E10 - Promise Me This Is Forever Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Rei     Why am I going out with him?     I don't really know. [00:06] Rei     I don't really understand other people,     but I don't know myself that well, either. [00:11] Rei     I thought of him as an amusing glitch     that wormed his way into the film club. [00:16] Rei     I didn't take him seriously. [00:19] Rei     And I knew I could call it off anytime. [00:22] Rei     I was monitoring the situation. [00:24] Rei     That's what it felt like... at first, anyway. [00:27] Rei     Shi— [00:28] Kirito     Shion! [00:29] Shion     Kirito! You made it! [00:31] Kirito     You're the one who told me to watch you. [00:34] Kirito     Actually, President Ichikawa invited me. [00:37] Kirito     He said I could come and observe him. [00:39] Shion     Oh, really? That's great! [00:43] Shion     Um... [00:43] Kirito     Um... [00:45] Shion     Uh, Kirito, you first. [00:47] Kirito     No, go ahead, Shion. [00:48] Shion     No, no, you first. [00:50] Kirito     I'm sorry I was so harsh.     I know you're trying your hardest. [00:57] Shion     I should apologize, too. [00:59] Shion     You were right about everything.     I'll try to be better. [01:03] Rei     Ah, youth. [01:05] Shion     So listen, one other thing.     I need to talk to you about something. [01:09] Shion     Just the two of us. [01:11] Rei     Hmm? [01:11] Kirito     Sure, but what is it? [01:13] Shion     I'll tell you once we're alone. [01:15] Shion     C'mon, let's go. [01:19] Rei     Huh... [01:21] Rei     Oh? SIGN    I won't be able to walk to school with you for a while. I'm sorry. [01:23] Rei     After that, he started avoiding me. [01:28] Rei     Hmm. [01:30] Shion     We're roommates, best friends,     and we fought a little [01:33] Shion     but then fell for each other! [01:35] Rei     Is it possible... I've been dumped? SIGN    Twilight Out of Focus SIGN    Twilight Out of Focus [03:10] Rei     Well, this is how it always goes. [03:13] Rei     The one I'm dating gets     tired of me and fades out. [03:16] Rei     Every time. [03:18] Rei     I think I was pretty gentle this time,     though. Nicer than before, anyway. [03:22] Shion     Well, maybe you were gentle     to me as my film club senpai, [03:26] Shion     but as a boyfriend, you get zero points! [03:28] Rei     Yeah, he'd say that. [03:33] Rei     Feels like that glitch is stuck in my head. [03:39] Rei     I'm out of it today. I should just sleep. [03:46] Rei     He was sleeping right here the other day. [03:52] Rei     If I'd known this would happen,     I should've screwed him once. [03:56] Shion     So mean! But if you're gonna do it, do it! [04:01] Rei     Crap. This thing in my head is so loud. [04:05] Rei     I can't sleep at all. [04:10] Chiaki     Yeah, he's obviously in a bad way. [04:14] Chiaki     He's glitching. [04:15] Rudy     Maybe depressed? [04:17] Tsuchiya     He must be worried about something. [04:19] Chiaki     Well, he's got a lot on his mind.     He hasn't even decided on a career path yet. [04:24] Chiaki     He had some tough words for Jin, but he's     the one who can't leave the club behind. [04:29] Tsuchiya     Hmm. [04:30] Chiaki     And he got a boyfriend, right?     I doubt that's going very well. [04:35] Rudy     But Rei is a nice guy, yes? I know he is. [04:39] Tsuchiya     Yeah, he is. He's just a little awkward. [04:42] Chiaki     Mm-hmm. [04:43] Tsuchiya     Oh, he's up. Seems like     he's looking for something. [04:47] Chiaki     He's probably looking for Jin. [04:50] Chiaki     When he gets like this, Jin's     probably the only one who can help. [04:58] Rei     Oh. [05:01] Rei     Ji— [05:18] Jin     You have to say something, man. [05:21] Jin     L-Laugh at me, chew me out... something, [05:25] Jin     or I'm gonna pass out from embarrassment. [05:28] Jin     Before you ask, it's serious.     I'm serious about him. [05:33] Rei     Congrats. I kind of had a feeling. [05:36] Jin     Huh? [05:37] Rei     I'm a little surprised you      hooked up with Ichikawa, [05:40] Rei     but I could tell by the way you      were acting that you're in love. [05:43] Rei     I've been watching you since we were kids.     I know you pretty well, Jin. [05:49] Rei     But if you don't want to open up     to me, how could I possibly ask? [05:54] Rei     You kept me waiting, just like you always do. [05:58] Rei     This is like always? No.     Deep down, I was irritated. [06:03] Rei     About leaving the club, graduation, exams, [06:07] Rei     about Jin secretly going out with Ichikawa, [06:10] Rei     about Yoshino suddenly keeping his distance     like he dumped me or something. [06:14] Rei     The world around me is rewriting itself     into something I can't revise. [06:20] Rei     Nothing's going the way I want.     But at the very least... [06:25] Jin     Rei, you've really changed. [06:28] Rei     Huh? [06:29] Rei     ...I want to stay the way that I am. [06:33] Jin     I never expected you to congratulate me. [06:36] Jin     You've always found personal     relationships annoying, right? [06:40] Jin     Did something happen     to change your mind about it? [06:43] Rei     How would I know?     It's not like I'm trying to change. [06:47] Jin     Are you serious? It's totally     obvious you've changed. [06:51] Rei     I can't understand myself, [06:54] Rei     so it's even harder for me     to understand other people. [06:58] Jin     Rei... [07:00] Jin     Okay! Just leave everything     to Kikuchihara Jin here. [07:04] Jin     We've been pals since we were babies. [07:07] Jin     Nobody knows Inaba Rei better than I do. [07:11] Jin     I know that Inaba Rei is patient and kind. [07:14] Jin     He's stayed my best friend, after all. [07:17] Jin     And he's intelligent. [07:19] Jin     Nobody in the club can contradict     the smart points you make. [07:23] Jin     You're mature and reliable,     but you can be kind of mean. [07:27] Jin     You have a bad habit of making fun     of people. You gotta cut that out, man. [07:31] Jin     Sometimes it really pisses people off. [07:34] Rei     Heh. [07:35] Jin     I've been watching you since we were kids,     so I pretty much understand you, Rei. [07:40] Jin     You're clinging to the film club     and haven't decided a career path [07:43] Jin     because you're scared of change, right? [07:46] Jin     I get it. I'm scared, too. [07:48] Jin     But it would be such a waste to just     stand still. I know you have dreams. [07:53] Jin     You should do what you want, Rei.     It'll all work out. [07:58] Rei     What will work out?     You can't promise me that, Jin. [08:03] Rei     Quit the "mind over matter" crap. [08:06] Rei     But Jin's advice is still special to me. [08:10] Rei     It's like a kind of magic. [08:12] Rei     Come to think of it, we've come a long way [08:14] Rei     since he cast his spell on me     and said, "Let's make movies," [08:19] Rei     and we started searching     for our future together. [08:22] Rei     Jin, listen, [08:25] Rei     I think I've actually been dumped     by that first-year, Yoshino Shion-kun. [08:29] Jin     Well, that's no surprise. [08:31] Rei     I don't want to be dumped. I don't want     him leaving me for another guy. [08:35] Jin     Oh, that part is a surprise. Do you like him? [08:39] Rei     Maybe... I do. [08:41] Rei     That's one thing I want to find out. [08:44] Rei     Right now, I have fun when we're     together and he's easy to tease. [08:48] Rei     The way he goes all in on things     that don't matter is quite amusing. [08:52] Shion     Don't matter?! SIGN    Don't matter?! [08:52] Jin     Now you're starting     to sound more like yourself. [08:55] Jin     All right! [08:56] Jin     Go forth, Inaba Rei! You still have time! [08:59] Jin     Run! Don't let go of your love! [09:02] Rei     That's more like it.     That's what I needed to hear. [09:05] Rei     Thanks. [09:07] Jin     Start running, and don't look back! [09:10] Rei     All right. [09:12] Rei     Jin always says crap like that. [09:15] Rei     Do I really still have time? [09:17] Rei     Sneaking around with his roommate...     seems like my chances aren't great. [09:23] Rei     If that's the case, I can think of     a way to steal him back later. [09:27] Rei     But for the time being... [09:29] Rei     I just want to see his face. [09:36] Rei     Shion! [09:37] Shion     Huh? [09:42] Rei     How you been? What are you doing? [09:46] Shion     I-I've been good. [09:49] Shion     We're shooting a movie right now. [09:49] Kirito     Ah, stop, stop! Let's take a short break! [09:52] Rei     Yeah, I can see that. Sorry to interrupt. [09:55] 1st Year Member     Yoshino, I'll grab that other gear. [09:58] Shion     Thanks! [10:01] Rei     You're getting along with everyone. [10:03] Shion     Sure wasn't at first, though. [10:05] Shion     A lot's changed. [10:07] Shion     But is everything okay?     Why were you running like that? [10:15] Rei     I was searching for you. [10:18] Rei     I finally got to see your face. [10:22] Rei     I haven't seen you at all, so I was     starting to worry that you'd dumped me. [10:28] Rei     I was worried you got a new boyfriend.     Like your roommate or something. [10:32] Shion     Huh? Dumped you? No way! [10:36] Shion     And I don't have a new boyfriend!     Kirito's just a friend! [10:40] Rei     Then is it okay if I stay your boyfriend? [10:46] Shion     A minute ago, when you came     running straight to me, Senpai, [10:51] Shion     I was really, really happy! [10:56] Shion     Happy but also a little sad, [10:59] Shion     because I realize my boyfriend     isn't really a boyfriend. [11:03] Shion     I want you to really like me,     and I want to really like you. [11:08] Shion     I want us to be equal, to understand each     other, to help each other out in a pinch. [11:14] Shion     Like in a manga. [11:17] Shion     I want to be in a love like that.     With you, Senpai. [11:21] Rei     Then will you— [11:22] Shion     So, I thought the best way to     understand you better is through film! [11:26] Shion     The first-years are making one by ourselves! [11:28] Shion     I talked to Kirito and got all     the first-years to join in! [11:32] Rei     There he goes again. [11:34] Shion     I'm going to do it! [11:36] Shion     I'm going to make a movie every bit     as good as the upperclassmen. [11:39] Shion     I'll really be in the club,     not just for a boyfriend. [11:42] Shion     I'll make them all accept me! [11:44] Shion     And once I get an awesome film under     my belt, I'll come and ask you out again! [11:49] Shion     Just wait and see! [11:51] Rei     Uh... [11:53] Rei     That's so... I don't know. [11:56] Rei     It's fine that he's using me     as an excuse to make movies, [11:59] Rei     but if he can't make a good one,     does that mean we can't date? SIGN    This Is a Very Nice Movie.     We Can Date Now Award [12:02] Rei     Is this a contest? [12:04] First Year Member     Hey, Yoshino! We're moving! [12:07] Shion     Okay! I'm coming! [12:10] Shion     See you! [12:11] Rei     Hey. Hold on! Wait, wait, wait! [12:21] Rei     Listen, I actually do like the way you     recklessly throw yourself into things, [12:26] Rei     but what about my feelings? [12:29] Rei     I'm kinda... No, I'm totally     throwing myself at you right now. [12:32] Shion     Huh? [12:34] Rei     I don't want any other guy to have you. [12:36] Rei     And honestly, I don't want to be     passed over for some movie. [12:39] Shion     Huh? [12:42] Rei     Besides, there's no way first-years will make      a better movie than the upperclassmen. [12:47] Rei     We're light years ahead of you. [12:49] Rei     If I wait for you to catch up,     we'll never be together. [12:52] Shion     Hey! That's mean! Our director     is actually really capable! [12:56] Rei     Don't you dare talk to me     about other men. It pisses me off. [13:00] Shion     Wow! Your jealousy rears     its super ugly head! [13:09] Rei     Let's really go out now. [13:14] Shion     Gosh, what should I do? You sure     were mean to me for a while. [13:19] Shion     Didn't you say something about letting      each other "live freely," or whatever? [13:23] Rei     Fine, I apologize. [13:25] Rei     What do I have to do to make you say yes? [13:29] Shion     That's something... [13:31] Shion     you should figure out on your own! [13:36] Rei     Actually, regardless of his answer,     I knew what I wanted to do. [13:42] Rei     I guess I really do have     trouble compromising. [13:47] Rei     I'll stun him with a kiss     like an electric current... [13:50] Rei     Let's be together. Okay? [13:52] Rei     ...and let this glitch make me... [13:53] Rei     Let's be together. [13:54] Rei     keep repeating myself, [13:57] Rei     and I don't stop until he agrees. [14:04] Shion     O-Okay. Let's go out. [14:12] Shion     I'll go out with you! [14:16] Shion     "When you read this notebook someday,     my future lover, please don't laugh. SIGN    I don't like the night     It feels like I'm the only person left in the world     Night after night, the dread falls upon me     Will I be able to smile tomorrow?     Maybe I'll get upset and start crying     The depression envelops me and keeps me     from falling asleep     Oh moon, oh stars, please hurry     and be off on your way     Please,     make way for the morning,     while you disappear for me SIGN    When     you read this notebook someday,     my future lover,     please don't laugh     please hear     my voice [14:22] Shion     Please hear my voice." [14:24] Shion     When we started dating,     I was nervous about some things, [14:28] Shion     but everything is going well now.     I'm having so much fun! [14:31] Shion     Okay, I gotta get going     or I'll be late to club. [14:35] Rei     Huh? Already? [14:36] Rei     You've still got time.     Give me three more minutes. [14:39] Shion     He's actually a little needy. [14:42] Shion     Okay, a little longer. [14:44] Shion     I love that we keep finding out     new things about each other. [14:47] Shion     Whenever I look into his eyes,     my heart skips a beat. [14:50] Shion     But I still want to get closer to him. [14:54] Shion     Okay, I'm off. [14:57] Rei     Shion. [15:00] Rei     Tonight. Wanna spend the night in my room? [15:04] Shion     Huh? [15:06] Shion     That means... It must be! [15:09] Shion     He's inviting me to do it, right?! [15:11] Shion     Right, right, right?! [15:12] Kirito     Hey, you don't need to say it out loud!     I don't wanna hear it. [15:16] Shion     What should I do? I'm getting really nervous! [15:19] Shion     I gotta shave my whole body     and put on a nice fragrance! [15:21] Kirito     I don't want to hear it,     but I am a little curious. [15:23] Shion     Oh! Underwear! Which one should I wear?! [15:26] Shion     Maybe these? I bought them     online for a special occasion. [15:30] Kirito     You don't need to show me. [15:32] Kirito     But hey, you sure are     keeping positive about it. [15:36] Kirito     There's no guarantee you're     gonna stay together forever. [15:40] Kirito     Love is a fiction.     Reality is a fantasy dreamworld. [15:44] Kirito     As I fumble here in the shadows, [15:47] Kirito     "I miss you." [15:49] Shion     You sure are twisted. [15:51] Shion     Stuff about love and romance and hope     really sets you off, Kirito. [15:54] Shion     But Kirito was absolutely right. [15:58] Shion     There's no guarantee     we'll always be together. [16:00] Shion     You can never be totally certain. [16:03] Shion     I like him, so I'll try to make it work, [16:06] Shion     and I know there's no reason to rush things, [16:09] Shion     but whenever things get quiet, I get scared. [16:12] Shion     Maybe it'll all balance out after     we've spent more time together. [16:16] Shion     But I want to know more about     what he's thinking right now. [16:20] Shion     And I want him to learn more about me. [16:29] Rei     Come in— [16:31] Shion     Good evening! [16:33] Rei     Looks like he's really     throwing himself into this, too. [16:36] Shion     Excuse me. [16:39] Shion     Senpai, [16:41] Shion     please take a look at this. [16:44] Rei     Sure. [16:46] Rei     Let's see. [16:48] Rei     "I don't like the night. SIGN    Will I be able... SIGN    Night after night SIGN    I don't like the night SIGN    It feels like I'm... SIGN    the world. SIGN    me. [16:50] Rei     It feels like I'm the only person     left in the world. [16:53] Rei     Night after night, the dread falls upon me. [16:56] Rei     Will I be able to smile tomorrow?" SIGN    Will I be able... SIGN    Night after night SIGN    ...and sleep. SIGN    A quiet... SIGN    night. [16:59] Rei     "A quiet, moonlit night. [17:02] Rei     The angels rest their     injured wings and sleep." SIGN    ...and sleep. [17:06] Rei     Poems? [17:08] Rei     Did you write these? [17:11] Shion     Mm-hmm. [17:13] Shion     I started the first year of junior high.     I began with a normal diary. [17:18] Shion     Then I got influenced by shojo manga     and started trying poems. [17:22] Shion     Up until then, I thought I was strong.     I didn't care if people made fun of me. [17:28] Shion     I thought if I tried, I'd be able to     find someone special one day. [17:32] Shion     But... SIGN    It feels like my heart is going somewhere far away In the east or the west In Kutchan, Makkari, Oshamambe... Perhaps Lake Utonai... Gone far away. Somebody catch it My fluttering, swaying, tiny heart I have to face tomorrow with a smile I want to be kind, I want to be happy. I want to be myself. I hope the weather tomorrow is good Even if it's cloudy. [17:33] Shion     In poems, I was always really negative.     Always a downer. A crybaby. [17:39] Shion     I realized that I also had a weakness     inside me. I hadn't expected that. [17:44] Shion     A secret "me" that I couldn't show anyone. [17:47] Shion     I wrote in his voice every night     and hid the notebook away. [17:51] Rei     So why are you showing me this? [17:53] Shion     I wanted you to know about this part of me. [17:57] Shion     I can actually be kind of an annoying     person. Aggravating, I guess. [18:02] Shion     So I also want you to     open up to me, Rei-senpai. [18:07] Shion     You seem to be thinking a lot these days,     but if you're stressed, or worried, [18:13] Shion     whatever you're thinking about,     please tell me! [18:16] Rei     What I'm thinking about now is... [18:19] Rei     I want you right now. [18:23] Rei     This is so cute, though. [18:25] Rei     You came up with this just     to hide how nervous you are? [18:27] Shion     No, I didn't! [18:29] Rei     And I already knew you were     an annoying crybaby from the start. [18:33] Rei     The moment we met, you went off on me     then started bawling in the music room. [18:38] Rei     So I was already aware. [18:39] Rei     But you know, you're more than that. [18:42] Rei     You're always trying your honest best, [18:45] Rei     and you're always upfront with people.     You treat people kindly. [18:48] Rei     Maybe you have some weaknesses,     but I already know a lot of your strengths. [18:53] Rei     And I want to know all about the different     parts of you, so I want to keep watching you. [18:59] Shion     Senpai... [19:03] Rei     I'm actually a little disappointed. [19:05] Rei     I thought you'd be more excited     about being with me, [19:08] Rei     but you don't seem that way at all. [19:10] Shion     Huh? [19:12] Rei     Don't you want to do it? [19:14] Shion     Yes, I do want to. [19:17] Shion     I'm just so nervous. [19:20] Rei     Really? [19:22] Shion     What now? What now?     I know I've got to do something! [19:26] Shion     But what?! [19:29] Rei     Don't get so tense.     You're gonna make me nervous, too. [19:34] Rei     You're not as perky as usual     and it's throwing me off. [19:37] Shion     But this seems really easy for you. [19:40] Shion     Am I supposed to just be lying here? [19:44] Rei     Easy for me? I had to do     a ton of prep for this. [19:49] Shion     Prep? [19:50] Rei     First, I cleaned the room. [19:52] Rei     Then, I set things up so     roll call wouldn't interrupt. [19:55] Rei     I avoided all of my friends [19:57] Rei     and finished dinner and my bath early. [20:00] Rei     Then I stretched. [20:01] Shion     You really covered every last detail. [20:04] Rei     Right? [20:05] Rei     I put a lot of work into this.     So today, trust me and follow my lead. [20:10] Rei     Just relax and feel everything. [20:14] Shion     Your glasses are so strong. [20:17] Shion     Everything's blurry. I can't see at all. [20:21] Shion     I feel dizzy. Like I'm drunk. [20:24] Shion     What a weird feeling. [20:34] Shion     Rei-senpai, what you just said...     about wanting to keep watching me. [20:41] Shion     If that's true, then I want you to promise me [20:46] Shion     that you'll never stop looking     at only me. And loving only me. [20:52] Shion     Promise me this is forever. [20:55] Shion     I was overwhelmed and it just slipped out. [20:57] Shion     Would he be annoyed with me for asking     for something we could never be sure of? [21:02] Rei     You're a really romantic crybaby, Shion. [21:06] Shion     He laughed, as if embarrassed, [21:09] Shion     and then whispered in my ear, "I promise," [21:13] Shion     and that made me start crying again. [21:23] Rei     Do I seem that worried about things? [21:26] Rei     Maybe I am. [21:28] Rei     Do I go to college or get a job?     I guess I'm not sure yet. [21:33] Rei     Either way, I'll be doing the same thing.     Just making my films. [21:40] Rei     I wasn't sure at first, but while     I was watching you, Shion, [21:45] Rei     I decided to do both.     I'll go to college and get a job. [21:50] Rei     I won't know which is better until I try. [21:53] Rei     You're working so hard     on your films and your love. [21:56] Rei     Maybe I can push myself harder, too. [21:59] Rei     I am a little worried     I'll be taking on too much. [22:04] Rei     I can be lazy sometimes and     have a habit of skipping class. [22:08] Shion     Senpai... [22:11] Shion     You'll be fine. [22:12] Rei     Huh? [22:14] Rei     You responded to my mumbling in your sleep? [22:18] Shion     Yeah. [22:23] Rei     You really are fun to watch, you know. [22:30] Rei     Now I want your promise. [22:32] Rei     Promise you'll always stay     and never get tired of me, Shion. [22:36] Shion     Such a soft, dreamy night.     What poems shall I pen when I awaken? [22:42] Shion     I can't put this feeling into words. [22:45] Shion     If anyone asks me about really getting     a boyfriend, or about my first time, [22:52] Shion     I'd have to say neither one     was at all what I imagined. [22:57] Shion     I doubt I could capture it in writing. [23:00] Shion     But that's okay. I have a lot     of other things to write about. [23:04] Shion     About our future together,     about the path ahead of us. [23:09] Shion     I could put that into a poem, but     I'd rather tell you directly when I wake up. [23:15] Shion     That as long as we're together,     we'll never, ever be apart. SIGN    Next Episode Preview SIGN    Paths [23:36] Mao     "Paths." [23:39] [SONG] text     Illustration by: PEACH-PIT