1 00:00:06,250 --> 00:00:07,920 {\fad(440,0)\bord0\shad0\blur0.3\fnGeorgia\b1\fs12\fscx90\c&H4E4748&\pos(171,222)}High-School Dorm Monitor 2 00:00:06,250 --> 00:00:07,920 {\fad(440,0)\bord0\shad0\blur0.3\fnGeorgia\b1\fs12\fscx90\c&H4E4748&\pos(147,272.5)}4th Floor Leader 3 00:00:06,250 --> 00:00:07,920 {\fad(440,0)\bord0\shad0\blur0.3\fnGeorgia\an8\b1\fs18\fscx90\c&H4E4748&\pos(173,309)}Tamaki Ichinose 4 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:06,720 How do you do, fourth floor? 5 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,630 {\fad(440,0)\bord0\shad0\blur0.3\fnGeorgia\b1\fs12\fscx90\c&H4E4748&\pos(522,222)}High-School Dorm Monitor 6 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,630 {\fad(440,0)\bord0\shad0\blur0.3\fnGeorgia\b1\fs12\fscx90\c&H4E4748&\pos(495.5,271.5)}Student Mentor 7 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,630 {\fad(440,0)\bord0\shad0\blur0.3\fnGeorgia\an8\b1\fs20\fscx90\c&H4E4748&\pos(496.5,309.5)}Yu Inui 8 00:00:09,620 --> 00:00:12,000 We will now conduct the evening roll call. 9 00:00:12,490 --> 00:00:14,240 Please go ahead. 10 00:00:16,620 --> 00:00:18,800 I couldn't hear you very well. 11 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,890 We will now conduct the evening roll call. 12 00:00:21,890 --> 00:00:23,810 Please go ahead. 13 00:00:23,810 --> 00:00:24,930 Yes, that will do. 14 00:00:24,930 --> 00:00:25,940 Reizei-san. 15 00:00:25,940 --> 00:00:26,520 Present. 16 00:00:28,570 --> 00:00:31,490 Man, I get so tense during roll call, I forget to breathe. 17 00:00:31,490 --> 00:00:34,810 It wasn't quite as strict in junior high. 18 00:00:35,110 --> 00:00:39,030 I hear they also do surprise inspections in the high-school dorms. 19 00:00:39,330 --> 00:00:40,490 Huh. 20 00:00:45,490 --> 00:00:47,460 The White Lily's in her loungewear. 21 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,720 She looks just as lovely with her hair tied. 22 00:00:47,990 --> 00:00:49,500 Why's she on the fourth floor? 23 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:52,210 Mio! 24 00:00:52,510 --> 00:00:54,270 They're on a first-name basis? 25 00:01:01,370 --> 00:01:04,190 I want to game. 26 00:01:04,450 --> 00:01:07,940 I think I might die if I don't get to play a match soon. 27 00:01:07,940 --> 00:01:09,840 Sounds like withdrawal symptoms. 28 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:15,200 Rules, patrols... What's wrong with those heinous villains they call dorm monitors? 29 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,150 Aren't the dorm monitors the good guys here? 30 00:01:18,930 --> 00:01:23,990 We don't get to play outside on weekdays, and there's not enough space inside. 31 00:01:23,990 --> 00:01:26,700 We'll just have to sit tight until the weekend and— 32 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,040 She's crying for real. 33 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:35,380 Seriously? Who turns on the waterworks just 'cause things aren't going her way? 34 00:01:35,380 --> 00:01:37,470 I know you did it the other day, but still... 35 00:01:37,470 --> 00:01:41,270 I think I got kind of desperate that time. 36 00:01:41,270 --> 00:01:44,860 It was my big chance to have my first ever local match. 37 00:01:44,810 --> 00:01:47,480 {\fad(480,0)\p1\an1\bord2\shad0\fscy45\fscx280\c&HFFFFFF&\3c&H8B8872&\pos(195,57)}m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100{\p0} 38 00:01:44,810 --> 00:01:47,480 {\fad(480,0)\an7\bord0\shad0\c&H555151&\fs16\pos(203,18)}*Local: An offline match. Played in person and not over a network. 39 00:01:47,470 --> 00:01:49,550 Her "first ever"? 40 00:01:57,730 --> 00:02:00,840 Anyway, don't you think it's ridiculous? 41 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,670 Against all odds, I meet a crazy girl who's into fighting games, 42 00:02:04,670 --> 00:02:06,440 yet I can't play against her? 43 00:02:07,950 --> 00:02:09,930 It's a waste of my life. 44 00:02:12,990 --> 00:02:15,060 You know, Mio... 45 00:02:16,750 --> 00:02:18,580 Honestly... 46 00:02:18,580 --> 00:02:20,010 I get it. 47 00:02:30,350 --> 00:02:40,620 {\an8\fnCourier New\b1\bord5\fs40\t(\fs28)\shad0\c&H1CFEFC&\3c&H8B04E0&\t(2275,2276,\alpha&HFF&)\t(2850,2851,\alpha&H00&)\t(4280,4281,\alpha&HFF&)\t(5148,5149,\alpha&H00&)\t(9485,9485,\c&HE8FEDF&\3c&HF171F4&)\t(9650,9651,\c&H1CFEFC&\3c&H8B04E0&)\t(9900,9901,\c&HE8FEDF&\3c&HF171F4&))}YOUNG LADIES DON'T PLAY FIGHTING GAMES 48 00:03:58,970 --> 00:04:04,650 Is there any place on this campus where we can play without being seen? 49 00:04:07,700 --> 00:04:07,790 {\an7\bord0\fs20\shad0\blur0.3\pos(286.5,51.5)\frx8\fry0\frz0.4035\c&HF3F3F3&}Shall we set out to explore the dorm after we've dined and bathed? 50 00:04:07,790 --> 00:04:07,830 {\an7\bord0\fs20\shad0\blur0.3\pos(284.5,4.5)\frx8\fry0\frz0.4035\c&HF3F3F3&}Shall we set out to explore the dorm after we've dined and bathed? 51 00:04:07,700 --> 00:04:07,790 {\an7\bord0\fs20\shad0\blur0.3\frx8\fax-0.06\fry0\c&HF3F3F3&\pos(214,165)\frz1.294}Would you please stop using such difficult words? 52 00:04:07,790 --> 00:04:07,830 {\an7\bord0\fs20\shad0\blur0.3\frx8\fry0\c&HF3F3F3&\fax-0.06\pos(212,119)\frz1.294}Would you please stop using such difficult words? 53 00:04:07,830 --> 00:04:10,670 {\an7\bord0\fs20\shad0\blur0.3\frx8\fry0\c&HF3F3F3&\fax-0.06\pos(211,74)\frz1.294}Would you please stop using such difficult words? 54 00:04:07,700 --> 00:04:07,790 {\an7\bord0\fs20\shad0\blur0.3\frx8\fax-0.06\fry0\c&HF3F3F3&\frz1.294\pos(286.5,257)}Which word? 55 00:04:07,790 --> 00:04:07,830 {\an7\bord0\fs20\shad0\blur0.3\frx8\fry0\c&HF3F3F3&\fax-0.06\frz1.294\pos(284.5,209)}Which word? 56 00:04:07,830 --> 00:04:10,670 {\an7\bord0\fs20\shad0\blur0.3\frx8\fry0\c&HF3F3F3&\fax-0.06\frz1.294\pos(283.5,160)}Which word? 57 00:04:07,830 --> 00:04:10,670 {\an7\bord0\fs20\shad0\blur0.3\frx8\fry0\c&HF3F3F3&\fax-0.06\frz1.294\pos(314.5,260)}Found one. 58 00:04:28,930 --> 00:04:31,890 It was right under my nose the whole time. 59 00:04:32,730 --> 00:04:37,400 I mean, an empty room with a broken lock right here on the fourth floor? 60 00:04:40,930 --> 00:04:45,720 This hallway sure is threatening. Threatening me with expulsion. 61 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:52,080 {\p1\an1\bord2.5\shad0\fscy22\blur0.3\fscx85\c&HFFFFFF&\3c&HFFFFFF&\t(30,350,\c&HECEBEC&\3c&H351DBD&)\t(5110,5900,\c&HFFFFFF&\3c&HFFFFFF&)\pos(407,194)}m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100{\p0} 62 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:52,080 {\an1\c&HFFFFFF&\blur0.3\fs15\fsp1\bord0\shad0\b1\fnTimes New Roman\t(30,350,\c&H351DBD&)\t(5110,5900,\c&HFFFFFF&\3c&HFFFFFF&)\pos(417,191)}This zone 63 00:04:46,410 --> 00:04:51,310 "I was just going to the bathroom" will only fly in this zone. 64 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,880 Any farther, and I'm in trouble. 65 00:04:57,620 --> 00:05:00,340 {\an8\fnGeorgia\bord0\shad0\b1\fs16.5\blur0.3\c&H1D1904&\frz2.779\pos(163.5,75)\frx359\fry33}Kuromi Girls' Dorm: No Noise After 8PM Lights Out: 10PM\h\h\h\hRise: 6AM No Exceptions 66 00:05:01,660 --> 00:05:03,320 Sorry, Mio. 67 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:04,800 I just can't— 68 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:20,650 Looking for "sparkles" like I felt back then 69 00:05:20,650 --> 00:05:23,520 had become my only goal in life. 70 00:05:25,420 --> 00:05:29,110 And when I met you, I found them. 71 00:05:34,330 --> 00:05:38,820 Right then, I was thinking the exact same thing you were. 72 00:05:39,340 --> 00:05:44,040 Following the rules in this situation would be wasting my life. 73 00:05:49,290 --> 00:05:50,930 I mean... 74 00:05:51,350 --> 00:05:53,070 I can't wait... 75 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:55,590 to game with you, either. 76 00:05:56,060 --> 00:05:58,150 Come on. Let's fight. 77 00:05:59,220 --> 00:06:01,000 That's no good. 78 00:06:04,990 --> 00:06:07,570 First-years shouldn't be walking around at night. 79 00:06:13,070 --> 00:06:14,670 A dorm monitor! 80 00:06:27,010 --> 00:06:28,220 So... 81 00:06:29,730 --> 00:06:32,180 Do you like fighting games? 82 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:39,220 Yes, we, uh, play a little SF6. 83 00:06:39,220 --> 00:06:41,270 Wow! Really? 84 00:06:41,270 --> 00:06:44,380 U-Um, Yu Inui-senpai... 85 00:06:44,380 --> 00:06:45,270 Yes? 86 00:06:45,270 --> 00:06:48,670 Do you, uh, play SF6, too? 87 00:06:48,670 --> 00:06:49,410 Yup. 88 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,200 Like hell you do! 89 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:55,270 Huh? 90 00:06:55,270 --> 00:06:58,630 A proper young lady who goes to Kuromi doesn't play fighting games! 91 00:06:58,630 --> 00:07:00,640 Wow, yikes. What's this girl's problem? 92 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:02,990 Aya-san, don't be cringe. Calm down. No cringe. 93 00:07:02,990 --> 00:07:09,010 Well, you might have a point for a lot of girls here, but I've got brothers. 94 00:07:09,010 --> 00:07:12,680 Back when SF4 was big, my little bros bugged me to play with them every day, 95 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,370 and I got more into it than they did. 96 00:07:15,370 --> 00:07:19,520 And now you play SF6? In this dorm? 97 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,190 There are ways to get away with it. 98 00:07:21,190 --> 00:07:24,780 The simplest one is by becoming a dorm monitor. 99 00:07:25,700 --> 00:07:27,270 Of course. 100 00:07:27,270 --> 00:07:32,120 Dorm monitors get single rooms, and since they enforce the rules— 101 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:33,250 You there. 102 00:07:34,710 --> 00:07:36,940 What are you doing here? 103 00:07:36,940 --> 00:07:38,570 Another dorm monitor? 104 00:07:38,570 --> 00:07:40,290 The fourth-floor leader... 105 00:07:40,610 --> 00:07:42,990 Tamaki Ichinose-senpai. 106 00:07:43,870 --> 00:07:45,650 Hiya, Tamaki-san. 107 00:07:45,650 --> 00:07:46,950 Inui-san? 108 00:07:46,950 --> 00:07:48,820 You're with them, too? 109 00:07:48,820 --> 00:07:50,410 What exactly are you all up to? 110 00:07:50,410 --> 00:07:53,630 Of course! Inui-senpai can smooth things over for us... 111 00:07:55,050 --> 00:07:59,800 Oh, I spotted some first-years in an empty room, 112 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:03,270 and I figured I'd better report it, so I was just grilling them. 113 00:08:03,270 --> 00:08:07,730 You bitch. You figured you'd be in trouble if you covered for us, 114 00:08:07,730 --> 00:08:09,560 so you threw us to the wolves! 115 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:16,900 I see. 116 00:08:18,630 --> 00:08:24,310 So you snuck into an empty room to play video games after lights out? 117 00:08:24,310 --> 00:08:30,220 Your misconduct breaks multiple rules and debases the Kuromi dorms. 118 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:32,800 You should be ashamed. 119 00:08:35,500 --> 00:08:38,400 If you have anything to say for yourselves, I'll hear you out. 120 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,430 But your guilt seems clear. 121 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,180 I will inform you of your punishment in due course. 122 00:08:50,900 --> 00:08:53,240 Think about what you've done while you wait. 123 00:08:55,590 --> 00:08:58,450 I can't put my finger on it, but something... 124 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:00,910 Something feels off here. 125 00:09:05,620 --> 00:09:09,700 You asked us if we were trying to play video games. Isn't that right? 126 00:09:11,420 --> 00:09:13,630 And after only a glance at this. 127 00:09:14,930 --> 00:09:16,750 Your point being? 128 00:09:17,050 --> 00:09:19,680 You can't fool me, Senpai. 129 00:09:19,680 --> 00:09:24,380 No normal Kuromi girl would look at an arcade stick, this weirdly heavy box, 130 00:09:24,380 --> 00:09:27,430 and know right away that it was a game controller. 131 00:09:27,430 --> 00:09:31,890 Which means you've been using your monitor privileges to game in secret. 132 00:09:31,890 --> 00:09:35,100 You're a fighting game player, just like us! 133 00:09:44,410 --> 00:09:46,290 Is that all... 134 00:09:46,290 --> 00:09:48,040 you have to say? 135 00:09:49,670 --> 00:09:53,980 You're free to invent whatever stories you like. 136 00:09:53,980 --> 00:10:00,090 But casting suspicion on me to escape punishment when you should be contrite? 137 00:10:00,500 --> 00:10:02,340 Suspension. 138 00:10:02,340 --> 00:10:06,150 At a minimum. I suggest you prepare for the worst. 139 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:09,020 She has a point. 140 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:14,980 I don't have any hard evidence that she's gaming in the dorms. 141 00:10:15,340 --> 00:10:17,320 I think that's enough for tonight. 142 00:10:20,910 --> 00:10:22,580 Is this checkmate? 143 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:26,830 Let's play. 144 00:10:33,710 --> 00:10:36,630 W-Were you listening? 145 00:10:36,630 --> 00:10:37,890 I was. 146 00:10:37,890 --> 00:10:40,880 You piled on the pressure to sweep it under the rug, 147 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:45,420 but I thought, "Oh, right. So she's into fighting games, too." 148 00:10:45,420 --> 00:10:47,260 So let's play. 149 00:10:47,260 --> 00:10:49,300 Is she a bot that begs for matches? 150 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:56,220 This is great. You're both so messed up. 151 00:10:59,170 --> 00:11:00,940 Sorry, Tamaki-san. 152 00:11:00,940 --> 00:11:03,950 This just got fun, so I'm siding with them. 153 00:11:03,950 --> 00:11:05,170 Inui-san? 154 00:11:05,170 --> 00:11:09,390 Anyway, I already knew that you play fighting games. 155 00:11:09,390 --> 00:11:12,130 My room's next to yours, remember? 156 00:11:12,130 --> 00:11:15,250 If I listen {\i1}real{\i0} hard after lights out, 157 00:11:15,250 --> 00:11:18,080 I can hear you hitting buttons on an arcade stick. 158 00:11:21,860 --> 00:11:23,450 Fine, then. 159 00:11:24,060 --> 00:11:26,500 Have it your way. How about this? 160 00:11:28,590 --> 00:11:33,170 First to three. If I win, you didn't see anything tonight. 161 00:11:33,170 --> 00:11:35,540 How exactly is that "my way"? 162 00:11:35,540 --> 00:11:38,250 Keep your nonsense to yourself. 163 00:11:38,250 --> 00:11:39,860 I'm leaving. 164 00:11:39,860 --> 00:11:41,100 Running away, huh? 165 00:11:50,780 --> 00:11:51,740 Excuse me? 166 00:11:54,350 --> 00:11:58,160 In that case, if you lose, you both get expelled. 167 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,130 Will you play on those terms? 168 00:12:00,130 --> 00:12:01,220 Of course. 169 00:12:13,340 --> 00:12:16,050 Th-The White Lily is smiling. 170 00:12:16,050 --> 00:12:17,970 How pure. How innocent. 171 00:12:17,970 --> 00:12:19,720 What unabashed beauty. 172 00:12:36,580 --> 00:12:38,120 Good game. 173 00:12:39,010 --> 00:12:39,880 She sucks. 174 00:12:39,510 --> 00:12:40,340 {\fad(200,200)\bord1.2\shad0\b1\fs16\frz347.9\move(492,186,487,186,0,300)\c&H91DFED&\3c&H909A8F&}Sucks 175 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:40,780 Hey. 176 00:12:46,680 --> 00:12:48,350 You two. 177 00:12:49,130 --> 00:12:50,740 You need... 178 00:12:51,460 --> 00:12:53,520 to teach me SF6! 179 00:13:04,450 --> 00:13:06,410 {\an8\fnTimes New Roman\b1\fay-0.07\fs11\fscx85\bord0\shad0\blur0.3\c&H080503&\pos(119,311)\frx0\fry348}Tamaki Ichinose 180 00:13:10,650 --> 00:13:13,630 Our late-night arena is all ready! 181 00:13:13,630 --> 00:13:14,990 Wow. 182 00:13:14,990 --> 00:13:16,450 It's like a secret base. 183 00:13:16,450 --> 00:13:20,530 Covering the cracks around the door would make it suspiciously dark, 184 00:13:20,530 --> 00:13:22,410 so this is our best bet. 185 00:13:22,410 --> 00:13:24,190 It'll muffle any sound, too. 186 00:13:24,190 --> 00:13:26,360 I guess you've got the wisdom of... you know? 187 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:26,990 Huh? 188 00:13:26,990 --> 00:13:30,080 Senpai, she just really doesn't know it's "the wisdom of age." 189 00:13:32,110 --> 00:13:33,650 Still, it's hot in here. 190 00:13:33,650 --> 00:13:35,310 Not to mention crowded. 191 00:13:40,010 --> 00:13:41,440 Let's hurry up and play. 192 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:42,230 Right. 193 00:13:43,230 --> 00:13:46,220 Aren't you two forgetting someone? 194 00:13:46,220 --> 00:13:48,110 O-Oh, right. 195 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:14,550 I thought the same thing watching your set with Mio. 196 00:14:14,550 --> 00:14:16,010 Are you even {\i1}trying{\i0} to win? 197 00:14:15,810 --> 00:14:16,520 {\an7\bord8\shad0\fnArial\fs40\blur0.3\3c&HE5B999&\c&H513424&\pos(29.5,15.5)\t(100,101,\alpha&HFF&)\t(188,189,\alpha&H00&)\t(350,351,\alpha&HFF&)\t(435,436,\alpha&H00&)\t(645,646,\alpha&HFF&)}Are you even {\i1}trying{\i0} to win? 198 00:14:15,810 --> 00:14:16,520 {\an7\bord8\shad0\fnImpact\alpha&HFF&\fs40\fscx125\blur0.3\3c&HE5B999&\c&H513424&\pos(29.5,15.5)\t(100,101,\alpha&H00&)\t(188,189,\alpha&HFF&)\t(350,351,\alpha&H00&)\t(435,436,\alpha&HFF&)\t(645,646,\alpha&H00&)}Are you even {\fax-0.2\fscx115}trying{\fax0} to win? 199 00:14:16,510 --> 00:14:20,200 Oh, I don't mean it like that. Or actually, I do. 200 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:23,150 But I'm not saying you're especially bad or anything. 201 00:14:23,150 --> 00:14:25,100 Your defense is particularly good. 202 00:14:25,100 --> 00:14:26,490 It's just... How should I put it? 203 00:14:26,490 --> 00:14:30,810 Don't you think she plays like she's had her spirit broken too many times 204 00:14:30,810 --> 00:14:33,690 by people grinding for points in ranked? 205 00:14:34,490 --> 00:14:38,980 Uh-huh. She's too scared of a wakeup super to commit to oki. 206 00:14:38,980 --> 00:14:41,940 Like, she doesn't wanna get punished, so she doesn't do any moves. 207 00:14:41,940 --> 00:14:43,760 Her neutral game's completely passive. 208 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:45,170 Yeah, that's what I mean. 209 00:14:45,170 --> 00:14:48,490 Anyway, you can tell she's waiting for you to make a mistake. 210 00:14:48,490 --> 00:14:51,460 Why even play Juri if you won't go on the offensive? 211 00:14:51,550 --> 00:14:52,970 {\p1\fscy28\bord8\shad0\fscx800\pos(332,49)\clip(0,11,1,65)\t(0,1400,0.2,\clip(0,4.5,640,65))\3c&HFBF8FB&\c&H0F0F0F&}m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100{\p0} 212 00:14:51,550 --> 00:14:51,680 {\an3\bord0\shad0\b1\blur0.3\fs18\move(250,44,400,44)}Why even play Juri if you won't go on the offensive? 213 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:51,850 {\an3\bord0\shad0\b1\blur0.3\fs18\move(395,44,465,44)}Why even play Juri if you won't go on the offensive? 214 00:14:51,850 --> 00:14:52,470 {\an3\bord0\shad0\b1\blur0.3\fs18\move(465,44,580,44)}Why even play Juri if you won't go on the offensive? 215 00:14:52,470 --> 00:14:52,970 {\an3\bord0\shad0\b1\blur0.3\fs18\move(580,44,630,44)}Why even play Juri if you won't go on the offensive? 216 00:14:56,050 --> 00:15:01,700 You never tried to go for SA3, did you? Even when you had the meter for it. 217 00:15:01,700 --> 00:15:03,210 Well... 218 00:15:03,210 --> 00:15:09,710 As my rank went up, more and more of my combo attempts got blocked and punished. 219 00:15:10,930 --> 00:15:17,050 So I save SA3 for when I block a DI or another big move. 220 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:30,550 {\frz22.39\fs20\shad0\3c&HCDBCB1&\c&H2F1F1B&\pos(263.5,115)}Mutter 221 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:30,550 {\fs20\shad0\3c&HCDBCB1&\c&H2F1F1B&\frz349.5\pos(441,95)}Mutter 222 00:15:19,110 --> 00:15:22,840 I mean, Juri has to be careful in neutral anyway, right? 223 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:25,620 She's weak against zoning, so one projectile can leave her minus forever, 224 00:15:25,620 --> 00:15:27,990 and her projectile works weird, so she can't win a fireball war. 225 00:15:27,990 --> 00:15:30,550 Plus, her lights are trash and have crazy short reach. 226 00:15:27,990 --> 00:15:29,560 Way too much detail. 227 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:30,550 So negative. 228 00:15:30,550 --> 00:15:32,760 {\bord0\shad0\b1\blur0.3\3c&HD79247&\pos(92.5,152)\frz3.482}SOB 229 00:15:30,550 --> 00:15:32,760 {\bord0\shad0\b1\blur0.3\3c&HD79247&\pos(334,140)\frz347.4}SOB 230 00:15:30,550 --> 00:15:32,760 {\bord0\shad0\b1\blur0.3\3c&HD79247&\pos(544,230)\frz12.07}SOB 231 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:36,970 At the end of the day, her biggest problem is her mindset, not her skill. 232 00:15:36,970 --> 00:15:38,830 Okay, how about this? 233 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:43,730 Set the training mode dummy to guard at random. 234 00:15:52,610 --> 00:15:55,450 And hit confirm into SA3. 235 00:15:55,450 --> 00:15:56,740 Uh... 236 00:15:56,740 --> 00:15:59,320 Juri's Saihasho is slightly minus on block, 237 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:01,980 but it should leave you too far away for an easy punish. 238 00:16:01,980 --> 00:16:05,830 If it hits, follow up with Go Ohsatsu and combo into SA3. 239 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:08,290 I, uh, see? 240 00:16:08,290 --> 00:16:12,070 Now, practice that forever, until you can do it at least 90% of the time. 241 00:16:12,070 --> 00:16:13,640 At that labbing station. 242 00:16:12,350 --> 00:16:14,970 {\fad(350,0)\fax-0.05\b1\bord1\shad0\fscx70\pos(488,200)\3c&HF8C0BE&}Labbing station 243 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:14,970 What? Now? 244 00:16:14,970 --> 00:16:16,680 Do you have a problem with that? 245 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:17,880 N-No. 246 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:19,930 I understand you're the better player, 247 00:16:19,930 --> 00:16:22,850 but I just thought I could always practice when I was alone. 248 00:16:22,420 --> 00:16:23,410 Oh, yeah? 249 00:16:22,850 --> 00:16:25,930 And anyway, is that any way to speak to your senpai? 250 00:16:25,930 --> 00:16:28,820 Trash players don't get a say. 251 00:16:30,610 --> 00:16:34,900 Listen. You could play matches with us all night and it wouldn't matter. 252 00:16:34,900 --> 00:16:37,040 I need you to realize you'd get zero out of it. 253 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,110 Zero? The concept supposedly discovered in India? That "zero"? 254 00:16:40,110 --> 00:16:41,560 What's that? Sounds interesting. 255 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:43,490 Can you please keep quiet for a moment? 256 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:47,900 Getting your spirit crushed in ranked made you forget. 257 00:16:49,230 --> 00:16:53,000 "If they come at me with that, I'll counter with this and wreck them." 258 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,980 "I'll slaughter them all with this string I've practiced to death." 259 00:16:55,980 --> 00:16:58,210 "Tonight, I'm gonna force this guy into retirement." 260 00:16:58,210 --> 00:17:00,370 All those sparkling feelings. 261 00:17:01,570 --> 00:17:02,890 "Sparkling"? 262 00:17:02,890 --> 00:17:03,790 However! 263 00:17:03,790 --> 00:17:05,760 If you practice hit confirms, 264 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,360 you'll instinctively start going for medium kicks in matches. 265 00:17:08,360 --> 00:17:11,710 That will create new room for improvement: your next assignment. 266 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:15,400 This is what it means to fight. Now that you know, get to it! 267 00:17:17,120 --> 00:17:19,920 So for now, how about we play first to three? 268 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:21,830 "Winner stays on" good with you? 269 00:17:21,830 --> 00:17:22,620 Of course. 270 00:17:27,250 --> 00:17:31,000 And so, our midnight tournament began. 271 00:17:36,010 --> 00:17:40,640 {\fad(150,0)\p1\an1\bord2\shad0\fscy25\fscx100\c&HFFFFFF&\3c&H7F797A&\pos(11.5,141.5)}m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100{\p0} 272 00:17:36,010 --> 00:17:40,640 {\fad(150,0)\p1\an1\bord2\shad0\fscy65\fscx285\c&HFFFFFF&\3c&H7F797A&\pos(11.5,206)}m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100{\p0} 273 00:17:36,010 --> 00:17:40,640 {\fad(150,0)\an7\bord0\shad0\c&H555151&\fs13\pos(21,122)}*I didn't do that 274 00:17:36,010 --> 00:17:40,640 {\fad(150,0)\an7\bord0\shad0\c&H555151&\fs13\pos(21,147)}A cry that comes out of the mouths of fighting game players when their character does something they didn't intend. Only in rare cases did they actually "not do that." 275 00:17:34,970 --> 00:17:37,180 I didn't do that! 276 00:17:38,470 --> 00:17:40,630 Okay, Senpai. My turn. 277 00:17:40,630 --> 00:17:45,430 Yu Inui-senpai played up to either SF4 or SF5 in arcades 278 00:17:45,430 --> 00:17:48,100 and only recently got back into it with SF6. 279 00:17:51,770 --> 00:17:54,240 And this girl... 280 00:18:05,030 --> 00:18:06,690 She held on again. 281 00:18:06,690 --> 00:18:09,750 I thought I took an insurmountable life lead early in the round, 282 00:18:09,750 --> 00:18:12,340 but I couldn't chip away that last pixel. 283 00:18:16,350 --> 00:18:17,510 She walked? 284 00:18:17,510 --> 00:18:19,170 She walked forward {\i0}then?!{\i1} 285 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,420 Damn it. She's enjoying this. 286 00:18:24,090 --> 00:18:25,910 Let's run that back. 287 00:18:25,010 --> 00:18:28,400 Uh, I hate to spoil the fun, 288 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:30,970 but it's only two hours till morning roll call. 289 00:18:30,970 --> 00:18:31,570 Huh? 290 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,870 That's funny. We only just got started. 291 00:18:34,870 --> 00:18:36,870 It only felt like 30 minutes. 292 00:18:36,870 --> 00:18:40,220 We have class today, so how about we call it a night? 293 00:18:40,220 --> 00:18:41,560 I agree. 294 00:18:43,770 --> 00:18:47,760 Ichinose-senpai, is it okay if we leave our sticks here? 295 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:49,360 Suit yourselves. 296 00:18:49,360 --> 00:18:52,590 Our first late-night local ended without trouble. 297 00:18:54,460 --> 00:18:57,800 Roughly 90 minutes of sleep later, I felt pretty refreshed. 298 00:18:57,800 --> 00:18:59,240 Out all night! 299 00:18:59,770 --> 00:19:01,710 How do you do, Aya-san? 300 00:19:01,710 --> 00:19:05,180 This is only an idle question to pass the time... 301 00:19:05,180 --> 00:19:08,290 ...but is it true you've been calling the White Lily just "Mio" lately? 302 00:19:08,290 --> 00:19:10,740 And a little bird told me the two of you are d-d-dating— 303 00:19:05,180 --> 00:19:08,650 I have to be cautious with my pokes when she throws that many fireballs. 304 00:19:08,650 --> 00:19:10,190 Meaning she just walks up to me. 305 00:19:10,190 --> 00:19:11,950 But there's more to it than that. 306 00:19:11,950 --> 00:19:13,910 Since my first game against her, 307 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:17,400 I've noticed she can tell when I'm about to go on the offensive. 308 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:18,610 She has a nose for it. 309 00:19:19,850 --> 00:19:22,820 But if I back off to i-frame through her fireballs, I'm open. 310 00:19:22,820 --> 00:19:25,250 I'd normally be on the offensive in this matchup, 311 00:19:25,250 --> 00:19:27,910 but I kept getting pressured to death in the corner yesterday. 312 00:19:27,910 --> 00:19:30,210 Still, I have to get past her fireballs somehow— 313 00:19:36,500 --> 00:19:37,880 Just you watch. 314 00:19:41,660 --> 00:19:43,800 A week went by like that. 315 00:19:45,140 --> 00:19:49,800 We played till morning, thought about counter-play, then played again. 316 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:54,270 I had fun. I got pissed off. I felt like murdering someone. But it was always fun. 317 00:19:54,270 --> 00:19:56,680 Anyway, it was no time for beauty sleep. 318 00:19:59,190 --> 00:20:00,850 Listen, you two. 319 00:20:00,850 --> 00:20:02,290 Yes, Senpai? 320 00:20:02,290 --> 00:20:04,690 The set's 1-2, so it's not your turn yet. 321 00:20:12,370 --> 00:20:15,990 Tamaki-san's been labbing hit confirms this whole time. 322 00:20:15,990 --> 00:20:17,300 You didn't forget her, right? 323 00:20:20,450 --> 00:20:22,640 O-Of course I haven't forgotten. 324 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:27,420 She asked you to teach her SF6, so I wasn't going to say anything, 325 00:20:27,420 --> 00:20:31,140 but some of us aren't battle-crazed barbarians like you two. 326 00:20:31,140 --> 00:20:35,340 I wanted to have a fun game night with Tamaki-san. We don't get to talk much. 327 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:33,460 97. 328 00:20:35,350 --> 00:20:38,540 I don't like sidelining her on her own. It feels like bullying. 329 00:20:38,540 --> 00:20:41,640 This local needs to be fun for all of us! 330 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:45,440 99. 331 00:21:00,300 --> 00:21:01,690 I did it. 332 00:21:01,690 --> 00:21:04,820 I hit confirmed and canceled into SA3... 333 00:21:06,370 --> 00:21:08,890 100 times straight! 334 00:21:08,890 --> 00:21:09,910 Wait, 100 times? 335 00:21:09,910 --> 00:21:12,040 I didn't tell her to go that hard, did I? 336 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:12,640 Yikes. 337 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:17,820 I can wear myself out raising my rank, but there are only tougher battles ahead. 338 00:21:18,390 --> 00:21:21,850 Fighting games are about endless, grueling labor. 339 00:21:21,850 --> 00:21:24,100 Or so I thought. 340 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,330 But this is fun. 341 00:21:26,330 --> 00:21:29,050 I'm having fun labbing right now. 342 00:21:30,830 --> 00:21:34,310 Now, give me my next assignment. 343 00:21:34,790 --> 00:21:38,240 A challenge so hard it makes my eyes bug out of their sockets! 344 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:40,720 She's had one weird awakening. 345 00:21:41,850 --> 00:21:44,360 Not so fast, Senpai. 346 00:21:44,360 --> 00:21:47,400 First, you worked hard to learn that hit confirm. 347 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,920 Don't you want to try it in a match? 348 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:51,390 Yes, I do. 349 00:21:51,390 --> 00:21:52,990 In that case, first to three. 350 00:21:52,990 --> 00:21:54,710 Senpai, you should play me first. 351 00:21:54,710 --> 00:21:57,270 No, I should go first, logically speaking. 352 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:01,070 No way! I'm gonna play against Tamaki-san first! 353 00:22:01,070 --> 00:22:04,280 Then, let's play first to three to decide who plays her first to three. 354 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,470 And draw lots and play to decide the order. 355 00:22:06,470 --> 00:22:09,680 Am I going to get to play {\i1}at all{\i0} tonight? 356 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:18,830 {\an7\bord2\fs18\shad0\3c&H4743C0&}Translation: William Varteresian Timing: Edgar Cruz Editing: SMR Quality Check: Geoff Mazzolini Translation Check: David Saylor 357 00:23:39,990 --> 00:23:50,080 {\an1\fnArial\fs14\bord1\shad0\b1\blur0.3\fscx90\pos(494,326)\3c&H111211&}Illustration: K. Hayato