# E20 - Which way should I go to get to the castle?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR2PJPQ0R/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...
**[01:23] ---**
...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
**[03:30] ---**
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.
**[06:19] ---**
I don't want to give up here.
**[06:21] ---**
Let's aim for celestial radiance anew!
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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
**[17:20] ---**
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,
**[20:43] ---**
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!