WEBVTT 00:00.240 --> 00:05.020 So please, until I move on... 00:03.190 --> 00:06.190 Band Club 00:03.190 --> 00:06.190 Auditioning for vocals 00:05.020 --> 00:11.690 Let's meet at our usual place. 00:14.940 --> 00:19.210 Aw, shucks, don't stare. You're making me nervous. 00:19.210 --> 00:21.190 It's an audition, you idiot. 00:21.190 --> 00:22.740 He's funny. 00:22.740 --> 00:24.730 This audition is a joke. 00:24.730 --> 00:26.950 Okay, anyone else? 00:31.590 --> 00:33.090 Asa-chan! 00:33.090 --> 00:35.040 Cool. You're up, Takumi-san. 00:39.440 --> 00:44.010 Without you, Makio-chan, I probably wouldn't have joined the band club. 00:44.360 --> 00:46.650 I don't think so. 00:46.650 --> 00:48.490 You made that decision yourself. 00:48.980 --> 00:54.450 I think you would've arrived at that no matter who you were with. 00:58.990 --> 01:03.080 I wonder what Mom and Dad would have said. 01:04.050 --> 01:05.390 I'm not sure. 01:06.500 --> 01:07.880 Maybe give it some thought. 01:08.330 --> 01:10.030 So I imagine... 01:10.840 --> 01:13.630 Good grief. What did you do to your hair? 01:14.050 --> 01:17.620 Well, just do what you want to do. 01:18.360 --> 01:20.510 What would they have said today? 01:22.250 --> 01:25.560 I still have no clue. 01:26.860 --> 01:31.150 I guess you... stood out. 01:31.520 --> 01:34.140 I didn't know you liked to stand out. 01:34.140 --> 01:38.140 It means you've put in the work. 01:38.520 --> 01:42.040 Is standing out a good thing? Or is it a bad thing? 01:42.370 --> 01:47.480 I dunno. I guess it feels wrong. 01:47.480 --> 01:49.530 Like I'm just not the type. 01:49.530 --> 01:51.880 What?! Your type?! 01:51.880 --> 01:54.050 Who gives a crap about that? 01:55.090 --> 01:57.440 I've carried a lot of regret about that. 01:57.440 --> 02:01.060 I got so caught up in the labels that before I knew it, 02:01.060 --> 02:06.250 I lost sight of what I actually wanted for myself. 02:07.070 --> 02:08.790 I don't get any of it. 02:10.590 --> 02:13.930 If anyone gives you a hard time for standing out... 02:14.810 --> 02:16.310 Give them hell. 02:17.080 --> 02:19.270 I don't get that bit either. 02:19.660 --> 02:24.400 But as long as I'm alive, I might as well struggle. 02:25.470 --> 02:28.220 I don't get what you're saying at all! 02:29.400 --> 02:33.670 If I don't understand, I might as well... 02:37.500 --> 02:40.000 I'm gonna sing! 02:46.830 --> 02:53.670 Journal with Witch 04:12.580 --> 04:14.490 Huh? Lunch? 04:12.810 --> 04:18.020 Huh? Lunch? 04:14.490 --> 04:16.850 I guess. With my mom. 04:14.640 --> 04:18.020 I guess. With my mom 04:16.850 --> 04:18.030 Wha? 04:18.570 --> 04:20.640 So that's why she isn't here. 04:18.770 --> 04:26.030 So that's why she isn't here 04:20.640 --> 04:22.510 They seem to get along. 04:20.780 --> 04:26.030 They seem to get along 04:22.530 --> 04:26.030 Lol 04:24.400 --> 04:26.040 Then wanna come over? 04:24.860 --> 04:26.030 Then wanna come over? 04:26.030 --> 04:31.790 Then wanna come over? 04:26.870 --> 04:28.530 Sorry, I have plans. 04:27.030 --> 04:31.790 Sorry, I have plans 04:29.180 --> 04:30.330 Okay. 04:39.060 --> 04:40.400 I'm bored. 04:43.010 --> 04:45.430 Three-Year Journal 04:45.870 --> 04:49.130 Wow, I've passed this place so many times. 04:45.970 --> 04:50.930 Episode 12\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFind 04:49.560 --> 04:52.340 I never noticed it before. 04:52.340 --> 04:55.370 It's so spacious and bright. 04:55.370 --> 04:57.040 Isn't it? 04:57.040 --> 05:00.690 It's a little on the loud side, but there are always open tables. 05:01.710 --> 05:03.690 The Hamburg steak sounds good. 05:03.690 --> 05:06.310 It is. It's pretty beefy. 05:07.430 --> 05:08.510 Beer... 05:09.640 --> 05:12.400 Aren't daytime beers the best? 05:12.640 --> 05:14.460 It's such a guilty pleasure. 05:14.460 --> 05:15.550 I think I'll have one. 05:16.160 --> 05:19.180 Oh man, then I'm in too. 05:20.830 --> 05:24.940 I wish we'd stopped here when we cleared out Asa's old place. 05:27.540 --> 05:29.060 That must have been hard. 05:29.590 --> 05:30.810 I guess. 05:30.810 --> 05:33.200 How long did it take? 05:33.200 --> 05:34.710 A week? 05:34.710 --> 05:37.310 No, maybe a little longer. 05:37.310 --> 05:38.960 I see. 05:38.960 --> 05:44.930 Thinking back on it, I should've come by your place too to introduce myself. 05:44.930 --> 05:47.140 It didn't occur to me at the time. 05:47.140 --> 05:49.450 You didn't need to do that. 05:50.710 --> 05:54.210 I was pretty shaken back then myself. 05:54.210 --> 05:58.420 Had I seen your face, I might have burst out crying. 05:59.460 --> 06:01.740 Because I resemble my sister? 06:05.470 --> 06:07.530 Just your face. 06:07.960 --> 06:08.880 "Just?" 06:10.520 --> 06:14.340 It would've been like suddenly coming face-to-face with the departed. 06:14.340 --> 06:16.350 Like a kind of vertigo. 06:17.600 --> 06:21.690 I think it might've scared me at the time. 06:23.170 --> 06:24.250 Yeah... 06:25.730 --> 06:30.490 I've been experiencing less of that lately myself. 06:32.050 --> 06:36.360 Although Asa might need more time. 06:46.870 --> 06:47.890 Hello. 06:51.380 --> 06:54.430 I just happened to be in the area for a meeting. 06:54.430 --> 06:58.390 I see. And I just happened to be visiting someone in the hospital. 06:58.640 --> 07:02.170 Then this was a series of coincidences. 07:02.170 --> 07:05.920 Yeah. I'm glad I invited you here. 07:05.920 --> 07:09.160 Indeed, this might've been our only chance. 07:09.640 --> 07:12.790 Er, I don't mean to imply I'd rather not have come. 07:12.790 --> 07:15.870 Don't worry. I know what you meant. 07:15.870 --> 07:18.590 Who ordered the daily special? 07:18.590 --> 07:19.530 Here. 07:20.040 --> 07:22.040 You don't like sharing food? 07:22.310 --> 07:24.980 Must make going out in groups hard. 07:24.980 --> 07:29.300 Yes. Thankfully, my current office is fairly laid-back. 07:29.300 --> 07:32.260 But I had a lot of trouble in college. 07:32.780 --> 07:34.970 Ah, college, of course. 07:34.970 --> 07:37.230 All those get-togethers. 07:37.230 --> 07:41.460 I've always hated being pressured into drinking. 07:41.460 --> 07:44.830 I hear you. They weren't my thing either. 07:44.830 --> 07:50.760 I managed to brush it off, but that doesn't seem your style either. 07:51.070 --> 07:52.790 Exactly! 07:52.790 --> 07:56.280 I'd end up getting upset at people every time. 07:56.280 --> 07:58.570 Eventually, no one invited me anymore. 07:59.800 --> 08:01.970 Then I guess it worked out? 08:01.970 --> 08:03.490 I'd say so. 08:04.010 --> 08:07.260 I wasn't too happy about it back then. 08:08.180 --> 08:12.220 But that sort of crowd has always passed me over. 08:12.560 --> 08:14.480 In a sense, I consider myself lucky. 08:15.740 --> 08:17.930 As a bookworm who can't read the room. 08:18.480 --> 08:20.290 "That sort of crowd"? 08:20.770 --> 08:24.000 People who align with male-centric rituals, I guess. 08:24.670 --> 08:28.940 Those of you becoming second-years, remember you're upperclassmen now. 08:28.940 --> 08:32.100 You're the bridge between the first-years and third-years. 08:32.100 --> 08:35.700 Not just in games, but in everyday practice. 08:32.370 --> 08:34.740 Hey, where's Yoshimura? 08:35.580 --> 08:36.950 Beats me. 08:35.700 --> 08:38.480 Make sure you're setting a good example. That's all! 08:38.480 --> 08:39.460 Yes, sir! 08:40.610 --> 08:43.550 That reminds me of an interaction I had with Asa-san. 08:44.240 --> 08:47.830 During our meeting the other day, 08:47.830 --> 08:51.760 she asked me how to become the person she wants to be. 08:53.310 --> 08:54.850 The person she wants to be? 08:55.430 --> 08:57.340 Ah, sweet adolescence. 08:57.340 --> 08:59.670 So, what'd you tell her? 09:00.130 --> 09:02.260 Well, actually... 09:02.760 --> 09:05.480 I didn't know what she meant. 09:06.510 --> 09:09.680 So I said, "I don't understand." 09:09.680 --> 09:11.870 Jeez! 09:11.870 --> 09:13.850 What? Was that bad? 09:14.400 --> 09:17.360 I mean, it's funny, I guess. 09:17.360 --> 09:18.570 Funny? 09:19.370 --> 09:21.910 Who you want to be, huh? 09:22.340 --> 09:25.050 How should I have answered, do you think? 09:25.050 --> 09:25.960 Hmm... 09:26.750 --> 09:28.720 Who you want to be... 09:29.400 --> 09:30.860 Of course. 09:32.060 --> 09:34.860 I should have stayed composed, just like that. 09:36.300 --> 09:38.640 Always so cool and collected. 09:38.640 --> 09:41.800 What? You mean me? 09:42.130 --> 09:43.800 I'm not like that at all. 09:44.250 --> 09:45.500 Oh, but you are. 09:46.180 --> 09:48.860 I sure wish I were. 09:50.090 --> 09:54.330 But if I honestly come off that way, it might be because... 09:54.690 --> 09:56.780 You know, what you said... 09:56.780 --> 09:59.530 I hopped off that bandwagon. 09:59.530 --> 10:00.450 What I said? 10:01.100 --> 10:03.580 Male-centric rituals. 10:03.580 --> 10:05.330 Or something like that. 10:06.400 --> 10:09.800 Once I decided not to take part, 10:09.800 --> 10:12.590 everything suddenly started getting easier. 10:14.000 --> 10:16.710 Who can do the scariest dare? 10:17.190 --> 10:20.630 Who can objectify girls the most? 10:21.070 --> 10:25.000 Who can gain the most while trying the least? 10:25.740 --> 10:28.250 Even though I was being crushed by the pressure deep down, 10:28.250 --> 10:29.390 I'd laugh it off. 10:29.390 --> 10:31.570 That was the only crowd I knew. 10:31.570 --> 10:35.720 So I clung for dear life to keep my standing. 10:36.500 --> 10:40.190 And all the while, I had the potential to be anyone I wanted. 10:40.190 --> 10:45.080 I didn't realize that game of chicken was no real measure of my value. 10:45.080 --> 10:47.000 Quit crying! You're a man! 10:47.570 --> 10:50.650 So I jumped off the bandwagon and ran away. 10:50.650 --> 10:55.330 I think it finally made me human. It gave me a backbone. 10:56.110 --> 10:57.840 I'm fine with whatever you want. 10:58.290 --> 11:00.850 I'll do what I want either way. 11:00.850 --> 11:02.940 So you should do the same. 11:04.480 --> 11:07.350 Since I spent so much time adjusting myself to others, 11:07.950 --> 11:12.860 I'm drawn to people who can't help but do things their way. 11:12.860 --> 11:15.080 People who are genuinely true to themselves. 11:17.740 --> 11:19.890 So that's where Koudai-san comes in! 11:19.890 --> 11:20.750 Huh? 11:20.750 --> 11:22.190 You meant Koudai-san, didn't you? 11:22.190 --> 11:24.850 Well, yeah, but... 11:24.850 --> 11:26.740 That makes total sense. 11:28.340 --> 11:30.910 Let's grab daytime beers again sometime! 11:31.690 --> 11:32.750 Of course. 11:33.040 --> 11:36.890 Don't be a stranger. Send Asa to spend the night anytime. 11:36.890 --> 11:40.520 I want to help in any way I can. 11:41.760 --> 11:43.320 Thank you. 11:44.130 --> 11:46.490 I think... 11:46.950 --> 11:49.260 It may take some time, 11:49.620 --> 11:55.340 but bit by bit, she'll have to figure things out on her own. 11:55.900 --> 11:57.920 Arrive at her own answers. 11:59.210 --> 12:00.440 I'm so glad. 12:01.780 --> 12:02.960 For Asa-chan. 12:03.380 --> 12:06.410 I'm so glad you're in her life. 12:08.600 --> 12:10.350 Who she wants to be... 12:10.930 --> 12:14.670 If Asa-san keeps grappling with that question, I wonder 12:15.160 --> 12:18.130 if she'll eventually become cool and collected. 12:19.570 --> 12:21.180 I'd certainly like to see that. 12:21.520 --> 12:24.220 Right? I can't wait. 12:36.960 --> 12:39.960 Journal with Witch 12:41.010 --> 12:45.940 I found myself alone, standing on an open page. 12:45.940 --> 12:49.340 No matter where I look, I can't see. 12:49.340 --> 12:53.670 There's no path, nor exit... 12:53.670 --> 12:55.540 Am I being too loud? 12:55.540 --> 12:58.490 No, I was just thinking how good you are. 13:01.420 --> 13:07.330 You welcome love with open arms, but compliments don't sit right? 13:07.330 --> 13:09.070 I dunno. 13:09.840 --> 13:11.610 Is that song for your band? 13:11.610 --> 13:14.220 Yup, we perform the day after opening ceremonies. 13:14.220 --> 13:15.970 Your grand debut. 13:16.280 --> 13:19.340 It's only for a little bit during lunch and after school. 13:19.340 --> 13:20.450 That's great. 13:21.430 --> 13:22.490 Hey. 13:22.720 --> 13:23.530 What? 13:24.150 --> 13:26.470 About writing lyrics... 13:26.470 --> 13:27.190 Yeah? 13:27.990 --> 13:30.950 Why do you always perk up when this comes up? 13:30.950 --> 13:34.490 I love seeing people try their hand at a new craft. 13:34.990 --> 13:36.550 I don't get it. 13:37.150 --> 13:38.000 Well? 13:39.370 --> 13:41.420 How do I get better at it? 13:42.500 --> 13:46.500 You know, I haven't, like, totally given up on it. 13:48.100 --> 13:51.520 Hmm... What if you tried writing out your favorite lyrics? 13:51.730 --> 13:53.260 Like copying sutras. 13:53.680 --> 13:54.940 Sutras... 13:55.590 --> 13:58.470 Oh, you've got your journal. 13:58.760 --> 14:02.060 Why don't you try being intentional with it? 14:02.570 --> 14:04.660 Intentional how? 14:04.660 --> 14:06.460 Um... 14:06.460 --> 14:08.450 Hey, Makio-chan... 14:08.450 --> 14:12.870 Remember when you told me that journal entries don't have to be true? 14:13.500 --> 14:14.580 Huh? 14:14.580 --> 14:17.040 About my journal. A year ago. 14:18.290 --> 14:19.490 I said that? 14:19.490 --> 14:21.040 What?! 14:21.040 --> 14:22.990 Oh, I did...? 14:22.990 --> 14:25.690 I took that to heart, you know?! 14:25.690 --> 14:28.710 Oh, then that's good, right? 14:28.710 --> 14:29.750 You've ruined it now. 14:30.350 --> 14:35.680 Like, imagine I royally screw up during our band's street performance. 14:35.680 --> 14:37.690 Don't say that. It's bad luck. 14:37.690 --> 14:39.140 I'm just saying if... 14:39.140 --> 14:44.250 Does that mean I could write in my journal that I didn't screw up? 14:44.250 --> 14:47.400 Huh? Hmm? 14:47.400 --> 14:52.570 But if you ever read it back, wouldn't that remind you of how you did screw up? 14:52.570 --> 14:53.620 You're right. 14:54.130 --> 14:57.920 I probably didn't mean that you should write lies. 14:57.920 --> 15:02.370 Hang on, did I really say you didn't need to write the truth? 15:02.370 --> 15:04.210 Pretty much. 15:05.660 --> 15:09.660 If I had to guess, I think it was less about what to write 15:09.660 --> 15:12.900 and more about what not to write. 15:13.770 --> 15:15.020 But who knows? 15:18.360 --> 15:21.030 After all, I don't remember. 15:21.030 --> 15:25.750 At the end of the day, as long as you're not lying to yourself, it's probably fine. 15:26.640 --> 15:30.790 That's weird. Isn't it bad to lie at all? 15:31.900 --> 15:34.600 I make a living off of lying. 15:34.600 --> 15:35.820 You weirdo! 15:36.400 --> 15:39.380 Ugh, what if I screw up during the performance? 15:39.380 --> 15:42.550 Stop saying that. Like I said, it's bad luck. 15:43.600 --> 15:47.330 I only have vocal practice today, so I won't be late. 15:47.330 --> 15:48.320 All right. 15:48.710 --> 15:50.830 Okay then, I'm off... 15:53.350 --> 15:54.520 What's wrong? 15:55.610 --> 15:56.760 Listen... 15:57.520 --> 16:02.180 Do you think Mom's journal is all true? 16:02.740 --> 16:03.720 What's wrong? 16:07.130 --> 16:10.500 As if you'd ever answer a question like that... 16:10.500 --> 16:11.400 Huh? 16:11.400 --> 16:14.070 Nothing. I'll never know anyway. 16:14.070 --> 16:15.480 I'm off! 16:15.770 --> 16:17.490 Have a good day. 16:18.890 --> 16:20.490 I think... 16:20.940 --> 16:26.300 It may take some time, but bit by bit, 16:26.300 --> 16:29.720 she'll have to figure things out on her own. 16:30.170 --> 16:32.150 Arrive at her own answers. 16:35.410 --> 16:37.430 I said that, but... 16:37.730 --> 16:41.310 I wonder if those answers even exist. 17:04.960 --> 17:06.330 Uniform Point Deductions for Female Applicants: Nitto Medical University Accused of Arbitrary Manipulation 17:51.920 --> 17:55.260 Performance 18:01.930 --> 18:03.760 Asa, your turn in the bath. 18:08.300 --> 18:10.230 Asa? What are you doing? 18:11.260 --> 18:13.610 Makio-chan, check it out. 18:19.380 --> 18:21.060 Wow. 18:23.250 --> 18:24.820 What's all this? 18:24.820 --> 18:26.540 I thought I could make it my room. 18:26.850 --> 18:28.460 Where'd you get it all? 18:28.460 --> 18:29.920 Mostly the 100-yen store. 18:29.920 --> 18:32.740 Except the lantern. That was kinda pricey. 18:32.740 --> 18:34.740 I've been collecting stuff little by little. 18:35.430 --> 18:39.340 Oh, and I want to put a shelf on the wall. Is that okay? 18:39.340 --> 18:41.690 Oh, sure. Of course. 18:42.230 --> 18:43.580 But I'm sorry. 18:44.420 --> 18:45.900 That I don't have another bedroom. 18:45.900 --> 18:48.260 That's okay. It is what it is. 18:48.800 --> 18:50.940 Still, I'm impressed. 18:51.490 --> 18:53.800 I know I said you could do whatever you wanted, 18:53.800 --> 18:55.690 but I didn't expect this. 18:56.190 --> 18:57.610 It's your own palace. 18:58.840 --> 19:01.660 Wait, are you going to sleep in here? 19:01.660 --> 19:05.210 I thought about it, but I can't stretch my legs out. 19:05.480 --> 19:08.000 So I'll sleep out here like always. 19:08.000 --> 19:09.060 Okay. 19:09.970 --> 19:12.510 Why? Am I in the way? 19:12.960 --> 19:14.290 I'm used to it. 19:16.150 --> 19:22.930 I see. So this is how you find your own way of life, piece by piece. 19:22.930 --> 19:26.250 Huh? You're complicating things again. 19:27.710 --> 19:31.470 Oh, and another thing I've been thinking about... 19:32.160 --> 19:34.530 How about if we make it their birthdays? 19:35.660 --> 19:37.970 I mean for my mom and dad. 19:37.970 --> 19:39.370 Their birthdays? 19:39.780 --> 19:41.200 I don't really... 19:41.980 --> 19:46.480 want it to be the day they d-died. 19:47.410 --> 19:51.160 We're coming up on the anniversary of your parents' death. 19:52.600 --> 19:57.390 If you want to do something for it, we'll fit that in too. 19:58.580 --> 20:04.760 My mom and dad's birthdays were close, so we always celebrated between them. 20:05.330 --> 20:08.760 Apparently, that's how they first got close. 20:08.760 --> 20:10.220 Huh. 20:12.370 --> 20:16.380 Sis was born on April 10th. And your Dad? 20:16.380 --> 20:18.260 April 13th. 20:18.260 --> 20:20.070 That is really close. 20:20.070 --> 20:20.970 Yup. 20:20.970 --> 20:22.570 I see. 20:22.570 --> 20:23.640 What do you think? 20:24.250 --> 20:28.400 Then let's do it on April 11th or 12th. 20:29.160 --> 20:33.100 We'll get a nice cake and buy candles 20:33.100 --> 20:37.380 to celebrate their birthdays together. 20:37.380 --> 20:38.200 Yeah! 20:40.590 --> 20:43.670 Say, this idea of yours... 20:44.240 --> 20:47.650 I think it's brilliant. Really brilliant. 20:47.650 --> 20:48.730 You mean it?! 20:49.370 --> 20:52.520 Yeah, I do. Sincerely. 20:52.520 --> 20:54.130 Yay! 21:05.940 --> 21:06.960 Makio-chan? 21:08.740 --> 21:10.460 Go on and take a bath. 21:10.460 --> 21:11.460 I'll get dinner ready. 21:11.920 --> 21:13.190 'Kay. 21:17.850 --> 21:19.470 How strange... 21:20.060 --> 21:21.840 I'm not even her parent. 21:28.390 --> 21:34.120 If I keep giving water to my own loneliness, 21:36.890 --> 21:40.900 could a flower bloom in the dead of night? 21:51.740 --> 21:53.740 Three-Year Journal 21:52.470 --> 21:57.030 A train is arriving on platform 3. 21:57.030 --> 22:01.190 For your safety, please stand behind the yellow line.