WEBVTT 00:00.260 --> 00:05.040 So please, until I move on... 00:03.210 --> 00:06.210 Band Club 00:03.210 --> 00:06.210 Auditioning for vocals 00:05.040 --> 00:11.710 Let's meet at our usual place. 00:14.960 --> 00:19.230 Aw, shucks, don't stare. You're making me nervous. 00:19.230 --> 00:21.210 It's an audition, you idiot. 00:21.210 --> 00:22.760 He's funny. 00:22.760 --> 00:24.750 This audition is a joke. 00:24.750 --> 00:26.970 Okay, anyone else? 00:31.610 --> 00:33.110 Asa-chan! 00:33.110 --> 00:35.060 Cool. You're up, Takumi-san. 00:39.460 --> 00:44.030 Without you, Makio-chan, I probably wouldn't have joined the band club. 00:44.380 --> 00:46.670 I don't think so. 00:46.670 --> 00:48.510 You made that decision yourself. 00:49.000 --> 00:54.470 I think you would've arrived at that no matter who you were with. 00:59.010 --> 01:03.100 I wonder what Mom and Dad would have said. 01:04.070 --> 01:05.410 I'm not sure. 01:06.520 --> 01:07.900 Maybe give it some thought. 01:08.350 --> 01:10.050 So I imagine... 01:10.860 --> 01:13.650 Good grief. What did you do to your hair? 01:14.070 --> 01:17.640 Well, just do what you want to do. 01:18.380 --> 01:20.530 What would they have said today? 01:22.270 --> 01:25.580 I still have no clue. 01:26.880 --> 01:31.170 I guess you... stood out. 01:31.540 --> 01:34.160 I didn't know you liked to stand out. 01:34.160 --> 01:38.160 It means you've put in the work. 01:38.540 --> 01:42.060 Is standing out a good thing? Or is it a bad thing? 01:42.390 --> 01:47.500 I dunno. I guess it feels wrong. 01:47.500 --> 01:49.550 Like I'm just not the type. 01:49.550 --> 01:51.900 What?! Your type?! 01:51.900 --> 01:54.070 Who gives a crap about that? 01:55.110 --> 01:57.460 I've carried a lot of regret about that. 01:57.460 --> 02:01.080 I got so caught up in the labels that before I knew it, 02:01.080 --> 02:06.270 I lost sight of what I actually wanted for myself. 02:07.090 --> 02:08.810 I don't get any of it. 02:10.610 --> 02:13.950 If anyone gives you a hard time for standing out... 02:14.830 --> 02:16.330 Give them hell. 02:17.100 --> 02:19.290 I don't get that bit either. 02:19.680 --> 02:24.420 But as long as I'm alive, I might as well struggle. 02:25.490 --> 02:28.240 I don't get what you're saying at all! 02:29.420 --> 02:33.690 If I don't understand, I might as well... 02:37.520 --> 02:40.020 I'm gonna sing! 02:46.850 --> 02:53.690 Journal with Witch 04:12.600 --> 04:14.510 Huh? Lunch? 04:12.830 --> 04:18.040 Huh? Lunch? 04:14.510 --> 04:16.870 I guess. With my mom. 04:14.660 --> 04:18.040 I guess. With my mom 04:16.870 --> 04:18.050 Wha? 04:18.590 --> 04:20.660 So that's why she isn't here. 04:18.790 --> 04:26.050 So that's why she isn't here 04:20.660 --> 04:22.530 They seem to get along. 04:20.800 --> 04:26.050 They seem to get along 04:22.550 --> 04:26.050 Lol 04:24.420 --> 04:26.060 Then wanna come over? 04:24.880 --> 04:26.050 Then wanna come over? 04:26.050 --> 04:31.810 Then wanna come over? 04:26.890 --> 04:28.550 Sorry, I have plans. 04:27.050 --> 04:31.810 Sorry, I have plans 04:29.200 --> 04:30.350 Okay. 04:39.080 --> 04:40.420 I'm bored. 04:43.030 --> 04:45.450 Three-Year Journal 04:45.890 --> 04:49.150 Wow, I've passed this place so many times. 04:45.990 --> 04:50.950 Episode 12\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFind 04:49.580 --> 04:52.360 I never noticed it before. 04:52.360 --> 04:55.390 It's so spacious and bright. 04:55.390 --> 04:57.060 Isn't it? 04:57.060 --> 05:00.710 It's a little on the loud side, but there are always open tables. 05:01.730 --> 05:03.710 The Hamburg steak sounds good. 05:03.710 --> 05:06.330 It is. It's pretty beefy. 05:07.450 --> 05:08.530 Beer... 05:09.660 --> 05:12.420 Aren't daytime beers the best? 05:12.660 --> 05:14.480 It's such a guilty pleasure. 05:14.480 --> 05:15.570 I think I'll have one. 05:16.180 --> 05:19.200 Oh man, then I'm in too. 05:20.850 --> 05:24.960 I wish we'd stopped here when we cleared out Asa's old place. 05:27.560 --> 05:29.080 That must have been hard. 05:29.610 --> 05:30.830 I guess. 05:30.830 --> 05:33.220 How long did it take? 05:33.220 --> 05:34.730 A week? 05:34.730 --> 05:37.330 No, maybe a little longer. 05:37.330 --> 05:38.980 I see. 05:38.980 --> 05:44.950 Thinking back on it, I should've come by your place too to introduce myself. 05:44.950 --> 05:47.160 It didn't occur to me at the time. 05:47.160 --> 05:49.470 You didn't need to do that. 05:50.730 --> 05:54.230 I was pretty shaken back then myself. 05:54.230 --> 05:58.440 Had I seen your face, I might have burst out crying. 05:59.480 --> 06:01.760 Because I resemble my sister? 06:05.490 --> 06:07.550 Just your face. 06:07.980 --> 06:08.900 "Just?" 06:10.540 --> 06:14.360 It would've been like suddenly coming face-to-face with the departed. 06:14.360 --> 06:16.370 Like a kind of vertigo. 06:17.620 --> 06:21.710 I think it might've scared me at the time. 06:23.190 --> 06:24.270 Yeah... 06:25.750 --> 06:30.510 I've been experiencing less of that lately myself. 06:32.070 --> 06:36.380 Although Asa might need more time. 06:46.890 --> 06:47.910 Hello. 06:51.400 --> 06:54.450 I just happened to be in the area for a meeting. 06:54.450 --> 06:58.410 I see. And I just happened to be visiting someone in the hospital. 06:58.660 --> 07:02.190 Then this was a series of coincidences. 07:02.190 --> 07:05.940 Yeah. I'm glad I invited you here. 07:05.940 --> 07:09.180 Indeed, this might've been our only chance. 07:09.660 --> 07:12.810 Er, I don't mean to imply I'd rather not have come. 07:12.810 --> 07:15.890 Don't worry. I know what you meant. 07:15.890 --> 07:18.610 Who ordered the daily special? 07:18.610 --> 07:19.550 Here. 07:20.060 --> 07:22.060 You don't like sharing food? 07:22.330 --> 07:25.000 Must make going out in groups hard. 07:25.000 --> 07:29.320 Yes. Thankfully, my current office is fairly laid-back. 07:29.320 --> 07:32.280 But I had a lot of trouble in college. 07:32.800 --> 07:34.990 Ah, college, of course. 07:34.990 --> 07:37.250 All those get-togethers. 07:37.250 --> 07:41.480 I've always hated being pressured into drinking. 07:41.480 --> 07:44.850 I hear you. They weren't my thing either. 07:44.850 --> 07:50.780 I managed to brush it off, but that doesn't seem your style either. 07:51.090 --> 07:52.810 Exactly! 07:52.810 --> 07:56.300 I'd end up getting upset at people every time. 07:56.300 --> 07:58.590 Eventually, no one invited me anymore. 07:59.820 --> 08:01.990 Then I guess it worked out? 08:01.990 --> 08:03.510 I'd say so. 08:04.030 --> 08:07.280 I wasn't too happy about it back then. 08:08.200 --> 08:12.240 But that sort of crowd has always passed me over. 08:12.580 --> 08:14.500 In a sense, I consider myself lucky. 08:15.760 --> 08:17.950 As a bookworm who can't read the room. 08:18.500 --> 08:20.310 "That sort of crowd"? 08:20.790 --> 08:24.020 People who align with male-centric rituals, I guess. 08:24.690 --> 08:28.960 Those of you becoming second-years, remember you're upperclassmen now. 08:28.960 --> 08:32.120 You're the bridge between the first-years and third-years. 08:32.120 --> 08:35.720 Not just in games, but in everyday practice. 08:32.390 --> 08:34.760 Hey, where's Yoshimura? 08:35.600 --> 08:36.970 Beats me. 08:35.720 --> 08:38.500 Make sure you're setting a good example. That's all! 08:38.500 --> 08:39.480 Yes, sir! 08:40.630 --> 08:43.570 That reminds me of an interaction I had with Asa-san. 08:44.260 --> 08:47.850 During our meeting the other day, 08:47.850 --> 08:51.780 she asked me how to become the person she wants to be. 08:53.330 --> 08:54.870 The person she wants to be? 08:55.450 --> 08:57.360 Ah, sweet adolescence. 08:57.360 --> 08:59.690 So, what'd you tell her? 09:00.150 --> 09:02.280 Well, actually... 09:02.780 --> 09:05.500 I didn't know what she meant. 09:06.530 --> 09:09.700 So I said, "I don't understand." 09:09.700 --> 09:11.890 Jeez! 09:11.890 --> 09:13.870 What? Was that bad? 09:14.420 --> 09:17.380 I mean, it's funny, I guess. 09:17.380 --> 09:18.590 Funny? 09:19.390 --> 09:21.930 Who you want to be, huh? 09:22.360 --> 09:25.070 How should I have answered, do you think? 09:25.070 --> 09:25.980 Hmm... 09:26.770 --> 09:28.740 Who you want to be... 09:29.420 --> 09:30.880 Of course. 09:32.080 --> 09:34.880 I should have stayed composed, just like that. 09:36.320 --> 09:38.660 Always so cool and collected. 09:38.660 --> 09:41.820 What? You mean me? 09:42.150 --> 09:43.820 I'm not like that at all. 09:44.270 --> 09:45.520 Oh, but you are. 09:46.200 --> 09:48.880 I sure wish I were. 09:50.110 --> 09:54.350 But if I honestly come off that way, it might be because... 09:54.710 --> 09:56.800 You know, what you said... 09:56.800 --> 09:59.550 I hopped off that bandwagon. 09:59.550 --> 10:00.470 What I said? 10:01.120 --> 10:03.600 Male-centric rituals. 10:03.600 --> 10:05.350 Or something like that. 10:06.420 --> 10:09.820 Once I decided not to take part, 10:09.820 --> 10:12.610 everything suddenly started getting easier. 10:14.020 --> 10:16.730 Who can do the scariest dare? 10:17.210 --> 10:20.650 Who can objectify girls the most? 10:21.090 --> 10:25.020 Who can gain the most while trying the least? 10:25.760 --> 10:28.270 Even though I was being crushed by the pressure deep down, 10:28.270 --> 10:29.410 I'd laugh it off. 10:29.410 --> 10:31.590 That was the only crowd I knew. 10:31.590 --> 10:35.740 So I clung for dear life to keep my standing. 10:36.520 --> 10:40.210 And all the while, I had the potential to be anyone I wanted. 10:40.210 --> 10:45.100 I didn't realize that game of chicken was no real measure of my value. 10:45.100 --> 10:47.020 Quit crying! You're a man! 10:47.590 --> 10:50.670 So I jumped off the bandwagon and ran away. 10:50.670 --> 10:55.350 I think it finally made me human. It gave me a backbone. 10:56.130 --> 10:57.860 I'm fine with whatever you want. 10:58.310 --> 11:00.870 I'll do what I want either way. 11:00.870 --> 11:02.960 So you should do the same. 11:04.500 --> 11:07.370 Since I spent so much time adjusting myself to others, 11:07.970 --> 11:12.880 I'm drawn to people who can't help but do things their way. 11:12.880 --> 11:15.100 People who are genuinely true to themselves. 11:17.760 --> 11:19.910 So that's where Koudai-san comes in! 11:19.910 --> 11:20.770 Huh? 11:20.770 --> 11:22.210 You meant Koudai-san, didn't you? 11:22.210 --> 11:24.870 Well, yeah, but... 11:24.870 --> 11:26.760 That makes total sense. 11:28.360 --> 11:30.930 Let's grab daytime beers again sometime! 11:31.710 --> 11:32.770 Of course. 11:33.060 --> 11:36.910 Don't be a stranger. Send Asa to spend the night anytime. 11:36.910 --> 11:40.540 I want to help in any way I can. 11:41.780 --> 11:43.340 Thank you. 11:44.150 --> 11:46.510 I think... 11:46.970 --> 11:49.280 It may take some time, 11:49.640 --> 11:55.360 but bit by bit, she'll have to figure things out on her own. 11:55.920 --> 11:57.940 Arrive at her own answers. 11:59.230 --> 12:00.460 I'm so glad. 12:01.800 --> 12:02.980 For Asa-chan. 12:03.400 --> 12:06.430 I'm so glad you're in her life. 12:08.620 --> 12:10.370 Who she wants to be... 12:10.950 --> 12:14.690 If Asa-san keeps grappling with that question, I wonder 12:15.180 --> 12:18.150 if she'll eventually become cool and collected. 12:19.590 --> 12:21.200 I'd certainly like to see that. 12:21.540 --> 12:24.240 Right? I can't wait. 12:36.980 --> 12:39.980 Journal with Witch 12:41.030 --> 12:45.960 I found myself alone, standing on an open page. 12:45.960 --> 12:49.360 No matter where I look, I can't see. 12:49.360 --> 12:53.690 There's no path, nor exit... 12:53.690 --> 12:55.560 Am I being too loud? 12:55.560 --> 12:58.510 No, I was just thinking how good you are. 13:01.440 --> 13:07.350 You welcome love with open arms, but compliments don't sit right? 13:07.350 --> 13:09.090 I dunno. 13:09.860 --> 13:11.630 Is that song for your band? 13:11.630 --> 13:14.240 Yup, we perform the day after opening ceremonies. 13:14.240 --> 13:15.990 Your grand debut. 13:16.300 --> 13:19.360 It's only for a little bit during lunch and after school. 13:19.360 --> 13:20.470 That's great. 13:21.450 --> 13:22.510 Hey. 13:22.740 --> 13:23.550 What? 13:24.170 --> 13:26.490 About writing lyrics... 13:26.490 --> 13:27.210 Yeah? 13:28.010 --> 13:30.970 Why do you always perk up when this comes up? 13:30.970 --> 13:34.510 I love seeing people try their hand at a new craft. 13:35.010 --> 13:36.570 I don't get it. 13:37.170 --> 13:38.020 Well? 13:39.390 --> 13:41.440 How do I get better at it? 13:42.520 --> 13:46.520 You know, I haven't, like, totally given up on it. 13:48.120 --> 13:51.540 Hmm... What if you tried writing out your favorite lyrics? 13:51.750 --> 13:53.280 Like copying sutras. 13:53.700 --> 13:54.960 Sutras... 13:55.610 --> 13:58.490 Oh, you've got your journal. 13:58.780 --> 14:02.080 Why don't you try being intentional with it? 14:02.590 --> 14:04.680 Intentional how? 14:04.680 --> 14:06.480 Um... 14:06.480 --> 14:08.470 Hey, Makio-chan... 14:08.470 --> 14:12.890 Remember when you told me that journal entries don't have to be true? 14:13.520 --> 14:14.600 Huh? 14:14.600 --> 14:17.060 About my journal. A year ago. 14:18.310 --> 14:19.510 I said that? 14:19.510 --> 14:21.060 What?! 14:21.060 --> 14:23.010 Oh, I did...? 14:23.010 --> 14:25.710 I took that to heart, you know?! 14:25.710 --> 14:28.730 Oh, then that's good, right? 14:28.730 --> 14:29.770 You've ruined it now. 14:30.370 --> 14:35.700 Like, imagine I royally screw up during our band's street performance. 14:35.700 --> 14:37.710 Don't say that. It's bad luck. 14:37.710 --> 14:39.160 I'm just saying if... 14:39.160 --> 14:44.270 Does that mean I could write in my journal that I didn't screw up? 14:44.270 --> 14:47.420 Huh? Hmm? 14:47.420 --> 14:52.590 But if you ever read it back, wouldn't that remind you of how you did screw up? 14:52.590 --> 14:53.640 You're right. 14:54.150 --> 14:57.940 I probably didn't mean that you should write lies. 14:57.940 --> 15:02.390 Hang on, did I really say you didn't need to write the truth? 15:02.390 --> 15:04.230 Pretty much. 15:05.680 --> 15:09.680 If I had to guess, I think it was less about what to write 15:09.680 --> 15:12.920 and more about what not to write. 15:13.790 --> 15:15.040 But who knows? 15:18.380 --> 15:21.050 After all, I don't remember. 15:21.050 --> 15:25.770 At the end of the day, as long as you're not lying to yourself, it's probably fine. 15:26.660 --> 15:30.810 That's weird. Isn't it bad to lie at all? 15:31.920 --> 15:34.620 I make a living off of lying. 15:34.620 --> 15:35.840 You weirdo! 15:36.420 --> 15:39.400 Ugh, what if I screw up during the performance? 15:39.400 --> 15:42.570 Stop saying that. Like I said, it's bad luck. 15:43.620 --> 15:47.350 I only have vocal practice today, so I won't be late. 15:47.350 --> 15:48.340 All right. 15:48.730 --> 15:50.850 Okay then, I'm off... 15:53.370 --> 15:54.540 What's wrong? 15:55.630 --> 15:56.780 Listen... 15:57.540 --> 16:02.200 Do you think Mom's journal is all true? 16:02.760 --> 16:03.740 What's wrong? 16:07.150 --> 16:10.520 As if you'd ever answer a question like that... 16:10.520 --> 16:11.420 Huh? 16:11.420 --> 16:14.090 Nothing. I'll never know anyway. 16:14.090 --> 16:15.500 I'm off! 16:15.790 --> 16:17.510 Have a good day. 16:18.910 --> 16:20.510 I think... 16:20.960 --> 16:26.320 It may take some time, but bit by bit, 16:26.320 --> 16:29.740 she'll have to figure things out on her own. 16:30.190 --> 16:32.170 Arrive at her own answers. 16:35.430 --> 16:37.450 I said that, but... 16:37.750 --> 16:41.330 I wonder if those answers even exist. 17:04.980 --> 17:06.350 Uniform Point Deductions for Female Applicants: Nitto Medical University Accused of Arbitrary Manipulation 17:51.940 --> 17:55.280 Performance 18:01.950 --> 18:03.780 Asa, your turn in the bath. 18:08.320 --> 18:10.250 Asa? What are you doing? 18:11.280 --> 18:13.630 Makio-chan, check it out. 18:19.400 --> 18:21.080 Wow. 18:23.270 --> 18:24.840 What's all this? 18:24.840 --> 18:26.560 I thought I could make it my room. 18:26.870 --> 18:28.480 Where'd you get it all? 18:28.480 --> 18:29.940 Mostly the 100-yen store. 18:29.940 --> 18:32.760 Except the lantern. That was kinda pricey. 18:32.760 --> 18:34.760 I've been collecting stuff little by little. 18:35.450 --> 18:39.360 Oh, and I want to put a shelf on the wall. Is that okay? 18:39.360 --> 18:41.710 Oh, sure. Of course. 18:42.250 --> 18:43.600 But I'm sorry. 18:44.440 --> 18:45.920 That I don't have another bedroom. 18:45.920 --> 18:48.280 That's okay. It is what it is. 18:48.820 --> 18:50.960 Still, I'm impressed. 18:51.510 --> 18:53.820 I know I said you could do whatever you wanted, 18:53.820 --> 18:55.710 but I didn't expect this. 18:56.210 --> 18:57.630 It's your own palace. 18:58.860 --> 19:01.680 Wait, are you going to sleep in here? 19:01.680 --> 19:05.230 I thought about it, but I can't stretch my legs out. 19:05.500 --> 19:08.020 So I'll sleep out here like always. 19:08.020 --> 19:09.080 Okay. 19:09.990 --> 19:12.530 Why? Am I in the way? 19:12.980 --> 19:14.310 I'm used to it. 19:16.170 --> 19:22.950 I see. So this is how you find your own way of life, piece by piece. 19:22.950 --> 19:26.270 Huh? You're complicating things again. 19:27.730 --> 19:31.490 Oh, and another thing I've been thinking about... 19:32.180 --> 19:34.550 How about if we make it their birthdays? 19:35.680 --> 19:37.990 I mean for my mom and dad. 19:37.990 --> 19:39.390 Their birthdays? 19:39.800 --> 19:41.220 I don't really... 19:42.000 --> 19:46.500 want it to be the day they d-died. 19:47.430 --> 19:51.180 We're coming up on the anniversary of your parents' death. 19:52.620 --> 19:57.410 If you want to do something for it, we'll fit that in too. 19:58.600 --> 20:04.780 My mom and dad's birthdays were close, so we always celebrated between them. 20:05.350 --> 20:08.780 Apparently, that's how they first got close. 20:08.780 --> 20:10.240 Huh. 20:12.390 --> 20:16.400 Sis was born on April 10th. And your Dad? 20:16.400 --> 20:18.280 April 13th. 20:18.280 --> 20:20.090 That is really close. 20:20.090 --> 20:20.990 Yup. 20:20.990 --> 20:22.590 I see. 20:22.590 --> 20:23.660 What do you think? 20:24.270 --> 20:28.420 Then let's do it on April 11th or 12th. 20:29.180 --> 20:33.120 We'll get a nice cake and buy candles 20:33.120 --> 20:37.400 to celebrate their birthdays together. 20:37.400 --> 20:38.220 Yeah! 20:40.610 --> 20:43.690 Say, this idea of yours... 20:44.260 --> 20:47.670 I think it's brilliant. Really brilliant. 20:47.670 --> 20:48.750 You mean it?! 20:49.390 --> 20:52.540 Yeah, I do. Sincerely. 20:52.540 --> 20:54.150 Yay! 21:05.960 --> 21:06.980 Makio-chan? 21:08.760 --> 21:10.480 Go on and take a bath. 21:10.480 --> 21:11.480 I'll get dinner ready. 21:11.940 --> 21:13.210 'Kay. 21:17.870 --> 21:19.490 How strange... 21:20.080 --> 21:21.860 I'm not even her parent. 21:28.410 --> 21:34.140 If I keep giving water to my own loneliness, 21:36.910 --> 21:40.920 could a flower bloom in the dead of night? 21:51.760 --> 21:53.760 Three-Year Journal 21:52.490 --> 21:57.050 A train is arriving on platform 3. 21:57.050 --> 22:01.210 For your safety, please stand behind the yellow line.