01x12 - Am I Actually Just Some Unseasoned Rando Who Drops In for the Last Episode with the Losing Heroine?

[bunniefuu]

[indistinct chatter]

Ah

-[ANNA] Nukumizu.

-[NUKUMIZU] Huh?

[sighs]

I gotta face it.

I might just be cute after all.

[sighs]

[inhales]

[sighs]

So, uh

I can't come up

with a witty comeback

to everything you say.

[ANNA]

Hm?

[NUKUMIZU]

Hm?

[sighs]

Lately, I've been getting

a lot of invitations

to hang out

with old friends again.

A lot.

Uh-huh.

And this is all your fault,

by the way.

[ANNA]

What about our brilliant plan?

The one where I borrow Ayano

to play my boyfriend.

[NUKUMIZU] Did we land on that

being a brilliant plan?

Well, I don't have

any better ideas now.

So do you?

[ANNA] My middle school friends

are all saying,

"Maybe Yanami doesn't

actually have a boyfriend,"

and "If she's on the market,

this could be our chance!"

[ANNA] They're

walking around spreading

all these baseless rumors.

[NUKUMIZU] You can't really

call them baseless

if they're true.

If I can't get Ayano on board,

then I'll have to find

-someone else to help me.

-Guess so.

[NUKUMIZU] Good luck with that,

I should get ba--

[ANNA]

This is like the one thing

I can't ask my middle school

friends to help with.

[ANNA]

Come to think of it,

I'm pretty sure Nishikawa

was asking me

to hang out with him, too.

[groans]

[NUKUMIZU]

I don't get why you don't just

tell them the truth.

But if that's really too hard,

I could always ask Hakamada

to say something to them.

[ANNA]

Go ahead, I dare you.

But it would be a shame

if someone were

to take all those books

you hid in the clubroom

and shipped them to your house.

No, please, anything but that.

You found those?

I mean, "what books?"

Nice try.

But now we both

have a secret to protect.

[ANNA]

What do you say?

Can I trust you

to be discreet for me?

[sighs]

I guess I don't have a choice.

[ANNA]

Nukumizu,

do you even know what the word,

"discreet" means?

What, is this bad?

We, we won't say

anything about this.

What she said!

I know exactly

what you're going through.

We're all here to help out with

Yanami's

Fake-a-Boyfriend Project!

You two are

the only people in the world

who really understand me.

Unlike Nukumizu here,

who has no tact at all.

So, how's this mission

gonna work, exactly?

[NUKUMIZU]

Huh, why ask me?

You,

you were the one who called

the emergency club meeting.

Well, uh,

I guess we could go on a date

and post the pictures online?

[ANNA]

That's what we did last time.

Let me think a sec.

[gasps]

[NUKUMIZU] Instead of just

uploading pictures,

what if we turned it

into a story?

-What does that mean?

-A story!

So like,

the boyfriend is already fake.

[NUKUMIZU]

What's a few more lies

to create a background?

Then we use those details

to come up

with a simulated date.

It'll be more

convincing that way!

Wow,

I didn't know I was dealing

with a serial liar.

That's pretty evil, Nuku.

Yeah, drop dead!

[NUKUMIZU]

Ouch.

Uh, anyway,

let's just focus on the details

for the fake date, this weekend.

[NUKUMIZU]

What do you guys think?

-Well, Yana?

-[KOMARI] Hm?

Any specific requests?

[ANNA]

Hmm, just one.

It should be a grown-up date.

Yeah.

You-You want a grown-up date?

[ANNA]

Yep, I'll be busy coming up

with a background

for my "boyfriend.'

So, Nukumizu,

the planning's up to you.

Don't let me down.

[AMANATSU]

Listen up!

This isn't

some fairy tale world

where men and women

can be friends!

No!

Welcome to reality, kid!

It doesn't matter

if an old classmate

suddenly messages you.

Or if some hunk on the street

hands you a handkerchief

you didn't even drop!

[NUKUMIZU]

Somehow, I don't think

this information

is going to help at all.

I lowered my standards

and everything.

I'm not even asking for a lot,

you know?

You don't need a steady job

as long as you've got

something in the bank.

So, why am I not

good enough for you?

[NUKUMIZU]

Those standards are too low.

What does

a grown-up date look like?

[SOSUKE]

Hey, get over here.

[KAREN]

Right now?

[SOSUKE]

Come on. I want to feel

[NUKUMIZU]

No, that's not it.

I mean

it's one kind of grown-up date,

but I prefer something PG.

[crows cawing]

Why's this so hard

to figure out?

[Shikiya breathing heavily]

[liquid dripping]

[SHIKIYA]

You were watching me?

[NUKUMIZU] No,

I didn't see anything, I swear!

[SHIKIYA]

I, I was just digging holes

in the garden outside

for a flower bed.

[NUKUMIZU]

Oh, crap,

I think she's gonna

dig a hole for me next!

They're hyacinths.

The bulbs.

Huh, plant bulbs?

And can I ask

about the red stuff?

[SHIKIYA]

Liquid fertilizer.

I spilled it everywhere.

[TIARA]

Stop right there!

[Tiara panting]

You two have any idea

how this looks?

Come on!

You're showing

too much

cleavage for any student,

let alone the student council!

But my hands

They're full right now.

I can't

-fix it

-I'll just get out of

-your hair then.

-so you'll have to.

[TIARA] Fine, I'll do it,

but you need to hold still.

[Tiara shouts]

Who decided this dumb uniform

needed to have four ribbons,

huh?

[dog howling in distance]

[NUKUMIZU]

A grown-up date.

Maybe to start,

we should have him

give her flowers or something.

[KONUKI] Dumplings are

better than flowers.

[gasps]

And if it's after dark

you could

give her

meat.

[NUKUMIZU]

I can't listen to her, either.

[KONUKI]

But I have a feeling

that's still

a bit premature for you,

so try this.

Huh

[KONUKI]

Best of luck Mr. President.

[footsteps receding]

[NUKUMIZU]

Hmm.

[mouse clicks]

Hmm.

[KAJU] Dear brother,

do you have a date tomorrow?

Huh, no.

I'm just going

on a research trip

with the Literature Club.

If you're going for research,

then do you want me

to come with you?

That might be a bit much

for the other members.

I think it would be best

if you sit this one out.

Hmm.

[kids screaming]

[ANNA]

Okay, Nukumizu,

Nonchan and Hoikun

deserve an apology.

[NUKUMIZU]

For what?

[ANNA] I seem to remember

asking you for a grown-up date,

so what are we doing

at Non Hoi Park of all places?

[NUKUMIZU] We have free passes,

so it felt like a good option.

You left

the planning to me, right?

Yakishio and Komari

were both on board with it.

Oh, is that true?

-[LEMON] Mm-hmm.

-[KOMARI] Mm-hmm.

[NUKUMIZU]

Besides,

the average visitor here

is a lot older than us.

Um.

[ANNA]

Point taken.

But that's not what I meant

when I asked

for a grown-up date.

-Huh, it isn't?

-Huh, what's wrong with it?

Forget it, it's fine.

But I feel like we were

just here the other day.

If the pictures

we took before didn't work,

then why would these?

[NUKUMIZU]

What is she so worried about?

It's not just a zoo

and botanical garden.

There's a lot to do here.

-Now for round one, Komari!

-[gasps]

Uhhh, let me think

I recommend the rides.

How's that sound?

And what's your reasoning

behind that?

The ride tickets

are an extra cost

on top of the entrance fees,

so you'd need more money

to go on them.

Grown-up money.

[ANNA]

Mm-hmm.

Someone gets the dynamics

of grown-up dating.

Nukumizu,

I hope you're listening.

Take notes.

Okay, then

behold grown-up money!

[all gasping]

-Where'd you get so much cash?

-Wow, Yana, I didn't know

-you were so rich!

-A 10,000 yen bill!

No way.

Don't tell me you stole it

from your parents?

Of course, I didn't steal it.

I'll have you know my grandma

gave it to me a while ago.

I'll be paying for

all of the ride tickets

on today's date.

My boyfriend's

a working adult after all.

Wait.

If he's got a job,

why is he making you

pay for everything?

Ew.

He sounds like a leech.

Quite the opposite!

My gainfully employed boyfriend

is always buying things for me,

so it's my turn to treat him.

It's a whole new side of me.

He'll fall in love with me

all over again.

[NUKUMIZU]

Gotta hand it to her.

She fleshed out

that character sheet.

He's shy and a little uptight

most of the time.

Then, he'll say,

"just for today"

and take my hand.

That kind of thing

just melts my heart!

Your boyfriend

sounds amazing, Yana!

I hope I can find a guy

like that some day!

[KOMARI]

Yeah, not bad at all.

I know!

I'll let you guys

meet him eventually.

[NUKUMIZU] Except you can't,

because he's not real.

Which I'm beginning

to think you've forgotten.

♪

[camera clicks]

[camera clicks]

[ANNA] Today, we went

to the amusement park.

I didn't tell him

until we got there,

and he was like,

"Wow an amusement park?"

I got him good with that one.

My boyfriend

always plans our dates,

and I love

how thoughtful he is about it.

So, this time,

I wanted to surprise him!

♪

[engine sputtering]

[camera clicks]

Whoo, that go-kart

was so much fun!

How'd you like

the passenger seat?

It was all right.

Not a whole lot for me

to do over there, though.

That's just the way

things go on dates, Nukumizu.

The point is to spend

some time together.

-You and me.

-Huh, what do you mean?

[ANNA] Didn't you feel like

you were on a romantic date

in that go-kart?

Don't be shy, you can tell me!

[NUKUMIZU]

A few short months ago

I'd have been a nervous wreck

if I tried to hang out

at an amusement park

with girls from school.

But now,

all I could think

in that passenger seat was,

"I'm cramped.

When is this going to end?"

There's about a dozen words

I'd use before "romantic."

[NUKUMIZU]

It's like they say, I guess.

You live and you learn.

[Lemon laughs]

[Anna laughs]

Why'd you pick the carriage?

It's the eyes.

Those poor horses,

they were impaled.

[NUKUMIZU]

I wish you hadn't said that.

I'll never look at

a carousel the same way again.

[NUKUMIZU] Do me a favor,

go easy on the spinning,

I don't want to puke.

Hold on, you mean

I can spin this thing?

-[groans]

-[Lemon screaming amusingly]

Today is the perfect

opportunity, dear brother!

So, what, you're just gonna

follow him around all day?

We don't have to do that.

He and I are connected by fate,

so I can be with him

wherever he goes!

[Kaju chuckles softly]

[bell rings]

[LEMON] Now, for my plan,

we have a museum date!

Being grown up is all about

education and culture.

Yes, that sounds perfect!

My boyfriend

is extremely intelligent

and runs in the elite circles

of international business.

[NUKUMIZU]

Ooo, upgrade.

Wow, it's a giant monster!

[clattering]

[KOMARI]

That's a dinosaur.

[LEMON]

Right, a dinosaur!

[LEMON]

Yup, I definitely knew that.

[NUKUMIZU] Now I'm thinking

you "definitely" didn't.

What's up?

Did you spot a tasty-looking

animal or something?

They do look pretty tasty.

[ANNA] But I think

there's more to it than that.

There's something about

the Ediacaran fauna, you know?

I feel a connection with them.

[ANNA] See? It says here

that they used to live

in a peaceful environment

and didn't have

any natural enemies.

That sounds like me,

with my gentle

personality and all.

[NUKUMIZU] It also says

that they went extinct

because they couldn't

produce any offspring.

[ANNA]

What are you getting at?

[NUKUMIZU]

Nothing at all.

[ANNA]

Oh, this is a great photo op!

Act like you didn't know

I was taking a picture

until you turned around

and gimme a big smile.

[camera clicks]

[chuckles awkwardly]

[ANNA] Yeah, I guess that was

asking too much from you.

I'll caption it,

"Come on, why are you taking

pictures of my back, silly?"

"You're so cute,

I couldn't resist!"

[ANNA]

I think that should work.

Good caption but this picture

shows my face.

Don't worry, I can edit

all that trademark

Nukumizu energy out of it

when I get home.

[LEMON] Guys, hurry up,

you gotta see this!

They've got

an elephant skeleton

without a trunk!

What are you talking about?

[ANNA]

If it doesn't have a trunk,

then it's gotta be a hippo!

[camera clicks]

[NUKUMIZU]

Hm?

Accessing kazuhiko's iphone

remotely syncing photos

[squeaking]

[clicks]

[KAJU]

Uh, hold on.

What are you going

to do with that picture?

[GON-CHAN]

I'm gonna use an app I found

to add you

to another picture I took.

[Gon-Chan giggles]

[GON-CHAN]

Pretty cute, right?

This one's going

on the lock screen.

[NUKUMIZU] All right, we got

all the fake photos you wanted.

Ready to call it?

What do you mean call it?

Don't tell me you're trying

to go home already!

It's your turn to

pick out an activity for us.

Yeah, time to prove

you know how to plan a date.

Huh!

[clears throat]

Oh, well, in that case,

follow me.

Hope you're ready for this.

[NUKUMIZU]

'Cause the third round

begins now.

[Lemon giggles]

I guess I was wrong about you,

Nukumizu,

you do know what a grown-up

date looks like.

[NUKUMIZU]

Hmm.

Thanks, but it's not

quite what I had in mind.

[ANNA] Oh, what sort of picture

were you trying to paint?

A nice one.

Find a fancy food truck

and eat a fancy lunch.

Then take some fancy pictures

to upload for the fake story.

Meat-wrapped onigiri

isn't fancy enough?

It doesn't strike me as

grown-up food, you know?

Well, my boyfriend works

for a foreign corporation

called Markein or something

and it's grown-up enough

for his taste,

so you've got a lot to learn.

[NUKUMIZU]

What the heck is "Markein?"

Big companies

are all about growth,

so I'm thinking "Market"

plus "inflation."

He's so rich, he won't even use

coupons at family restaurants.

[NUKUMIZU] Wow, really?

Markein sounds incredible.

[ANNA]

Here, say "aah."

Aah.

[munching]

[water splashes]

[NUKUMIZU]

Amazing,

I had no idea

a "say aah" moment

could be so unromantic.

Come on!

I think they're selling

Suzuhiro karaage

a couple of stalls over!

Huh?!

[both slurping]

[both slurping]

[all gasping]

[SOSUKE]

Anna!

It's fine.

Don't let me get in your way.

-You've got it wrong!

-Don't read

-too much into it.

-It's not like we were kissing

-or anything.

-It was nothing.

-It was just, you know.

-It was just, you know.

[SOSUKE, KAREN]

It was just a cheap thrill!

♪

[KONUKI] Things would have been

much more exciting

if that other couple

had decided

to accept my invitation.

[chuckles softly]

It seems rude not to go

to the amusement park

after Miss Konuki

gave us tickets.

[CHIHAYA]

I know.

[AYANO]

But I feel like it's best

to hold off for today.

We can go next weekend instead.

[ANNA]

Sosuke. Karen.

[ANNA] How could they do

that stuff in public?

We go to Tsuwabuki.

Think of what that could do

to the school's reputation.

You're absolutely right.

They should be

doing those things

in the privacy

of their own homes.

I meant they shouldn't

be doing it anywhere.

Yeah, grow up, Nuku.

Yeah, die.

[NUKUMIZU]

Huh,

why am I the one

being attacked?

[camera clicks]

[ANNA] My boyfriend

is an excellent shot.

He told me he's even

fired a real one before.

[NUKUMIZU] Wait,

what do you mean "a real one?"

[NUKUMIZU]

Is he an assassin?

[ANNA] He's working at

his company's office

overseas right now.

It's actually based

in New York City,

if you can believe it.

He likes to go

to the firing range

with his friends

to blow off steam.

[NUKUMIZU] She keeps adding

more to the story.

We're long distance,

so we don't get

to see each other a lot.

Not to mention

the time difference.

Some days we can't even

schedule a chat.

It's hard,

but we're making it work.

Oh, there's an idea!

Think you could send me

a cool picture from overseas?

[NUKUMIZU] You know I still

live in Toyohashi, right?

♪

[NUKUMIZU] Maybe I should

buy something for Kaju.

[camera clicks]

Huh?

[ANNA]

"My boyfriend is buying a gift

for his friend in New York.

Isn't that so nice of him?

He's the sweetest."

Okay, are you cool with

him shopping for a girl?

[ANNA]

Huh? Oh, then it must be

for one of the friends

he shares a house with.

So, the super-rich

corporate elite has roommates?

[ANNA]

Uh-huh!

It's a really cool house

and everyone who lives there

gets along with each other.

He's got a lot of friends.

Men and women.

It doesn't matter,

he's very friendly.

Yeah, and one

of the women he's friends with

has a great body,

and a cute smile,

and she's popular with everyone

because she's so nice.

[ANNA]

His first time in the office,

he didn't know his way around,

so she showed him the ropes,

and

[NUKUMIZU]

What?

[ANNA] At first,

they were just roommates,

and he promised there was

nothing between them.

But at some point,

they started dating.

[gasps]

Doesn't that make her

a homewrecker?

An American Karen?

A Karen?

[NUKUMIZU]

Unreal.

How she even gets

rejected in her daydreams.

[breathing rapidly]

[groans]

[ANNA]

Nukumizu,

come with me for a minute.

[squeaks]

[KAJU] Hmm.

[KAJU]

Huh?

My brother's phone isn't

sending any more pictures!

What do I do now?

What if something terrible

has happened to him?

I'm sure it's nothing,

he probably just

wandered out of range.

[KAJU]

Wait, out of range?

But I don't think

I'm ready for this yet,

it's all moving way too fast!

You're stressing yourself

out over nothing.

No, I'm not!

What happens

if he gets close with someone?

That would mean

I'm one step closer

to being an old lady.

[whimpering]

[KAJU] It's like my life

is flashing before my eyes!

[GON-CHAN] Is that seriously

how you think the world works?

[kids screaming]

[NUKUMIZU]

Oops my battery died.

Hey, Yanami,

maybe you shouldn't be trying

so hard to find a boyfriend.

[ANNA]

Why not?

[NUKUMIZU]

Well,

I'm not sure,

but I think maybe love isn't

something you can force.

What if it just happens

as you spend more time

with someone you care about.

A slow burn kind of thing.

[ANNA] I spent

a long time with someone,

and it never happened with him.

You could get

a boyfriend any time,

it doesn't have to be now.

That's why, I mean uh

Huh?

[laughs]

Oh!

[NUKUMIZU]

What is it?

[ANNA]

Weren't you one of the people

that was telling me

I needed to move on

and get a boyfriend

just a little while ago?

Weren't you?

[NUKUMIZU]

Yeah, sorry, I was probably

a bit too blunt back then

but the whole thing

was kind of a pain.

[ANNA]

Oh, yeah?

[ANNA] So, now you don't think

I'm a pain anymore?

Or could it be.

You weren't being

completely honest with me.

Am I on to something?

♪

[AMANATSU]

Konuki,

what are you even

staring at over there?

A magical moment.

The peak of youthful

excitement.

[KONUKI]

Yes, that's the way.

-Just like that! More!

-[AMANATSU] All right, enough,

-you can't just spy on people.

-Give me more.

[KONUKI]

Are you sure?

The feeling that

someone may be watching

is a guaranteed way

to spice things up.

The thrill comes

from the challenge

of trying to get everything

done in one revolution.

The challenge

of getting what done?

Hold on, Konuki!

Like that one time?

You'd better not be talking

about ten years ago!

[chuckles]

♪

[chuckles softly]

Well, I guess there's no point

trying to argue.

Maybe it's time for a break

from the boyfriend hunt.

[NUKUMIZU]

You don't have to stop

because I said something.

Wait.

What's wrong?

We ran into Hakamada

and Himemiya, right?

So, that's at least two people

who know you came here

with the Literature Club,

which means if we upload these

fake date pictures, then

Then they'll think

I faked having a boyfriend!

[NUKUMIZU]

They'll know you did.

[humming]

[sighs]

That was a close one.

Right! Now it's time

for some stress eating!

What?

I'm gonna teach you

everything there is to know

about the world of karaage.

But we've had

a lot to eat today.

It's gonna be fine!

What about money?

We've already spent so--

I said it's gonna be fine!

Rice voucher: valid nationwide.

It's getting late.

Maybe we should head home

before the train

gets too crowded.

Huh!

So, uh, about the train.

[NUKUMIZU]

You can't afford a ticket.

[whimpering]

♪

[LEMON]

Oh, there they are!

You guys rode the Ferris wheel?

[KOMARI] What, what were you

doing up there?

We weren't doing anything.

[both growling]

[BOTH]

Huh?!

Our friends wanna go around

one more time, please!

Now, spill it, punk.

What happened while you two

were all alone. huh?

Nothing weird.

We were riding

the Ferris wheel.

It's an amusement park.

But it's possible

that I might have just

lost my innocence to Nukumizu.

Hey, don't joke like that,

I've been a committed

defender of your innocence!

[LEMON] What do you mean?

Give us the details!

[KOMARI]

Or drop dead.

[NUKUMIZU]

Wait! Listen to me.

It's not what you think.

[NUKUMIZU]

I, uh

♪

[BOTH]

Hmm!

You know that's the problem

with you, Nukumizu.

[chuckles]

Episode 12: Am i actually

just some unseasoned rando

who drops in for the last

episode with the losing heroine?