E7 - It's Called Gyaru, Right?

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SIGN    What is the Blume Election?
SIGN    The election to determine the Blume der Liebe (German).
SIGN    
     Blume der Liebe is German for "Flower of Liebe".
    She is the representative of the academy, selected through
     an election that takes place in May. Nicknamed "Blume-sama".
    The sister of the Blume-sama is referred to
     as the Blume Schwester and receives special treatment as well.
    The title is awarded to someone who can
    serve as an example to all students.
    While the Student Council President wields actual power,
    the Blume has a strong symbolic presence.
    During the spring season, every student in the academy
    along with the visitors to the salon vote on
    one of the salon workers to elect as the Blume.
    (The student council election takes place in September).
[00:02] Hime
    Blume... der...
[00:05] Hime
    More weird lore stuff that
    I don't understand...
[00:08] Kanoko
    I like spending time at work.
[00:10] Hime
    I get it! It's a student council president!
[00:13] Kanoko
    I think it's different, actually.
[00:14] Hime
    Wait, how?!
[00:16] Kanoko
    Because I get to spend more time close
    to Hime-chan than I can at school.
[00:20] Kanoko
    I'll ask later and explain it to you. It's okay.
[00:26] Kanoko
    I can help Hime-chan
    more than I can at school.
[00:30] Hime
    Thanks, Kanoko.
[02:09] Student A
    Have you decided who you'll vote for?
[02:12] Student B
    I absolutely cannot wait.
[02:13] Student C
    Oh, look over there!
[02:16] Student C
    The salon representatives,
     all in one group!
[02:27] Student B
    I wonder who will become
     Blume-sama this year?
[02:30] Mai
    "They're all so wonderful!"
[02:35] Mai
    That's the image to go for.
SIGN    A Maiden's Heart
     Vol. 1
[02:39] Mai
    The student to receive the adoration of
    every student in the academy for one year.
[02:43] Mai
    A flower-like person representing Liebe...
[02:46] Mai
    That is the Blume der Liebe,
    also known as Blume-sama.
SIGN    A Maiden's Heart Vol. 1
    By Megumi Yadorigi
[02:50] Mai
    The Blume election is truly the event that
    determines the top flower of this academy.
[02:55] Mai
    The Blume-sama, as an example for the school,
[02:58] Mai
    can set one new rule for everyone to follow,
[03:00] Mai
    to help achieve the ideal school!
[03:03] Mai
    I'm going to ask you all to
    actually follow it.
[03:06] Sumika
    It's an element that appears in
    this novel, like the Schwester.
[03:10] Hime
    Um, by "every student in the academy,"
    you mean us five, right?
[03:14] Mai
    The five salon workers and all the others,
    totaling around 450 students.
[03:21] Mai
    The salon workers are already an elite
    group selected from the regular students.
[03:26] Mai
    They're already widely adored,
    so naturally the Blume-sama is one of them.
[03:29] Mai
    Also, the sister of the Blume-sama
    is called the Blume Schwester.
[03:34] Mai
    They receive lots of adoration as well.
[03:36] Hime
    U-Um...
[03:38] Sumika
    It's basically a popularity contest that
     starts in the café. Easy enough, right?
[03:42] Hime
    Oh yeah, that's what it seems like.
[03:44] Mitsuki
    Sumika-san! You're being too reductive!
[03:48] Mai
    Yes. Hime-chan needs to understand it,
    otherwise she'll get in trouble later.
[03:53] Sumika
    Well then, this might be
    the perfect time...
[03:56] Sumika
    for her to do the assigned reading.
[03:58] Kanoko
    I'll read it too, and teach you.
[04:02] Hime
    Understood! I'll study up!
[04:05] Mitsuki
    Take it seriously.
[04:07] Sumika
    Next is a work-related notice.
[04:09] Sumika
    During the election season,
[04:10] Sumika
    there's an additional cake on the menu,
    called the Blume Nachtisch.
[04:14] Sumika
    Every time someone orders one,
    please give out a ballot sheet.
[04:18] Sumika
    This is the Guest Ballot.
[04:19] Sumika
    In addition, the five of us get 90 votes each,
[04:23] Sumika
    representing the 450 students of the academy.
[04:27] Hime
    Hmm?
[04:28] Sumika
    The information on who voted for who
    will all be revealed too,
[04:32] Sumika
    so please use this to build your character
    or as a talking point in the salon.
[04:36] Mitsuki
    Can we tell the guests that
    we each get 90 votes?
[04:40] Sumika
    In that context, act as though
     you only have one vote.
[04:43] Hime
    I... see? Uh-huh...
[04:43] Mai
    It's designed to allow the salon workers
    to vote and make things exciting.
[04:45] Kanoko
    I'll explain later, Hime-chan.
[04:48] Mai
    In the end, the person to get the most votes
[04:53] Mai
    becomes the Blume der Liebe!
[04:58] Hime
    Um, are we allowed to vote for ourselves?
[05:01] Mai
    Yes.
[05:02] Sumika
    Oh, Hime-chan, you've got
    your head in the game.
[05:05] Sumika
    Is there a rule you want to pass?
[05:07] Hime
    How about "I want the whole
    academy to love me"?
[05:11] Kanoko
    That's the whole premise of
    the Blume-sama, Hime-chan.
[05:14] Hime
    Huh?!
[05:15] Mai
    If that's how you view Blume-sama,
    then you're on the right track. Keep it up.
[05:20] Hime
    So I don't need a rule...
[05:22] Kanoko
    Nope.
[05:24] Mitsuki
    You're my little sister,
    so shouldn't you vote for me?
[05:29] Hime
    Umm...
[05:30] Hime
    Is that how sisters work?
[05:33] Mitsuki
    Just do what you want, then!
[05:36] Mitsuki
    But if you want to be in-character
    as my little sister, isn't that natural?
[05:40] Kanoko
    I think you should try to become
    Blume-sama, Hime-chan.
[05:44] Kanoko
    You should vote for yourself.
[05:46] Hime
    You think?
[05:47] Kanoko
    I'm voting for you, too.
[05:50] Hime
    Really? Hmm, what should I do?
[05:52] Mai
    That's the kind of talk you should have
    in the salon to liven up discussion.
[05:56] Mai
    All right, Blume period starts today!
    Good luck, everyone!
[06:01] All
    Yes!
[06:04] Sumika
    Kanoko-chan.
[06:07] Kanoko
    Yes...
[06:07] Sumika
    I put your phone in the safe,
    but do you want it back now?
[06:13] Sumika
    Or should I give it to you later?
[06:17] Kanoko
    It's...
[06:18] Sumika
    It's?
[06:19] Kanoko
    It's fine!
[06:20] Sumika
    Is that a yes or no?
[06:22] Kanoko
    Later... Later is fine!
[06:26] Hime
    Kanoko, she still has your phone?
[06:29] Kanoko
    Yeah. Even if I got it now, I'd just
    end up putting it back in the safe.
[06:34] Hime
    Yeah, it's no use having it during work.
[06:36] Sumika
    Wait, Kanoko-chan. I thought it was
    just me you couldn't talk to.
[06:40] Sumika
    Are you actually unable to talk to
    anyone other than Hime-chan?
[06:43] Hime
    Huh?
[06:44] Sumika
    Never mind. I guess it all makes sense.
[06:47] Sumika
    Looking forward to working with you today!
[06:50] Hime
    Kanoko, one sec.
[06:58] Hime
    You couldn't talk again, huh?
[07:01] Kanoko
    It's fine! She understood
    what I was saying.
[07:05] Hime
    Did you thank her for
    holding on to your phone?
[07:07] Kanoko
    Oh...
[07:09] Hime
    Greetings! Thanks!
    The basics of a good façade!
[07:12] Kanoko
    Sorry... But talking to people
    I don't know makes me so nervous...
[07:17] Hime
    You have to be able to talk
    to people other than me!
[07:20] Hime
    Also, she's not a stranger.
[07:22] Kanoko
    I can't do it like you do.
[07:26] Kanoko
    You're so cute, and have a great façade.
[07:30] Hime
    For starters, let's try to talk
    to the people here naturally.
[07:35] Kanoko
    In order to help Hime-chan, I have to, but...
[07:53] Kanoko
    Do I really need to be able to
    talk to the people here?
[07:59] Mitsuki
    Here is the Blume Nachtisch and your ballot.
[08:04] Female Customer A
    Excuse me, can I have
    a Blume Nachtisch as well?
[08:08] Female Customer B
    One for me, as well.
[08:09] Mitsuki
    Yes, understood.
[08:13] Sumika
    Blume, Blume...
[08:15] Sumika
    Only recently did the rustlings of
    spring quiet down, and now this.
[08:18] Sumika
    The whole academy is abuzz over
    the Blume, and I tire of it.
[08:22] Mitsuki
    Tachibana-sama!
[08:23] Mitsuki
    It's a tradition in this academy!
[08:26] Mitsuki
    Please act appropriately, Tachibana-sama,
     especially as a candidate yourself.
[08:29] Sumika
    Oh, how serious you are. You should try
    to become the Blume yourself, then.
[08:34] Mitsuki
    I... I believe you should be chosen,
    Tachibana-sama.
[08:38] Mitsuki
    Your wisdom and demeanor are
     adored by everyone.
[08:42] Mitsuki
    It's your duty to become the Blume-sama
[08:43] Mitsuki
    and live up to everyone's expectations!
[08:46] Sumika
    Well, well.
[08:48] Sumika
    I do so wish you wouldn't
    disturb my peace this way.
[08:51] Mitsuki
    Which is all the more reason why
    you should become Blume-sama,
[08:54] Mitsuki
    and have a better grasp of your standing.
[08:58] Male Customer A
    Um, one Blume Nachtisch over here, please!
[09:00] Male Customer B
    Over here, as well!
[09:01] Kanoko
    Oh, yes...
[09:06] Hime
    What's up with Yano?
[09:08] Hime
    She told me to vote for her, but she's
    pushing for Gyaru-senpai herself?
[09:08] Sumika
    That personality of yours
    makes you the perfect Blume.
[09:11] Mitsuki
    Please don't change the subject!
[09:14] Hime
    I see. So that's how it is?
[09:17] Hime
    Thank you for waiting.
[09:18] Female Customer C
    What are your thoughts, Shirasagi-san?
    About the Blume election, I mean.
[09:22] Hime
    The Blume sounds nice!
    I'd love to become the Blume-sama.
[09:27] Female Customer C
    Become?
[09:28] Hime
    Yes, I'd love to become the Blume-sama!
    It's possible for me, too.
[09:33] Hime
    Please vote for me!
[09:35] Female Customer C
    A first-year Blume-sama?!
    I'd love to see that!
[09:38] Female Customer D
    One Blume Nachtisch over here, please!
[09:40] Hime
    Of course I'm going for it!
[09:43] Hime
    After all, this is a popularity contest!
[09:46] Hime
    Voting to decide who is the most loved...
[09:49] Hime
    If there's glory to be won there,
    I obviously have to aim for number one!
[09:56] Kanoko
    ...Or so she's probably thinking.
[09:58] Kanoko
    Don't worry, I'm rooting for you.
    Hime-chan's always number one, after all.
[10:08] Sumika
    Shirasagi-san.
[10:09] Hime
    Huh?
[10:10] Sumika
    You seem very eager yourself.
[10:13] Hime
    Yes! I'm doing my best!
[10:15] Sumika
    In that case, could you speak
    with Ayanokouji-san?
[10:18] Sumika
    You can tell her that you'll do all the work,
[10:20] Sumika
    so she can let Tachibana-senpai off the hook.
[10:24] Hime
    But, Onee-sama has a point.
    I have to ask you to listen to her.
[10:33] Sumika
    Playing hard-to-get, first-year?
[10:36] Sumika
    You could try occasionally betraying
    your sister to be nice to me, you know.
[10:42] Mitsuki
    Just a moment, Tachibana-sama?!
[10:51] Customers
    Huh? Amamiya-san?
[10:54] Sumika
    I was joking. Please don't give me that look.
[11:03] Customers
    Jealousy? Was she jealous?
[11:10] Sumika
    Here. Careful not to lose it again, okay?
[11:16] Sumika
    Did I do anything to deserve that glare?
[11:19] Kanoko
    I didn't think she was the type
    to get in my way, but...
[11:23] Kanoko
    What is this? I don't like it.
[11:25] Hime
    Kanoko can be kind of shy.
[11:28] Kanoko
    So it's a relief that it wasn't
    a stranger who found it.
[11:31] Hime
    Right, Kanoko?
[11:32] Kanoko
    Huh?!
[11:33] Kanoko
    That's not why I can't talk right now!
[11:35] Kanoko
    It's because she's trying to
    mess with Hime-chan...
[11:38] Kanoko
    She's kind of dangerous.
[11:40] Hime
    Come on, Kanoko!
[11:42] Sumika
    Don't worry about it.
[11:43] Sumika
    For Kanoko-chan, what's most important
    is talking to Hime-chan, right?
[11:48] Kanoko
    No, that's not it.
[11:50] Kanoko
    She's not looking at Hime-chan...
[11:52] Kanoko
    She's looking at me?
[11:55] Kanoko
    In the salon, she seemed to be messing
    with Hime-chan after looking at me.
[11:59] Kanoko
    It's almost like she knows my feelings...
[12:05] Kanoko
    This is normal, right?
[12:08] Kanoko
    It's just photos of a friend.
[12:10] Kanoko
    Did she see them? Did I have too many?
[12:14] Kanoko
    That's how she figured it out?!
[12:15] Mai
    Good work, everyone!
[12:18] Mai
    Keep it up! Let's make this
    more and more exciting!
[12:21] Mai
    Starting today, we'll tally
    votes after closing.
[12:24] Mai
    Everyone, to the salon.
[12:25] Hime
    Yes!
[12:28] Sumika
    Mai-san, why don't the rest
    of us count the votes,
[12:31] Sumika
    so these two can spend
     time reading the book?
[12:34] Sumika
    I want them to learn the theme
    as soon as possible.
[12:36] Mai
    Oh, sounds good!
[12:38] Sumika
    What do you think, Kanoko-chan?
[12:40] Kanoko
    Yes.
[12:42] Sumika
    Okay, go ahead, then.
[12:45] Hime
    Kanoko.
[12:49] Kanoko
    Oh, thank... Thank you.
[12:56] Kanoko
    For finding my phone.
[12:58] Sumika
    The phone? Right.
[13:01] Hime
    Nice!
[13:13] Kanoko
    Does she know?
[13:17] Kanoko
    But she did make time for me to
    be alone with Hime-chan, at the end...
[13:22] Kanoko
    Maybe she's not trying to
    get in my way, but...
SIGN    Camera
SIGN    Face Camera
SIGN    Video
[13:40] Kanoko
    Yes! I feel better now!
SIGN    A Maiden's Heart Vol. 1
[13:43] Kanoko
    I've only started reading this, but I found
    a phrase that fits us perfectly, Hime-chan.
[13:53] Kanoko
    "There is little we can do
    while keeping this love a secret.
[13:58] Kanoko
    The only thing we can touch is
    a lock of each other's hair.
[14:03] Kanoko
    But my heart races, as if grasped by you."
[14:14] Kanoko
    I won't let anyone get in our way, Hime-chan.
[14:22] Sumika
    I guess I didn't even have to test her.
[14:28] Sumika
    Oh?
[14:29] Sumika
    Salutations! You're early! What's up?
[14:32] Sumika
    It's rare, seeing you alone.
    You're always a duo.
[14:38] Sumika
    What's wrong? Don't ignore me.
[14:42] Sumika
    This is just chit-chat.
[14:52] Hime
    You thought she was a stranger?!
[14:55] Kanoko
    I mean... Who would guess someone
    dressed like that would be Tachibana-san?
[15:00] Hime
    Huh? She's always like this.
[15:02] Kanoko
    I've never seen her out
    of the Liebe uniform...
[15:05] Hime
    Ah. I guess I had a strong first impression,
[15:08] Hime
    but this is the first time
    after that for me as well.
[15:11] Hime
    Well, as you can see, she's a gyaru-senpai,
    but you were okay with her until now, so...
[15:16] Kanoko
    I thought she was, like, more modest.
[15:20] Kanoko
    She's always reading at the salon,
    and she wears glasses...
[15:24] Hime
    Well, she does wear glasses,
    but that's a stereotype...
[15:27] Sumika
    These glasses are fake.
[15:29] Hime
    Really? I thought you wore them to
    read while at the salon.
[15:34] Sumika
    I'm not reading.
[15:35] Hime
    Huh?
[15:36] Sumika
    At the salon, I'm just holding a book open.
[15:39] Sumika
    It makes me look more like
    an intellectual senpai that way, right?
[15:42] Hime
    I guess so.
[15:44] Sumika
    Kanoko-chan...
[15:47] Sumika
    is avoiding me pretty blatantly.
[15:50] Sumika
    Am I really that scary?
[15:52] Nene
    Oh, you're all here?
[15:55] Sumika
    Salutations, Nene-san.
[15:56] Nene
    Hello. Well, here's a message
    from the kitchen.
[16:01] Nene
    "The Blume Nachtisch is selling
    faster than expected.
[16:04] Nene
    At this rate, we might not be able to
    defrost them fast enough.
[16:06] Nene
    In that case, we need to switch from
    matcha flavor to cheese flavor.
[16:07] Hime
    Those were frozen?
[16:10] Nene
    Please let the guests know."
[16:12] Sumika
    Understood.
[16:14] Mai
    Nice, nice!
[16:16] Mai
    It means things are going well!
[16:18] Nene
    Mai-san. We're running out of ballots, as well.
[16:21] Mai
    I'll be sure to make more.
[16:23] Mai
    I've opted out of the race
    this time due to my injury,
[16:26] Mai
    so I can concentrate on backstage work.
[16:28] Hime
    Ugh.
[16:29] Sumika
    Kanoko-chan, will you vote for Hime-chan?
[16:32] Kanoko
    Isn't it obvious?
[16:34] Sumika
    Hime-chan is aiming to
    become the Blume, right?
[16:37] Hime
    Yes! Becoming the Blume sounds nice.
[16:39] Sumika
    Oh, if you're so eager,
    maybe I'll vote for you, too?
[16:43] Hime
    Really? Thank you!
[16:46] Kanoko
    I'll vote for Hime-chan,
    so you don't have to bother!
[16:50] Sumika
    Thought so.
[16:52] Kanoko
    Again... She's messing with me
    using Hime-chan.
[16:56] Mai
    You three! Please save those
    conversations for the salon!
[17:02] Kanoko
    What is she trying to do?
[17:04] Sumika
    Were you just looking at me?
[17:07] Kanoko
    And she's actually a gyaru, too...
    I'm extra scared of her now.
[17:14] Mitsuki
    Thank you for your order.
[17:16] Hime
    Enjoy your stay!
[17:21] Kanoko
    She's slacking off, right?
[17:24] Kanoko
    She's not even reading that book.
[17:26] Kanoko
    People think she's well-read or something,
    but she's just an insincere gyaru...
[17:33] Sumika
    Hey, you first-years.
     Do you like reading books?
[17:39] Hime
    I don't read much, no.
[17:41] Hime
    I enjoy talking to people more.
    Reading feels too suffocating for me.
[17:45] Sumika
    Suffocating... I see.
[17:48] Sumika
    But what if you thought about it this way?
[17:51] Sumika
    Books contain new places,
    new knowledge, and new lives, right?
[17:57] Sumika
    There is an entire world within each book,
[17:59] Sumika
    and you get to spend
     your time freely in them.
[18:02] Sumika
    It's neither lonely nor suffocating.
[18:05] Hime
    She's...
[18:06] Sumika
    The inside of a book is a vast space.
    Bigger than this tiny academy.
[18:12] Female Customer E
    With her composure, she truly
     deserves to be Blume-sama!
[18:12] Male Customer C
    Oh, how Liebe-like!
[18:15] Hime
    Big talk for someone
    who doesn't even read, huh?!
[18:21] Sumika
    What about you, Amamiya-san? Do you read?
[18:25] Sumika
    I wanted to recommend this
    to you, Amamiya-san.
SIGN    Arrogance and Prejudice
[18:28] Sumika
    It's a romance story about
    a British mid-level aristocrat.
[18:31] Kanoko
    What? Is she making all that up?
[18:31] Sumika
    The classism breeds a snobbish atmosphere,
[18:35] Sumika
    and the sarcasm of it all is very funny.
[18:38] Kanoko
    What if a customer read that same book?
[18:40] Kanoko
    She can't just make stuff up
    like that. What is she doing?
[18:46] Hime
    Um, Kanoko does read books. Right?
[18:54] Sumika
    Maybe I stepped in too far.
[18:58] Hime
    Kanoko, are you okay?
[19:01] Kanoko
    Hime-chan!
[19:02] Hime
    I'm sorry. Is it really that hard
    talking to Tachibana-san?
[19:07] Kanoko
    No! I'll try harder. She's a gyaru, but...
[19:11] Kanoko
    She's scary, but... I'll try to
     be able to talk to her...
[19:16] Hime
    Something's off.
[19:18] Kanoko
    Huh?
[19:18] Hime
    Tachibana-san isn't a bad gyaru.
[19:21] Kanoko
    But she is a gyaru, right?
[19:22] Hime
    Yeah, but...
[19:24] Nene
    Hey.
[19:25] Nene
    If you're talking about Sumika, cut it out.
[19:27] Nene
    Don't talk behind her back.
[19:29] Hime
    I'm sorry...
[19:30] Kanoko
    Were we talking behind her back?
[19:33] Nene
    Also, if you don't usually see
    how Sumika is outside of work,
[19:37] Nene
    isn't it because she starts
     work before any of you,
[19:39] Nene
    and keeps working even after you leave?
[19:43] Sumika
    What's up? Are we out of Blumenachs already?
[19:47] Nene
    We're still good.
[19:47] Sumika
    Got it. How's the alcohol for Table 7 coming?
[19:50] Nene
    Coming right up.
[19:51] Hime
    Should I carry it?
[19:53] Sumika
    The upperclassmen are supposed
     to handle the booze.
[19:57] Sumika
    If I don't notice it, call me.
[20:06] Mai
    Sumika-san, take care of
    these ballots, please.
[20:14] Kanoko
    She was right about the plot.
[20:17] Kanoko
    Her review seems right, too.
[20:20] Sumika
    Piqued your interest? I knew it!
    You're a reader too, aren't you?
[20:24] Sumika
    If you haven't read it yet,
    I really recommend it.
[20:27] Sumika
    Love that starts from
     the worst first impression.
[20:29] Sumika
    It's cliché, but that makes
     it easy to get into.
[20:31] Sumika
    For some reason, they made it
    into a zombie movie too, and...
[20:35] Sumika
    Oh.
[20:37] Sumika
    Well, that was the kind of thing
    I wanted to chat with you about.
[20:41] Kanoko
    How do you know?
[20:44] Kanoko
    You didn't read the book, right?
[20:46] Sumika
    Oh, I meant I don't read at the salon.
[20:48] Sumika
    If I actually read there, I wouldn't
     be able to get any work done.
[20:52] Sumika
    The only books I open in the salon
    are ones I've already read.
[20:56] Kanoko
    Tachibana-san, you're—
[20:57] Sumika
    Chibana.
[20:58] Kanoko
    Huh?
[20:58] Sumika
    Sumika Chibana is my real name.
[21:00] Sumika
    So outside of work, it'd be nice if
    you'd call me Chibana or Sumika.
[21:04] Kanoko
    Tachibana-san, you're...
[21:06] Kanoko
    After finding my phone,
    you've kept talking to me.
[21:11] Kanoko
    What are you trying to do?
[21:16] Sumika
    I'm just trying to be friendly, is all.
[21:22] Kanoko
    I see.
[21:23] Sumika
    Yes! So relax and be more friendly.
[21:35] Kanoko
    Hime-chan, did you decide to read as well?
[21:38] Hime
    I should do some of my own reading, too.
    I feel bad for Gyaru-senpai.
[21:43] Hime
    She's doing extra work to give us the time.
[21:47] Kanoko
    Maybe Tachibana-san... isn't all that scary.
[21:52] Hime
    Yes, that's it! That's what I wanted to say.
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SIGN    Illustration: Arina Tanemura