1 00:00:24,650 --> 00:00:26,903 [Uncle] My views are down. 2 00:00:26,986 --> 00:00:27,987 FIRE VS ICE 3 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:31,449 I guess my, City gas vs Ice magic, video wasn't as cool as I thought. 4 00:00:31,532 --> 00:00:34,285 Yeah, they didn't like that you were wasting natural resources. 5 00:00:34,368 --> 00:00:37,205 Less views means I need to save money. 6 00:00:38,289 --> 00:00:41,042 [Uncle] This is my last auction purchase. 7 00:00:41,125 --> 00:00:43,586 -What is it? -A piece of history. 8 00:00:46,631 --> 00:00:49,133 It's an issue of SEGA SATURN magazine, 9 00:00:49,217 --> 00:00:51,260 with the final results of a reader poll. 10 00:00:51,761 --> 00:00:54,597 I never saw the results, and now I have it. 11 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:55,681 COLLECTOR'S EDITION 12 00:00:55,765 --> 00:00:58,100 The hope of one day reading the results of this poll 13 00:00:58,184 --> 00:01:01,687 is what kept me going during my worst days in the other world. 14 00:01:01,771 --> 00:01:03,856 [Takafumi] Something that trivial? 15 00:01:03,940 --> 00:01:05,024 -Takafumi! -What? 16 00:01:05,108 --> 00:01:06,484 The time is right. 17 00:01:06,567 --> 00:01:07,985 The final page of SEGA SATURN's history... 18 00:01:08,069 --> 00:01:09,445 SATURN GAMES ARE THE WORLD'S #1 19 00:01:09,529 --> 00:01:11,155 ...is here for my reading pleasure. 20 00:01:14,117 --> 00:01:16,244 I literally could not care less. 21 00:01:16,327 --> 00:01:19,205 Mmm. Let's see, first place… 22 00:01:19,288 --> 00:01:21,082 Huh? Tell me, what is it? 23 00:01:24,377 --> 00:01:28,172 Aah. It's the port of that girlie game for the PC. 24 00:01:28,256 --> 00:01:30,633 Uh, that's kind of anticlimatic, isn't it? 25 00:01:30,716 --> 00:01:33,052 Nah, I can't really complain. 26 00:01:33,135 --> 00:01:36,389 Judging by the reviews, it seems like the ranking was good. 27 00:01:36,472 --> 00:01:37,974 -However-- -[cheering] 28 00:01:38,057 --> 00:01:40,434 It's kinda sad, like seeing a tough street fighter 29 00:01:40,518 --> 00:01:43,479 getting distracted by love and romance, you know? 30 00:01:43,563 --> 00:01:44,814 -[chiming] -[Takafumi] Sure? 31 00:01:44,897 --> 00:01:45,940 -[thud] -No way. 32 00:01:46,023 --> 00:01:47,066 Eh? 33 00:01:52,113 --> 00:01:53,990 [sloshing, gurgling] 34 00:01:54,073 --> 00:01:56,033 [thunder rumbles] 35 00:02:00,371 --> 00:02:03,249 [rumbling intensifies] 36 00:02:08,963 --> 00:02:10,840 [grunting] 37 00:02:10,923 --> 00:02:16,429 It's just, Guardian Hero should've been number one! 38 00:02:16,512 --> 00:02:17,972 It was the first video game 39 00:02:18,055 --> 00:02:20,516 to ever seamlessly integrate an in-depth combo fighting system. 40 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,435 And there was side-scrolling out the game. 41 00:02:22,518 --> 00:02:23,853 197th place? 42 00:02:24,562 --> 00:02:27,815 What the hell were they thinking? 43 00:02:28,399 --> 00:02:31,235 Who are these dumbasses? 44 00:02:31,319 --> 00:02:33,112 -[groans] -[thunder rumbles] 45 00:03:19,116 --> 00:03:21,285 UNCLE: YOU'RE FINE THE WAY YOU ARE 46 00:03:53,025 --> 00:03:54,193 GET HOME 47 00:03:58,906 --> 00:04:00,449 SOLD CHEAPER THAN A SCOURING PAD 48 00:04:09,750 --> 00:04:10,751 [sighs] 49 00:04:10,835 --> 00:04:14,922 At least second place was a SEGA SATURN exclusive, an RPG. 50 00:04:15,006 --> 00:04:18,259 Oof! I've never really liked playing RPG's. 51 00:04:18,342 --> 00:04:20,636 -What? -I liked them at first. 52 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:21,929 YOU NEED SALT TO KILL SLUGS 53 00:04:22,013 --> 00:04:25,141 But I always forget what I did, then when I boot it up the next day… 54 00:04:25,224 --> 00:04:26,225 WHY DO I NEED SALT? 55 00:04:26,309 --> 00:04:27,685 I never have any idea where to go. 56 00:04:27,768 --> 00:04:29,270 Is that so? 57 00:04:29,353 --> 00:04:31,814 One time, a thing happened in the other world 58 00:04:31,897 --> 00:04:33,733 that was sorta like an RPG. 59 00:04:33,816 --> 00:04:34,900 Huh? 60 00:04:34,984 --> 00:04:36,402 Icuras elran. 61 00:04:36,485 --> 00:04:39,196 -[shimmering] -You stupid orc. 62 00:04:39,280 --> 00:04:41,324 I won't let you destroy our village!. 63 00:04:41,407 --> 00:04:42,742 [Takafumi] What is this? 64 00:04:42,825 --> 00:04:45,202 [Uncle] This was when I first arrived at the village. 65 00:04:45,286 --> 00:04:47,163 Fast-forward, fast-forward. 66 00:04:47,246 --> 00:04:49,373 -[rewinding] -[screaming] 67 00:04:49,457 --> 00:04:52,752 I guess getting attacked on arrival was a common thing for my uncle. 68 00:04:52,835 --> 00:04:56,213 The legendary blaze dragon was recently resurrected. 69 00:04:56,297 --> 00:04:59,300 It was seen at the fire shrine, but it's moving closer. 70 00:04:59,383 --> 00:05:02,595 And the people are afraid that it will burn our village down. 71 00:05:02,678 --> 00:05:04,388 Only the god freezing sword, 72 00:05:04,472 --> 00:05:07,183 which is passed down by our village's Ice clan, 73 00:05:07,266 --> 00:05:08,309 can defeat it. 74 00:05:08,392 --> 00:05:11,687 Problem is, the very last and only descendant of the Ice clan, 75 00:05:11,771 --> 00:05:13,272 is a bit of a troublemaker. 76 00:05:26,494 --> 00:05:28,537 This is Mabel. 77 00:05:28,621 --> 00:05:31,874 Unless you can melt the ice in her heart, 78 00:05:31,957 --> 00:05:34,293 the sword's seal can't be broken. 79 00:05:35,878 --> 00:05:36,879 [breathes shakily] 80 00:05:38,422 --> 00:05:39,965 Mount Marchid. 81 00:05:40,049 --> 00:05:42,760 I once saw powa-powa blossoms on the top of the mountain 82 00:05:42,843 --> 00:05:44,678 when I went there with my mother. 83 00:05:45,262 --> 00:05:46,847 They were so beautiful. 84 00:05:47,348 --> 00:05:48,641 [sighs] 85 00:05:50,267 --> 00:05:51,811 -[whooshing] -[shattering] 86 00:05:57,775 --> 00:05:58,901 [chuckles] 87 00:05:59,610 --> 00:06:01,195 [roaring] 88 00:06:02,321 --> 00:06:06,158 Then I went straight to the fire shrine and defeated the blaze dragon. 89 00:06:06,784 --> 00:06:08,035 But why? 90 00:06:08,119 --> 00:06:09,829 [chuckles] It was a tough fight, 91 00:06:09,912 --> 00:06:13,374 but once I figure out its attack patterns, I managed to-- 92 00:06:13,457 --> 00:06:17,294 Not that! Why did you not go get the powa-powa blossoms? 93 00:06:17,378 --> 00:06:19,130 [chuckles] I can't remember that stuff. 94 00:06:19,213 --> 00:06:20,923 Come on. It's not that hard to do! 95 00:06:21,966 --> 00:06:24,635 What? You defeated the blaze dragon? 96 00:06:24,718 --> 00:06:25,719 [sighs] 97 00:06:32,476 --> 00:06:34,353 Thank you so much. 98 00:06:34,436 --> 00:06:36,605 -[Uncle] They were happy about it. -[chimes] 99 00:06:37,898 --> 00:06:38,899 Sure. 100 00:06:40,401 --> 00:06:41,819 -[doorbell buzzes] -[Uncle] Huh? 101 00:06:41,902 --> 00:06:43,863 Eh? I'll get it. 102 00:06:47,825 --> 00:06:48,826 Hmm. 103 00:06:49,577 --> 00:06:53,205 [Takafumi] A SEGA SATURN System bundled with 20 games. 104 00:06:55,166 --> 00:06:57,418 -Takafumi, was is it? -Oh. 105 00:06:57,501 --> 00:07:00,296 Well, it's a-- It's just… 106 00:07:01,005 --> 00:07:02,006 [sighs] 107 00:07:02,840 --> 00:07:07,261 I bought it as a surprise, but we're supposed to be spending less money. 108 00:07:07,344 --> 00:07:08,721 Hmm? 109 00:07:16,145 --> 00:07:17,188 [Takafumi] Here… 110 00:07:17,855 --> 00:07:18,856 What? 111 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:25,362 [gasps] 112 00:07:26,238 --> 00:07:27,531 [breathes shakily] 113 00:07:27,615 --> 00:07:29,325 [Takafumi] Is he happy or angry? 114 00:07:30,159 --> 00:07:33,829 It's a little early, but happy birthday, Uncle. 115 00:07:34,413 --> 00:07:36,081 Oh, also… 116 00:07:36,165 --> 00:07:37,416 [shaky breathing continues] 117 00:07:38,125 --> 00:07:40,878 Check this out. Guardian Heroes. 118 00:07:47,718 --> 00:07:49,303 [chiming] 119 00:07:50,554 --> 00:07:51,639 Love it. 120 00:07:51,722 --> 00:07:53,307 [Takafumi] Why was I worried? 121 00:07:53,390 --> 00:07:57,394 No SEGA gaming system could be considered a waste to Uncle. 122 00:07:57,478 --> 00:07:59,772 [game characters grunting] 123 00:08:02,983 --> 00:08:07,071 [wind whooshing, whistling] 124 00:08:11,450 --> 00:08:13,619 [shudders] This must be what it felt like 125 00:08:13,702 --> 00:08:16,789 when the aliens took over the city in Alien Storm. 126 00:08:16,872 --> 00:08:19,208 It is eery when it's cold like this, 127 00:08:19,291 --> 00:08:21,126 and no one else is outside. 128 00:08:21,627 --> 00:08:25,005 In other world, the end of the year was way different. 129 00:08:25,089 --> 00:08:26,340 [gasps] 130 00:08:26,423 --> 00:08:27,424 Uncle! 131 00:08:30,636 --> 00:08:32,304 -Curious? -Yeah. 132 00:08:33,389 --> 00:08:34,390 Hmm. 133 00:08:38,644 --> 00:08:41,564 The tagline for Alien Storm was, 134 00:08:41,647 --> 00:08:45,401 "If aliens attacked, would you run away in fear or…" 135 00:08:45,901 --> 00:08:49,071 You played as an Alien Buster, trained by the government. 136 00:08:49,154 --> 00:08:51,365 [Takafumi] I wasn't asking about the game! 137 00:08:53,659 --> 00:08:55,077 What's that, a manga? 138 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:56,370 Oh, yeah. 139 00:08:56,453 --> 00:08:59,373 I had a hankering to ring in the new year while reading. 140 00:08:59,456 --> 00:09:02,001 Would you be able to follow it after 17 years? 141 00:09:02,084 --> 00:09:04,378 KochiKame never changes. 142 00:09:04,461 --> 00:09:06,088 KochiKame ended. 143 00:09:06,171 --> 00:09:08,716 What? It has an ending? 144 00:09:08,799 --> 00:09:10,009 [groans] 145 00:09:11,176 --> 00:09:12,636 [humming] 146 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:14,388 It doesn't end in that one. 147 00:09:15,389 --> 00:09:16,473 [Takafumi] So, tell me. 148 00:09:16,557 --> 00:09:18,934 What was the New Year's like in the other world? 149 00:09:20,644 --> 00:09:22,646 It's not in the index either. 150 00:09:22,730 --> 00:09:23,897 [Uncle] For real? 151 00:09:25,316 --> 00:09:26,692 Icuras elran. 152 00:09:27,359 --> 00:09:31,405 It's not a big deal, it's just a little stupid tradition. 153 00:09:31,989 --> 00:09:35,200 They throw a thanksgiving festival to celebrate their deities. 154 00:09:35,284 --> 00:09:37,494 So, they will help them through the winter. 155 00:09:37,578 --> 00:09:40,289 [Takafumi] Whoa. What a spread. 156 00:09:41,749 --> 00:09:45,628 [Uncle] Everyone there gets so excited for this festival. 157 00:09:46,462 --> 00:09:48,339 That would've been nice if I… 158 00:09:48,422 --> 00:09:52,009 All right, everyone. Let's have a great night. Cheers! 159 00:09:52,092 --> 00:09:54,345 -Yeah! -[Takafumi chuckles] 160 00:09:54,428 --> 00:09:57,264 If I could've gotten into the spirit of it all. 161 00:10:05,189 --> 00:10:09,068 [Uncle] But it's not like my personality changed over there. 162 00:10:09,151 --> 00:10:12,446 I ate by myself and went to the inn. 163 00:10:12,946 --> 00:10:13,947 And that's it. 164 00:10:15,366 --> 00:10:16,492 [chimes] 165 00:10:16,575 --> 00:10:17,576 [Takafumi] What? 166 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:21,372 Oh, the food was amazing. And the chicken-- 167 00:10:21,455 --> 00:10:24,667 I don't care! There was a festival, and that's all you did? 168 00:10:24,750 --> 00:10:27,878 -That's it. -What about the awful woman? 169 00:10:27,961 --> 00:10:31,465 Oh, oh. She wasn't there. By this point, she was gone. 170 00:10:42,726 --> 00:10:44,895 [stammers] Wanna play the SATURN? 171 00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:46,563 Hell yeah! Let's play. 172 00:10:46,647 --> 00:10:49,108 -[game music playing] -[Uncle singing] Guardian Heroes. 173 00:10:49,191 --> 00:10:50,484 Guardian Heroes. 174 00:10:50,567 --> 00:10:52,111 [Takafumi] You're gonna break the buttons. 175 00:10:52,194 --> 00:10:54,029 -[game character grunts] -[Uncle] I just remembered. 176 00:10:54,113 --> 00:10:56,365 That icy girl, Mabel, came up to my room that night. 177 00:10:56,448 --> 00:10:58,367 [Takafumi] Oh, with the god freezing sword. 178 00:10:58,450 --> 00:11:00,077 [Uncle] Now, we've got a battle! 179 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,663 -What? -Tell me about that now! 180 00:11:02,746 --> 00:11:06,667 -But we finally got to the next stage. -Now! 181 00:11:06,750 --> 00:11:09,878 Honestly, nothing really happened that night. 182 00:11:09,962 --> 00:11:11,547 -Look. -[shimmering] 183 00:11:11,630 --> 00:11:15,008 [crickets chirping] 184 00:11:19,054 --> 00:11:20,973 MEMORY - SHOW A PIECE OF YOURSELF 185 00:11:22,224 --> 00:11:23,851 Why are you here? 186 00:11:24,852 --> 00:11:27,604 I wanted you to teach me. [sighs] 187 00:11:28,647 --> 00:11:33,318 I want to be strong like you, but I'm so weak. 188 00:11:33,902 --> 00:11:34,778 Oh. 189 00:11:34,862 --> 00:11:38,323 Please teach me how to not to be so weak. 190 00:11:38,407 --> 00:11:40,242 -You're weak? -Hmm? 191 00:11:40,868 --> 00:11:43,203 Who decided that you were weak? 192 00:11:43,287 --> 00:11:45,706 -What? -Who told you? 193 00:11:48,041 --> 00:11:49,710 It was the mayor. 194 00:11:51,003 --> 00:11:53,672 Don't live the way they tell you to. 195 00:11:54,256 --> 00:11:57,634 You have to live the way that you want to live. 196 00:11:57,718 --> 00:11:58,802 -[gasps] -[whooshing] 197 00:11:58,886 --> 00:12:00,888 -[breathing heavily] -[chiming] 198 00:12:02,598 --> 00:12:06,852 Being brave enough to be our truest self, is real strength. 199 00:12:11,899 --> 00:12:15,027 [Takafumi] Whoa. Now that was smooth! 200 00:12:16,153 --> 00:12:17,738 He inspired her. 201 00:12:19,781 --> 00:12:24,369 This must be how you slowly forged a bond with your friends in the other world. 202 00:12:24,453 --> 00:12:27,706 [Uncle] Mabel, what's your life been like? 203 00:12:28,624 --> 00:12:29,791 [sighs] 204 00:12:29,875 --> 00:12:35,422 [stammering] I've just stayed in my room. Closed myself off from rest of the world. 205 00:12:37,674 --> 00:12:39,927 -That sounds great. -[gasps] 206 00:12:40,511 --> 00:12:43,305 -But I, uh… -There's nothing wrong with that. 207 00:12:43,388 --> 00:12:46,975 I didn't care what other people said, I was a SEGA fan. 208 00:12:47,643 --> 00:12:49,311 And I'll stay one. 209 00:12:49,394 --> 00:12:54,691 I used to lock myself away in my room for days, playing my SEGA SATURN. 210 00:12:55,359 --> 00:12:57,653 Forget the others. 211 00:13:02,074 --> 00:13:03,325 It's okay? 212 00:13:04,159 --> 00:13:05,577 Oh, yeah. 213 00:13:10,457 --> 00:13:12,543 [laughing] 214 00:13:12,626 --> 00:13:14,044 [Takafumi groaning] 215 00:13:14,127 --> 00:13:15,128 [Mabel laughing] Yes! 216 00:13:15,212 --> 00:13:18,048 -I can be in my room forever. -After I helped her choose her own path, 217 00:13:18,131 --> 00:13:19,258 she returned to her room. 218 00:13:19,341 --> 00:13:21,385 Ah, and she offered me the sword. 219 00:13:21,468 --> 00:13:25,097 -You can have my god freezing sword. -No thanks. Looks cold. 220 00:13:25,597 --> 00:13:27,015 -Okay. -[cracking] 221 00:13:27,099 --> 00:13:28,725 [Uncle] I didn't wanna carry it. 222 00:13:28,809 --> 00:13:30,852 Anyway… That's how that went. 223 00:13:30,936 --> 00:13:31,937 [chimes] 224 00:13:33,689 --> 00:13:36,817 All right. You want some soba? 225 00:13:36,900 --> 00:13:39,987 Ooh! Hell yeah! Put that hot water on. 226 00:13:41,530 --> 00:13:42,864 [slurping] 227 00:13:44,449 --> 00:13:45,450 [Uncle] Mmm. 228 00:13:45,534 --> 00:13:48,870 What did you do for New Year's when you were a student? Did you game? 229 00:13:48,954 --> 00:13:52,958 [burps] No. I'd watch the It's Okay to Laugh! special. 230 00:13:53,041 --> 00:13:55,711 We didn't normally get to watch it, so it felt cool. 231 00:13:55,794 --> 00:13:57,629 It's Okay to Laugh! ended. 232 00:13:57,713 --> 00:13:59,923 What the hell? Why is everything ending? 233 00:14:00,007 --> 00:14:01,008 Sorry. 234 00:14:01,091 --> 00:14:04,094 Argh. I guess it's been 17 years, right? 235 00:14:04,177 --> 00:14:06,346 [Takafumi] Uh, it only ended three years ago. 236 00:14:06,430 --> 00:14:09,016 Now it feels personal. Those jerks! 237 00:14:09,099 --> 00:14:11,476 -KochiKame ended just last year. -What? 238 00:14:11,560 --> 00:14:13,854 What do you like to watch, Takafumi? 239 00:14:13,937 --> 00:14:16,398 Uh, you may not know it, but it's called No Laugh. 240 00:14:16,481 --> 00:14:18,775 [chuckles] Oho! Cool! What happened to Tamori? 241 00:14:18,859 --> 00:14:20,861 It's not related to It's Okay to Laugh!. 242 00:14:20,944 --> 00:14:23,363 Seems like Uncle watched a lot of TV. 243 00:14:24,197 --> 00:14:29,036 The New Year passed as we gamed, talked, and ate soba with each other. 244 00:14:31,914 --> 00:14:35,292 JANUARY, 2018 245 00:14:40,464 --> 00:14:41,715 [wind rustling] 246 00:14:41,798 --> 00:14:45,177 [Uncle laughing] 247 00:14:46,511 --> 00:14:48,513 That was a really impressive breeze there. 248 00:14:48,597 --> 00:14:53,685 I'd appreciate it if you could keep that sorta thing up today, huh? 249 00:14:53,769 --> 00:14:55,228 -[Uncle chuckles] -[sighs] 250 00:14:55,312 --> 00:14:58,899 [Uncle] Oho, you! You're such a kidder, I love it. 251 00:14:58,982 --> 00:15:02,235 -[chuckling continues] -[person] I'm not walking this way again. 252 00:15:02,319 --> 00:15:03,695 -[Takafumi] Fujimiya? -Eh? 253 00:15:04,321 --> 00:15:05,322 Hmm? 254 00:15:07,824 --> 00:15:09,493 Takafumi? 255 00:15:09,576 --> 00:15:11,578 [chuckles] It is you! 256 00:15:12,204 --> 00:15:13,664 That's crazy! 257 00:15:13,747 --> 00:15:17,376 I, uh, may have frown a little. I haven't seen you in forever. 258 00:15:18,377 --> 00:15:19,461 Yeah. 259 00:15:29,554 --> 00:15:31,348 It's been a while. How have you been? 260 00:15:31,431 --> 00:15:33,600 I'm okay, I work part-time. 261 00:15:33,684 --> 00:15:35,727 Yeah? I'm in college. 262 00:15:35,811 --> 00:15:36,812 [wind rustling] 263 00:15:36,895 --> 00:15:38,146 That's cold. 264 00:15:38,855 --> 00:15:41,775 -Oh, how about you come over? -Oh. 265 00:15:42,818 --> 00:15:43,819 Your place? 266 00:15:43,902 --> 00:15:44,987 Yeah. 267 00:15:45,654 --> 00:15:46,863 [stammering] 268 00:15:48,740 --> 00:15:50,784 I have to drop off my groceries first. 269 00:15:50,867 --> 00:15:53,537 Oh, sure. I'll send you the address. 270 00:15:53,620 --> 00:15:54,830 30 MINUTES LATER 271 00:15:54,913 --> 00:15:55,998 [doorbell buzzing] 272 00:15:59,668 --> 00:16:01,545 [Fujimiya] Takafumi? 273 00:16:03,755 --> 00:16:04,965 -[cell phone beeps] -Hmm. 274 00:16:05,048 --> 00:16:06,466 TAKAFUMI: I'M GRABBING SOME SNACKS. 275 00:16:06,550 --> 00:16:08,427 GO INSIDE WITHOUT ME. THE DOOR'S UNLOCKED. 276 00:16:10,262 --> 00:16:12,597 Are you home? 277 00:16:13,098 --> 00:16:14,391 [door creaks, closes] 278 00:16:29,823 --> 00:16:31,199 Hmm. 279 00:16:50,177 --> 00:16:52,763 Stonagas resto rarbarum. 280 00:16:52,846 --> 00:16:55,223 -[screaming] -[thudding] 281 00:16:56,516 --> 00:16:57,559 [groaning] 282 00:16:57,642 --> 00:16:59,102 Icuras cuora. 283 00:16:59,186 --> 00:17:00,854 [Fujimiya whimpers] 284 00:17:00,937 --> 00:17:04,649 Icuras cuora. Icuras cuora. 285 00:17:04,733 --> 00:17:06,026 Oh, Japanese. 286 00:17:06,109 --> 00:17:11,281 -Spirits of memory, deliver unto oblivion. -[screams] 287 00:17:15,327 --> 00:17:19,081 Takafumi, the enemy… She saw me. 288 00:17:19,164 --> 00:17:21,750 Erase-- The sooner I erase, 289 00:17:21,833 --> 00:17:25,253 -the less it alters their brain. -She's my friend! She's my friend, Uncle. 290 00:17:27,631 --> 00:17:30,967 [Uncle pants] A… friend? 291 00:17:31,802 --> 00:17:34,679 Well, any friend of Takafumi's is a friend of mine. [chuckles] 292 00:17:34,763 --> 00:17:36,848 -[Takafumi] Phew! -[Fujimiya laughs nervously] 293 00:17:36,932 --> 00:17:40,727 -When you said, "hard time"… -[Uncle] I thought she was an assassin. 294 00:17:40,811 --> 00:17:41,853 [Takafumi] For who? 295 00:17:41,937 --> 00:17:44,773 You're actually just taking care of your uncle 296 00:17:44,856 --> 00:17:46,900 who hasn't worked for 17 years? 297 00:17:46,983 --> 00:17:48,735 [Takafumi, Uncle] Mmm. 298 00:17:48,819 --> 00:17:49,820 I'm a YouTuber. 299 00:17:50,362 --> 00:17:53,323 I saw him mumbling to himself like a crazy person. 300 00:17:53,406 --> 00:17:57,160 Sometimes, I talk to the elemental spirits to help improve my magic. 301 00:17:57,244 --> 00:17:59,329 He is insane. 302 00:17:59,412 --> 00:18:02,040 -Yeah, I know that. -Huh? 303 00:18:02,666 --> 00:18:05,335 But he can actually use real magic! 304 00:18:05,418 --> 00:18:09,256 -I can. That's what my channel is about. -[Fujimiya groans] 305 00:18:09,756 --> 00:18:12,050 Show me some magic, right now! 306 00:18:12,134 --> 00:18:16,138 I have over two million views. I can't start doing it for free. 307 00:18:16,221 --> 00:18:17,430 -Right? -Mm-hmm. 308 00:18:18,014 --> 00:18:19,891 He's acting like this is a business. 309 00:18:20,642 --> 00:18:25,230 Just try not to mess up Takafumi's life more than you already have, all right? 310 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:28,441 Oh. 311 00:18:29,025 --> 00:18:31,862 You have feelings for Takafumi. 312 00:18:33,488 --> 00:18:36,741 What? No, no, no, no, no. We're just friends. 313 00:18:36,825 --> 00:18:38,535 She doesn't. We're friends. 314 00:18:38,618 --> 00:18:39,661 [Fujimiya moans] 315 00:18:39,744 --> 00:18:42,998 Well, that can't be. I know how relationships work. 316 00:18:44,624 --> 00:18:47,961 Because I watched all of Evangelion in middle school. 317 00:18:48,044 --> 00:18:49,629 We've all seen Eva? 318 00:18:49,713 --> 00:18:52,465 Okay, I watched it first. 319 00:18:52,549 --> 00:18:56,386 [airplane humming in distance] 320 00:18:56,469 --> 00:19:00,182 Back then, Eva was sponsored by SEGA. 321 00:19:00,265 --> 00:19:02,142 [Takafumi] It's always SEGA. 322 00:19:03,393 --> 00:19:05,228 Oh, so you know Asuka? 323 00:19:05,312 --> 00:19:07,189 [Uncle] The girl in the red suit, right? 324 00:19:07,689 --> 00:19:11,651 [gasps] No! Uncle will remember her tsundere behavior! 325 00:19:12,694 --> 00:19:15,197 I did you a favor. You're in my debt. 326 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,032 I didn't mean it like that. 327 00:19:17,115 --> 00:19:19,659 It's not like we're going to be "together forever". 328 00:19:20,243 --> 00:19:23,038 He'll realize the elf had feelings for him. 329 00:19:24,122 --> 00:19:25,123 [Uncle] Did you know? 330 00:19:25,207 --> 00:19:29,336 Asuka actually had deep feelings for Kaji. 331 00:19:32,464 --> 00:19:37,886 Oh, I see. Not everyone is emotionally intelligent enough to pick up on it. 332 00:19:38,386 --> 00:19:40,138 [Takafumi] Yeah. Sure, man. 333 00:19:40,847 --> 00:19:43,475 SO SHALLOW…!!! 334 00:19:44,559 --> 00:19:46,061 I've had enough of this. 335 00:19:46,144 --> 00:19:49,522 You need to stop treating real life like it's an anime. 336 00:19:49,606 --> 00:19:52,734 You're right. Here's something real. 337 00:19:53,485 --> 00:19:56,696 There was a girl named Kaede Nanase. 338 00:19:57,447 --> 00:20:01,785 After an enemy removed a part of her soul, she became a different person. 339 00:20:02,619 --> 00:20:04,829 Her affection for me was replaced 340 00:20:04,913 --> 00:20:08,250 with a love for murderous rage in the heat of battle. 341 00:20:08,875 --> 00:20:11,628 In the middle of a long fight, she would become joyous. 342 00:20:11,711 --> 00:20:13,505 Amidst the explosions, 343 00:20:13,588 --> 00:20:16,591 there was a glimmer of her old self for a moment. 344 00:20:16,675 --> 00:20:17,801 [gasps] 345 00:20:17,884 --> 00:20:20,595 Who she killed and what she lost… 346 00:20:21,263 --> 00:20:23,348 It all taught me one thing. 347 00:20:25,058 --> 00:20:29,729 "It's never too early to tell someone how you feel about them." 348 00:20:30,689 --> 00:20:32,023 [Fujimiya] That's so sad. 349 00:20:32,774 --> 00:20:35,986 [Takafumi] I can't believe how detailed he got with that lame story. 350 00:20:36,069 --> 00:20:37,821 [Takafumi stammers] Fujimiya. 351 00:20:37,904 --> 00:20:38,905 [Fujimiya] What? 352 00:20:38,989 --> 00:20:41,408 [Takafumi] He's just talking about a video game. 353 00:20:41,491 --> 00:20:42,492 [Fujimiya] What? 354 00:20:43,743 --> 00:20:45,453 -You're kidding. -No! 355 00:20:45,537 --> 00:20:47,914 It's my real experience with a video game. 356 00:20:48,748 --> 00:20:49,958 That's enough. 357 00:20:52,961 --> 00:20:55,505 [groans, gasps] 358 00:20:56,298 --> 00:20:59,009 [Uncle] Spirits of memory, swiftly delve deep. 359 00:21:00,010 --> 00:21:04,431 "I can't believe he had a roommate. I feel stupid for changing outfits." 360 00:21:04,514 --> 00:21:06,725 -What? -[Takafumi] That's true. You did change. 361 00:21:06,808 --> 00:21:07,892 I didn't change. 362 00:21:07,976 --> 00:21:09,477 -[chimes] -And you took a shower. 363 00:21:09,561 --> 00:21:10,979 I did not. 364 00:21:11,062 --> 00:21:12,897 -[whimpering] -[doorbell buzzes] 365 00:21:12,981 --> 00:21:14,607 Ooh. Who is that? 366 00:21:15,900 --> 00:21:19,154 [Fujimiya stammers] Is he a mind reader, a scammer? 367 00:21:21,823 --> 00:21:23,658 What the hell are you? 368 00:21:25,577 --> 00:21:26,953 Hmm. 369 00:21:27,871 --> 00:21:30,206 A middle-aged man, 370 00:21:30,290 --> 00:21:32,042 who came back from the another world-- 371 00:21:32,125 --> 00:21:34,294 [delivery person knocking] Mr. Shibazaki, a delivery for you. 372 00:21:34,377 --> 00:21:36,921 -Yeah, okay. -[delivery person knocking] Mr. Shibazaki? 373 00:21:37,005 --> 00:21:38,006 -Mr. Shibazaki? -Okay. 374 00:21:38,089 --> 00:21:40,884 -He needs to leave. -Mmm. 375 00:21:40,967 --> 00:21:42,761 You should kick him out. 376 00:21:42,844 --> 00:21:45,680 If you're having trouble paying rent, I can help you. 377 00:21:45,764 --> 00:21:47,974 -Wait, you would move in? -What? 378 00:21:48,058 --> 00:21:51,436 -I guess, I never thought to ask. -What? That's not-- No, I… 379 00:21:51,519 --> 00:21:54,022 Ah, no, but Uncle's here already. 380 00:21:54,105 --> 00:21:55,231 [door creaks, closes] 381 00:21:55,315 --> 00:21:56,483 [thuds] 382 00:21:56,566 --> 00:21:59,444 How heavy is this? 15 kilograms? 383 00:21:59,527 --> 00:22:01,821 -[laughs] It's just rice. -Just rice? 384 00:22:01,905 --> 00:22:04,824 How accurate does my signature have to be? 385 00:22:05,658 --> 00:22:06,659 [Uncle chuckles] 386 00:22:06,743 --> 00:22:10,622 [Takafumi] So, I was no longer the only person who knew my uncle's secret. 387 00:22:10,705 --> 00:22:13,333 He seemed excited to let Fujimiya in on it. 388 00:22:14,918 --> 00:22:17,670 Also we should probably stop buying rice online. 389 00:22:17,754 --> 00:22:20,965 There was some sort of murderous vibe in the air, or something.