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Yo…

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Yotasuke…

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SERIOUS MENTAL BREAKDOWNS

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How does he know my number?

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Oh, back then.

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It's been a long time.

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I'm not really doing anything right now.

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How have you been recently, Yotasuke?

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What?

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Yota.

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What did Yaguchi say?

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He said he's busy.

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A prank call?

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Talented people are cheaters.
They get to improve without much work,

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while hardworking, ordinary people
still have their limits.

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It's another version of your "bond" piece.

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It's not like I half-assed it.

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I still did my best at that time.

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I can do it.

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Just keep up with it.

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How exactly did I make that piece?

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I was trying to copy myself.

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Who do I think I am?

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I'm so shameful.

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When I first saw Yotasuke's still-life,
I realized that…

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I'm not talented.

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I can only improve by practicing.

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Then I'll practice until my work
is no different from a genius.

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TOKYO ART INSTITUTE

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Our winter break starts tomorrow.

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Winter break?

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Isn't that a lot of assignments?

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Oba Sensei,

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can you give me
ten more winter break assignments?

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-What?
-What?

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Of course.

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I'll prepare them for you
before our meeting.

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Okay.

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Such a hard worker.

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By the way, what day is today?

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What?

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Awesome!

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Good luck, kids.

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-Are you used to Christmas, Yatora?
-I never thought Christmas was for us.

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They look delicious.

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Wait.

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DRAW WITH CHARCOAL

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What? Do you hate sweets, Yaguchi?

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No. But this shortcake…

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It's just sponge cake and whipped cream.
Too simple and sweet.

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But add some strawberries,
and I can't get enough of it.

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It's not just the taste.

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There's one big red strawberry
on the white cream

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with small red pieces on the inside.

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It's just like the main focus
and it's leading the eyes.

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By the way,

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I saw on TV that shortcakes are popular
because the Japanese love red and white.

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Wow.

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That's what you've been thinking about?

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You're really serious.

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You even asked for more assignments.

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It's because I'm not talented.

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I see.

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I'll leave you then.

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Popular things all have some strengths.

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I too want a strength,

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a weapon of my own.

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Yes, I agree about
finding a weapon of your own.

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Do you think the use of colors
can be a weapon?

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Well, you should probably
avoid focusing on colors.

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Colors are hard to master.

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Also, no colors can be used
before passing the first exam.

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Why not rethink
how you use your materials?

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Cutting the canvas
or painting with your fingers is cool.

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But my works are not that showy.

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Oh, that's not what I meant.

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Each of the materials
has its own unique nuance.

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Even if it's not for making art.

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Look at this sample.

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Gauze, tissue, finger, and tortillon.

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They all have different smudging effects.

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Materials are crucial.

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Paintings are not two-dimensional
but three-dimensional.

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By changing the use of materials,

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your range of expression
will expand greatly.

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Just like inventions, right?

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Yes!

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Here, your additional
winter break assignments.

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Thank you…

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What?

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You only added five more.

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You need to experiment
on how to invent your materials.

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Practicing is important,

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but focus on experiments and challenges
during the winter break first.

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Also,

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take a good rest
during the New Year's holidays.

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All right. Happy New Year.

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THANKS FOR THIS YEAR!
NEW YEAR'S EVE

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Wow.

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Amazing.

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The roller can spread the charcoal evenly.

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I also like this tailor's chalk pencil
I borrowed from Mom.

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It's soft but the stroke is rough.

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But how should I
incorporate them into my art?

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Yatora's not picking up.

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He must be busy. Let's just go.

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But he should at least rest
during the New Year's holidays.

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-Don't you have exams this year too?
-Sort of.

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Hello?

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Sumida? Sorry, I don't think
I can make it to the countdown.

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I'll join you guys afterwards.

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Yeah, right.

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See you later.

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Bye.

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Oh, man. How did things end up like this?

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INCOMING CALL
YOTASUKE TAKAHASHI

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Hello?

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Yaguchi, do you want to visit the shrine
for the New Year with me?

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Thank you for inviting me.

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Whatever.

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I didn't expect you would come.

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Why do I always end up
going along with him?

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Am I a masochist?

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Yaguchi.

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Sorry about the call last time.

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You don't have to look so shocked.

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Both last time and today,

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my mother asked me to go out.

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I told her that I have no friends.

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I'm sorry that
I couldn't raise you properly.

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I thought she'd be convinced
after seeing me being turned down,

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so I called you,

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since you have so many friends.

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The only people on my contact list
are my parents, Hashida, and you.

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Sorry for bothering you.

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Your mom is so sharp-tongued.
That's depressing.

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But you can just call me.
We're friends after all.

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No, we're not.

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Then why did you call me again today?

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I won't tell you.

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"I shouldn't have come."

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That's not the mindset
I want to have for the New Year.

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Why don't you like me, Yotasuke?

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You know,
I'm pretty serious about pursuing art.

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That's more or less the reason.

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I don't think you'd understand.

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You have everything.

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But I have nothing but art.

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Actually,

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I'm glad that I got to know you.

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I like capable people.

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But I would've liked them better
if they weren't doing art.

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-What?
-Ten, nine…

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-I like you, Yotasuke.
-Eight, seven, six, five…

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But I also hate you so much
that I feel sick.

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One!

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-Happy New Year!
-Happy New Year!

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Oh, the countdown is over.

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Happy New Year.

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What? You creep.

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Well, I'm just a bit envious.

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I apologize if I ruined your mood
on New Year's Day.

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Normally, I don't care about other people.

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But I also get annoyed
when I see you, Yaguchi.

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Really? I'm so happy to hear that.

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I didn't know you were a weirdo.

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Gosh, I'm really happy.

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I'm just an ordinary person,

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but to this talented boy,

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I'm special.

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All right. I'll try my best.

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He passed out as soon as
he came to my home.

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He must've been tired.

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Just let him sleep.

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TOKYO ART INSTITUTE

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Happy New Year.

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Did you rest? Did you have fun?
Did you do the assignments?

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-I had fun.
-I rested too much.

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-Come on, you guys.
-Sorry I'm late.

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So heavy.

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Sorry for bringing
more and more things here.

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INTERVIEW ROOM

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Awesome.

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Yes, these are incredible.

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Thank you.

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I can see you're still swayed
by the materials sometimes,

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but you challenged yourself a lot.

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Your potential shows
especially in this work.

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How did you make this sandy texture?

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-I used tailor's chalk pencils.
-Wow, I see.

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Materials are marvelous.

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Just by changing the materials,
even subjects that stumped me

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became a total breeze.

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It felt like I was guided to places
I had never imagined before.

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I realized that I've been putting
arbitrary limits on my art.

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But those who notice this are the ones
who have done enough practice.

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Only 45 days left.

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Like it or not,
everything will come to an end in 45 days.

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One final effort.

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Just do your best.

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I will.

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Maki.

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The Center Test is tomorrow, right?
I'm rooting for you.

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Taking the exams is really tough.

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All our family members attended TUA.
You must be stressed.

206
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I got the best grades. But don't worry.

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-You just do you--
-Did I say I'm worried?

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Come on. Don't get angry.

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NATIONAL CENTER TEST

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It's over…

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It's over!

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Now I can focus on the practical exam.

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That's not what I meant about "over."

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I guess you can't cram everything
at the last minute.

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-Let's eat something before going back.
-Sure.

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Kuwana?

217
00:12:59,945 --> 00:13:01,363
Hey, it's Yaguchi!

218
00:13:01,947 --> 00:13:04,366
Oh, the blond guy with the piercings.

219
00:13:04,450 --> 00:13:05,993
Maki, is he your friend?

220
00:13:06,076 --> 00:13:08,078
We're in the same class.

221
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These girls attend TAI too.

222
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See you at prep school.

223
00:13:15,044 --> 00:13:16,337
What a flashy girl!

224
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She's the top student at prep school.

225
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Really?

226
00:13:20,090 --> 00:13:25,262
But I'm relieved. I thought
art prep schools would be gloomy.

227
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But they are surprisingly cheerful.

228
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The tension is super awkward.

229
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Our class hours used to be four hours.

230
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Now we work 12 hours a day.

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Good morning.

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Guys, did you know sharks have eyelids?

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Marine animals are incredible.

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She's that cheerful
even with the exam coming up.

235
00:14:01,632 --> 00:14:03,217
It takes away the stress.

236
00:14:04,552 --> 00:14:06,345
After trying different materials,

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00:14:06,428 --> 00:14:08,973
my monochrome still-lifes
are more "colorful" now.

238
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My range of expression has expanded.

239
00:14:12,268 --> 00:14:15,145
Let's see if I can spice up
my oil paintings too.

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00:14:15,229 --> 00:14:17,606
Starting today,
we'll be focusing on still-life

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-and making two pieces a day.
-What?

242
00:14:19,775 --> 00:14:21,110
What about oil painting?

243
00:14:21,902 --> 00:14:24,780
There will be ten days
between the first and second exams.

244
00:14:24,864 --> 00:14:27,074
We'll focus on oil painting then.

245
00:14:27,157 --> 00:14:30,327
But even if we pass the first exam,
there's still the second one.

246
00:14:30,411 --> 00:14:33,664
Yaguchi, take pictures of your piece
and an artwork you like.

247
00:14:33,747 --> 00:14:34,832
What?

248
00:14:37,918 --> 00:14:40,629
Then turn them into monochrome.

249
00:14:43,424 --> 00:14:44,758
A good artwork is always good

250
00:14:44,842 --> 00:14:47,928
whether it's in color or monochrome.

251
00:14:48,429 --> 00:14:52,516
Improvement in still-life will lead to
improvement in oil painting.

252
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All right, I'm going to
hand out the assignment.

253
00:14:56,061 --> 00:14:58,105
She has a valid point.

254
00:14:58,689 --> 00:15:00,566
But it's still too risky

255
00:15:01,567 --> 00:15:03,485
to not do oil painting at this point.

256
00:15:05,446 --> 00:15:09,199
Among us, only Kuwana's oil painting
has its distinct style.

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I see the point.

258
00:15:11,744 --> 00:15:13,537
But new graduates have no time.

259
00:15:14,455 --> 00:15:18,334
For TUA's Oil Painting Course,
still-life is a basic requirement.

260
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They further examine
how well you can express yourself.

261
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Non-first timers are relatively skilled.

262
00:15:24,757 --> 00:15:28,636
But we new graduates
barely have the skill to pass the exam.

263
00:15:28,719 --> 00:15:32,306
In other words, I need to bet everything
on the first exam.

264
00:15:33,349 --> 00:15:37,519
There's no point in setting examinees
as rivals when they haven't passed.

265
00:15:37,603 --> 00:15:40,522
My rivals are the accepted works.

266
00:15:42,524 --> 00:15:47,029
No matter the styles,
the accepted works are all very cool.

267
00:15:47,112 --> 00:15:49,323
Why is that? They have more contrast?

268
00:15:49,406 --> 00:15:52,076
No. There's something drawing me in.

269
00:15:52,910 --> 00:15:53,786
What?

270
00:15:53,869 --> 00:15:54,787
KUWANA

271
00:15:55,496 --> 00:15:56,622
What?

272
00:15:56,705 --> 00:15:57,790
Well, well.

273
00:15:58,624 --> 00:16:00,960
Isn't that my big sister's work?

274
00:16:01,043 --> 00:16:02,294
Kuwana.

275
00:16:03,504 --> 00:16:06,548
Your sister got top grades
as a new graduate, right?

276
00:16:07,466 --> 00:16:09,718
The breeze here feels so good.

277
00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:20,688
Want some?

278
00:16:21,647 --> 00:16:25,275
-Thank you.
-Did you think that was my work?

279
00:16:26,527 --> 00:16:27,861
I get that a lot.

280
00:16:28,612 --> 00:16:31,073
Sisters always end up
resembling each other.

281
00:16:31,991 --> 00:16:33,075
Is that your work?

282
00:16:34,785 --> 00:16:36,704
You've improved a lot.

283
00:16:37,746 --> 00:16:39,331
I'm not looking down on you.

284
00:16:39,415 --> 00:16:41,875
You've improved the most in prep school.

285
00:16:42,459 --> 00:16:44,670
All that hard work is paying off.

286
00:16:45,170 --> 00:16:46,380
Well,

287
00:16:46,463 --> 00:16:49,466
I don't want to hear that
from the top student.

288
00:16:49,550 --> 00:16:52,094
I'll never be able to get first place.

289
00:16:53,804 --> 00:16:55,222
Do you come here often?

290
00:16:56,765 --> 00:16:57,599
Yeah.

291
00:17:03,605 --> 00:17:04,982
Is she from our class?

292
00:17:05,816 --> 00:17:07,609
When you look at those depressed ones,

293
00:17:08,110 --> 00:17:10,738
don't you feel that
you're not totally hopeless?

294
00:17:12,322 --> 00:17:13,824
How about that?

295
00:17:13,907 --> 00:17:15,492
I'm terrible.

296
00:17:15,576 --> 00:17:17,745
Well, I understand that feeling.

297
00:17:17,828 --> 00:17:18,996
Really?

298
00:17:19,079 --> 00:17:22,249
I guess I was surprised
to hear it from you.

299
00:17:22,875 --> 00:17:24,501
Also…

300
00:17:24,585 --> 00:17:27,546
Yaguchi!

301
00:17:28,422 --> 00:17:29,715
See you.

302
00:17:29,798 --> 00:17:31,800
-Thank you for this.
-Sure.

303
00:17:39,433 --> 00:17:42,269
Comparing your works
against the accepted works?

304
00:17:42,352 --> 00:17:43,687
No matter the styles,

305
00:17:43,771 --> 00:17:46,899
the accepted works
are all peculiarly cool.

306
00:17:47,524 --> 00:17:51,028
I wish my works could look that cool.

307
00:17:51,111 --> 00:17:54,114
Yaguchi, do you still have steam left?

308
00:17:58,118 --> 00:18:00,120
-Yes, I do.
-Nice.

309
00:18:03,123 --> 00:18:06,126
Then on this B6 sketchbook,

310
00:18:06,210 --> 00:18:10,547
try to make as many cool compositions
with circles and triangles as you can.

311
00:18:11,632 --> 00:18:14,593
It might be easy for the first ten.

312
00:18:14,676 --> 00:18:18,806
But after that, you'll have to make
compositions you don't normally do.

313
00:18:19,389 --> 00:18:21,850
You'll naturally expand your repertoire.

314
00:18:23,852 --> 00:18:25,104
Wait a minute.

315
00:18:25,187 --> 00:18:28,023
I asked how my works differ
from the accepted ones.

316
00:18:28,107 --> 00:18:29,942
That's meaningless.

317
00:18:30,651 --> 00:18:33,612
It's good to dissect other works.

318
00:18:33,695 --> 00:18:35,948
But it's dangerous
to make too much of a comparison.

319
00:18:36,031 --> 00:18:40,285
You shouldn't aim to get first place
but to create your own masterpiece.

320
00:18:54,842 --> 00:18:56,718
So sleepy.

321
00:18:57,427 --> 00:19:00,597
Just for one day, I wish I could
sleep as much as I want.

322
00:19:01,807 --> 00:19:03,851
Crap!

323
00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,979
The atmosphere's getting worse and worse.

324
00:19:09,815 --> 00:19:10,983
That's natural.

325
00:19:11,483 --> 00:19:15,487
For many hours a day, we're stuck in
a closed room under fluorescent lights

326
00:19:15,571 --> 00:19:18,115
doing assignments
with no right answer, alone.

327
00:19:22,703 --> 00:19:23,871
Hey.

328
00:19:24,830 --> 00:19:27,374
-That's unusual.
-What?

329
00:19:28,041 --> 00:19:30,002
You aren't eating anything today.

330
00:19:32,171 --> 00:19:35,007
-You want some?
-No. I'm always receiving food.

331
00:19:35,090 --> 00:19:37,009
You won't pass if you don't eat.

332
00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:40,888
-You're exaggerating.
-I'm not.

333
00:19:40,971 --> 00:19:44,725
Did you remember that girl with dark hair
from the Center Test?

334
00:19:45,851 --> 00:19:47,144
She was hospitalized

335
00:19:47,728 --> 00:19:49,688
for sleep deprivation
and an eating disorder.

336
00:19:50,981 --> 00:19:52,482
She was working so hard.

337
00:19:53,609 --> 00:19:55,360
Perhaps she worked too hard.

338
00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:58,030
"I can't take this year's exams,"
she said.

339
00:20:01,742 --> 00:20:03,243
I'm the worst.

340
00:20:04,244 --> 00:20:07,539
I kept myself sane
by watching my friend break down.

341
00:20:08,957 --> 00:20:10,834
Well, since I'm here,

342
00:20:10,918 --> 00:20:13,712
someone else
might be looking at me the same way.

343
00:20:15,714 --> 00:20:17,174
It's not your fault.

344
00:20:17,925 --> 00:20:19,801
The road to art school is lonely.

345
00:20:19,885 --> 00:20:22,387
There's so little time
and no right answer.

346
00:20:22,471 --> 00:20:23,764
It's insane.

347
00:20:24,765 --> 00:20:26,934
I think it's our responsibility

348
00:20:27,017 --> 00:20:29,186
to keep ourselves from breaking down.

349
00:20:30,270 --> 00:20:34,608
It doesn't matter if anyone here
gets accepted or fails.

350
00:20:35,776 --> 00:20:36,693
Yaguchi,

351
00:20:37,361 --> 00:20:40,030
you've never agonized over anything
but making good art, right?

352
00:20:40,113 --> 00:20:40,948
What?

353
00:20:41,031 --> 00:20:45,953
Haven't you ever felt dragged down
by someone's words when making art?

354
00:20:46,870 --> 00:20:51,416
Haven't you ever thought you could
enjoy art more without that person?

355
00:20:52,542 --> 00:20:53,377
I have.

356
00:20:53,877 --> 00:20:57,547
A person I like
but also hate so much that I feel sick.

357
00:20:58,548 --> 00:21:01,343
But I've also discovered things
thanks to that person.

358
00:21:02,594 --> 00:21:07,849
I never thought that your art
was similar to your sister's.

359
00:21:08,934 --> 00:21:13,647
Your art has more depth
and is more transparent.

360
00:21:18,235 --> 00:21:19,736
About Kuwana,

361
00:21:19,820 --> 00:21:23,198
she keeps comparing herself
to her older sister.

362
00:21:23,824 --> 00:21:27,494
And she somehow thinks
she can never be better than her big sis,

363
00:21:27,577 --> 00:21:29,579
even if she gets the top score,

364
00:21:29,663 --> 00:21:31,248
or passes the exam.

365
00:21:32,082 --> 00:21:35,752
Her real enemy is not her big sis.

366
00:21:37,421 --> 00:21:38,964
Making art

367
00:21:39,047 --> 00:21:41,341
is really not an easy life path.

368
00:21:43,427 --> 00:21:44,261
But…

369
00:21:45,846 --> 00:21:49,433
I knew it. Kuwana's art is so damn good.

370
00:21:51,476 --> 00:21:53,228
Yaguchi, you're going home already?

371
00:21:53,312 --> 00:21:54,146
Yeah.

372
00:21:54,730 --> 00:21:57,274
Sorry for being such a downer just now.

373
00:21:57,357 --> 00:21:58,692
It's no big deal.

374
00:21:59,776 --> 00:22:00,610
Here.

375
00:22:01,862 --> 00:22:04,531
Although nothing has been solved,

376
00:22:05,198 --> 00:22:06,366
I feel a little better.

377
00:22:07,868 --> 00:22:09,119
You're strong, Yaguchi.

378
00:22:11,621 --> 00:22:13,332
The exams drive everyone crazy.

379
00:22:13,915 --> 00:22:15,292
Of course,

380
00:22:15,375 --> 00:22:16,752
I'm no exception.

381
00:22:17,377 --> 00:22:20,172
I haven't had hives
since elementary school.

382
00:22:20,756 --> 00:22:22,841
I guess it's better than getting sick.

383
00:22:30,682 --> 00:22:31,516
Tasty.

384
00:22:32,684 --> 00:22:33,935
One week left

385
00:22:34,519 --> 00:22:35,687
until the first exam.

386
00:23:52,973 --> 00:23:57,978
Subtitle translation by: Chih-Chung Yung