waiting?
**[00:39] Izumi**
Y-Your outfit...
**[00:41] Shikimori**
Oh, I thought a skirt might
be too restrictive.
**[00:45] Shikimori**
I wanted something comfortable
to walk around in,
**[00:47] Shikimori**
so I borrowed my mom's coat.
**[00:50] Izumi**
*She...*
**[00:51] Izumi**
*She looks so cool!*
**[00:54] Shikimori**
Are you listening?
***SIGN*** Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie
***SIGN*** Shikimori's
***SIGN*** Not
***SIGN*** Just
***SIGN*** a
***SIGN*** Cutie
***SIGN*** Shikimori's
***SIGN*** Not
***SIGN*** Just
***SIGN*** a
***SIGN*** Cutie
***SIGN*** Shikimori's
Not Just a Cutie
***SIGN*** Shikimori's
Not Just a Cutie
***SIGN*** Shikimori's
Not Just a Cutie
***SIGN*** Shikimori's
Not Just a Cutie
***SIGN*** Shikimori's
Not Just a Cutie
***SIGN*** Amusement Park
***SIGN*** Shikimori-san might like it??
***SIGN*** Get a reservation!!!
***SIGN*** Get gifts for the family
***SIGN*** Eat this!!
***SIGN*** Inuzuka-kun
***SIGN*** Eat this!!
***SIGN*** Keep warm and go to bed early!!
***SIGN*** Inuzuka-kun!!
***SIGN*** Please Help
***SIGN*** I'm going to an amusement park with
Shikimori-san next week. Suggestions...?
**[02:26] ---**
#12 Better Than a Dream
**[02:35] Shikimori**
Wh-Where should we start?
**[02:38] Izumi**
Heh, heh, heh.
First order of business is...
**[02:43] Izumi**
This, of course!
**[02:45] Shikimori**
E-Ears? They're cute!
**[02:47] Shikimori**
B-But that kind of thing
isn't really for me.
***SIGN*** Embarrassed to Death
**[02:54] Shikimori**
I'd like to see you in some, though...
**[02:58] Izumi**
I'd love to see you wear them.
**[03:02] Shikimori**
Um... well, then...
**[03:06] Shikimori**
I'll take this!
**[03:09] Izumi**
A s-skull?!
**[03:11] Shikimori**
But look. If I fasten up my coat...
**[03:16] Shikimori**
Doesn't it sort of match what I'm wearing?
**[03:18] Izumi**
*She's a prince from the underworld!*
**[03:21] Izumi**
A million points!
**[03:22] Shikimori**
Yay!
**[03:24] Izumi**
Let's ride this first.
**[03:25] Shikimori**
Okay.
**[03:26] Shikimori**
There's a 90-minute wait?!
**[03:28] Izumi**
Well, it just opened last year.
**[03:31] Izumi**
If you don't get here early,
apparently it can take up to 180 minutes.
**[03:34] Shikimori**
W-Wow...
**[03:38] Shikimori**
Look at this!
**[03:39] Izumi**
Briars, huh?
**[03:40] Shikimori**
Briar Rose... She's from
*Sleeping Beauty*, right?
**[03:45] Shikimori**
What was that story about again?
**[03:47] Izumi**
The princess is cursed
to slumber for a hundred years.
**[03:52] Izumi**
And in that time, the castle
becomes overgrown with briars.
**[03:57] Izumi**
The prince braves the thicket,
heedless of the danger,
**[04:00] Izumi**
to find the princess. He then kisses her,
**[04:03] Izumi**
freeing her from her century-long curse.
**[04:06] Shikimori**
I had no idea. So that's how it goes...
**[04:11] Izumi**
Yeah, you don't seem
like you'd be into fairy tales.
**[04:14] Shikimori**
How rude! I liked picture books
just like everyone else!
**[04:18] Izumi**
But you didn't know *Sleeping Beauty?*
**[04:21] Izumi**
Which was your favorite, then?
**[04:22] Shikimori**
Um, uh...
**[04:26] Shikimori**
*The Ugly Duckling*, maybe?
**[04:28] Izumi**
That's so dark! Did something
sad happen to you?
**[04:32] Shikimori**
No, of course not!
**[04:34] Shikimori**
I just enjoy things that have a little edge,
like horror and suspense.
**[04:38] Izumi**
Still dark.
**[04:40] Shikimori**
And that's still rude!
**[04:43] Izumi**
Remember the first time we went
to see a movie together
**[04:46] Izumi**
and you said you were okay
with whatever I wanted to see?
**[04:50] Shikimori**
Yes.
**[04:51] Izumi**
Then at the fireworks, you said
you wanted me to see your cute side.
**[04:56] Izumi**
But I want to see all of you,
not just your cute side.
**[05:03] Izumi**
Of course, I already know your
proud side that hates to lose.
**[05:11] Izumi**
Hey, Shikimori-san, do you have a dream?
**[05:14] Shikimori**
I do, actually.
**[05:17] Izumi**
Really? What is it?
**[05:19] Shikimori**
I once read a shojo manga...
**[05:22] Shikimori**
A romance story.
**[05:25] Shikimori**
It made me think love was amazing.
**[05:29] Shikimori**
My dream is to experience it for myself.
**[05:33] Izumi**
Love?
**[05:35] Shikimori**
But that dream's already come true.
**[05:43] Woman2 E12**
Still waiting...
**[05:45] Guy E12**
This is taking ages.
**[05:56] Guide**
Step forward, please.
**[05:59] Izumi**
That 90-minute wait kinda
flew right by, huh?
**[06:02] Shikimori**
It sure did.
**[06:04] Shikimori**
Be careful. Watch yourself.
**[06:06] Izumi**
Here we go.
**[06:09] Shikimori**
This is so exciting!
**[06:11] Izumi**
Right?
**[06:12] Voice**
*Welcome to the world of* Sleeping Beauty*.*
**[06:28] Izumi**
*It's a slower ride than I thought.*
**[06:31] Izumi**
*There are some aromatic fragrances,*
**[06:33] Izumi**
*pretty music, and a gentle rocking...*
**[06:39] Izumi**
*I-I'm getting sleeping...*
**[06:42] Shikimori**
Isn't it lovely, Izumi-san?
**[06:45] Shikimori**
Izumi-san?
**[06:52] Voice**
*After being kissed by the prince,*
**[06:59] Voice**
* Sleeping Beauty awoke from*
* her hundred-year slumber.*
**[07:05] Guide**
Welcome back!
**[07:07] Shikimori**
The ride's over, Izumi-san!
**[07:12] Izumi**
I fell asleep toward the end...
**[07:15] Izumi**
But it was really pretty, wasn't it?
**[07:17] Shikimori**
I-It really was.
I can still smell that nice aroma.
**[07:21] Izumi**
What did you think? Did you enjoy it?
**[07:23] Shikimori**
Of course!
**[07:25] Shikimori**
Although I wasn't expecting such a long wait.
**[07:29] Izumi**
Yeah. Shall we go for one
with a shorter line next?
**[07:38] Izumi**
Shikimori-san?
**[07:39] Shikimori**
I'd wait in any line.
**[07:47] Izumi**
Sh-Shikimori?
**[07:49] Shikimori**
Because as long as I'm with you,
**[07:51] Shikimori**
any time we spend together
is just so much fun!
**[07:56] Izumi**
I agree!
**[07:57] Izumi**
Okay, let's get to the next one!
**[07:59] Izumi**
We gotta hurry before it gets dark!
**[08:07] Shikimori**
There's no need to rush.
We have plenty of time.
**[08:35] Izumi**
What?!
**[08:36] Receptionist**
I-I'm terribly sorry.
**[08:39] Receptionist**
We gave your table to
another guest by mistake,
**[08:43] Receptionist**
and all the tables for the course
you reserved are already taken.
**[08:48] Izumi**
*O-Of all the luck!*
**[08:50] Izumi**
* This was the centerpiece*
* of my entire date plan!*
**[08:54] Receptionist**
I could arrange a different table.
**[08:56] Izumi**
Oh... Really? That'd be great.
**[09:05] Izumi**
*This is...*
**[09:07] Izumi**
*This is...*
**[09:10] Izumi**
*This is an incredible upgrade!*
**[09:14] Waitress**
What would you like to drink?
**[09:17] Izumi**
O-Orange juice, please.
**[09:20] Shikimori**
I'll have a ginger ale.
**[09:23] Waitress**
Certainly.
**[09:25] Izumi**
Th-The lady up front was really nice, huh?
**[09:28] Shikimori**
Yes, to give us such an expensive table...
**[09:35] Izumi**
* It's way too formal!*
* My jacket sticks out like a sore thumb!*
**[09:40] Waiter**
Here you are, sir.
**[09:41] Izumi**
Thanks!
**[09:46] Shikimori**
You switched gears fast!
**[09:47] Izumi**
Wow, this looks so good!
**[09:50] Izumi**
Wait, is this napkin supposed
to go over my lap?
**[09:54] Shikimori**
I think so, yes.
**[09:57] Izumi**
Why are there so many forks?
**[09:59] Shikimori**
I've heard you start with
the one on the outside.
**[10:05] Izumi**
Yum!
**[10:09] Shikimori**
Izumi-san...
**[10:11] Shikimori**
Your eyes are always
glimmering like a child's.
**[10:17] Shikimori**
Aw, I made you self-conscious.
**[10:20] Izumi**
Did I get carried away?
**[10:22] Shikimori**
Don't worry yourself.
**[10:27] Shikimori**
When I'm with you, Izumi-san,
**[10:30] Shikimori**
all kinds of things seem
prettier than usual to me.
**[10:37] Shikimori**
So I have to wonder sometimes...
**[10:40] Shikimori**
How beautiful must the world
look through your eyes?
**[10:47] Shikimori**
You know?
**[10:48] Izumi**
Y-You're exaggerating.
**[10:51] Izumi**
*Wh-What do I do?*
**[10:53] Izumi**
* I can't even tell how*
* the food tastes anymore!*
**[10:58] Shikimori**
Hey, Izumi-san...
**[11:01] Shikimori**
What do you see in my eyes?
**[11:06] Izumi**
Well, uh...
**[11:13] Izumi**
M-Me?
**[11:14] Shikimori**
That's right.
**[11:16] Shikimori**
You're all I'm ever looking at, Izumi-san.
**[11:21] Izumi**
*She's just not letting up with the overkill!*
**[11:25] Izumi**
Well, for me, too...
**[11:27] Izumi**
The most b-beautiful thing I see... is you.
**[11:35] Shikimori**
Uh...
**[11:40] Waitress**
I'll take any dishes you're finished with.
**[11:43] Izu/Shiki**
Okay!
**[11:45] Izumi**
Whew, I'm stuffed.
**[11:47] Shikimori**
Full-course meals really are a lot of food.
**[11:51] Izumi**
We still have some time.
Is there anywhere you want to go?
**[12:04] Izumi**
Shikimori-san?
**[12:07] Shikimori**
I want...
**[12:08] Shikimori**
t-to do what they did in the commercial!
**[12:18] Izumi**
Okay, sure.
**[12:23] Shikimori**
Huh?!
***SIGN*** To a world of dreams
***SIGN*** with the one you love
**[12:28] Shikimori**
A-Are you sure about this?
**[12:31] Shikimori**
Y-You agreed so readily...
**[12:34] Izumi**
Yeah. Let's not waste any time.
**[12:36] Shikimori**
Right here?!
**[12:38] Izumi**
Your hand.
**[12:42] Shikimori**
Hohay...
**[12:47] Izumi**
So... how do I escort you, exactly?
**[12:51] Shikimori**
Huh?
**[12:52] Izumi**
Huh? Well, when you said
"what they did in the commercial,"
**[12:56] Izumi**
you meant after the little girl's
parents take her hands, didn't you?
**[13:00] Shikimori**
Yes...
**[13:02] Izumi**
So the part where the old man
escorts the old lady, right?
**[13:07] Izumi**
Wait, that's not what you meant?!
**[13:09] Izumi**
Sorry! Um, then which part *did* you mean?
**[13:13] Shikimori**
This is fun in its own way, so it's fine...
**[13:17] Shikimori**
Let's go somewhere we can just talk awhile.
**[13:22] Izumi**
O-Okay. Let's find a place with
a nice view of the sunset.
**[13:26] Shikimori**
Be sure to escort me properly, my prince.
**[13:30] Izumi**
R-Right!
**[13:32] Izumi**
Let's go.
**[13:39] Izumi**
*What was it she really wanted to do, though?*
**[13:44] Izumi**
*At the end of that commercial, I think...*
**[13:50] Izumi**
*Sh-She couldn't have meant...*
**[13:53] Worker**
Off you go!
**[13:59] Shikimori**
This view is really great.
**[14:03] Shikimori**
It's beautiful.
**[14:05] Izumi**
Y-Yeah, it is.
**[14:08] Izumi**
*What now?*
**[14:09] Izumi**
* Since I figured out what she meant about*
* the commercial, I'm all nervous...*
**[14:16] Izumi**
Oh, I know! We haven't taken a picture
yet today. Let's get one!
**[14:20] Shikimori**
Good idea.
**[14:22] Izumi**
Here we go.
**[14:24] Izumi**
Is the background in it?
**[14:27] Izumi**
Okay, say cheese—
**[14:29] Izumi**
Huh?!
**[14:30] Izumi**
Wait, why...
**[14:35] PA**
*Attention, guests.*
**[14:37] PA**
*The park is currently
experiencing a power outage.*
**[14:41] PA**
*Please bear with us until power is restored.*
**[14:43] Izumi**
* There goes my bad luck!*
* And our gorgeous nighttime scenery!*
**[14:47] Shikimori**
The boat stopped, too...
**[14:50] Sizumi**
Are you okay, Shikimori-san?
**[14:52] Shikimori**
I'm just fine.
**[14:54] Shikimori**
Here.
**[14:57] Izumi**
Thanks.
**[14:59] Shikimori**
The other boats have lights.
**[15:02] Shikimori**
We can use our smartphones, too.
**[15:05] Izumi**
Good idea.
**[15:07] Izumi**
Wow...
**[15:09] Izumi**
It really is pitch black.
**[15:11] Shikimori**
I can't see anything but the moon.
**[15:16] Izumi**
I'm sorry. I never dreamed this would happen.
**[15:21] Izumi**
I hope they get the power back on soon.
**[15:25] Shikimori**
But...
**[15:30] Izumi**
Wha—
**[15:34] Shikimori**
Now it really is just the two of us.
**[15:37] Izumi**
See?! This is what I'm talking about!
**[15:40] Izumi**
You're just like a prince!
How can you do that so naturally?!
**[15:44] Shikimori**
Does it make you happy?
**[15:45] Izumi**
Incredibly!
**[15:47] Shikimori**
I'm glad, then.
**[15:52] Izumi**
It's kind of weird, isn't it?
**[15:56] Izumi**
I can't see anything but you here.
**[16:00] Shikimori**
Yeah...
**[16:02] Shikimori**
It's like being in a dream.
**[16:07] Shikimori**
For just this moment, there's nothing
else to steal your attention,
**[16:13] Shikimori**
so you're looking only at me.
**[16:19] Shikimori**
If I could have dreams like this,
I wouldn't want to wake up.
**[16:24] Shikimori**
* What if you end up drifting*
* far away from me?*
**[16:32] Izumi**
*What can I do...*
**[16:34] Izumi**
*to make you feel at ease?*
**[16:46] Shikimori**
Careful—
**[16:47] Izumi**
I love you.
**[16:52] Izumi**
I love you.
**[16:54] Izumi**
I'm in love with you, Shikimori-san.
**[16:58] Izumi**
I'll stay with you forever.
**[17:01] Izumi**
So please don't worry anymore.
**[17:15] Shikimori**
I'm really...
**[17:18] Shikimori**
no match for you.
**[17:22] Izumi**
Shikimori-san, the lights are back.
**[17:24] Shikimori**
Let me stay like this a bit longer.
**[17:29] Izumi**
* I guess she doesn't want to wake up*
* from the dream just yet.*
**[17:37] Izumi**
Sh-Shikimori-san...
**[17:39] Shikimori**
Also, I didn't mean for what
I said to turn that serious.
**[17:44] Izumi**
Huh? Y-You didn't?
**[17:47] Shikimori**
But right now...
**[17:52] Shikimori**
I'm happier than I'd be in any dream.
**[17:56] Izumi**
Good.
**[18:11] Inuzuka**
Hey, Izumi...
**[18:13] Inuzuka**
Why do you look like some
modern art installment?
**[18:18] Izumi**
* I didn't think about it until I was*
* in the bath after I got home last night...*
**[18:22] Inuzuka**
Hey, you listening?
**[18:23] Izumi**
*But...*
**[18:25] Izumi**
* How could I have done*
* something so assertive?!*
**[18:30] Inuzuka**
You can twist yourself up even more?!
**[18:33] Nekozaki**
Come on, tell us!
**[18:36] Nekozaki**
We know something happened, Micchon!
**[18:38] Hachimitsu**
You're better off just spilling now.
**[18:41] Shikimori**
R-R-Really, nothing happened at all.
**[18:45] Hachimitsu**
Yeah, you're a lousy liar.
**[18:48] Nekozaki**
She's not talking, Inspector.
**[18:51] Nekozaki**
Clearly, there's been some
sort of development.
**[18:53] Hachimitsu**
Hmm... Silence in this case
can only mean one thing.
**[18:58] Hachimitsu**
You kissed, didn't you?
**[18:59] Nekozaki**
What?!
**[19:04] Nekozaki**
You k-k-k-kissed him?!
**[19:07] Hachimitsu**
For real?!
**[19:08] Shikimori**
Not so loud!
**[19:11] Nekozaki**
Er... Oh?
**[19:14] Nekozaki**
W-Would you mind explaining
in a bit more detail?
**[19:18] Hachimitsu**
Relax, Assistant Inspector.
**[19:20] Shikimori**
We had dinner at a really
upscale restaurant,
**[19:23] Shikimori**
so the mood was right.
Then we took a gondola ride...
**[19:27] Nekozaki**
Uh-huh...
**[19:28] Shikimori**
But the power went out.
Everything went dark.
**[19:30] Hachimitsu**
His bad luck never fails.
**[19:32] Shikimori**
And that's when Izumi-san...
**[19:37] Shikimori**
k-kissed my cheek.
**[19:40] Nekozaki**
We're done here.
**[19:41] Hachimitsu**
That stupid Izumi wimped out.
**[19:43] Shikimori**
N-No, he didn't!
**[19:45] Shikimori**
He, well... seemed to think
I was feeling uneasy,
**[19:49] Shikimori**
so he did it to comfort me.
**[19:51] Shikimori**
He was very sweet.
**[19:54] Nekozaki**
I see.
**[19:55] Shikimori**
And also...
**[19:57] Nekozaki**
Uh-huh?
**[19:58] Shikimori**
I've been wanting to get as close
as possible to Izumi-san lately,
**[20:02] Shikimori**
so I was being pretty proactive, but...
**[20:05] Nekozaki**
Wait, wait! Don't suddenly go all carnivore!
**[20:08] Hachimitsu**
The warm and fuzzies just
instantly burned to ash.
**[20:12] Shikimori**
I was panicking because
I made him worry about me.
**[20:16] Shikimori**
I was ashamed of myself for getting
distracted by a bunch of superficial stuff.
**[20:20] Nekozaki**
Micchon, hang on a—
**[20:22] Shikimori**
So I've made up my mind.
**[20:23] Shikimori**
I'm going to become
as open-hearted as Izumi-san.
**[20:29] Nekozaki**
R-Really? Well, your love is
plenty big enough already...
**[20:34] Hachimitsu**
So are your fluctuations.
**[20:37] Nekozaki**
What do you think, Hachimitsu?
**[20:39] Hachimitsu**
I can't tell if they're kindergarteners
or an elderly couple.
**[20:44] Inuzuka**
Just hang on. I'll get out of that knot.
**[20:45] Hachimitsu**
But hey, as long as they're happy,
**[20:50] Hachimitsu**
it's all good.
***SIGN*** SEE YOU~
**[22:32] Izumi**
Shikimori-san!
**[22:38] Izumi**
Good morning, Shikimori-san.
**[22:40] Shikimori**
Good morning, Izumi-san.
**[22:43] Izumi**
*My girlfriend is super cute, and also...*
**[22:57] Izumi**
*incredibly cool.*
**[23:03] Shikimori**
Shall we?
**[23:05] Izumi**
That was amazing, Shikimori-san!
**[23:07] Izumi**
You got it in one shot!
**[23:09] Izumi**
Just incredible! You're so cool!
**[23:11] Shikimori**
I think that's enough, Izumi-san...
**[23:15] Shikimori**
Come on, let's go.