E20 - Which way should I go to get to the castle?

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[00:11] ---
    So these are the idols who
    were selected for Project Krone.
[00:16] ---
    Yes. Executive Director Mishiro
    chose them all herself.
[00:22] ---
    It's a large project that'll become core
    to the company's image strategy, right?
[00:30] ---
    For starters, the fall concert's where
    346 Production idols perform together.
[00:37] ---
    She's using that to debut
    Project Krone as the main event.
[00:43] ---
    So it's a fitting stage
    Executive Director Mishiro has in mind.
[00:48] ---
    However,
[00:50] ---
    "For the first
    time, the midterm results
[00:53] ---
    of all departments will
    be announced at the concert.
[00:57] ---
    If those results are unimpressive,
[01:01] ---
    the continued existence of that
    department will be reconsidered..."
[01:09] ---
    Those are severe circumstances.
[01:13] ---
    Especially for you.
[01:18] ---
    What do you mean?
[01:21] ---
    We'll...
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    ...participate in
    Director Mishiro's project?
[02:57] ---
    As I told you.
[03:00] ---
    You'll be part of a new unit.
[03:02] ---
    And you'll be a solo artist.
[03:06] ---
    W-Wait a second!
    This is unacceptable.
[03:10] ---
    Our department is working
    to prepare for the winter ball now.
[03:15] ---
    And now the regular
    fall concert... It's too sudden.
[03:20] ---
    This is the company line.
[03:22] ---
    You don't have to like it.
[03:24] ---
    But weren't you waiting
    till winter to review?
[03:27] ---
    That's if
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    your idols here pass muster.
[03:34] ---
    Or maybe you don't
    have confidence in them?
[03:39] ---
    This could be a good
    opportunity for them.
[03:43] ---
    But you didn't even ask!
[03:45] ---
    I thought you'd especially like it.
[03:50] ---
    The unit name is Triad Primus.
[03:53] ---
    The members are
    Nao Kamiya and Karen Hojo.
[03:58] ---
    I sensed that the three of you
    together have possibilities.
[04:04] ---
    A new brilliance your
    current unit doesn't have.
[04:11] ---
    Still, they're active with their units!
[04:15] ---
    That's right! New Generations...
[04:18] ---
    And I have Love Laika.
[04:21] ---
    I'm not telling you to
    disband your current units.
[04:26] ---
    I'm banking on your talent.
[04:29] ---
    And don't you want to let it grow?
[04:34] ---
    Please wait.
[04:36] ---
    I just can't let this...
[04:38] ---
    I'm not asking you.
[04:40] ---
    I'm asking them to participate.
[04:43] ---
    But they're with
    the Cinderella Project.
[04:46] ---
    Respecting an idol's independence.
[04:50] ---
    Isn't that what you were about?
[04:59] ---
    So what are you going to do?
[05:03] ---
    Right now, both
    of them are confused.
[05:07] ---
    I think we should keep quiet till they
    have a better sense of what they want.
[05:13] ---
    We've got the fall review too,
    so it's better to avoid conflicts.
[05:19] ---
    You didn't put your foot down?
[05:22] ---
    I thought that for them,
    it's not really a bad deal...
[05:29] ---
    It's complicated.
[05:31] ---
    You're the one who found those Cinderellas.
[05:38] ---
    For you too,
    this is a deciding moment.
[05:43] ---
    A review to decide our future...
[05:46] ---
    I thought we had until winter.
[05:49] ---
    Depending on the current results,
    the winter ball may be canceled.
[05:56] ---
    So based on results,
    our department could be closed?
[06:00] ---
    Oh no!
[06:01] ---
    Can't we do something?
[06:06] ---
    All we can do is our best.
[06:09] ---
    No matter what, we have to do our best!
[06:11] ---
    Yeah.
[06:13] ---
    Right now, everyone's
    work is starting to go well, right?
[06:17] ---
    Yes.
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    I don't want to give up here.
[06:21] ---
    Let's aim for celestial radiance anew!
[06:24] ---
    I'll do my best!
[06:26] ---
    Me too!
[06:27] ---
    Yeah! It'll work if we hang on, nya!
[06:30] ---
    Yeah.
[06:31] ---
    We can't let this beat us.
[06:34] ---
    After all, we still have
    lots we want New Gen to do!
[06:38] ---
    Mio-chan...
[06:40] ---
    You're right!
    I'll give it my all!
[06:47] ---
    What's wrong, Anya-chan?
[06:51] ---
    Nothing.
[07:38] ---
    Извините! I'm sorry!
[07:40] ---
    No, it's my fault.
[07:44] ---
    Here.
[07:47] ---
    Thank you.
[07:51] ---
    You're...
[07:52] ---
    Hey, Fumika!
[07:55] ---
    What's wrong?
[07:57] ---
    Yui-san, this is...
[07:58] ---
    Love Laika's Anastasia-chan?
[08:01] ---
    D-Da...
[08:03] ---
    I'm Yui Otsuki. And this is...
[08:07] ---
    Fumika Sagisawa.
[08:10] ---
    I'm looking forward
    to working with you.
[08:16] ---
    Weren't you chosen for
    Project Krone, Anastasia-chan?
[08:23] ---
    You haven't decided? Why not?
[08:26] ---
    It was so sudden...
[08:29] ---
    Do it with us! The outfits
    are set and look cool!
[08:33] ---
    There's nothing to doubt!
[08:35] ---
    Don't you think so, Fumika?
[08:38] ---
    But I think I know
    how Anastasia-san feels too.
[08:44] ---
    I wasn't interested in being
    an idol till I was scouted...
[08:50] ---
    Really?
[08:52] ---
    Yes. Even then, I thought it over
    a long time before deciding to do it.
[08:59] ---
    But after you did,
    it was fun, right?
[09:02] ---
    Yes. I'm still a beginner, so there are
    times when I don't know what to do,
[09:10] ---
    but it's also exciting, like turning the
    page of a book you haven't read yet.
[09:18] ---
    So with this project too,
    I figured if I tried it,
[09:24] ---
    it might be like
    turning to a new page.
[09:44] ---
    Sorry to suddenly grab you.
    But I wanted to talk.
[09:49] ---
    Yeah, I know.
[09:51] ---
    About Triad Primus, right?
[09:55] ---
    I gave it a lot of thought,
    but I can't be part of it.
[09:59] ---
    I'm sorry.
[10:01] ---
    I'm not surprised.
[10:04] ---
    After all, you have New Gen.
[10:10] ---
    But we don't want to blow this chance.
[10:13] ---
    Hey, Karen!
[10:14] ---
    Of course we want
    to debut, but I
[10:19] ---
    also want to sing
    with you and Nao, Rin.
[10:24] ---
    It felt great when we
    were together the other day.
[10:28] ---
    I'm sure the three of us
    could do something great.
[10:32] ---
    That's what I thought then.
[10:35] ---
    What do you think
    about that day?
[10:38] ---
    It was...
[10:44] ---
    Come to the lesson
    room tomorrow at five.
[10:47] ---
    Let's try singing
    together one more time.
[10:51] ---
    I'm sure you'll understand then.
[10:56] ---
    Do you think Rin will come?
[10:59] ---
    Can't be helped if she doesn't.
[11:01] ---
    Come on...
[11:03] ---
    I get that it's not an easy decision
    to make from her viewpoint.
[11:08] ---
    Well, that's true...
[11:10] ---
    But still...
[11:13] ---
    Even so, I want
    to take the chance.
[11:17] ---
    On the three of us singing
    together, you, me, and Rin.
[11:22] ---
    Because I believe that certain
    something we felt was the real thing.
[11:27] ---
    Karen...
[11:32] ---
    Since you put it that way,
    I'll bet on it too!
[11:36] ---
    On the three of us
    forming Triad Primus!
[11:43] ---
    We have cute guests
    with us today.
[11:50] ---
    What are you watching?
[11:52] ---
    Miho-chan's miniconcert
    on DVD, nya.
[11:55] ---
    A staff member taped it,
    so we're watching it together.
[12:01] ---
    Okay!
[12:03] ---
    Cute!
[12:05] ---
    Nice smiles.
[12:07] ---
    They learned that
    from doing interviews.
[12:11] ---
    It's important to challenge yourself.
[12:13] ---
    And speaking of that, Ranko-chan...
[12:16] ---
    T-This?
[12:18] ---
    Right, the Halloween
    event promo video.
[12:22] ---
    Though you're
    no good with scary stuff...
[12:25] ---
    C-Conquering that
    is still a steep mountain.
[12:29] ---
    You do not run from
    your weakness. Very admirable.
[12:33] ---
    Not at all.
[12:35] ---
    It's because challenging myself is fun.
[12:48] ---
    Challenge...
[12:51] ---
    New... page...
[13:13] ---
    MINAMI NITTA
[13:33] ---
    You came, Rin.
[13:37] ---
    Is that the, um...
[13:39] ---
    Yeah, Triad Primus's debut song!
[13:44] ---
    What may become that song.
[13:48] ---
    "Trancing Pulse"...
[13:53] ---
    Nao and I will sing it first,
    so just listen at first.
[13:57] ---
    Okay.
[14:02] ---
    Brightly colored ripples
    are blown by the wind
[14:10] ---
    Into the bright, glistening sky
[14:32] ---
    The light from the setting sun
    shines on the keyboard
[14:39] ---
    Fingers gently touch it, expressing
    that day's feelings with melody
[14:45] ---
    Staring at a nobly blooming flower,
    our forms overlapping
[14:52] ---
    The chords I'm playing
    reverberating, resounding in silence
[15:01] ---
    Brightly colored ripples
    are blown by the wind
[15:07] ---
    Into the bright, glistening sky
[15:24] ---
    Producer...
[15:26] ---
    Um... Can I talk to you?
[15:31] ---
    Of course.
[15:35] ---
    About Project Krone, I take it?
[15:37] ---
    Yes.
[15:39] ---
    Well? If you
    don't wish to do it...
[15:42] ---
    Nyet. That's not it...
[15:48] ---
    Minami said something at our camp.
[15:53] ---
    She said being an idol was an adventure
    for her, but she also felt anxiety.
[16:01] ---
    We overcame anxiety, and what we were
    able to see was something very exciting.
[16:07] ---
    I'm glad I went on this adventure
    and dared to take that first step.
[16:13] ---
    That's what Nitta-san said?
[16:16] ---
    Minami taught me about courage and
    the excitement of being on an adventure.
[16:23] ---
    Right now I am anxious.
[16:27] ---
    Director Mishiro's project...
[16:30] ---
    Working as a solo artist
    among people I do not know...
[16:34] ---
    But everyone is
    challenging themselves now.
[16:39] ---
    They are on an exciting,
    brilliant adventure.
[16:50] ---
    Anastasia-san.
[16:52] ---
    Do you think you can participate
    in that project with a smile?
[17:01] ---
    I do not know... yet... if I will be
    able to smile like the others.
[17:08] ---
    You won't know unless you go down that path.
[17:12] ---
    The question is do you want to?
[17:14] ---
    No matter what kind of path
    it is, if you feel it's possible
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    to get to the other side with a smile,
[17:23] ---
    then you should go forward,
[17:26] ---
    in my opinion.
[17:29] ---
    And if you think you can find
    one step beyond that smile,
[17:36] ---
    UNDER THIS SKY
[17:43] ---
    I will do everything in
    my power to support that path.
[17:52] ---
    I see.
[17:54] ---
    You haven't been yourself
    for a few days, so I've been worried.
[17:58] ---
    But if you were that troubled by it,
    you should've talked to me.
[18:04] ---
    Actually, I wanted
    to talk to you about it.
[18:10] ---
    But part of me felt like I should not.
[18:14] ---
    Up to now, I have not
    made one decision by myself.
[18:19] ---
    If I am going to change,
    I should start with that.
[18:24] ---
    That is what I thought.
[18:28] ---
    Oh...
[18:29] ---
    Are you angry that I decided
    without consulting you?
[18:35] ---
    No. It's just I'm surprised
    because it's so sudden.
[18:45] ---
    Stars...
[18:53] ---
    We can't really see
    them well from here.
[18:57] ---
    True. But we just
    cannot see them now.
[19:03] ---
    Yeah. You're right.
[19:19] ---
    All of these?
[19:20] ---
    I borrowed them for special training.
[19:24] ---
    I thought maybe there's a secret
    way for New Gen to power up.
[19:30] ---
    I didn't think of something like this.
[19:34] ---
    I may be bad at
    thinking of new things.
[19:38] ---
    You're great!
[19:39] ---
    I'm just the type that's always
    moving, even with no direction.
[19:44] ---
    That's still impressive!
[19:48] ---
    Morning, Rin-chan!
[19:50] ---
    Morning. Um...
[19:51] ---
    You're late!
[19:53] ---
    We'll train hard for the fall concert.
[19:56] ---
    B-By the way...
[19:58] ---
    Can I... have a minute?
[20:01] ---
    There's something I
    want to tell you two.
[20:08] ---
    Project...
[20:10] ---
    Krone...
[20:12] ---
    What do you mean...
    you're not sure?
[20:16] ---
    There's no reason to hesitate.
[20:19] ---
    Now's the time to work
    together and fight, right?
[20:23] ---
    I intended to turn it down at first.
[20:27] ---
    But I felt something.
[20:30] ---
    When I sang with Nao and Karen,
    I felt something new.
[20:35] ---
    Something new?
[20:38] ---
    I don't know what it is.
[20:40] ---
    I don't know,
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    so I want to find out.
[20:49] ---
    Hold on...
[20:50] ---
    Then what about New Gen?
[20:54] ---
    I won't quit. Somehow I'll do both.
[20:56] ---
    It's not so simple.
[20:58] ---
    I know I'm being selfish!
[21:00] ---
    I mean, I don't like it.
[21:06] ---
    I'm sorry. I just don't get it.
[21:10] ---
    I made it this far because
    it's been the three of us.
[21:14] ---
    I thought we could overcome anything.
[21:18] ---
    Challenge ourselves with anything...
[21:22] ---
    Shiburin... That "something new,"
    
[21:26] ---
    you can't do it with New Gen?
[21:29] ---
    You can't do it with us?
[21:33] ---
    I don't know.
[21:36] ---
    I don't know...
[21:46] ---
    What do you think, Shimamu?
[21:51] ---
    U-Um, I...
[21:54] ---
    I...
[21:56] ---
    I...
[21:59] ---
    I-I don't know.
[22:04] ---
    I... don't know.
[22:09] ---
    Sorry. I'm going out for a while.
[22:14] ---
    Mio!
[22:16] ---
    Wait, Mio!
[22:19] ---
    Honda-san, what's wrong?
[22:23] ---
    Honda-san!
[22:24] ---
    Please wait! Honda-san!
[23:16] ---
    Director Mishiro's
    producing your solo debut?
[23:19] ---
    What does this mean?
[23:21] ---
    You're okay with that, Minami-chan?
[23:24] ---
    Yes.
[23:25] ---
    I think she should go for it.
[23:32] ---
    I'm sure you're surprised
    by this sudden news,
[23:36] ---
    but I have one more
    important announcement.
[23:39] ---
    From today...
[23:40] ---
    Wait a second!
[23:42] ---
    I'll say it myself.
[23:50] ---
    From today, I, Mio Honda,
    will be a solo artist.
[23:55] ---
    Thanks for your support!