E8 - For Whom Shall I Cast My Vote?

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[01:42] Sumika
    I already know.
[01:51] (Flashback) Goeido
    Oh.
[01:55] (Flashback) Goeido
    It's not nice, interfering with
    other people's romance.
[02:15] Sumika
    Here at the salon,
    we students get along very well.
[02:19] Sumika
    And I don't mean in a fictional sense.
[02:22] Hime
    One order of Blume Nachtisch,
    Kochsalami, and Weißbier. Will that be all?
[02:32] Kanoko
    Hime-chan, I'll set the table.
[02:34] Hime
    Thanks, Kanoko.
[02:35] Mitsuki
    Hime, I'll hand out the ballot sheet.
[02:39] Hime
    Thank you very much, Onee-sama.
[02:41] Sumika
    Our actual friendship is
    what makes this place work.
[02:46] Sumika
    I'm so glad to see my cute
     kohais hard at work.
[02:53] Hime
    Onee-sama! Did you see?
[02:56] Hime
    I'm starting to learn
    how to do the work, too!
[02:58] Mitsuki
    Yes, it's wonderful. I'm sure the visitors
    will appreciate your efforts, as well.
[03:03] Hime
    Yes!
[03:04] Sumika
    Yano-chan and Hime-chan both
    have a good look on their faces.
[03:09] Hime
    I'm trying so hard, so...
[03:12] Hime
    Onee-sama, you'll vote for me too, right?
[03:16] Mitsuki
    That's a separate matter.
[03:18] Mitsuki
    A Blume-sama needs to have
    a proper air about her.
[03:22] Hime
    A-Air?
[03:24] Mitsuki
    A pure beauty, one that can be
    a representative of our academy.
[03:28] Hime
    Erm, uh... Right...
[03:35] Sumika
    Ayanokouji-san doesn't change.
[03:41] Kanoko
    Hime-chan.
[03:42] Hime
    Hmm?
[03:43] Kanoko
    Hime-chan, I support your run for Blume!
[03:46] Hime
    Thanks, Kanoko.
[03:48] Sumika
    She's always watching Hime-chan,
    and not looking at anything else.
[03:54] Sumika
    I thought she was a timid friend, but no.
[04:01] Sumika
    She's bringing romance into this place.
[04:10] Sumika
    Amamiya-san, you're rooting
     for Shirasagi-san, right?
[04:14] Kanoko
    Yes.
[04:15] Sumika
    It's hard for a first-year to become Blume.
    I'm sure she appreciates your support.
[04:21] Sumika
    Amamiya-san, you're...
[04:23] Sumika
    A very caring friend.
[04:26] Kanoko
    Yes.
[04:27] Kanoko
    Hime-chan is my friend, so if I can help her,
    that will make me happy as well.
[04:32] Hime
    Kanoko, you're going to vote for me, right?
[04:35] Kanoko
    Yes.
[04:37] Hime
    Great! In that case,
    should I vote for you, Kanoko?
[04:41] Kanoko
    Huh?! No, I...
[04:43] Kanoko
    I don't want to become Blume-sama.
[04:45] Hime
    Really? We should aim for it together.
[04:48] Sumika
    It's good to see the
     first-years getting along.
[04:53] Sumika
    But, Shirasagi-san...
[04:55] Sumika
    You should consider
    voting for your onee-sama.
[04:58] Sumika
    See how Ayanokouji-san is sulking over there?
[05:03] Mitsuki
    T-Tachibana-sama?! There's no way I—
[05:06] Sumika
    Oh my, but you said it yourself.
    That, as your sister, she should vote for you.
[05:12] Mitsuki
    I did say as much, but...
[05:16] Mitsuki
    Hime can vote for whomever she wishes!
[05:21] Mitsuki
    Besides, I believe it's you, Tachibana-sama,
    who should be Blume-sama.
[05:27] Hime
    I understand. Onee-sama,
    you don't support me.
[05:34] Mitsuki
    L-Like I said, the Blume-sama is
    a representative of our school...
[05:39] Mitsuki
    As a first-year, it's too early for you...
[05:43] Mitsuki
    So...
[05:45] Hime
    Now!
[05:47] Hime
    Am I unworthy?
[05:50] Hime
    I'm trying very hard.
[05:56] Hime
    But if my onee-sama won't support me,
[06:00] Hime
    I'll be so sad.
[06:05] Mitsuki
    Oh!
[06:07] Mitsuki
    You're such a selfish girl!
[06:20] Sumika
    They're such good sisters. It would be lovely
    to see them as Blume Schwestern.
[06:26] Sumika
    I see why you want to support Shirasagi-san.
[06:32] Customer
    Shirasagi-san, good luck!
[06:35] Customer
    Both of you are great candidates for Blume!
[06:38] Mitsuki
    Now, Hime, back to work with you.
SIGN    A Maiden's Heart
[06:57] Hime
    Huh? Did you finish reading already?
[06:59] Kanoko
    Yes, I read it at home too.
[07:02] Hime
    What? I'm still on volume one.
[07:06] Hime
    If I read the whole thing, would that
    really make me understand the theme?
[07:11] Kanoko
    Hime-chan, do you understand
    what the sisters...
[07:13] Kanoko
    Schwestern relationship really means?
[07:15] Hime
    Don't ask me...
[07:18] Hime
    Isn't it just sort of like a friendly pair?
[07:21] Kanoko
    That makes sense.
[07:22] Hime
    Right?
[07:23] Hime
    If you're already done,
    what are you going to do?
[07:25] Hime
    Gonna leave early?
[07:27] Kanoko
    I’ll wait for you.
[07:29] Kanoko
    I have some business
    to take care of, anyway.
[07:32] Hime
    Business?
[07:39] Sumika
    I can see now, after talking to her.
[07:41] Sumika
    She's not timid at all.
[07:44] Sumika
    When Hime-chan is involved,
    she's very impulsive.
[07:46] Sumika
    There's no telling what she'll do.
[08:03] Sumika
    I'm so glad you asked to talk to me.
[08:07] Sumika
    You can count on me for anything.
[08:09] Sumika
    In fact, wanna stop by WcD's after this?
[08:11] Kanoko
    No, thank you.
[08:13] Sumika
    Haha... So, what is it that
    you wanted to ask me?
[08:19] Kanoko
    What is this "Schwestern" thing, anyway?
[08:21] Kanoko
    I read A Maiden's Heart. 
    I need more specifics.
[08:25] Kanoko
    How is it being interpreted
    here in this café?
[08:30] Sumika
    Simulated sisterhood...
    Partners that support each other...
[08:34] Sumika
    A soft relationship bound by
    a resilient bond... I guess?
[08:38] Kanoko
    That's too abstract.
[08:40] Sumika
    Well, if you overthink it,
    it interferes with work.
[08:45] Sumika
    It's not a romantic relationship.
[08:48] Sumika
    We're not asking you to pretend to
    be lovers, or actually be in love.
[08:52] Sumika
    Fighting is bad, though.
[08:55] Sumika
    So Kanoko-chan, you can hop on
    the Schwestern train too, y'know.
[08:59] Sumika
    That said, I'm the only one available.
[09:03] Kanoko
    I understand. If I can't be with
    Hime-chan, it's of no use to me.
[09:07] Kanoko
    So it's not such a strong
    relationship after all.
[09:12] Kanoko
    Why does Hime-chan want to
     be sisters with that person?
[09:17] Sumika
    Probably because they're close.
[09:20] Sumika
    They became friends really quickly.
    That's the ideal sisterhood—
[09:24] Kanoko
    I am Hime-chan's only friend.
[09:30] Sumika
    See? That's what I'm talking about.
[09:33] Sumika
    Kanoko-chan, I understand that you're
    just worried about your friend, but...
[09:37] Sumika
    If you're too possessive,
    Hime-chan might not like that.
[09:41] Sumika
    What part of that is "friendship"?
[09:47] Sumika
    Huh? Wait... Kanoko-chan?
[09:51] Sumika
    Don't cry... Why? From just that?
[10:00] Sumika
    That's not fair. Now I can't say anything...
[10:04] Kanoko
    ...e-chan.
[10:05] Sumika
    Huh?
[10:07] Kanoko
    Hime-chan.
[10:21] Sumika
    What was that?
[10:26] Sumika
    I already know.
[10:29] (Flashback) Goeido
    It's not nice, interfering with
    other people's romance.
[10:32] Sumika
    I know what happens when romance
    gets brought into this place.
[10:36] Sumika
    Here at the salon,
    we students get along very well.
[10:41] Sumika
    Our actual friendship is
    what makes this place work.
[10:45] Sumika
    But that's....
[10:51] Sumika
    so easy to break.
[10:56] Sumika
    I won't let anyone break it again.
[11:02] Kanoko
    That was a lot of work today.
[11:04] Hime
    Yeah, I'm so tired.
[11:13] Sumika
    Kanoko-chan, if you're going to
    bring romance into this place...
[11:17] Sumika
    If you're going to try to
    break this place apart...
[11:26] Sumika
    I have to stop you.
[11:29] Mai
    Mid-election results!
[11:33] Hime
    Yay!
[11:35] Mai
    Only one week remains in
    the Blume election season!
[11:38] Mai
    Today, we'll be revealing the results so far!
[11:42] Hime
    May I see?
[11:44] Mai
    Of course. I'll post them in the salon,
    so please discuss them openly.
[11:47] Hime
    Yes! I was looking forward to
    seeing the numbers!
SIGN    Blume Election: Mid-Election Results
     1. Mitsuki Ayanokouji, 1210 votes
     2. Sumika Tachibana, 1103 votes
     3. Kanoko Amamiya, 501 votes
     4. Hime Shirasagi, 488 votes
    
    Votes for other students have been voided. 
    For more information on student votes, 
    please refer to the salon website. 
     Liebe Girls Academy Blume Election Committee
[11:57] Hime
    Why am I in last place?!
[12:00] Mai
    Hime-chan, you worked very hard.
[12:03] Mai
    You performed admirably as the little sister.
[12:07] Hime
    This... What... Huh?
[12:09] Mai
    "What a beautiful sisterhood they have."
[12:13] Mai
    "I hope they become Blume Schwestern."
[12:15] Mai
    Many visitors thought that, I'm sure.
[12:18] Mai
    As a result, all of the votes
    went to the onee-sama.
[12:22] Hime
    Why?!
[12:23] Hime
    Maybe I'm not cut out to be Blume-sama.
[12:27] Mai
    Well, I think your character isn't really
    the type to typically become Blume-sama.
[12:32] Mai
    You're cute, but not calm.
[12:34] Mai
    You work hard, but you're
     still inexperienced.
[12:38] Mai
    You're the ideal little sister of
    the Blume-sama.
[12:42] Mitsuki
    See? I told you so.
[12:44] Mitsuki
    It's your fault that I'm ahead of Sumika-san.
[12:48] Mai
    Hold on! Mitsuki-san, I don't think
    it's just Hime-chan's work.
[12:53] Mai
    I think you're getting appreciation
     for the work that you do yourself.
[12:56] Mai
    After becoming Schwestern with Hime-chan,
    you're doing really well, Mitsuki-san.
[13:02] Mitsuki
    Th-Thank you.
[13:05] Mitsuki
    Wh-What? I wasn't trying to
    beat you or anything...
[13:10] Hime
    It is what it is. I can't help it.
[13:13] Hime
    I'll give up trying to becoming Blume.
[13:17] Mai
    If Mitsuki-san wins, Hime-chan
    can still become Blume Schwester.
[13:22] Mai
    That works too, right?
    I'm looking forward to that.
[13:26] Hime
    Yes...
[13:29] Hime
    Huh?
[13:30] Hime
    Wait, what?
[13:38] Mai
    Let's all get ready.
[13:40] Mai
    Let's do our best to make the salon
    a great place today, too!
[13:47] Kanoko
    What's wrong, Hime-chan?
[13:49] Hime
    Um...
[13:50] Kanoko
    You wanted to be Blume this whole time.
[13:53] Kanoko
    You're settling for the Blume Schwester?
[13:55] Hime
    I wouldn't put it that way.
[13:58] Hime
    It's like, I'm okay if Yano becomes Blume.
[14:01] Kanoko
    But you want to be number one, right?
[14:06] Hime
    Yano used to be so bad at using a façade.
[14:10] Hime
    But now, she does it as part of work,
    and she gets praised for it.
[14:16] Hime
    If I think of it that way,
    I don't feel so bad.
[14:20] Hime
    In fact, it kinda makes me happy.
[14:22] Hime
    Or, I guess...
[14:25] Hime
    Maybe this is what
    the sister pair thing is all about.
[14:46] Hime
    Hey, Kanoko—
[14:48] Kanoko
    Tachibana-san!
[14:50] Kanoko
    Tachibana-san, please become Blume!
SIGN    Blume Election: Mid-Election Results
SIGN    Mitsuki Ayanokouji            1210 votes
SIGN    Sumika Tachibana              1103 votes
SIGN    Kanoko Amamiya                 501 votes
SIGN    Hime Shirasagi                      488 votes
SIGN    Votes for other students have been voided. For more information
     on student votes, please refer to the salon website. 
    
    Liebe Girls Academy Blume Election Committee
[15:00] Female Customer A
    Ayanokouji-san, congratulations on
    being the current frontrunner!
[15:04] Female Customer B
    You're going head-to-head with Tachibana-san.
[15:06] Female Customer B
    Congratulations!
[15:08] Mitsuki
    Thank you.
[15:10] Mitsuki
    I never thought I would be able to be
    on the same level as Tachibana-sama.
[15:14] Mitsuki
    I'll challenge her and hope to
    learn from the experience.
[15:17] Mitsuki
    Still, this puts me in a bind.
[15:19] Mitsuki
    I personally am supporting Tachibana-sama.
[15:23] Female Customer A
    We know!
[15:24] Female Customer B
    We support you just the way you are!
[15:30] Male Customer A
    Shirasagi-san was really motivated,
    so it's really too bad.
[15:34] Mitsuki
    Yes...
[15:36] Mitsuki
    Hime.
[15:37] Mitsuki
    Don't be too disappointed, all right?
[15:40] Hime
    No, I'm not disappointed.
[15:43] Hime
    I was thinking that maybe it's not me...
[15:46] Hime
    but you who is more suited to become Blume.
[15:50] Mitsuki
    Really? But you wanted to
    become Blume so very much...
[15:53] Hime
    Of course, I still do feel
    a desire for the title.
[15:56] Hime
    But the thought of my onee-sama
    becoming Blume makes me happy,
[16:00] Hime
    as if it's my own achievement.
[16:03] Hime
    So I'd like to spend the rest of the election
    period supporting you, Onee-sama.
[16:09] Hime
    Okay, time to get back to work!
[16:15] Mitsuki
    Why me?!
[16:17] Mitsuki
    Stop meddling and support Tachibana-san!
[16:21] Hime
    Huh?!
[16:25] Hime
    You're the one that
    told me to vote for you, Yano!
[16:28] Hime
    And now that I'm committing
    to it, you're against it?!
[16:39] (Flashback) Sumika
    Me, Blume? What do you mean?
[16:43] (Flashback) Kanoko
    At this rate, Hime-chan and that person
    will become Blume Schwestern.
[16:48] (Flashback) Sumika
    Yeah, that's right.
[16:51] (Flashback) Sumika
    But that would have been the same if
    Hime-chan became Blume herself, right?
[16:55] (Flashback) Kanoko
    No, that's not it. This is wrong.
[16:58] (Flashback) Kanoko
    I'll give you my own vote,
    so Tachibana-san, please become Blume.
[17:03] (Flashback) Sumika
    You're right. I can still win,
    as long as I have all of the students' votes.
[17:08] (Flashback) Sumika
    My own, then yours, Kanoko-chan,
[17:11] (Flashback) Sumika
    probably Yano-chan's too,
[17:13] (Flashback) Sumika
    and Mai-san might be
    willing to help too, if I asked.
[17:17] (Flashback) Sumika
    Our own votes would change
    the results significantly.
[17:20] (Flashback) Sumika
    Kanoko-chan, you understand
    the system very well.
[17:23] (Flashback) Sumika
    That being said...
[17:25] (Flashback) Sumika
    Why would I listen to you, when you
     haven't explained yourself at all?
[17:31] (Flashback) Kanoko
    You said I can rely on you for anything.
[17:36] (Flashback) Kanoko
    That's my wish. Please help me.
[17:41] (Flashback) Sumika
    Seriously, Kanoko-chan, you're such a...
[17:47] (Flashback) Sumika
    Fine, but I have a request for you, too.
[17:52] (Flashback) Sumika
    If you'll grant me my wish...
[17:55] (Flashback) Sumika
    I'll turn this around, starting today.
[18:00] (Flashback) Kanoko
    Yes!
[18:01] Sumika
    This is the end, Kanoko-chan.
[18:04] Sumika
    Getting so emotional
    about the person you love...
[18:08] Sumika
    Being so jealous of a pretend sisterhood...
[18:13] Sumika
    All that ends here.
[18:15] Sumika
    Before our relationships are destroyed.
[18:20] Kanoko
    Hime-chan.
[18:22] Kanoko
    Hime-chan, you're no longer trying to
    become Blume-sama, right?
[18:27] Hime
    Yes, that's the intent.
[18:30] Kanoko
    In that case, I won't vote
    for you anymore, okay?
[18:36] Hime
    Oh, then, could you vote
    for my onee-sama instead?
[18:42] Hime
    If you supported someone, you might—
[18:44] Kanoko
    I won't!
[18:46] Hime
    What? Why? Are you opting
    out of the Blume election?
[18:52] Sumika
    That's not it, Shirasagi-san.
[18:55] Sumika
    Amamiya-san wants to decide
    on her own who to support.
[18:59] Sumika
    A suitable person for herself,
    just as you support Ayanokouji-san.
[19:06] Kanoko
    I... I...
[19:09] Kanoko
    I think Tachibana-san is the most
    suitable candidate for Blume-sama!
[19:16] Sumika
    Amamiya-san has been pushing me
    to go for Blume for some time, now.
[19:21] Sumika
    She didn't have a chance to
    express her thoughts...
[19:24] Sumika
    But now, she's finally
    mustered up the courage.
[19:27] Female Customer C
    "For some time"?!
[19:28] Female Customer D
    "Finally"?!
[19:29] Female Customer C
    I knew something was going on
    between the two of them!
[19:30] Female Customer D
    A new story's unfolding!
[19:32] Sumika
    Well, if my cute little kohais are
    cheering me on, I suppose I must respond.
[19:39] Male Customer B
    I'll vote for Tachibana-san!
[19:41] Female Customer C
    Yes! I support the two of you!
[19:44] Sumika
    There. That should do the trick.
[19:46] Hime
    Oh, I see. In that case, you should
     support Tachibana-senpai.
[19:50] Hime
    I didn't know you put
    so much thought into it.
[19:56] Sumika
    Are you glad she was okay
    with it, Kanoko-chan?
[19:58] Kanoko
    Yes. I'm glad I relied on you, Tachibana-san!
[20:05] Hime
    You should have told me sooner, Kanoko!
[20:06] Kanoko
    Sorry, Hime-chan.
[20:13] Kanoko
    Thank you for today.
[20:15] Kanoko
    I think we can gather more votes
    for you now, Tachibana-san.
[20:19] Sumika
    You're welcome.
[20:20] Sumika
    That changed the flow, right?
[20:23] Kanoko
    Yes. So now it's my turn to
    hear your request, right?
[20:26] Kanoko
    What is your request, Tachibana-san?
[20:30] Sumika
    Right.
[20:32] Sumika
    My request... I've been
    meaning to ask you for so long.
[20:36] Sumika
    But maybe I don't need to anymore.
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[20:42] Sumika
    If this is the extent of it...
[20:44] Sumika
    If Kanoko-chan just loves Hime-chan,
    but won't do anything about it...
[20:51] Sumika
    Oh, what I meant was...
[21:00] Sumika
    Yeah, never mind.
[21:05] Kanoko
    So, can I rely on you some more?
[21:08] Sumika
    Sure, sure.
[21:09] Kanoko
    If you become Blume,
    you can make a rule, right?
[21:13] Kanoko
    Please use that right to
    abolish the Schwestern.
[21:18] Sumika
    Huh?
[21:19] Kanoko
    I think that would let Hime-chan come back.
[21:22] Kanoko
    Hime-chan has been behaving
    weirdly this whole time...
[21:28] Sumika
    Kanoko-chan, you really understand
    this whole thing very well.
[21:32] Sumika
    Where our "center" is.
[21:35] Sumika
    What you should destroy and
    how to make it all fall apart.
[21:40] Sumika
    You're in love with Hime-chan, aren't you?
[21:43] Sumika
    That's why you're jealous of
    their sisterhood!
[21:52] Sumika
    You're going to stop all of that.
[21:55] Sumika
    Give up on Hime-chan.
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SIGN    The One and Only
SIGN    Illustration by Mebachi