03x04 - Winds of Change

[bunniefuu]

Welcome.

You'd like to sell this back?

One moment, please.

Let's see,
you brought a game console, a VR set,

and this...

Uh, the game...
Heartthrob! Virtual Boyfriend.

Is that everything?

Yes...

Huh? What?

Please wait one moment.

Hey, the system won't register
Heartthrob! Virtual Boyfriend.

What was the title again?

Heartthrob! Virtual Boyfriend.

Ah, we stopped buying that one back.

We did?

It was in the daily report.

I'm terribly sorry, Miss.

It seems that
Heartthrob! Virtual Boyfriend...

I get it already!

RAGE

This is for you.

Yeah?



I sold off the black box that I was forced
to give my money to, at a secondhand shop.

A what?

In any case,
I want to do everything I can!

Hello to all the hard working
women out there.

Do you have days
when you want to badmouth your superiors?

I know I do!

You know what's perfect for those days?
Death Voice!

What do you think?
You can't understand a word, right?

In other words, there's no evidence
of your badmouthing ways!

Death Voice guarantees your security!

My channel gives easy instructions
on how to use your death voice.

Hmm... Only 24 viewers?

It's so hard to get advertising revenue.

Slow but steady wins the race, Retsuko.

I'll do my best!

If we insert a design printout here...

Voilà. It comes out like this...

We can sell this for 400 yen!

Wow, that's great.

What's the cost of production?



Sweet!

We can also put
our pictures with fans here...

to make special order pins!

How much will that one cost?

We should mark it up, so...



-What? Wait a sec!
-And the cost of production is?



-Sweet!
-Sweet!

She's a pro!

So greedy!

Fans are always looking for a chance
to waste their money, you know?

Picking up small change like that
makes us look cheap. I'm not doing it.

I'm doing this
so OTM Girls can turn a profit.

Stop acting like this is below you.

I want to try selling our T-shirts, too.
Any good ideas?

Wear one for a while, and then sell it.

Bait for groupies!

We could even put it up for auction.

-Sweet!
-Sweet!

OUTSKIRTS

A social media account?

Yes, we can use it
to promote our merchandise.

I also think we should update it
as often as possible.

Do you have an official account?

Why, of course.
Just try looking up "OTM Girls" on Gugu.

See?

MANAKA, MIGI AND HIDARIN.
A TRIO BASED IN TOKYO!

Who manages this account?

It's not me. Who manages it? You, Manaka?

It's not me. Don't you do it, Hidarin?

No. I thought Migi did.

I thought it was you, Mr. Hyodo.

Um... Er...

I didn't believe it at first,

but I think this account...

is a case of identity fraud.

Identity fraud?

What do you mean?

A stranger puts up
an official-looking account

when, really, an official account
never existed in the first place.

-What?
-Creepy!

Who's writing this?

They're casually taking sneaky sh*ts!

I thought you were managing that account!

I thought you girls
just went ahead and made--

Stop!

We need to handle this properly!

I'll create an official account
for the OTM Girls right now.

We'll send out new information
to our fans every day.

I intend to manage it myself.

Is that okay with all of you?

-Please do.
-Yeah...

What? How irresponsible.

Who is this Hyodo guy, anyway?

Well, I don't think this is his main job.

The members
don't know what he does either.

You seem to be attached to this side job.

It looks like you're actually enjoying it.

I'm doing it for free, though.

It's like we're starting from scratch.

Honestly, it's pretty fun...

even though some might think
that we're playing make-believe.

Grown-up jobs are like child's play,
but on a larger scale.

It's just like playing house
or having a secret base.

You might be right.

-Ah, excuse me.
-I'm sorry.

-Huh?
-Hmm? Wait...

Haida?

Ah, you're from General Affairs...

Uh...

Ah, wait! It'll come to me!

Inui.

I didn't expect you
to remember my name, Haida.

And I didn't expect to find you
in a vinyl record shop.

I know.
It doesn't suit my appearance, does it?

I also listen to new wave music,
not just punk.

I guess we were both born
in the wrong era.

Yeah, I've often thought the same thing!

The music from that generation
is edgier than the music nowadays.

Well, you're right,
but the way you said it was a bit...

Huh? Did I sound too harsh?
How should I describe it?

-It feels more live?
-It has an analog vibe?

Like an eloquent voice between the notes!

That doesn't sound right.

I guess edgy is the best way
to describe it, after all.

Edgy sounds cool, too, doesn't it?

O! T! M!

O! T! M!

EVENT INFORMATION: SATURDAY, 19:15
PRE-ORDER TICKET: 2,500 YEN

There! I've finished the announcement!

Ready, set, go!

I want to be a viral star

On a shiny stage...

We're performing live now!

It may be sad but I still dream

Welcome!

In the darkness of my mind

We don’t need a special future
I don’t care if it’s just fake

That comes to a total of 1,500 yen!

It only cost us 40 yen, though!

Thank you very much!

SOLD OUT

We're sold out!

SOLD OUT! THANK YOU!

Manaka.

Migi. Hidarin.

So, we can earn money
with this job, after all!

It's like a dream.

Accounting manager, here's yours.

I'd hardly call it pocket money, though.

Thank you.

I've never received
anything like this before.

What are you talking about?
You have a monthly salary, don't you?

This is the first time I've felt like
I actually earned the money myself.

I can't believe I'm capable of doing this.

Well... you've earned that money.

Thank you!

I'm glad you're working with us!

Your hard work
is what made this possible!

Huh? Are you forgetting
we're supposed to make money?

It was more unusual that
we didn't in the first place! Moreover--

But, well...
I guess I am grateful for your help.

There we have it!

Well, then, I'll just return this to you.

Please put this
towards the repayment of my debt.

Keep it as a memento.

From now on, we'll earn more money!

Yeah!

Good!
Now, let's eat some delicious ramen!

Yay!

Ramen? That sounds so cheap!

-Really?
-I'm serious!

She just came
to return the record I lent her.

That's it?

We also talked about work problems.

Man, being relied on sure is tiring.

That's it?

What do you want?

You two had good chemistry back there.

Huh? You've got it all wrong, you fool!
It's not like that!

You drink red bean soup now?

No!

That's for you. See you!

So sweet.

Good work, everyone!

Good work.

Um, this song... Could it be...

Yeah. It's the demo of our new song.

Really? It sounds nice!

I know, right?

So, Manaka will perform as
the group's center and main singer again?

Yeah, that's right.

She is great at singing, after all.
I can't wait.

Life is so confusing

My heart is in turmoil

If you want me to sing properly,
then please rent a real studio!

Don't ask for luxuries.
A karaoke room is enough.

It should be around here.

We're going all the way to Ōtemachi
just for a karaoke room?

But there are only office buildings here!

I got a free coupon.

From who?

OTM is short for "Ōtemachi," right?

You know, sometimes we make jokes...

"Wouldn't it be funny if Mr. Hyodo
turned out to be an office worker?"

What's your day job, anyway?

Ouch!

It's here.

KARAOKE

It smells like cigarettes!

Quit complaining.

Did you write down the lyrics?

I did, but how do you
get the music to play here?

It would seem that
you can hook up your smartphone.

Go ahead and set it up.

What? Hey, where are you going?

To the restroom.